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Raúl Rivas

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
9005
World Ranking
14650
National Ranking
313

Raúl Rivas publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 174 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Raúl Rivas 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 Raúl Rivas sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Raúl Rivas is affiliated with the University of Salamanca in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences with an emphasis on Plant Science, encompassing related fields such as Molecular Biology, Insect Science, Ecology, and Cell Biology.

Their scholarly work spans several topics including:

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Nematode Management and Characterization Studies
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences
  • Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Raúl Rivas has published notably in venues such as:

  • Agronomy
  • Biology
  • Foods
  • Environmental Microbiome
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Some recent publications include:

  • "Mechanisms of Action of Microbial Biocontrol Agents against Botrytis cinerea" (2021, Journal of Fungi)
  • "Defining the Rhizobium leguminosarum Species Complex" (2021, Genes)
  • "A New Perspective of Pseudomonas-Host Interactions: Distribution and Potential Ecological Functions of the Genus Pseudomonas within the Bark Beetle Holobiont" (2021, Biology)
  • "Overview of the Role of Rhizobacteria in Plant Salt Stress Tolerance" (2021, Agronomy)
  • "Phylogenomic Analyses of the Genus Pseudomonas Lead to the Rearrangement of Several Species and the Definition of New Genera" (2021, Biology)

Raúl Rivas collaborates frequently with several researchers in the field. Notable co-authors include Paula García-Fraile, José David Flores-Félix, Zaki Saati-Santamaría, Encarna Velázquez, and Ezequiel Peral-Aranega.

Best Publications

  • A New Species of Devosia That Forms a Unique Nitrogen-Fixing Root-Nodule Symbiosis with the Aquatic Legume Neptunia natans (L.f.) Druce

    Raul Rivas;Encarna Velázquez;Anne Willems;Nieves Vizcaíno

  • Role of bacterial biofertilizers in agriculture and forestry

    Paula García-Fraile;Esther Menéndez;Raúl Rivas;Raúl Rivas

  • Nodulation of Lupinus albus by Strains of Ochrobactrum lupini sp nov

    Martha E. Trujillo;Anne Willems;Adriana Abril;Ana-María Planchuelo

  • Rhizobium promotes non-legumes growth and quality in several production steps: towards a biofertilization of edible raw vegetables healthy for humans.

    Paula García-Fraile;Lorena Carro;Marta Robledo;Martha-Helena Ramírez-Bahena;Martha-Helena Ramírez-Bahena

  • Multilocus sequence analysis of the genus Bradyrhizobium.

    Raul Rivas;Miet Martens;Philippe de Lajudie;Anne Willems

  • Description of Devosia neptuniae sp. nov. that nodulates and fixes nitrogen in symbiosis with Neptunia natans, an aquatic legume from India

    Raúl Rivas;Anne Willems;Nanjappa S. Subba-Rao;Pedro F. Mateos

  • Revision of the taxonomic status of the species Rhizobium leguminosarum (Frank 1879) Frank 1889AL, Rhizobium phaseoli Dangeard 1926AL and Rhizobium trifolii Dangeard 1926AL. R. trifolii is a later synonym of R. leguminosarum. Reclassification of the strain R. leguminosarum DSM 30132 (=NCIMB 11478) as Rhizobium pisi sp. nov.

    Martha Helena Ramírez-Bahena;Paula García-Fraile;Alvaro Peix;Angel Valverde

  • Phyllobacterium trifolii sp. nov., nodulating Trifolium and Lupinus in Spanish soils.

    Angel Valverde;Encarna Velázquez;Félix Fernández-Santos;Nieves Vizcaíno

  • Biodiversity of populations of phosphate solubilizing rhizobia that nodulates chickpea in different Spanish soils

    R. Rivas;A. Peix;P. F. Mateos;M. E. Trujillo

  • Plants Probiotics as a Tool to Produce Highly Functional Fruits: The Case of Phyllobacterium and Vitamin C in Strawberries

    José David Flores-Félix;Luis R. Silva;Lina P. Rivera;Marta Marcos-García

  • Ochrobactrum cytisi sp. nov., isolated from nodules of Cytisus scoparius in Spain.

    José Luis Zurdo-Piñeiro;Raúl Rivas;Martha E. Trujillo;Nieves Vizcaíno

  • Differential effects of coinoculations with Pseudomonas jessenii PS06 (a phosphate-solubilizing bacterium) and Mesorhizobium ciceri C-2/2 strains on the growth and seed yield of chickpea under greenhouse and field conditions.

    Angel Valverde;Araceli Burgos;Tiziana Fiscella;Tiziana Fiscella;Raúl Rivas

  • Bradyrhizobium betae sp. nov., isolated from roots of Beta vulgaris affected by tumour-like deformations.

    Raúl Rivas;Anne Willems;José Luis Palomo;Pablo García-Benavides

  • Use of Rhizobium leguminosarum as a potential biofertilizer for Lactuca sativa and Daucus carota crops

    José D. Flores‐Félix;Esther Menéndez;Lina P. Rivera;Marta Marcos‐García

  • Bradyrhizobium pachyrhizi sp. nov. and Bradyrhizobium jicamae sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules of Pachyrhizus erosus.

    Martha Helena Ramírez-Bahena;Alvaro Peix;Raúl Rivas;María Camacho

  • MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry is a fast and reliable platform for identification and ecological studies of species from family Rhizobiaceae.

    Laura Ferreira;Fernando Sánchez-Juanes;Paula García-Fraile;Raúl Rivas

  • Pseudomonas rhizosphaerae sp. nov., a novel species that actively solubilizes phosphate in vitro.

    Alvaro Peix;Raúl Rivas;Pedro F. Mateos;Eustoquio Martínez-Molina

  • Mealworm frass as a potential biofertilizer and abiotic stress tolerance-inductor in plants

    J Poveda;A Jiménez-Gómez;Z Saati-Santamaría;R Usategui-Martín

  • A two primers random amplified polymorphic DNA procedure to obtain polymerase chain reaction fingerprints of bacterial species

    Raúl Rivas;Encarna Velázquez;Angel Valverde;Pedro F. Mateos

  • Plants Probiotics as a Tool to Produce Highly Functional Fruits

    Alejandro Jiménez-Gómez;Paula García-Fraile;José David Flores-Félix;Raúl Rivas

Frequent Co-Authors

Encarna Velázquez
Encarna Velázquez University of Salamanca
Pedro F. Mateos
Pedro F. Mateos University of Salamanca
Eustoquio Martínez-Molina
Eustoquio Martínez-Molina University of Salamanca
Alvaro Peix
Alvaro Peix Spanish National Research Council
Anne Willems
Anne Willems Ghent University
Monique Gillis
Monique Gillis Ghent University
Frank B. Dazzo
Frank B. Dazzo Michigan State University
Paula B. Andrade
Paula B. Andrade University of Porto
Reiner M. Kroppenstedt
Reiner M. Kroppenstedt Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
Miroslav Kolařík
Miroslav Kolařík Czech Academy of Sciences

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