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D-Index
56
Citations
12971
World Ranking
1510
National Ranking
398

José A. Feijó 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 José A. Feijó sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 128 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

José A. Feijó 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 José A. Feijó sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

His scientific interests lie mostly in Pollen tube, Cell biology, Genetics, Botany and Biochemistry. His Pollen tube research is within the category of Pollen. José A. Feijó works mostly in the field of Cell biology, limiting it down to topics relating to Regulation of gene expression and, in certain cases, Notch signaling pathway, NODAL and Notch proteins, as a part of the same area of interest.

His research in the fields of Small RNA, DNA methylation, Epigenetics and Reprogramming overlaps with other disciplines such as Retrotransposon. When carried out as part of a general Botany research project, his work on Plant reproduction is frequently linked to work in Growing pains, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study. His study in the fields of Signal transduction, Extracellular and Arabidopsis under the domain of Biochemistry overlaps with other disciplines such as Inositol.

His most cited work include:

  • Epigenetic Reprogramming and Small RNA Silencing of Transposable Elements in Pollen (782 citations)
  • Epigenetic Reprogramming and Small RNA Silencing of Transposable Elements in Pollen (782 citations)
  • Gene Family Analysis of the Arabidopsis Pollen Transcriptome Reveals Biological Implications for Cell Growth, Division Control, and Gene Expression Regulation (422 citations)

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

His primary areas of study are Botany, Pollen tube, Cell biology, Biophysics and Pollen. His research integrates issues of Calcium, Root hair and Physcomitrella patens in his study of Botany. His Pollen tube research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Gametophyte, Morphogenesis and Gynoecium.

His study in Cell biology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Sperm, Arabidopsis thaliana, Regulation of gene expression and Arabidopsis. His research in Biophysics intersects with topics in Extracellular, Membrane, Biochemistry, Ion transporter and Cell polarity. His work on Reprogramming, DNA methylation, Small RNA and Epigenetics is typically connected to Retrotransposon as part of general Genetics study, connecting several disciplines of science.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (69.54%)
  • Pollen tube (56.29%)
  • Cell biology (54.30%)

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

  • Cell biology (54.30%)
  • Botany (69.54%)
  • Arabidopsis thaliana (24.50%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Cell biology, Botany, Arabidopsis thaliana, Arabidopsis and Pollen tube. His Cell biology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Nitric oxide and Sexual reproduction. His work carried out in the field of Botany brings together such families of science as Regulation of gene expression, Transcriptome and Physcomitrella patens.

The Arabidopsis thaliana study which covers Extracellular that intersects with Genetic model. José A. Feijó interconnects Amino acid, Transporter, Apical cell and Root hair in the investigation of issues within Arabidopsis. His Pollen tube research incorporates elements of Biophysics and Morphogenesis.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Nitric Oxide: A Multitasked Signaling Gas in Plants (188 citations)
  • Nitric Oxide: A Multitasked Signaling Gas in Plants (188 citations)
  • GABA signalling modulates plant growth by directly regulating the activity of plant-specific anion transporters (174 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

His main research concerns Cell biology, Botany, Regulation of gene expression, Transcription factor and Physcomitrella patens. His Cell biology study incorporates themes from Apical cell, Nitric oxide and Abiotic component. José A. Feijó is interested in Pollen tube, which is a branch of Botany.

The various areas that José A. Feijó examines in his Regulation of gene expression study include Sperm, Cell signaling, Plant reproduction and Sexual reproduction. José A. Feijó has included themes like Evolutionary biology, Evolutionary developmental biology, Bryophyte and Sporophyte in his Transcription factor study. His Homeostasis research incorporates themes from Transport protein, Arabidopsis thaliana, Mutant and Intracellular.

Best Publications

  • Epigenetic Reprogramming and Small RNA Silencing of Transposable Elements in Pollen

    R. K. Slotkin;M. Vaughn;F. Borges;M. Tanurdzic

  • Reprogramming of DNA methylation in pollen guides epigenetic inheritance via small RNA.

    Joseph P. Calarco;Filipe Borges;Mark T.A. Donoghue;Frédéric Van Ex

  • Gene Family Analysis of the Arabidopsis Pollen Transcriptome Reveals Biological Implications for Cell Growth, Division Control, and Gene Expression Regulation

    Cristina Pina;Francisco Pinto;José A. Feijó;Jörg D. Becker

  • Transcriptional Profiling of Arabidopsis Tissues Reveals the Unique Characteristics of the Pollen Transcriptome

    Jörg D. Becker;Leonor C. Boavida;Jorge Carneiro;Matthias Haury

  • Glutamate Receptor–Like Genes Form Ca2+ Channels in Pollen Tubes and Are Regulated by Pistil d-Serine

    Erwan Michard;Pedro T. Lima;Filipe Borges;Ana Catarina Silva

  • Nitric Oxide: A Multitasked Signaling Gas in Plants

    Patricia Domingos;Ana Margarida Prado;Aloysius Tze Wong;Christoph A Gehring

  • Pollen Tube Growth and the Intracellular Cytosolic Calcium Gradient Oscillate in Phase while Extracellular Calcium Influx Is Delayed.

