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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #5,220CAS 2区Hybrid

Plants-Basel

Abbreviation (ISO):PLANTS-BASEL
Country: Switzerland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.96•SCImago Rank: #5,220•Identifier (ISSN):2223-7747(Print)•Articles / Year: 2,745•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,224 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
4.7
↑ +0.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
146

146 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate12.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
2,745articles/year
99.92% Gold OA•90.32% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.7)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.1)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.5)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.658)
🔵 Computed
20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.935)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.762)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.632)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Plants (ISSN 2223-7747), is an international and multidisciplinary scientific open access journal that covers all key areas of plant science. It publishes review articles, regular research articles, communications, and short notes in the fields of structural, functional and experimental botany. In addition to fundamental disciplines such as morphology, systematics, physiology and ecology of plants, the journal welcomes all types of articles in the field of applied plant science.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology98.8%Chemistry84.7%Botany79.7%Biochemistry73.2%Genetics63.1%Ecology57.9%Horticulture56.7%Medicine51.7%Agronomy49.2%Organic chemistry45.7%Gene45%Geology38.1%Physics32.3%Paleontology27.3%Food science25.2%Geography21.2%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #5,220Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2012-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.96

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
146

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.24

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,224 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations62,941
3-Year Documents11,338
Citable Documents11,227

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate44.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

EcologyQ1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1
Plant ScienceQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区PLANT SCIENCES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
In warning list
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
MDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
2012
Editorial Address
ST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, BASEL, SWITZERLAND, CH-4052
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PLANT SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
46/285Q1
PLANT SCIENCES
JCISCIE
46/285Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—2,7341,384
20254.13,88616,253
202443,57633,780
20234.54,14567,944
20224.6583,64378,468
20213.9352,87584,491
20202.7621,83870,168
20192.63265933,510
201801176,246
2017—655,168
2016—452,399
2015—394,128
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Plants-Basel

WoS Q1
0246201820192020202120222023202420254.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 9c32c0bc-3745-4694-b0a4-460d201976ad
Database Updated: 2026-10-01