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Plant Science and Agronomy
USA
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

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120
Citations
51656
World Ranking
67
National Ranking
20

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  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award

Overview

Ray A. Bressan is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a specialization in plant science and molecular biology. The main topics within their body of work include plant stress responses and tolerance, plant molecular biology research, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, plant reproductive biology, plant responses to water stress, plant genetic and mutation studies, as well as plant parasitism and resistance.

Bressan has contributed to several research articles in notable scientific venues. Their recent publications include the following:

  • BONZAI Proteins Control Global Osmotic Stress Responses in Plants, 2020, Current Biology
  • S-acylated and nucleus-localized SALT OVERLY SENSITIVE3/CALCINEURIN B-LIKE4 stabilizes GIGANTEA to regulate Arabidopsis flowering time under salt stress, 2022, The Plant Cell
  • Non-CG DNA methylation-deficiency mutations enhance mutagenesis rates during salt adaptation in cultured Arabidopsis cells, 2021, Stress Biology
  • The Calcium-Responsive Phospholipid-Binding BONZAI Proteins Control Global Osmotic Stress Responses in Plants Through Repression of Immune Signaling, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • A Calcium/Palmitoylation Switch Interfaces the Signaling Networks of Stress Response and Transition to Flowering, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The following coauthors have frequently collaborated with Ray A. Bressan:

  • Guojun Li
  • Jian-Kang Zhu
  • Kong Chen
  • Jinghui Gao
  • Shujing Sun

Bressan's work has appeared often in several scientific journals, particularly:

  • The Plant Cell
  • Stress Biology
  • Current Biology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scope of Ray A. Bressan's research centers on understanding mechanisms underlying plant adaptation to environmental stress, including osmotic and salt stress, through molecular and genetic approaches. This includes investigations into protein functions related to stress signaling and flowering time regulation in Arabidopsis, as well as studies of DNA methylation effects on mutation rates during salt adaptation. The research integrates biochemical pathways and cellular processes contributing to plant resilience and development.

Best Publications

  • Plant cellular and molecular responses to high salinity.

    Paul M. Hasegawa;Ray A. Bressan;Jian-Kang Zhu;Hans J. Bohnert

  • Abscisic acid dynamics, signaling, and functions in plants

    Kong Chen;Guo‐Jun Li;Ray A. Bressan;Chun‐Peng Song

  • Ion homeostasis in NaCl stress environments

    Xiaomu Niu;Ray A. Bressan;Paul M. Hasegawa;José M. Pardo

  • SIZ1-Mediated Sumoylation of ICE1 Controls CBF3/DREB1A Expression and Freezing Tolerance in Arabidopsis

    Kenji Miura;Jing Bo Jin;Jiyoung Lee;Chan Yul Yoo

  • Differential expression and function of Arabidopsis thaliana NHX Na+/H+ antiporters in the salt stress response.

    Shuji Yokoi;Francisco J. Quintero;Beatriz Cubero;Maria T. Ruiz

  • The Salt Overly Sensitive (SOS) Pathway: Established and Emerging Roles

    Hongtao Ji;José M. Pardo;Giorgia Batelli;Michael J. Van Oosten

  • Plant Defense Genes Are Synergistically Induced by Ethylene and Methyl Jasmonate.

    Yi Xu;Pi-Fang Linda Chang;Dong Liu;Meena L. Narasimhan

  • The Arabidopsis SUMO E3 ligase SIZ1 controls phosphate deficiency responses

    Kenji Miura;Ana Rus;Altanbadralt Sharkhuu;Shuji Yokoi

  • Characterization of Osmotin : A Thaumatin-Like Protein Associated with Osmotic Adaptation in Plant Cells

    Narendra K. Singh;Charles A. Bracker;Paul M. Hasegawa;Avtar K. Handa

  • Regulation of protease inhibitors and plant defense

    Hisashi Koiwa;Ray A. Bressan;Paul M. Hasegawa

  • ABA receptor PYL9 promotes drought resistance and leaf senescence

    Yang Zhao;Yang Zhao;Zhulong Chan;Jinghui Gao;Lu Xing;Lu Xing

  • AtHKT1 is a salt tolerance determinant that controls Na+ entry into plant roots

    Ana Rus;Shuji Yokoi;Altanbadralt Sharkhuu;Muppala Reddy

  • Dissection of floral induction pathways using global expression analysis.

    Markus Schmid;N. Henriette Uhlenhaut;François Godard;Monika Demar

  • Molecular Aspects of Osmotic Stress in Plants

    J.K. Zhu;P.M. Hasegawa;R.A. Bressan

  • Osmotin overexpression in potato delays development of disease symptoms.

    Dong Liu;Kashchandra G. Raghothama;Paul M. Hasegawa;Ray A. Bressan

  • Does proline accumulation play an active role in stress-induced growth reduction?

    Albino Maggio;Saori Miyazaki;Paola Veronese;Tomomichi Fujita

  • Salt Cress. A Halophyte and Cryophyte Arabidopsis Relative Model System and Its Applicability to Molecular Genetic Analyses of Growth and Development of Extremophiles

    Günsu Inan;Quan Zhang;Pinghua Li;Zenglan Wang

  • The tomato gene Pti1 encodes a serine/threonine kinase that is phosphorylated by Pto and is involved in the hypersensitive response

    Jianmin Zhou;Ying-Tsu Loh;Ray A. Bressan;Gregory B. Martin

  • Salt Stress Tolerance of Plants

    Shuji Yokoi;Ray A. Bressan;Paul Mike Hasegawa

  • AtHKT1 facilitates Na+ homeostasis and K+ nutrition in planta.

    Ana Rus;Byeong-ha Lee;Alicia Muñoz-Mayor;Altanbadralt Sharkhuu

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul M. Hasegawa
Paul M. Hasegawa Purdue University West Lafayette
Jian-Kang Zhu
Jian-Kang Zhu Southern University of Science and Technology
Dae-Jin Yun
Dae-Jin Yun Konkuk University
Hans J. Bohnert
Hans J. Bohnert University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
José M. Pardo
José M. Pardo Spanish National Research Council
Hisashi Koiwa
Hisashi Koiwa Texas A&M University
Avtar K. Handa
Avtar K. Handa Purdue University West Lafayette
Albino Maggio
Albino Maggio University of Naples Federico II
Sang Yeol Lee
Sang Yeol Lee Gyeongsang National University
Larry L. Murdock
Larry L. Murdock Purdue University West Lafayette

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