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Antonio Molina 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 Antonio Molina 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.

Antonio Molina 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 Antonio Molina sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Antonio Molina is affiliated with the Technical University of Madrid in Spain and has a research focus on plant biology, particularly in the areas of plant-microbe interactions and plant immunity. Their work extensively explores the biological and molecular mechanisms underlying disease resistance in plants, often with a specialized emphasis on plant cell walls and polysaccharides.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Arabidopsis cell wall composition determines disease resistance specificity and fitness, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Plant cell wall-mediated disease resistance: Current understanding and future perspectives, 2024, Molecular Plant

Antonio Molina's research outputs contribute to several main fields of study:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The subfields of study include:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Nutrition and Dietetics

The scientist's work covers a range of topics primarily focused on the interface between plants and their pathogens, detailed as follows:

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms

Antonio Molina has frequently collaborated with other researchers including Hugo Mélida, Gemma López, Andrea Sánchez-Vallet, Laura Bacete, and Diego Rebaque. These partnerships have contributed to a range of publications often appearing in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Plant Journal
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • The Cell Surface
  • Molecular Plant

Best Publications

  • Systemic Acquired Resistance.

    John A. Ryals;Urs H. Neuenschwander;Michael G. Willits;Antonio Molina

  • A glucosinolate metabolism pathway in living plant cells mediates broad-spectrum antifungal defense.

    Paweł Bednarek;Paweł Bednarek;Mariola Piślewska-Bednarek;Mariola Piślewska-Bednarek;Aleš Svatoš;Aleš Svatoš;Bernd Schneider;Bernd Schneider

  • Constitutive expression of ETHYLENE-RESPONSE-FACTOR1 in Arabidopsis confers resistance to several necrotrophic fungi

    Marta Berrocal-Lobo;Antonio Molina;Roberto Solano

  • Pre- and postinvasion defenses both contribute to nonhost resistance in Arabidopsis

    Volker Lipka;Jan Dittgen;Pawel Bednarek;Riyaz Bhat

  • Arabidopsis PEN3/PDR8, an ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Contributes to Nonhost Resistance to Inappropriate Pathogens That Enter by Direct Penetration

    Mónica Stein;Jan Dittgen;Clara Sánchez-Rodríguez;Bi-Huei Hou

  • Plant defense peptides.

    Francisco García-Olmedo;Antonio Molina;Josefa M. Alamillo;Pablo Rodríguez-Palenzuéla

  • Disease resistance or growth: the role of plant hormones in balancing immune responses and fitness costs

    Nicolas Denancé;Nicolas Denancé;Andrea Sánchez-Vallet;Deborah Goffner;Deborah Goffner;Antonio Molina;Antonio Molina

  • The role of the secondary cell wall in plant resistance to pathogens

    Eva Miedes;Ruben Vanholme;Wout Boerjan;Wout Boerjan;Antonio Molina

  • Impairment of Cellulose Synthases Required for Arabidopsis Secondary Cell Wall Formation Enhances Disease Resistance

    Camilo Hernández-Blanco;Dong Xin Feng;Jian Hu;Andrea Sánchez-Vallet

  • The defensive role of nonspecific lipid-transfer proteins in plants

    Francisco García-Olmedo;Antonio Molina;Ana Segura;Manuel Moreno

  • Lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs) from barley and maize leaves are potent inhibitors of bacterial and fungal plant pathogens

    Antonio Molina;Ana Segura;Francisco García-Olmedo

  • Plant cell wall-mediated immunity: cell wall changes trigger disease resistance responses

    Laura Bacete;Hugo Mélida;Eva Miedes;Antonio Molina

  • Snakin-1, a Peptide from Potato That Is Active Against Plant Pathogens

    Ana Segura;Manuel Moreno;Francisco Madueño;Antonio Molina

  • Snakin-2, an Antimicrobial Peptide from Potato Whose Gene Is Locally Induced by Wounding and Responds to Pathogen Infection

    Marta Berrocal-Lobo;Ana Segura;Manuel Moreno;Gemma López

  • Ethylene response factor 1 mediates Arabidopsis resistance to the soilborne fungus Fusarium oxysporum

    Marta Berrocal-Lobo;Antonio Molina

  • ERECTA receptor-like kinase and heterotrimeric G protein from Arabidopsis are required for resistance to the necrotrophic fungus Plectosphaerella cucumerina

    Francisco Llorente;Carlos Alonso-Blanco;Clara Sánchez-Rodriguez;Lucía Jorda

  • Control of the pattern-recognition receptor EFR by an ER protein complex in plant immunity

    Vladimir Nekrasov;Jing Li;Martine Batoux;Milena Roux

  • Expression of the α-thionin gene from barley in tobacco confers enhanced resistance to bacterial pathogens

    Maria José Carmona;Antonio Molina;José Antonio Fernández;Juan José López-Fando

  • Enhanced tolerance to bacterial pathogens caused by the transgenic expression of barley lipid transfer protein LTP2

    A. Molina;F. García‐Olmedo

  • Repression of the auxin response pathway increases Arabidopsis susceptibility to necrotrophic fungi.

    Francisco Llorente;Paul Muskett;Andrea Sánchez-Vallet;Gemma Fernandez Lopez

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco García-Olmedo
Francisco García-Olmedo Technical University of Madrid
Paweł Bednarek
Paweł Bednarek Polish Academy of Sciences
Shauna Somerville
Shauna Somerville University of California, Berkeley
Paul Schulze-Lefert
Paul Schulze-Lefert Max Planck Society
Cyril Zipfel
Cyril Zipfel University of Zurich
Pablo Rodríguez-Palenzuela
Pablo Rodríguez-Palenzuela Technical University of Madrid
Sivakumar Pattathil
Sivakumar Pattathil University of Georgia
Michael G. Hahn
Michael G. Hahn University of Georgia
José López-Barneo
José López-Barneo Spanish National Research Council
Ralph Panstruga
Ralph Panstruga RWTH Aachen University

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