Leonor Alegre

6.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
59 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Leonor Alegre is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Leonor Alegre has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Plant Science, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Leonor Alegre's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (31 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (20 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (17 papers). Leonor Alegre is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (31 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (20 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (17 papers). Leonor Alegre collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Belgium and Germany. Leonor Alegre's co-authors include Sergi Munné‐Bosch, Iker Hernández, Tana Jubany-Marí, Frank Van Breusegem, Karin Schwarz, Salvador Nogués, Marta López‐Carbonell, Maren Müller, J. L. Araus and Luís Tapia and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and FEBS Letters.

In The Last Decade

Leonor Alegre

59 papers receiving 4.5k 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.

Die and let live: leaf senescence contributes to plant survival under drought stress

2004 552 citations Sergi Munné‐Bosch, Leonor Alegre Functional Plant Biology profile →
How relevant are flavonoids as antioxidants in plants?

2009 536 citations Iker Hernández, Leonor Alegre et al. Trends in Plant Science profile →
The Function of Tocopherols and Tocotrienols in Plants

2002 525 citations Sergi Munné‐Bosch, Leonor Alegre profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leonor Alegre Spain	32	3.4k	1.7k	849	763	424	59	4.7k
Cecilia Brunetti Italy	37	3.2k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	679 0.8×	469 0.6×	509 1.2×	100	4.5k
Luca Sebastiani Italy	37	3.2k 0.9×	860 0.5×	627 0.7×	497 0.7×	571 1.3×	174	4.6k
S. Aubert France	34	2.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	787 0.9×	226 0.3×	524 1.2×	57	4.0k
Lailiang Cheng United States	47	5.3k 1.6×	2.5k 1.5×	811 1.0×	412 0.5×	582 1.4×	167	6.4k
Violeta Velikova Bulgaria	35	7.2k 2.1×	2.3k 1.3×	458 0.5×	955 1.3×	427 1.0×	93	9.1k
Cheruth Abdul Jaleel India	46	7.7k 2.3×	1.8k 1.0×	270 0.3×	419 0.5×	661 1.6×	114	8.9k
Zoran G. Cerović France	37	3.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	435 0.5×	547 0.7×	531 1.3×	75	4.3k
Marek Živčák Slovakia	42	5.6k 1.6×	2.1k 1.2×	252 0.3×	612 0.8×	347 0.8×	94	7.3k
José Ignacio García‐Plazaola Spain	44	3.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	547 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	144 0.3×	138	4.8k
Javier Abadı́a Spain	64	9.5k 2.8×	1.8k 1.0×	200 0.2×	488 0.6×	260 0.6×	208	11.0k

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Siles, Laura, et al.. (2015). Enhanced tocopherol levels during early germination events in Chamaerops humilis var. humilis seeds. Phytochemistry. 118. 1–8. 7 indexed citations

Brossa, Ricard, Marta Pintó‐Marijuan, Rita Francisco, et al.. (2014). Redox proteomics and physiological responses in Cistus albidus shrubs subjected to long-term summer drought followed by recovery. Planta. 241(4). 803–822. 32 indexed citations

Brossa, Ricard, Marta Pintó‐Marijuan, Keni Jiang, Leonor Alegre, & Lewis J. Feldman. (2013). Assessing the regulation of leaf redox status under water stress conditions inArabidopsis thaliana. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 8(7). e24781–e24781. 11 indexed citations

Hernández, Iker, Leonor Alegre, & Sergi Munné‐Bosch. (2010). Plant aging and excess light enhance flavan-3-ol content in Cistus clusii. Journal of Plant Physiology. 168(2). 96–102. 22 indexed citations

Hernández, Iker, Leonor Alegre, Frank Van Breusegem, & Sergi Munné‐Bosch. (2009). How relevant are flavonoids as antioxidants in plants?. Trends in Plant Science. 14(3). 125–132. 536 indexed citations breakdown →

