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D-Index
54
Citations
16082
World Ranking
1658
National Ranking
16

José López-Bucio 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 López-Bucio sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 161 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

José López-Bucio 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 López-Bucio sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

His main research concerns Botany, Auxin, Arabidopsis, Cell biology and Arabidopsis thaliana. His research integrates issues of Genetically modified crops, Cellular differentiation and Metabolic pathway in his study of Botany. His study in Auxin is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Rhizobacteria, Lateral root formation, Lateral root and Mutant.

His Arabidopsis study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Root hair. He focuses mostly in the field of Cell biology, narrowing it down to matters related to Cytokinin and, in some cases, Root system. As a member of one scientific family, José López-Bucio mostly works in the field of Arabidopsis thaliana, focusing on Meristem and, on occasion, Cell growth, Cell cycle and Plant hormone.

His most cited work include:

  • The role of nutrient availability in regulating root architecture. (1003 citations)
  • Phosphate Availability Alters Architecture and Causes Changes in Hormone Sensitivity in the Arabidopsis Root System (566 citations)
  • Trichoderma virens, a Plant Beneficial Fungus, Enhances Biomass Production and Promotes Lateral Root Growth through an Auxin-Dependent Mechanism in Arabidopsis (514 citations)

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

José López-Bucio focuses on Arabidopsis, Cell biology, Auxin, Botany and Arabidopsis thaliana. José López-Bucio has included themes like Jasmonic acid and Root hair in his Arabidopsis study. His studies in Cell biology integrate themes in fields like Cellular differentiation, Gene expression, Meristem and Abscisic acid.

His work carried out in the field of Auxin brings together such families of science as Lateral root formation, Auxin homeostasis, Cell division, Shoot and Root system. His Botany research includes elements of Rhizosphere, Rhizobacteria and Cytokinin. His Camalexin study in the realm of Arabidopsis thaliana connects with subjects such as Azospirillum brasilense.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Arabidopsis (60.50%)
  • Cell biology (53.78%)
  • Auxin (49.58%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Cell biology (53.78%)
  • Arabidopsis (60.50%)
  • Arabidopsis thaliana (44.54%)

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

José López-Bucio mostly deals with Cell biology, Arabidopsis, Arabidopsis thaliana, Auxin and Meristem. The various areas that he examines in his Cell biology study include Gene expression, Jasmonic acid, Mutant, Cell division and Root hair. The study incorporates disciplines such as Sucrose, Shoot, Phosphate, Mediator and Cytokinin in addition to Arabidopsis.

His Arabidopsis thaliana research includes themes of Signal transduction, Kinase and Botany. His Auxin study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Auxin homeostasis and Lateral root. His Lateral root research incorporates themes from Tryptophan, Lateral root formation and Rhizobacteria.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Smells from the desert: Microbial volatiles that affect plant growth and development of native and non-native plant species. (16 citations)
  • CONSTITUTIVE TRIPLE RESPONSE1 and PIN2 act in a coordinate manner to support the indeterminate root growth and meristem cell proliferating activity in Arabidopsis seedlings. (13 citations)
  • Review: Phytostimulation and root architectural responses to quorum-sensing signals and related molecules from rhizobacteria. (12 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

His scientific interests lie mostly in Cell biology, Arabidopsis thaliana, Arabidopsis, Auxin and Meristem. José López-Bucio combines subjects such as Cotyledon, Reporter gene, Gene expression, Gene and Yucca with his study of Cell biology. His Arabidopsis thaliana research integrates issues from Host and Botany.

José López-Bucio interconnects Jasmonic acid, Kinetin, Shoot, Root microbiome and Cytokinin in the investigation of issues within Arabidopsis. His Auxin study also includes

  • Root hair that intertwine with fields like Pseudomonas fluorescens, Lateral root formation and Pseudomonas putida,
  • Lateral root which is related to area like TOR signaling. José López-Bucio has researched Meristem in several fields, including Mutant and Cell division.

Best Publications

  • The role of nutrient availability in regulating root architecture.

    José López-Bucio;Alfredo Cruz-Ramı́rez;Luis Herrera-Estrella

  • Trichoderma virens, a Plant Beneficial Fungus, Enhances Biomass Production and Promotes Lateral Root Growth through an Auxin-Dependent Mechanism in Arabidopsis

    Hexon Angel Contreras-Cornejo;Lourdes Macías-Rodríguez;Carlos Cortés-Penagos;José López-Bucio

  • Phosphate Availability Alters Architecture and Causes Changes in Hormone Sensitivity in the Arabidopsis Root System

    José López-Bucio;Esmeralda Hernández-Abreu;Lenin Sánchez-Calderón;María Fernanda Nieto-Jacobo

  • Phosphate Nutrition: Improving Low-Phosphate Tolerance in Crops

    Damar Lizbeth López-Arredondo;Marco Antonio Leyva-González;Sandra Isabel González-Morales;José López-Bucio

  • The role of microbial signals in plant growth and development

    Randy Ortíz-Castro;Hexon Angel Contreras-Cornejo;Lourdes Macías-Rodríguez;José López-Bucio

  • Organic acid metabolism in plants: from adaptive physiology to transgenic varieties for cultivation in extreme soils.

