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Plant Science and Agronomy
Spain
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
79
Citations
27794
World Ranking
433
National Ranking
12

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Spain Leader Award
  • 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
  • Ecology
  • Photosynthesis

Hipólito Medrano focuses on Photosynthesis, Botany, Stomatal conductance, Chlorophyll fluorescence and RuBisCO. His research integrates issues of Chloroplast and Aquaporin in his study of Photosynthesis. His Botany research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Abscisic acid and Solanaceae.

His Stomatal conductance research integrates issues from Ecophysiology, Water-use efficiency, Horticulture, Water content and Carbon dioxide. Hipólito Medrano has included themes like Biophysics and Electron transport chain in his Chlorophyll fluorescence study. His RuBisCO study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Ecology, Regeneration, Photophosphorylation, Plant growth and Metabolic pathway.

His most cited work include:

  • Drought‐inhibition of Photosynthesis in C3 Plants: Stomatal and Non‐stomatal Limitations Revisited (1005 citations)
  • Mesophyll conductance to CO2: current knowledge and future prospects (776 citations)
  • Regulation of photosynthesis of C3 plants in response to progressive drought: stomatal conductance as a reference parameter. (661 citations)

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

Hipólito Medrano mainly investigates Photosynthesis, Botany, Stomatal conductance, Water-use efficiency and Agronomy. His work on Chlorophyll fluorescence and RuBisCO as part of his general Photosynthesis study is frequently connected to Conductance, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science. Hipólito Medrano combines subjects such as Mediterranean climate, Solanaceae, Horticulture and Water content with his study of Botany.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Abscisic acid, Photosynthetic capacity, Photoinhibition, Carbon dioxide and Vitis vinifera in addition to Stomatal conductance. His Water-use efficiency course of study focuses on Canopy and Interception. His studies deal with areas such as Soil water and Viticulture as well as Agronomy.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Photosynthesis (51.55%)
  • Botany (49.07%)
  • Stomatal conductance (37.27%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Agronomy (29.19%)
  • Water-use efficiency (31.68%)
  • Photosynthesis (51.55%)

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

Hipólito Medrano mostly deals with Agronomy, Water-use efficiency, Photosynthesis, Cultivar and Stomatal conductance. The various areas that Hipólito Medrano examines in his Agronomy study include Soil water and Respiration. Hipólito Medrano has researched Water-use efficiency in several fields, including Viticulture, Crop, Water use, Canopy and Transpiration.

Transpiration is the subject of his research, which falls under Botany. Photosynthesis is closely attributed to Horticulture in his work. His Stomatal conductance research focuses on Photosynthetic capacity and how it connects with Biological system and Greenhouse.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • UAVs challenge to assess water stress for sustainable agriculture (237 citations)
  • From leaf to whole-plant water use efficiency (WUE) in complex canopies: Limitations of leaf WUE as a selection target (200 citations)
  • Mesophyll conductance to CO2 and Rubisco as targets for improving intrinsic water use efficiency in C3 plants. (113 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis

Hipólito Medrano spends much of his time researching Water-use efficiency, Agronomy, Photosynthesis, Stomatal conductance and Water use. His research investigates the connection with Water-use efficiency and areas like Canopy which intersect with concerns in Precision agriculture, Canopy conductance, Sustainable agriculture and Remote sensing. His Photosynthesis study improves the overall literature in Botany.

His studies in Stomatal conductance integrate themes in fields like Vineyard and Vitis vinifera. His Water use study deals with Water conservation intersecting with Agroforestry, Soil water and Cover crop. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Transpiration, Ecophysiology, Correlation coefficient and Hydraulic conductivity is strongly linked to Horticulture.

Best Publications

  • Drought‐inhibition of Photosynthesis in C3 Plants: Stomatal and Non‐stomatal Limitations Revisited

    J. Flexas;H. Medrano

  • Regulation of photosynthesis of C3 plants in response to progressive drought: stomatal conductance as a reference parameter.

    H. Medrano;J. M. Escalona;J. Bota;J. Gulías

  • Mesophyll conductance to CO2: current knowledge and future prospects

    Jaume Flexas;Miquel Ribas-Carbó;Antonio Diaz-Espejo;Jeroni Galmés

  • Keeping a positive carbon balance under adverse conditions: responses of photosynthesis and respiration to water stress

    Jaume Flexas;Josefina Bota;Jeroni Galmés;Hipólito Medrano

  • Effects of drought on photosynthesis in grapevines under field conditions: an evaluation of stomatal and mesophyll limitations.

