2026 Maria C. Bolarin: 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	43	3261	3038	137	134	82	6592

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

Gene
Botany
Genetics

Her primary scientific interests are in Shoot, Solanaceae, Lycopersicon, Agronomy and Rootstock. As part of the same scientific family, she usually focuses on Shoot, concentrating on Cultivar and intersecting with Molecular breeding, Genetically modified crops, Gene–environment interaction and Plant breeding. Her research in Solanaceae is mostly concerned with Wild tomato.

Her Lycopersicon research entails a greater understanding of Botany. Her work on Breeding program as part of general Botany study is frequently linked to Linear regression, Yield and Substrate, bridging the gap between disciplines. Her work deals with themes such as Biotechnology and Molecular marker, which intersect with Rootstock.

Her most cited work include:

Increasing salt tolerance in the tomato (329 citations)
Grafting raises the salt tolerance of tomato through limiting the transport of sodium and chloride to the shoot (208 citations)
The rootstock effect on the tomato salinity response depends on the shoot genotype (169 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Horticulture, Lycopersicon, Solanaceae and Agronomy. In general Botany study, her work on Callus and Solanum often relates to the realm of Osmoregulation and Relative growth rate, thereby connecting several areas of interest. Her research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Genotype and Horticulture.

Her Lycopersicon research includes elements of Proline, Cultivar and Sugar. Her Solanaceae research integrates issues from Anthesis, Dry weight, Invertase and Osmotic pressure. Her biological study deals with issues like Rootstock, which deal with fields such as Crop quality.

She most often published in these fields:

Botany (48.75%)
Horticulture (41.25%)
Lycopersicon (33.75%)

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

Botany (48.75%)
Mutant (11.25%)
Solanum (17.50%)

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

Maria C. Bolarin mainly investigates Botany, Mutant, Solanum, Cell biology and Shoot. Her Botany study combines topics in areas such as Cold stress, MYB and Wild tomato. Her Solanum research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Lycopene, Abscisic acid, Ripening, Osmotic shock and Wild type.

Maria C. Bolarin combines Shoot and Halophyte in her research. Her Amaranthaceae research incorporates elements of Crop and Horticulture. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Carotenoid, Primary metabolite and Sucrose.

Between 2012 and 2021, her most popular works were:

The tomato mutant ars1 (altered response to salt stress 1) identifies an R1‐type MYB transcription factor involved in stomatal closure under salt acclimation (34 citations)
Unravelling the strategies used by the wild tomato species Solanum pennellii to confront salt stress: From leaf anatomical adaptations to molecular responses (31 citations)
The SlCBL10 Calcineurin B-Like Protein Ensures Plant Growth under Salt Stress by Regulating Na+ and Ca2+ Homeostasis (26 citations)

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

Gene
Botany
Genetics

Her main research concerns Botany, Wild tomato, Cell biology, Mutant and Solanum. Botany and Gene are commonly linked in her work. Maria C. Bolarin interconnects Adaptation, Shoot and Aquaporin in the investigation of issues within Wild tomato.

Maria C. Bolarin combines subjects such as MYB and Abscisic acid with her study of Cell biology. Her research integrates issues of Ion homeostasis, Homeostasis and Gene expression in her study of Mutant. Her studies in Solanum integrate themes in fields like Amino acid, Drought tolerance, Transcriptome, Jasmonate and Metabolism.

Best Publications

Increasing salt tolerance in the tomato

J. Cuartero;M. C. Bolarín;M. J. Asíns;V. Moreno

611
Citations
Grafting raises the salt tolerance of tomato through limiting the transport of sodium and chloride to the shoot

Maria T. Estañ;Maria M. Martinez-Rodriguez;Francisco Perez-Alfocea;Timothy J. Flowers

449
Citations
The effectiveness of grafting to improve tomato fruit quality

Francisco B. Flores;Paloma Sanchez-Bel;María T. Estañ;María M. Martinez-Rodriguez

318
Citations
The rootstock effect on the tomato salinity response depends on the shoot genotype

Ana Santa-Cruz;Maria M. Martinez-Rodriguez;Francisco Perez-Alfocea;Remedios Romero-Aranda

