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Biology and Biochemistry
Brazil
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
82
Citations
22418
World Ranking
3727
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Adriano Nunes-Nesi is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Viçosa in Brazil. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The subfields of study they focus on include Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biochemistry, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their main research topics cover Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, Aluminum Toxicity and Tolerance in Plants and Animals, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects, Silicon Effects in Agriculture, and Plant Nutrient Uptake and Metabolism.

Adriano Nunes-Nesi has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Wagner L. Araújo, Alisdair R. Fernie, Agustín Zsögön, Marjorie Reyes-Díaz, and João Antônio Siqueira.

Their work has been published extensively in notable venues such as Trends in Plant Science, Environmental and Experimental Botany, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Plants, and The Plant Journal.

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Adriano Nunes-Nesi include the following:

  • Engineering Improved Photosynthesis in the Era of Synthetic Biology, 2020, Plant Communications
  • Boron: More Than an Essential Element for Land Plants?, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • How do vascular plants perform photosynthesis in extreme environments? An integrative ecophysiological and biochemical story, 2020, The Plant Journal
  • Role of boron and its interaction with other elements in plants, 2024, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • In Vivo NADH/NAD + Biosensing Reveals the Dynamics of Cytosolic Redox Metabolism in Plants, 2020, The Plant Cell

Best Publications

  • Amino Acid Catabolism in Plants

    Tatjana M. Hildebrandt;Adriano Nunes Nesi;Wagner L. Araújo;Hans-Peter Braun

  • Not just a circle: flux modes in the plant TCA cycle

    Lee J. Sweetlove;Katherine F.M. Beard;Adriano Nunes-Nesi;Alisdair R. Fernie

  • Metabolic and signaling aspects underpinning the regulation of plant carbon nitrogen interactions

    Adriano Nunes-Nesi;Alisdair R. Fernie;Mark Stitt

  • Evolution and metabolic significance of the urea cycle in photosynthetic diatoms

    Andrew E. Allen;Christopher L. Dupont;Miroslav Oborník;Aleš Horák

  • The role of amino acid metabolism during abiotic stress release.

    Willian Batista‐Silva;Willian Batista‐Silva;Björn Heinemann;Nils Rugen;Adriano Nunes‐Nesi

  • Integrated Analysis of Metabolite and Transcript Levels Reveals the Metabolic Shifts That Underlie Tomato Fruit Development and Highlight Regulatory Aspects of Metabolic Network Behavior

    Fernando Carrari;Charles Baxter;Björn Usadel;Ewa Urbanczyk-Wochniak

  • Glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid cycle are linked by alanine aminotransferase during hypoxia induced by waterlogging of Lotus japonicus.

    M. Rocha;F. Licausi;W. L. Araujo;A. Nunes-Nesi

  • Identification of the 2-Hydroxyglutarate and Isovaleryl-CoA Dehydrogenases as Alternative Electron Donors Linking Lysine Catabolism to the Electron Transport Chain of Arabidopsis Mitochondria

    Wagner L. Araújo;Kimitsune Ishizaki;Adriano Nunes-Nesi;Tony R. Larson

  • Enhanced Photosynthetic Performance and Growth as a Consequence of Decreasing Mitochondrial Malate Dehydrogenase Activity in Transgenic Tomato Plants

    Adriano Nunes-Nesi;Fernando Carrari;Anna Lytovchenko;Anna M.O. Smith

  • Silicon nutrition increases grain yield, which, in turn, exerts a feed-forward stimulation of photosynthetic rates via enhanced mesophyll conductance and alters primary metabolism in rice.

    Kelly C. Detmann;Wagner L. Araújo;Samuel C. V. Martins;Lílian M. V. P. Sanglard

  • Deficiency of mitochondrial fumarase activity in tomato plants impairs photosynthesis via an effect on stomatal function.

    Adriano Nunes-Nesi;Fernando Carrari;Yves Gibon;Ronan Sulpice

  • Metabolic control and regulation of the tricarboxylic acid cycle in photosynthetic and heterotrophic plant tissues.

    Wagner L. Araújo;Adriano Nunes-Nesi;Zoran Nikoloski;Lee J. Sweetlove

  • Metabolic Fluxes in an Illuminated Arabidopsis Rosette

    Marek Szecowka;Robert Heise;Takayuki Tohge;Adriano Nunes-Nesi

  • RNA Interference of LIN5 in Tomato Confirms Its Role in Controlling Brix Content, Uncovers the Influence of Sugars on the Levels of Fruit Hormones, and Demonstrates the Importance of Sucrose Cleavage for Normal Fruit Development and Fertility

    María Inés Zanor;Sonia Osorio;Adriano Nunes-Nesi;Fernando Carrari

  • Malate Plays a Crucial Role in Starch Metabolism, Ripening, and Soluble Solid Content of Tomato Fruit and Affects Postharvest Softening

    Danilo C. Centeno;Sonia Osorio;Adriano Nunes-Nesi;Ana L.F. Bertolo

  • Comparative analyses of C-4 and C-3 photosynthesis in developing leaves of maize and rice

    Lin Wang;Angelika Czedik-Eysenberg;Rachel A Mertz;Yaqing Si

  • Mitochondrial uncoupling protein is required for efficient photosynthesis

    Lee J. Sweetlove;Anna Lytovchenko;Megan Morgan;Adriano Nunes-Nesi

  • Evolution, structure and function of mitochondrial carriers: a review with new insights.

    Ferdinando Palmieri;Ciro L. Pierri;Anna De Grassi;Adriano Nunes-Nesi

  • Antisense Inhibition of the Iron-Sulphur Subunit of Succinate Dehydrogenase Enhances Photosynthesis and Growth in Tomato via an Organic Acid–Mediated Effect on Stomatal Aperture

    Wagner L. Araújo;Adriano Nunes-Nesi;Sonia Osorio;Björn Usadel

  • A Cytosolic Pathway for the Conversion of Hydroxypyruvate to Glycerate during Photorespiration in Arabidopsis

    Stefan Timm;Adriano Nunes-Nesi;Tiit Pärnik;Katja Morgenthal

Frequent Co-Authors

Alisdair R. Fernie
Alisdair R. Fernie Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Wagner L. Araújo
Wagner L. Araújo Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Marjorie Reyes-Díaz
Marjorie Reyes-Díaz University of La Frontera
Ronan Sulpice
Ronan Sulpice University of Galway
Takayuki Tohge
Takayuki Tohge Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Sonia Osorio
Sonia Osorio University of Malaga
Fernando Carrari
Fernando Carrari University of Buenos Aires
Miren Alberdi
Miren Alberdi University of La Frontera
Mark Stitt
Mark Stitt Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Fábio M. DaMatta
Fábio M. DaMatta Universidade Federal de Viçosa

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