Fred Beisson

11.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
64 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Fred Beisson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Fred Beisson has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Plant Science and 24 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Fred Beisson's work include Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (24 papers), Plant Surface Properties and Treatments (20 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (20 papers). Fred Beisson is often cited by papers focused on Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (24 papers), Plant Surface Properties and Treatments (20 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (20 papers). Fred Beisson collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Canada. Fred Beisson's co-authors include Yonghua Li‐Beisson, Mike Pollard, John B. Ohlrogge, Gilles Peltier, Stéphan Cuiné, Gustavo Bonaventure, Franck Pinot, Robert Verger, Hoa Mai Nguyen and Bertrand Légeret and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Fred Beisson

62 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Building lipid barriers: biosynthesis of cutin and suberin

2008 734 citations Mike Pollard, Fred Beisson et al. profile →
Oil accumulation in the model green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: characterization, variability between common laboratory strains and relationship with starch reserves

2011 598 citations Magali Siaut, Stéphan Cuiné et al. BMC Biotechnology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fred Beisson France	37	4.4k	4.1k	1.6k	1.6k	480	64	7.5k
Yonghua Li‐Beisson France	46	4.7k 1.1×	4.1k 1.0×	2.6k 1.7×	1.7k 1.1×	760 1.6×	159	8.8k
Ljerka Kunst Canada	47	5.4k 1.2×	7.7k 1.9×	198 0.1×	2.3k 1.5×	276 0.6×	89	9.8k
Yair Shachar‐Hill United States	53	4.5k 1.0×	5.1k 1.3×	993 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	888 1.9×	110	8.8k
Stéphan Cuiné France	32	2.9k 0.6×	1.2k 0.3×	1.9k 1.2×	421 0.3×	355 0.7×	51	4.5k
John Shanklin United States	52	6.8k 1.5×	3.7k 0.9×	764 0.5×	4.3k 2.7×	697 1.5×	157	9.7k
Christopher R. Somerville United States	28	4.2k 0.9×	4.2k 1.0×	206 0.1×	729 0.5×	607 1.3×	40	6.5k
Sten Stymne Sweden	46	5.0k 1.1×	3.4k 0.8×	477 0.3×	5.4k 3.4×	857 1.8×	126	7.8k
John B. Ohlrogge United States	79	14.0k 3.1×	11.4k 2.8×	1.3k 0.8×	9.9k 6.3×	1.8k 3.7×	204	21.1k
Reinhard Jetter Canada	49	4.5k 1.0×	8.0k 2.0×	146 0.1×	576 0.4×	266 0.6×	123	10.3k
Henrik Vibe Scheller United States	69	9.1k 2.0×	9.6k 2.3×	850 0.5×	237 0.2×	3.8k 8.0×	255	16.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Fred Beisson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fred Beisson

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Li, Zhongze, Minjae Kim, Bertrand Légeret, et al.. (2025). Knocking out the carboxyltransferase interactor 1 (CTI1) in Chlamydomonas boosted oil content by fivefold without affecting cell growth. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(4). 1230–1242. 3 indexed citations

Kim, Minjae, Stéphan Cuiné, Jean‐Luc Putaux, et al.. (2024). The DYRKP1 kinase regulates cell wall degradation in Chlamydomonas by inducing matrix metalloproteinase expression. The Plant Cell. 36(12). 4988–5003. 3 indexed citations

Légeret, Bertrand, Stéphan Cuiné, Florian Veillet, et al.. (2024). α/β hydrolase domain-containing protein 1 acts as a lysolipid lipase and is involved in lipid droplet formation. National Science Review. 11(12). nwae398–nwae398. 2 indexed citations

David, Pascale, et al.. (2023). The response of Arabidopsis to the apocarotenoid β-cyclocitric acid reveals a role for SIAMESE-RELATED 5 in root development and drought tolerance. PNAS Nexus. 2(11). pgad353–pgad353. 9 indexed citations

