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Slovakia
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
42
Citations
10399
World Ranking
3372
National Ranking
3

Alexander Lux publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander Lux sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 137 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Alexander Lux D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander Lux sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Slovakia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Slovakia Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

Alexander Lux focuses on Botany, Endodermis, Poaceae, Cell wall and Shoot. Botany and Zinc toxicity are commonly linked in his work. His Zinc toxicity study incorporates themes from Hyperaccumulator, Thlaspi caerulescens, Biofortification and Genetic variation.

His Endodermis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Stele and Suberin. His Poaceae study combines topics in areas such as Dry weight, Sorghum, Hydroponics and Drought tolerance. His Apoplast research incorporates themes from Phloem and Xylem.

His most cited work include:

  • Zinc in plants (1169 citations)
  • Zinc in plants (1169 citations)
  • Root responses to cadmium in the rhizosphere: a review (603 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Alexander Lux mainly investigates Botany, Endodermis, Suberin, Shoot and Cell wall. His study involves Xylem, Root system, Karwinskia humboldtiana, Apoplast and Ultrastructure, a branch of Botany. His work on Exodermis as part of general Endodermis study is frequently linked to Deposition, bridging the gap between disciplines.

His Suberin research includes themes of Arabidopsis thaliana, Vascular tissue, Lateral root and Cell biology. His research in Shoot intersects with topics in Gibberellic acid, Zea mays and Zinc toxicity. His work carried out in the field of Cell wall brings together such families of science as Staining, Sorghum, Hyperaccumulator and Lignin.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (79.08%)
  • Endodermis (39.22%)
  • Suberin (26.14%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Cell wall (26.80%)
  • Botany (79.08%)
  • Endodermis (39.22%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Cell wall, Botany, Endodermis, Suberin and Xylem. His work deals with themes such as Biophysics, Ecotype, Abiotic stress and Sedum alfredii, which intersect with Cell wall. His Botany research integrates issues from Sorghum and Calcicole.

Alexander Lux has researched Endodermis in several fields, including Arabidopsis thaliana, Arabidopsis and Lignin. He interconnects Apoplast, Abscisic acid and Cell biology in the investigation of issues within Suberin. His Xylem research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Lateral root and Shoot.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Alleviation mechanisms of metal(loid) stress in plants by silicon: a review. (17 citations)
  • Alleviation mechanisms of metal(loid) stress in plants by silicon: a review. (17 citations)
  • Abscisic acid-mediated modifications of radial apoplastic transport pathway play a key role in cadmium uptake in hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii. (16 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

Alexander Lux mostly deals with Cell wall, Endodermis, Oxidative stress, Rhizosphere and Phytotoxicity. In his works, he conducts interdisciplinary research on Cell wall and Deposition. His study on Endodermis is covered under Botany.

His studies deal with areas such as Biophysics, Metalloid, Abiotic stress and Antioxidant as well as Oxidative stress.

Best Publications

  • Zinc in plants

    Martin R. Broadley;Philip J. White;John P. Hammond;Ivan Zelko;Ivan Zelko

  • Root responses to cadmium in the rhizosphere: a review

    Alexander Lux;Michal Martinka;Marek Vaculík;Philip J. White

  • Application of silicon enhanced drought tolerance in Sorghum bicolor

    Taiichiro Hattori;Shinobu Inanaga;Hideki Araki;Ping An

  • An improved method for clearing and staining free-hand sections and whole-mount samples.

    Alexander Lux;Shigenori Morita;Jun Abe;Kaori Ito

  • Differences in structure of adventitious roots in Salix clones with contrasting characteristics of cadmium accumulation and sensitivity

    Alexander Lux;Anna Sottníková;Jana Opatrná;Maria Greger

  • Aluminum toxicity in plants and its possible mitigation in acid soils by biochar: A review

    Rajpal Shetty;Chiruppurathu Sukumaran-Nair Vidya;Nagabovanalli Basavarajappa Prakash;Alexander Lux

  • Silicon mitigates cadmium inhibitory effects in young maize plants.

    Marek Vaculík;Alexander Lux;Alexander Lux;Miroslava Luxová;Eiichi Tanimoto

  • Silicification in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) cultivars with different drought tolerance

    Alexander Lux;Miroslava Luxová;Taiichiro Hattori;Shinobu Inanaga

  • Silicon modifies root anatomy, and uptake and subcellular distribution of cadmium in young maize plants

    Marek Vaculík;Tommy Landberg;Maria Greger;Miroslava Luxová

  • Silicon-induced changes in viscoelastic properties of sorghum root cell walls.

    Taiichiro Hattori;Shinobu Inanaga;Eiichi Tanimoto;Alexander Lux

  • Silicon mitigates the Cd toxicity in maize in relation to cadmium translocation, cell distribution, antioxidant enzymes stimulation and enhanced endodermal apoplasmic barrier development

    Zuzana Lukačová;Renáta Švubová;Jana Kohanová;Alexander Lux

  • Root anatomy and element distribution vary between two Salix caprea isolates with different Cd accumulation capacities

    Marek Vaculík;Cornelia Konlechner;Ingrid Langer;Wolfram Adlassnig

  • Relationship between root structure and root cadmium uptake in maize

    Tanegmart Redjala;Ivan Zelko;Ivan Zelko;Thibault Sterckeman;Valérie Legué

  • Silicon alleviates cadmium toxicity by enhanced photosynthetic rate and modified bundle sheath's cell chloroplasts ultrastructure in maize.

    Marek Vaculík;Andrej Pavlovič;Alexander Lux

  • The dynamics of silicon deposition in the sorghum root endodermis

    Alexander Lux;Miroslava Luxová;Jun Abe;Eiichi Tanimoto

  • Alleviation mechanisms of metal(loid) stress in plants by silicon: a review.

    Marek Vaculík;Marek Vaculík;Zuzana Lukačová;Boris Bokor;Michal Martinka

  • Rooting, Water Uptake, and Xylem Structure Adaptation to Drought of Two Sorghum Cultivars

    A. A. Salih;I. A. Ali;A. Lux;M. Luxová

  • Root cortex : structural and functional variability and responses to environmental stress

    Alexander Lux;Alexander Lux;Miroslava Luxová;Jun Abe;Shigenori Morita

  • Cadmium induces hypodermal periderm formation in the roots of the monocotyledonous medicinal plant Merwilla plumbea

    Alexander. Lux;Marek. Vaculık;Michal. Martinka;Desana. Liskova

  • Silicon influence on maize, Zea mays L., hybrids exposed to cadmium treatment.

    Zuzana Lukačová Kuliková;Alexander Lux

Frequent Co-Authors

Marek Vaculík
Marek Vaculík Comenius University
Shinobu Inanaga
Shinobu Inanaga Tottori University
Philip J. White
Philip J. White James Hutton Institute
Yukihiro Sugimoto
Yukihiro Sugimoto Kobe University
Hans Lambers
Hans Lambers University of Western Australia
Maria Greger
Maria Greger Stockholm University
Thomas L. Rost
Thomas L. Rost University of California, Davis
Luca Sebastiani
Luca Sebastiani Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Thibault Sterckeman
Thibault Sterckeman INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Tingqiang Li
Tingqiang Li Zhejiang University

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