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Francisco J. Florencio

Francisco J. Florencio

University of Seville
Spain

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
9318
World Ranking
15737
National Ranking
340

Francisco J. Florencio publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 140 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Francisco J. Florencio D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Francisco J. Florencio sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Francisco J. Florencio is affiliated with the University of Seville in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a total of 26 publications in these fields. The scientist has contributed extensively to molecular biology, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, ecology, oceanography, and plant science.

The main topics of Francisco J. Florencio's academic work include:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Redox biology and oxidative stress
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms

Their recent papers reflect ongoing research interests and cover a variety of subjects within microbial physiology and photosynthesis:

  • "Extracellular vesicles as an alternative copper-secretion mechanism in bacteria," 2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "The Novel P II -Interacting Protein PirA Controls Flux into the Cyanobacterial Ornithine-Ammonia Cycle," 2021, mBio
  • "A protease-mediated mechanism regulates the cytochrome c 6 /plastocyanin switch in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "CfrA, a Novel Carbon Flow Regulator, Adapts Carbon Metabolism to Nitrogen Deficiency in Cyanobacteria," 2020, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "Depletion of m-type thioredoxin impairs photosynthesis, carbon fixation, and oxidative stress in cyanobacteria," 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Francisco J. Florencio include:

  • M. Isabel Muro-Pastor
  • Joaquín Giner-Lamia
  • Pablo Ortega-Martínez
  • Sandra Díaz-Troya
  • Luis López-Maury

The scientist's work has been published in specific venues repeatedly, indicating a consistent engagement with key journals and platforms in their field:

  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • mBio
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • The role of TOR in autophagy regulation from yeast to plants and mammals.

    Sandra Díaz-Troya;María Esther Pérez-Pérez;Francisco J Florencio;José L Crespo

  • The GATA Family of Transcription Factors in Arabidopsis and Rice

    José C. Reyes;M. Isabel Muro-Pastor;Francisco J. Florencio

  • Cyanobacteria perceive nitrogen status by sensing intracellular 2-oxoglutarate levels.

    María I. Muro-Pastor;José C. Reyes;Francisco J. Florencio

  • Production of Dunaliella salina biomass rich in 9-cis-beta-carotene and lutein in a closed tubular photobioreactor.

    Mercedes García-González;José Moreno;J. Carlos Manzano;F. Javier Florencio

  • Ammonium assimilation in cyanobacteria.

    M. Isabel Muro-Pastor;Jose C. Reyes;Francisco J. Florencio

  • Histone H2A.Z and homologues of components of the SWR1 complex are required to control immunity in Arabidopsis

    Rosana March-Díaz;Mario García-Domínguez;Jorge Lozano-Juste;José León

  • Inhibition of Target of Rapamycin Signaling and Stress Activate Autophagy in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    María Esther Pérez-Pérez;Francisco J. Florencio;José L. Crespo

  • Arsenic sensing and resistance system in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803.

    Luis López-Maury;Francisco J. Florencio;José C. Reyes

  • Inhibition of Target of Rapamycin Signaling by Rapamycin in the Unicellular Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    José L. Crespo;Sandra Díaz-Troya;Francisco J. Florencio

  • Thioredoxin-linked processes in cyanobacteria are as numerous as in chloroplasts, but targets are different

    Marika Lindahl;Francisco J. Florencio

  • A two‐component signal transduction system involved in nickel sensing in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

    Luis López-Maury;Mario García-Domínguez;Francisco J Florencio;José C Reyes

  • An NADP/thioredoxin system in leaves : purification and characterization of NADP-thioredoxin reductase and thioredoxin h from spinach

    Francisco J. Florencio;Boihon C. Yee;Thomas C. Johnson;Bob B. Buchanan

  • Metals in cyanobacteria: analysis of the copper, nickel, cobalt and arsenic homeostasis mechanisms.

    María José Huertas;Luis López-Maury;Joaquín Giner-Lamia;Ana María Sánchez-Riego

  • SEF, a New Protein Required for Flowering Repression in Arabidopsis, Interacts with PIE1 and ARP6

    Rosana March-Díaz;Mario García-Domínguez;Francisco J. Florencio;José C. Reyes

  • Conditions for open-air outdoor culture of Dunaliella salina in southern Spain

    M. García-González;J. Moreno;J.P. Cañavate;V. Anguis

  • NtcA represses transcription of gifA and gifB, genes that encode inhibitors of glutamine synthetase type I from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

    Mario García‐Domínguez;José C. Reyes;Francisco J. Florencio

  • Nitrogen availability and electron transport control the expression of glnB gene (encoding PII protein) in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

    Mario García-Domínguez;Francisco J. Florencio

  • Regulation of glutamine synthetase activity in the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 by the nitrogen source: effect of ammonium.

    A Mérida;P Candau;F J Florencio

  • GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE INACTIVATION BY PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION

    Mario García-Domínguez;José C. Reyes;Francisco J. Florencio

  • Thioredoxin targets of the plant chloroplast lumen and their implications for plastid function

    Michael Hall;Alejandro Mata-Cabana;Hans-Erik Åkerlund;Francisco J. Florencio

Frequent Co-Authors

José C. Reyes
José C. Reyes Spanish National Research Council
Miguel G. Guerrero
Miguel G. Guerrero University of Seville
Karl Forchhammer
Karl Forchhammer University of Tübingen
Andrea Mattevi
Andrea Mattevi University of Pavia
Francisco Javier Cejudo
Francisco Javier Cejudo Spanish National Research Council
Subhash G. Vasudevan
Subhash G. Vasudevan Australian National University
David L. Ollis
David L. Ollis Australian National University
Bob B. Buchanan
Bob B. Buchanan University of California, Berkeley
Paul Jenö
Paul Jenö University of Basel
David B. Knaff
David B. Knaff Texas Tech University

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