    Jaume Flexas;Josefina Bota;José M. Escalona;Bartolomé Sampol

  • Mesophyll diffusion conductance to CO2: an unappreciated central player in photosynthesis

    Jaume Flexas;Margaret M. Barbour;Oliver Brendel;Hernán M. Cabrera

  • UAVs challenge to assess water stress for sustainable agriculture

    J. Gago;C. Douthe;R.E. Coopman;P.P. Gallego

  • Rapid variations of mesophyll conductance in response to changes in CO2 concentration around leaves

    Jaume Flexas;Antonio Diaz-Espejo;Jeroni Galmés;Ralf Kaldenhoff

  • Photosynthetic limitations in response to water stress and recovery in Mediterranean plants with different growth forms

    Jeroni Galmés;Hipólito Medrano;Jaume Flexas

  • Is photosynthesis limited by decreased Rubisco activity and RuBP content under progressive water stress

    Josefina Bota;Hipólito Medrano;Jaume Flexas

  • From leaf to whole-plant water use efficiency (WUE) in complex canopies: Limitations of leaf WUE as a selection target

    Hipólito Medrano;Magdalena Tomás;Sebastià Martorell;Jaume Flexas

  • Tobacco aquaporin NtAQP1 is involved in mesophyll conductance to CO2 in vivo

    Jaume Flexas;Miquel Ribas-Carbó;David T. Hanson;Josefina Bota

  • Drought-induced changes in development and function of grapevine (Vitis spp.) organs and in their hydraulic and non-hydraulic interactions at the whole-plant level: a physiological and molecular update

    Claudio Lovisolo;Irene Perrone;Andrea Carra;Alessandra Ferrandino

  • Physiological tools for irrigation scheduling in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.): An open gate to improve water-use efficiency?

    J. Cifre;J. Bota;J.M. Escalona;H. Medrano

  • Photosynthesis limitations during water stress acclimation and recovery in the drought-adapted Vitis hybrid Richter-110 (V. berlandieri×V. rupestris)

    Jaume Flexas;Matilde Barón;Josefina Bota;Jean-Marc Ducruet

  • Importance of leaf anatomy in determining mesophyll diffusion conductance to CO2 across species: quantitative limitations and scaling up by models

    Magdalena Tomás;Jaume Flexas;Lucian Copolovici;Jeroni Galmés

  • Water relations and stomatal characteristics of Mediterranean plants with different growth forms and leaf habits: responses to water stress and recovery

    Jeroni Galmés;Jaume Flexas;Robert Savé;Hipólito Medrano

  • Stomatal and non-stomatal limitations of photosynthesis under water stress in field-grown grapevines

    J. M. Escalona;J. Flexas;H. Medrano

  • Water stress induces different levels of photosynthesis and electron transport rate regulation in grapevines

    J. Flexas;J. M. Escalona;H. Medrano

  • Decreased Rubisco activity during water stress is not induced by decreased relative water content but related to conditions of low stomatal conductance and chloroplast CO2 concentration

    J. Flexas;M. Ribas-Carbó;J. Bota;J. Galmés

  • Steady-state chlorophyll fluorescence (Fs) measurements as a tool to follow variations of net CO2 assimilation and stomatal conductance during water-stress in C3 plants

    Jaume Flexas;José Mariano Escalona;Sebastian Evain;Javier Gulías

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaume Flexas
Jaume Flexas University of the Balearic Islands
Miquel Ribas-Carbo
Miquel Ribas-Carbo University of the Balearic Islands
Jeroni Galmés
Jeroni Galmés University of the Balearic Islands
Martin A. J. Parry
Martin A. J. Parry Lancaster University
Alexander Gallé
Alexander Gallé Bayer Pharmaceuticals
Alfred J. Keys
Alfred J. Keys Rothamsted Research
Antonio Díaz-Espejo
Antonio Díaz-Espejo Spanish National Research Council
Francesco Loreto
Francesco Loreto University of Naples Federico II
Ülo Niinemets
Ülo Niinemets Estonian University of Life Sciences
Jorge Gago
Jorge Gago University of the Balearic Islands

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