Eran Pichersky

31.7k citations

222 papers · 23.8k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 85

Impact in

Biochemistry top 0.1%
Plant Science top 0.05%
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Plant Molecular Biology Research

Papers in

Biochemistry 19
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress 17
Biotechnology 27
- Biochemical and biochemical processes 25

Co-authors: Natalia Dudareva Jonathan Gershenzon Feng Chen Robert A. Raguso David R. Gang Joseph P. Noel Dorothea Tholl John C. D’Auria
Journals: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (41 papers)The Plant Cell (21 papers)The Plant Journal (20 papers)Plant Molecular Biology (17 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (10 papers)
Partner nations: United States Israel Germany

In The Last Decade

Eran Pichersky

221 papers receiving 23.0k citations

Hit Papers

8 papers align trajectories log scale

Why do plants produce so many terpenoid compounds? 2016 · 455 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2016 New Phytologist
2011 The Plant Journal
2006 Science
2004 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
2004 The Plant Cell
2002 Current Opinion in Plant Biology
2000 Trends in Plant Science
1988 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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1	Synthesis of 4‐methylvaleric acid, a precursor of pogostone, involves a 2‐isobutylmalate synthase related to 2‐isopropylmalate synthase of leucine biosynthesis New Phytologist ·Chu Wang, Ying Wang, Jing Chen, B Min, Zhang Huai-y, Zhengguo Li, Chengyuan Wang, Eran Pichersky, Haiyang Xu	2022	10
2	Characterization of a Cytosolic Acyl-Activating Enzyme Catalyzing the Formation of 4-Methylvaleryl-CoA for Pogostone Biosynthesis in Pogostemon Cablin Plant and Cell Physiology ·Jing Chen, Lang Liu, Ying Wang, Zhengguo Li, Guodong Wang, George A. Kraus, Eran Pichersky, Haiyang Xu	2021	7
3	Robust predictions of specialized metabolism genes through machine learning Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Bethany M. Moore, Peipei Wang, Pengxiang Fan, Bryan J. Leong, Craig A. Schenck, John P. Lloyd, Melissa D. Lehti‐Shiu, Robert L. Last, Eran Pichersky, Shin‐Han Shiu	2019	82
4	Pyrethrin Biosynthesis: The Cytochrome P450 Oxidoreductase CYP82Q3 Converts Jasmolone To Pyrethrolone PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Wei Li, Bongkotwan sutabhaha, Fei Zhou, Robert L. Last, Eran Pichersky	2019	25
5	Pyrethric acid of natural pyrethrin insecticide: complete pathway elucidation and reconstitution in Nicotiana benthamiana New Phytologist ·Haiyang Xu, Wei Li, Anthony L. Schilmiller, Mikhael Poluzhyn, Ric C. H. de Vos, Maarten A. Jongsma, Eran Pichersky	2019	42
6	Metabolic reconstructions identify plant 3‐methylglutaconyl‐CoA hydratase that is crucial for branched‐chain amino acid catabolism in mitochondria The Plant Journal ·J.K. O'Regan, Yubing Li, Thuong Thi Nguyen, Eric Soubeyrand, Abdelhak Fatihi, Christian Elowsky, Anna K. Block, Eran Pichersky, Gilles J. Basset	2018	20
7	Jasmone Hydroxylase, a Key Enzyme in the Synthesis of the Alcohol Moiety of Pyrethrin Insecticides PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Wei Li, Fei Zhou, Eran Pichersky	2018	36
8	Plants and Human Conflict Eran Pichersky	2018	1
9	Production of trans-chrysanthemic acid, the monoterpene acid moiety of natural pyrethrin insecticides, in tomato fruit Metabolic Engineering ·Haiyang Xu, Bongkotwan sutabhaha, Stefan Bennewitz, Alain Tissier, Robert L. Last, Eran Pichersky	2018	31
10	Coexpression Analysis Identifies Two Oxidoreductases Involved in the Biosynthesis of the Monoterpene Acid Moiety of Natural Pyrethrin Insecticides in Tanacetum cinerariifolium PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Haiyang Xu, Gaurav D. Moghe, Кумушбиби ЭРМАМАТОВА, Anthony L. Schilmiller, Cornelius S. Barry, Robert L. Last, Eran Pichersky	2017	45
11	Pollination by sexual deception — it takes chemistry to work Current Opinion in Plant Biology ·Björn Bohman, Gavin R. Flematti, Russell A. Barrow, Eran Pichersky, Rod Peakall	2016	84
