2026 Elena R. Alvarez-Buylla: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	63	10249	9467	12	12	237	13723

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

Elena R. Alvarez-Buylla is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico. Their research primarily focuses on molecular biology and plant sciences, with significant contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist's recent publications include the following papers:

Beyond the Genetic Pathways, Flowering Regulation Complexity in Arabidopsis thaliana, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Integrative Roles of Phytohormones on Cell Proliferation, Elongation and Differentiation in the Arabidopsis thaliana Primary Root, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
The flowering transition pathways converge into a complex gene regulatory network that underlies the phase changes of the shoot apical meristem in Arabidopsis thaliana, 2022, Frontiers in Plant Science
Structural Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 Protein: Pathogenic and Therapeutic Implications, 2021, Frontiers in Genetics
A Computational Model of the Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition, 2020, Frontiers in Genetics

Their frequent co-authors include:

Adriana Garay-Arroyo
María de la Paz Sánchez
Berenice García-Ponce
Juan Carlos Martínez-García
Antonio Bensussen

Elena R. Alvarez-Buylla has contributed multiple publications to various leading scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

Frontiers in Plant Science
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Plants
EPiC series in computing
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The main fields of study they focus on include:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Agricultural and Biological Sciences

The subfields of study covered by their work encompass:

Molecular Biology
Plant Science
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Cell Biology

Their main research topics are:

Plant Molecular Biology Research
Plant Reproductive Biology
Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
Light effects on plants
Plant tissue culture and regeneration

Best Publications

An ancestral MADS-box gene duplication occurred before the divergence of plants and animals.

Elena R. Alvarez-Buylla;Soraya Pelaz;Sarah J. Liljegren;Scott E. Gold

703
Citations
A Gene Regulatory Network Model for Cell-Fate Determination during Arabidopsis thaliana Flower Development That Is Robust and Recovers Experimental Gene Expression Profiles

Carlos Espinosa-Soto;Pablo Padilla-Longoria;Elena R. Alvarez-Buylla

518
Citations
MADS-box gene evolution beyond flowers: expression in pollen, endosperm, guard cells, roots and trichomes

Elena R. Alvarez-Buylla;Sarah J. Liljegren;Soraya Pelaz;Scott E. Gold

491
Citations
Genetic control of flower morphogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana: a logical analysis.

Luis Mendoza;Denis Thieffry;Elena E.R. Alvarez-Buylla

425
Citations
Conversion of leaves into petals in Arabidopsis.

Soraya Pelaz;Rosalinda Tapia-López;Elena R Alvarez-Buylla;Martin F Yanofsky

399
Citations
Demography and allometry of Cecropia obtusifolia, a neotropical pioneer tree - an evaluation of the climax-pioneer paradigm for tropical rain forests

Elena R. Alvarez-Buylla;Miguel Martinez-Ramos

337
Citations
Dynamics of the Genetic Regulatory Network forArabidopsis thalianaFlower Morphogenesis

Luis Mendoza;Elena R. Alvarez-Buylla

328
Citations
Seed bank versus seed rain in the regeneration of a tropical pioneer tree.

Elena R. Alvarez-Buylla;Miguel Martínez-Ramos

299
Citations
Phylogenetics of Pinus (Pinaceae) based on nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer region sequences.

Aaron Liston;William A. Robinson;Daniel Piñero;Elena R. Alvarez-Buylla

272
Citations
An AGAMOUS-Related MADS-Box Gene, XAL1 (AGL12), Regulates Root Meristem Cell Proliferation and Flowering Transition in Arabidopsis

Rosalinda Tapia-López;Berenice García-Ponce;Joseph G. Dubrovsky;Adriana Garay-Arroyo

252
Citations
Critical Dynamics in Genetic Regulatory Networks: Examples from Four Kingdoms

Enrique Balleza;Elena R. Alvarez-Buylla;Alvaro Chaos;Stuart Kauffman

251
Citations
Sustainable Harvesting of Tropical Trees: Demography and Matrix Models of Two Palm Species in Mexico

Ingrid Olmsted;Elena R. Alvarez-Buylla

240
Citations
Transgenes in Mexican maize: molecular evidence and methodological considerations for GMO detection in landrace populations.

A. Piñeyro-Nelson;J. Van Heerwaarden;H. R. Perales;J. A. Serratos-Hernández

229
Citations
Treefall age determination and gap dynamics in a tropical forest

Miguel Martinez-Ramos;Elena Alvarez-Buylla;Jose Sarukhan;Daniel Pinero

218
Citations
DEMOGRAPHIC AND GENETIC MODELS IN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY: Applications and Perspectives for Tropical Rain Forest Tree Species

E. R. Alvarez-Buylla;R. Garcia-Barrios;C. Lara-Moreno;M. Martinez-Ramos

218
Citations
Length Variation in the Nuclear Ribosomal DNA Internal Transcribed Spacer Region of Non-flowering Seed Plants

Aaron Liston;William A. Robinson;James M. Oliphant;Elena R. Alvarez-Buylla

185
Citations
Adaptive evolution in the Arabidopsis MADS-box gene family inferred from its complete resolved phylogeny

León Patricio Martínez-Castilla;Elena R. Alvarez-Buylla

183
Citations
Floral morphogenesis: stochastic explorations of a gene network epigenetic landscape.

Elena R. Álvarez-Buylla;Álvaro Chaos;Maximino Aldana;Mariana Benítez

173
Citations
Tree Demography and Gap Dynamics in a Tropical Rain Forest

Miguel Martinez-Ramos;Elena Alvarez-Buylla;Jose Sarukhan

170
Citations
POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE OF CECROPIA OBTUSIFOLIA, A TROPICAL PIONEER TREE SPECIES.

Elena R. Alvarez‐Buylla;Adriana A. Garay

167
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