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Elizabeth P. B. Fontes

Elizabeth P. B. Fontes

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
48
Citations
7355
World Ranking
2695
National Ranking
4

Elizabeth P. B. Fontes publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elizabeth P. B. Fontes sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 117 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Elizabeth P. B. Fontes D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elizabeth P. B. Fontes sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Elizabeth P. B. Fontes is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Viçosa in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions also in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The main subfields of study associated with their work include Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Insect Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Cell Biology.

Their research broadly addresses multiple topics related to plant biology and interaction, including:

  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance

Fontes has published in several frequent venues, with the most numerous publications in:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Scientific Reports
  • Viruses
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Selected recent papers include:

  • Transcriptional modulation of AREB-1 by CRISPRa improves plant physiological performance under severe water deficit (2020), Scientific Reports
  • The malectin-like receptor-like kinase LETUM1 modulates NLR protein SUMM2 activation via MEKK2 scaffolding (2020), Nature Plants
  • Cell Death Signaling From Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress: Plant-Specific and Conserved Features (2022), Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Soybean Embryonic Axis Transformation: Combining Biolistic and Agrobacterium-Mediated Protocols to Overcome Typical Complications of In Vitro Plant Regeneration (2020), Frontiers in Plant Science
  • A Begomovirus Nuclear Shuttle Protein-Interacting Immune Hub: Hijacking Host Transport Activities and Suppressing Incompatible Functions (2020), Frontiers in Plant Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Fontes include:

  • Pedro A. B. Reis
  • Humberto Josué de Oliveira Ramos
  • Marco Aurélio Marques Ferreira
  • Flaviane Silva Coutinho
  • Fredy D.A. Silva

Best Publications

  • Interaction between a geminivirus replication protein and origin DNA is essential for viral replication.

    E. P. B. Fontes;P. A. Eagle;P. S. Sipe;V. A. Luckow

  • Enhanced accumulation of BiP in transgenic plants confers tolerance to water stress.

    Fátima C. Alvim;Sônia M.B. Carolino;Júlio C.M. Cascardo;Cristiano C. Nunes

  • NIK1-mediated translation suppression functions as a plant antiviral immunity mechanism

    Cristiane Zorzatto;João Paulo B. Machado;Kênia V. G. Lopes;Kelly J. T. Nascimento

  • Geminivirus replication origins have a modular organization.

    Elizabeth P. B. Fontes;Heather J. Gladfelter;Reenah L. Schaffer;Ian T. D. Petty

  • A geminivirus replication protein is a sequence-specific DNA binding protein.

    Elizabeth P. B. Fontes;Verne A. Luckow;Linda Hanley-Bowdoin

  • Arabidopsis and tobacco plants ectopically expressing the soybean antiquitin-like ALDH7 gene display enhanced tolerance to drought, salinity, and oxidative stress

    Simone M Rodrigues;Maxuel O Andrade;Ana Paula Soares Gomes;Fabio M Damatta

  • The ER luminal binding protein (BiP) mediates an increase in drought tolerance in soybean and delays drought-induced leaf senescence in soybean and tobacco

    Maria Anete S. Valente;Jerusa A. Q. A. Faria;Juliana R. L. Soares-Ramos;Pedro A. B. Reis

  • Complete inventory of soybean nac transcription factors: sequence conservation and expression analysis uncover their distinct roles in stress response.

    Guilherme L. Pinheiro;Carolina S. Marques;Maximiller D.B.L. Costa;Pedro A.B. Reis

  • The geminivirus nuclear shuttle protein is a virulence factor that suppresses transmembrane receptor kinase activity

    Elizabeth P.B. Fontes;Anesia A. Santos;Dirce F. Luz;Alessandro J. Waclawovsky

  • Plant immunity against viruses: antiviral immune receptors in focus

    Iara P. Calil;Elizabeth P. B. Fontes

  • Immune Receptors and Co-receptors in Antiviral Innate Immunity in Plants.

    Bianca C. Gouveia;Iara P. Calil;João Paulo B. Machado;Anésia A. Santos

  • The tomato RLK superfamily: phylogeny and functional predictions about the role of the LRRII-RLK subfamily in antiviral defense.

    Tetsu Sakamoto;Michihito Deguchi;Michihito Deguchi;Otávio J B Brustolini;Otávio J B Brustolini;Anésia A Santos;Anésia A Santos

  • Regulated nuclear trafficking of rpL10A mediated by NIK1 represents a defense strategy of plant cells against virus.

    Claudine M. Carvalho;Anésia A. Santos;Silvana R. Pires;Carolina S. Rocha

  • Identification of a novel receptor-like protein kinase that interacts with a geminivirus nuclear shuttle protein.

    Andrea C. Mariano;Maxuel O. Andrade;Anésia A. Santos;Sonia M.B. Carolino

  • A PERK-like receptor kinase interacts with the geminivirus nuclear shuttle protein and potentiates viral infection.

    Lilian H. Florentino;Anésia A. Santos;Mariana R. Fontenelle;Guilherme L. Pinheiro

  • Expression profiling on soybean leaves reveals integration of ER- and osmotic-stress pathways

    André S T Irsigler;André S T Irsigler;Maximiller D L Costa;Ping Zhang;Pedro A B Reis

  • NSP-interacting kinase, NIK: a transducer of plant defence signalling

    Anésia A. Santos;Kênia V. G. Lopes;Jorge A. C. Apfata;Elizabeth P. B. Fontes

  • The NAC domain-containing protein, GmNAC6, is a downstream component of the ER stress- and osmotic stress-induced NRP-mediated cell-death signaling pathway.

    Jerusa A Q A Faria;Pedro A B Reis;Pedro A B Reis;Marco T B Reis;Gustavo L Rosado;Gustavo L Rosado

  • GmNAC30 and GmNAC81 integrate the endoplasmic reticulum stress- and osmotic stress-induced cell death responses through a vacuolar processing enzyme

    Giselle C. Mendes;Pedro A. B. Reis;Iara P. Calil;Humberto H. Carvalho

  • A Geminivirus Replication Protein 1s a Sequence-Specific DNA Binding Protein

    Elizabeth P. B. Fontes;Verne A. Luckow;Linda Hanley-Bowdoina

Frequent Co-Authors

Wagner Campos Otoni
Wagner Campos Otoni Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Maria Fatima Grossi-de-Sa
Maria Fatima Grossi-de-Sa Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Fabyano Fonseca e Silva
Fabyano Fonseca e Silva Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Linda Hanley-Bowdoin
Linda Hanley-Bowdoin North Carolina State University
Joanne Chory
Joanne Chory Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Joseph R. Ecker
Joseph R. Ecker Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Ping He
Ping He Texas A&M University
Libo Shan
Libo Shan Texas A&M University
Fábio M. DaMatta
Fábio M. DaMatta Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Cosme Damião Cruz
Cosme Damião Cruz Universidade Federal de Viçosa

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