Albert Boronat

9.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
113 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Albert Boronat is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Albert Boronat has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Biochemistry and 14 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Albert Boronat's work include Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (74 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (31 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (24 papers). Albert Boronat is often cited by papers focused on Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (74 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (31 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (24 papers). Albert Boronat collaborates with scholars based in Spain, France and United Kingdom. Albert Boronat's co-authors include Manuel Rodríguez‐Concepción, Narciso Campos, Albert Ferrer, L. María Lois, Montserrat Arró, Michel Rohmer, J Aguilar, Núria Cunillera, Lorenzo Carretero‐Paulet and Michael A. Phillips and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Albert Boronat

111 papers receiving 7.6k citations

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A global perspective on carotenoids: Metabolism, biotechnology, and benefits for nutrition and health

2018 699 citations Manuel Rodríguez‐Concepción, Albert Boronat et al. Progress in Lipid Research profile →
Elucidation of the Methylerythritol Phosphate Pathway for Isoprenoid Biosynthesis in Bacteria and Plastids. A Metabolic Milestone Achieved through Genomics

2002 640 citations Manuel Rodríguez‐Concepción, Albert Boronat profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Albert Boronat Spain	47	6.3k	2.2k	1.4k	912	431	113	7.8k
Manuel Rodríguez‐Concepción Spain	60	8.9k 1.4×	3.9k 1.8×	4.1k 2.9×	824 0.9×	304 0.7×	152	11.3k
Norihiko Misawa Japan	53	6.6k 1.0×	3.5k 1.6×	858 0.6×	619 0.7×	196 0.5×	196	8.2k
B. Markus Lange United States	40	4.8k 0.8×	669 0.3×	2.0k 1.4×	839 0.9×	215 0.5×	111	6.4k
David R. Gang United States	51	5.0k 0.8×	540 0.2×	3.0k 2.1×	1.4k 1.5×	332 0.8×	142	8.7k
Dean DellaPenna United States	59	7.4k 1.2×	4.4k 2.0×	4.6k 3.3×	275 0.3×	718 1.7×	93	10.4k
Joseph Chappell United Kingdom	51	6.4k 1.0×	407 0.2×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	575 1.3×	127	8.6k
Paul D. Fraser United Kingdom	58	8.4k 1.3×	5.1k 2.3×	4.1k 3.0×	313 0.3×	235 0.5×	188	11.8k
Dieter Strack Germany	59	5.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	5.8k 4.2×	1.2k 1.3×	283 0.7×	229	11.1k
Keiko Yonekura‐Sakakibara Japan	38	5.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	3.2k 2.3×	391 0.4×	114 0.3×	53	6.6k
Robert L. Last United States	60	8.6k 1.4×	823 0.4×	8.0k 5.7×	402 0.4×	482 1.1×	143	12.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Pastor, Victoria, Montserrat Arró, Albert Boronat, et al.. (2019). Inactivation of UDP-Glucose Sterol Glucosyltransferases Enhances Arabidopsis Resistance to Botrytis cinerea. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. 1162–1162. 17 indexed citations

Ferrer, Albert, Teresa Altabella, Montserrat Arró, & Albert Boronat. (2017). Emerging roles for conjugated sterols in plants. Progress in Lipid Research. 67. 27–37. 151 indexed citations

Boronat, Albert & Manuel Rodríguez‐Concepción. (2014). Terpenoid Biosynthesis in Prokaryotes. Advances in biochemical engineering, biotechnology. 148. 3–18. 42 indexed citations

Pateraki, Irini, et al.. (2013). An ATP synthase harboring an atypical γ–subunit is involved in ATP synthesis in tomato fruit chromoplasts. The Plant Journal. 74(1). 74–85. 13 indexed citations

Antolín‐Llovera, Meritxell, Pablo Leivar, Montserrat Arró, et al.. (2011). Modulation of plant HMG-CoA reductase by protein phosphatase 2A. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 6(8). 1127–1131. 25 indexed citations