Bissaro, Bastien, Takumi Nishiuchi, Mireille Haon, et al.. (2022). Tandem metalloenzymes gate plant cell entry by pathogenic fungi. Science Advances. 8(51). eade9982–eade9982. 15 indexed citations

Moulin, Solène, Stéphan Cuiné, Stéphanie Blangy, et al.. (2021). Fatty acid photodecarboxylase is an ancient photoenzyme that forms hydrocarbons in the thylakoids of algae. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 186(3). 1455–1472. 28 indexed citations

Jang, Jin, Bertrand Légeret, Fred Beisson, et al.. (2020). Phospholipase pPLAIIIα Increases Germination Rate and Resistance to Turnip Crinkle Virus when Overexpressed. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 184(3). 1482–1498. 16 indexed citations

Liang, Yuanxue, Fantao Kong, Adrien Burlacot, et al.. (2019). Branched-Chain Amino Acid Catabolism Impacts Triacylglycerol Homeostasis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 179(4). 1502–1514. 24 indexed citations

Kong, Fantao, et al.. (2019). Chlamydomonas cell cycle mutant crcdc5 over-accumulates starch and oil. Biochimie. 169. 54–61. 17 indexed citations

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Kong, Fantao, Adrien Burlacot, Yuanxue Liang, et al.. (2018). Interorganelle Communication: Peroxisomal MALATE DEHYDROGENASE2 Connects Lipid Catabolism to Photosynthesis through Redox Coupling in Chlamydomonas. The Plant Cell. 30(8). 1824–1847. 54 indexed citations

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Sorigué, Damien, Bertrand Légeret, Stéphan Cuiné, et al.. (2017). An algal photoenzyme converts fatty acids to hydrocarbons. Science. 357(6354). 903–907. 367 indexed citations

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Goold, Hugh D., Hoa Mai Nguyen, Fantao Kong, et al.. (2016). Whole Genome Re-Sequencing Identifies a Quantitative Trait Locus Repressing Carbon Reserve Accumulation during Optimal Growth in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 25209–25209. 12 indexed citations

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Goold, Hugh D., Stéphan Cuiné, Bertrand Légeret, et al.. (2016). Saturating Light Induces Sustained Accumulation of Oil in Plastidal Lipid Droplets in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 171(4). 2406–2417. 55 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Hoa Mai, et al.. (2013). Development of a forward genetic screen to isolate oil mutants in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 6(1). 178–178. 43 indexed citations

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Siaut, Magali, Stéphan Cuiné, Hoa Mai Nguyen, et al.. (2011). Oil accumulation in the model green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: characterization, variability between common laboratory strains and relationship with starch reserves. BMC Biotechnology. 11(1). 7–7. 598 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Weili, Mike Pollard, Yonghua Li‐Beisson, et al.. (2010). A distinct type of glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase with sn -2 preference and phosphatase activity producing 2-monoacylglycerol. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(26). 12040–12045. 158 indexed citations

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Li‐Beisson, Yonghua, Mike Pollard, Vincent Sauveplane, et al.. (2009). Nanoridges that characterize the surface morphology of flowers require the synthesis of cutin polyester. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(51). 22008–22013. 222 indexed citations

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Bird, David A., Fred Beisson, John J. H. Shin, et al.. (2007). Characterization of Arabidopsis ABCG11/WBC11, an ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter that is required for cuticular lipid secretion^†. The Plant Journal. 52(3). 485–498. 336 indexed citations

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Li‐Beisson, Yonghua, Fred Beisson, Mike Pollard, & John B. Ohlrogge. (2006). Oil content of Arabidopsis seeds: The influence of seed anatomy, light and plant-to-plant variation. Phytochemistry. 67(9). 904–915. 326 indexed citations

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Suh, Mi Chung, Lacey Samuels, Reinhard Jetter, et al.. (2005). Cuticular Lipid Composition, Surface Structure, and Gene Expression in Arabidopsis Stem Epidermis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 139(4). 1649–1665. 286 indexed citations

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