Jorge J. Casal

15.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
201 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Jorge J. Casal is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Jorge J. Casal has authored 201 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 189 papers in Plant Science, 102 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Jorge J. Casal's work include Light effects on plants (164 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (121 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (90 papers). Jorge J. Casal is often cited by papers focused on Light effects on plants (164 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (121 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (90 papers). Jorge J. Casal collaborates with scholars based in Argentina, United States and Germany. Jorge J. Casal's co-authors include Marcelo J. Yanovsky, R. A. Sánchez, V. A. Deregibus, Marı́a Agustina Mazzella, Carlos L. Ballaré, Rodolfo A. Sánchez, Martina Legris, Romina Sellaro, H. SMITH and Sureshkumar Balasubramanian and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Jorge J. Casal

200 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Phytochrome B integrates light and temperature signals in Arabidopsis

2016 653 citations Martina Legris, Cornelia Klose et al. Science profile →
Photoreceptor Signaling Networks in Plant Responses to Shade

2013 630 citations Jorge J. Casal Annual Review of Plant Biology profile →
Thermomorphogenesis

2019 280 citations Jorge J. Casal, Sureshkumar Balasubramanian Annual Review of Plant Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jorge J. Casal Argentina	62	10.7k	5.7k	1.0k	923	472	201	11.9k
Ronald Pierik Netherlands	54	8.5k 0.8×	3.9k 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	352 0.4×	404 0.9×	182	9.7k
James B. Reid Australia	52	8.2k 0.8×	4.7k 0.8×	902 0.9×	562 0.6×	217 0.5×	213	9.8k
Matthias Erb Switzerland	62	9.2k 0.9×	3.4k 0.6×	2.6k 2.6×	304 0.3×	371 0.8×	164	12.4k
Matthew J. Paul United Kingdom	49	8.2k 0.8×	3.3k 0.6×	408 0.4×	701 0.8×	128 0.3×	122	9.6k
Carlos L. Ballaré Argentina	64	9.7k 0.9×	3.5k 0.6×	3.2k 3.2×	634 0.7×	963 2.0×	123	12.6k
Rishikesh P. Bhalerao Sweden	59	11.8k 1.1×	8.5k 1.5×	626 0.6×	406 0.4×	337 0.7×	130	13.4k
Julie E. Gray United Kingdom	54	7.7k 0.7×	4.3k 0.8×	937 0.9×	281 0.3×	210 0.4×	105	9.1k
Tom Beeckman Belgium	79	20.3k 1.9×	12.7k 2.2×	1.3k 1.3×	535 0.6×	143 0.3×	219	22.1k
Richard M. Amasino United States	83	22.0k 2.1×	17.5k 3.0×	1.1k 1.1×	688 0.7×	207 0.4×	165	24.5k
Nicole M. van Dam Netherlands	59	7.6k 0.7×	2.9k 0.5×	3.6k 3.6×	350 0.4×	1.1k 2.3×	213	10.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jorge J. Casal

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Roeder, Adrienne, Yiting Shi, Shuhua Yang, et al.. (2025). Translational insights into abiotic interactions: From Arabidopsis to crop plants. The Plant Cell. 37(7). 1 indexed citations

Sellaro, Romina, Maxime Durand, Pedro J. Aphalo, & Jorge J. Casal. (2024). Making the most of canopy light: shade avoidance under a fluctuating spectrum and irradiance. Journal of Experimental Botany. 76(3). 712–729. 8 indexed citations

Berli, Federico, et al.. (2024). Quantitative Proteomics Analysis of ABA- and GA3-Treated Malbec Berries Reveals Insights into H2O2 Scavenging and Anthocyanin Dynamics. Plants. 13(17). 2366–2366. 1 indexed citations

Rojas, Cecilia Costigliolo, Stephen Snipes, Punita Nagpal, et al.. (2023). PIF4 enhances the expression of SAUR genes to promote growth in response to nitrate. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(39). e2304513120–e2304513120. 9 indexed citations

