Journal profile · PLANT SCIENCES
Tropical Plants
ISSN 2833-9851
Tropical Plants: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tropical Plants is classed under Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Gene Expression Analysis and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, together about 24.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PLANT SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.6%
- Plant Gene Expression AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.6%
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.3%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Banana Cultivation and ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 157 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 20 | 9 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 86 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 283 |
| 2023 | 27 | 25 | 222 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 138 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 2833-9851
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tropical Plants
What CAS zone is Tropical Plants in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Tropical Plants?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tropical Plants is indexed in ESCI.
Is Tropical Plants open access, and what is the APC?
Tropical Plants is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-30). Last updated: .