12	Evolution of a Complex Locus for Terpene Biosynthesis in Solanum The Plant Cell ·Yuki Matsuba, Thuong Thi Hong Nguyen, Bae Chang-wook, Vasiliki Falara, Eliana Gonzales‐Vigil, Bryan J. Leong, Petra Schäfer, David Kudrna, Rod A. Wing, Anthony Bolger, Björn Usadel, Alain Tissier, Alisdair R. Fernie, Cornelius S. Barry, Eran Pichersky	2013	119
13	Nonseed plant Selaginella moellendorffii has both seed plant and microbial types of terpene synthases Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Guanglin Li, Tobias G. Köllner, Yanbin Yin, Yifan Jiang, Hao Chen, Ying Xu, Jonathan Gershenzon, Eran Pichersky, Feng Chen	2012	101
14	The Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatile Methyl Salicylate Negatively Affects Attraction of the Parasitoid Diadegma semiclausum Journal of Chemical Ecology ·Tjeerd A. L. Snoeren, Roland Mumm, Erik H. Poelman, Yue Yang, Eran Pichersky, Marcel Dicke	2010	73
15	The Arabidopsis thaliana Type I Isopentenyl Diphosphate Isomerases Are Targeted to Multiple Subcellular Compartments and Have Overlapping Functions in Isoprenoid Biosynthesis The Plant Cell ·Michael A. Phillips, John C. D’Auria, Jonathan Gershenzon, Eran Pichersky	2008	109
16	Methylation of Gibberellins by Arabidopsis GAMT1 and GAMT2 The Plant Cell ·Marina Varbanova, Shinjiro Yamaguchi, Yang Yue, Jinkun Wen, Atsushi Hanada, Phoebe Shorter, Fei Yu, Yusuke Jikumaru, Jeannine R. Ross, Diego Fernando Marmolejo Cortes, Choong Je, Joseph P. Noel, Kirstie Fleetwood‐Meade, Vladimir Shulaev, Yuji Kamiya, Steve Rodermel, David Weiss, Eran Pichersky	2007	211
17	Characterization of a BAHD acyltransferase responsible for producing the green leaf volatile (Z)-3-hexen-1-yl acetate in Arabidopsis thaliana Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics ·John C. D’Auria, Eran Pichersky, Andrea Schaub, Armin Hansel, Jonathan Gershenzon	2007	6
18	Reduction of Benzenoid Synthesis in Petunia Flowers Reveals Multiple Pathways to Benzoic Acid and Enhancement in Auxin Transport The Plant Cell ·Irina Orlova, Amy Marshall‐Colón, Tatiana Gayán Jiménez, Emanuela Jossa, Marina Varbanova, Eyal Fridman, Joshua J. Blakeslee, Wendy Ann Peer, Angus Murphy, David Rhodes, Eran Pichersky, Natalia Dudareva	2006	129
19	An Indole-3-Acetic Acid Carboxyl Methyltransferase Regulates Arabidopsis Leaf Development The Plant Cell ·Genji Qin, Hongya Gu, Yunde Zhao, Zhiqiang Ma, Guanglu Shi, Yang Yue, Eran Pichersky, Haodong Chen, Meihua Liu, Zhangliang Chen, Li‐Jia Qu	2005	251
20	Structural and biochemical studies identify tobacco SABP2 as a methyl salicylate esterase and implicate it in plant innate immunity Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·F. Forouhar, Yang Yue, Dhirendra Kumar, Yang Chen, Eyal Fridman, Sang Wook Park, Yiwen Chiang, Thomas Acton, G.T. Montelione, Eran Pichersky, Daniel F. Klessig, Liang Tong	2005	232

About Eran Pichersky

Eran Pichersky is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science, having authored 222 papers that have together received 23.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (123 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (65 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (62 papers), Plant and animal studies (39 papers), Biochemical and biochemical processes (25 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (20 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (18 papers) and Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biochemistry (1.8k citations), Plant Science (10.7k citations), Biotechnology (2.4k citations), Molecular Biology (17.2k citations) and Insect Science (2.9k citations). Eran Pichersky has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Israel and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Natalia Dudareva, Jonathan Gershenzon, Feng Chen, Robert A. Raguso, David R. Gang, Joseph P. Noel, Dorothea Tholl, John C. D’Auria, Efraim Lewinsohn and Jörg Bohlmann. Their work appears in journals such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, The Plant Cell, The Plant Journal, Plant Molecular Biology and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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