317
Citations
Carbon partitioning and sucrose metabolism in tomato plants growing under salinity

Maria E. Balibrea;Jose Dell'Amico;Mariaa C. Bolarin;Francisco Perez-Alfocea

238
Citations
The effectiveness of grafting to improve salt tolerance in tomato when an ‘excluder’ genotype is used as scion

M.M. Martinez-Rodriguez;M.T. Estañ;E. Moyano;J.O. Garcia-Abellan

221
Citations
Priming of seeds with NaCl induces physiological changes in tomato plants grown under salt stress

E. Cayuela;F. Perez-Alfocea;M. Caro;M. C. Bolarin

211
Citations
Short-term salt tolerance mechanisms in differentially salt tolerant tomato species

Ana Santa-Cruz;Manuel Acosta;Ana Rus;Maria C. Bolarin

194
Citations
Overexpression of dehydrin tas14 gene improves the osmotic stress imposed by drought and salinity in tomato.

Alicia Muñoz-Mayor;Benito Pineda;Jose O. Garcia-Abellán;Teresa Antón

169
Citations
Response of tomato cultivars to salinity

F. Perez Alfocea;M. T. Estañ;M. Caro;M. C. Bolarín

162
Citations
Water relations and osmotic adjustment in Lycopersicon esculentum and L. pennellii during short‐term salt exposure and recovery

J. J. Alarcon;M. J. Sanchez-Blanco;M. C. Bolarin;A. Torrecillas

149
Citations
Changes in free polyamine levels induced by salt stress in leaves of cultivated and wild tomato species

Ana Santa-Cruz;Manuel Acosta;Francisco Perez-Alfocea;Maria C. Bolarin

143
Citations
Evaluation of salt tolerance in cultivated and wild tomato species through in vitro shoot apex culture

Emilio A. Cano;Francisco Pérez-Alfocea;Vicente Moreno;Manuel Caro

138
Citations
Short-term Solute Changes in Leaves and Roots of Cultivated and Wild Tomato Seedlings Under Salinity

M.C. Bolarín;A. Santa-Cruz;E. Cayuela;F. Pérez-Alfocea

136
Citations
Salinity Tolerance in Four Wild Tomato Species using Vegetative Yield-Salinity Response Curves

M.C. Bolarín;F.G. Fernández;V. Cruz;J. Cuartero

134
Citations
The high fruit soluble sugar content in wild Lycopersicon species and their hybrids with cultivars depends on sucrose import during ripening rather than on sucrose metabolism.

María E Balibrea;Cristina Martínez-Andújar;Jesús Cuartero;María C Bolarín

132
Citations
Expressing the yeast HAL1 gene in tomato increases fruit yield and enhances K+/Na+ selectivity under salt stress

A. M. Rus;M. T. Estañ;C. Gisbert;B. Garcia-Sogo

127
Citations
Growth and osmotic adjustment of two tomato cultivars during and after saline stress

J. J. Alarcon;M. J. Sanchez-Blanco;M. C. Bolarin;A. Torrecillas

117
Citations
Genetic analysis of Na+ and K+ concentrations in leaf and stem as physiological components of salt tolerance in Tomato

I. Villalta;A. Reina-Sánchez;M. C. Bolarín;J. Cuartero

115
Citations
Sucrolytic activities during fruit development of Lycopersicon genotypes differing in tolerance to salinity

María E. Balibrea;María E. Balibrea;Jesús Cuartero;María C. Bolarín;Francisco Pérez-Alfocea

113
Citations
Salinity tolerance of normal-fruited and cherry tomato cultivars

M. Caro;V. Cruz;J. Cuartero;M. T. Estañ

105
Citations
Fast changes in soluble carbohydrates and proline contents in tomato seedlings in response to ionic and non-ionic iso-osmotic stresses

M.E. Balibrea;A.M. Rus-Alvarez;M.C. Bolarín;F. Pérez-Alfocea

101
Citations
Salinity effects on water relations in Lycopersicon esculentum and its wild salt‐tolerant relative species L. pennellii

M. J. Sanchez-Blanco;M. C. Bolarin;J. J. Alarcon;A. Torrecillas

100
Citations
Effect of NaCl priming on increased salt tolerance in tomato

E.A. Cano;M.C. Bolarin;F. Perez-Alfocea;M. Caro

90
Citations