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Roberto Solano publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Roberto Solano sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 109 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Roberto Solano D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Roberto Solano sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Roberto Solano is a researcher affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain, with a focus on Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Plant Science, Insect Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Cell Biology.

Their recent publications highlight contributions to the understanding of plant responses and molecular mechanisms, especially in relation to jasmonic acid signaling pathways and plant-environment interactions. Notable papers include:

  • Integrated multi-omics framework of the plant response to jasmonic acid, 2020, Nature Plants
  • CUL3 BPM E3 ubiquitin ligases regulate MYC2, MYC3, and MYC4 stability and JA responses, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • RETRACTED: Potato CYCLING DOF FACTOR 1 and its lncRNA counterpart StFLORE link tuber development and drought response, 2020, The Plant Journal
  • An Ancient COI1-Independent Function for Reactive Electrophilic Oxylipins in Thermotolerance, 2020, Current Biology
  • Evolution of the jasmonate ligands and their biosynthetic pathways, 2023, New Phytologist

Solano frequently collaborates with a consistent group of researchers, including Andrea Chini, Ángel M. Zamarreño, José María García-Mina, José M. Franco-Zorrilla, and Gemma Fernández-Barbero. These collaborative relationships reflect an interdisciplinary approach toward plant molecular biology and related fields.

The primary publication venues for Solano's work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • New Phytologist
  • Nature Plants
  • Molecular Plant

The main topics covered in Solano's research portfolio are:

  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Through their work, Solano contributes to advancing knowledge in plant biology and its interaction with environmental stimuli and stresses, focusing on molecular and biochemical pathways influencing plant responses.

Best Publications

  • The JAZ family of repressors is the missing link in jasmonate signalling

    A. Chini;S. Fonseca;G. Fernández;B. Adie

  • ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR1 Integrates Signals from Ethylene and Jasmonate Pathways in Plant Defense

    Oscar Lorenzo;Raquel Piqueras;Jose J. Sánchez-Serrano;Roberto Solano

  • JASMONATE-INSENSITIVE1 Encodes a MYC Transcription Factor Essential to Discriminate between Different Jasmonate-Regulated Defense Responses in Arabidopsis

    Oscar Lorenzo;Jose M. Chico;Jose J. Sánchez-Serrano;Roberto Solano

  • Nuclear events in ethylene signaling: a transcriptional cascade mediated by ETHYLENE-INSENSITIVE3 and ETHYLENE-RESPONSE-FACTOR1

    Roberto Solano;Anna Stepanova;Qimin Chao;Joseph R. Ecker

  • A conserved MYB transcription factor involved in phosphate starvation signaling both in vascular plants and in unicellular algae

    Vicente Rubio;Francisco Linhares;Roberto Solano;Ana C. Martín

  • The Arabidopsis bHLH Transcription Factors MYC3 and MYC4 Are Targets of JAZ Repressors and Act Additively with MYC2 in the Activation of Jasmonate Responses

    Patricia Fernández-Calvo;Andrea Chini;Gemma Fernández-Barbero;José-Manuel Chico

  • Insights into Land Plant Evolution Garnered from the Marchantia polymorpha Genome

    John L Bowman;Takayuki Kohchi;Katsuyuki T Yamato;Jerry Jenkins

  • Activation of the ethylene gas response pathway in Arabidopsis by the nuclear protein ETHYLENE-INSENSITIVE3 and related proteins.

    Qimin Chao;Madge Rothenberg;Roberto Solano;Gregg Roman

  • (+)-7- iso -Jasmonoyl- L -isoleucine is the endogenous bioactive jasmonate

    Sandra Fonseca;Andrea Chini;Mats Hamberg;Bruce Adie

  • NINJA connects the co-repressor TOPLESS to jasmonate signalling

    Laurens Pauwels;Gemma Fernández Barbero;Jan Geerinck;Jan Geerinck;Sofie Tilleman;Sofie Tilleman

  • ABA is an essential signal for plant resistance to pathogens affecting JA biosynthesis and the activation of defenses in Arabidopsis

    Bruce A.T. Adie;Julián Pérez-Pérez;Manuel M. Pérez-Pérez;Marta Godoy

  • Constitutive expression of ETHYLENE-RESPONSE-FACTOR1 in Arabidopsis confers resistance to several necrotrophic fungi

    Marta Berrocal-Lobo;Antonio Molina;Roberto Solano

  • A Central Regulatory System Largely Controls Transcriptional Activation and Repression Responses to Phosphate Starvation in Arabidopsis

    Regla Bustos;Gabriel Castrillo;Francisco Linhares;María Isabel Puga

  • DNA-binding specificities of plant transcription factors and their potential to define target genes

    José M. Franco-Zorrilla;Irene López-Vidriero;José L. Carrasco;Marta Godoy

  • Molecular players regulating the jasmonate signalling network.

    Oscar Lorenzo;Roberto Solano

  • Phytochrome interacting factors 4 and 5 control seedling growth in changing light conditions by directly controlling auxin signaling.

    Patricia Hornitschek;Markus V. Kohnen;Séverine Lorrain;Jacques Rougemont

  • Arabidopsis basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors MYC2, MYC3, and MYC4 regulate glucosinolate biosynthesis, insect performance, and feeding behavior.

    Fabian Schweizer;Patricia Fernández-Calvo;Mark Zander;Monica Diez-Diaz

  • Structural Basis for DNA Binding Specificity by the Auxin-Dependent ARF Transcription Factors.

    D. Roeland Boer;Alejandra Freire-Rios;Willy A.M. van den Berg;Terrens Saaki

  • Five components of the ethylene-response pathway identified in a screen for weak ethylene-insensitive mutants in Arabidopsis.

    Jose M. Alonso;Anna N. Stepanova;Roberto Solano;Ellen Wisman

  • Influence of cytokinins on the expression of phosphate starvation responsive genes in Arabidopsis.

    Ana C. Martín;Juan Carlos Del Pozo;Juan Carlos Del Pozo;Joaquín Iglesias;Vicente Rubio

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph R. Ecker
Joseph R. Ecker Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Javier Paz-Ares
Javier Paz-Ares Spanish National Research Council
Jose M. Garcia-Mina
Jose M. Garcia-Mina University of Navarra
Alain Goossens
Alain Goossens Ghent University
Ryuichi Nishihama
Ryuichi Nishihama Tokyo University of Science
Angel M. Zamarreño
Angel M. Zamarreño University of Navarra
Takayuki Kohchi
Takayuki Kohchi Kyoto University
Geert De Jaeger
Geert De Jaeger Ghent University
Mats Hamberg
Mats Hamberg Karolinska Institute
Hirofumi Nakagami
Hirofumi Nakagami Max Planck Society

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