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About the Frontiers in Plant Science format

Frontiers in Plant Science is a peer-reviewed journal published by Frontiers, covering Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms. Over its lifetime it has published 35,314 papers, which have received 1,259,247 citations.

PublisherFrontiers
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Frontiers in Plant Science, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inPlant Molecular Biology Research Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
ISSN1664-462X
Citation impact (2-yr)5.03
h-index325
i10-index22,726
Article processing charge$2,950
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereChinese Academy of Sciences
Journal websitejournal.frontiersin.org
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Papers published in Frontiers in Plant Science per year

777
2014
1.3K
2015
2.1K
2016
2.3K
2017
2K
2018
1.7K
2019
2.3K
2020
3.3K
2021
5.7K
2022
4.2K
2023
3K
2024
3.2K
2025

Citation impact of Frontiers in Plant Science by publication year

65.2K
2014
99.4K
2015
154.5K
2016
157.8K
2017
120.6K
2018
114.8K
2019
107K
2020
105.3K
2021
122.1K
2022
68.1K
2023
28.1K
2024
11.4K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Frontiers in Plant Science

Using Deep Learning for Image-Based Plant Disease Detection

Sharada P. Mohanty, David Hughes, Marcel Salathé · 22 Sep 2016

Crop diseases are a major threat to food security, but their rapid identification remains difficult in many parts of the world due to the lack of the necessary infrastructure. The combination of increasing global smartphone penetration and recent advances in computer vision made possible by deep learning has paved the way for smartphone-assisted disease diagnosis.…

4,690 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Crop Production under Drought and Heat Stress: Plant Responses and Management Options

Shah Fahad, Ali Ahsan Bajwa, Usman Nazir et al. · 29 Jun 2017

Abiotic stresses are one of the major constraints to crop production and food security worldwide. The situation has aggravated due to the drastic and rapid changes in global climate. Heat and drought are undoubtedly the two most important stresses having huge impact on growth and productivity of the crops. It is very important to understand…

2,588 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria: Context, Mechanisms of Action, and Roadmap to Commercialization of Biostimulants for Sustainable Agriculture

Rachel Backer, J. Stefan Rokem, Gayathri Ilangumaran et al. · 23 Oct 2018

Microbes of the phytomicrobiome are associated with every plant tissue and, in combination with the plant form the holobiont. Plants regulate the composition and activity of their associated bacterial community carefully. These microbes provide a wide range of services and benefits to the plant; in return, the plant provides the microbial community with reduced carbon…

1,971 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Control of yellow and purple nutsedge in elevated CO2 environments with glyphosate and halosulfuron

Chris Marble, Stephen A. Prior, G. Brett Runion et al. · 20 Jan 2015

Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) have significantly increased over the past century and are expected to continue rising in the future. While elevated levels of CO2 will likely result in higher crop yields, weed growth is also highly likely to increase, which could increase the incidence of herbicide resistant biotypes. An experiment was conducted…

1,946 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Rapid phosphatidic acid accumulation in response to low temperature stress in Arabidopsis is generated through diacylglycerol kinase

Steven A. Arisz, Ringo van Wijk, Wendy Roels et al. · 1 Jan 2013

Phosphatidic acid (PtdOH) is emerging as an important signaling lipid in abiotic stress responses in plants. The effect of cold stress was monitored using (32)P-labeled seedlings and leaf discs of Arabidopsis thaliana. Low, non-freezing temperatures were found to trigger a very rapid (32)P-PtdOH increase, peaking within 2 and 5 min, respectively. In principle, PtdOH can…

1,937 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Frontiers in Plant Science template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Frontiers in Plant Science format?
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What reference style does Frontiers in Plant Science use?
Frontiers in Plant Science uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Frontiers in Plant Science, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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What is Frontiers in Plant Science?
Frontiers journal. It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by Frontiers.
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