Alain Goossens

21.6k total citations · 9 hit papers
216 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

Alain Goossens is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alain Goossens has authored 216 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 146 papers in Molecular Biology, 101 papers in Plant Science and 39 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Alain Goossens's work include Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (56 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (38 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (32 papers). Alain Goossens is often cited by papers focused on Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (56 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (38 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (32 papers). Alain Goossens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Spain and United States. Alain Goossens's co-authors include Laurens Pauwels, Jacob Pollier, Dirk Inzé, Robin Vanden Bossche, Roberto Solano, Tessa Moses, Geert De Jaeger, Jonas Goossens, Sofie Goormachtig and Nathan De Geyter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Alain Goossens

210 papers receiving 15.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

TheArabidopsisbHLH Transcription Factors MYC3 and MYC4 Are Targets of JAZ Repressors and Act Additively with MYC2 in the Activation of Jasmonate Responses

2011 890 citations Patricia Fernández‐Calvo, Jan Geerinck et al. The Plant Cell profile →
NINJA connects the co-repressor TOPLESS to jasmonate signalling

2010 782 citations Laurens Pauwels, Jan Geerinck et al. profile →
A specialized metabolic network selectively modulates Arabidopsis root microbiota

2019 542 citations Alain Goossens et al. profile →
The JAZ Proteins: A Crucial Interface in the Jasmonate Signaling Cascade

2011 533 citations Laurens Pauwels, Alain Goossens The Plant Cell profile →
Transcriptional machineries in jasmonate-elicited plant secondary metabolism

2012 426 citations Sofie Goormachtig, Alain Goossens et al. profile →
Oleanolic acid

2012 415 citations Jacob Pollier, Alain Goossens profile →
The seco-iridoid pathway from Catharanthus roseus

2014 377 citations Jacob Pollier, Kirsi‐Marja Oksman‐Caldentey et al. Nature Communications profile →
Salicylic Acid Suppresses Jasmonic Acid Signaling Downstream of SCFCOI1-JAZ by Targeting GCC Promoter Motifs via Transcription Factor ORA59

2013 320 citations Laurens Pauwels, Alain Goossens et al. The Plant Cell profile →
Redundancy and specificity in jasmonate signalling

