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Ricardo Antunes Azevedo

Ricardo Antunes Azevedo

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Brazil
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
66
Citations
17476
World Ranking
865
National Ranking
11

Ricardo Antunes Azevedo publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ricardo Antunes Azevedo sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 320 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Ricardo Antunes Azevedo D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ricardo Antunes Azevedo sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2013 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Botany

His primary areas of study are Biochemistry, Catalase, Superoxide dismutase, Glutathione reductase and Antioxidant. In general Biochemistry, his work in Glutathione, Enzyme, Amino acid synthesis and Methionine is often linked to Homoserine dehydrogenase linking many areas of study. His Catalase research incorporates themes from Peroxidase, Malondialdehyde and Shoot, Horticulture.

His Superoxide dismutase study which covers Lipid peroxidation that intersects with APX. His studies deal with areas such as Botany and Hordeum vulgare as well as Glutathione reductase. In his work, Saccharum officinarum and Food science is strongly intertwined with Reactive oxygen species, which is a subfield of Antioxidant.

His most cited work include:

  • Making the life of heavy metal-stressed plants a little easier (825 citations)
  • Response of antioxidant enzymes to transfer from elevated carbon dioxide to air and ozone fumigation, in the leaves and roots of wild-type and a catalase-deficient mutant of barley (362 citations)
  • Antioxidant enzymes responses to cadmium in radish tissues. (331 citations)

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

Biochemistry, Antioxidant, Horticulture, Superoxide dismutase and Catalase are his primary areas of study. His work on Lysine, Enzyme, Amino acid and Lipid peroxidation as part of general Biochemistry research is often related to Aspartate kinase, thus linking different fields of science. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Oxidative stress and Glutathione.

His Horticulture study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Photosynthesis, Botany and Nutrient. His Superoxide dismutase study focuses on Glutathione reductase in particular. The study incorporates disciplines such as Peroxidase and Malondialdehyde in addition to Catalase.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Biochemistry (40.70%)
  • Antioxidant (20.16%)
  • Horticulture (19.77%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Horticulture (19.77%)
  • Antioxidant (20.16%)
  • Cultivar (5.04%)

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

Ricardo Antunes Azevedo mainly focuses on Horticulture, Antioxidant, Cultivar, Shoot and Photosynthesis. The concepts of his Horticulture study are interwoven with issues in Lipid peroxidation, Malondialdehyde, Nutrient and Root hair. His Antioxidant research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Peroxidase, Enzyme and Oxidative stress.

Peroxidase is closely attributed to Glutathione reductase in his study. The Phytotoxicity study combines topics in areas such as Ecotoxicology and Catalase. The subject of his Glutathione research is within the realm of Biochemistry.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Plants facing oxidative challenges—A little help from the antioxidant networks (93 citations)
  • Hormesis in plants under Cd exposure: From toxic to beneficial element? (38 citations)
  • Temporal dynamic responses of roots in contrasting tomato genotypes to cadmium tolerance. (27 citations)

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

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Botany

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Horticulture, Nutrient, Cultivar, Toxicity and Superoxide dismutase. His Horticulture research incorporates elements of Ecotoxicology, Mode of action, Metal toxicity and APX. His research in APX intersects with topics in Malondialdehyde, Glutathione reductase and Bioaccumulation.

His study in Superoxide dismutase is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Lactuca, Plastoglobule, Phloem and Catalase. He performs multidisciplinary study on Catalase and Aspartate kinase in his works. His Antioxidant research includes themes of Reactive oxygen species, Oxidative phosphorylation and Biotechnology.

Best Publications

  • Making the life of heavy metal-stressed plants a little easier

    Priscila L. Gratão;Andrea Polle;Peter J. Lea;Ricardo A. Azevedo

  • Response of antioxidant enzymes to transfer from elevated carbon dioxide to air and ozone fumigation, in the leaves and roots of wild-type and a catalase-deficient mutant of barley

    Ricardo Antunes de Azevedo;R M Alas;R J Smith;P J Lea

  • Antioxidant enzymes responses to cadmium in radish tissues.

    Angela P. Vitória;Peter John Lea;Ricardo Antunes Azevedo

  • Plants facing oxidative challenges—A little help from the antioxidant networks

    Cristiano Soares;Marcia E.A. Carvalho;Ricardo A. Azevedo;Fernanda Fidalgo

  • Nanoparticles applied to plant science: a review.

