Journal profile

Journal of plant physiology

Publisher: Urban & Fischer
ISSN0176-1617 | 1618-1328 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.06
Citation rate 4.98 1,525 total citations
h5-index 52 h5 depth signal
Cited share 85.4% 274 of 321
Total citations 1,525 Citation footprint
Metric signal 5.33 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.6% 40 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 792
Germany 164
Spain 144
United States 125
Poland 94

Citing Fields of Research

Crop Science 1,687
Plant Pathology 204
Genetics & Genomics 197
Photoproductivity 127
Phytochemicals 126

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 10,112 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 321 274 cited publications
Last 12 months 182 15.2 publications/month
Open access share 19.2% 35 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 792 citing publications
Leading citing field Crop Science 1,687 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v160n1,2003-
PubMed
v160n1,2003-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Crop Science

Broad Categories

Botany Crop Science

MeSH Descriptors

Biochemistry Biotechnology Molecular Biology Plant Physiological Phenomena

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Latest issue consulted: Vol. 159, no. 7 (July 2002).

Also issued online.

English, French, and German.