Journal profile

Current opinion in plant biology

Publisher: Current Biology Ltd
ISSN1369-5266 | 1879-0356 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
4.43
Citation rate 8.17 1,934 total citations
h5-index 67 h5 depth signal
Cited share 85.4% 210 of 246
Total citations 1,934 Citation footprint
Metric signal 8.12 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.3% 26 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 386
Germany 200
China 138
United Kingdom 116
Japan 92

Citing Fields of Research

Crop Science 980
Genetics & Genomics 334
Plant Pathology 188
Cell Biology 163
Cell Differentiation & Development 134

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 3,625 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 246 210 cited publications
Last 12 months 125 10.4 publications/month
Open access share 48.8% 61 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 386 citing publications
Leading citing field Crop Science 980 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 16 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, Feb. 1998-
PubMed
v1n1, Feb. 1998-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Crop Science

Broad Categories

Botany Crop Science

MeSH Descriptors

Botany Plants

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.

Vol. 1, no. 1 (Feb 1998)19990302 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper