María R. Rojas

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

María R. Rojas is a scholar working on Plant Science, Endocrinology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, María R. Rojas has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Plant Science, 15 papers in Endocrinology and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in María R. Rojas's work include Plant Virus Research Studies (47 papers), Plant and Fungal Interactions Research (15 papers) and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (12 papers). María R. Rojas is often cited by papers focused on Plant Virus Research Studies (47 papers), Plant and Fungal Interactions Research (15 papers) and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (12 papers). María R. Rojas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Mali. María R. Rojas's co-authors include R. L. Gilbertson, William J. Lucas, Charles Hagen, Tatsuya Kon, F. Murilo Zerbini, Mysore R. Sudarshana, Beatriz Xoconostle‐Cázares, Raquel Salati, Hao Jiang and D. P. Maxwell and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

María R. Rojas

53 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Use of Degenerate Primers... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 200 400 600
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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. Use of Degenerate Primers in the Polymerase Chain Reaction to Detect Whitefly-Transmitted Geminiviruses
    1993 656 citations María R. Rojas Plant Disease profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
María R. Rojas United States 28 3.3k 886 865 567 427 53 3.4k
Rafael F. Rivera-Bustamante Mexico 32 3.8k 1.1× 907 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 709 1.3× 401 0.9× 93 4.0k
V. G. Malathi India 23 2.5k 0.8× 647 0.7× 641 0.7× 638 1.1× 247 0.6× 83 3.0k
Scott Adkins United States 29 3.6k 1.1× 1.5k 1.6× 1.1k 1.2× 476 0.8× 198 0.5× 165 4.0k
Alice K. Inoue‐Nagata Brazil 26 2.5k 0.8× 985 1.1× 659 0.8× 264 0.5× 324 0.8× 138 2.6k
Ian Bedford United Kingdom 31 3.7k 1.1× 2.2k 2.5× 912 1.1× 602 1.1× 317 0.7× 66 4.2k
Elvira Fiallo‐Olivé Spain 23 2.7k 0.8× 1.3k 1.5× 643 0.7× 338 0.6× 341 0.8× 71 2.9k
Hervé Lecoq France 29 2.3k 0.7× 595 0.7× 743 0.9× 347 0.6× 325 0.8× 77 2.5k
Pasquale Saldarelli Italy 32 2.8k 0.9× 1.0k 1.2× 1.4k 1.7× 351 0.6× 491 1.1× 120 3.0k
Miguel A. Aranda Spain 43 4.3k 1.3× 1.0k 1.2× 1.2k 1.4× 1.2k 2.1× 245 0.6× 129 4.6k
B. E. L. Lockhart United States 30 2.6k 0.8× 502 0.6× 686 0.8× 639 1.1× 254 0.6× 146 2.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of María R. Rojas

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All Works

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Boiteux, L. S., et al.. (2023). Tomato golden net virus and tomato yellow net virus: two novel New World begomoviruses with monopartite genomes. Archives of Virology. 168(9). 235–235. 1 indexed citations
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Maliano, Minor R., M. A. Macedo, María R. Rojas, & R. L. Gilbertson. (2021). Weed-infecting viruses in a tropical agroecosystem present different threats to crops and evolutionary histories. PLoS ONE. 16(4). e0250066–e0250066. 7 indexed citations
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Macedo, M. A., et al.. (2019). Complete sequence of a new bipartite begomovirus infecting Sida sp. in Northeastern Brazil. Archives of Virology. 165(1). 253–256. 4 indexed citations
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Batuman, Özgur, Thomas A. Turini, Paulo Oliveira, et al.. (2016). First Report of a Resistance-Breaking Strain of Tomato spotted wilt virus Infecting Tomatoes With the Sw-5 Tospovirus-Resistance Gene in California. Plant Disease. 101(4). 637–637. 39 indexed citations
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Stewart, Cheryl, et al.. (2014). Mixed infection of Sida jamaicensis in Jamaica reveals the presence of three recombinant begomovirus DNA A components. Archives of Virology. 159(9). 2509–2512. 10 indexed citations
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Yoo, Soo‐Cheul, Cheng Chen, María R. Rojas, et al.. (2013). Phloem long‐distance delivery of FLOWERING LOCUS T ( FT ) to the apex. The Plant Journal. 75(3). 456–468. 79 indexed citations
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Moreira, L., et al.. (2013). Occurrence of Squash yellow mild mottle virus and Pepper golden mosaic virus in Potential New Hosts in Costa Rica. The Plant Pathology Journal. 29(3). 285–293. 4 indexed citations
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Rojo, Leonel E., et al.. (2009). Antioxidant capacity and polyphenolic content of twelve traditionally used herbal medicinal infusions from the South American Andes.. Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas. 8(6). 498–508. 18 indexed citations
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Kon, Tatsuya, et al.. (2009). Roles and interactions of begomoviruses and satellite DNAs associated with okra leaf curl disease in Mali, West Africa. Journal of General Virology. 90(4). 1001–1013. 75 indexed citations
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DeSantis, Todd Z., Philip Hugenholtz, N. Larsen, et al.. (2006). Greengenes: Chimera-checked 16S rRNA gene database and workbench compatible in ARB. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 10 indexed citations
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Rojas, María R., Charles Hagen, William J. Lucas, & R. L. Gilbertson. (2005). Exploiting Chinks in the Plant's Armor: Evolution and Emergence of Geminiviruses. Annual Review of Phytopathology. 43(1). 361–394. 446 indexed citations
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Lee, Jung‐Youn, Byung-Chun Yoo, María R. Rojas, et al.. (2003). Selective Trafficking of Non-Cell-Autonomous Proteins Mediated by NtNCAPP1. Science. 299(5605). 392–396. 128 indexed citations
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Gilbertson, R. L., Mysore R. Sudarshana, Hao Jiang, María R. Rojas, & William J. Lucas. (2003). Limitations on Geminivirus Genome Size Imposed by Plasmodesmata and Virus-Encoded Movement Protein: Insights into DNA Trafficking. The Plant Cell. 15(11). 2578–2591. 58 indexed citations
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Guzmán, P., Mysore R. Sudarshana, Young‐Su Seo, et al.. (2000). A New Bipartite Geminivirus (Begomovirus) Causing Leaf Curl and Crumpling in Cucurbits in the Imperial Valley of California. Plant Disease. 84(4). 488–488. 37 indexed citations
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Rojas, María R., Amine Noueiry, William J. Lucas, & R. L. Gilbertson. (1998). Bean Dwarf Mosaic Geminivirus Movement Proteins Recognize DNA in a Form- and Size-Specific Manner. Cell. 95(1). 105–113. 102 indexed citations
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Gilbertson, R. L., et al.. (1993). Pseudorecombination between infectious cloned DNA components of tomato mottle and bean dwarf mosaic geminiviruses. Journal of General Virology. 74(1). 23–31. 70 indexed citations
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Rojas, María R.. (1993). Use of Degenerate Primers in the Polymerase Chain Reaction to Detect Whitefly-Transmitted Geminiviruses. Plant Disease. 77(4). 340–340. 656 indexed citations breakdown →

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