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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
12414
World Ranking
10348
National Ranking
197

Pilar Pérez publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pilar Pérez sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 208 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pilar Pérez 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 Pilar Pérez sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Pilar Pérez is a researcher affiliated with the University of Salamanca in Spain. Their work focuses primarily on the areas of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with contributions spanning 34 publications in this broad field.

Their research covers several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Plant Science, Aging, and Infectious Diseases. They have an active presence in topics such as fungal and yeast genetics research, endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease, cellular transport and secretion, genetics, aging and longevity in model organisms, polysaccharides and plant cell walls, antifungal resistance and susceptibility, and microtubule and mitosis dynamics.

The scientist has published in multiple venues recognized within the biosciences community. Frequent publication venues include Cell Reports and eLife, with two publications each, as well as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Plants, and Trends in Cell Biology. Their recent papers include:

  • Chaperone-Facilitated Aggregation of Thermo-Sensitive Proteins Shields Them from Degradation during Heat Stress (2020, Cell Reports)
  • Genotypic Variability on Grain Yield and Grain Nutritional Quality Characteristics of Wheat Grown under Elevated CO2 and High Temperature (2021, Plants)
  • Stress-dependent inhibition of polarized cell growth through unbalancing the GEF/GAP regulation of Cdc42 (2021, Cell Reports)
  • Stress-activated MAPK signaling controls fission yeast actomyosin ring integrity by modulating formin For3 levels (2020, eLife)
  • Analysis and application of a suite of recombinant endo-β(1,3)-d-glucanases for studying fungal cell walls (2021, Microbial Cell Factories)

Pilar Pérez frequently collaborates with several coauthors. Notable frequent collaborators include Rebeca Martín-García, José Ayté, Elena Hidalgo, Laura Gómez-Delgado, and M.-Ángeles Curto.

The research topics and collaborations suggest a focus on molecular mechanisms in fungal and cellular biology, as well as plant science under environmental stress conditions. Their work addresses cellular processes including stress responses, protein aggregation, cell growth regulation, and aspects of fungal cell wall biology.

Best Publications

  • Target specific cross-linked heteroantibodies

    David M. Segal;Pilar Perez

  • A comparison between two brine shrimp assays to detect in vitro cytotoxicity in marine natural products.

    José Luis Carballo;Zaira L Hernández-Inda;Pilar Pérez;María D García-Grávalos

  • Specific targeting of cytotoxic T cells by anti-T3 linked to anti-target cell antibody

    Pilar Perez;Robert W. Hoffman;Stephen Shaw;Jeffrey A. Bluestone

  • Purification and characterization of a phenoloxidase (laccase) from the lignin-degrading basidiomycete PM1 (CECT 2971)

    P M Coll;J M Fernández-Abalos;J R Villanueva;R Santamaría

  • The Cytoplasmic and Transmembrane Domains of the p75 and Trk A Receptors Regulate High Affinity Binding to Nerve Growth Factor

    Darren Esposito;Pulin Patel;Robert M. Stephens;Pilar Perez

  • Association of Trk neurotrophin receptors with components of the cytoplasmic dynein motor.

    Hiroko Yano;Francis S. Lee;Haeyoung Kong;Jen-Zen Chuang

  • Rho 1 GTPase activates the (1-3)beta-D-glucan synthase and is involved in Schizosaccharomyces pombe morphogenesis.

    M Arellano;A Durán;P Pérez

  • Does ear C sink strength contribute to overcoming photosynthetic acclimation of wheat plants exposed to elevated CO2

    Iker Aranjuelo;Llorenç Cabrera-Bosquet;Rosa Morcuende;Jean Christophe Avice

  • Rho GTPases: regulation of cell polarity and growth in yeasts.

    Pilar Perez;Sergio A. Rincón

  • Fission Yeast α-Glucan Synthase Mok1 Requires the Actin Cytoskeleton to Localize the Sites of Growth and Plays an Essential Role in Cell Morphogenesis Downstream of Protein Kinase C Function

    Satoshi Katayama;Dai Hirata;Manuel Arellano;Pilar Pérez

  • A genomic approach for the identification and classification of genes involved in cell wall formation and its regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Piet W. J. de Groot;Cristina Ruiz;Carlos R. Vázquez de Aldana;Encarnación Duenas

  • Rapid and sensitive diagnosis of human adenovirus infections by a generic polymerase chain reaction.

    Ana Avellón;Pilar Pérez;José C. Aguilar;Raúl ortiz de Lejarazu

  • Evidence for the mechanism of action of the antifungal phytolaccoside B isolated from Phytolacca tetramera Hauman.

    Andrea Escalante;Martha Gattuso;Pilar Pérez;Susana Zacchino

  • Regulation of the Formin for3p by cdc42p and bud6p

    Sophie G. Martin;Sergio A. Rincón;Roshni Basu;Pilar Pérez

  • Human K/natural killer cells targeted with hetero-cross-linked antibodies specifically lyse tumor cells in vitro and prevent tumor growth in vivo.

    J A Titus;P Perez;A Kaubisch;M A Garrido

  • Schizosaccharomyces pombe protein kinase C homologues, pck1p and pck2p, are targets of rho1p and rho2p and differentially regulate cell integrity.

    M. Arellano;M.H. Valdivieso;T.M. Calonge;P.M. Coll

  • p75 Co-receptors Regulate Ligand-dependent and Ligand-independent Trk Receptor Activation, in Part by Altering Trk Docking Subdomains

    Maria Clara Zaccaro;Ljubica Ivanisevic;Pilar Perez;Susan O. Meakin

  • NGF Binding to the trk Tyrosine Kinase Receptor Requires the Extracellular Immunoglobulin-like Domains

    Pilar Pérez;Pedro M. Coll;Barbara L. Hempstead;Dionisio Martı́n-Zanca

  • TrkA Immunoglobulin-Like Ligand Binding Domains Inhibit Spontaneous Activation of the Receptor

    Juan C. Arevalo;Blanca Conde;Barbara L. Hempstead;Moses V. Chao

  • Schizosaccharomyces pombe rho2p GTPase regulates cell wall alpha-glucan biosynthesis through the protein kinase pck2p.

    Teresa M. Calonge;Kentaro Nakano;Manuel Arellano;Ritsuko Arai

Frequent Co-Authors

Rosa Morcuende
Rosa Morcuende Spanish National Research Council
David M. Segal
David M. Segal University of California, Davis
Moses V. Chao
Moses V. Chao New York University
John R. Wunderlich
John R. Wunderlich National Institutes of Health
Masako Osumi
Masako Osumi Japan Women's University
Björn Usadel
Björn Usadel Forschungszentrum Jülich
Juan José Irigoyen
Juan José Irigoyen University of Navarra
Manuel Sánchez-Díaz
Manuel Sánchez-Díaz University of Navarra
Iker Aranjuelo
Iker Aranjuelo Spanish National Research Council
Barbara L. Hempstead
Barbara L. Hempstead Cornell University

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