Benny Lemaire

771 total citations
20 papers, 554 citations indexed

About

Benny Lemaire is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Benny Lemaire has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 554 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Plant Science, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Benny Lemaire's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (14 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (9 papers) and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (8 papers). Benny Lemaire is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (14 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (9 papers) and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (8 papers). Benny Lemaire collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and South Africa. Benny Lemaire's co-authors include Erik Smets, Steven Dessein, Olivier Honnay, Vincent S. F. T. Merckx, A. Muthama Muasya, C. H. Stirton, S.B.M. Chimphango, Brecht Verstraete, Suzy Huysmans and Janet I. Sprent and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and American Journal of Botany.

In The Last Decade

Benny Lemaire

20 papers receiving 545 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benny Lemaire Belgium 14 422 163 139 111 106 20 554
Brecht Verstraete Belgium 14 360 0.9× 213 1.3× 217 1.6× 47 0.4× 26 0.2× 35 540
Létizia Camus‐Kulandaivelu France 14 518 1.2× 145 0.9× 65 0.5× 67 0.6× 38 0.4× 18 716
J. Toll United Kingdom 5 467 1.1× 89 0.5× 124 0.9× 42 0.4× 43 0.4× 9 616
Roger Moraga New Zealand 10 194 0.5× 139 0.9× 70 0.5× 82 0.7× 54 0.5× 17 419
Brigitte Gouesnard France 17 966 2.3× 124 0.8× 55 0.4× 43 0.4× 169 1.6× 34 1.1k
Bénédicte Rhoné France 14 386 0.9× 110 0.7× 77 0.6× 26 0.2× 57 0.5× 21 605
Geoffrey P. Gill New Zealand 8 360 0.9× 342 2.1× 102 0.7× 45 0.4× 43 0.4× 12 656
Adama Faye Senegal 8 170 0.4× 140 0.9× 130 0.9× 29 0.3× 20 0.2× 20 356
Björn Salomon Sweden 17 591 1.4× 174 1.1× 377 2.7× 29 0.3× 28 0.3× 45 801
Anne Zanetto France 12 570 1.4× 289 1.8× 167 1.2× 65 0.6× 21 0.2× 14 817

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benny Lemaire

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lemaire, Benny, et al.. (2016). Symbiont abundance is more important than pre-infection partner choice in a Rhizobium – legume mutualism. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 39(5). 345–349. 9 indexed citations
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Lemaire, Benny, S.B.M. Chimphango, C. H. Stirton, et al.. (2016). Biogeographical Patterns of Legume-Nodulating Burkholderia spp.: from African Fynbos to Continental Scales. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 82(17). 5099–5115. 43 indexed citations
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Lemaire, Benny, S.B.M. Chimphango, C. H. Stirton, et al.. (2015). Recombination and horizontal transfer of nodulation and ACC deaminase (acdS) genes withinAlpha- andBetaproteobacterianodulating legumes of the Cape Fynbos biome. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 91(11). fiv118–fiv118. 30 indexed citations
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Lemaire, Benny, Brecht Verstraete, S.B.M. Chimphango, et al.. (2015). Characterization of the papilionoid–Burkholderia interaction in the Fynbos biome: The diversity and distribution of beta-rhizobia nodulating Podalyria calyptrata (Fabaceae, Podalyrieae). Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 39(1). 41–48. 29 indexed citations
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Janssens, Steven B., Bonaventure Sonké, Olivier Lachenaud, et al.. (2015). Morphology, molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of Impatiens akomensis (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Cameroon. Plant Ecology and Evolution. 148(3). 397–408. 5 indexed citations
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Verstraete, Brecht, et al.. (2014). Population structure of root nodulating Rhizobium leguminosarum in Vicia cracca populations at local to regional geographic scales. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 37(8). 613–621. 29 indexed citations
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Lemaire, Benny, S.B.M. Chimphango, C. H. Stirton, et al.. (2014). Symbiotic diversity, specificity and distribution of rhizobia in native legumes of the Core Cape Subregion (South Africa). FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 91(2). 1–17. 122 indexed citations
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Lachenaud, Olivier, Vincent Droissart, Steven Dessein, et al.. (2013). New records for the flora of Cameroon, including a new species of Psychotria (Rubiaceae) and range extensions for some rare species. Plant Ecology and Evolution. 146(1). 121–133. 14 indexed citations
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Verstraete, Brecht, Steven B. Janssens, Benny Lemaire, Erik Smets, & Steven Dessein. (2013). Phylogenetic lineages in Vanguerieae (Rubiaceae) associated with Burkholderia bacteria in sub‐Saharan Africa. American Journal of Botany. 100(12). 2380–2387. 9 indexed citations
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Lemaire, Benny, Olivier Lachenaud, Claes Persson, Erik Smets, & Steven Dessein. (2012). Screening for leaf-associated endophytes in the genus Psychotria (Rubiaceae). FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 81(2). 364–372. 13 indexed citations
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Lemaire, Benny, Steven B. Janssens, Erik Smets, & Steven Dessein. (2011). A population genetic study of Psychotria leptophylla reveals the endosymbiont transmission mode in bacterial leaf nodulation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 1 indexed citations
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Verstraete, Brecht, et al.. (2011). Endophytic Bacteria in Toxic South African Plants: Identification, Phylogeny and Possible Involvement in Gousiekte. PLoS ONE. 6(4). e19265–e19265. 28 indexed citations
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Lemaire, Benny, Steven B. Janssens, Erik Smets, & Steven Dessein. (2011). Endosymbiont Transmission Mode in Bacterial Leaf Nodulation as Revealed by a Population Genetic Study of Psychotria leptophylla. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 78(1). 284–287. 17 indexed citations
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Lemaire, Benny, Elmar Robbrecht, A.E. van Wyk, et al.. (2011). Identification, origin, and evolution of leaf nodulating symbionts of Sericanthe (Rubiaceae). The Journal of Microbiology. 49(6). 935–941. 19 indexed citations
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Lemaire, Benny, Erik Smets, & Steven Dessein. (2011). Bacterial leaf symbiosis in Ardisia (Myrsinoideae, Primulaceae): molecular evidence for host specificity. Research in Microbiology. 162(5). 528–534. 16 indexed citations
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Lemaire, Benny, Peter Vandamme, Vincent S. F. T. Merckx, Erik Smets, & Steven Dessein. (2011). Bacterial Leaf Symbiosis in Angiosperms: Host Specificity without Co-Speciation. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e24430–e24430. 34 indexed citations
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Lemaire, Benny, Sandra Van Oevelen, Petra De Block, et al.. (2011). Identification of the bacterial endosymbionts in leaf nodules of Pavetta (Rubiaceae). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 62(1). 202–209. 40 indexed citations
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Lemaire, Benny, Suzy Huysmans, Erik Smets, & Vincent S. F. T. Merckx. (2010). Rate accelerations in nuclear 18S rDNA of mycoheterotrophic and parasitic angiosperms. Journal of Plant Research. 124(5). 561–576. 35 indexed citations
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Merckx, Vincent S. F. T., Lars W. Chatrou, Benny Lemaire, et al.. (2008). Diversification of myco-heterotrophic angiosperms: evidence from Burmanniaceae. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 8(1). 178–178. 57 indexed citations

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