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Estrella Santamaria M.AuthorArnaiz A.AuthorRosa-Diaz I.AuthorGonzález-Melendi P.AuthorRomero-Hernandez G.AuthorOjeda-Martinez D.a.AuthorGarcia A.AuthorContreras E.AuthorMartinez MAuthorDiaz I.Corresponding AuthorPlant defenses against tetranychus urticae: Mind the gaps
Publicated to:Plants-Basel. 9 (4): E464- - 2020-04-01 9(4), DOI: 10.3390/plants9040464
Authors: Estrella Santamaria, M; Arnaiz, Ana; Rosa-Diaz, Irene; Gonzalez-Melendi, Pablo; Romero-Hernandez, Gara; Ojeda-Martinez, Dairon A; Garcia, Alejandro; Contreras, Estefania; Martinez, Manuel; Diaz, Isabel
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Abstract
© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The molecular interactions between a pest and its host plant are the consequence of an evolutionary arms race based on the perception of the phytophagous arthropod by the plant and the different strategies adopted by the pest to overcome plant triggered defenses. The complexity and the different levels of these interactions make it difficult to get a wide knowledge of the whole process. Extensive research in model species is an accurate way to progressively move forward in this direction. The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch has become a model species for phytophagous mites due to the development of a great number of genetic tools and a high-quality genome sequence. This review is an update of the current state of the art in the molecular interactions between the generalist pest T. urticae and its host plants. The knowledge of the physical and chemical constitutive defenses of the plant and the mechanisms involved in the induction of plant defenses are summarized. The molecular events produced from plant perception to the synthesis of defense compounds are detailed, with a special focus on the key steps that are little or totally uncovered by previous research.
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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel
The work has been published in the journal Plants-Basel 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, 2020, it was in position 47/235, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Plant Sciences.
From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 3.32. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)
This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:
- Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 5.17 (source consulted: FECYT Feb 2024)
- Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 11.51 (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)
Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-12, the following number of citations:
- WoS: 62
- Scopus: 75
- Europe PMC: 6
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors
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 (SANTAMARIA FERNANDEZ, MARIA ESTRELLA) and Last Author (DIAZ RODRIGUEZ, M. ISABEL).
the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been DIAZ RODRIGUEZ, M. ISABEL.