2026 Lorenzo Lamattina: 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	68	771	711	4	4	171	21250

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Argentina Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Argentina Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Argentina Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Argentina Leader Award
2005 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Lorenzo Lamattina is affiliated with the National University of Mar del Plata in Argentina. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields such as Plant Science, Insect Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's main research topics include:

Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
Insect and Pesticide Research
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
Algal biology and biofuel production
Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis

Lorenzo Lamattina has contributed frequently to several scientific publication venues. These include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
Frontiers in Plant Science
Plant Science
Journal of Plant Physiology

Notable recent publications include:

Selection and optimization of reference genes for RT-qPCR normalization: A case study in Solanum lycopersicum exposed to UV-B, 2021, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
Nitrogen Depletion Blocks Growth Stimulation Driven by the Expression of Nitric Oxide Synthase in Tobacco, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
Fast weight recovery, metabolic rate adjustment and gene-expression regulation define responses of cold-stressed honey bee brood, 2020, Journal of Insect Physiology
Functional analysis of the UVR8 photoreceptor from the monocotyledonous Zea mays, 2020, Plant Growth Regulation
Cold stress induces specific antioxidant responses in honey bee brood, 2021, Apidologie

Throughout their career, Lorenzo Lamattina has collaborated extensively with fellow researchers. Frequent coauthors include:

Andrés Nejamkin
Natalia Correa-Aragunde
Noelia Foresi
Fiorella Del Castello
Raúl Cassia

In recognition of contributions to the scientific community, Lorenzo Lamattina was named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2005.

Best Publications

Nitric oxide: the versatility of an extensive signal molecule.

Lorenzo Lamattina;Carlos García-Mata;Magdalena Graziano;Gabriela Pagnussat

1079
Citations
Nitric Oxide Induces Stomatal Closure and Enhances the Adaptive Plant Responses against Drought Stress

Carlos Garcı́a-Mata;Lorenzo Lamattina

1053
Citations
Nitric oxide stimulates seed germination and de-etiolation, and inhibits hypocotyl elongation, three light-inducible responses in plants

María Verónica Beligni;Lorenzo Lamattina

939
Citations
Nitric oxide plays a central role in determining lateral root development in tomato.

Natalia Correa-Aragunde;Magdalena Graziano;Lorenzo Lamattina

761
Citations
Nitric Oxide Is Required for Root Organogenesis

Gabriela Carolina Pagnussat;Marcela Simontacchi;Susana Puntarulo;Lorenzo Lamattina

687
Citations
Nitric Oxide Acts as an Antioxidant and Delays Programmed Cell Death in Barley Aleurone Layers

Maria Veronica Beligni;Angelika Fath;Paul C. Bethke;Lorenzo Lamattina

526
Citations
Nitric oxide regulates K+ and Cl- channels in guard cells through a subset of abscisic acid-evoked signaling pathways.

Carlos Garcia-Mata;Sergei Sokolovski;Adrian Hills

498
Citations
Nitric oxide function in plant biology: a redox cue in deconvolution

Manda Yu;Lorenzo Lamattina;Steven H. Spoel;Gary J. Loake

488
Citations
RNA editing in wheat mitochondria results in the conservation of protein sequences

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487
Citations
Nitric Oxide and Cyclic GMP Are Messengers in the Indole Acetic Acid-Induced Adventitious Rooting Process

Gabriela Carolina Pagnussat;María Luciana Lanteri;Lorenzo Lamattina

486
Citations
Nitric oxide and abscisic acid cross talk in guard cells.

Carlos Garcı́a-Mata;Lorenzo Lamattina

470
Citations
Hydrogen sulphide, a novel gasotransmitter involved in guard cell signalling

Carlos García-Mata;Lorenzo Lamattina

465
Citations
Nitric oxide counteracts cytotoxic processes mediated by reactive oxygen species in plant tissues

María Verónica Beligni;Lorenzo Lamattina

422
Citations
Nitric oxide accumulation is required for molecular and physiological responses to iron deficiency in tomato roots.

Magdalena Graziano;Lorenzo Lamattina

415
Citations
Nitric Oxide Mediates the Indole Acetic Acid Induction Activation of a Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascade Involved in Adventitious Root Development

Gabriela Carolina Pagnussat;María Luciana Lanteri;María Cristina Lombardo;Lorenzo Lamattina

413
Citations
Nitric oxide influences auxin signaling through S-nitrosylation of the Arabidopsis TRANSPORT INHIBITOR RESPONSE 1 auxin receptor

María C. Terrile;Ramiro París;Luz I. A. Calderón-Villalobos;María J. Iglesias

377
Citations
Characterization of a Nitric Oxide Synthase from the Plant Kingdom: NO Generation from the Green Alga Ostreococcus tauri Is Light Irradiance and Growth Phase Dependent

Noelia Foresi;Natalia Correa-Aragunde;Gustavo Parisi;Gonzalo Caló

374
Citations
Nitric oxide in plants: the history is just beginning

M. V. Beligni;L. Lamattina

370
Citations
Nitric oxide modulates the expression of cell cycle regulatory genes during lateral root formation in tomato

Natalia Correa-Aragunde;Magdalena Graziano;Christian Chevalier;Lorenzo Lamattina

360
Citations
Nitric oxide functions as a positive regulator of root hair development.

María Cristina Lombardo;Magdalena Graziano;Joseph C Polacco;Lorenzo Lamattina

357
Citations
Nitric Oxide Improves Internal Iron Availability in Plants

Magdalena Graziano;Marı́a Verónica Beligni;Lorenzo Lamattina

337
Citations