Bastien Christ

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Bastien Christ is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bastien Christ has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Plant Science and 2 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Bastien Christ's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (13 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (7 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (4 papers). Bastien Christ is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (13 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (7 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (4 papers). Bastien Christ collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Austria and United States. Bastien Christ's co-authors include Stefan Hörtensteiner, Bernhard Kräutler, Sylvain Aubry, Iris Süssenbacher, Jing‐Ke Weng, Thomas Müller, Lindsey Norgrove, Jan Grenz, Aurélie Egert and Aditi Das and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Bastien Christ

21 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Agrivoltaics, a promising new tool for electricity and food production: A systematic review
    2024 85 citations Bastien Christ, Jan Grenz et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bastien Christ Switzerland 15 717 531 97 82 70 21 1.0k
Ana M. Fernández-Ocaña Spain 17 691 1.0× 1.2k 2.3× 43 0.4× 40 0.5× 41 0.6× 32 1.6k
Jianjie Gao China 16 412 0.6× 479 0.9× 43 0.4× 30 0.4× 28 0.4× 63 862
Monica De Caroli Italy 19 273 0.4× 569 1.1× 173 1.8× 42 0.5× 64 0.9× 39 969
Xia Wan China 24 798 1.1× 397 0.7× 109 1.1× 375 4.6× 12 0.2× 56 1.4k
Maoteng Li China 27 1.6k 2.2× 1.6k 3.1× 72 0.7× 23 0.3× 12 0.2× 128 2.5k
Marı́a I. Medina Argentina 17 365 0.5× 542 1.0× 19 0.2× 16 0.2× 20 0.3× 35 837
Sabine Lüthje Germany 21 643 0.9× 1.1k 2.0× 37 0.4× 19 0.2× 6 0.1× 43 1.4k
Qiuying Pang China 22 715 1.0× 878 1.7× 32 0.3× 64 0.8× 4 0.1× 66 1.3k
Ione Salgado Brazil 21 593 0.8× 1.1k 2.2× 30 0.3× 27 0.3× 6 0.1× 36 1.5k
Michimi Nakamura Japan 19 547 0.8× 425 0.8× 26 0.3× 20 0.2× 7 0.1× 28 902

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bastien Christ

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bastien Christ

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Christ, Bastien, et al.. (2024). Agrivoltaics, a promising new tool for electricity and food production: A systematic review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 192. 114277–114277. 85 indexed citations breakdown →
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Norgrove, Lindsey, et al.. (2021). Biological Control of the Raspberry Eriophyoid Mite Phyllocoptes gracilis Using Entomopathogenic Fungi. Horticulturae. 7(3). 54–54. 6 indexed citations
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Aubry, Sylvain, Bastien Christ, Bernhard Kräutler, et al.. (2021). An evergreen mind and a heart for the colors of fall. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72(13). 4625–4633. 6 indexed citations
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Christ, Bastien, Chengchao Xu, Fu‐Shuang Li, et al.. (2019). Repeated evolution of cytochrome P450-mediated spiroketal steroid biosynthesis in plants. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3206–3206. 141 indexed citations
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Christ, Bastien, Tomáš Pluskal, Sylvain Aubry, & Jing‐Ke Weng. (2018). Contribution of Untargeted Metabolomics for Future Assessment of Biotech Crops. Trends in Plant Science. 23(12). 1047–1056. 43 indexed citations
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Das, Aditi, Bastien Christ, & Stefan Hörtensteiner. (2018). Characterization of the pheophorbide a oxygenase/phyllobilin pathway of chlorophyll breakdown in grasses. Planta. 248(4). 875–892. 14 indexed citations
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Christ, Bastien, et al.. (2017). Non-specific activities of the major herbicide-resistance gene BAR. Nature Plants. 3(12). 937–945. 34 indexed citations
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Christ, Bastien, et al.. (2016). A Role for TIC55 as a Hydroxylase of Phyllobilins, the Products of Chlorophyll Breakdown during Plant Senescence. The Plant Cell. 28(10). 2510–2527. 74 indexed citations
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Süssenbacher, Iris, Christoph Kreutz, Bastien Christ, Stefan Hörtensteiner, & Bernhard Kräutler. (2015). Hydroxymethylated Dioxobilins in Senescent Arabidopsis thaliana Leaves: Sign of a Puzzling Biosynthetic Intermezzo of Chlorophyll Breakdown. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(33). 11664–11670. 16 indexed citations
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Christ, Bastien, Aurélie Egert, Iris Süssenbacher, et al.. (2014). Water deficit induces chlorophyll degradation via the ‘PAO/phyllobilin’ pathway in leaves of homoio‐ (Craterostigma pumilum) and poikilochlorophyllous (Xerophyta viscosa) resurrection plants. Plant Cell & Environment. 37(11). 2521–2531. 42 indexed citations
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Christ, Bastien, et al.. (2014). Different Mechanisms Are Responsible for Chlorophyll Dephytylation during Fruit Ripening and Leaf Senescence in Tomato    . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 166(1). 44–56. 89 indexed citations
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Süssenbacher, Iris, Bastien Christ, Stefan Hörtensteiner, & Bernhard Kräutler. (2013). Hydroxymethylated Phyllobilins: A Puzzling New Feature of the Dioxobilin Branch of Chlorophyll Breakdown. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(1). 87–92. 30 indexed citations
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Christ, Bastien & Stefan Hörtensteiner. (2013). Mechanism and Significance of Chlorophyll Breakdown. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 33(1). 4–20. 132 indexed citations
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Christ, Bastien, Silvia Schelbert, Sylvain Aubry, et al.. (2011). MES16, a Member of the Methylesterase Protein Family, Specifically Demethylates Fluorescent Chlorophyll Catabolites during Chlorophyll Breakdown in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 158(2). 628–641. 73 indexed citations
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Pattanayak, Gopal K., Stefan Hörtensteiner, Lukas Kunz, et al.. (2011). ACCELERATED CELL DEATH 2 suppresses mitochondrial oxidative bursts and modulates cell death in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 69(4). 589–600. 41 indexed citations
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Agne, Birgit, Charles Andrés, Bastien Christ, et al.. (2010). The Acidic A-Domain of Arabidopsis Toc159 Occurs as a Hyperphosphorylated Protein  . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 153(3). 1016–1030. 49 indexed citations
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Christ, Bastien, et al.. (1978). [Isolation and structural definition of a new sennoside from Cassia senna L. (author's transl)].. PubMed. 28(2). 225–31. 7 indexed citations
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Habermehl, Gerhard & Bastien Christ. (1977). Amylocyanin, the blue pigment of Streptomyces coelicolor. Die Naturwissenschaften. 64(2). 97–98. 5 indexed citations
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Müller, K.‐H., Bastien Christ, & Manfred Schneider. (1960). Die Reaktion von 4‐Aminoantipyrin mit einigen para‐substituierten Phenolen. Archiv der Pharmazie. 293(5). 567–568. 4 indexed citations

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