Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 48k research works in it since 1950. 46.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the molecular responses of plants to abiotic stress, particularly related to reactive oxygen species, antioxidants, salt tolerance, and drought resistance. It explores the mechanisms of signal transduction, gene expression, and stress signaling pathways in plants under various environmental stresses.
- Reactive Oxygen Species
- Antioxidants
- Abiotic Stress
- Signal Transduction
- Oxidative Stress
- Salt Tolerance
- Drought Resistance
- Plant Responses
- Gene Expression
- Stress Signaling
- Research works
- 48k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 22k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 46.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +41% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (4.5k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 4.5k works
- 2 India 1.1k works
- 3 United States 467 works
- 4 Pakistan 337 works
- 5 Iran 325 works
- 6 Brazil 261 works
- 7 Türkiye 227 works
- 8 Japan 202 works
- 9 Spain 185 works
- 10 South Korea 182 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 Stress Responses and Tolerance research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Nanjing Agricultural University publishes the most Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance research, followed by Gansu Agricultural University and Northwest A&F University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 128 works
- 2 Gansu Agricultural UniversityChina 112 works
- 3 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 106 works
- 4 Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina 94 works
- 5 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 93 works
- 6 China Agricultural UniversityChina 83 works
- 7 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 79 works
- 8 Shandong Agricultural UniversityChina 78 works
- 9 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 77 works
- 10 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 67 works
Who are the leading researchers in Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance include Josep Peñuelas, Barry Halliwell and Kazuo Shinozaki.
- 1 Josep Peñuelas Spain 4.1k citations
- 2 Barry Halliwell United Kingdom 4k citations
- 3 Kazuo Shinozaki Japan 2.7k citations
- 4 Ron Mittler United States 2.1k citations
- 5 Muhammad Ashraf Pakistan 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance research done?
The largest centres of Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Hangzhou (China) and New Delhi (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xiaodian, Ya'an and Tai’an.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- XiaodianCN · 42.6 works33×
- Ya'anCN · 94.8 works33×
- Tai’anCN · 79.2 works31×
- YanglingCN · 105.8 works27×
- Lin’an ShiCN · 39.0 works25×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance?
Among universities, judged by research, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University and Northwest A&F 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 | 77.2 | 56.7% | 26.4× | 61 | +211.3% |
| 2 | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural UniversityBangladesh | 76.9 | 72.7% | 40.3× | 14 | +214.9% |
| 3 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 76.7 | 60.4% | 27.1× | 106 | +89.4% |
| 4 | Gansu Agricultural UniversityChina | 75.7 | 56.6% | 76.5× | 112 | +117.9% |
| 5 | Anhui Agricultural UniversityChina | 75.1 | 55.7% | 31.8× | 54 | +235.9% |
| 6 | Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina | 73.9 | 54.0% | 34.0× | 94 | +130.4% |
| 7 | China Agricultural UniversityChina | 73.7 | 66.4% | 15.0× | 83 | +13.9% |
| 8 | Government College University, FaisalabadPakistan | 73.2 | 53.4% | 19.3× | 30 | +196.1% |
| 9 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 72.9 | 56.0% | 33.1× | 128 | +44.2% |
| 10 | The University of Agriculture, PeshawarPakistan | 70.4 | 63.3% | 17.3× | 9 | +234.5% |
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 Stress Responses and Tolerance research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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