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Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues

Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
50
Citations
9417
World Ranking
2135
National Ranking
30

Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues 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 Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 274 publications — 90th percentile

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

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

Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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
  • Horticulture
  • Agronomy

Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues spends much of his time researching Agronomy, Inoculation, Horticulture, Botany and Oryza sativa. His study in the fields of Cultivar under the domain of Agronomy overlaps with other disciplines such as Plant disease. His Inoculation research also works with subjects such as

  • Lipid peroxidation that connect with fields like Carotenoid and Chlorophyll,
  • Stomatal conductance, which have a strong connection to Chlorophyll a and Pyricularia.

His work on Colletotrichum as part of general Horticulture research is often related to Calcium silicate, Acervulus and Potassium silicate, thus linking different fields of science. Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues has included themes like Peroxidase and Statistics, Concordance correlation coefficient in his Botany study. His research integrates issues of Poaceae, Straw and Rhizoctonia solani in his study of Oryza sativa.

His most cited work include:

  • Silicon enhances the accumulation of diterpenoid phytoalexins in rice: a potential mechanism for blast resistance. (235 citations)
  • Ultrastructural and cytochemical aspects of silicon-mediated rice blast resistance. (162 citations)
  • Silicon influences cytological and molecular events in compatible and incompatible rice-Magnaporthe grisea interactions (156 citations)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Horticulture, Inoculation, Botany, Cultivar and Agronomy. His studies deal with areas such as Photosynthesis and Peroxidase as well as Horticulture. The Photosynthesis study combines topics in areas such as Chlorophyll, Carotenoid and Chlorophyll a.

His Inoculation research includes elements of Jasmonic acid, Pyricularia, Oryza sativa and Fungus. His research investigates the connection between Cultivar and topics such as Ceratocystis fimbriata that intersect with problems in Colonization. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Plant disease resistance and Colletotrichum sublineolum.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Horticulture (54.78%)
  • Inoculation (42.17%)
  • Botany (36.09%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Horticulture (54.78%)
  • Photosynthesis (24.35%)
  • Inoculation (42.17%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Horticulture, Photosynthesis, Inoculation, Cultivar and Microbiology. His Horticulture study combines topics in areas such as Mold, Transpiration and Stomatal conductance. His Photosynthesis research incorporates themes from Superoxide dismutase, Reactive oxygen species, Resistance, Peroxidase and Carotenoid.

In his study, Glutathione reductase and Food science is strongly linked to Chlorophyll, which falls under the umbrella field of Peroxidase. Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues incorporates Inoculation and Silicon in his research. His Cultivar study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Metabolite and Metabolism.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Nickel potentiates soybean resistance against infection by Phakopsora pachyrhizi (5 citations)
  • Cellular oxidative damage and impairment on the photosynthetic apparatus caused by Asian Soybean Rust on soybeans are alleviated by nickel (2 citations)
  • Glyphosate and nickel differently affect photosynthesis and ethylene in glyphosate-resistant soybean plants infected by Phakopsora pachyrhizi. (1 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Horticulture
  • Fungus

Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues mainly focuses on Horticulture, Photosynthesis, Inoculation, Cultivar and Phakopsora pachyrhizi. The concepts of his Horticulture study are interwoven with issues in Transpiration and Stomatal conductance. In his research, Resistance, Xanthomonas axonopodis and Antioxidant is intimately related to Reactive oxygen species, which falls under the overarching field of Photosynthesis.

His study in APX extends to Inoculation with its themes. His Cultivar study incorporates themes from Peroxidase and Chlorophyll. His Phakopsora pachyrhizi research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Acibenzolar-S-methyl, Photosystem II and Chitinase.

Best Publications

  • Silicon's Role in Abiotic and Biotic Plant Stresses.

    Daniel Debona;Fabrício A Rodrigues;Lawrence E Datnoff

  • Silicon enhances the accumulation of diterpenoid phytoalexins in rice: a potential mechanism for blast resistance.

    Fabrício Á. Rodrigues;David J. McNally;Lawrence E. Datnoff;Jeffrey B. Jones

  • Silicon nutrition increases grain yield, which, in turn, exerts a feed-forward stimulation of photosynthetic rates via enhanced mesophyll conductance and alters primary metabolism in rice.

