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Teresa Capell

Teresa Capell

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
13931
World Ranking
8775
National Ranking
155

Teresa Capell 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 Teresa Capell sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 177 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Teresa Capell 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 Teresa Capell sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

Teresa Capell mainly focuses on Biotechnology, Genetically modified crops, Metabolic engineering, Transgene and Computational biology. Her Biotechnology study incorporates themes from Genetically modified maize, Food processing and Genomics. The concepts of her Genetically modified crops study are interwoven with issues in Bacillus thuringiensis, Biosafety, Genetically modified organism and Botany.

Her Metabolic engineering study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Carotenoid and Metabolic pathway. Teresa Capell has included themes like Putrescine, Gene expression and Polyamine in her Transgene study. The various areas that Teresa Capell examines in her Computational biology study include Genetics, Gene, Transformation, Metabolic diversity and Metabolic conversion.

Her most cited work include:

  • Modulation of the polyamine biosynthetic pathway in transgenic rice confers tolerance to drought stress (467 citations)
  • Bacillus thuringiensis: a century of research, development and commercial applications. (435 citations)
  • Transgenic multivitamin corn through biofortification of endosperm with three vitamins representing three distinct metabolic pathways. (351 citations)

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

Her scientific interests lie mostly in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Carotenoid, Endosperm and Genetically modified crops. Her research integrates issues of Crop and Metabolic engineering in her study of Biotechnology. In her work, Computational biology is strongly intertwined with Metabolic pathway, which is a subfield of Metabolic engineering.

Her study focuses on the intersection of Carotenoid and fields such as Gene with connections in the field of Cell biology. She focuses mostly in the field of Endosperm, narrowing it down to topics relating to Phytoene synthase and, in certain cases, Phytoene desaturase. Her Genetically modified crops research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Biosafety, Bacillus thuringiensis, Agronomy and Genetically modified organism.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Biotechnology (33.99%)
  • Biochemistry (32.03%)
  • Carotenoid (21.57%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Carotenoid (21.57%)
  • Biochemistry (32.03%)
  • Endosperm (17.65%)

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

Teresa Capell focuses on Carotenoid, Biochemistry, Endosperm, Biotechnology and Food science. Carotenoid is a subfield of Botany that Teresa Capell explores. Her study in Endosperm is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Phytoene synthase, Genetically modified crops, Genetically modified rice, Gene and Nicotianamine.

Her Genetically modified crops study frequently links to other fields, such as Monoclonal antibody. Her Biotechnology research integrates issues from Infectivity, Agronomy and Commercialization. Her work deals with themes such as Transformation and Metabolic pathway, which intersect with Transgene.

Between 2015 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Bottlenecks in carotenoid biosynthesis and accumulation in rice endosperm are influenced by the precursor–product balance (68 citations)
  • Patterns of CRISPR/Cas9 activity in plants, animals and microbes (67 citations)
  • Characteristics of Genome Editing Mutations in Cereal Crops (65 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

Teresa Capell mainly investigates Endosperm, Biochemistry, Carotenoid, Botany and Genetically modified crops. Her Endosperm research incorporates themes from Endoplasmic reticulum, Plastid, Transgene and Gene mutation. Her Biochemistry research is mostly focused on the topic Apocarotenoid.

Teresa Capell combines subjects such as Chromoplast and Metabolic engineering with her study of Carotenoid. Teresa Capell has researched Botany in several fields, including Genetically modified maize, Retinol and Animal feed. Her Genetically modified crops research focuses on Genetically modified rice in particular.

Best Publications

  • Bacillus thuringiensis: a century of research, development and commercial applications.

    Georgina Sanahuja;Raviraj Banakar;Richard M. Twyman;Teresa Capell

  • Modulation of the polyamine biosynthetic pathway in transgenic rice confers tolerance to drought stress

    Teresa Capell;Ludovic Bassie;Paul Christou

  • Transgenic multivitamin corn through biofortification of endosperm with three vitamins representing three distinct metabolic pathways.

    Shaista Naqvi;Changfu Zhu;Gemma Farre;Koreen Ramessar

  • Particle bombardment and the genetic enhancement of crops: Myths and realities

    Fredy Altpeter;Niranjan Baisakh;Roger Beachy;Ralph Bock

  • Combinatorial genetic transformation generates a library of metabolic phenotypes for the carotenoid pathway in maize

    Changfu Zhu;Shaista Naqvi;Jürgen Breitenbach;Gerhard Sandmann

  • Recent developments and future prospects in insect pest control in transgenic crops

    Paul Christou;Teresa Capell;Ajay Kohli;John A. Gatehouse

  • Transgenic strategies for the nutritional enhancement of plants

    Changfu Zhu;Shaista Naqvi;Sonia Gomez-Galera;Ana M. Pelacho

  • Critical evaluation of strategies for mineral fortification of staple food crops.

    Sonia Gómez-Galera;Eduard Rojas;Duraialagaraja Sudhakar;Changfu Zhu

  • Progress in plant metabolic engineering.

    Teresa Capell;Paul Christou

  • When more is better: multigene engineering in plants

    Shaista Naqvi;Gemma Farré;Georgina Sanahuja;Teresa Capell

  • Travel advice on the road to carotenoids in plants.

    Gemma Farré;Georgina Sanahuja;Shaista Naqvi;Chao Bai

  • The regulation of carotenoid pigmentation in flowers.

    Changfu Zhu;Chao Bai;Georgina Sanahuja;Dawei Yuan

  • Promoter diversity in multigene transformation

    Ariadna Peremarti;Richard M. Twyman;Sonia Gómez-Galera;Shaista Naqvi

  • Rapid high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the quantitation of polyamines as their dansyl derivatives: application to plant and animal tissues

    Miquel Marcé;David S. Brown;Teresa Capell;Xavier Figueras

  • Transgenic Plants for Insect Pest Control: A Forward Looking Scientific Perspective

    N Ferry;M G Edwards;J Gatehouse;T Capell

  • Over-expression of the oat arginine decarboxylase cDNA in transgenic rice (Oryza sativa L.) affects normal development patterns in vitro and results in putrescine accumulation in transgenic plants

    T. Capell;C. Escobar;H. Liu;D. Burtin

  • Biosafety and risk assessment framework for selectable marker genes in transgenic crop plants: a case of the science not supporting the politics

    Koreen Ramessar;Ariadna Peremarti;Sonia Gómez-Galera;Shaista Naqvi

  • The contribution of transgenic plants to better health through improved nutrition: opportunities and constraints

    Eduard Pérez-Massot;Raviraj Banakar;Sonia Gómez-Galera;Uxue Zorrilla-López

  • Potential Applications of Plant Biotechnology against SARS-CoV-2.

    Teresa Capell;Richard M. Twyman;Victoria Armario-Najera;Julian K.-C. Ma

  • Cost-effective production of a vaginal protein microbicide to prevent HIV transmission

    Koreen Ramessar;Thomas Rademacher;Markus Sack;Johannes Stadlmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Christou
Paul Christou University of Lleida
Changfu Zhu
Changfu Zhu University of Lleida
Richard M. Twyman
Richard M. Twyman University of Warwick
Gerhard Sandmann
Gerhard Sandmann Goethe University Frankfurt
Eva Stoger
Eva Stoger BOKU University
Paul D. Fraser
Paul D. Fraser Royal Holloway University of London
Stefan Schillberg
Stefan Schillberg Fraunhofer Society
Antonio F. Tiburcio
Antonio F. Tiburcio University of Barcelona
Angharad M. R. Gatehouse
Angharad M. R. Gatehouse Newcastle University
Javier Abadía
Javier Abadía Spanish National Research Council

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