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Consuelo M. De Moraes

Consuelo M. De Moraes

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
53
Citations
10504
World Ranking
1792
National Ranking
37

Consuelo M. De Moraes 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 Consuelo M. De Moraes sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 147 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Consuelo M. De Moraes 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 Consuelo M. De Moraes sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

Her primary areas of study are Botany, Host, Herbivore, Jasmonic acid and Ecology. The concepts of her Botany study are interwoven with issues in Plant defense against herbivory, Generalist and specialist species and Parasitic plant. Her Host research integrates issues from Vector, Virology, Plant virus, Aphid and Cucurbita pepo.

Her Herbivore research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Solanum, Insect and Inbreeding, Inbreeding depression. Consuelo M. De Moraes has researched Ecology in several fields, including Signalling and Hybrid poplar. Her studies in Heliothis virescens integrate themes in fields like Caterpillar, Nicotiana tabacum and Interspecific competition.

Her most cited work include:

  • Caterpillar-induced nocturnal plant volatiles repel conspecific females (766 citations)
  • Plant defense priming against herbivores: getting ready for a different battle. (351 citations)
  • Deceptive chemical signals induced by a plant virus attract insect vectors to inferior hosts (340 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Herbivore, Ecology, Plant defense against herbivory and Host. As part of her studies on Botany, Consuelo M. De Moraes often connects relevant subjects like Jasmonic acid. Consuelo M. De Moraes interconnects Zoology, Solanum, Agronomy, Predation and Priming in the investigation of issues within Herbivore.

Her work on Foraging, Ecological significance and Olfaction as part of general Ecology study is frequently linked to Sensory cue, bridging the gap between disciplines. Her work in Plant defense against herbivory addresses subjects such as Gall, which are connected to disciplines such as Plant physiology. Consuelo M. De Moraes has included themes like Plant virus, Cuscuta and Vector in her Host study.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (58.14%)
  • Herbivore (52.71%)
  • Ecology (33.33%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Herbivore (52.71%)
  • Zoology (17.05%)
  • Plant defense against herbivory (32.56%)

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

Consuelo M. De Moraes mainly investigates Herbivore, Zoology, Plant defense against herbivory, Solidago altissima and Aphid. Her Herbivore research is classified as research in Botany. Stolon is the focus of her Botany research.

Her Zoology research includes elements of Pieris brassicae, Larva, Inbreeding depression, Reproduction and Insect. Her Plant defense against herbivory research incorporates elements of Arabidopsis thaliana, Chemical defense, Biological pest control and Trichome. The Solidago altissima study combines topics in areas such as Gall and Kairomone.

Between 2018 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Variation in growth and defence traits among plant populations at different elevations: Implications for adaptation to climate change (12 citations)
  • Bumble bees damage plant leaves and accelerate flower production when pollen is scarce (10 citations)
  • A key floral scent component (β‐trans‐bergamotene) drives pollinator preferences independently of pollen rewards in seep monkeyflower (10 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

Consuelo M. De Moraes mostly deals with Plant defense against herbivory, Herbivore, Pollinator, Horticulture and Pollen. Her Plant defense against herbivory study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Pesticide, Agronomy, Gall, Solidago altissima and Priming. Her work on Chemical defense as part of general Herbivore research is frequently linked to Esfenvalerate, bridging the gap between disciplines.

Her Pollinator study incorporates themes from Environmental change, Key, Inbreeding and Phenology. Many of her research projects under Horticulture are closely connected to Alate, Epicuticular wax and Rhopalosiphum maidis with Alate, Epicuticular wax and Rhopalosiphum maidis, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. Her Pollen study is related to the wider topic of Botany.

Best Publications

  • Caterpillar-induced nocturnal plant volatiles repel conspecific females

    Consuelo M De Moraes;Mark C Mescher;James Homer Tumlinson

  • Plant defense priming against herbivores: getting ready for a different battle.

    Christopher J. Frost;Mark C. Mescher;John E. Carlson;Consuelo M. De Moraes

  • Deceptive chemical signals induced by a plant virus attract insect vectors to inferior hosts

    Kerry E. Mauck;Consuelo M. De Moraes;Mark C. Mescher

  • Volatile chemical cues guide host location and host selection by parasitic plants

    Justin B. Runyon;Mark C. Mescher;Consuelo M. De Moraes

  • Transmission mechanisms shape pathogen effects on host-vector interactions: Evidence from plant viruses

    Kerry Mauck;Nilsa A. Bosque-Pérez;Sanford D. Eigenbrode;Consuelo M. De Moraes

  • Within‐plant signalling via volatiles overcomes vascular constraints on systemic signalling and primes responses against herbivores

    Christopher J. Frost;Heidi M. Appel;John E. Carlson;Consuelo M. De Moraes

  • Priming defense genes and metabolites in hybrid poplar by the green leaf volatile cis-3-hexenyl acetate

    Christopher J. Frost;Mark C. Mescher;Christopher Dervinis;John M. Davis

  • Jasmonate- and salicylate-mediated plant defense responses to insect herbivores, pathogens and parasitic plants.