2016 296 citations Alain Goossens, Roberto Solano et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Plant metabolism: Zoom in to the single-cell level 2025 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·(unknown), C. Robin Buell, Alain Goossens	0
2	The basic helix–loop–helix transcription factors MYC1 and MYC2 have a dual role in the regulation of constitutive and stress‐inducible specialized metabolism in tomato 2022 ·New Phytologist ·Gwen Swinnen, (unknown), Jacob Pollier, Francisco Javier Molina‐Hidalgo, (unknown), (unknown), Liesbeth De Milde, Patricia Fernández‐Calvo, M. Ron, Laurens Pauwels, Alain Goossens	34
3	Warm temperature triggers JOX and ST2A-mediated jasmonate catabolism to promote plant growth 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Tingting Zhu, Cornelia Herrfurth, Mingming Xin, Tatyana Savchenko, Ivo Feußner, Alain Goossens, Ive De Smet	45
4	A Seed-Specific Regulator of Triterpene Saponin Biosynthesis in Medicago truncatula 2020 ·The Plant Cell ·Bianca Ribeiro, Elia Lacchini, Keylla U. Bicalho, Jan Mertens, Philipp Arendt, (unknown), Gabriela Calegário, (unknown), (unknown), Julia Buitink, Alain Goossens, Jacob Pollier	36
5	Engineering Metabolism in Nicotiana Species: A Promising Future 2020 ·Trends in biotechnology ·Francisco Javier Molina‐Hidalgo, Marta Vázquez‐Vilar, Lucio D’Andrea, Olivia Costantina Demurtas, Paul D. Fraser, Giovanni Giuliano, Ralph Bock, Diego Orzáez, Alain Goossens	44
6	Jasmonate and auxin perception: how plants keep F-boxes in check 2019 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·Clara Williams, Patricia Fernández‐Calvo, Maite Colinas, Laurens Pauwels, Alain Goossens	15
7	A Dual sgRNA Approach for Functional Genomics in Arabidopsis thaliana 2018 ·G3 Genes Genomes Genetics ·Laurens Pauwels, Rebecca De Clercq, Jonas Goossens, Sabrina Iñigo, Clara Williams, M. Ron, Anne Britt, Alain Goossens	30
8	A widespread alternative squalene epoxidase participates in eukaryote steroid biosynthesis 2018 ·Nature Microbiology ·Jacob Pollier, Emmelien Vancaester, Unnikrishnan Kuzhiumparambil, Claudia E. Vickers, Klaas Vandepoele, Alain Goossens, Michele Fabris	56
9	Synthetic biology approaches for the production of plant metabolites in unicellular organisms 2017 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·Tessa Moses, Payam Mehrshahi, Alison G. Smith, Alain Goossens	39
10	Strobilurins as growth‐promoting compounds: how Stroby regulates Arabidopsis leaf growth 2017 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·Judith Van Dingenen, Chrystalla Antoniou, Panagiota S. Filippou, Jacob Pollier, Nathalie González, Stijn Dhondt, Alain Goossens, Vasileios Fotopoulos, Dirk Inzé	20
11	It’s Time for Some “Site”-Seeing: Novel Tools to Monitor the Ubiquitin Landscape in Arabidopsis thaliana 2016 ·The Plant Cell ·Alan Walton, Elisabeth Stes, (unknown), Michiel Van Bel, Sabrina Iñigo, Astrid Nagels Durand, Evy Timmerman, Jefri Heyman, Laurens Pauwels, Lieven De Veylder, Alain Goossens, Ive De Smet, Frederik Coppens, Sofie Goormachtig, Kris Gevaert	64
12	Profiling of the Early Nitrogen Stress Response in the Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum Reveals a Novel Family of RING-Domain Transcription Factors 2015 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Michiel Matthijs, Michele Fabris, (unknown), Wim Vyverman, Alain Goossens	39
13	Overexpression of theArabidopsis thalianasignalling peptide TAXIMIN1 affects lateral organ development 2015 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·(unknown), Takayuki Tohge, Rebecca De Clercq, Géraldine Brunoud, Teva Vernoux, Alisdair R. Fernie, Nokwanda P. Makunga, Alain Goossens, Laurens Pauwels	9
14	The RING E3 Ligase KEEP ON GOING Modulates JASMONATE ZIM-DOMAIN12 Stability 2015 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Laurens Pauwels, Andrés Ritter, Jonas Goossens, Astrid Nagels Durand, Hongxia Liu, Yangnan Gu, Jan Geerinck, Marta Botër, Robin Vanden Bossche, Rebecca De Clercq, Jelle Van Leene, Kris Gevaert, Geert De Jaeger, Roberto Solano, Sophia L. Stone, Roger W. Innes, Judy Callis, Alain Goossens	80
15	Jasmonate Signaling 2013 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Alain Goossens, Laurens Pauwels	7
16	Bioengineering of plant (tri)terpenoids: from metabolic engineering of plants to synthetic biology in vivo and in vitro 2013 ·New Phytologist ·Tessa Moses, Jacob Pollier, Johan M. Thevelein, Alain Goossens	178
17	Vacuolar transport of nicotine is mediated by a multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) transporter in Nicotiana tabacum 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Masahiko Morita, Nobukazu Shitan, Keisuke Sawada, Marc C. E. Van Montagu, Dirk Inzé, Heiko Rischer, Alain Goossens, Kirsi‐Marja Oksman‐Caldentey, Yoshinori Moriyama, Kazufumi Yazaki	218
18	Gene-to-metabolite networks for terpenoid indole alkaloid biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus cells 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Heiko Rischer, Matej Orešič, Tuulikki Seppänen‐Laakso, Mikko Katajamaa, (unknown), (unknown), Marc C. E. Van Montagu, Dirk Inzé, Kirsi‐Marja Oksman‐Caldentey, Alain Goossens	225
19	The Electronic Plant Gene Register 1995 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Alain Goossens, (unknown), Annick De Keyser, Marc Van Montagu, Geert Angenon	72
20	Analysis of arcelin 5 protein and cDNA clones 1994 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Alain Goossens, Roberto A. Geremia, Marc Van Montagu, Geert Angenon	1

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