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Concepción Azcón-Aguilar

Concepción Azcón-Aguilar

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
71
Citations
19054
World Ranking
666
National Ranking
22

Concepción Azcón-Aguilar 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 Concepción Azcón-Aguilar sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 139 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Concepción Azcón-Aguilar 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 Concepción Azcón-Aguilar sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

Concepción Azcón-Aguilar mainly investigates Mycorrhiza, Botany, Symbiosis, Glomus and Arbuscular mycorrhiza. His Mycorrhiza research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Plant Physiological Phenomena, Agronomy and Fungus. His Botany research incorporates themes from Soil contamination, Phycomycetes and Mycorrhizal fungi.

His studies deal with areas such as Defence mechanisms, Salicylic acid, Shoot and Plant defense against herbivory as well as Symbiosis. His studies in Glomus integrate themes in fields like Genetics, Fungal genetics, Rhizophagus irregularis, Obligate and Glomeromycota. Ecology, Ecosystem, Soil quality and Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizae is closely connected to Rhizosphere in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Arbuscular mycorrhiza.

His most cited work include:

  • Microbial co-operation in the rhizosphere (785 citations)
  • Unraveling mycorrhiza-induced resistance. (710 citations)
  • Arbuscular mycorrhizas and biological control of soil-borne plant pathogens – an overview of the mechanisms involved (611 citations)

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

Concepción Azcón-Aguilar focuses on Botany, Mycorrhiza, Symbiosis, Glomus and Arbuscular mycorrhiza. The various areas that Concepción Azcón-Aguilar examines in his Botany study include Ecology and Glomeromycota. His Mycorrhiza study incorporates themes from Nutrient, Phycomycetes, Agronomy and Rhizobium.

His Symbiosis research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Genome, Plant physiology, Defence mechanisms, Solanaceae and Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. His Glomus research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Spore germination, Medicago sativa and Phytophthora nicotianae. His work in Arbuscular mycorrhiza tackles topics such as Rhizosphere which are related to areas like Mycorrhizosphere and Soil quality.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (70.87%)
  • Mycorrhiza (51.18%)
  • Symbiosis (29.13%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?

  • Botany (70.87%)
  • Ecology (17.32%)
  • Symbiosis (29.13%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Ecology, Symbiosis, Arbuscular mycorrhiza and Mycelium. His work carried out in the field of Botany brings together such families of science as Rhizophagus irregularis, Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Glomeromycota. His Ecology study incorporates themes from Acaulospora, Arbuscular mycorrhizal and Life history theory.

He works on Symbiosis which deals in particular with Mycorrhiza. The concepts of his Arbuscular mycorrhiza study are interwoven with issues in Soil water and Phosphate Transporters. His Mycelium research focuses on Glomus and how it connects with Mediterranean climate, Vegetation, Terrestrial ecosystem, Genetics and Fungal genetics.

Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The transcriptome of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices (DAOM 197198) reveals functional tradeoffs in an obligate symbiont (259 citations)
  • Phytohormones as integrators of environmental signals in the regulation of mycorrhizal symbioses. (186 citations)
  • The composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities differs among the roots, spores and extraradical mycelia associated with five Mediterranean plant species. (85 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

Concepción Azcón-Aguilar mainly focuses on Botany, Symbiosis, Rhizophagus irregularis, Mycorrhiza and Mycelium. His Botany research focuses on Spore in particular. His work in Symbiosis addresses subjects such as Fungus, which are connected to disciplines such as Root hair, Hypha, Oryza sativa and Microorganism.

His research in Mycorrhiza intersects with topics in Metabolic pathway and Phenotypic plasticity. His studies in Mycelium integrate themes in fields like Glomus and Glomeromycota. The various areas that Concepción Azcón-Aguilar examines in his Glomeromycota study include Fungal genetics, Genome, Metal toxicity and Obligate.

Best Publications

  • Microbial co-operation in the rhizosphere

    José-Miguel Barea;María José Pozo;Rosario Azcón;Concepción Azcón-Aguilar

  • Unraveling mycorrhiza-induced resistance.

