2700 citations; h = 29, Clarivate-WoS, Core Collection [>3000 citations; h = 29, Scopus]). Publications in the first quartile (Q1): 57\. Half of them, in the first decile (D1). Two of them were ranked among the 1% highly cited papers, according to Essential Science Indicators. Other 53 different contributions (chapters of books in Spanish, French and English, non-ISI publications, Proceedings, Internet contributions, etc…). 1 patent. Editor of three books (in Spanish). Supervisor of 11 Ph D Thesis. 24 funded research projects (at national and international level, 10 of them as the research leader). From 2015, he is the Director of Research of the Plant Physiology and Agrobiology Group at the Public University of Navarra. Full list of publications and scientific impact at Research ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-3608-2008 and ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2195-4458 Invited speaker, chairman of sessions, member of scientific and organising committees at national and international scientific conferences (more than 200 participations). Invited lectures in Aberystwyth (Great Britain); Institute des Sciences Végétales, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette (France); Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina); University of Florida (US); Washington State University (US), Instituto de Biotecnología (UNAM, Cuernavaca, Mexico) among others. Recognition of six (maximun available) six-annual research periods (sexenios): 1986-2021 Awarded "Excellence in Research" by the Public University of Navarra (toghether with two other Professors) "for having achieved exceptionally relevant merits in research throughout his academic career" Other academic duties 1994-96. Academic Secretary. Dept. Environmental Sciences. Public University of Navarra. 1996-2007. Member of the Advisory Committee for Research. Public University of Navarra. 1999-03 Responsible for student exchange, within the Erasmus Programme, with the Universities of Reading (UK) and Göttingen (Germany). 2001-03 Responsible for the Degree An Introduction to Science and Technology for Social Sciences Students. 2003-07. Chairman of the Board for Doctoral Studies. Public University of Navarra. 2005-07. Chairman of the Ethics, Animal Experimentation and Biosafety. Public University of Navarra. 2006-07. Co-chairman of the Board for Post-Graduate Studies. Public University of Navarra. 2006-07. Member of the University Quality Assurance Board. Public University of Navarra. Professional affiliations Spanish Society of Nitrogen Fixation (President 2022- .Vice President 2019-2022. Executive Committee 1996-2001. 2014-9). Spanish Society of Plant Physiology (currently, Spanish Society of Plant Biology) (executive Committee 2001-05). Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB). Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (currently, member of the Admissions Committee). American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB), among others. Evaluation activities Currently, he is an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Plant Science (Plant Symbiotic-Interactions Section). Formerly, he served as a Member of the Editorial Board of Environmental and Experimental Botany (2008-15) and the Section Board "Plant Genetics and Genomics" of Genes (2018-2021) Reviewer of more than 40 scientific journals, including some of the most relevant in Plant Sciences, Agronomy and Soil Science Subjects (JCR-ISI): Plant Physiology, Plant Cell and Environment, _Journal of Experimental Botany, Plant and Soil_, Field Crops Research or Soil Biology and Biochemistry (among others) or multidisciplinary journals, such as Scientific Reports, Current Biology or Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Reviewer for funding agencies: Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y Prospectiva (ANEP, Spain [now Agencia Estatal de Investigación, AEI]), Fondo Nacional de Ciencia y Técnica de Argentina (FONCYT, Argentina), Fondo Clemente Estable (Uruguay), Agence National de la Recherche (France), National Research Foundation (South Africa), International Foundation for Science (IFS) and the United States-Israel BARD Fund, among others. Member of the Advisory Board of the Agency for the Quality of the Basque University System (Unibasq) (2015-18) and its Ethics Commitee (2017-18). He also served as a a reviewer of other Quality Assurance Agencies of the Spanish University System at the national (ANECA [ACADEMIA]) and at the regional level (Andalucia, Galicia, Castilla-Leon [research grants]. Currently, he serves at the Basque Country Agency (Unibasq) [academic performance] and Catalunya (AQU-Cat) [Doctorate Programs], etc.). Member of the Spanish National Board for the Agriculture Funding Programme of the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science (2006, 2007, 2012). Member of the Panel of the Ramón y Cajal and Juan de la Cierva Programmes (2014) and Juan de la Cierva (2017). He also served in the face-to-face interview panel of the Foundation LaCaixa Junior Leader Incoming Program (2019). Member of more than 40 Ph D Panel Boards (Spain and France), one third as the Chairman of the Panel, and external reviewer for other countries. Member of panels for Extraordinary Ph D awards in several universities. Executive & Consulting Activities in Non-University Organizations 2003-07. Member of the Board of Trustees of the National Center for Renewable Energies (CENER-CIEMAT) and Technological Centres of Navarra (CETENASA) Foundations. Member of the Executive Committee of the Automotive Technological Center of Navarra (CITEAN) and Pamplona Convention Bureau." property="og:description">