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D-Index
32
Citations
5425
World Ranking
5861
National Ranking
44

Jorge A. Zavala 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 Jorge A. Zavala sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 65 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jorge A. Zavala 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 Jorge A. Zavala sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Biotic stress globally downregulates photosynthesis genes.

    Damla D. Bilgin;Jorge A. Zavala;Jin Zhu;Steven J. Clough;Steven J. Clough

  • Molecular Interactions between the Specialist Herbivore Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) and Its Natural Host Nicotiana attenuata. VII. Changes in the Plant's Proteome

    Ashok P. Giri;Hendrik Wünsche;Sirsha Mitra;Jorge A. Zavala

  • Climate change: Resetting plant-insect interactions

    Evan H. DeLucia;Paul D. Nabity;Jorge A. Zavala;May R. Berenbaum

  • Manipulation of endogenous trypsin proteinase inhibitor production in Nicotiana attenuata demonstrates their function as antiherbivore defenses

    Jorge A. Zavala;Aparna G. Patankar;Klaus Gase;Dequan Hui

  • Indirect suppression of photosynthesis on individual leaves by arthropod herbivory.

    Paul D. Nabity;Jorge A. Zavala;Evan H. DeLucia

  • Anthropogenic increase in carbon dioxide compromises plant defense against invasive insects.

    Jorge A. Zavala;Clare L. Casteel;Evan H. DeLucia;May R. Berenbaum

  • Constitutive and inducible trypsin proteinase inhibitor production incurs large fitness costs in Nicotiana attenuata

    Jorge A. Zavala;Aparna G. Patankar;Klaus Gase;Ian T. Baldwin

  • An Emerging Understanding of Mechanisms Governing Insect Herbivory Under Elevated CO2

    Jorge Alberto Zavala;Paul D. Nabity;Evan H. DeLucia

  • Perception of solar UVB radiation by phytophagous insects: Behavioral responses and ecosystem implications

    Carlos A. Mazza;Jorge Zavala;Ana L. Scopel;Carlos L. Ballaré

  • Gut bacteria facilitate adaptation to crop rotation in the western corn rootworm.

    Chia Ching Chu;Joseph L. Spencer;Matías J. Curzi;Jorge A. Zavala

  • ECOLOGICAL COSTS AND BENEFITS CORRELATED WITH TRYPSIN PROTEASE INHIBITOR PRODUCTION IN NICOTIANA ATTENUATA

    Grit A. Glawe;Jorge A. Zavala;André Kessler;Nicole M. Van Dam

  • Soybean resistance to stink bugs (Nezara viridula and Piezodorus guildinii) increases with exposure to solar UV-B radiation and correlates with isoflavonoid content in pods under field conditions.

    Jorge Alberto Zavala;Carlos Alberto Mazza;Francisco María Dillon;Hugo Daniel Chludil

  • Insect perception of ambient ultraviolet-B radiation

    Carlos A. Mazza;Miriam M. Izaguirre;Jorge Zavala;Ana L. Scopel

  • Glyphosate affects the larval development of honey bees depending on the susceptibility of colonies.

    Diego E. Vázquez;Natalia Ilina;Eduardo A. Pagano;Jorge A. Zavala

  • Herbivore induction of jasmonic acid and chemical defences reduce photosynthesis in Nicotiana attenuata

    Paul D. Nabity;Jorge A. Zavala;Evan H. DeLucia

  • Transcriptional profiling reveals elevated CO2 and elevated O3 alter resistance of soybean (Glycine max) to Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica)

    Clare L. Casteel;Bridget F. O'neill;Jorge A. Zavala;Damla D. Bilgin

  • Effects of ambient UV-B radiation on soybean crops: Impact on leaf herbivory by Anticarsia gemmatalis

    J.A. Zavala;A.L. Scopel;C.L. Ballaré

  • Fitness benefits of trypsin proteinase inhibitor expression in Nicotiana attenuata are greater than their costs when plants are attacked.

    Jorge A Zavala;Ian T Baldwin

  • Impact of elevated levels of atmospheric CO2 and herbivory on flavonoids of soybean (Glycine max Linnaeus).

    Bridget F. O'Neill;Arthur R. Zangerl;Orla Dermody;Damla D. Bilgin

  • The effect of solar UV-B radiation on terpenes and biomass production in Grindelia chiloensis (Asteraceae), a woody perennial of Patagonia, Argentina

    Jorge A. Zavala;Damian A. Ravetta

  • Jasmonic acid signalling and herbivore resistance traits constrain regrowth after herbivore attack in Nicotiana attenuata

    Jorge A. Zavala;Ian T. Baldwin

  • Role of cysteine proteinase inhibitors in preference of Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) for soybean (Glycine max) leaves of different ages and grown under elevated CO2.

    Jorge A. Zavala;Jorge A. Zavala;Clare L. Casteel;Paul D. Nabity;May R. Berenbaum

Frequent Co-Authors

Evan H. DeLucia
Evan H. DeLucia University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ian T. Baldwin
Ian T. Baldwin Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
May R. Berenbaum
May R. Berenbaum University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Walter M. Farina
Walter M. Farina University of Buenos Aires
Carlos L. Ballaré
Carlos L. Ballaré University of Buenos Aires
Ana L. Scopel
Ana L. Scopel University of Buenos Aires
Axel Mithöfer
Axel Mithöfer Max Planck Society
Arthur R. Zangerl
Arthur R. Zangerl University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ashok P. Giri
Ashok P. Giri National Chemical Laboratory
Michael Reichelt
Michael Reichelt Max Planck Society

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