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Plant Science and Agronomy
Spain
2022

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
78
Citations
21485
World Ranking
467
National Ranking
13

Diego Rubiales 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 Diego Rubiales sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 604 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Diego Rubiales 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 Diego Rubiales sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Spain Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Genetics

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Agronomy, Orobanche crenata, Resistance and Plant disease resistance. The Botany study combines topics in areas such as Quantitative trait locus and Haustorium. Many of his research projects under Agronomy are closely connected to Control methods with Control methods, tying the diverse disciplines of science together.

His work deals with themes such as Sativum, Cultivar, Pisum and Host, Parasitic plant, which intersect with Orobanche crenata. His Resistance study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Powdery mildew, Biotechnology and Genetic resistance. The study incorporates disciplines such as Ascochyta, Blight, Germplasm and Plant breeding in addition to Plant disease resistance.

His most cited work include:

  • Nanotechnology for parasitic plant control (225 citations)
  • Nanoparticle penetration and transport in living pumpkin plants: in situ subcellular identification (223 citations)
  • Nanoparticles as Smart Treatment-delivery Systems in Plants: Assessment of Different Techniques of Microscopy for their Visualization in Plant Tissues (219 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Agronomy, Resistance, Plant disease resistance and Orobanche crenata. His study explores the link between Botany and topics such as Horticulture that cross with problems in Quantitative trait locus. His biological study deals with issues like Mediterranean climate, which deal with fields such as Gene–environment interaction.

As part of one scientific family, he deals mainly with the area of Resistance, narrowing it down to issues related to the Rust, and often Puccinia hordei and Poaceae. He combines subjects such as Ascochyta, Blight and Plant breeding with his study of Plant disease resistance. As part of the same scientific family, Diego Rubiales usually focuses on Orobanche crenata, concentrating on Parasitic plant and intersecting with Orobanchaceae.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (49.09%)
  • Agronomy (28.54%)
  • Resistance (20.78%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Agronomy (28.54%)
  • Resistance (20.78%)
  • Genetics (10.96%)

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

Diego Rubiales focuses on Agronomy, Resistance, Genetics, Botany and Powdery mildew. His Agronomy research integrates issues from Mediterranean climate and Gene–environment interaction. His Resistance research focuses on Germplasm and how it relates to Genetic diversity and Biotechnology.

His Botany research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Medicago truncatula and Uromyces. Orobanche is closely connected to Lathyrus in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Powdery mildew. His research on Cultivar also deals with topics like

  • Orobanche crenata which intersects with area such as Weed,
  • Sativum which is related to area like Weevil.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Reduced nitric oxide levels during drought stress promote drought tolerance in barley and is associated with elevated polyamine biosynthesis (46 citations)
  • A High-Density Integrated DArTseq SNP-Based Genetic Map of Pisum fulvum and Identification of QTLs Controlling Rust Resistance. (29 citations)
  • Physical and Chemical Barriers in Root Tissues Contribute to Quantitative Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi in Pea (23 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Genetics

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agronomy, Plant disease resistance, Fusarium wilt, Fusarium oxysporum and Botany. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Mediterranean climate and Gene–environment interaction. Diego Rubiales combines subjects such as Pisum, Stele, Germplasm and Endodermis with his study of Fusarium wilt.

Diego Rubiales specializes in Botany, namely Spore germination. His research investigates the connection between Sativum and topics such as Orobanche crenata that intersect with problems in Mycosphaerella, Erysiphe pisi, Powdery mildew, Blight and Ascochyta. The study incorporates disciplines such as Legume, Orobanche, Biological pest control and Crop rotation in addition to Resistance.

