Bertrand Hirel

12.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
145 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Bertrand Hirel is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Bertrand Hirel has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Plant Science, 55 papers in Molecular Biology and 29 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Bertrand Hirel's work include Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (123 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (34 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (31 papers). Bertrand Hirel is often cited by papers focused on Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (123 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (34 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (31 papers). Bertrand Hirel collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and Morocco. Bertrand Hirel's co-authors include A. Galláis, Jacques Le Gouis, Frédéric Dubois, Bertrand Ney, Isabelle Quilleré, Peter J. Lea, Pierre Gadal, Céline Masclaux‐Daubresse, Thérèse Tercé‐Laforgue and Thierry Tétu and has published in prestigious journals such as The EMBO Journal, PLoS ONE and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Bertrand Hirel

145 papers receiving 8.6k citations

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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.

The challenge of improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop plants: towards a more central role for genetic variability and quantitative genetics within integrated approaches

2007 945 citations Bertrand Hirel, Jacques Le Gouis et al. Journal of Experimental Botany profile →
Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Crops for Sustainable Agriculture

2011 388 citations Bertrand Hirel, Thierry Tétu et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Professor Peter J. Lea: The man, the scientist 2024 ·Annals of Applied Biology ·Ricardo Antunes Azevedo, M. A. J. Parry, Alfred J. Keys, B. J. Miflin, W. J. Davies, Adam H. Price, Bertrand Hirel	2
2	The Key Role of Glutamate Dehydrogenase 2 (GDH2) in the Control of Kernel Production in Maize (Zea mays L.) 2023 ·Plants ·Thérèse Tercé‐Laforgue, Jérémy Lothier, Anis M. Limami, Jacques Rouster, Peter J. Lea, Bertrand Hirel	4
3	Splitting Nitrogen Fertilization Is More Important than Nitrogen Level When Mixed Wheat Varieties Are Cultivated in a Conservation Agriculture System 2023 ·Agronomy ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Manuella Catterou, David Roger, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Fabien Spicher, (unknown), Bertrand Hirel, Frédéric Dubois, Thierry Tétu	7
4	A revised view on the evolution of glutamine synthetase isoenzymes in plants 2022 ·The Plant Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Concepción Ávila, Francisco M. Cánovas, Bertrand Hirel, Francisco R. Cantón, Rafael A. Cañas	18
5	Dissecting the metabolic reprogramming of maize root under nitrogen-deficient stress conditions 2021 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nardjis Amiour, Isabelle Quilleré, Bertrand Hirel, Costas D. Maranas, Rajib Saha	17
6	Impacts of environmental conditions, and allelic variation of cytosolic glutamine synthetase on maize hybrid kernel production 2021 ·Communications Biology ·Nardjis Amiour, Laurent Décousset, Jacques Rouster, (unknown), (unknown), Pierre Dubreuil, Isabelle Quilleré, (unknown), Caroline Cukier, Sylvie Dinant, Christophe Sallaud, Frédéric Dubois, Anis M. Limami, Peter J. Lea, Bertrand Hirel	6
7	Identification of Phenotypic and Physiological Markers of Salt Stress Tolerance in Durum Wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) through Integrated Analyses 2019 ·Agronomy ·(unknown), Manuella Catterou, Olivier Chabrerie, Thierry Tétu, Bertrand Hirel, Frédéric Dubois, Héla Ben Ahmed, Thomas Kichey	20
8	Genetic variability of the phloem sap metabolite content of maize (Zea mays L.) during the kernel-filling period 2016 ·Plant Science ·(unknown), Sylvie Dinant, (unknown), Isabelle Quilleré, Patrick Armengaud, (unknown), Peter J. Lea, Bertrand Hirel	23
9	Analysis of amino acid metabolism in the ear of maize mutants deficient in two cytosolic glutamine synthetase isoenzymes highlights the importance of asparagine for nitrogen translocation within sink organs 2010 ·Plant Biotechnology Journal ·Rafael A. Cañas, Isabelle Quilleré, Peter J. Lea, Bertrand Hirel	55
10	Control of the Synthesis and Subcellular Targeting of the Two GDH Genes Products in Leaves and Stems of Nicotiana plumbaginifolia and Arabidopsis thaliana 2006 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Jean‐Xavier Fontaine, Francesca Saladino, Caterina Agrimonti, Magali Bedu, Thérèse Tercé‐Laforgue, Thierry Tétu, Bertrand Hirel, Francesco Maria Restivo, Frédéric Dubois	41
11	Changes in the Cellular and Subcellular Localization of Glutamine Synthetase and Glutamate Dehydrogenase During Flag Leaf Senescence in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) 2005 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Thomas Kichey, Jacques Le Gouis, (unknown), Bertrand Hirel, Frédéric Dubois	80
12	An approach to the genetics of nitrogen use efficiency in maize 2004 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·A. Galláis, Bertrand Hirel	280
13	A Novel HMG A-Like Protein Binds Differentially to the AT-Rich Regions Located in the Far Distal and Proximal Parts of a Soybean Glutamine Synthetase Gene (GS15) Promoter 2002 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·(unknown), Elisa Carrayol, Thérèse Tercé‐Laforgue, Bertrand Hirel	12
14	Glutamine synthetase of #Hevea Brasiliensis# latex : Characterization and physiological regulation 2001 ·Journal of Rubber Research ·(unknown), Jean-Claude Prévôt, Valérie Pujade‐Renaud, Bertrand Hirel, Jean‐Louis Jacob	1
15	Glutamine synthetase and glutamate dehydrogenase isoforms in maize leaves: localization, relative proportion and their role in ammonium assimilation or nitrogen transport 2000 ·Planta ·Thomas W. Becker, Elisa Carrayol, Bertrand Hirel	52
16	Overexpression of a soybean gene encoding cytosolic glutamine synthetase in shoots of transgenic Lotus corniculatus L. plants triggers changes in ammonium assimilation and plant development 1997 ·Planta ·Renaud Vincent, Vincent Fraisier, Sylvain Chaillou, (unknown), E. Deléens, Belinda A. Phillipson, (unknown), Jean‐Pierre Boutin, Bertrand Hirel	98
17	Localization of tobacco cytosolic glutamine synthetase enzymes and the corresponding transcripts shows organ- and cell-specific patterns of protein synthesis and gene expression 1996 ·Plant Molecular Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Rajbir S. Sangwan, Bertrand Hirel	73
18	Isolation of cDNAs encoding two purine biosynthetic enzymes of soybean and expression of the corresponding transcripts in roots and root nodules 1996 ·Plant Molecular Biology ·Kirk Schnorr, Michel Laloue, Bertrand Hirel	15
19	Multiple functions of promoter sequences involved in organ-specific expression and ammonia regulation of a cytosolic soybean glutamine synthetase gene in transgenic Lotus corniculatus 1993 ·HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) ·(unknown), (unknown), Bertrand Hirel	1
20	Nucleotide sequence of a tobacco cDNA encoding plastidic glutamine synthetase and light inducibility, organ specificity and diurnal rhythmicity in the expression of the corresponding genes of tobacco and tomato 1992 ·Plant Molecular Biology ·Thomas W. Becker, Michel Caboche, Elisa Carrayol, Bertrand Hirel	84

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