Jubany-Marí, Tana, Sergi Munné‐Bosch, Marta López‐Carbonell, & Leonor Alegre. (2008). Hydrogen peroxide is involved in the acclimation of the Mediterranean shrub, Cistus albidus L., to summer drought. Journal of Experimental Botany. 60(1). 107–120. 74 indexed citations

Munné‐Bosch, Sergi, Elmar W. Weiler, Leonor Alegre, et al.. (2006). α-Tocopherol may influence cellular signaling by modulating jasmonic acid levels in plants. Planta. 225(3). 681–691. 94 indexed citations

Hernández, Iker, Leonor Alegre, & Sergi Munné‐Bosch. (2006). Enhanced oxidation of flavan-3-ols and proanthocyanidin accumulation in water-stressed tea plants. Phytochemistry. 67(11). 1120–1126. 80 indexed citations

Müller, Maren, Iker Hernández, Leonor Alegre, & Sergi Munné‐Bosch. (2005). Enhanced α-tocopherol quinone levels and xanthophyll cycle de-epoxidation in rosemary plants exposed to water deficit during a Mediterranean winter. Journal of Plant Physiology. 163(6). 601–606. 33 indexed citations

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Munné‐Bosch, Sergi & Leonor Alegre. (2004). Die and let live: leaf senescence contributes to plant survival under drought stress. Functional Plant Biology. 31(3). 203–216. 552 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hernández, Iker, Leonor Alegre, & Sergi Munné‐Bosch. (2004). Drought-induced changes in flavonoids and other low molecular weight antioxidants in Cistus clusii grown under Mediterranean field conditions. Tree Physiology. 24(11). 1303–1311. 171 indexed citations

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Munné‐Bosch, Sergi, Tana Jubany-Marí, & Leonor Alegre. (2003). Enhanced photo- and antioxidative protection, and hydrogen peroxide accumulation in drought-stressed Cistus clusii and Cistus albidus plants. Tree Physiology. 23(1). 1–12. 61 indexed citations

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Munné‐Bosch, Sergi & Leonor Alegre. (2002). Plant aging increases oxidative stress in chloroplasts. Planta. 214(4). 608–615. 160 indexed citations

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Munné‐Bosch, Sergi, Marta López‐Carbonell, Leonor Alegre, & Harry A. Van Onckelen. (2002). Effect of drought and high solar radiation on 1‐aminocyclopropane‐1‐carboxylic acid and abscisic acid concentrations in Rosmarinus officinalis plants. Physiologia Plantarum. 114(3). 380–386. 17 indexed citations

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Munné‐Bosch, Sergi & Leonor Alegre. (2002). Interplay between ascorbic acid and lipophilic antioxidant defences in chloroplasts of water‐stressed Arabidopsis plants. FEBS Letters. 524(1-3). 145–148. 77 indexed citations

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Nogués, Salvador, Sergi Munné‐Bosch, Jaume Casadesús, Marta López‐Carbonell, & Leonor Alegre. (2001). Daily time course of whole-shoot gas exchange rates in two drought-exposed Mediterranean shrubs. Tree Physiology. 21(1). 51–58. 27 indexed citations

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Munné‐Bosch, Sergi & Leonor Alegre. (2000). The significance of β-carotene, α-tocopherol and the xanthophyll cycle in droughted Melissa officinalis plants. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 27(2). 139–146. 42 indexed citations

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Munné‐Bosch, Sergi, Karin Schwarz, & Leonor Alegre. (1999). Enhanced Formation of α-Tocopherol and Highly Oxidized Abietane Diterpenes in Water-Stressed Rosemary Plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 121(3). 1047–1052. 141 indexed citations

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Alegre, Leonor, et al.. (1993). Ecophysiology of after-fire resprouts of Arbutus unedo L.. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 8(8). 107–119. 18 indexed citations

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López‐Carbonell, Marta, Leonor Alegre, Els Prinsen, & H. Van Onckelen. (1992). Diurnal fluctuations of endogenous IAA content in aralia leaves. Biologia Plantarum. 34(3-4). 223–227. 9 indexed citations

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