    Terena L. Holdaway-Clarke;Jose A. Feijo;Grant R. Hackett;Joseph G. Kunkel

  • GABA signalling modulates plant growth by directly regulating the activity of plant-specific anion transporters

    Sunita A. Ramesh;Stephen D. Tyerman;Bo Xu;Jayakumar Bose;Jayakumar Bose

  • Comparative Transcriptomics of Arabidopsis Sperm Cells

    Filipe Filipe Borges;Gabriela Gomes;Rui Gardner;Nuno Moreno

  • Growing pollen tubes possess a constitutive alkaline band in the clear zone and a growth-dependent acidic tip.

    J.A. Feijó;J. Sainhas;G.R. Hackett;J.G. Kunkel

  • Nitric oxide is involved in growth regulation and re-orientation of pollen tubes

    Ana Margarida Prado;D. Marshall Porterfield;José A. Feijó;José A. Feijó

  • The calcium-permeable channel OSCA1.3 regulates plant stomatal immunity.

    Kathrin Thor;Shushu Jiang;Shushu Jiang;Erwan Michard;Jeoffrey George;Jeoffrey George

  • Notch activity acts as a sensor for extracellular calcium during vertebrate left–right determination

    Ángel Raya;Yasuhiko Kawakami;Concepción Rodríguez-Esteban;Marta Ibañes

  • Ion dynamics and its possible role during in vitro pollen germination and tube growth

    J. A. Feijó;R. Malhó;G. Obermeyer

  • Cellular oscillations and the regulation of growth: the pollen tube paradigm.

    José A. Feijó;Joaquim Sainhas;Terena Holdaway-Clarke;M. Sofia Cordeiro

  • A Transcriptome Atlas of Physcomitrella patens Provides Insights into the Evolution and Development of Land Plants.

    Carlos Ortiz-Ramírez;Marcela Hernandez-Coronado;Anna Thamm;Bruno Catarino

  • Phosphoinositides Regulate Clathrin-Dependent Endocytosis at the Tip of Pollen Tubes in Arabidopsis and Tobacco

    Yan Zhao;An Yan;José A. Feijó;José A. Feijó;Masahiro Furutani

  • A calcium influx is triggered and propagates in the zygote as a wavefront during in vitro fertilization of flowering plants

    A. F. Antoine;J.-E. Faure;S. Cordeiro;C. Dumas

  • Oscillatory Chloride Efflux at the Pollen Tube Apex Has a Role in Growth and Cell Volume Regulation and Is Targeted by Inositol 3,4,5,6-Tetrakisphosphate

    Laura Zonia;Sofia Cordeiro;Jaroslav Tupý;José A. Feijó

  • The making of gametes in higher plants.

    Leonor C. Boavida;Jorg D. Becker;Jose A. Feijo

  • Rhizobium nod factors induce increases in intracellular free calcium and extracellular calcium influxes in bean root hairs

    Luis Cardenas;Jose A. Feijo;Joseph G. Kunkel;Federico Sanchez

  • Imaging plant cells by two-photon excitation

    José A. Feijó;José A. Feijó;Nuno Moreno

  • Targeting of Pollen Tubes to Ovules Is Dependent on Nitric Oxide (NO) Signaling

    Ana Margarida Prado;Renato Colaço;Nuno Moreno;Ana Catarina Silva

  • The role of ion fluxes in polarized cell growth and morphogenesis: the pollen tube as an experimental paradigm

    Erwan Michard;Filipa Alves;José A. Feijó

  • Plasma Membrane H +-ATPases Sustain Pollen Tube Growth and Fertilization

    Robert D. Hoffmann;Maria Teresa Portes;Lene Irene Olsen;Daniel Santa Cruz Damineli;Daniel Santa Cruz Damineli

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter K. Hepler
Peter K. Hepler University of Massachusetts Amherst
Rui Malhó
Rui Malhó University of Lisbon
Rainer Hedrich
Rainer Hedrich University of Würzburg
Matthew Gilliham
Matthew Gilliham University of Adelaide
Giles E. D. Oldroyd
Giles E. D. Oldroyd University of Cambridge
Cyril Zipfel
Cyril Zipfel University of Zurich
Liam Dolan
Liam Dolan Austrian Academy of Sciences
Tina Romeis
Tina Romeis Freie Universität Berlin
Alice Y. Cheung
Alice Y. Cheung University of Massachusetts Amherst
Christian Dumas
Christian Dumas École Normale Supérieure de Lyon

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