Plant responses to elevated CO2
Plant responses to elevated CO2 is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 37.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impacts of elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) and ozone on plant physiology, including effects on photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, crop yield, nitrogen assimilation, and responses to particulate pollution. The research also addresses the implications for food security and the broader effects of climate change on plant responses.
- CO2 Enrichment
- Ozone Effects
- Plant Growth
- Photosynthesis
- Stomatal Conductance
- Crop Yield
- Climate Change
- Nitrogen Assimilation
- Particulate Pollution
- Food Security
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 37.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +31% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Plant responses to elevated CO2 research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (948 and 369 works in 2022–2025).
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 responses to elevated CO2 research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Plant responses to elevated CO2 research, followed by Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology and Northwest A&F University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 42 works
- 2 Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology China 25 works
- 3 Northwest A&F University China 24 works
- 4 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 23 works
- 5 Banaras Hindu University India 23 works
- 6 Nanjing Agricultural University China 22 works
- 7 China Agricultural University China 21 works
- 8 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University India 21 works
- 9 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs China 15 works
- 10 Indian Agricultural Research Institute India 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Plant responses to elevated CO2?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Plant responses to elevated CO2 include Josep Peñuelas, Peter B. Reich and Philippe Ciais.
- 1 Josep Peñuelas 4.1k citations
- 2 Peter B. Reich 4.1k citations
- 3 Philippe Ciais 4k citations
- 4 Dennis Baldocchi 3.5k citations
- 5 Markku Kulmala 2.5k citations
- 6 Robert B. Jackson 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Plant responses to elevated CO2 research done?
The largest centres of Plant responses to elevated CO2 research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), New Delhi (India) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Yangling and Faisalabad.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- YanglingCN · 24.0 works19×
- FaisalabadPK · 22.1 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Plant responses to elevated CO2 than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Plant responses to elevated CO2?
Among universities, judged by research, China Agricultural University, Northwest A&F University and Western Sydney 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 | China Agricultural University China | 72.6 | 64.7% | 11.6× | 21 | +8.9% |
| 2 | Northwest A&F University China | 69.8 | 52.9% | 18.7× | 24 | +87.8% |
| 3 | Western Sydney University Australia | 68.1 | 59.0% | 13.5× | 11 | +70.8% |
| 4 | University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan | 66.1 | 52.7% | 22.7× | 11 | +56.5% |
| 5 | Wageningen University & Research Netherlands | 61.2 | 51.9% | 9.6× | 11 | +11.4% |
| 6 | Anhui Agricultural University China | 60.6 | 65.0% | 16.6× | 9 | -1.1% |
| 7 | Henan Agricultural University China | 57.2 | 63.2% | 16.7× | 9 | -37.0% |
| 8 | Banaras Hindu University India | 56.6 | 43.8% | 15.0× | 23 | +14.4% |
| 9 | Nanjing Agricultural University China | 56.3 | 41.6% | 17.1× | 22 | +29.7% |
| 10 | Shandong Agricultural University China | 55.1 | 55.1% | 20.9× | 12 | -19.8% |
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 responses to elevated CO2 research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Plant responses to elevated CO2.
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.