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Plant Science and Agronomy
Hungary
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
56
Citations
14111
World Ranking
1502
National Ranking
2

Molecular Biology

D-Index
53
Citations
13711
World Ranking
2369
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Hungary Leader Award
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

József Burgyán is affiliated with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Hungary and conducts research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work focuses extensively on plant science and molecular biology subfields, covering diverse topics related to plant virus research and plant interactions.

Their main research topics include:

  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance

József Burgyán has contributed to recent scientific literature with studies published in distinguished journals such as Frontiers in Microbiology, Plants, and Plant and Cell Physiology. Notable recent papers include:

  • CRISPR-Cas9 Targeting of the eIF4E1 Gene Extends the Potato Virus Y Resistance Spectrum of the Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Desirée, 2022, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Argonaute 2 Controls Antiviral Activity against Sweet Potato Mild Mottle Virus in Nicotiana benthamiana, 2021, Plants
  • Dicer-Like Protein 4 and RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase 6 Are Involved in Tomato Torrado Virus Pathogenesis in Nicotiana benthamiana, 2024, Plant and Cell Physiology

Collaborations are a significant aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including Alessandra Lucioli, Raffaela Tavazza, Simona Baima, Károly Fátyol, and Mario Tavazza.

József Burgyán has been recognized by being named a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Sensitive and specific detection of microRNAs by northern blot analysis using LNA-modified oligonucleotide probes

    Anna Válóczi;Csaba Hornyik;Nóra Varga;József Burgyán

  • A viral protein suppresses RNA silencing and binds silencing‐generated, 21‐ to 25‐nucleotide double‐stranded RNAs

    Dániel Silhavy;Attila Molnár;Alessandra Lucioli;György Szittya

  • Size selective recognition of siRNA by an RNA silencing suppressor

    Jeffrey M Vargason;György Szittya;József Burgyán;Traci M.Tanaka Hall

  • MicroRNA detection by northern blotting using locked nucleic acid probes

    Éva Várallyay;József Burgyán;Zoltán Havelda

  • Small RNA binding is a common strategy to suppress RNA silencing by several viral suppressors.

    Lóránt Lakatos;Tibor Csorba;Vitantonio Pantaleo;Elisabeth J. Chapman

  • Low temperature inhibits RNA silencing-mediated defence by the control of siRNA generation

    György Szittya;Dániel Silhavy;Attila Molnár;Zoltán Havelda

  • Viral silencing suppressors: Tools forged to fine-tune host-pathogen coexistence

    Tibor Csorba;Levente Kontra;József Burgyán

  • Viral suppressors of RNA silencing

    József Burgyán;Zoltán Havelda

  • Molecular mechanism of RNA silencing suppression mediated by p19 protein of tombusviruses

    Lóránt Lakatos;György Szittya;Dániel Silhavy;József Burgyán

  • Plant Virus-Derived Small Interfering RNAs Originate Predominantly from Highly Structured Single-Stranded Viral RNAs

    Attila Molnár;Tibor Csorba;Lóránt Lakatos;Éva Várallyay

  • Identification of grapevine microRNAs and their targets using high-throughput sequencing and degradome analysis

    Vitantonio Pantaleo;Gyorgy Szittya;Simon Moxon;Laura Miozzi

  • A viral satellite RNA induces yellow symptoms on tobacco by targeting a gene involved in chlorophyll biosynthesis using the RNA silencing machinery.

    Hanako Shimura;Vitantonio Pantaleo;Takeaki Ishihara;Nobutoshi Myojo

  • Plant virus‐mediated induction of miR168 is associated with repression of ARGONAUTE1 accumulation

    Éva Várallyay;Anna Válóczi;Ákos Ágyi;József Burgyán

  • Short Defective Interfering RNAs of Tombusviruses Are Not Targeted but Trigger Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing against Their Helper Virus

    György Szittya;Attila Molnár;Dániel Silhavy;Csaba Hornyik

  • Molecular Biology of Tombusviridae

    Marcello Russo;Jòzsef Burgyan;Giovanni P. Martelli

  • Viral protein inhibits RISC activity by argonaute binding through conserved WG/GW motifs.

    Ana Giner;Lóránt Lakatos;Meritxell García-Chapa;Juan José López-Moya

  • Effects and side-effects of viral RNA silencing suppressors on short RNAs

    Dániel Silhavy;József Burgyán

  • Polerovirus protein P0 prevents the assembly of small RNA-containing RISC complexes and leads to degradation of ARGONAUTE1.

    Tibor Csorba;Rita Lózsa;György Hutvágner;József Burgyán

  • The p122 Subunit of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Replicase Is a Potent Silencing Suppressor and Compromises both Small Interfering RNA- and MicroRNA-Mediated Pathways

    Tibor Csorba;Aurelie Bovi;Tamás Dalmay;József Burgyán

  • RNA Silencing: An Antiviral Mechanism

    T Csorba;V Pantaleo;J Burgyán

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamas Dalmay
Tamas Dalmay University of East Anglia
Vincent Moulton
Vincent Moulton University of East Anglia
Fernando García-Arenal
Fernando García-Arenal Technical University of Madrid
Sakari Kauppinen
Sakari Kauppinen Aalborg University
Enrique Moriones
Enrique Moriones Spanish National Research Council
James C. Carrington
James C. Carrington Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Rob Goldbach
Rob Goldbach Wageningen University & Research
Valerian V. Dolja
Valerian V. Dolja Oregon State University
Hans Wolf
Hans Wolf University of Amsterdam
Giovanni P. Martelli
Giovanni P. Martelli University of Bari Aldo Moro

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