Belén Picó

Belén Picó publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Belén Picó 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 Belén Picó sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• The genome of melon (Cucumis melo L.)

  Jordi Garcia-Mas;Andrej Benjak;Walter Sanseverino;Michael Bourgeois

  839
  Citations

• Genetic diversity of a germplasm collection of Cucurbita pepo using SRAP and AFLP markers.

  M. Ferriol;B. Picó;F. Nuez

  560
  Citations

• Viral diseases causing the greatest economic losses to the tomato crop. II. The Tomato yellow leaf curl virus — a review

  Unknown

  318
  Citations

• Application of Genomic Tools in Plant Breeding

  A. M. Perez-de-Castro;S. Vilanova;J. Canizares;L. Pascual

  310
  Citations

• Transcriptome characterization and high throughput SSRs and SNPs discovery in Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae)

  José Blanca;Joaquín Cañizares;Cristina Roig;Pello Ziarsolo

  263
  Citations

• A new genomic library of melon introgression lines in a cantaloupe genetic background for dissecting desirable agronomical traits

  Gorka Perpiñá;Cristina Esteras;Yves Gibon;Antonio J. Monforte

  252
  Citations

• Variability of candidate genes, genetic structure and association with sugar accumulation and climacteric behavior in a broad germplasm collection of melon ( Cucumis melo L.)

  Carmen Leida;Claudio Moser;Cristina Esteras;Ronan Sulpice;Ronan Sulpice

  224
  Citations

• De novo assembly of the zucchini genome reveals a whole-genome duplication associated with the origin of the Cucurbita genus.

  Javier Montero-Pau;José Blanca;Aureliano Bombarely;Peio Ziarsolo

  191
  Citations

• Molecular Diversity of a Germplasm Collection of Squash (Cucurbita moschata) Determined by SRAP and AFLP Markers

  María Ferriol;Belén Picó;Pascual Fernández de Córdova;Fernando Nuez

  167
  Citations

• Genetic variability and relationship of closely related Spanish traditional cultivars of tomato as detected by SRAP and SSR markers

  Juan J. Ruiz;Santiago García-Martínez;Belén Picó;Muquiang Gao

  157
  Citations

• Bin mapping of genomic and EST-derived SSRs in melon (Cucumis melo L.).

  I. Fernandez-Silva;I. Eduardo;J. Blanca;C. Esteras

  149
  Citations

• Evaluation of whitefly-mediated inoculation techniques to screen Lycopersicon esculentum and wild relatives for resistance to Tomato yellow leaf curl virus

  Belén Picó;Ma. José Díez;Fernando Nuez

  139
  Citations

• High-throughput SNP genotyping in Cucurbita pepo for map construction and quantitative trait loci mapping

  Cristina Esteras;Pedro Gómez;Antonio J Monforte;José Blanca

  138
  Citations

• SNP genotyping in melons: genetic variation, population structure, and linkage disequilibrium.

  Cristina Esteras;Gelsomina Formisano;Cristina Roig;Aurora Díaz

  136
  Citations

• MELOGEN: an EST database for melon functional genomics

  Daniel Gonzalez-Ibeas;José Blanca;Cristina Roig;Mireia González-To

  131
  Citations

• Synthetic conversion of leaf chloroplasts into carotenoid-rich plastids reveals mechanistic basis of natural chromoplast development.

  Briardo Llorente;Briardo Llorente;Briardo Llorente;Salvador Torres-Montilla;Luca Morelli;Igor Florez-Sarasa

  125
  Citations

• Transcriptome sequencing for SNP discovery across Cucumis melo

  José Blanca;Cristina Esteras;Pello Ziarsolo;Daniel Pérez

  112
  Citations

• Pumpkin and Winter Squash

  María Ferriol;Belén Picó

  109
  Citations

• Involvement of ethylene biosynthesis and signalling in fruit set and early fruit development in zucchini squash ( Cucurbita pepo L.)

  Cecilia Martínez;Susana Manzano;Zoraida Megías;Dolores Garrido Garrido

  108
  Citations

• Morphological and Molecular Diversity of a Collection of Cucurbita maxima Landraces

  María Ferriol;Belén Picó;Fernando Nuez

  98
  Citations

• Widening the genetic basis of virus resistance in tomato

  B Picó;J Herraiz;J.J Ruiz;F Nuez

  72
  Citations

• Developing tomato breeding lines resistant to tomato yellow leaf curl virus

  B. Pico;M. Ferriol;M. J. Diez;F. Nuez

  72
  Citations

• ETHQV6.3 is involved in melon climacteric fruit ripening and is encoded by a NAC domain transcription factor.

  Pablo Ríos;Jason Argyris;Juan Vegas;Carmen Leida

  71
  Citations

• Repeated domestication of melon (Cucumis melo) in Africa and Asia and a new close relative from India.

  Josef Endl;Enoch G. Achigan-Dako;Arun K. Pandey;Antonio J. Monforte

  69
  Citations

• Improved Diagnostic Techniques for Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus in Tomato Breeding Programs.

  Belén Pico;M. José Díez;Fernando Nuez

  63
  Citations