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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 Author

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May 12, 2020
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Plant 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

Affiliations

Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros Agronomos de Madrid - Author
Interacciones moleculares planta-insecto.. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid UPM, Ctr Biotecnol & Genom Plantas, Inst Nacl Invest & Tecnol Agr & Alimentaria, Madrid 28223, Spain - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
UPM, Dept Biotecnol Biol Vegetal, Escuela Tecn Super Ingn Agron Alimentaria & Biosi, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
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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.

Keywords

constitutive and inducible defensesmite counter-defensesplant defensetetranychus urticae2-spotted spider-miteArabidopsisConstitutive and inducible defensesCultivated tomatoEmissionHerbivoreJasmonic acidMite counter-defensesPlant defenseReceptor-like kinaseResistanceResponsesSignalling eventsTetranychus urticaeTrichomes

Quality index

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

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 2025-07-12:

  • 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: 149.
  • 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: 153 (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: 9.15.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 9 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on Wikipedia: 1 (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.

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.