2026 José López-Bucio: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	54	1658	1519	16	14	161	16082

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

1825
Citations
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

1112
Citations
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

923
Citations
Phosphate Nutrition: Improving Low-Phosphate Tolerance in Crops

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

918
Citations
The role of microbial signals in plant growth and development

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

719
Citations
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

671
Citations
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

631
Citations
Trichoderma as biostimulant: exploiting the multilevel properties of a plant beneficial fungus

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

517
Citations
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

474
Citations
Enhanced phosphorus uptake in transgenic tobacco plants that overproduce citrate

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

433
Citations
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

390
Citations
Plant growth promotion by Bacillus megaterium involves cytokinin signaling

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

367
Citations
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

315
Citations
Melatonin regulates Arabidopsis root system architecture likely acting independently of auxin signaling.

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

285
Citations
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

281
Citations
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

277
Citations
Transkingdom signaling based on bacterial cyclodipeptides with auxin activity in plants

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

277
Citations
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

270
Citations
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

269
Citations
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

263
Citations