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González-García MpAuthorConesa CmAuthorLozano-Enguita AAuthorBaca-González VAuthorSimancas BAuthorNavarro-Neila SAuthorSánchez-Bermúdez MAuthorCaro EAuthorDel Pozo JcCorresponding Author

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February 13, 2023
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Temperature changes in the root ecosystem affect plant functionality

Publicated to: PLANT COMMUNICATIONS. 4 (3): 100514- - 2023-05-08 4(3), DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2022.100514

Authors:

Gonzalez-Garcia, Mary Paz; Conesa, Carlos M; Lozano-Enguita, Alberto; Baca-Gonzalez, Victoria; Simancas, Barbara; Navarro-Neila, Sara; Sanchez-Bermudez, Maria; Salas-Gonzalez, Isai; Caro, Elena; Castrillo, Gabriel; del Pozo, Juan C
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Affiliations

Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ctr Genom Sci, Undergrad Program Genom Sci, Ave Univ S-N Col Chamilpa, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico - Author
Univ Nottingham, Future Food Beacon Excellence, Loughborough, England - Author
Univ Nottingham, Sch Biosci, Loughborough, England - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid UPM, Ctr Biotecnol & Genom Plantas UPM INIA CSIC, Inst Nacl Invest & Tecnol Agr & Alimentaria CSIC, Campus Montegancedo, Pozuelo De Alarcon 28223, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid UPM, Escuela Tecn Super Ingn Agron Alimentaria & Biosi, Dept Biotecnol Biol Vegetal, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Campus Morelos - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
University of Nottingham - Author
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Abstract

Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme heat events that aggravate its negative impact on plant development and agricultural yield. Most experiments designed to study plant adaption to heat stress apply homogeneous high temperatures to both shoot and root. However, this treatment does not mimic the conditions in natural fields, where roots grow in a dark environment with a descending temperature gradient. Excessively high temperatures severely decrease cell division in the root meristem, compromising root growth, while increasing the division of quiescent center cells, likely in an attempt to maintain the stem cell niche under such harsh conditions. Here, we engineered the TGRooZ, a device that generates a temperature gradient for in vitro or greenhouse growth assays. The root systems of plants exposed to high shoot temperatures but cultivated in the TGRooZ grow efficiently and maintain their functionality to sustain proper shoot growth and development. Furthermore, gene expression and rhizosphere or root microbiome composition are significantly less affected in TGRooZ-grown roots than in high-temperature-grown roots, correlating with higher root functionality. Our data indicate that use of the TGRooZ in heat-stress studies can improve our knowledge of plant response to high temperatures, demonstrating its applicability from laboratory studies to the field.
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Keywords

arabidopsisbacterial communitiescell-divisionclimate-changef-boxgene expressionmicrobiomenutrient-uptakenutritionquiescent centerrootsoil-temperaturetemperature gradienttranscription factorEcosystemGene expressionHeat stressHeat-stressHot temperatureMeristemMicrobiomeNutritionPlant rootsPlantsRootTemperatureTemperature gradient

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal PLANT COMMUNICATIONS due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 8/265, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Plant Sciences. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

This publication has been distinguished as a “Highly Cited Paper” by the agencies WoS (ESI, Clarivate) and ESI (Clarivate), meaning that it ranks within the top 1% of the most cited articles in its thematic field during the year of its publication. In terms of the observed impact of the contribution, this work is considered one of the most influential worldwide, as it is recognized as highly cited. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

And this is evidenced by the extremely high normalized impacts through some of the main indicators of this type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of calculation, already indicate that they are well above the average in different agencies:

  • Normalization of citations relative to the expected citation rate (ESI) by the Clarivate agency: 10.77 (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)
  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 15.77 (source consulted: FECYT Mar 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2026-04-26, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 71
  • Scopus: 82
  • Europe PMC: 41
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-26:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 142.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 136 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 37.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 60 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/93917/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 25
  • Downloads: 6
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Mexico; United Kingdom.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (GONZALEZ GARCIA, MARIA DE LA PAZ) and Last Author (DEL POZO BENITO, JUAN CARLOS).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been DEL POZO BENITO, JUAN CARLOS.

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