Mário Soberón

14.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
205 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Mário Soberón is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Insect Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mário Soberón has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 180 papers in Molecular Biology, 149 papers in Insect Science and 86 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Mário Soberón's work include Insect Resistance and Genetics (169 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (115 papers) and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control (82 papers). Mário Soberón is often cited by papers focused on Insect Resistance and Genetics (169 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (115 papers) and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control (82 papers). Mário Soberón collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, China and United States. Mário Soberón's co-authors include Alejandra Bravo, Sarjeet S. Gill, Isabel Gómez, Liliana Pardo‐López, Supaporn Likitvivatanavong, Jorge Sánchez, Carlos Muñóz-Garay, Juan Miranda‐Ríos, Luisa Elena Fernández and Helena Porta 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

Mário Soberón

201 papers receiving 9.3k 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.

Mode of action of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry and Cyt toxins and their potential for insect control

2006 927 citations Alejandra Bravo, Mário Soberón et al. profile →
Bacillus thuringiensis: A story of a successful bioinsecticide

2011 774 citations Alejandra Bravo, Mário Soberón et al. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology profile →
Bacillus thuringiensisinsecticidal three-domain Cry toxins: mode of action, insect resistance and consequences for crop protection

2012 515 citations Liliana Pardo‐López, Mário Soberón et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mário Soberón Mexico	50	8.7k	6.8k	3.9k	373	277	205	9.6k
Alejandra Bravo Mexico	56	10.1k 1.2×	8.4k 1.2×	4.5k 1.1×	415 1.1×	223 0.8×	235	11.0k
Jeroen Van Rie Belgium	35	6.9k 0.8×	5.5k 0.8×	3.6k 0.9×	71 0.2×	216 0.8×	55	7.5k
Raymond J. St. Leger United States	64	6.1k 0.7×	8.8k 1.3×	4.8k 1.2×	169 0.5×	1.5k 5.5×	143	11.3k
Michael J. Adang United States	50	5.7k 0.7×	4.3k 0.6×	2.8k 0.7×	173 0.5×	167 0.6×	101	6.1k
Magdy M. Mahfouz Saudi Arabia	50	6.3k 0.7×	961 0.1×	4.2k 1.1×	243 0.7×	544 2.0×	105	7.6k
Walter R. Terra Brazil	49	4.7k 0.5×	4.9k 0.7×	2.0k 0.5×	436 1.2×	1.1k 3.9×	208	7.9k
Ruud A. de Maagd Netherlands	39	4.0k 0.5×	1.9k 0.3×	3.3k 0.8×	50 0.1×	181 0.7×	98	5.4k
Dwayne D. Hegedus Canada	40	2.7k 0.3×	1.4k 0.2×	2.9k 0.7×	114 0.3×	308 1.1×	136	5.1k
Karl Gordon Australia	38	2.7k 0.3×	1.9k 0.3×	2.0k 0.5×	113 0.3×	469 1.7×	97	4.3k
Henryk Czosnek Israel	48	1.9k 0.2×	3.8k 0.6×	6.1k 1.6×	179 0.5×	338 1.2×	142	7.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Mário Soberón

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mário Soberón

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Xu, Jikai, Xudong Li, Pengfei Zhu, et al.. (2025). Evolutionary selection of trimethoprim-resistant dfrA genes in lytic phages affects phage and host fitness during infection. Science Advances. 11(39). eadt4817–eadt4817. 1 indexed citations

Soberón, Mário & Alejandra Bravo. (2025). The Future of Bt Proteins: From Pore Formation and Insect Resistance to the Next Generation of Pest Control. Toxins. 17(11). 522–522.

Lu, Xiao-Ming, Li Chen, Ziwei Zhao, et al.. (2025). Two novel trimethoprim resistance genes, dfra50 and dfra51 , identified in phage-plasmids. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 69(7). e0169524–e0169524.

