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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 45 2906 2703 121 118 243 6339

Leonardo Velasco publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Leonardo Velasco between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Leonardo Velasco published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2012. 11 of the 261 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2012. 1967: 2 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 18 publications 1999: 19 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 3 publications
1967 2025

261 publications in total across all disciplines

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Leonardo Velasco: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 2
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 1
1972 0
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 1
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 2
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 5
1997 6
1998 18
1999 19
2000 9
2001 7
2002 7
2003 3
2004 12
2005 8
2006 10
2007 3
2008 8
2009 10
2010 4
2011 8
2012 20
2013 14
2014 13
2015 12
2016 9
2017 2
2018 8
2019 4
2020 5
2021 4
2022 3
2023 7
2024 8
2025 3
Total 261
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Leonardo Velasco 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 Leonardo Velasco sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 241–245 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 243 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39 243
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Leonardo Velasco 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 Leonardo Velasco sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164 45
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Genetics

Leonardo Velasco mostly deals with Botany, Sunflower, Fatty acid, Helianthus annuus and Tocopherol. His Botany research integrates issues from Chromatography, Linolenic acid and Chemical composition. The concepts of his Chromatography study are interwoven with issues in Rapeseed and Analytical chemistry.

Leonardo Velasco studies Orobanche, a branch of Sunflower. His study looks at the relationship between Helianthus annuus and topics such as Hybrid, which overlap with Genetic variability and Gene–environment interaction. His study looks at the intersection of Tocopherol and topics like Food science with Biochemistry, Vitamin E and Cultivar.

His most cited work include:

  • Determination of seed oil content and fatty acid composition in sunflower through the analysis of intact seeds, husked seeds, meal and oil by near‐infrared reflectance spectroscopy (100 citations)
  • Estimation of seed weight, oil content and fatty acid composition in intact single seeds of rapeseed ( Brassica napus} L.) by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (100 citations)
  • Chemotaxonomic significance of fatty acids and tocopherols in Boraginaceae (79 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Sunflower, Food science, Germplasm and Tocopherol. His research integrates issues of Linolenic acid, Horticulture and Fatty acid in his study of Botany. His study in Sunflower is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Biotechnology and Sunflower oil.

His Food science research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Palmitic acid, Linoleic acid, Mutant, Oleic acid and Allele. His Germplasm research incorporates themes from Genetic variability and Transgressive segregation. His gamma-Tocopherol study in the realm of Tocopherol interacts with subjects such as Composition.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (54.44%)
  • Sunflower (42.78%)
  • Food science (23.33%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Sunflower (42.78%)
  • Botany (54.44%)
  • Orobanche (16.67%)

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

Sunflower, Botany, Orobanche, Agronomy and Germplasm are his primary areas of study. His research in Sunflower intersects with topics in Biotechnology, Resistance and Parasitic plant. The various areas that Leonardo Velasco examines in his Botany study include Tocopherol, Food science, Genetic variation and Virulence.

Leonardo Velasco has included themes like Partial least squares regression and Fatty acid, Linoleic acid, Fatty acid composition in his Food science study. His work carried out in the field of Orobanche brings together such families of science as Genetics, Weed, Gene pool, Genetic diversity and Hybrid. As a member of one scientific family, Leonardo Velasco mostly works in the field of Germplasm, focusing on Phytosterol and, on occasion, Horticulture and Sunflower oil.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Changes in squalene and sterols associated with olive maturation (37 citations)
  • Sunflower Resistance to Broomrape (Orobanche cumana) Is Controlled by Specific QTLs for Different Parasitism Stages (28 citations)
  • Genetic diversity of Orobanche cumana populations from Spain assessed using SSR markers (28 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Genetics

Leonardo Velasco mostly deals with Orobanche, Botany, Sunflower, Agronomy and Biotechnology. His Orobanche study combines topics in areas such as Vertical resistance, Resistance, Horizontal resistance, Genetic diversity and Allele. His studies deal with areas such as Flesh and Virulence as well as Botany.

Leonardo Velasco has researched Sunflower in several fields, including Gene, Genotype, Genetic variation and Parasitic plant. His studies in Agronomy integrate themes in fields like Olive oil and Agricultural science. In his work, Cultivar, Fruit tree and Heritability is strongly intertwined with Seedling, which is a subfield of Biotechnology.

Best Publications

  • 160 h of chemical-looping combustion in a 10 kW reactor system with a NiO-based oxygen carrier

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  • Erucic acid in feed and food

    Helle Katrine Knutsen;Jan Alexander;Lars Barregård;Margherita Bignami

  • Estimation of seed weight, oil content and fatty acid composition in intact single seeds of rapeseed ( Brassica napus} L.) by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy

    Leonardo Velasco;Christian Möllers;Heiko C. Becker

  • Determination of seed oil content and fatty acid composition in sunflower through the analysis of intact seeds, husked seeds, meal and oil by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy

    B. Pérez-Vich;L. Velasco;J. M. Fernández-Martínez

  • Estimating the fatty acid composition of the oil in intact-seed rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy

    Leonardo Velasco;Heiko C. Becker

  • Quantitative trait loci for broomrape (Orobanche cumana Wallr.) resistance in sunflower.

