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D-Index
53
Citations
9234
World Ranking
1825
National Ranking
65

Javier Palazon 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 Javier Palazon sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 174 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Javier Palazon D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Javier Palazon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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:

  • Enzyme
  • Botany
  • Gene

His scientific interests lie mostly in Biochemistry, Botany, Elicitor, Methyl jasmonate and Cell culture. His work on Medicinal plants as part of general Botany study is frequently connected to Ginsenoside, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. Javier Palazon combines subjects such as Baccatin III and Tissue culture with his study of Elicitor.

His Methyl jasmonate research includes themes of Centella and Secondary metabolite. The concepts of his Cell culture study are interwoven with issues in Taxus × media, Taxus, Paclitaxel, Chromatography and Stereochemistry. His Taxus research incorporates elements of Suspension culture and Callus.

His most cited work include:

  • Steroidal lactones from Withania somnifera, an ancient plant for novel medicine. (325 citations)
  • Production of the anticancer drug taxol in Taxus baccata suspension cultures: A review (192 citations)
  • Elicitation, an Effective Strategy for the Biotechnological Production of Bioactive High-Added Value Compounds in Plant Cell Factories. (191 citations)

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

Javier Palazon mainly investigates Botany, Biochemistry, Cell culture, Taxus and Methyl jasmonate. His work deals with themes such as Transgene, Agrobacterium, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Horticulture and Solanaceae, which intersect with Botany. Much of his study explores Biochemistry relationship to Callus.

His Cell culture research incorporates themes from Cell, Taxus × media, Stereochemistry, Bioreactor and Secondary metabolism. He has included themes like Biotechnology, Paclitaxel, Baccatin III and Metabolic engineering in his Taxus study. His studies deal with areas such as Elicitor and Resveratrol as well as Methyl jasmonate.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (43.87%)
  • Biochemistry (43.23%)
  • Cell culture (25.16%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Biochemistry (43.23%)
  • Cell culture (25.16%)
  • Botany (43.87%)

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

Javier Palazon focuses on Biochemistry, Cell culture, Botany, Coronatine and Elicitor. His Biochemistry research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Taxus × media and Taxus. His Taxus study incorporates themes from Paclitaxel, Baccatin III and Callus.

His research integrates issues of Cell, Biotechnology, Secondary metabolite, Secondary metabolism and Vitis vinifera in his study of Cell culture. When carried out as part of a general Botany research project, his work on Lignan is frequently linked to work in Withaferin A, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Cultivar, Hyoscyamine, Tropane, Microbiology and Tropane alkaloid.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Silybum marianum cell cultures stably transformed with Vitis vinifera stilbene synthase accumulate t-resveratrol in the extracellular medium after elicitation with methyl jasmonate or methylated β-cyclodextrins (18 citations)
  • Biotechnological Production of Pharmaceuticals and Biopharmaceuticals in Plant Cell and Organ Cultures. (15 citations)
  • The effects of salicylic acid and glucose on biochemical traits and taxane production in a Taxus baccata callus culture. (12 citations)

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

  • Enzyme
  • Botany
  • Gene

Biochemistry, Methyl jasmonate, Botany, Plant cell and Callus are his primary areas of study. His Biochemistry study combines topics in areas such as Cell culture and Tropane. His research integrates issues of Silybum marianum, Gene expression and Resveratrol in his study of Methyl jasmonate.

His study in Botany is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Transgene and Biosynthesis. His Plant cell research incorporates elements of Salicylic acid, Osmotic shock, Viability assay, Dry weight and Plant secondary metabolism. His research on Callus also deals with topics like

  • Taxus, which have a strong connection to Baccatin III,
  • Tissue culture which connect with Elicitor.

Best Publications

  • Steroidal lactones from Withania somnifera, an ancient plant for novel medicine.

    Mohammad Hossein Mirjalili;Elisabeth Moyano;Mercedes Bonfill;Rosa M. Cusido

  • Elicitation, an Effective Strategy for the Biotechnological Production of Bioactive High-Added Value Compounds in Plant Cell Factories.

    Karla Ramirez-Estrada;Heriberto Vidal-Limon;Diego Hidalgo;Elisabeth Moyano

  • Production of the anticancer drug taxol in Taxus baccata suspension cultures: A review

    Sonia Malik;Rosa M. Cusidó;Mohammad Hossein Mirjalili;Elisabeth Moyano

  • A rational approach to improving the biotechnological production of taxanes in plant cell cultures of Taxus spp.

    Rosa M. Cusido;Miriam Onrubia;Ana B. Sabater-Jara;Elisabet Moyano

  • Biotechnological Production of Taxol and Related Taxoids: Current State and Prospects

    O. Exposito;M. Bonfill;E. Moyano;M. Onrubia

  • Effect of pmt gene overexpression on tropane alkaloid production in transformed root cultures of Datura metel and Hyoscyamus muticus.