Huang, Guoqiang, Zhonglin Liu, Feng Chen, et al.. (2024). Silencing Ditylenchus destructor cathepsin L-like cysteine protease has negative pleiotropic effect on nematode ontogenesis. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 10030–10030. 3 indexed citations

Pacheco, Sabino, et al.. (2023). Structural changes upon membrane insertion of the insecticidal pore-forming toxins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis. Frontiers in Insect Science. 3. 1188891–1188891. 15 indexed citations

Pacheco, Sabino, Isabel Gómez, Mário Soberón, & Alejandra Bravo. (2022). A major conformational change of N‐terminal helices of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab insecticidal protein is necessary for membrane insertion and toxicity. FEBS Journal. 290(10). 2692–2705. 9 indexed citations

Guo, Zhaojiang, Shi Kang, Qingjun Wu, et al.. (2021). The regulation landscape of MAPK signaling cascade for thwarting Bacillus thuringiensis infection in an insect host. PLoS Pathogens. 17(9). e1009917–e1009917. 55 indexed citations

Zhang, Fengjuan, et al.. (2020). Systemic mitochondrial disruption is a key event in the toxicity of bacterial pore‐forming toxins to Caenorhabditis elegans . Environmental Microbiology. 23(9). 4896–4907. 6 indexed citations

Quan, Yudong, et al.. (2018). Characterization of the Cry1Ah resistance in Asian corn Borer and its cross-resistance to other Bacillus thuringiensis toxins. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 234–234. 30 indexed citations

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Grande, Ricardo, Jorge Sánchez, Bruce E. Tabashnik, et al.. (2018). The C-terminal protoxin region of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab toxin has a functional role in binding to GPI-anchored receptors in the insect midgut. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(52). 20263–20272. 30 indexed citations

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Soberón, Mário, et al.. (2017). Cell lines as models for the study of Cry toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 93. 66–78. 13 indexed citations

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Wang, Zeyu, Yuxiao Liu, Gemei Liang, et al.. (2016). Identification of ABCC2 as a binding protein of Cry1Ac on brush border membrane vesicles fromHelicoverpa armigeraby an improved pull‐down assay. MicrobiologyOpen. 5(4). 659–669. 31 indexed citations

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Muñóz-Garay, Carlos, Liliana Pardo‐López, Nuria Jiménez-Juárez, et al.. (2009). Characterization of the mechanism of action of the genetically modified Cry1AbMod toxin that is active against Cry1Ab-resistant insects. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1788(10). 2229–2237. 40 indexed citations

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Ibarra, Jorge E., Enrique Galindo, José Antonio Ortega Carrillo, et al.. (2006). Los microorganismos en el control biológico de insectos y fitopatógenos. 48(2). 113–120. 5 indexed citations

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Pardo‐López, Liliana, Isabel Gómez, Carlos Muñóz-Garay, et al.. (2006). Structural and functional analysis of the pre-pore and membrane-inserted pore of Cry1Ab toxin. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 92(3). 172–177. 20 indexed citations

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Miranda‐Ríos, Juan, et al.. (2001). A conserved RNA structure ( thi box) is involved in regulation of thiamin biosynthetic gene expression in bacteria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(17). 9736–9741. 185 indexed citations

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Romero, David, et al.. (2000). Expression pattern of Rhizobium etli ccmIEFH genes involved in c-type cytochrome maturation. Gene. 250(1-2). 149–157. 4 indexed citations

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Girard, Lourdes, et al.. (2000). Differential Regulation of fixN-Reiterated Genes in Rhizobium etli by a Novel fixL—fixK Cascade. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 13(12). 1283–1292. 59 indexed citations

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Yurgel, Svetlana N., et al.. (1998). Isolation ofSinorhizobium melilotiTn5mutants with altered cytochrome terminal oxidase expression and improved symbiotic performance. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 165(1). 167–173. 17 indexed citations

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Soberón, Mário & Alicia González. (1987). Physiological Role of Glutaminase Activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Microbiology. 133(1). 1–8. 33 indexed citations

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