    B. Pérez-Vich;B. Akhtouch;S. J. Knapp;A. J. Leon

  • Chemotaxonomic significance of fatty acids and tocopherols in Boraginaceae

    Leonardo Velasco;Fernando D. Goffman

  • Variability for the fatty acid composition of the seed oil in a germplasm collection of the genus Brassica

    Leonardo Velasco;Fernando D. Goffman;Heiko C. Becker

  • Review of research progress on the electrical properties and modification of mineral insulating oils used in power transformers

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  • Finite deflections of a rigid viscoplastic strain hardening annular plate loaded impulsively(Finite deflections of rigid-plastic strain hardening annular plates subjected to�…

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  • Changes in squalene and sterols associated with olive maturation

    A. Fernández-Cuesta;L. León;L. Velasco;R. De la Rosa

  • Genetic and environmental variation for tocopherol content and composition in sunflower commercial hybrids

    L. Velasco;J. M. Fernández-Martínez;R. García-Ruíz;J. Domínguez

  • 18. A HISTORY OF FLOODING IN SOUTHERN QUEBEC, CANADA

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  • The effect of sub-surface irregularities on the strength of multi-year ice

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  • Coherencia entre la frecuencia respiratoria y la variabilidad del ritmo cardiaco durante prueba de esfuerzo

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  • Seed yield, oil and phytate concentration in the seeds of two oilseed rape cultivars as affected by different phosphorus supply

    T. Lickfett;B. Matthäus;L. Velasco;C. Möllers

  • BioSecure Signature Evaluation Campaign (ESRA'2011): evaluating systems on quality-based categories of skilled forgeries

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  • Identification of an Ethiopian mustard line with very high levels of glucosinolates.

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  • Sunflower Resistance to Broomrape (Orobanche cumana) Is Controlled by Specific QTLs for Different Parasitism Stages

    Johann Louarn;Marie-Claude Boniface;Nicolas Pouilly;Leonardo Velasco

  • Inheritance of resistance to sunflower broomrape (Orobanche cumana Wallr.) in an interspecific cross between Helianthus annuus and Helianthus debilis subsp. tardiflorus

    Leonardo Velasco;Begoña Pérez-Vich;Ahmed A. M. Yassein;Chao-Chien Jan

  • A receptor-like kinase enhances sunflower resistance to Orobanche cumana.

    Pauline Duriez;Pauline Duriez;Sonia Vautrin;Marie-Christine Auriac;Julia Bazerque

  • Chemotaxonomic value of tocopherols in Brassicaceae

    Fernando D Goffman;Werner Thies;Leonardo Velasco

  • Breeding for oil quality in safflower.

    L. Velasco;J. M. Fernández-Martínez;J. W. Bergman;H. Henning Mündel

  • Inheritance of resistance to broomrape (Orobanche cumana Wallr.) race F in a sunflower line derived from wild sunflower species

    L. Velasco;B. Pérez-Vich;C.C. Jan;J.M. Fernández-Martínez

  • Comparative studies on Orobanche cernua L. and O. cumana Wallr. (Orobanchaceae) in the Iberian Peninsula

    Antonio J. Pujadas-Salvà;Leonardo Velasco

  • Novel variation for the tocopherol profile in a sunflower created by mutagenesis and recombination.

    L. Velasco;B. Pérez‐Vich;J. M. Fernández‐Martínez

  • Thermostability of genetically modified sunflower oils differing in fatty acid and tocopherol compositions

    Susana Marmesat;Leonardo Velasco;Maria Victoria Ruiz‐Méndez;José María Fernández‐Martínez

  • Determination of the fatty acid composition of the oil in intact-seed mustard by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy

    L. Velasco;J. M. Fernández-Martínez;A. De Haro

  • Analysis of total glucosinolate content and individual glucosinolates in Brassica spp. by near‐infrared reflectance spectroscopy

    L. Velasco;H. C. Becker

  • Fatty acids and tocochromanols in seeds of Orobanche.

    Leonardo Velasco;Fernando D Goffman;Antonio J Pujadas-Salvà

Frequent Co-Authors

José M. Fernández-Martínez
José M. Fernández-Martínez Spanish National Research Council
Christian Möllers
Christian Möllers University of Göttingen
Steven J. Knapp
Steven J. Knapp University of California, Davis
Loren H. Rieseberg
Loren H. Rieseberg University of British Columbia
Hélène Bergès
Hélène Bergès INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Angjelina Belaj
Angjelina Belaj Regional Government of Andalusia
Gebisa Ejeta
Gebisa Ejeta Purdue University West Lafayette
Sezai Ercisli
Sezai Ercisli Atatürk University
Mónica Fernández-Aparicio
Mónica Fernández-Aparicio Spanish National Research Council

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