Catherine Lapierre

17.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
157 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Catherine Lapierre is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine Lapierre has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 78 papers in Molecular Biology and 74 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Catherine Lapierre's work include Lignin and Wood Chemistry (84 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (67 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (39 papers). Catherine Lapierre is often cited by papers focused on Lignin and Wood Chemistry (84 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (67 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (39 papers). Catherine Lapierre collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Morocco. Catherine Lapierre's co-authors include Brigitte Pollet, John Ralph, Wout Boerjan, Bernard B. Monties, Christian Rolando, Lise Jouanin, Yves Y. Barrière, Jacqueline Grima‐Pettenati, Pierrette Geoffroy and Michel Legrand and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Catherine Lapierre

156 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Lignin structure and its engineering

2019 694 citations John Ralph, Catherine Lapierre et al. Current Opinion in Biotechnology profile →
Casparian strip diffusion barrier in Arabidopsis is made of a lignin polymer without suberin

2012 369 citations Sadaf Naseer, Yuree Lee et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Catherine Lapierre	6.7k	6.5k	5.9k	1.9k	1.5k	157	12.6k
Clint Chapple	9.4k 1.4×	7.0k 1.1×	5.5k 0.9×	2.4k 1.2×	954 0.7×	132	14.8k
Shawn D. Mansfield	7.4k 1.1×	7.8k 1.2×	6.4k 1.1×	1.5k 0.8×	822 0.6×	279	15.2k
Fachuang Lu	4.8k 0.7×	3.8k 0.6×	7.6k 1.3×	2.1k 1.1×	1.7k 1.2×	115	10.6k
Hoon Kim	4.7k 0.7×	4.0k 0.6×	7.7k 1.3×	2.3k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	115	10.9k
Markus Pauly	5.2k 0.8×	9.0k 1.4×	3.1k 0.5×	873 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	148	11.8k
Kris Morreel	5.3k 0.8×	4.5k 0.7×	3.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	888 0.6×	68	8.7k
Nicholas C. Carpita	5.0k 0.7×	11.6k 1.8×	2.7k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	2.5k 1.7×	155	14.7k
John H. Grabber	2.6k 0.4×	3.0k 0.5×	3.3k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	100	6.9k
Wout Boerjan	15.0k 2.2×	14.9k 2.3×	10.7k 1.8×	3.7k 1.9×	2.2k 1.5×	239	27.3k
Ana Gutiérrez	3.2k 0.5×	5.9k 0.9×	7.2k 1.2×	3.0k 1.6×	1.7k 1.2×	233	12.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Catherine Lapierre

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Shah, Darshil U., Sylvie Durand, Camille Goudenhooft, et al.. (2024). Bark cloth structure and properties: A naturally occurring fabric and ancestral textile craft from Uganda. Industrial Crops and Products. 215. 118613–118613. 2 indexed citations

Jury, Colin, Jordi Gironès, Loan T.T. Vo, et al.. (2022). One-step preparation procedure, mechanical properties and environmental performances of miscanthus-based concrete blocks. Materials Today Communications. 31. 103575–103575. 6 indexed citations

Lapierre, Catherine, Richard Sibout, Françoise Laurans, et al.. (2021). p -Coumaroylation of poplar lignins impacts lignin structure and improves wood saccharification. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 187(3). 1374–1386. 18 indexed citations

Reyt, Guilhem, Priya Ramakrishna, Isai Salas-González, et al.. (2021). Two chemically distinct root lignin barriers control solute and water balance. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2320–2320. 80 indexed citations

Brancourt-Hulmel, M., Stéphanie Arnoult, Laurent Cézard, et al.. (2021). A Comparative Study of Maize and Miscanthus Regarding Cell-Wall Composition and Stem Anatomy for Conversion into Bioethanol and Polymer Composites. BioEnergy Research. 15(2). 777–791. 8 indexed citations

