Javier Plasencia

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Javier Plasencia is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Javier Plasencia has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Plant Science, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Javier Plasencia's work include Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (12 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (11 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (8 papers). Javier Plasencia is often cited by papers focused on Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (12 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (11 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (8 papers). Javier Plasencia collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, United States and France. Javier Plasencia's co-authors include Diana Sánchez-Rangel, C. J. Mirocha, Sobeida Sánchez‐Nieto, Marina Gavilanes‐Ruíz, Mariana Saucedo‐García, Jorge M. Vázquez‐Ramos, María de la Paz Sánchez, Ivonne Herrera, Rocío Cruz‐Ortega and José Antonio Pedroza‐García and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and The Plant Journal.

In The Last Decade

Javier Plasencia

35 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Salicylic acid beyond defence: its role in plant growth a... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Salicylic acid beyond defence: its role in plant growth and development
    2011 1.1k citations Javier Plasencia et al. Journal of Experimental Botany profile →

Peers

Javier Plasencia
R. M. Tavares Portugal
H. Shekar Shetty India
Amolkumar U. Solanke India
Péter Poór Hungary
Fernando L. Pieckenstain Argentina
Ioannis A. Stringlis Netherlands
Panagiotis Katinakis Greece
Mohamed Faize Morocco
B. Barna Hungary
Lenka Burketová Czechia
R. M. Tavares Portugal
Javier Plasencia
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Fields of papers citing papers by Javier Plasencia

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Javier Plasencia

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Javier Plasencia. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Javier Plasencia 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 Javier Plasencia. Javier Plasencia is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Plasencia, Javier, et al.. (2023). Virulence factors of the genus Fusarium with targets in plants. Microbiological Research. 277. 127506–127506. 19 indexed citations
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Plasencia, Javier. (2022). An online course on applied biochemistry and molecular biology through case‐based learning. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. 51(1). 74–76. 2 indexed citations
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Plasencia, Javier, et al.. (2019). The Protective Effect of Trichoderma asperellum on Tomato Plants against Fusarium oxysporum and Botrytis cinerea Diseases Involves Inhibition of Reactive Oxygen Species Production. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(8). 2007–2007. 74 indexed citations
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Plasencia, Javier, et al.. (2019). Comparison of the In Vitro Antifungal and Anti-fumonigenic Activities of Copper and Silver Nanoparticles Against Fusarium verticillioides. Journal of Cluster Science. 31(1). 213–220. 9 indexed citations
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Sánchez-Rangel, Diana, et al.. (2015). Deciphering the link between salicylic acid signaling and sphingolipid metabolism. Frontiers in Plant Science. 6. 125–125. 33 indexed citations
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Cerda‐García‐Rojas, Carlos M., F. Esparza-Garcı́a, Javier Plasencia, et al.. (2015). Long-term response on growth, antioxidant enzymes, and secondary metabolites in salicylic acid pre-treated Uncaria tomentosa microplants. Biotechnology Letters. 37(12). 2489–2496. 13 indexed citations
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Pedroza‐García, José Antonio, et al.. (2014). Arabidopsis thaliana thymidine kinase 1a is ubiquitously expressed during development and contributes to confer tolerance to genotoxic stress. Plant Molecular Biology. 87(3). 303–315. 9 indexed citations
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Sánchez-Rangel, Diana, Sobeida Sánchez‐Nieto, & Javier Plasencia. (2011). Fumonisin B1, a toxin produced by Fusarium verticillioides, modulates maize β-1,3-glucanase activities involved in defense response. Planta. 235(5). 965–978. 39 indexed citations
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Plasencia, Javier, et al.. (2011). Salicylic acid beyond defence: its role in plant growth and development. Journal of Experimental Botany. 62(10). 3321–3338. 1076 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sánchez-Rangel, Diana & Javier Plasencia. (2010). The role of sphinganine analog mycotoxins on the virulence of plant pathogenic fungi. Toxin Reviews. 29(3-4). 73–86. 14 indexed citations
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Muñoz‐Clares, Rosario A., et al.. (2005). Fumonisin B1, a sphingoid toxin, is a potent inhibitor of the plasma membrane H+-ATPase. Planta. 221(4). 589–596. 31 indexed citations
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Sánchez-Rangel, Diana, et al.. (2005). Fumonisin Production by Fusarium verticillioides Strains Isolated from Maize in Mexico and Development of a Polymerase Chain Reaction to Detect Potential Toxigenic Strains in Grains. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 53(22). 8565–8571. 49 indexed citations
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Castroviejo, Michel, et al.. (2002). Maize replicative α‐type DNA polymerase: separation of polymerase and primase activities and recognition of primase subunits. Physiologia Plantarum. 114(4). 533–539. 5 indexed citations
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Plasencia, Javier, et al.. (1997). Comparison among DNA polymerases 1, 2 and 3 from maize embryo axes. A DNA primase activity copurifies with DNA polymerase 2. Plant Molecular Biology. 33(3). 445–455. 13 indexed citations
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Plasencia, Javier & C. J. Mirocha. (1991). Isolation and characterization of zearalenone sulfate produced by Fusarium spp. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 57(1). 146–150. 87 indexed citations
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Plasencia, Javier & Yvonne Rosenstein. (1990). Effect of in vivo administration of T-2 toxin on peritoneal murine macrophages. Toxicon. 28(5). 559–567. 4 indexed citations

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