Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 41k research works in it since 1950. 42.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the mechanisms of nutrient uptake, including nitrogen and phosphorus, in plants, focusing on root architecture, sugar signaling, nutrient sensing, and genetic regulation. It delves into the complex pathways involved in plant nutrient acquisition and the impact on plant development and metabolism.
- Nitrogen
- Phosphorus
- Root Architecture
- Sugar Signaling
- Nutrient Sensing
- Plant Development
- Transporters
- Nitrate
- Metabolism
- Genetic Regulation
- Research works
- 41k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 18k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 42.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +26% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (3k and 534 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3k works
- 2 United States 534 works
- 3 India 374 works
- 4 Germany 223 works
- 5 Japan 215 works
- 6 France 167 works
- 7 Brazil 161 works
- 8 Australia 137 works
- 9 United Kingdom 117 works
- 10 Spain 109 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 nutrient uptake and metabolism research?
By volume in 2022–2025, China Agricultural University publishes the most Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism research, followed by Nanjing Agricultural University and Northwest A&F University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China Agricultural UniversityChina 88 works
- 2 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 87 works
- 3 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 86 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 78 works
- 5 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 72 works
- 6 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 71 works
- 7 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 62 works
- 8 Shandong Agricultural UniversityChina 62 works
- 9 Gansu Agricultural UniversityChina 58 works
- 10 Yangzhou UniversityChina 46 works
Who are the leading researchers in Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism include Josep Peñuelas.
- 1 Josep Peñuelas Spain 4.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism research done?
The largest centres of Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Wuhan (China) and Lanzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xiaodian, Tai’an and Yangling.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- XiaodianCN · 34.1 works44×
- Tai’anCN · 61.9 works40×
- YanglingCN · 86.3 works36×
- Lin’an ShiCN · 24.9 works26×
- Ya'anCN · 44.6 works26×
- SanyaCN · 21.9 works20×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism?
Among universities, judged by research, Northwest A&F University, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University and China Agricultural 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 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 84.0 | 57.0% | 36.3× | 86 | +138.5% |
| 2 | Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina | 77.4 | 52.5% | 32.5× | 46 | +155.0% |
| 3 | China Agricultural UniversityChina | 76.6 | 56.7% | 26.2× | 88 | +13.9% |
| 4 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 76.5 | 51.7% | 37.0× | 87 | +54.4% |
| 5 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 74.5 | 56.8% | 30.6× | 62 | +22.3% |
| 6 | Qingdao Agricultural UniversityChina | 71.8 | 45.2% | 33.5× | 28 | +211.7% |
| 7 | The University of Western AustraliaAustralia | 71.4 | 58.8% | 12.5× | 30 | -2.2% |
| 8 | Shandong Agricultural UniversityChina | 70.5 | 43.3% | 57.0× | 62 | +84.2% |
| 9 | Jilin Agricultural UniversityChina | 70.3 | 46.1% | 36.0× | 31 | +155.3% |
| 10 | Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesChina | 68.8 | 60.6% | 125.7× | 13 | +89.4% |
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 nutrient uptake and metabolism research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism.
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.