Assuero, Silvia G., et al.. (2022). EARLY FLOWERING 3 represses the nighttime growth response to sucrose in Arabidopsis. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 21(11). 1869–1880. 1 indexed citations

Boccaccini, Alessandra, Martina Legris, Johanna Krahmer, et al.. (2020). Low Blue Light Enhances Phototropism by Releasing Cryptochrome1-Mediated Inhibition of PIF4 Expression. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 183(4). 1780–1793. 29 indexed citations

Robson, T. Matthew, et al.. (2020). Contributions of cryptochromes and phototropins to stomatal opening through the day. Functional Plant Biology. 47(3). 226–238. 13 indexed citations

Casal, Jorge J. & Sureshkumar Balasubramanian. (2019). Thermomorphogenesis. Annual Review of Plant Biology. 70(1). 321–346. 280 indexed citations breakdown →

Legris, Martina, et al.. (2019). Neighbour signals perceived by phytochrome B increase thermotolerance in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell & Environment. 42(9). 2554–2566. 33 indexed citations

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Legris, Martina, Cornelia Klose, E. Sethe Burgie, et al.. (2016). Phytochrome B integrates light and temperature signals in Arabidopsis. Science. 354(6314). 897–900. 653 indexed citations breakdown →

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Crepy, María & Jorge J. Casal. (2014). Photoreceptor‐mediated kin recognition in plants. New Phytologist. 205(1). 329–338. 104 indexed citations

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Cerdán, Pablo D., et al.. (2014). Phytochrome A Antagonizes PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR 1 to Prevent Over-Activation of Photomorphogenesis. Molecular Plant. 7(9). 1415–1428. 11 indexed citations

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Karayekov, Elizabeth, Romina Sellaro, Martina Legris, Marcelo J. Yanovsky, & Jorge J. Casal. (2013). Heat Shock–Induced Fluctuations in Clock and Light Signaling Enhance Phytochrome B–Mediated Arabidopsis Deetiolation. The Plant Cell. 25(8). 2892–2906. 45 indexed citations

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Sánchez‐Lamas, Maximiliano, et al.. (2010). Arabidopsis thaliana life without phytochromes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(10). 4776–4781. 145 indexed citations

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Symonds, V. Vaughan, Andrea Verónica Godoy, Teresa M. Alconada, et al.. (2005). Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci in Multiple Populations of Arabidopsis thaliana Identifies Natural Allelic Variation for Trichome Density. Genetics. 169(3). 1649–1658. 75 indexed citations

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Mazzella, Marı́a Agustina, María Verónica Arana, Roberto J. Staneloni, et al.. (2005). Phytochrome Control of the Arabidopsis Transcriptome Anticipates Seedling Exposure to Light. The Plant Cell. 17(9). 2507–2516. 35 indexed citations

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Yanovsky, Marcelo J. & Jorge J. Casal. (2004). How plants see. Natural history. 113(7). 32–37. 1 indexed citations

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Casal, Jorge J., Seth J Davis, András Viczián, et al.. (2002). The Serine-Rich N-Terminal Domain of Oat Phytochrome A Helps Regulate Light Responses and Subnuclear Localization of the Photoreceptor. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 129(3). 1127–1137. 51 indexed citations

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Bürgin, Maria, Jorge J. Casal, Garry C. Whitelam, & R. A. Sánchez. (1999). A light-regulated pool of phytochrome and rudimentary high-irradiance responses under far-red light in Pinus elliottii and Pseudotsuga menziesii. Journal of Experimental Botany. 50(335). 831–836. 16 indexed citations

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Casal, Jorge J., et al.. (1998). In vitro cross-linking of extensin precursors by mustard extracellular isoforms of peroxidase that respond either to phytochrome or to wounding. Journal of Experimental Botany. 49(326). 1491–1499. 17 indexed citations

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