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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

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

Light effects on plants — Trend vs Baseline (%) -46% 0% +46% +92% +138% +184% 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 Aug '26 Source: OpenAlex · Botany Live

Annual Publications

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