Bertrand Muller

8.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
89 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Bertrand Muller is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Bertrand Muller has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Plant Science, 30 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 21 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Bertrand Muller's work include Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (22 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (17 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (16 papers). Bertrand Muller is often cited by papers focused on Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (22 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (17 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (16 papers). Bertrand Muller collaborates with scholars based in France, Germany and Senegal. Bertrand Muller's co-authors include François Tardieu, Thierry Simonneau, Florent Pantin, Christine Granier, Bruno Touraine, Matthieu Reymond, Yves Gibon, Maria Piques, Gaëlle Rolland and Myriam Dauzat and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Bertrand Muller

86 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

Water deficits uncouple growth from photosynthesis, incre... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2018 200 400 600
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. Water deficits uncouple growth from photosynthesis, increase C content, and modify the relationships between C and growth in sink organs
    2011 631 citations Bertrand Muller, Florent Pantin et al. Journal of Experimental Botany profile →
  2. The Physiological Basis of Drought Tolerance in Crop Plants: A Scenario-Dependent Probabilistic Approach
    2018 341 citations François Tardieu, Thierry Simonneau et al. Annual Review of Plant Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bertrand Muller France 40 5.0k 1.7k 814 774 715 89 6.4k
Thierry Simonneau France 36 5.2k 1.0× 2.6k 1.5× 280 0.3× 1.0k 1.3× 562 0.8× 72 6.5k
Salvador Nogués Spain 43 4.6k 0.9× 1.7k 1.0× 433 0.5× 1.3k 1.6× 606 0.8× 99 5.8k
John S. Boyer United States 46 6.0k 1.2× 1.6k 0.9× 368 0.5× 1.4k 1.8× 555 0.8× 79 7.0k
Anthony G. Condon Australia 42 7.3k 1.5× 2.1k 1.2× 442 0.5× 610 0.8× 800 1.1× 76 8.3k
G. Brett Runion United States 32 3.6k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 385 0.5× 652 0.8× 1.2k 1.7× 109 5.0k
J. E. SHEEHY United Kingdom 31 5.5k 1.1× 831 0.5× 1.5k 1.9× 741 1.0× 1.0k 1.4× 87 6.8k
Shawna L. Naidu United States 17 2.8k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 324 0.4× 543 0.7× 391 0.5× 20 3.8k
Jairo A. Palta Australia 42 5.8k 1.2× 995 0.6× 912 1.1× 504 0.7× 1.4k 2.0× 171 6.9k
Vijaya Gopal Kakani United States 38 3.1k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 595 0.7× 804 1.0× 389 0.5× 92 4.6k
J. S. Boyer United States 40 7.0k 1.4× 2.0k 1.2× 472 0.6× 1.8k 2.3× 650 0.9× 70 8.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bertrand Muller

