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Light effects on plants
Plant Science
ID: T11268
Current Trend
-19%
vs baseline
132
works this month
163
baseline/mo
Monthly Publications
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Light effects on plants — Monthly Publications
0
44
88
132
176
105
Aug
'25
121
Sep
'25
88
Oct
'25
37
Nov
'25
66
Dec
'25
176
Jan
'26
122
Feb
'26
144
Mar
'26
122
Apr
'26
153
May
'26
148
Jun
'26
175
Jul
'26
132
Aug
'26
Source: OpenAlex · Botany Live
Monthly Trend History
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Light effects on plants — Trend vs Baseline (%)
-46%
0%
+46%
+92%
+138%
+184%
Sep '24
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Jan '25
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Mar '25
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Source: OpenAlex · Botany Live
Annual Publications
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Light effects on plants — Annual Publications
0
381
762
1,143
1,078
2015
1,126
2016
1,088
2017
1,144
2018
1,308
2019
1,501
2020
1,429
2021
1,371
2022
1,481
2023
1,394
2024
1,521
2025
Source: OpenAlex · Botany Live
Most-Cited Papers (Past 12 Months)
Light regulates the synthesis and accumulation of plant secondary metabolites
Wen‐Yuan Wu et al. · Frontiers in Plant Science · 2025-08-04 ·
54 citations
Vertical farming: productivity, environmental impact, and resource use. A review
Giuseppina Pennisi et al. · Agronomy for Sustainable Development · 2025-09-23 ·
22 citations
Learning from nature: phytochemical strategies to protect against UV-B damage
Mustafa Bulut et al. · Nature Communications · 2025-11-11 ·
20 citations
Light signal transduction in plants: insights from phytochrome nuclear translocation and photobody formation
Guanxiao Chang et al. · New Phytologist · 2025-09-12 ·
19 citations
Apoplastic metabolomics reveals sugars as mesophyll messengers regulating guard cell ion transport under red light
Yotam Zait et al. · Nature Plants · 2025-08-25 ·
19 citations
Rising Papers (High Citation Velocity)
Greenhouse climate shapes nitrate levels, nutritional quality, and shelf life in leafy vegetables: species-specific responses
Dimitrios Fanourakis et al. · Frontiers in Plant Science · 2026-05-07 ·
7 citations
·
FWCI 33.8
Multifaceted roles of <scp>BBX</scp> transcription factors: impacts on key agronomical traits and environmental resilience
Bruno Silvestre Lira et al. · New Phytologist · 2026-02-18 ·
7 citations
·
FWCI 33.7
☘ Annals of Botany Company Journals
Far-red light in early growth stages boosts lettuce biomass and preserves anthocyanins
Christopher P. Levine et al. · Annals of Botany · 2026-02-06 ·
2 citations
Protease inhibitor regulation of proteins involved in heat-induced leaf senescence in creeping bentgrass
Stephanie Rossi et al. · Annals of Botany · 2026-03-05 ·
1 citations
Boundary-line trade-off in bryophytes between UV photoprotection and photosynthetic capacity, but not desiccation tolerance
Alicia Perera-Castro et al. · Annals of Botany · 2025-10-07 ·
1 citations