11 June 2024
Plants Receives an Increased CiteScore of 6.5


We are pleased to inform you that Plants (ISSN: 2223-7747) has received a heightened CiteScore of 6.5.

CiteScore provides transparent metrics that enable well-informed publishing strategies, library collection development, and the benchmarking of journal performance. It is now a standard citation metric alongside SNIP and SJR that gives an up-to-date view of a journal’s impact.

The 2023 CiteScore provides an assessment of the scientific influence of journals in the 2020 to 2023 period. This is a reflection of the excellent performance, support, and dedication of all journal editors, reviewers, authors, and readers.

Plants’ CiteScore ranks as follows:

  • Q1 (73 out of 516) in the “Plant Science” category; 
  • Q2 (72 out of 461) in the “Ecology” category;
  • Q2 (96 out of 721) in the “Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics” category.

For more journal statistics, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/journal/plants/stats.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the journal.

Plants Editorial Office

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