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Plant Parasitism and Resistance

Plant Parasitism and Resistance is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 38k research works in it since 1950. 9.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the role of strigolactones, a group of plant hormones, in signaling pathways related to shoot branching, root development, mycorrhizal symbiosis, and interactions with parasitic plants. It investigates their biosynthesis, perception, and effects on plant responses to environmental stresses. The research also delves into the molecular mechanisms and evolutionary significance of strigolactone signaling.

  • Strigolactones
  • Plant Hormones
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi
  • Parasitic Plants
  • Shoot Branching
  • Carotenoid Pathway
  • DWARF14 Protein
  • Karrikins
  • Root Development
  • Host Recognition
Research works
38k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.7k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+9%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
34% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Plant Parasitism and Resistance

Which countries lead Plant Parasitism and Resistance research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.6k and 816 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 1.6k works
  2. 2 United States 816 works
  3. 3 India 711 works
  4. 4 Brazil 324 works
  5. 5 Indonesia 261 works
  6. 6 Germany 209 works
  7. 7 Japan 198 works
  8. 8 France 185 works
  9. 9 United Kingdom 174 works
  10. 10 Spain 171 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.

China: 34.3%United States: 17.6%India: 15.3%Brazil: 7.0%6 others listed: 25.8%34%largest
China1,596 · 34.3%United States816 · 17.6%India711 · 15.3%Brazil324 · 7.0%6 others listed1,199 · 25.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Plant Parasitism and Resistance research?

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Plant Parasitism and Resistance research, followed by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 165 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 147 works
  3. 3 Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchIndia 67 works
  4. 4 Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasSpain 62 works
  5. 5 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 59 works
  6. 6 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 56 works
  7. 7 United States Department of AgricultureUnited States 48 works
  8. 8 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 43 works
  9. 9 Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementFrance 40 works
  10. 10 Guizhou UniversityChina 35 works

Who are the leading researchers in Plant Parasitism and Resistance?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Plant Parasitism and Resistance include Jun Wang, Heng Li and Mark A. Bradford.

  1. 1 Jun Wang China 340k citations
  2. 2 Heng Li United States 270k citations
  3. 3 Mark A. Bradford United States 268k citations
  4. 4 Wei Huang China 267k citations
  5. 5 Huanming Yang China 246k citations
  6. 6 Dennis W. Dickson United States 237k citations
  7. 7 Didier Raoult France 232k citations
  8. 8 Eugene V. Koonin United States 217k citations
  9. 9 David Tilman United States 209k citations
  10. 10 Ejaz Ahmad Khan United States 190k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Plant Parasitism and Resistance?

The most cited paper in Plant Parasitism and Resistance is "The plant immune system" (Jonathan D. G. Jones, Jeffery L. Dangl, 2006), with 13,434 citations. Next come "Improved procedures for clearing roots and staining parasitic and vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for rapid assessment of infection" (8,570) and "Importance of pollinators in changing landscapes for world crops" (7,273).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The plant immune system Jonathan D. G. Jones, Jeffery L. Dangl · Nature Open access Nov 2006 13,434
2 Improved procedures for clearing roots and staining parasitic and vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for rapid assessment of infection Jean M. Phillips, David S. Hayman · Transactions of the British Mycological Society Aug 1970 8,570
3 Importance of pollinators in changing landscapes for world crops Alexandra‐Maria Klein, Bernard E Vaissiere, James H. Cane et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 27 Oct 2006 7,273
4 Global pollinator declines: trends, impacts and drivers Simon Geoffrey Potts, Jacobus Christiaan Biesmeijer, Claire Kremen et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution Review 25 Feb 2010 6,497
5 BIOTIC INVASIONS: CAUSES, EPIDEMIOLOGY, GLOBAL CONSEQUENCES, AND CONTROL Richard N. Mack, Daniel Simberloff, W. Mark Lonsdale et al. · Ecological Applications Jun 2000 6,179
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Where is Plant Parasitism and Resistance research done?

The largest centres of Plant Parasitism and Resistance research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Kunming (China), Nanjing (China) and Paris (France).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 344 works
  2. 2 KunmingChina 82 works
  3. 3 NanjingChina 76 works
  4. 4 ParisFrance 68 works
  5. 5 New DelhiIndia 64 works
  6. 6 GuiyangChina 59 works
  7. 7 KolkataIndia 57 works
  8. 8 GuangzhouChina 56 works
  9. 9 São PauloBrazil 52 works
  10. 10 HangzhouChina 48 works
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Where is the best place to study Plant Parasitism and Resistance?

Among universities, judged by research, Nanjing Agricultural University, China Agricultural University and Wageningen University & Research score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 75.419.3%14.3×34 +31.0%
2China Agricultural UniversityChina 73.021.9%8.3×29 +43.1%
3Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 71.014.5%11.1×25 -6.9%
4Zhejiang UniversityChina 70.034.3%1.3×22 -2.7%
5Northwest A&F UniversityChina 69.520.9%10.1×24 +21.1%
6Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 66.221.4%7.8×16 +11.2%
7King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia 63.615.5%5.7×10 +35.0%
8Guizhou UniversityChina 63.29.6%10.9×35 +177.7%
9Zhejiang A & F UniversityChina 61.824.9%13.8×13 +192.7%
10Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden 61.718.2%15.5×15 +3.0%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Plant Parasitism and Resistance, country by country

Is Plant Parasitism and Resistance research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Plant Parasitism and Resistance.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Plant Parasitism and Resistance as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.035% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Plant Parasitism and Resistance0.028% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Plant Parasitism and Resistance over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

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Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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