    Sandra Cristina Capaldi Arruda;Alisson Luiz Diniz Silva;Rodrigo Moretto Galazzi;Rodrigo Moretto Galazzi;Ricardo Antunes Azevedo

  • Activity of antioxidant enzymes in response to cadmium in Crotalaria juncea

    G.J.G. Pereira;S.M.G. Molina;P.J. Lea;R.A. Azevedo

  • The aspartic acid metabolic pathway, an exciting and essential pathway in plants.

    R. A. Azevedo;M. Lancien;P. J. Lea

  • Phytoremediation: green technology for the clean up of toxic metals in the environment

    Priscila Lupino Gratão;Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad;Patrícia Felippe Cardoso;Peter John Lea

  • Nitrogen use efficiency. 1. Uptake of nitrogen from the soil

    Peter J. Lea;Ricardo A. Azevedo

  • The biosynthesis and metabolism of the aspartate derived amino acids in higher plants

    Ricardo A. Azevedo;Paulo Arruda;William L. Turner;Peter J. Lea

  • Acquired tolerance of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum cv. Micro‐Tom) plants to cadmium‐induced stress

    P.L. Gratão;C.C. Monteiro;A.M. Antunes;L.E.P. Peres

  • Sulfur Metabolism and Stress Defense Responses in Plants

    Flávia R. Capaldi;Priscila L. Gratão;André R. Reis;Leonardo W. Lima

  • Antioxidant metabolism of coffee cell suspension cultures in response to cadmium

    Rui A. Gomes-Junior;Carlos A. Moldes;Fabricio S. Delite;Georgia B. Pompeu

  • Water stress reveals differential antioxidant responses of tolerant and non-tolerant sugarcane genotypes.

    Luis F. Boaretto;Giselle Carvalho;Lucélia Borgo;Silvana Creste

  • Effects of Cadmium on Antioxidant Enzyme Activities in Sugar Cane.

    R.F. Fornazier;R.R. Ferreira;A.P. Vitória;S.M.G. Molina

  • Effect of 24-epibrassinolide on ROS content, antioxidant system, lipid peroxidation and Ni uptake in Solanum nigrum L. under Ni stress

    Cristiano Soares;Alexandra de Sousa;Ana Pinto;Manuel Azenha

  • Nitrogen use efficiency. 2. Amino acid metabolism

    P.J. Lea;R.A. Azevedo

  • Hormesis in plants under Cd exposure: From toxic to beneficial element?

    Marcia E.A. Carvalho;Paulo R.C. Castro;Ricardo A. Azevedo

  • Cadmium stress antioxidant responses and root-to-shoot communication in grafted tomato plants

    Priscila Lupino Gratão;Carolina Cristina Monteiro;Tiago Tezotto;Rogério Falleiros Carvalho

  • Differential ultrastructural changes in tomato hormonal mutants exposed to cadmium

    Priscila L. Gratão;Carolina C. Monteiro;Mônica L. Rossi;Adriana P. Martinelli

  • Biochemical dissection of diageotropica and Never ripe tomato mutants to Cd-stressful conditions.

    Priscila L. Gratão;Carolina C. Monteiro;Rogério F. Carvalho;Tiago Tezotto

  • Antioxidant responses to water deficit by drought‐tolerant and ‐sensitive sugarcane varieties

    M.C. Cia;A.C.R. Guimarães;L.O. Medici;S.M. Chabregas

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Lea
Peter J. Lea Lancaster University
Priscila Lupino Gratão
Priscila Lupino Gratão Sao Paulo State University
Marco Aurélio Zezzi Arruda
Marco Aurélio Zezzi Arruda State University of Campinas
Paulo Mazzafera
Paulo Mazzafera State University of Campinas
Paulo Arruda
Paulo Arruda State University of Campinas
Lázaro Eustáquio Pereira Peres
Lázaro Eustáquio Pereira Peres Universidade de São Paulo
André Rodrigues dos Reis
André Rodrigues dos Reis Sao Paulo State University
Catherine Damerval
Catherine Damerval University of Paris-Saclay
Carlos Eduardo de Rezende
Carlos Eduardo de Rezende State University of Norte Fluminense
Michael J. Sadowsky
Michael J. Sadowsky University of Minnesota

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