Andrei Smertenko

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Andrei Smertenko is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrei Smertenko has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Molecular Biology, 54 papers in Plant Science and 36 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Andrei Smertenko's work include Plant Reproductive Biology (33 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (26 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (25 papers). Andrei Smertenko is often cited by papers focused on Plant Reproductive Biology (33 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (26 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (25 papers). Andrei Smertenko collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Sweden. Andrei Smertenko's co-authors include Patrick J. Hussey, Peter V. Bozhkov, Boris Zhivotovsky, Lada Filonova, Ellen G. Allwood, Vernonica E. Franklin‐Tong, María F. Suárez, Hsin-Yu Chang, Michael J. Deeks and Despina Kaloriti and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Andrei Smertenko

88 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Morphological classification of plant cell deaths 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Morphological classification of plant cell deaths
    2011 447 citations Andrei Smertenko, Peter V. Bozhkov et al. profile →

Peers

Andrei Smertenko
Gero Steinberg United Kingdom
Michael Freitag United States
Béatrice Satiat‐Jeunemaître France
Marisa S. Otegui United States
Steven D. Harris United States
Stephen J. Free United States
Meritxell Riquelme Mexico
Robert W. Roberson United States
Stefanie Pöggeler Germany
Stefan Hillmer Germany
Gero Steinberg United Kingdom
Andrei Smertenko
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Fields of papers citing papers by Andrei Smertenko

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andrei Smertenko

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Andrei Smertenko. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Andrei Smertenko based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Andrei Smertenko. Andrei Smertenko is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Tavgenienė, Daiva, Gintaré Kručaité, Saulius Grigalevičius, et al.. (2025). Ethyl cellulose as a host material for thermally-activated delayed fluorescence emitters. Optical Materials. 165. 117097–117097. 1 indexed citations
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Hickey, Matthew S., et al.. (2023). The microtubule-nucleating factor MACERATOR tethers AUGMIN7 to microtubules and governs phragmoplast architecture. The Plant Cell. 36(4). 1072–1097. 3 indexed citations
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Smertenko, Andrei, et al.. (2023). Organellomic gradients in the fourth dimension. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 193(1). 98–111. 4 indexed citations
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Fahy, Deirdre, Nuria K. Koteyeva, Natalia Moroz, et al.. (2021). Analysis of formin functions during cytokinesis using specific inhibitor SMIFH2. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 186(2). 945–963. 11 indexed citations
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Turner, Glenn W., Deirdre Fahy, Raymundo Alfaro‐Aco, et al.. (2019). Brachypodium distachyon MAP20 functions in metaxylem pit development and contributes to drought recovery. New Phytologist. 227(6). 1681–1695. 17 indexed citations
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Smertenko, Andrei. (2018). Phragmoplast expansion: the four-stroke engine that powers plant cytokinesis. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 46. 130–137. 28 indexed citations
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Moschou, Panagiotis N., Emilio Gutiérrez-Beltrán, Peter V. Bozhkov, & Andrei Smertenko. (2016). Separase Promotes Microtubule Polymerization by Activating CENP-E-Related Kinesin Kin7. Developmental Cell. 37(4). 350–361. 31 indexed citations
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Deeks, Michael J., Sean Chapman, Christine Richardson, et al.. (2012). A Superfamily of Actin-Binding Proteins at the Actin-Membrane Nexus of Higher Plants. Current Biology. 22(17). 1595–1600. 96 indexed citations
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Smertenko, Andrei, et al.. (2007). A novel role for the nuclear membrane protein emerin in association of the centrosome to the outer nuclear membrane. The Journal of Cell Biology. 178(6). 897–904. 166 indexed citations
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Oh, Sung Aeong, Andrew Johnson, Andrei Smertenko, et al.. (2005). A Divergent Cellular Role for the FUSED Kinase Family in the Plant-Specific Cytokinetic Phragmoplast. Current Biology. 15(23). 2107–2111. 87 indexed citations
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Müller, Sabine, et al.. (2004). The Plant Microtubule-Associated Protein AtMAP65-3/PLE Is Essential for Cytokinetic Phragmoplast Function. Current Biology. 14(5). 412–417. 154 indexed citations
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Smertenko, Andrei, Peter V. Bozhkov, Lada Filonova, Sara von Arnold, & Patrick J. Hussey. (2003). Re‐organisation of the cytoskeleton during developmental programmed cell death in Picea abies embryos. The Plant Journal. 33(5). 813–824. 97 indexed citations
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Chan, Jordi, Guojie Mao, Andrei Smertenko, et al.. (2002). Identification of a MAP65 isoform involved in directional expansion of plant cells. FEBS Letters. 534(1-3). 161–163. 30 indexed citations
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Allwood, Ellen G., Richard G. Anthony, Andrei Smertenko, et al.. (2002). Regulation of the Pollen-Specific Actin-Depolymerizing Factor LlADF1. The Plant Cell. 14(11). 2915–2927. 137 indexed citations
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Allwood, Ellen G., Andrei Smertenko, & Patrick J. Hussey. (2001). Phosphorylation of plant actin‐depolymerising factor by calmodulin‐like domain protein kinase. FEBS Letters. 499(1-2). 97–100. 82 indexed citations
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Smertenko, Andrei, Ellen G. Allwood, Safina Khan, et al.. (2001). Interaction of pollen-specific actin-depolymerizing factor with actin. The Plant Journal. 25(2). 203–212. 48 indexed citations
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Smertenko, Andrei, Hisako Igarashi, Hitoshi Mori, et al.. (2000). A new class of microtubule-associated proteins in plants. Nature Cell Biology. 2(10). 750–753. 109 indexed citations
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Blume, Ya. B., et al.. (1993). THE OBTAINING OF AMIPROPHOSMETHYL-RESISTANT LINES OF NICOTIANA-PLUMBAGINIFOLIA CONTAINING MUTANT TUBULIN. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 332(2). 240–243. 2 indexed citations

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