Sofia Spormann

449 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 327 citations indexed

About

Sofia Spormann is a scholar working on Plant Science, Pollution and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sofia Spormann has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 327 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Plant Science, 4 papers in Pollution and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Sofia Spormann's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (6 papers), Weed Control and Herbicide Applications (3 papers) and Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (3 papers). Sofia Spormann is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (6 papers), Weed Control and Herbicide Applications (3 papers) and Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (3 papers). Sofia Spormann collaborates with scholars based in Portugal and Netherlands. Sofia Spormann's co-authors include Cristiano Soares, Fernanda Fidalgo, Ruth Pereira, Jorge Teixeira, Bruno Sousa, Maria Martins, Viviana Martins, Hernâni Gerós, Manuel Azenha and Cláudia Pereira and has published in prestigious journals such as Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Environmental Pollution and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Sofia Spormann

9 papers receiving 323 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Accumulation of Proline in Plants under Contaminated Soils—Are We on the Same Page?

2023 102 citations Sofia Spormann, Maria Martins et al. Antioxidants profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sofia Spormann Portugal	7	273	104	59	25	20	10	327
Paula Fabiane Martins Brazil	11	245 0.9×	155 1.5×	73 1.2×	21 0.8×	17 0.8×	18	383
Xianhui Lin China	5	306 1.1×	114 1.1×	55 0.9×	23 0.9×	17 0.8×	6	388
Junli Liu China	9	363 1.3×	104 1.0×	54 0.9×	9 0.4×	15 0.8×	20	443
Tiba Nazar Ibrahim Al Azzawi South Korea	9	328 1.2×	45 0.4×	85 1.4×	21 0.8×	9 0.5×	12	399
Kerim Schellingen Belgium	9	473 1.7×	129 1.2×	86 1.5×	24 1.0×	7 0.3×	9	546
Samiah Arif China	12	206 0.8×	60 0.6×	64 1.1×	44 1.8×	8 0.4×	23	312
Yibin Lin China	5	293 1.1×	106 1.0×	29 0.5×	25 1.0×	31 1.6×	12	369
Bhumesh Kumar India	7	319 1.2×	63 0.6×	42 0.7×	12 0.5×	12 0.6×	16	370
Narottam Dey India	12	409 1.5×	49 0.5×	107 1.8×	9 0.4×	17 0.8×	54	486
Deepanjali Verma India	7	414 1.5×	68 0.7×	188 3.2×	16 0.6×	16 0.8×	16	481

Countries citing papers authored by Sofia Spormann

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sofia Spormann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sofia Spormann

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All Works

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Spormann, Sofia, Cláudia Pereira, Cristiano Soares, et al.. (2025). Dissecting the physiology of wild tomatoes under abiotic stress: Dynamic photosynthesis and metabolic adaptations to combined drought and salinity. Journal of Plant Physiology. 316. 154664–154664.

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Spormann, Sofia, Cristiano Soares, Manuel Azenha, Viviana Martins, & Fernanda Fidalgo. (2024). A look into osmotic, ionic, and redox adjustments in wild tomato species under combined salt and water stress. Plant Stress. 13. 100510–100510. 4 indexed citations

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Spormann, Sofia, et al.. (2023). Accumulation of Proline in Plants under Contaminated Soils—Are We on the Same Page?. Antioxidants. 12(3). 666–666. 102 indexed citations breakdown →

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Spormann, Sofia, et al.. (2022). Ascorbate Supplementation: A Blessing in Disguise for Tomato Seedlings Exposed to NiO Nanoparticles. Agriculture. 12(10). 1546–1546. 4 indexed citations

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Spormann, Sofia, Cristiano Soares, Viviana Martins, et al.. (2022). Early Activation of Antioxidant Responses in Ni-Stressed Tomato Cultivars Determines Their Resilience Under Co-exposure to Drought. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 42(2). 877–891. 17 indexed citations

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Martins, Viviana, Cristiano Soares, Sofia Spormann, Fernanda Fidalgo, & Hernâni Gerós. (2021). Vineyard calcium sprays reduce the damage of postharvest grape berries by stimulating enzymatic antioxidant activity and pathogen defense genes, despite inhibiting phenolic synthesis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 162. 48–55. 17 indexed citations

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Spormann, Sofia, Cristiano Soares, Jorge Teixeira, & Fernanda Fidalgo. (2020). Polyamines as key regulatory players in plants under metal stress—A way for an enhanced tolerance. Annals of Applied Biology. 178(2). 209–226. 51 indexed citations

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Spormann, Sofia, Cristiano Soares, & Fernanda Fidalgo. (2019). Salicylic acid alleviates glyphosate-induced oxidative stress in Hordeum vulgare L. Journal of Environmental Management. 241. 226–234. 52 indexed citations

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Soares, Cristiano, Ruth Pereira, Sofia Spormann, & Fernanda Fidalgo. (2019). Is soil contamination by a glyphosate commercial formulation truly harmless to non-target plants? – Evaluation of oxidative damage and antioxidant responses in tomato. Environmental Pollution. 247. 256–265. 72 indexed citations

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Soares, Cristiano, Sofia Spormann, & Fernanda Fidalgo. (2018). Salicylic acid improves the performance of the enzymatic antioxidant system of barley exposed to glyphosate. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 120. S157–S157. 8 indexed citations

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