Mercè Llugany

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Mercè Llugany is a scholar working on Plant Science, Nutrition and Dietetics and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Mercè Llugany has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 10 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Mercè Llugany's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (23 papers), Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (17 papers) and Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (12 papers). Mercè Llugany is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (23 papers), Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (17 papers) and Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (12 papers). Mercè Llugany collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Italy and Argentina. Mercè Llugany's co-authors include Charlotte Poschenrieder, Juan Barceló, Benet Gunsé, Petra Kidd, Soledad Martos, Catalina Cabot, Roser Tolrà, Berta Gallego, Jaume Bech and Manuel Valiente and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Mercè Llugany

47 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

A Role for Zinc in Plant Defense Against Pathogens and He... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200
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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. A Role for Zinc in Plant Defense Against Pathogens and Herbivores
    2019 234 citations Catalina Cabot, Soledad Martos et al. Frontiers in Plant Science profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mercè Llugany Spain 21 1.3k 428 177 171 167 49 1.9k
Aasma Parveen China 16 1.4k 1.1× 474 1.1× 107 0.6× 103 0.6× 80 0.5× 20 1.9k
Zaid Ulhassan China 29 1.7k 1.2× 674 1.6× 227 1.3× 201 1.2× 77 0.5× 69 2.6k
Ana G. L. Assunção Netherlands 19 1.8k 1.4× 732 1.7× 114 0.6× 144 0.8× 63 0.4× 26 2.2k
Abhay Kumar India 17 800 0.6× 538 1.3× 100 0.6× 63 0.4× 108 0.6× 42 1.5k
Qiling Tan China 27 1.8k 1.3× 417 1.0× 137 0.8× 112 0.7× 74 0.4× 109 2.3k
Ghulam Hassan Abbasi Pakistan 22 1.8k 1.4× 900 2.1× 178 1.0× 91 0.5× 88 0.5× 55 2.4k
Paula Cartes Chile 23 1.2k 0.9× 256 0.6× 204 1.2× 530 3.1× 136 0.8× 48 1.9k
Xuecheng Sun China 27 1.6k 1.2× 317 0.7× 117 0.7× 77 0.5× 57 0.3× 71 2.0k
Fakhir Hannan China 20 1.6k 1.2× 1.2k 2.8× 301 1.7× 102 0.6× 174 1.0× 46 2.5k
Paul F. Bell United States 20 960 0.7× 407 1.0× 109 0.6× 116 0.7× 132 0.8× 43 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mercè Llugany

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mercè Llugany

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bouzo, Carlos Alberto, Adrián A. Pérez, Mercè Llugany, et al.. (2025). Enhancing Nutritional and Functional Properties of Broccoli Leaves Through Selenium Biofortification: Potential for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioactive Compound Valorization. Agronomy. 15(2). 389–389. 3 indexed citations
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Bianucci, Eliana, Ana Furlán, Mercè Llugany, Charlotte Poschenrieder, & Roser Tolrà. (2025). Insights into the physiological and biochemical responses of peanut plants under combined arsenic and flooding stress. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 228. 110266–110266.
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Sánchez‐Martín, María‐Jesús, Mónica Gaggiotti, Laura Simonelli, et al.. (2025). Enhancing Organic Selenium Forms in Alfalfa Forage Through Inorganic Selenium Foliar Application: Insights from Laboratory and Field Studies Using X-Ray Spectroscopy. Agronomy. 15(3). 580–580. 1 indexed citations
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Busoms, Sílvia, et al.. (2024). At the core of salinity: Divergent transcriptomic responses to neutral and alkaline salinity in Arabidopsis thaliana. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 228. 105982–105982. 1 indexed citations
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Boada, Roberto, et al.. (2023). Mercury speciation in selenium enriched wheat plants hydroponically exposed to mercury pollution. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 21132–21132. 2 indexed citations
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Sánchez‐Martín, María‐Jesús, et al.. (2023). Selenium biofortification of microgreens: Influence on phytochemicals, pigments and nutrients. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 206. 108283–108283. 8 indexed citations
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Daranas, Núria, et al.. (2022). Grapevine response to a Dittrichia viscosa extract and a Bacillus velezensis strain. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 1075231–1075231. 3 indexed citations
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Martos, Soledad, et al.. (2021). Identifying the Specific Root Microbiome of the Hyperaccumulator Noccaea brachypetala Growing in Non-metalliferous Soils. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 639997–639997. 10 indexed citations
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Xiao, Tingting, Roberto Boada, Mercè Llugany, & Manuel Valiente. (2021). Co-application of Se and a biostimulant at different wheat growth stages: Influence on grain development. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 160. 184–192. 14 indexed citations
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Cabot, Catalina, Soledad Martos, Mercè Llugany, et al.. (2019). A Role for Zinc in Plant Defense Against Pathogens and Herbivores. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. 1171–1171. 234 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wali, Mariem, Benet Gunsé, Mercè Llugany, et al.. (2016). High salinity helps the halophyte Sesuvium portulacastrum in defense against Cd toxicity by maintaining redox balance and photosynthesis. Planta. 244(2). 333–346. 53 indexed citations
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Poschenrieder, Charlotte, et al.. (2015). Differential activation of genes related to aluminium tolerance in two contrasting rice cultivars. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 152. 160–166. 23 indexed citations
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Llugany, Mercè, et al.. (2014). Dual effects of different selenium species on wheat. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 83. 300–307. 77 indexed citations
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Llugany, Mercè, et al.. (2012). Cadmium exclusion a key factor in differential Cd-resistance in Thlaspi arvense ecotypes. Biologia Plantarum. 56(4). 729–734. 34 indexed citations
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Llugany, Mercè, et al.. (2007). Hiperacumulación de metales: ¿una ventaja para la planta y para el hombre?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16(2). 1–6. 7 indexed citations
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Llugany, Mercè, et al.. (2003). Influence of the Ca/Mg ratio on Cu resistance in three Silene armeria ecotypes adapted to calcareous soil or to different, Ni- or Cu-enriched, serpentine sites. Journal of Plant Physiology. 160(12). 1451–1456. 27 indexed citations
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Kidd, Petra, Mercè Llugany, Charlotte Poschenrieder, Benet Gunsé, & Juan Barceló. (2001). The role of root exudates in aluminium resistance and silicon‐induced amelioration of aluminium toxicity in three varieties of maize ( Zea mays L.). Journal of Experimental Botany. 52(359). 1339–1352. 36 indexed citations
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Llugany, Mercè, Charlotte Poschenrieder, & Juan Barceló. (2000). Assessment of Barium Toxicity in Bush Beans. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39(4). 440–444. 62 indexed citations

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