Ricardo Aroca

12.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
105 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Ricardo Aroca is a scholar working on Plant Science, Pharmacology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ricardo Aroca has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Plant Science, 18 papers in Pharmacology and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ricardo Aroca's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (53 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (52 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (41 papers). Ricardo Aroca is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (53 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (52 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (41 papers). Ricardo Aroca collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Italy and Belgium. Ricardo Aroca's co-authors include Juan Manuel Ruíz-Lozano, Rosa Porcel, Rosario Azcón, François Chaumont, Ángel M. Zamarreño, José María García‐Mina, Maurizio Ruzzi, Paolo Vernieri, Juan José Irigoyen and Manuel Sánchez‐Díaz and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Ricardo Aroca

104 papers receiving 8.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Regulation of root water uptake under abiotic stress conditions

2011 447 citations Ricardo Aroca, Rosa Porcel et al. Journal of Experimental Botany profile →
Salinity stress alleviation using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. A review

2011 428 citations Rosa Porcel, Ricardo Aroca et al. profile →
Regulation by arbuscular mycorrhizae of the integrated physiological response to salinity in plants: new challenges in physiological and molecular studies

2012 388 citations Juan Manuel Ruíz-Lozano, Rosa Porcel et al. Journal of Experimental Botany profile →
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria act as biostimulants in horticulture

2015 310 citations Ricardo Aroca et al. profile →
Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis induces strigolactone biosynthesis under drought and improves drought tolerance in lettuce and tomato

