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Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism

Plant Science ID: T11247

Current Trend

+12%
vs baseline
212
works this month
189
baseline/mo

Monthly Publications

Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism — Monthly Publications 0 61 122 183 180 Jul '25 158 Aug '25 187 Sep '25 143 Oct '25 23 Nov '25 107 Dec '25 226 Jan '26 179 Feb '26 241 Mar '26 162 Apr '26 179 May '26 182 Jun '26 212 Jul '26 Source: OpenAlex · Botany Live

Monthly Trend History

Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism — Trend vs Baseline (%) -74% -37% 0% +37% +74% +111% Sep '24 Oct '24 Nov '24 Dec '24 Jan '25 Feb '25 Mar '25 Apr '25 May '25 Jun '25 Jul '25 Aug '25 Sep '25 Oct '25 Nov '25 Dec '25 Jan '26 Feb '26 Mar '26 Apr '26 May '26 Jun '26 Jul '26 Source: OpenAlex · Botany Live

Annual Publications

Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism — Annual Publications 0 558 1,116 1,674 2,232 1,504 2015 1,365 2016 1,395 2017 1,473 2018 1,600 2019 1,950 2020 2,047 2021 2,232 2022 1,996 2023 1,803 2024 1,809 2025 Source: OpenAlex · Botany Live

Most-Cited Papers (Past 12 Months)

NRT1.1B acts as an abscisic acid receptor in integrating compound environmental cues for plants
Xiaojun Ma et al. · Cell · 2025-08-11 · 61 citations
Progress in the Study of Plant Nitrogen and Potassium Nutrition and Their Interaction Mechanisms
Weiyu Cao et al. · Horticulturae · 2025-08-07 · 36 citations
Global-scale prevalence of low nutrient use efficiency across major crops
Ji Liu et al. · Nature Communications · 2025-12-10 · 30 citations
Genome‐Wide Association Studies Identify <scp> <i>OsNLP6</i> </scp> as a Key Regulator of Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Rice
Wei Xin et al. · Plant Biotechnology Journal · 2025-08-04 · 29 citations
SnRK1 as the Core Node Integrating Energy Homoeostasis, Stress Adaptation and Hormonal Crosstalk in Plants
Qinzhen Xu et al. · Plant Cell & Environment · 2025-07-22 · 23 citations

Rising Papers (High Citation Velocity)

Rewiring an E3 ligase enhances cold resilience and phosphate use in maize
Huan Liao et al. · Nature · 2026-02-25 · 11 citations · FWCI 67.9
Genetic improvement of nitrogen- and phosphorus-use efficiency in crops: Old goals with new aspirations
Wei Wang et al. · Molecular Plant · 2026-01-01 · 10 citations · FWCI 61.7
Nitrogen Management in Crop–Soil–Environment Systems: Pathways Toward Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Agriculture
Szilvia Veres et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2026-03-08 · 9 citations · FWCI 55.5

☘ Annals of Botany Company Journals

Linking root length and surface area to yield: variety-specific root plasticity in winter wheat across contrasting European environments
Fabien Durand‐Maniclas et al. · Annals of Botany · 2025-07-16 · 9 citations
Winter wheat phenotyping for deep root growth and function, reduced water stress and increased uptake of deep N and water
Arnesta Odone et al. · Annals of Botany · 2025-07-31 · 6 citations
Root mucilage enhances plant water use under combined soil and atmospheric drought
Asegidew Akale et al. · Annals of Botany · 2025-08-13 · 5 citations