    José López-Bucio;Marı́a Fernanda Nieto-Jacobo;Verenice Ramı́rez-Rodrı́guez;Luis Herrera-Estrella

  • Phosphate Availability Alters Lateral Root Development in Arabidopsis by Modulating Auxin Sensitivity via a Mechanism Involving the TIR1 Auxin Receptor

    Claudia Anahí Pérez-Torres;José López-Bucio;Alfredo Cruz-Ramírez;Enrique Ibarra-Laclette

  • Trichoderma as biostimulant: exploiting the multilevel properties of a plant beneficial fungus

    José López-Bucio;Ramón Pelagio-Flores;Alfredo Herrera-Estrella

  • Phosphate starvation induces a determinate developmental program in the roots of Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Lenin Sánchez-Calderón;José López-Bucio;José López-Bucio;Alejandra Chacón-López;Alfredo Cruz-Ramírez

  • Enhanced phosphorus uptake in transgenic tobacco plants that overproduce citrate

    J López-Bucio;O M de La Vega;A Guevara-García;L Herrera-Estrella

  • Bacillus megaterium Rhizobacteria Promote Growth and Alter Root-System Architecture Through an Auxin- and Ethylene-Independent Signaling Mechanism in Arabidopsis thaliana

    José López-Bucio;Juan Carlos Campos-Cuevas;Erasto Hernández-Calderón;Crisanto Velásquez-Becerra

  • Plant growth promotion by Bacillus megaterium involves cytokinin signaling

    Randy Ortíz-Castro;Eduardo Valencia-Cantero;José López-Bucio

  • The volatile 6-pentyl-2H-pyran-2-one from Trichoderma atroviride regulates Arabidopsis thaliana root morphogenesis via auxin signaling and ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE 2 functioning.

    Amira Garnica-Vergara;Salvador Barrera-Ortiz;Edith Muñoz-Parra;Javier Raya-González

  • Melatonin regulates Arabidopsis root system architecture likely acting independently of auxin signaling.

    Ramón Pelagio-Flores;Edith Muñoz-Parra;Randy Ortiz-Castro;José López-Bucio

  • N-acyl-L-homoserine lactones: a class of bacterial quorum-sensing signals alter post-embryonic root development in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Randy Ortíz-Castro;Miguel Martínez-Trujillo;Jose López-Bucio

  • Trichoderma-induced plant immunity likely involves both hormonal- and camalexin-dependent mechanisms in Arabidopsis thaliana and confers resistance against necrotrophic fungi Botrytis cinerea.

    Hexon Angel Contreras-Cornejo;Lourdes Macías-Rodríguez;Elda Beltrán-Peña;Alfredo Herrera-Estrella

  • Transkingdom signaling based on bacterial cyclodipeptides with auxin activity in plants

    Randy Ortiz-Castro;César Díaz-Pérez;Miguel Martínez-Trujillo;Rosa E. del Río

  • An Auxin Transport Independent Pathway Is Involved in Phosphate Stress-Induced Root Architectural Alterations in Arabidopsis. Identification of BIG as a Mediator of Auxin in Pericycle Cell Activation

    José López-Bucio;Esmeralda Hernández-Abreu;Esmeralda Hernández-Abreu;Lenin Sánchez-Calderón;Anahí Pérez-Torres

  • Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria modulate root-system architecture in Arabidopsis thaliana through volatile organic compound emission

    Francisca M. Gutiérrez-Luna;José López-Bucio;Josué Altamirano-Hernández;Eduardo Valencia-Cantero

  • Characterization of low phosphorus insensitive mutants reveals a crosstalk between low phosphorus-induced determinate root development and the activation of genes involved in the adaptation of Arabidopsis to phosphorus deficiency.

    Lenin Sánchez-Calderón;José López-Bucio;Alejandra Chacón-López;Abel Gutiérrez-Ortega

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis Herrera-Estrella
Luis Herrera-Estrella Texas Tech University
Lourdes Macías-Rodríguez
Lourdes Macías-Rodríguez Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
Alfredo Herrera-Estrella
Alfredo Herrera-Estrella Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Gustavo Santoyo
Gustavo Santoyo Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
June Simpson
June Simpson Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Monika Schmoll
Monika Schmoll University of Vienna
Benjamin A. Horwitz
Benjamin A. Horwitz Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Michael W. Shane
Michael W. Shane University of Western Australia
Kemal Kazan
Kemal Kazan Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Mark Estelle
Mark Estelle University of California, San Diego

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