Plant Reproductive Biology
Plant Reproductive Biology is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 43k research works in it since 1950. 28.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the molecular mechanisms underlying pollen development, including pollen tube growth, self-incompatibility, pollen wall development, male gametophyte function, receptor kinases, tapetum development, pollen germination, S-RNase interactions, fertilization mechanisms, and pectin dynamics in flowering plants.
- Pollen Tube Growth
- Self-Incompatibility
- Pollen Wall Development
- Male Gametophyte
- Receptor Kinases
- Tapetum Development
- Pollen Germination
- S-RNase
- Fertilization Mechanisms
- Pectin Dynamics
- Research works
- 43k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 12k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 28.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +5% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Plant Reproductive Biology research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2k and 492 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2k works
- 2 United States 492 works
- 3 India 384 works
- 4 Japan 246 works
- 5 Germany 157 works
- 6 France 154 works
- 7 Russia 134 works
- 8 United Kingdom 122 works
- 9 Spain 117 works
- 10 Türkiye 113 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 Reproductive Biology research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Nanjing Agricultural University publishes the most Plant Reproductive Biology research, followed by Huazhong Agricultural University and Northwest A&F University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 56 works
- 2 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 49 works
- 3 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 47 works
- 4 China Agricultural UniversityChina 46 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 41 works
- 6 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 39 works
- 7 Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina 38 works
- 8 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 36 works
- 9 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 35 works
- 10 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 32 works
Who are the leading researchers in Plant Reproductive Biology?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Plant Reproductive Biology include Kazuo Shinozaki.
- 1 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 Reproductive Biology research done?
The largest centres of Plant Reproductive Biology research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Wuhan (China) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lin’an Shi, Yangling and Tai’an.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Lin’an ShiCN · 22.8 works30×
- YanglingCN · 47.1 works25×
- Tai’anCN · 29.4 works23×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Plant Reproductive Biology than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Plant Reproductive Biology?
Among universities, judged by research, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Northwest A&F University and Huazhong 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 | Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina | 73.3 | 36.0% | 33.6× | 38 | +179.9% |
| 2 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 70.2 | 40.5% | 24.6× | 47 | +50.8% |
| 3 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 70.0 | 43.9% | 29.6× | 49 | +9.6% |
| 4 | China Agricultural UniversityChina | 68.7 | 41.9% | 16.8× | 46 | +21.3% |
| 5 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 64.8 | 30.2% | 29.3× | 56 | +20.1% |
| 6 | Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina | 63.6 | 37.5% | 14.3× | 32 | +35.4% |
| 7 | Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesChina | 63.0 | 62.3% | 107.3× | 9 | +8.0% |
| 8 | Beijing Forestry UniversityChina | 60.9 | 29.5% | 28.1× | 40 | +33.1% |
| 9 | Zhejiang A & F UniversityChina | 59.5 | 30.5% | 29.9× | 23 | +80.3% |
| 10 | Shandong Agricultural UniversityChina | 59.1 | 34.4% | 33.0× | 29 | +20.2% |
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 Reproductive Biology research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Plant Reproductive Biology.
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.