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José M. Martínez-Zapater

José M. Martínez-Zapater

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
73
Citations
16806
World Ranking
2064
National Ranking
29

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
73
Citations
17877
World Ranking
598
National Ranking
18

José M. Martínez-Zapater 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 M. Martínez-Zapater sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 212 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

José M. Martínez-Zapater 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 M. Martínez-Zapater sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

José M. Martínez-Zapater is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on plant science, food science, molecular biology, tourism, leisure and hospitality management, and cell biology.

Their work revolves around several main topics including horticultural and viticultural research, fermentation and sensory analysis, the wine industry and tourism, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, plant reproductive biology, powdery mildew fungal diseases, and plant gene expression analysis.

José M. Martínez-Zapater has published research in various venues, with frequent contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal of Experimental Botany, and Horticulture Research.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Challenges of viticulture adaptation to global change: tackling the issue from the roots (2020, Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research)
  • Population genetic analysis in old Montenegrin vineyards reveals ancient ways currently active to generate diversity in Vitis vinifera (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Whole genome resequencing and custom genotyping unveil clonal lineages in 'Malbec' grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.) (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • Genetic Relationships Among Portuguese Cultivated and Wild Vitis vinifera L. Germplasm (2020, Frontiers in Plant Science)
  • Transcriptional, hormonal, and metabolic changes in susceptible grape berries under powdery mildew infection (2021, Journal of Experimental Botany)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Javier Ibáñez, Pablo Carbonell-Bejerano, Carolina Royo, Yolanda Ferradás, and Javier Tello.

Best Publications

  • Multiple origins of cultivated grapevine (Vitis vinifera L. ssp. sativa) based on chloroplast DNA polymorphisms.

    R. Arroyo-García;L. Ruiz-García;L. Bolling;R. Ocete

  • Constitutive expression of Arabidopsis LEAFY or APETALA1 genes in citrus reduces their generation time

    Leandro Peña;Mar Martín-Trillo;José Juárez;José A. Pina

  • Low Temperature Induces the Accumulation of Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase and Chalcone Synthase mRNAs of Arabidopsis thaliana in a Light-Dependent Manner.

    Antonio Leyva;José Antonio Jarillo;Julio Salinas;José M. Martínez-Zapater

  • Regulation of flowering time by FVE, a retinoblastoma-associated protein.

    Israel Ausín;Carlos Alonso-Blanco;José Antonio Jarillo;Leonor Ruiz-García

  • Genetic diversity and population structure assessed by SSR and SNP markers in a large germplasm collection of grape

    Francesco Emanuelli;Silvia Lorenzi;Lukasz Grzeskowiak;Valentina Catalano

  • A highly repeated DNA sequence in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Jose M. Martinez-Zapater;Mark A. Estelle;Chris R. Somerville

  • Analysis of DNA methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana based on methylation-sensitive AFLP markers.

    María Teresa Cervera;Leonor Ruiz-García;José M. Martínez-Zapater

  • AP2 Gene Determines the Identity of Perianth Organs in Flowers of Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Ljerka Kunst;Jennifer E. Klenz;Jose Martinez-Zapater;George W. Haughn

  • Isolation and molecular characterization of the Arabidopsis TPS1 gene, encoding trehalose‐6‐phosphate synthase

    Miguel Ángel Blázquez;Elisa Santos;Carmen-Lisset Flores;José M. Martínez-Zapater

  • Application of AFLPs to the characterization of grapevine Vitis vinifera L. genetic resources. A case study with accessions from Rioja (Spain)

    María Teresa Cervera;José Antonio Cabezas;J. C. Sancha;F. Martínez de Toda

  • High throughput SNP discovery and genotyping in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) by combining a re-sequencing approach and SNPlex technology

    Diego Lijavetzky;José Antonio Cabezas;Ana Ibáñez;Virginia Rodríguez

  • Genome-Wide Analysis of MIKCC-Type MADS Box Genes in Grapevine

    José Díaz-Riquelme;Diego Lijavetzky;José M. Martínez-Zapater;María José Carmona

  • Environmental regulation of flowering

    Israel Ausin;Carlos Alonso-Blanco;Jose-Miguel Martinez-Zapater

  • The FT/TFL1 gene family in grapevine

    María José Carmona;Myriam Calonje;Myriam Calonje;José Miguel Martínez-Zapater

  • Different roles of flowering-time genes in the activation of floral initiation genes in Arabidopsis.

    Leonor Ruiz-Garcia;Francisco Madueno;Mark Wilkinson;George Haughn

  • Altitudinal and climatic adaptation is mediated by flowering traits and FRI, FLC, and PHYC genes in Arabidopsis.

    Belén Méndez-Vigo;F. Xavier Picó;Mercedes Ramiro;José M. Martínez-Zapater

  • Mutations in the Ca2+/H+ transporter CAX1 increase CBF/DREB1 expression and the cold-acclimation response in Arabidopsis.

    Rafael Catalá;Elisa Santos;José M. Alonso;Joseph R. Ecker

  • Sucrose availability on the aerial part of the plant promotes morphogenesis and flowering of Arabidopsis in the dark.

    Marta Roldan;Concepcion Gomez-Mena;Leonor Ruiz-Garcia;Julio Salinas

  • Effect of Light Quality and Vernalization on Late-Flowering Mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana

    Jose M. Martinez-Zapater;Chris R. Somerville

  • A molecular genetic perspective of reproductive development in grapevine.

    María José Carmona;Jamila Chaïb;José Miguel Martínez-Zapater;Mark R. Thomas

  • The transition to flowering in Arabidopsis.

    José M. Martínez-Zapater;George Coupland;Caroline Dean;Maarten Koornneef

  • Genetic and Molecular Analyses of Natural Variation Indicate CBF2 as a Candidate Gene for Underlying a Freezing Tolerance Quantitative Trait Locus in Arabidopsis

    Carlos Alonso-Blanco;Concepción Gomez-Mena;Francisco Llorente;Maarten Koornneef

Frequent Co-Authors

Javier Ibáñez
Javier Ibáñez University of La Rioja
Julio Salinas
Julio Salinas Spanish National Research Council
Jose A. Jarillo
Jose A. Jarillo Technical University of Madrid
Carlos Alonso-Blanco
Carlos Alonso-Blanco Spanish National Research Council
Pedro Fevereiro
Pedro Fevereiro University of Lisbon
Thierry Lacombe
Thierry Lacombe University of Montpellier
Chris Somerville
Chris Somerville University of California, Berkeley
Mark R. Thomas
Mark R. Thomas Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
George Coupland
George Coupland Max Planck Society
Caroline Dean
Caroline Dean John Innes Centre

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