    Elisabet Moyano;Katja Jouhikainen;Päivi Tammela;Javier Palazón

  • Elicitation of different Panax ginseng transformed root phenotypes for an improved ginsenoside production

    Javier Palazón;Rosa M. Cusidó;Mercedes Bonfill;Anna Mallol

  • Growth and ginsenoside production in hairy root cultures of Panax ginseng using a novel bioreactor.

    Javier Palazón;Anna Mallol;Regine Eibl;Christine Lettenbauer

  • Coronatine, a more powerful elicitor for inducing taxane biosynthesis in Taxus media cell cultures than methyl jasmonate.

    Miriam Onrubia;Elisabet Moyano;Mercedes Bonfill;Rosa Mª Cusidó

  • The effect of methyl jasmonate on triterpene and sterol metabolisms of Centella asiatica, Ruscus aculeatus and Galphimia glauca cultured plants.

    Susana Mangas;Mercè Bonfill;Lidia Osuna;Elisabeth Moyano

  • Improved Paclitaxel and Baccatin III Production in Suspension Cultures of Taxus media

    Rosa M Cusidó;Javier Palazón;Mercedes Bonfill;Alberto Navia-Osorio

  • Expression of the rolC gene and nicotine production in transgenic roots and their regenerated plants

    J. Palazón;R. M. Cusidó;C. Roig;M. T. Piñol

  • Effects of immobilization by entrapment in alginate and scale‐up on paclitaxel and baccatin III production in cell suspension cultures of Taxus baccata

    Salima Bentebibel;Elisabet Moyano;Javier Palazón;Rosa M. Cusidó

  • Synergistic effect of cyclodextrins and methyl jasmonate on taxane production in Taxus x media cell cultures.

    Ana-Belén Sabater-Jara;Miriam Onrubia;Elisabeth Moyano;Mercedes Bonfill

  • Production of centellosides and phytosterols in cell suspension cultures of Centella asiatica

    Mercedes Bonfill;Susana Mangas;Elisabeth Moyano;Rosa M. Cusido

  • Application of metabolic engineering to the production of scopolamine.

    Javier Palazón;Arturo Navarro-Ocaña;Liliana Hernandez-Vazquez;Mohammad Hossein Mirjalili

  • Ginsenoside production in different phenotypes of Panax ginseng transformed roots

    Anna Mallol;Rosa M Cusidó;Javier Palazón;Merce Bonfill

  • Relation between the amount of rolC gene product and indole alkaloid accumulation in Catharanthus roseus transformed root cultures

    Javier Palazón;Rosa M. Cusidó;Jordi Gonzalo;Mercedes Bonfill

  • The Pentacyclic Triterpenes , -amyrins: A Review of Sources and Biological Activities

    Liliana Hernández Vázquez;Javier Palazon;Arturo Navarro-Ocaña

  • Alkaloid production in Duboisia hybrid hairy root cultures overexpressing the pmt gene.

    Elisabeth Moyano;Silvia Fornalé;Javier Palazón;Rosa M. Cusidó

  • Influence of plant growth regulators on the growth and essential oil content of cultured Lavandula dentata plantlets

    C. Sudriá;M.T. Piñol;J. Palazón;R.M. Cusidó

  • Production of Taxol® and baccatin III by a selected Taxus baccata callus line and its derived cell suspension culture

    Rosa M Cusidó;Javier Palazón;Alberto Navia-Osorio;Anna Mallol

  • Alkaloid production in Duboisia hybrid hairy roots and plants overexpressing the h6h gene

    J Palazón;E Moyano;R.M Cusidó;M Bonfill

  • Bioprocessing of Plant In Vitro Systems for the Mass Production of Pharmaceutically Important Metabolites: Paclitaxel and its Derivatives

    M. Onrubia;R.M. Cusido;K. Ramirez;L. Hernandez-Vazquez

  • Identification and quantification of leaf surface flavonoids in wild-growing populations of Dracocephalum kotschyi by LC-DAD-ESI-MS.

    Mohammad Fattahi;Vahideh Nazeri;Laura Torras-Claveria;Fatemeh Sefidkon

  • Effect of salinity on soluble protein, free amino acids and nicotine contents in Nicotiana rustica L.

    R. M. Cusido;J. Palazon;T. Altabella;C. Morales

Frequent Co-Authors

Rosa M. Cusidó
Rosa M. Cusidó University of Barcelona
Mercedes Bonfill
Mercedes Bonfill University of Barcelona
Elisabeth Moyano
Elisabeth Moyano Pompeu Fabra University
Teresa Altabella
Teresa Altabella University of Barcelona
Alain Goossens
Alain Goossens Ghent University
Zabihollah Zamani
Zabihollah Zamani University of Tehran
Nello Bagni
Nello Bagni University of Bologna
Ramón Serrano
Ramón Serrano Universitat Politècnica de València
Ana María Giulietti
Ana María Giulietti State University of Feira de Santana
Rubén Alcázar
Rubén Alcázar University of Barcelona

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