Journal profile

Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology

Publisher: Elsevier Ireland
ISSN0168-9452 | 1873-2259 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.24
Citation rate 5.24 3,037 total citations
h5-index 62 h5 depth signal
Cited share 86.7% 543 of 626
Total citations 3,037 Citation footprint
Metric signal 5.70 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.3% 70 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 1,889
United States 354
India 259
Spain 175
France 130

Citing Fields of Research

Crop Science 3,203
Genetics & Genomics 605
Plant Pathology 368
Phytochemicals 212
Cell Biology 153

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 11,195 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 626 543 cited publications
Last 12 months 602 50.2 publications/month
Open access share 9.5% 57 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 1,889 citing publications
Leading citing field Crop Science 3,203 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 18 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v180n1, Jan. 2011-
PubMed
v180n1, Jan. 2011-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Crop Science

Broad Categories

Botany Crop Science

MeSH Descriptors

Biochemical Phenomena Genomics Plant Physiological Phenomena

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Issued also on microfilm and online.