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José Ramón Botella

José Ramón Botella

University of Queensland
Australia

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
12233
World Ranking
11436
National Ranking
311

José Ramón Botella publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where José Ramón Botella sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 181 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

José Ramón Botella D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where José Ramón Botella sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

José Ramón Botella is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and has a research focus predominantly situated within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their body of work also spans the agricultural and biological sciences, covering an array of subfields such as molecular biology, plant science, biomedical engineering, cell biology, and ecology.

Their research touches on several main topics, including:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology

Botella has authored multiple papers, among which are recent publications such as:

  • Evaluation and improvement of isothermal amplification methods for point-of-need plant disease diagnostics (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Genome editing for plant research and crop improvement (2020, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology)
  • Rapid (30-second), equipment-free purification of nucleic acids using easy-to-make dipsticks (2020, Nature Protocols)
  • COP1 promotes ABA-induced stomatal closure by modulating the abundance of ABI/HAB and AHG3 phosphatases (2020, New Phytologist)
  • Endogenous U6 promoters improve CRISPR/Cas9 editing efficiencies in Sorghum bicolor and show potential for applications in other cereals (2021, Plant Cell Reports)

The scientist often collaborates with a group of frequent co-authors, including:

  • Yuri Trusov
  • Chun-Peng Song
  • Yuchen Miao
  • Michael G. Mason
  • Alan M. Jones

José Ramón Botella's research appears regularly in specialized publication venues such as:

  • Environmental and Experimental Botany
  • UNC Libraries
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Plant Cell & Environment
  • The Plant Journal

Best Publications

  • Tissue-Specific Expression of a Gene Encoding a Cell Wall-Localized Lipid Transfer Protein from Arabidopsis

    S Thoma;U Hecht;A Kippers;J Botella

  • Gene editing in plants: Progress and challenges

    Yanfei Mao;Jose Ramon Botella;Yaoguang Liu;Jian-Kang Zhu;Jian-Kang Zhu

  • Nucleic acid purification from plants, animals and microbes in under 30 seconds.

    Yiping Zou;Michael Glenn Mason;Yuling Wang;Eugene Wee

  • Heterotrimeric G protein signalling in the plant kingdom

    Daisuke Urano;Jin Gui Chen;José Ramón Botella;Alan M. Jones

  • Heterotrimeric G Proteins Facilitate Arabidopsis Resistance to Necrotrophic Pathogens and Are Involved in Jasmonate Signaling

    Yuri Trusov;James Edward Rookes;David Chakravorty;David Armour

  • A multiplex CRISPR/Cas9 platform for fast and efficient editing of multiple genes in Arabidopsis

    Zhengjing Zhang;Yanfei Mao;Si Ha;Wenshan Liu;Wenshan Liu

  • Gene Targeting by Homology-Directed Repair in Rice Using a Geminivirus-Based CRISPR/Cas9 System

    Mugui Wang;Yuming Lu;José Ramón Botella;Yanfei Mao

  • Genome Editing in Cotton with the CRISPR/Cas9 System.

    Wei Gao;Lu Long;Xinquan Tian;Fuchun Xu

  • Host-delivered RNAi: an effective strategy to silence genes in plant parasitic nematodes

    David J. Fairbairn;Antonino S. Cavallaro;Margaret Bernard;Janani Mahalinga-Iyer

  • Development of germ-line-specific CRISPR-Cas9 systems to improve the production of heritable gene modifications in Arabidopsis

    Yanfei Mao;Zhengjing Zhang;Zhengyan Feng;Pengliang Wei

  • Arabidopsis G-protein interactome reveals connections to cell wall carbohydrates and morphogenesis

    Karsten Klopffleisch;Nguyen Phan;Kelsey Augustin;Robert S. Bayne

  • An atypical heterotrimeric G‐protein γ‐subunit is involved in guard cell K+‐channel regulation and morphological development in Arabidopsis thaliana

    David Chakravorty;Yuri Trusov;Wei Zhang;Biswa R. Acharya

  • Generation of new glutinous rice by CRISPR/Cas9‐targeted mutagenesis of the Waxy gene in elite rice varieties

    Jinshan Zhang;Hui Zhang;Hui Zhang;José Ramón Botella;Jian-Kang Zhu;Jian-Kang Zhu

  • Completing the heterotrimer: Isolation and characterization of an Arabidopsis thaliana G protein γ-subunit cDNA

    Michael G. Mason;José R. Botella

  • Heterotrimeric G Proteins Serve as a Converging Point in Plant Defense Signaling Activated by Multiple Receptor-Like Kinases

    Jinman Liu;Pingtao Ding;Tongjun Sun;Yukino Nitta

  • Heterotrimeric G proteins-mediated resistance to necrotrophic pathogens includes mechanisms independent of salicylic acid-, jasmonic acid/ethylene- and abscisic acid-mediated defense signaling.

    Yuri Trusov;Nasser Sewelam;James Edward Rookes;Matt Kunkel

  • Heterotrimeric G Protein γ Subunits Provide Functional Selectivity in Gβγ Dimer Signaling in Arabidopsis

    Yuri Trusov;James Edward Rookes;Kimberley Tilbrook;David Chakravorty

  • Isolation of a novel G-protein γ-subunit from Arabidopsis thaliana and its interaction with Gβ

    Michael G Mason;José R Botella

  • Advanced DNA-Based Point-of-Care Diagnostic Methods for Plant Diseases Detection.

    Han Yih Lau;Jose R. Botella

  • Developing pineapple fruit has a small transcriptome dominated by metallothionein

    Richard Moyle;David J. Fairbairn;Jonni Ripi;Mark Crowe

Frequent Co-Authors

Jian-Kang Zhu
Jian-Kang Zhu Southern University of Science and Technology
Matt Trau
Matt Trau University of Queensland
Alan M. Jones
Alan M. Jones University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Victoriano Valpuesta
Victoriano Valpuesta University of Malaga
Richard N. Arteca
Richard N. Arteca Pennsylvania State University
Sarah M. Assmann
Sarah M. Assmann Pennsylvania State University
Francisco M. Cánovas
Francisco M. Cánovas University of Malaga
Emma S. Mace
Emma S. Mace University of Queensland
Yuling Wang
Yuling Wang Macquarie University
Patrick J. Blackall
Patrick J. Blackall University of Queensland

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