Ben Scheres

32.4k total citations · 12 hit papers
152 papers, 23.5k citations indexed

About

Ben Scheres is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Scheres has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 23.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Plant Science, 123 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Ben Scheres's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (131 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (100 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (59 papers). Ben Scheres is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (131 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (100 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (59 papers). Ben Scheres collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Ben Scheres's co-authors include Viola Willemsen, Renze Heidstra, Ikram Blilou, Jian Xu, Jiřı́ Friml, Peter Weisbeek, Marjolein Wildwater, Philip N. Benfey, Klaus Palme and Sabrina Sabatini and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ben Scheres

148 papers receiving 23.1k citations

Hit Papers

The PIN auxin efflux facilitator network controls growt... 1993 2026 2004 2015 2005 1993 1999 2004 2007 500 1000 1.5k
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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. The PIN auxin efflux facilitator network controls growth and patterning in Arabidopsis roots
    2005 1.6k citations Ikram Blilou, Jian Xu et al. profile →
  2. Cellular organisation of the Arabidopsis thaliana root
    1993 1.1k citations Viola Willemsen, Ben Scheres et al. Development profile →
  3. An Auxin-Dependent Distal Organizer of Pattern and Polarity in the Arabidopsis Root
    1999 1.1k citations Harald Wolkenfelt, Ben Scheres et al. profile →
  4. The PLETHORA Genes Mediate Patterning of the Arabidopsis Root Stem Cell Niche
    2004 919 citations Renze Heidstra, Viola Willemsen et al. profile →
  5. Conserved factors regulate signalling in Arabidopsis thaliana shoot and root stem cell organizers
    2007 858 citations Ben Scheres, Renze Heidstra et al. profile →
  6. Polar PIN Localization Directs Auxin Flow in Plants
    2006 696 citations Jian Xu, Ikram Blilou et al. Science profile →
  7. PLETHORA proteins as dose-dependent master regulators of Arabidopsis root development
    2007 679 citations Hugo Hofhuis, Viola Willemsen et al. profile →
  8. AtPIN4 Mediates Sink-Driven Auxin Gradients and Root Patterning in Arabidopsis
    2002 678 citations Jiřı́ Friml, Eva Benková et al. profile →
  9. Auxin transport is sufficient to generate a maximum and gradient guiding root growth
    2007 675 citations Verônica A. Grieneisen, Jian Xu et al. profile →
  10. SCARECROW is involved in positioning the stem cell niche in the Arabidopsis root meristem
    2003 581 citations Renze Heidstra, Ben Scheres et al. profile →
  11. Short-range control of cell differentiation in the Arabidopsis root meristem
    1997 561 citations Viola Willemsen, Ben Scheres et al. profile →
  12. A Jasmonate Signaling Network Activates Root Stem Cells and Promotes Regeneration
    2019 262 citations Ikram Blilou, Ben Scheres et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ben Scheres Netherlands 76 22.2k 17.1k 710 574 433 152 23.5k
Hiroo Fukuda Japan 68 14.8k 0.7× 12.5k 0.7× 827 1.2× 634 1.1× 315 0.7× 255 17.1k
Philip N. Benfey United States 87 23.7k 1.1× 17.7k 1.0× 467 0.7× 597 1.0× 521 1.2× 215 27.4k
Christian Fankhauser Switzerland 70 14.6k 0.7× 11.8k 0.7× 865 1.2× 435 0.8× 153 0.4× 113 16.8k
Eva Benková Austria 59 15.7k 0.7× 11.2k 0.7× 334 0.5× 458 0.8× 302 0.7× 102 16.3k
Masao Tasaka Japan 66 13.7k 0.6× 12.9k 0.8× 960 1.4× 618 1.1× 129 0.3× 165 16.5k
Dolf Weijers Netherlands 61 13.9k 0.6× 11.8k 0.7× 325 0.5× 504 0.9× 149 0.3× 150 15.1k
José M. Alonso United States 65 18.1k 0.8× 12.5k 0.7× 390 0.5× 446 0.8× 180 0.4× 115 20.1k
Ykä Helariutta Finland 59 11.4k 0.5× 8.9k 0.5× 183 0.3× 466 0.8× 218 0.5× 116 13.0k
Zhenbiao Yang United States 65 11.3k 0.5× 10.4k 0.6× 1.3k 1.9× 706 1.2× 125 0.3× 162 13.7k
Mark Estelle United States 85 25.6k 1.2× 19.9k 1.2× 742 1.0× 971 1.7× 294 0.7× 156 28.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Scheres, Ben. (2025). Plant development: from sessile to fertile. Development. 152(21).
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Rajagopalan, K.V., Brendan Lane, Seung Hyeun Ka, et al.. (2025). Wound repair in plants guided by cell geometry. Current Biology. 35(16). 3851–3868.e7. 2 indexed citations
