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Light effects on plants

Plant Science ID: T11268

Current Trend

-7%
vs baseline
144
works this month
155
baseline/mo

Monthly Publications

Light effects on plants — Monthly Publications 0 44 88 132 176 125 Mar '25 138 Apr '25 128 May '25 127 Jun '25 164 Jul '25 105 Aug '25 121 Sep '25 88 Oct '25 37 Nov '25 66 Dec '25 176 Jan '26 122 Feb '26 144 Mar '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 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)

Improved radicchio seedling growth under CsPbI3 perovskite rooftop in a laboratory-scale greenhouse for Agrivoltaics application
Carlo Spampinato et al. · Nature Communications · 2025-03-11 · 31 citations
Light regulates the synthesis and accumulation of plant secondary metabolites
Wen‐Yuan Wu et al. · Frontiers in Plant Science · 2025-08-04 · 21 citations
The role of blue light in plant stress responses: modulation through photoreceptors and antioxidant mechanisms
Kamel Chibani et al. · Frontiers in Plant Science · 2025-05-16 · 17 citations
Mechanistic Insights into Vegetable Color Stability: Discoloration Pathways and Emerging Protective Strategies
Jianing Zhang et al. · Foods · 2025-06-24 · 17 citations
Tomato in the spotlight: light regulation of whole-plant physiology
E. Heuvelink et al. · Journal of Experimental Botany · 2025-07-14 · 13 citations

Rising Papers (High Citation Velocity)

Protein Electrostatics Tune the Singlet–Triplet Energy Gap in Natural and Engineered Phototropin Light-Oxygen-Voltage (LOV) Domains
Stephen O. Ajagbe et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026-02-04 · 2 citations · FWCI 93.7
Green light alone sustains the complete soybean life cycle
Zhen Li et al. · Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology · 2026-01-23 · 2 citations · FWCI 68.4

☘ Annals of Botany Company Journals

Post-harvest regreening: a species- and variety-dependent process triggered by phytohormones and light
Tania Mesa et al. · Annals of Botany · 2025-06-10 · 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 · 0 citations
Far-red light in early growth stages boosts lettuce biomass and preserves anthocyanins
Christopher P. Levine et al. · Annals of Botany · 2026-02-06 · 0 citations