Carretero‐Paulet, Lorenzo, et al.. (2006). Enhanced flux through the methylerythritol 4-phosphate pathway in Arabidopsis plants overexpressing deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase. Plant Molecular Biology. 62(4-5). 683–695. 167 indexed citations

Méndez, Eva, et al.. (2005). A spectrophotometric assay for the determination of 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-d-erythritol kinase activity. Analytical Biochemistry. 340(2). 245–251. 16 indexed citations

Enfissi, Eugenia M. A., Paul D. Fraser, L. María Lois, et al.. (2004). Metabolic engineering of the mevalonate and non‐mevalonate isopentenyl diphosphate‐forming pathways for the production of health‐promoting isoprenoids in tomato. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 3(1). 17–27. 238 indexed citations

Sauret-Gueto, Susana, et al.. (2004). Metabolic engineering of isoprenoid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis for the production of taxadiene, the first committed precursor of Taxol. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 88(2). 168–175. 103 indexed citations

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Sauret-Gueto, Susana, et al.. (2003). Identification of lethal mutations in Escherichia coli genes encoding enzymes of the methylerythritol phosphate pathway. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 307(2). 408–415. 24 indexed citations

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Sommer, Susanne, Kazufumi Yazaki, Albert Ferrer, et al.. (2002). High Level Expression of Chorismate Pyruvate-Lyase (UbiC) and HMG-CoA Reductase in Hairy Root Cultures of Lithospermum erythrorhizon. Plant and Cell Physiology. 43(8). 894–902. 16 indexed citations

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Altincicek, Boran, Jens M. Moll, Narciso Campos, et al.. (2001). Cutting Edge: Human γδ T Cells Are Activated by Intermediates of the 2- C -methyl- d -erythritol 4-phosphate Pathway of Isoprenoid Biosynthesis. The Journal of Immunology. 166(6). 3655–3658. 70 indexed citations

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Arró, Montserrat, et al.. (2000). Molecular cloning and expression analysis of the mevalonate kinase gene from Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Molecular Biology. 42(2). 365–376. 40 indexed citations

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Nogués, Núria, José Antonio del Rı́o, Mercè Pérez‐Riba, et al.. (1997). Placenta-Specific Expression of the Rat Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Gene Promoter in Transgenic Mice¹. Endocrinology. 138(8). 3222–3227. 12 indexed citations

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Arró, Montserrat, Víctor M González, Ll. Balcells, et al.. (1997). Cloning and Characterization of the Arabidopsis Thaliana SQS1 Gene Encoding Squalene Synthase. European Journal of Biochemistry. 249(1). 61–69. 80 indexed citations

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Pérez‐Riba, Mercè, Sergio González‐Crespo, & Albert Boronat. (1997). Differential splicing of the growth hormone‐releasing hormone gene in rat placenta generates a novel pre‐proGHRH mRNA that encodes a different C‐terminal flanking peptide¹. FEBS Letters. 402(2-3). 273–276. 3 indexed citations

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González‐Crespo, Sergio, Mercè Monfar, & Albert Boronat. (1990). The proximal 5′-flanking region of the gene encoding human growth hormone-releasing factor contains an inserted Alu sequence. Gene. 93(2). 321–322. 4 indexed citations

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Reina, Manuel, Inma Ponte, Pedro Guillén, Albert Boronat, & Jaume Palau. (1990). Sequence analysis of a genomic clone encoding a Zc2 protein fromZea maysW64 A. Nucleic Acids Research. 18(21). 6426–6426. 16 indexed citations

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Ferrer, Albert, et al.. (1990). Expression of catalytically active radish 3‐hydroxy‐3‐methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase in Escherichia coli. FEBS Letters. 266(1-2). 67–71. 30 indexed citations

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Reina, Manuel, Pedro Guillén, Inma Ponte, Albert Boronat, & Jaume Palau. (1990). DNA sequence of the gene encoding the Zc1 protein fromZea maysW64 A. Nucleic Acids Research. 18(21). 6425–6425. 9 indexed citations

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