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bertrand Muller

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bertrand Muller. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bertrand Muller 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 Bertrand Muller. Bertrand Muller is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Sine, Bassirou, et al.. (2024). Characterization of the starting conditions of the rainy season in Senegal: highlighting the constraints of crop establishment. Environmental Research Communications. 6(7). 75024–75024. 1 indexed citations
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Luchaire, Nathalie, Laurent Torregrosa, Yves Gibon, et al.. (2023). A low carbon balance triggers Microvine inflorescence abscission at high temperatures. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2.
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Szurek, Boris, et al.. (2023). First Report of Bacterial Leaf Blight Disease of Rice Caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in Madagascar. Plant Disease. 107(8). 2510–2510. 3 indexed citations
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Guédon, Yann, Yves Caraglio, Christine Granier, Pierre‐Éric Lauri, & Bertrand Muller. (2021). Identifying Developmental Patterns in Structured Plant Phenotyping Data. Methods in molecular biology. 2395. 199–225. 1 indexed citations
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Muller, Bertrand, et al.. (2021). Phenotypic plasticity of plant traits contributing to grain and biomass yield of dual-purpose sorghum. Planta. 253(4). 82–82. 3 indexed citations
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Muller, Bertrand, et al.. (2019). Optimisation du NPK et urée basée sur les informations climatiques pour accroitre la production du sorgho en zones soudano-sahéliennes du Sénégal. Journal of Applied Biosciences. 131(1). 13293–13293. 2 indexed citations
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Muller, Bertrand, Yann Guédon, Sixtine Passot, et al.. (2019). Lateral Roots: Random Diversity in Adversity. Trends in Plant Science. 24(9). 810–825. 22 indexed citations
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Tardieu, François, Thierry Simonneau, & Bertrand Muller. (2018). The Physiological Basis of Drought Tolerance in Crop Plants: A Scenario-Dependent Probabilistic Approach. Annual Review of Plant Biology. 69(1). 733–759. 341 indexed citations breakdown →
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Passot, Sixtine, Soazig Guyomarc’h, Mikaël Lucas, et al.. (2018). A New Phenotyping Pipeline Reveals Three Types of Lateral Roots and a Random Branching Pattern in Two Cereals. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 177(3). 896–910. 23 indexed citations
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Muller, Bertrand, et al.. (2017). Identifying Developmental Zones in Maize Lateral Root Cell Length Profiles using Multiple Change-Point Models. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 1750–1750. 8 indexed citations
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Pantin, Florent, Fabien Monnet, J.M. Costa, et al.. (2012). The dual effect of abscisic acid on stomata. New Phytologist. 197(1). 65–72. 255 indexed citations
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Muller, Bertrand, Florent Pantin, Michel Génard, et al.. (2011). Water deficits uncouple growth from photosynthesis, increase C content, and modify the relationships between C and growth in sink organs. Journal of Experimental Botany. 62(6). 1715–1729. 631 indexed citations breakdown →
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Douzet, Jean-Marie, et al.. (2010). Effets des systèmes de cultures en semis direct avec couverture végétale sur le ruissellement et l'érosion des cultures pluviales des Hautes Terres de Madagascar. Agritrop (Cirad). 17(2). 131–142. 5 indexed citations
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Sultan, Benjamin, Serge Janicot, Christian Baron, et al.. (2008). Les impacts agronomiques du climat en Afrique de l'Ouest : une illustration des problèmes majeurs. Science et changements planétaires / Sécheresse. 19(1). 29–37. 6 indexed citations
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Albrecht, Alain, Daniel Borschneck, Christian Feller, et al.. (2006). Effet de différents systèmes de culture à couverture végétale sur le stockage du carbone dans un sol argileux des Hautes Terres de Madagascar. Agritrop (Cirad). 13(2). 113–127. 16 indexed citations
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Voisin, Anne-Sophie, Beat Reidy, Gaëlle Rolland, et al.. (2006). Are ABA, ethylene or their interaction involved in the response of leaf growth to soil water deficit? An analysis using naturally occurring variation or genetic transformation of ABA production in maize. Plant Cell & Environment. 29(9). 1829–1840. 47 indexed citations
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Muller, Bertrand, Matthieu Reymond, & François Tardieu. (2001). The elongation rate at the base of a maize leaf shows an invariant pattern during both the steady‐state elongation and the establishment of the elongation zone. Journal of Experimental Botany. 52(359). 1259–1268. 3 indexed citations
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Muller, Bertrand, Matthieu Reymond, & François Tardieu. (2001). The elongation rate at the base of a maize leaf shows an invariant pattern during both the steady‐state elongation and the establishment of the elongation zone. Journal of Experimental Botany. 52(359). 1259–1268. 53 indexed citations
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Touraine, Bruno, Bertrand Muller, & Claude Grignon. (1992). Effect of Phloem-Translocated Malate on NO3− Uptake by Roots of Intact Soybean Plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 99(3). 1118–1123. 55 indexed citations

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