    Jordan L Smith;Consuelo M De Moraes;Mark C Mescher

  • Malaria-induced changes in host odors enhance mosquito attraction

    Consuelo M. De Moraes;Nina M. Stanczyk;Heike S. Betz;Hannier Pulido

  • Extrafloral Nectar, Honeydew, and Sucrose Effects on Searching Behavior and Efficiency of Microplitis croceipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Cotton

    J. Oscar Stapel;Anne Marie Cortesero;Consuelo M. De Moraes;James H. Tumlinson

  • Induction of plant volatiles by herbivores with different feeding habits and the effects of induced defenses on host-plant selection by thrips

    Casey M. Delphia;Mark C. Mescher;Consuelo M. De Moraes

  • Gall insects can avoid and alter indirect plant defenses

    John F. Tooker;Jason R. Rohr;Warren G. Abrahamson;Consuelo M. De Moraes

  • Biochemical and physiological mechanisms underlying effects of Cucumber mosaic virus on host‐plant traits that mediate transmission by aphid vectors

    Kerry E. Mauck;Kerry E. Mauck;Consuelo M. De Moraes;Consuelo M. De Moraes;Mark C. Mescher;Mark C. Mescher

  • Pathogen effects on vegetative and floral odours mediate vector attraction and host exposure in a complex pathosystem.

    Lori Shapiro;Consuelo M. De Moraes;Andrew G. Stephenson;Mark C. Mescher

  • Outcomes of co-infection by two potyviruses: implications for the evolution of manipulative strategies

    Lucie Salvaudon;Consuelo M. De Moraes;Mark C. Mescher

  • Role of plant sensory perception in plant–animal interactions

    Mark C. Mescher;Consuelo M. De Moraes

  • Effects of pathogens on sensory-mediated interactions between plants and insect vectors

    Kerry E Mauck;Consuelo M De Moraes;Mark C Mescher

  • Non-glandular trichomes of Solanum carolinense deter feeding by Manduca sexta caterpillars and cause damage to the gut peritrophic matrix.

    Rupesh R. Kariyat;Jason D. Smith;Andrew G. Stephenson;Consuelo M. De Moraes

  • Intrinsic and extrinsic competitive interactions between two larval parasitoids of Heliothis virescens

    Consuelo M. De Moraes;A. M. Cortesero;J. O. Stapel;W. J. Lewis

  • Exposure of Solidago altissima plants to volatile emissions of an insect antagonist (Eurosta solidaginis) deters subsequent herbivory

    Anjel M. Helms;Consuelo M. De Moraes;John F. Tooker;Mark C. Mescher

  • Inbreeding alters volatile signalling phenotypes and influences tri-trophic interactions in horsenettle (Solanum carolinense L.)

    Rupesh R. Kariyat;Kerry E. Mauck;Consuelo M. De Moraes;Andrew G. Stephenson

  • Biochemical crypsis in the avoidance of natural enemies by an insect herbivore

    Consuelo M. De Moraes;Mark C. Mescher

  • Roles of ethylene and jasmonic acid in systemic induced defense in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) against Helicoverpa zea

    Donglan Tian;Michelle Peiffer;Consuelo M. De Moraes;Gary W. Felton

  • Insect Eggs Can Enhance Wound Response in Plants: A Study System of Tomato Solanum lycopersicum L. and Helicoverpa zea Boddie

    Jinwon Kim;John F. Tooker;Dawn S. Luthe;Consuelo M. De Moraes

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew G. Stephenson
Andrew G. Stephenson Pennsylvania State University
John E. Carlson
John E. Carlson Pennsylvania State University
Gary W. Felton
Gary W. Felton Pennsylvania State University
Hans T. Alborn
Hans T. Alborn United States Department of Agriculture
Eric Haubruge
Eric Haubruge University of Liège
James H. Tumlinson
James H. Tumlinson Pennsylvania State University
Roberto Kolter
Roberto Kolter Harvard University
James H. Buckley
James H. Buckley Washington University in St. Louis
Jack C. Schultz
Jack C. Schultz University of Toledo

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