    Kelly C. Detmann;Wagner L. Araújo;Samuel C. V. Martins;Lílian M. V. P. Sanglard

  • Ultrastructural and cytochemical aspects of silicon-mediated rice blast resistance.

    Fabrício Á. Rodrigues;Nicole Benhamou;Lawrence E. Datnoff;Jeffrey B. Jones

  • Silicon influences cytological and molecular events in compatible and incompatible rice-Magnaporthe grisea interactions

    Fabrício Á. Rodrigues;Wayne M. Jurick;Lawrence E. Datnoff;Jeffrey B. Jones

  • Biochemical Changes in the Leaves of Wheat Plants Infected by Pyricularia oryzae

    Daniel Debona;Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues;Jonas Alberto Rios;Kelly Juliane Telles Nascimento

  • Silicon and Plant Diseases

    Fabrício A. Rodrigues;Lawrence E. Datnoff

  • Wheat blast: past, present, and future.

    Paulo Cezar Ceresini;Vanina Lilián Castroagudín;Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues;Jonas Alberto Rios

  • Deficiency in silicon uptake affects cytological, physiological, and biochemical events in the rice--Bipolaris oryzae interaction.

    Leandro J Dallagnol;Fabrício A Rodrigues;Fábio M DaMatta;Mateus V B Mielli

  • Influence of silicon on sheath blight of rice in Brazil

    F.Á. Rodrigues;F.X.R. Vale;G.H. Korndörfer;A.S. Prabhu

  • Effect of rice growth stages and silicon on sheath blight development.

    Fabrício Á. Rodrigues;Francisco X. R. Vale;Lawrence E. Datnoff;Anne S. Prabhu

  • Leaf Gas Exchange and Chlorophyll a Fluorescence in Wheat Plants Supplied with Silicon and Infected with Pyricularia oryzae

    Carlos Eduardo Aucique Perez;Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues;Wiler Ribas Moreira;Fábio Murilo DaMatta

  • Wheat resistance to leaf blast mediated by silicon

    M. S. Xavier Filha;F. A. Rodrigues;G. P. Domiciano;H. V. Oliveira

  • The Role of Silicon in Suppressing Rice Diseases.

    L.E. Datnoff;F.A. Rodrigues

  • Silicon and rice disease management

    Fabrício A Rodrigues;Lawrence E Datnoff

  • Physiological and biochemical aspects of the resistance of banana plants to Fusarium wilt potentiated by silicon.

    Alessandro Antonio Fortunato;Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues;Kelly Juliane Teles do Nascimento

  • Foliar application of potassium silicate reduces the intensity of soybean rust

    F. A. Rodrigues;H. S. S. Duarte;G. P. Domiciano;C. A. Souza

  • Leaf gas exchange and oxidative stress in sorghum plants supplied with silicon and infected by Colletotrichum sublineolum.

    Renata Sousa Resende;Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues;Paulo Cezar Cavatte;Samuel Cordeiro Vitor Martins

  • Wheat blast: from its origins in South America to its emergence as a global threat.

    Paulo Cezar Ceresini;Vanina Lilián Castroagudín;Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues;Jonas Alberto Rios

  • Defective Active Silicon Uptake Affects Some Components of Rice Resistance to Brown Spot

    Leandro J. Dallagnol;Fabrício Á. Rodrigues;Mateus V. B. Mielli;Jian F. Ma

  • Silicon Suppresses Phytophthora Blight Development on Bell Pepper

    Ronald D. French-Monar;Fabrício Avila Rodrigues;Gaspar Henrique Korndörfer;Lawrence Elliot Datnoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Fábio M. DaMatta
Fábio M. DaMatta Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Lawrence E. Datnoff
Lawrence E. Datnoff Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
Samuel C. V. Martins
Samuel C. V. Martins Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Pierce A. Paul
Pierce A. Paul The Ohio State University
Jeffrey B. Jones
Jeffrey B. Jones University of Florida
Acelino C. Alfenas
Acelino C. Alfenas Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Wagner L. Araújo
Wagner L. Araújo Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Mário G.S. Ferreira
Mário G.S. Ferreira University of Aveiro
Jian Feng Ma
Jian Feng Ma Okayama University
Eduardo Alves
Eduardo Alves Instituto Superior Técnico

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