    María J Pozo;Concepción Azcón-Aguilar

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizas and biological control of soil-borne plant pathogens – an overview of the mechanisms involved

    C. Azcón-Aguilar;J. M. Barea

  • Management of Indigenous Plant-Microbe Symbioses Aids Restoration of Desertified Ecosystems

    Natalia Requena;Natalia Requena;Estefania Perez-Solis;Concepción Azcón-Aguilar;Peter Jeffries

  • Localized versus systemic effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on defence responses to Phytophthora infection in tomato plants

    Maria J. Pozo;Christelle Cordier;Eliane Dumas‐Gaudot;Silvio Gianinazzi

  • Mycorrhizosphere interactions to improve plant fitness and soil quality.

    José-Miguel Barea;Rosario Azcón;Concepción Azcón-Aguilar

  • Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Populations in Heavy-Metal-Contaminated Soils

    C. Del Val;J. M. Barea;C. Azcón-Aguilar

  • The transcriptome of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices (DAOM 197198) reveals functional tradeoffs in an obligate symbiont

    E. Tisserant;A. Kohler;P. Dozolme-Seddas;R. Balestrini

  • Phytohormones as integrators of environmental signals in the regulation of mycorrhizal symbioses.

    María J. Pozo;Juan A. López‐Ráez;Concepción Azcón‐Aguilar;José M. García‐Garrido

  • Applying mycorrhiza biotechnology to horticulture: significance and potentials

    C. Azcón-Aguilar;J.M. Barea

  • Mycorrhizas and their Significance in Nodulating Nitrogen-Fixing Plants

    J.M. Barea;C. Azcon-Aguilar

  • Nitrate depletion and pH changes induced by the extraradical mycelium of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices grown in monoxenic culture.

    B. Bago;H. Vierheilig;Y. Piché;C. Azcón-Aguilar

  • Hormonal and transcriptional profiles highlight common and differential host responses to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and the regulation of the oxylipin pathway

    Juan A. López-Ráez;Adriaan Verhage;Iván Fernández;Juan M. García

  • Impact on Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Formation of Pseudomonas Strains Used as Inoculants for Biocontrol of Soil-Borne Fungal Plant Pathogens

    J. M. Barea;G. Andrade;V. Bianciotto;D. Dowling

  • Analysis of the mycorrhizal potential in the rhizosphere of representative plant species from desertification-threatened Mediterranean shrublands

    C Azcón-Aguilar;J Palenzuela;A Roldán;S Bautista

  • Influence of arbuscular mycorrhizae on heavy metal (Zn and Pb) uptake and growth of Lygeum spartum and Anthyllis cytisoides

    G. Díaz;C. Azcón-Aguilar;M. Honrubia

  • Branched absorbing structures (BAS): a feature of the extraradical mycelium of symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

    B. Bago;B. Bago;C. Azcón-Aguilar;A. Goulet;Y. Piché

  • Ecological and functional roles of mycorrhizas in semi-arid ecosystems of Southeast Spain

    J.M. Barea;J. Palenzuela;P. Cornejo;I. Sánchez-Castro

  • GintAMT1 encodes a functional high-affinity ammonium transporter that is expressed in the extraradical mycelium of Glomus intraradices.

    Agustín López-Pedrosa;Manuel González-Guerrero;Ascensión Valderas;Concepción Azcón-Aguilar

  • β-1,3-Glucanase activities in tomato roots inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and/or Phytophthora parasitica and their possible involvement in bioprotection

    Marı́a J. Pozo;Concepción Azcón-Aguilar;Eliane Dumas-Gaudot;José M. Barea

  • VESICULAR‐ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA IMPROVE BOTH SYMBIOTIC N2 FIXATION AND N UPTAKE FROM SOIL AS ASSESSED WITH A 15N TECHNIQUE UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS

    J. M. Barea;C. Azcón-Aguilar;R. Azcón

Frequent Co-Authors

José Miguel Barea
José Miguel Barea Spanish National Research Council
María J. Pozo
María J. Pozo Spanish National Research Council
Rosario Azcón
Rosario Azcón Spanish National Research Council
Antonio Roldán
Antonio Roldán Spanish National Research Council
Fuensanta Caravaca
Fuensanta Caravaca Spanish National Research Council
Fritz Oehl
Fritz Oehl University of Basel
Robin Sen
Robin Sen Manchester Metropolitan University
Eliane Dumas-Gaudot
Eliane Dumas-Gaudot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Yves Piché
Yves Piché Université Laval
Luisa Lanfranco
Luisa Lanfranco University of Turin

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