Best Publications

  • Nanotechnology for parasitic plant control

    Alejandro Pérez-de-Luque;Diego Rubiales

  • Nanoparticles as Smart Treatment-delivery Systems in Plants: Assessment of Different Techniques of Microscopy for their Visualization in Plant Tissues

    P. González-Melendi;R. Fernández-Pacheco;M. J. Coronado;E. Corredor

  • NANOPARTICLE PENETRATION AND TRANSPORT IN LIVING PUMPKIN PLANTS: IN SITU SUBCELLULAR IDENTIFICATION

    Eduardo Corredor;Eduardo Corredor;Pilar S Testillano;María-José Coronado;Pablo González-Melendi;Pablo González-Melendi

  • Biology and Management of Weedy Root Parasites

    D. M. Joel;J. Hershenhorn;H. Eizenberg;R. Aly

  • Biotechnology approaches to overcome biotic and abiotic stress constraints in legumes

    Miguel A. Dita;Nicolas Rispail;Elena Prats;Diego Rubiales

  • Integrated pest management in faba bean.

    F. Stoddard;Adrián H. Nicholas;Diego Rubiales;Jane Thomas

  • Pea (Pisum sativum L.) in the Genomic Era

    Petr Smýkal;Gregoire Aubert;Judith Burstin;Clarice J. Coyne

  • Cereal landraces for sustainable agriculture

    A. C. Newton;T. Akar;J. P. Baresel;P. J. Bebeli

  • Cereal landraces for sustainable agriculture. A review

    A.C. Newton;T. Akar;J.P. Baresel;P.J. Bebeli

  • Achievements and Challenges in Legume Breeding for Pest and Disease Resistance

    Diego Rubiales;Sara Fondevilla;Weidong Chen;Laurent Gentzbittel

  • Absorption and translocation to the aerial part of magnetic carbon-coated nanoparticles through the root of different crop plants.

    Zuny Cifuentes;Laura Custardoy;Laura Custardoy;Jesús M de la Fuente;Clara Marquina;Clara Marquina

  • Characterization of Lr34, a major gene conferring nonhypersensitive resistance to wheat leaf rust.

    D. Rubiales;R.E. Niks

  • Potentially durable resistance mechanisms in plants to specialised fungal pathogens

    Rients E. Niks;Diego Rubiales

  • Lathyrus improvement for resistance against biotic and abiotic stresses: From classical breeding to marker assisted selection

    M. C. Vaz Patto;B. Skiba;E. C. K. Pang;S. J. Ochatt

  • Screening techniques and sources of resistance to foliar diseases caused by major necrotrophic fungi in grain legumes

    Bernard Tivoli;Alain Baranger;Carmen M. Avila;Sabine Banniza

  • Screening techniques and sources of resistance against parasitic weeds in grain legumes

    Diego Rubiales;Alejandro Pérez-de-Luque;Mónica Fernández-Aparico;Josefina C. Sillero

  • Faba bean breeding for disease resistance

    Josefina C. Sillero;Angel M. Villegas-Fernández;Jane Thomas;Maria M. Rojas-Molina

  • Faba bean breeding for resistance against biotic stresses: Towards application of marker technology

    Ana Maria Torres;Belen Roman;Carmen Maria Avila;Zlatko Šatović

  • Intercropping with cereals reduces infection by Orobanche crenata in legumes

    Mónica Fenández-Aparicio;Josefina C. Sillero;Diego Rubiales

  • Innovations in parasitic weeds management in legume crops. A review

    Diego Rubiales;Mónica Fernández-Aparicio;Mónica Fernández-Aparicio

Frequent Co-Authors

Josefina C. Sillero
Josefina C. Sillero Andalusian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training
Elena Prats
Elena Prats Spanish National Research Council
Mónica Fernández-Aparicio
Mónica Fernández-Aparicio Spanish National Research Council
Zlatko Šatović
Zlatko Šatović University of Zagreb
Rients E. Niks
Rients E. Niks Wageningen University & Research
Alejandro Pérez-de-Luque
Alejandro Pérez-de-Luque Andalusian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training
Antonio Evidente
Antonio Evidente University of Naples Federico II
Alessio Cimmino
Alessio Cimmino University of Naples Federico II
Anna Andolfi
Anna Andolfi University of Naples Federico II
Luis A. J. Mur
Luis A. J. Mur Aberystwyth University

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