Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques
Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 18.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the use of plant biostimulants, including seaweed extracts and humic substances, to enhance plant growth, development, and tolerance to abiotic stress in agriculture and horticulture. It covers the physiological effects, regulatory aspects, and application of biostimulants in crop management. The research explores the use of protein hydrolysates and their impact on horticultural crops under various stress conditions.
- Biostimulants
- Plant Growth
- Seaweed Extracts
- Humic Substances
- Crop Management
- Abiotic Stress
- Protein Hydrolysates
- Horticultural Crops
- Physiological Effects
- Regulation
- Research works
- 15k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +102% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques research?
By volume, India and China publish the most (753 and 463 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Agricultural Research Center publishes the most Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques research, followed by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Agricultural Research CenterEgypt 58 works
- 2 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 50 works
- 3 Sam Higginbottom Institute of AgricultureIndia 48 works
- 4 University of AnbarIraq 42 works
- 5 University of BaghdadIraq 41 works
- 6 University of TikritIraq 30 works
- 7 National Research CentreEgypt 28 works
- 8 University of MosulIraq 25 works
- 9 University of KerbalaIraq 24 works
- 10 Lovely Professional UniversityIndia 20 works
Who are the leading researchers in Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques include Muhammad Ashraf.
- 1 Muhammad Ashraf Pakistan 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques research done?
The largest centres of Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques research in 2022–2025 are Giza (Egypt), Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia) and Baghdad (Iraq). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ramadi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- RamadiIQ · 41.7 works42×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Naples Federico II, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and University of Anbar score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Naples Federico IIItaly | 67.2 | 66.8% | 5.4× | 14 | +211.4% |
| 2 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia | 64.6 | 10.8% | 47.9× | 50 | +466.7% |
| 3 | University of AnbarIraq | 64.3 | 11.8% | 45.4× | 42 | +298.7% |
| 4 | University of BaghdadIraq | 62.8 | 9.6% | 12.7× | 42 | +604.2% |
| 5 | Assiut UniversityEgypt | 62.0 | 17.0% | 14.3× | 18 | +384.1% |
| 6 | The University of Agriculture, PeshawarPakistan | 60.1 | 23.3% | 39.6× | 9 | +653.9% |
| 7 | King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia | 59.7 | 60.1% | 4.7× | 20 | +15.5% |
| 8 | Al-Azhar UniversityEgypt | 57.1 | 22.5% | 11.0× | 19 | +57.8% |
| 9 | Cadi Ayyad UniversityMorocco | 56.6 | 56.6% | 10.4× | 9 | -30.7% |
| 10 | Fayoum UniversityEgypt | 55.0 | 23.2% | 23.4× | 12 | +136.4% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 102% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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