Patricia León

6.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
47 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Patricia León is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Patricia León has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Plant Science and 7 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Patricia León's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (28 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (20 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (15 papers). Patricia León is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (28 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (20 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (15 papers). Patricia León collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, United States and Australia. Patricia León's co-authors include Jen Sheen, Li Zhou, Analilia Arroyo-Becerra, Elizabeth Córdoba, Jyan-Chyun Jang, Araceli Cantero, Stuart Reichler, Mari L. Salmi, Manuel Rodríguez‐Concepción and Francisco Arenas‐Huertero and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Patricia León

44 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Hexokinase as a sugar sensor in higher plants.

1997 731 citations Patricia León et al. The Plant Cell profile →
A Unique Short-Chain Dehydrogenase/Reductase in Arabidopsis Glucose Signaling and Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis and Functions

2002 665 citations Analilia Arroyo-Becerra, Patricia León et al. The Plant Cell profile →
1-Deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate Synthase, a Limiting Enzyme for Plastidic Isoprenoid Biosynthesis in Plants

2001 519 citations Araceli Cantero, Stuart Reichler et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patricia León Mexico	27	3.7k	3.5k	783	199	194	47	5.4k
Paula Casati Argentina	39	3.7k 1.0×	3.6k 1.0×	732 0.9×	341 1.7×	153 0.8×	89	5.6k
Jean‐Marc Routaboul France	23	3.9k 1.1×	3.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.5×	224 1.1×	279 1.4×	31	5.2k
Florence Bouvier France	28	2.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.3×	1.4k 1.8×	185 0.9×	271 1.4×	32	3.3k
Ryan P. McQuinn United States	28	3.3k 0.9×	3.5k 1.0×	939 1.2×	137 0.7×	141 0.7×	39	4.7k
Philippe Hugueney France	32	2.9k 0.8×	1.7k 0.5×	1.2k 1.6×	328 1.6×	376 1.9×	71	4.0k
Giltsu Choi South Korea	45	6.4k 1.7×	7.5k 2.2×	535 0.7×	272 1.4×	82 0.4×	82	8.8k
Maria Magallanes‐Lundback United States	22	1.5k 0.4×	1.2k 0.4×	831 1.1×	134 0.7×	112 0.6×	27	2.4k
Meike Burow Denmark	39	3.4k 0.9×	3.3k 1.0×	155 0.2×	198 1.0×	119 0.6×	77	4.6k
Yoshihiro Ozeki Japan	36	2.7k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	686 0.9×	210 1.1×	89 0.5×	150	3.4k
Bilal Camara France	33	3.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.3×	1.6k 2.1×	216 1.1×	333 1.7×	51	3.7k

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Napsucialy‐Mendivil, Selene, et al.. (2025). Apocarotenoid signaling regulates meristem activity and shapes shoot and root lateral organ formation in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 199(2).

León, Patricia, et al.. (2025). Deciphering plastid retrograde signals and their roles in plant development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 88. 102813–102813.

León, Patricia, et al.. (2023). Plastids: diving into their diversity, their functions, and their role in plant development. Journal of Experimental Botany. 74(8). 2508–2526. 30 indexed citations

Marshall, Lisa J., Patricia León, José Luis Chávez‐Servia, et al.. (2021). The importance of conserving Mexico's tomato agrodiversity to research plant biochemistry under different climates. Plants People Planet. 3(6). 703–709. 4 indexed citations

Córdoba, Elizabeth, et al.. (2021). Reassessing the evolution of the 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase family suggests a possible novel function for the DXS class 3 proteins. Plant Science. 310. 110960–110960. 14 indexed citations

López‐Bucio, Jesús Salvador, Javier Raya‐González, León Francisco Ruíz‐Herrera, et al.. (2018). Mitogen activated protein kinase 6 and MAP kinase phosphatase 1 are involved in the response of Arabidopsis roots to l-glutamate. Plant Molecular Biology. 96(4-5). 339–351. 11 indexed citations

Hou, Xin, John Rivers, Patricia León, Ryan P. McQuinn, & Barry J. Pogson. (2016). Synthesis and Function of Apocarotenoid Signals in Plants. Trends in Plant Science. 21(9). 792–803. 249 indexed citations

Encarnación‐Guevara, Sergio, et al.. (2014). Proteomic analysis of chloroplast biogenesis (clb) mutants uncovers novel proteins potentially involved in the development of Arabidopsis thaliana chloroplasts. Journal of Proteomics. 111. 148–164. 13 indexed citations

Córdoba, Elizabeth, et al.. (2014). Sugar regulation of SUGAR TRANSPORTER PROTEIN 1 (STP1) expression in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66(1). 147–159. 40 indexed citations

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Córdoba, Elizabeth, et al.. (2013). Characterization of Evolutionarily Conserved Motifs Involved in Activity and Regulation of the ABA-INSENSITIVE (ABI) 4 Transcription Factor. Molecular Plant. 7(2). 422–436. 26 indexed citations

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López‐Bucio, José, Joseph Dubrovsky, Javier Raya‐González, et al.. (2013). Arabidopsis thaliana mitogen-activated protein kinase 6 is involved in seed formation and modulation of primary and lateral root development. Journal of Experimental Botany. 65(1). 169–183. 83 indexed citations

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León, Patricia, et al.. (2013). ABI4 and its role in chloroplast retrograde communication. Frontiers in Plant Science. 3. 304–304. 56 indexed citations

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Porta, Helena, et al.. (2011). Tobacco plants expressing the Cry1AbMod toxin suppress tolerance to Cry1Ab toxin of Manduca sexta cadherin-silenced larvae. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 41(7). 513–519. 10 indexed citations

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Córdoba, Elizabeth, Mari L. Salmi, & Patricia León. (2009). Unravelling the regulatory mechanisms that modulate the MEP pathway in higher plants. Journal of Experimental Botany. 60(10). 2933–2943. 264 indexed citations

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Phillips, Melissa S., Patricia León, Albert Boronat, & Manuel Rodríguez‐Concepción. (2008). The plastidial MEP pathway: unified nomenclature and resources. Trends in Plant Science. 13(12). 619–623. 207 indexed citations

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Chateigner‐Boutin, Anne‐Laure, M. Ramos-Vega, Arturo Guevara‐García, et al.. (2008). CLB19, a pentatricopeptide repeat protein required for editing of rpoA and clpP chloroplast transcripts. The Plant Journal. 56(4). 590–602. 223 indexed citations

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Guevara‐García, Arturo, et al.. (2005). Characterization of the Arabidopsis clb6 Mutant Illustrates the Importance of Posttranscriptional Regulation of the Methyl- d -Erythritol 4-Phosphate Pathway. The Plant Cell. 17(2). 628–643. 141 indexed citations

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Acevedo-Hernández, Gustavo, Patricia León, & Luís Herrera‐Estrella. (2005). Sugar and ABA responsiveness of a minimal RBCS light‐responsive unit is mediated by direct binding of ABI4. The Plant Journal. 43(4). 506–519. 133 indexed citations

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Cantero, Araceli, et al.. (2001). 1-Deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate Synthase, a Limiting Enzyme for Plastidic Isoprenoid Biosynthesis in Plants. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(25). 22901–22909. 519 indexed citations breakdown →

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León, Patricia, Analilia Arroyo-Becerra, & Sally A. Mackenzie. (1998). NUCLEAR CONTROL OF PLASTID AND MITOCHONDRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHER PLANTS. Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology. 49(1). 453–480. 132 indexed citations

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