Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 49k research works in it since 1950. 39.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the mechanisms of plant immune response, including the role of root exudates, rhizosphere interactions with beneficial and pathogenic microorganisms, systemic acquired resistance, and the impact of plant growth-promoting bacteria. It delves into the signaling pathways, defense mechanisms, and hormonal modulation involved in plant immunity against microbial pathogens.
- Plant Immunity
- Rhizosphere Interactions
- Microbial Pathogens
- Pattern Recognition Receptors
- Systemic Acquired Resistance
- Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria
- Hormonal Modulation
- Root Exudates
- Pathogen Defense
- Microbiome
- Research works
- 49k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 19k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 39.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +53% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (4k and 1.6k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 4k works
- 2 India 1.6k works
- 3 United States 828 works
- 4 Brazil 336 works
- 5 South Korea 256 works
- 6 France 250 works
- 7 Mexico 230 works
- 8 Germany 222 works
- 9 Spain 215 works
- 10 Japan 212 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Nanjing Agricultural University publishes the most Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity research, followed by Guizhou University and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 119 works
- 2 Guizhou UniversityChina 104 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 96 works
- 4 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 93 works
- 5 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 92 works
- 6 Institute of Plant ProtectionChina 79 works
- 7 China Agricultural UniversityChina 78 works
- 8 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 71 works
- 9 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 65 works
- 10 Shandong Agricultural UniversityChina 65 works
Who are the leading researchers in Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity include Kevin D. Hyde and Kazuo Shinozaki.
- 1 Kevin D. Hyde Thailand 4.8k citations
- 2 Kazuo Shinozaki Japan 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity research done?
The largest centres of Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), New Delhi (India) and Kunming (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Rishon LeZiyyon and Jinrongjie.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Rishon LeZiyyonIL · 21.8 works44×
- JinrongjieCN · 32.1 works32×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity?
Among universities, judged by research, Guizhou University, Northwest A&F University and Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University 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 | Guizhou UniversityChina | 82.5 | 58.8% | 17.4× | 104 | +261.3% |
| 2 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 73.7 | 57.7% | 20.6× | 93 | +58.3% |
| 3 | Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina | 73.1 | 43.2% | 23.2× | 62 | +309.8% |
| 4 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 71.5 | 54.5% | 26.6× | 119 | +13.1% |
| 5 | Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesChina | 70.4 | 68.0% | 63.8× | 12 | +142.9% |
| 6 | China Agricultural UniversityChina | 70.3 | 53.6% | 12.2× | 78 | +51.9% |
| 7 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 67.8 | 51.9% | 17.0× | 65 | +36.4% |
| 8 | University of Agriculture FaisalabadPakistan | 66.9 | 36.5% | 12.8× | 22 | +168.8% |
| 9 | Southwest UniversityChina | 66.0 | 46.9% | 7.7× | 48 | +320.2% |
| 10 | Jilin Agricultural UniversityChina | 65.6 | 50.7% | 15.0× | 24 | +157.4% |
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-Microbe Interactions and Immunity research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 53% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.