2015 302 citations Juan Manuel Ruíz-Lozano, Ricardo Aroca et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Role of Rhizophagus intraradices in Mitigating Salt Stress of Sulla carnosa Through Modulating Plant Hormones (ABA, SA, and JA) and Nutrient Profile 2025 ·Biology ·(unknown), Walid Zorrig, Ahmed Debez, (unknown), Ángel M. Zamarreño, José María García‐Mina, (unknown), Chédly Abdelly, Rosario Azcón, Ricardo Aroca	0
2	Nitrogen source and availability associate to mitochondrial respiratory pathways and symbiotic function in Lotus japonicus 2025 ·Journal of Plant Physiology ·(unknown), Carolina Sanhueza, (unknown), (unknown), Francisco Palma, Ricardo Aroca, Teodoro Coba de la Peña, Miguel López‐Gómez, Luisa Bascuñán‐Godoy, Néstor Fernández Del‐Saz	1
3	Genotype-Dependent Response of Root Microbiota and Leaf Metabolism in Olive Seedlings Subjected to Drought Stress 2024 ·Plants ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zohra Hamdi, Ahmed Mliki, Juan Manuel Ruíz-Lozano, Ricardo Aroca	5
4	Dual PGPR-AMF Inoculation Offsets Salinity Stress Impact on the Fodder Halophyte Sulla carnosa by Concomitantly Modulating Plant ABA Content and Leaf Antioxidant Response 2024 ·Journal of Plant Growth Regulation ·(unknown), (unknown), Ahmed Debez, Walid Zorrig, Chédly Abdelly, Ángel M. Zamarreño, José María García‐Mina, Rosario Azcón, Ricardo Aroca	2
5	Contrasting Regulation of Phaseolus vulgaris Root Hydraulic Properties Under Drought and Saline Conditions by Three Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Species From Soils with Divergent Moisture Regime 2024 ·Journal of soil science and plant nutrition ·Gorka Erice, Custodia Cano, Alberto Bago, Juan Manuel Ruíz-Lozano, Ricardo Aroca	3
6	A non-K+-solubilizing PGPB (Bacillus megaterium) increased K+ deprivation tolerance in Oryza sativa seedlings by up-regulating root K+ transporters 2023 ·Plant Physiology and Biochemistry ·(unknown), Ricardo Aroca	9
7	Short-Term Exposure to High Atmospheric Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD) Severely Impacts Durum Wheat Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism in the Absence of Edaphic Water Stress 2021 ·Plants ·(unknown), Fermı́n Morales, Iván Jauregui, Gorka Erice, Pedro M. Aparicio‐Tejo, Carmen González‐Murua, Ricardo Aroca, Juan José Irigoyen, Íker Aranjuelo	7
8	Phenotypic and molecular traits determine the tolerance of olive trees to drought stress 2019 ·Plant Physiology and Biochemistry ·Mónica Calvo‐Polanco, Juan Manuel Ruíz-Lozano, Rosario Azcón, (unknown), Carmen R. Beuzón, José Luis García Fernández, Manuel Cantos, Ricardo Aroca	20
9	Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and methyl jasmonate avoid the inhibition of root hydraulic conductivity caused by drought 2015 ·Mycorrhiza ·Beatriz Sánchez‐Romera, Juan Manuel Ruíz-Lozano, Ángel M. Zamarreño, José María García‐Mina, Ricardo Aroca	72
10	The Symbiosis with the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Rhizophagus irregularis Drives Root Water Transport in Flooded Tomato Plants 2014 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Mónica Calvo‐Polanco, (unknown), Ángel M. Zamarreño, José María García‐Mina, Ricardo Aroca	54
11	Mild Salt Stress Conditions Induce Different Responses in Root Hydraulic Conductivity of Phaseolus vulgaris Over-Time 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Mónica Calvo‐Polanco, Beatriz Sánchez‐Romera, Ricardo Aroca	39
12	Plant potassium content modifies the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis on root hydraulic properties in maize plants 2012 ·Mycorrhiza ·(unknown), Rosario Azcón, Juan Manuel Ruíz-Lozano, Ricardo Aroca	45
13	Regulation of root water uptake under abiotic stress conditions breakdown → 2011 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·Ricardo Aroca, Rosa Porcel, Juan Manuel Ruíz-Lozano	447
14	Hydrogen peroxide effects on root hydraulic properties and plasma membrane aquaporin regulation in Phaseolus vulgaris 2009 ·Plant Molecular Biology ·Karim Benabdellah, Juan Manuel Ruíz-Lozano, Ricardo Aroca	58
15	Interactions between Glomus species and Rhizobium strains affect the nutritional physiology of drought-stressed legume hosts 2009 ·Journal of Plant Physiology ·(unknown), Rosario Azcón, (unknown), Ricardo Aroca	53
16	Exogenous ABA accentuates the differences in root hydraulic properties between mycorrhizal and non mycorrhizal maize plants through regulation of PIP aquaporins 2009 ·Plant Molecular Biology ·Juan Manuel Ruíz-Lozano, María del Mar Alguacil, Gloria Bárzana, Paolo Vernieri, Ricardo Aroca	81
17	Plant Responses to Drought Stress and Exogenous ABA Application are Modulated Differently by Mycorrhization in Tomato and an ABA-deficient Mutant (Sitiens) 2008 ·Microbial Ecology ·Ricardo Aroca, María del Mar Alguacil, Paolo Vernieri, Juan Manuel Ruíz-Lozano	100
18	Mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal Lactuca sativa plants exhibit contrasting responses to exogenous ABA during drought stress and recovery 2008 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·Ricardo Aroca, Paolo Vernieri, Juan Manuel Ruíz-Lozano	151
19	Influence of Salinity on the In Vitro Development of Glomus intraradices and on the In Vivo Physiological and Molecular Responses of Mycorrhizal Lettuce Plants 2007 ·Microbial Ecology ·Farzad Jahromi, Ricardo Aroca, Rosa Porcel, Juan Manuel Ruíz-Lozano	226
20	Involvement of aquaporins and membrane integrity in root hydraulic conductance during chilling in maize 2004 ·Acta Physiologiae Plantarum ·Ricardo Aroca, (unknown), François Chaumont, M. J. Chrispeels	1

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