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María C. Romero-Puertas

María C. Romero-Puertas

Spanish National Research Council
Spain

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
14824
World Ranking
15959
National Ranking
351

María C. Romero-Puertas publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 113 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

María C. Romero-Puertas 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 María C. Romero-Puertas sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

María C. Romero-Puertas is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant emphasis on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's subfields of study include plant science, molecular biology, physiology, pollution, and environmental chemistry.

Their work addresses various topics related to plant biology and environmental stress. Key themes include:

  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects

Several recent publications highlight the scope of their research:

  • "Pre-storage nitric oxide treatment enhances chilling tolerance of zucchini fruit (Cucurbita pepo L.) by S-nitrosylation of proteins and modulation of the antioxidant response," 2020, Postharvest Biology and Technology
  • "Characterization of mechanisms involved in tolerance and accumulation of Cd in Biscutella auriculata L," 2020, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • "Peroxisomes as redox-signaling nodes in intracellular communication and stress responses," 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "An update on redox signals in plant responses to biotic and abiotic stress crosstalk: insights from cadmium and fungal pathogen interactions," 2021, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • "Assessment of antioxidant enzymes in leaves and roots of Phaseolus vulgaris plants under cadmium stress//Evaluación de enzimas antioxidantes en hojas y raíces de plantas Phaseolus vulgaris bajo estrés de cadmio," 2020, BIOtecnia

The scientist frequently publishes in several key journals, including:

  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Plant Cell & Environment

Collaborations are a notable feature of María C. Romero-Puertas' work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Luisa M. Sandalio
  • María Ángeles Peláez-Vico
  • Laura C. Terrón-Camero
  • Sergey Shabala
  • Eliana Molina-Moya

Best Publications

  • Cadmium‐induced changes in the growth and oxidative metabolism of pea plants

    L.M. Sandalio;H.C. Dalurzo;M. Gómez;M.C. Romero‐Puertas

  • Cadmium-induced subcellular accumulation of O2·− and H2O2 in pea leaves

    M. C. Romero‐Puertas;M. Rodríguez‐Serrano;F. J. Corpas;M. Gómez

  • Cellular Response of Pea Plants to Cadmium Toxicity: Cross Talk between Reactive Oxygen Species, Nitric Oxide, and Calcium

    María Rodríguez-Serrano;María C. Romero-Puertas;Diana M. Pazmiño;Pilar S. Testillano

  • Cadmium effect on oxidative metabolism of pea (Pisum sativum L.) roots. Imaging of reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide accumulation in vivo

    María Rodríguez-Serrano;María C Romero-Puertas;Ana Zabalza;Francisco J Corpas

  • Plant proteases, protein degradation, and oxidative stress: role of peroxisomes

    José M. Palma;Luisa M. Sandalio;F. Javier Corpas;María C. Romero-Puertas

  • Cadmium causes the oxidative modification of proteins in pea plants

    M. C. Romero-Puertas;J. M. Palma;M. Gómez;L. A. Del Río

  • Cellular and Subcellular Localization of Endogenous Nitric Oxide in Young and Senescent Pea Plants

    Francisco J. Corpas;Juan B. Barroso;Alfonso Carreras;Miguel Quirós

  • Arabidopsis nonsymbiotic hemoglobin AHb1 modulates nitric oxide bioactivity

    Michele Perazzolli;Paola Dominici;Maria C. Romero-Puertas;Elisa Zago

  • Differential expression and regulation of antioxidative enzymes by cadmium in pea plants

    María C. Romero-Puertas;Francisco J. Corpas;María Rodríguez-Serrano;Manuel Gómez

  • S-Nitrosylation of Peroxiredoxin II E Promotes Peroxynitrite-Mediated Tyrosine Nitration

    Maria C. Romero-Puertas;Miriam Laxa;Alessandro Mattè;Federica Zaninotto

  • Nitric oxide signalling functions in plant-pathogen interactions.

    María C. Romero-Puertas;Michele Perazzolli;Michele Perazzolli;Elisa D. Zago;Massimo Delledonne

  • Proteomic analysis of S-nitrosylated proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana undergoing hypersensitive response

    Maria C. Romero-Puertas;Maria C. Romero-Puertas;Natascia Campostrini;Alessandro Mattè;Pier Giorgio Righetti

  • S-Nitrosylated proteins in pea (Pisum sativum L.) leaf peroxisomes: changes under abiotic stress

    Ana P. Ortega-Galisteo;María Rodríguez-Serrano;Diana M. Pazmiño;Dharmendra K. Gupta

  • Metacaspase activity of Arabidopsis thaliana is regulated by S-nitrosylation of a critical cysteine residue.

    Beatrice Belenghi;Maria del Carmen Romero-Puertas;Dominique Vercammen;Anouk Brackenier

  • Localization of S-nitrosoglutathione and expression of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase in pea plants under cadmium stress

    Juan B Barroso;Francisco J Corpas;Alfonso Carreras;María Rodríguez-Serrano

  • S-nitrosylation triggers ABI5 degradation to promote seed germination and seedling growth.

    Pablo Albertos;María C. Romero-Puertas;Kiyoshi Tatematsu;Isabel Mateos

  • Peroxisomes sense and respond to environmental cues by regulating ROS and RNS signalling networks.

    L. M. Sandalio;M. C. Romero-Puertas

  • Antioxidative enzymes in cultivars of pepper plants with different sensitivity to cadmium

    Ana M. León;José M. Palma;Francisco J. Corpas;Manuel Gómez

  • Glutathione reductase from pea leaves: response to abiotic stress and characterization of the peroxisomal isozyme

    María C. Romero‐Puertas;Francisco J. Corpas;Luisa M. Sandalio;Marina Leterrier

  • Cadmium toxicity and oxidative metabolism of pea leaf peroxisomes

    M C Romero-Puertas;I McCarthy;L M Sandalio;J M Palma

Frequent Co-Authors

Luisa M. Sandalio
Luisa M. Sandalio Spanish National Research Council
Luis A. del Río
Luis A. del Río Spanish National Research Council
Francisco J. Corpas
Francisco J. Corpas Spanish National Research Council
José M. Palma
José M. Palma Spanish National Research Council
Manuel Gómez
Manuel Gómez University of Valladolid
Massimo Delledonne
Massimo Delledonne University of Verona
Michele Perazzolli
Michele Perazzolli University of Trento
Chris Hawes
Chris Hawes Oxford Brookes University
Francisca Sevilla
Francisca Sevilla Spanish National Research Council
Chedly Abdelly
Chedly Abdelly Center of Biotechnogy of Borj Cédria

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