José León

9.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

José León is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, José León has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Plant Science, 38 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in José León's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (34 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (20 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (17 papers). José León is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (34 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (20 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (17 papers). José León collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Germany. José León's co-authors include José Juan Sánchez‐Serrano, Ilya Raskin, Enrique Rojo, Jorge Lozano‐Juste, Michael Lawton, Mari‐Cruz Castillo, Nasser Yalpani, Cristina Martínez, Elena Titarenko and Vladimir Shulaev and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

José León

68 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

Wound signalling in plants 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 200 400 600
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.

  1. Wound signalling in plants
    2001 648 citations José León, José Juan Sánchez‐Serrano et al. Journal of Experimental Botany profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
José León Spain 40 5.6k 2.8k 834 320 296 69 6.5k
Jürgen Zeier Germany 45 6.2k 1.1× 2.4k 0.9× 394 0.5× 253 0.8× 486 1.6× 62 7.0k
Alain Pugin France 43 7.3k 1.3× 2.8k 1.0× 428 0.5× 314 1.0× 831 2.8× 82 8.2k
Yusuke Jikumaru Japan 46 7.1k 1.3× 4.0k 1.4× 422 0.5× 435 1.4× 177 0.6× 77 7.9k
Pradeep Kachroo United States 50 7.6k 1.4× 2.9k 1.0× 539 0.6× 229 0.7× 644 2.2× 94 8.6k
Susanne Berger Germany 35 3.5k 0.6× 2.0k 0.7× 716 0.9× 273 0.9× 388 1.3× 62 4.6k
Shigemi Seo Japan 45 5.1k 0.9× 2.7k 1.0× 993 1.2× 316 1.0× 301 1.0× 100 6.0k
Aardra Kachroo United States 46 5.3k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 413 0.5× 328 1.0× 380 1.3× 76 6.1k
Yiji Xia Hong Kong 38 4.8k 0.9× 4.1k 1.5× 199 0.2× 133 0.4× 286 1.0× 82 6.6k
Raimund Tenhaken Austria 31 5.0k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 193 0.2× 252 0.8× 465 1.6× 71 5.9k
Byung‐Wook Yun South Korea 45 5.7k 1.0× 2.5k 0.9× 162 0.2× 228 0.7× 374 1.3× 152 6.9k

Countries citing papers authored by José León

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Fields of papers citing papers by José León

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of José León

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

All Works

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Sandalio, Luisa M., et al.. (2023). Reactive oxygen species- and nitric oxide-dependent regulation of ion and metal homeostasis in plants. Journal of Experimental Botany. 74(19). 5970–5988. 21 indexed citations
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León, José. (2022). Protein Tyrosine Nitration in Plant Nitric Oxide Signaling. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 859374–859374. 21 indexed citations
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Romero‐Puertas, María C., María Ángeles Peláez‐Vico, Diana M. Pazmiño, et al.. (2021). Insights into ROS‐dependent signalling underlying transcriptomic plant responses to the herbicide 2,4‐D. Plant Cell & Environment. 45(2). 572–590. 18 indexed citations
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Costa, Á. S., Carlos Perea-Resa, Mari‐Cruz Castillo, et al.. (2018). Nitric Oxide Controls Constitutive Freezing Tolerance in Arabidopsis by Attenuating the Levels of Osmoprotectants, Stress-Related Hormones and Anthocyanins. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 9268–9268. 42 indexed citations
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Belda‐Palazón, Borja, Lesia Rodríguez, Ángeles Fernández, et al.. (2016). FYVE1/FREE1 Interacts with the PYL4 ABA Receptor and Mediates Its Delivery to the Vacuolar Degradation Pathway. The Plant Cell. 28(9). 2291–2311. 140 indexed citations
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León, José, Á. S. Costa, & Mari‐Cruz Castillo. (2016). Nitric oxide triggers a transient metabolic reprogramming in Arabidopsis. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 37945–37945. 30 indexed citations
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Coego, Alberto, Csaba Koncz, Juan C. del Pozo, et al.. (2014). The TRANSPLANTA collection of Arabidopsis lines: a resource for functional analysis of transcription factors based on their conditional overexpression. The Plant Journal. 77(6). 944–953. 83 indexed citations
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Mir, Ricardo, M. Luisa Hernández, Eliane Abou‐Mansour, et al.. (2013). Pathogen and Circadian Controlled 1 (PCC1) regulates polar lipid content, ABA-related responses, and pathogen defence in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany. 64(11). 3385–3395. 23 indexed citations
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Ibrahim, Sally, A. M. Schubert, Klaus Pillen, & José León. (2012). Comparison of QTLs for drought tolerance traits between two advanced backcross populations of spring wheat.. International journal of agriscience.. 2(3). 216–227. 7 indexed citations
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Ibrahim, Sally, A. M. Schubert, Klaus Pillen, & José León. (2012). QTL analysis of drought tolerance for seedling root morphological traits in an advanced backcross population of spring wheat.. International journal of agriscience.. 2(7). 619–629. 22 indexed citations
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Lozano‐Juste, Jorge, et al.. (2011). In vivo protein tyrosine nitration in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany. 62(10). 3501–3517. 156 indexed citations
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L’Haridon, Floriane, Angélique Besson‐Bard, Matteo Binda, et al.. (2011). A Permeable Cuticle Is Associated with the Release of Reactive Oxygen Species and Induction of Innate Immunity. PLoS Pathogens. 7(7). e1002148–e1002148. 127 indexed citations
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Álvarez, Consolación, Jorge Lozano‐Juste, Luís C. Romero, et al.. (2010). Inhibition of Arabidopsis O-Acetylserine(thiol)lyase A1 by Tyrosine Nitration. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(1). 578–586. 44 indexed citations
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Castillo, Mari‐Cruz & José León. (2008). Expression of the β-oxidation gene 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase 2 (KAT2) is required for the timely onset of natural and dark-induced leaf senescence in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 59(8). 2171–2179. 53 indexed citations
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Farmaki, Theodora, Maite Sanmartín, Pedro Jiménez, et al.. (2006). Differential distribution of the lipoxygenase pathway enzymes within potato chloroplasts. Journal of Experimental Botany. 58(3). 555–568. 92 indexed citations
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León, José, Joaquı́n Royo, Guy Vancanneyt, et al.. (2002). Lipoxygenase H1 Gene Silencing Reveals a Specific Role in Supplying Fatty Acid Hydroperoxides for Aliphatic Aldehyde Production. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(1). 416–423. 81 indexed citations
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León, José, et al.. (1995). Biosynthesis and metabolism of salicylic acid.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 92(10). 4076–4079. 249 indexed citations

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