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Hofhuis, Hugo, Robert Sévenier, Bjorn Kloosterman, et al.. (2025). Rational design of induced regeneration via somatic embryogenesis in the absence of exogenous phytohormones. The Plant Cell. 37(11). 1 indexed citations
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Scheres, Ben, et al.. (2023). SCHIZORIZA domain–function analysis identifies requirements for its specific role in cell fate segregation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 193(3). 1866–1879. 1 indexed citations
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Kareem, Abdul, Mohammed Aiyaz, Anil Shaji, et al.. (2020). A coherent feed-forward loop drives vascular regeneration in damaged aerial organs of plants growing in a normal developmental context. Development. 147(6). 26 indexed citations
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Lokdarshi, Ansul, Csaba Papdi, Aladár Pettkó‐Szandtner, et al.. (2019). ErbB-3 BINDING PROTEIN 1 Regulates Translation and Counteracts RETINOBLASTOMA RELATED to Maintain the Root Meristem. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 182(2). 919–932. 12 indexed citations
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Horváth, Beatrix, Szilvia K. Nagy, Edit Németh, et al.. (2017). Arabidopsis RETINOBLASTOMA RELATED directly regulates DNA damage responses through functions beyond cell cycle control. The EMBO Journal. 36(9). 1261–1278. 85 indexed citations
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Porco, Silvana, Antoine Larrieu, Yujuan Du, et al.. (2016). Lateral root emergence in Arabidopsis is dependent on transcription factor LBD29 regulating auxin influx carrier LAX3. Development. 143(18). 3340–9. 97 indexed citations
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Long, Yuchen, Joachim Goedhart, Martinus Schneijderberg, et al.. (2015). SCARECROW ‐ LIKE 23 and SCARECROW jointly specify endodermal cell fate but distinctly control SHORT ‐ ROOT movement. The Plant Journal. 84(4). 773–784. 46 indexed citations
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Long, Yuchen, Ben Scheres, & Ikram Blilou. (2015). The logic of communication: roles for mobile transcription factors in plants. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66(4). 1133–1144. 17 indexed citations
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Riccardo, Siligato, Xin Wang, Shri Ram Yadav, et al.. (2015). MultiSite Gateway-Compatible Cell Type-Specific Gene-Inducible System for Plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 170(2). 627–641. 100 indexed citations
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Hassan, Hala, Ben Scheres, & Ikram Blilou. (2010). JACKDAW controls epidermal patterning in the Arabidopsis root meristem through a non-cell-autonomous mechanism. Development. 137(9). 1523–1529. 84 indexed citations
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Bennett, Tom, A. van den Toorn, Gabino Sanchez‐Perez, et al.. (2010). SOMBRERO, BEARSKIN1, and BEARSKIN2 Regulate Root Cap Maturation in Arabidopsis    . The Plant Cell. 22(3). 640–654. 153 indexed citations
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Willemsen, Viola, Marion Bauch, Tom Bennett, et al.. (2008). The NAC Domain Transcription Factors FEZ and SOMBRERO Control the Orientation of Cell Division Plane in Arabidopsis Root Stem Cells. Developmental Cell. 15(6). 913–922. 186 indexed citations
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Laskowski, Marta, Verônica A. Grieneisen, Hugo Hofhuis, et al.. (2008). Root System Architecture from Coupling Cell Shape to Auxin Transport. PLoS Biology. 6(12). e307–e307. 322 indexed citations
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Cui, Hongchang, Mitchell P. Levesque, Teva Vernoux, et al.. (2007). An Evolutionarily Conserved Mechanism Delimiting SHR Movement Defines a Single Layer of Endodermis in Plants. Science. 316(5823). 421–425. 446 indexed citations
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Xu, Jian, Hugo Hofhuis, Renze Heidstra, et al.. (2006). A Molecular Framework for Plant Regeneration. Science. 311(5759). 385–388. 291 indexed citations
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Willemsen, Viola, Jiřı́ Friml, Markus Grebe, et al.. (2003). Cell Polarity and PIN Protein Positioning in Arabidopsis Require STEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE1 Function. The Plant Cell. 15(3). 612–625. 216 indexed citations

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