Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran

2.2k total citations
70 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Plant Science, 27 papers in Cell Biology and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran's work include Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (58 papers), Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (41 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (27 papers). Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran is often cited by papers focused on Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (58 papers), Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (41 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (27 papers). Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, United States and China. Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran's co-authors include Ranajit Bandyopadhyay, Peter J. Cotty, Joseph Atehnkeng, Kenneth A. Callicott, Themis J. Michailides, Adebowale Akande, Charity Mutegi, Ramon Jaime, R. T. Awuah and Bishwo N. Adhikari and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Frontiers in Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran

68 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran Nigeria 21 1.5k 546 188 122 86 70 1.6k
Joseph Atehnkeng Nigeria 21 1.8k 1.3× 627 1.1× 260 1.4× 147 1.2× 102 1.2× 44 2.0k
Marcelo Elias Fraga Brazil 16 631 0.4× 190 0.3× 201 1.1× 103 0.8× 133 1.5× 31 864
Fang Ji China 13 691 0.5× 288 0.5× 100 0.5× 53 0.4× 135 1.6× 27 813
Mohamed Rabeh Hajlaoui Tunisia 23 1.2k 0.8× 504 0.9× 155 0.8× 74 0.6× 288 3.3× 71 1.4k
Sandra A. I. Wright Sweden 19 800 0.6× 321 0.6× 150 0.8× 101 0.8× 312 3.6× 39 1.0k
Cynthia Adaku Chilaka Nigeria 17 763 0.5× 172 0.3× 257 1.4× 48 0.4× 132 1.5× 25 950
Joanna Tannous United States 14 653 0.4× 364 0.7× 114 0.6× 72 0.6× 251 2.9× 23 854
M.M. Reynoso Argentina 22 1.2k 0.8× 737 1.3× 132 0.7× 45 0.4× 99 1.2× 36 1.3k
Rita Serra Portugal 14 755 0.5× 488 0.9× 232 1.2× 75 0.6× 105 1.2× 25 930
Claudia Probst United States 14 1.1k 0.7× 438 0.8× 141 0.8× 68 0.6× 103 1.2× 22 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran. Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Mboup, Mamadou, Bunmi Olasanmi, Silvestro Meseka, et al.. (2024). Assessing the effect of provitamin a on maize field resistance to aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination. Crop Protection. 185. 106892–106892. 1 indexed citations
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Augusto, João B., Joseph Atehnkeng, Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran, Peter J. Cotty, & Ranajit Bandyopadhyay. (2024). Keeping toxigenic Aspergillus section Flavi and aflatoxin contamination at bay by deploying atoxigenic-based biocontrol products during production of groundnut and maize in Mozambique. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1501924–1501924. 2 indexed citations
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Chulze, S., Marta Hiromi Taniwaki, Dimitrios Ι. Tsitsigiannis, et al.. (2024). Aflatoxins in the nut chains: strategies to reduce their impact on consumer’s health and economic losses. World Mycotoxin Journal. 17(1). 33–56. 1 indexed citations
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Callicott, Kenneth A., et al.. (2024). Structure of Aspergillus flavus populations associated with maize in Greece, Spain, and Serbia: Implications for aflatoxin biocontrol on a regional scale. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 16(2). e13249–e13249. 6 indexed citations
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Badu‐Apraku, Baffour, et al.. (2023). Variation in the morphology and effector profiles of Exserohilum turcicum isolates associated with the Northern Corn Leaf Blight of maize in Nigeria. BMC Plant Biology. 23(1). 386–386. 4 indexed citations
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Ortega‐Beltran, Alejandro, et al.. (2023). Multiple Year Influences of the Aflatoxin Biocontrol Product AF-X1 on the A. flavus Communities Associated with Maize Production in Italy. Toxins. 15(3). 184–184. 9 indexed citations
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Mutegi, Charity, John M. Wagacha, Joseph Atehnkeng, et al.. (2023). Aflatoxin contamination of maize and groundnut in Burundi: Distribution of contamination, identification of causal agents and potential biocontrol genotypes of Aspergillus flavus. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1106543–1106543. 6 indexed citations
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Ortega‐Beltran, Alejandro & Ranajit Bandyopadhyay. (2023). Addressing another threat to food safety: Conflict. Plants People Planet. 5(3). 317–323. 1 indexed citations
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Atehnkeng, Joseph, Peter S. Ojiambo, Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran, et al.. (2022). Impact of frequency of application on the long-term efficacy of the biocontrol product Aflasafe in reducing aflatoxin contamination in maize. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 1049013–1049013. 11 indexed citations
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Akello, Juliet, Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran, Joseph Atehnkeng, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of Aflatoxin- and Fumonisin-Producing Fungi Associated with Cereal Crops Grown in Zimbabwe and Their Associated Risks in a Climate Change Scenario. Foods. 10(2). 287–287. 34 indexed citations
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García‐López, M. Teresa, Yong Luo, Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran, et al.. (2020). Quantification of the Aflatoxin Biocontrol Strain Aspergillus flavus AF36 in Soil and in Nuts and Leaves of Pistachio by Real-Time PCR. Plant Disease. 105(6). 1657–1665. 9 indexed citations
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Logrieco, Antonio, Paola Battilani, Marco Camardo Leggieri, et al.. (2020). Perspectives on Global Mycotoxin Issues and Management From the MycoKey Maize Working Group. Plant Disease. 105(3). 525–537. 68 indexed citations
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Ezekiel, Chibundu N., Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran, Joseph Atehnkeng, et al.. (2019). Aflatoxin in Chili Peppers in Nigeria: Extent of Contamination and Control Using Atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus Genotypes as Biocontrol Agents. Toxins. 11(7). 429–429. 39 indexed citations
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Adhikari, Bishwo N., Adebowale Akande, Kenneth A. Callicott, et al.. (2019). Monitoring Aspergillus flavus Genotypes in a Multi-Genotype Aflatoxin Biocontrol Product With Quantitative Pyrosequencing. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 2529–2529. 9 indexed citations
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Ortega‐Beltran, Alejandro, R. T. Awuah, Joseph Atehnkeng, et al.. (2019). Potential of Atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus Vegetative Compatibility Groups Associated With Maize and Groundnut in Ghana as Biocontrol Agents for Aflatoxin Management. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 2069–2069. 52 indexed citations
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Ortega‐Beltran, Alejandro, Ramon Jaime, & Peter J. Cotty. (2014). Aflatoxin-producing fungi in maize field soils from sea level to over 2000 masl: A three year study in Sonora, Mexico. Fungal Biology. 119(4). 191–200. 23 indexed citations
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Ortega‐Beltran, Alejandro, Ramon Jaime-Garcia, & Peter J. Cotty. (2011). Aflatoxin-producing fungi in maize fields of Sonora, Mexico at varying elevations: A three year study. Phytopathology. 101(6). 133–133. 5 indexed citations

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