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Albert Boronat publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Albert Boronat sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 134 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Albert Boronat D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Albert Boronat sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Albert Boronat is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research spans across multiple fields, including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Within these disciplines, Boronat's work engages with subfields such as Surgery, Molecular Biology, and Sensory Systems.

Boronat's scientific contributions cover a range of topics central to cellular and molecular life sciences. Key topics investigated in their research include:

  • Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Ion Channels and Receptors

A notable recent publication by Boronat is "Structural and functional analysis of tomato sterol C22 desaturase," published in 2021 in the journal BMC Plant Biology. This paper has been cited multiple times and exemplifies their engagement with molecular biology approaches to plant systems.

Frequent collaborators in Boronat's research include:

  • Laura Gutiérrez-García
  • Montserrat Arró
  • Teresa Altabella
  • Albert Ferrer

The choice of publication venues reflects a focus on plant biology and related molecular studies, with contributions to BMC Plant Biology being recorded.

Best Publications

  • Elucidation of the methylerythritol phosphate pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis in bacteria and plastids. A metabolic milestone achieved through genomics.

    Manuel Rodrı́guez-Concepción;Albert Boronat

  • A global perspective on carotenoids: Metabolism, biotechnology, and benefits for nutrition and health

    Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion;Javier Avalos;M. Luisa Bonet;Albert Boronat

  • Cloning and characterization of a gene from Escherichia coli encoding a transketolase-like enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of d-1-deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate, a common precursor for isoprenoid, thiamin, and pyridoxol biosynthesis

    Luisa Maria Lois;Narciso Campos;Surya Rosa Putra;Knut Danielsen

  • Carotenoid biosynthesis during tomato fruit development: regulatory role of 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase.

    Luisa María Lois;Manuel Rodríguez‐Concepción;Francesca Gallego;Narciso Campos

  • Metabolic engineering of the mevalonate and non‐mevalonate isopentenyl diphosphate‐forming pathways for the production of health‐promoting isoprenoids in tomato

    Eugenia M. A. Enfissi;Paul D. Fraser;Luisa-Maria Lois;Albert Boronat

  • Molecular genetics of the achaete-scute gene complex of D. melanogaster

    Sonsoles Campuzano;Laura Carramolino;Carlos V. Cabrera;Mar Ruiz-Gómez

  • TrkB and TrkC signaling are required for maturation and synaptogenesis of hippocampal connections.

    Albert Martı́nez;Soledad Alcántara;Vı́ctor Borrell;José A. Del Rı́o

  • Regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis in plants: evidence for a key role of hydroxymethylbutenyl diphosphate reductase in controlling the supply of plastidial isoprenoid precursors.

    Patricia Botella-Pavía;Óscar Besumbes;Michael A. Phillips;Lorenzo Carretero-Paulet

  • Expression and Molecular Analysis of the Arabidopsis DXR Gene Encoding 1-Deoxy-d-Xylulose 5-Phosphate Reductoisomerase, the First Committed Enzyme of the 2-C-Methyl-d-Erythritol 4-Phosphate Pathway

    Lorenzo Carretero-Paulet;Iván Ahumada;Nuria Cunillera;Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción

  • The plastidial MEP pathway: unified nomenclature and resources

    Michael A. Phillips;Patricia León;Albert Boronat;Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción;Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción

  • Distinct Light-Mediated Pathways Regulate the Biosynthesis and Exchange of Isoprenoid Precursors during Arabidopsis Seedling Development

    Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción;Oriol Forés;Jaime F. Martínez-García;Víctor González

  • Isoprenoid biosynthesis via the methylerythritol phosphate pathway: the (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate reductase (LytB/IspH) from Escherichia coli is a [4Fe-4S] protein.

    Murielle Wolff;Myriam Seemann;Bernadette Tse Sum Bui;Yves Frapart

  • Arabidopsis thaliana contains two differentially expressed 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase genes, which encode microsomal forms of the enzyme.

    Montserrat Enjuto;Lluis Balcells;Narciso Campos;Carme Caelles

  • Enhanced flux through the methylerythritol 4-phosphate pathway in Arabidopsis plants overexpressing deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase

    Lorenzo Carretero-Paulet;Albert Cairó;Patricia Botella-Pavía;Oscar Besumbes

  • Arabidopsis thaliana Contains Two Differentially Expressed Farnesyl-Diphosphate Synthase Genes

    Núria Cunillera;Montserrat Arró;Didier Delourme;Francis Karst

  • The Arabidopsis thaliana FPS1 Gene Generates a Novel mRNA That Encodes a Mitochondrial Farnesyl-diphosphate Synthase Isoform

    Núria Cunillera;Albert Boronat;Albert Ferrer

  • Emerging roles for conjugated sterols in plants.

    Albert Ferrer;Teresa Altabella;Montserrat Arró;Albert Boronat;Albert Boronat

  • 1‐Deoxy‐d‐xylulose 5‐phosphate reductoisomerase and plastid isoprenoid biosynthesis during tomato fruit ripening

    Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción;Iván Ahumada;Ester Diez-Juez;Susanna Sauret-Güeto

  • Precursor uptake assays and metabolic analyses in isolated tomato fruit chromoplasts

    Djédoux Maxime Angaman;Djédoux Maxime Angaman;Rocco Petrizzo;Francesc Hernández-Gras;Francesc Hernández-Gras;Carmen Romero-Segura;Carmen Romero-Segura

  • Breaking new ground in the regulation of the early steps of plant isoprenoid biosynthesis

    Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción;Albert Boronat

Frequent Co-Authors

Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción
Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción Spanish National Research Council
Michel Rohmer
Michel Rohmer University of Strasbourg
Teresa Altabella
Teresa Altabella University of Barcelona
Hubert Schaller
Hubert Schaller Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes
Mariano Barbacid
Mariano Barbacid Spanish National Cancer Research Centre
Eduardo Soriano
Eduardo Soriano University of Barcelona
Alain Van Dorsselaer
Alain Van Dorsselaer University of Strasbourg
Peter M. Bramley
Peter M. Bramley Royal Holloway University of London
Wolfgang Schuch
Wolfgang Schuch AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Jaime F. Martínez-García
Jaime F. Martínez-García Spanish National Research Council

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