Giuseppe, Erika Di, et al.. (2020). Polysaccharides and phenolics of miscanthus belowground cell walls and their influence on polyethylene composites. Carbohydrate Polymers. 251. 117086–117086. 1 indexed citations

Mouille, Grégory, Stéphanie Arnoult, M. Brancourt-Hulmel, et al.. (2020). Thermal and dynamic mechanical characterization of miscanthus stem fragments: Effects of genotypes, positions along the stem and their relation with biochemical and structural characteristics. Industrial Crops and Products. 156. 112863–112863. 8 indexed citations

Vo, Loan T.T., Jordi Gironès, Marie‐Pierre Jacquemot, et al.. (2019). Correlations between genotype biochemical characteristics and mechanical properties of maize stem - polyethylene composites. Industrial Crops and Products. 143. 111925–111925. 13 indexed citations

Ralph, John, Catherine Lapierre, & Wout Boerjan. (2019). Lignin structure and its engineering. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 56. 240–249. 694 indexed citations breakdown →

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Acker, Rebecca Van, Annabelle Déjardin, Ruben Vanholme, et al.. (2017). Different Routes for Conifer- and Sinapaldehyde and Higher Saccharification upon Deficiency in the Dehydrogenase CAD1. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 175(3). 1018–1039. 99 indexed citations

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Naseer, Sadaf, Yuree Lee, Catherine Lapierre, et al.. (2012). Casparian strip diffusion barrier in Arabidopsis is made of a lignin polymer without suberin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(25). 10101–10106. 369 indexed citations breakdown →

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Richet, Nicolas, Dany Afif, Koffi Tozo, et al.. (2012). Elevated CO2 and/or ozone modify lignification in the wood of poplars (Populus tremula x alba). Journal of Experimental Botany. 63(11). 4291–4301. 32 indexed citations

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Berthet, Serge, Johanne Thévenin, Nathalie Demont-Caulet, et al.. (2012). Role of Plant Laccases in Lignin Polymerization. 61. 145–172. 33 indexed citations

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Matsuno, Michiyo, Vincent Compagnon, G. Schoch, et al.. (2009). Evolution of a Novel Phenolic Pathway for Pollen Development. Science. 325(5948). 1688–1692. 133 indexed citations

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Besseau, Sébastien, Laurent Hoffmann, Pierrette Geoffroy, et al.. (2007). Flavonoid Accumulation in Arabidopsis Repressed in Lignin Synthesis Affects Auxin Transport and Plant Growth. The Plant Cell. 19(1). 148–162. 468 indexed citations

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Pollet, Brigitte, Jürgen Ehlting, Kim Lambertsen Larsen, et al.. (2006). A coumaroyl-ester-3-hydroxylase insertion mutant reveals the existence of nonredundant meta-hydroxylation pathways and essential roles for phenolic precursors in cell expansion and plant growth. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 5 indexed citations

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Jouanin, Lise & Catherine Lapierre. (2006). Avantages et limites d'Arabidopsis thaliana pour l'étude des premières étapes de la lignification. Cahiers Agricultures. 15(2). 179–185. 1 indexed citations

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Barrière, Yves Y., O. Dolstra, Catherine Lapierre, et al.. (2006). PAST AND PROSPECTS OF FORAGE MAIZE BREEDING IN EUROPE. II. HISTORY, GERMPLASM EVOLUTION AND CORRELATIVE AGRONOMIC CHANGES. Maydica. 51. 435–449. 27 indexed citations

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Eudes, Aymerick, Grégory Mouille, Brigitte Pollet, et al.. (2005). CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE-C and -D Are the Primary Genes Involved in Lignin Biosynthesis in the Floral Stem of Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 17(7). 2059–2076. 308 indexed citations

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Lapierre, Catherine, Gilles Pilate, Brigitte Pollet, et al.. (2004). Signatures of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase deficiency in poplar lignins. Phytochemistry. 65(3). 313–321. 76 indexed citations

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