Plant and Soil

Aims & Scope

Plant and Soil publishes original papers and review articles exploring the interface of plant biology and soil sciences, and that enhance our mechanistic understanding of plant-soil interactions.

We focus on the interface of plant biology and soil sciences, and seek those manuscripts with a strong mechanistic component which develop and test hypotheses aimed at understanding underlying mechanisms of plant-soil interactions.

Manuscripts can include both fundamental and applied aspects of mineral nutrition, plant water relations, symbiotic and pathogenic plant-microbe interactions, root anatomy and morphology, soil biology, ecology, agrochemistry and agrophysics, as long as they are hypothesis-driven and enhance our mechanistic understanding.

Articles including a major molecular or modelling component also fall within the scope of the journal.

All contributions appear in the English language, with consistent spelling, using either American or British English.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.1
2024	3.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.262

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	237

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3247

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7076

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Rapid determination of free proline for water-stress studies

  Citation: 14919

  Authors: L. S., R. P., I. D.

• Stabilization mechanisms of soil organic matter: Implications for C-saturation of soils

  Citation: 3596

  Authors: J., R. T., E. A., K.

• Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria as biofertilizers

  Citation: 2336

  Authors: J. Kevin

• Organic acids in the rhizosphere – a critical review

  Citation: 2008

  Authors: David L.

• Bioavailability of soil inorganic P in the rhizosphere as affected by root-induced chemical changes: a review

  Citation: 1975

  Authors: Philippe

• Potential mechanisms for achieving agricultural benefits from biochar application to temperate soils: a review

  Citation: 1698

  Authors: Christopher J., Jean D., Neil A.

• A leaf-height-seed (LHS) plant ecology strategy scheme

  Citation: 1594

  Authors: Mark

• Agricultural uses of plant biostimulants

  Citation: 1578

  Authors: Pamela, Louise, Joseph W.

• Nutrient availability and leaching in an archaeological Anthrosol and a Ferralsol of the Central Amazon basin: fertilizer, manure and charcoal amendments

  Citation: 1466

  Authors: Johannes, Jose, Christoph, Thomas, Wolfgang, Bruno

• Is soil carbon mostly root carbon? Mechanisms for a specific stabilisation

  Citation: 1462

  Authors: Daniel P., Cornelia, Marie-France

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