Journal profile

Trends in plant science

Publisher: Elsevier Science, Ltd
ISSN1360-1385 | 1878-4372 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.66
Citation rate 10.09 3,912 total citations
h5-index 96 h5 depth signal
Cited share 77.0% 324 of 421
Total citations 3,912 Citation footprint
Metric signal 10.54 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.1% 44 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 504
United States 353
Germany 246
United Kingdom 194
France 159

Citing Fields of Research

Crop Science 1,213
Genetics & Genomics 336
Plant Pathology 282
Forestry 132
Cell Biology 130

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 5,006 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 421 324 cited publications
Last 12 months 209 17.4 publications/month
Open access share 22.0% 46 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 504 citing publications
Leading citing field Crop Science 1,213 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v5n1, Jan. 2000-
PubMed
v5n1, Jan. 2000-
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.

Issues for <Jan. 1998-> called also <25->

Also available online.

Also issued in an annual cumulation called: Reference ed.