Grigor Zehirov

866 total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 598 citations indexed

About

Grigor Zehirov is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Grigor Zehirov has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 598 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Plant Science, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Grigor Zehirov's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (8 papers), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (7 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (4 papers). Grigor Zehirov is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (8 papers), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (7 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (4 papers). Grigor Zehirov collaborates with scholars based in Bulgaria, France and Hungary. Grigor Zehirov's co-authors include Béatrice Satiat‐Jeunemaître, Toshiki Uchiumi, Zoltán Kevei, Benoît Alunni, Éva Kondorosi, Gergely Maróti, Peter Mergaert, Attila Farkas, Andrea Nagy and Attila Kereszt and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Frontiers in Plant Science and Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

In The Last Decade

Grigor Zehirov

22 papers receiving 583 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.

Plant Peptides Govern Terminal Differentiation of Bacteria in Symbiosis

2010 417 citations Willem Van de Velde, Grigor Zehirov et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Grigor Zehirov Bulgaria	9	502	125	120	38	37	26	598
Sridevi Nakka United States	10	489 1.0×	167 1.3×	68 0.6×	11 0.3×	5 0.1×	14	554
Chufu Zhang China	10	352 0.7×	122 1.0×	35 0.3×	16 0.4×	19 0.5×	18	454
Charlene C. Jochum United States	9	331 0.7×	137 1.1×	19 0.2×	54 1.4×	10 0.3×	11	442
Danielle Gregório Gomes Caldas Brazil	12	393 0.8×	161 1.3×	26 0.2×	18 0.5×	7 0.2×	14	483
Johannes Faas Austria	11	336 0.7×	82 0.7×	95 0.8×	13 0.3×	15 0.4×	27	447
Xuewen Gao China	9	460 0.9×	165 1.3×	10 0.1×	30 0.8×	20 0.5×	13	554
Laura A. Blaylock United States	8	942 1.9×	258 2.1×	32 0.3×	14 0.4×	50 1.4×	8	1.0k
Olivier André France	9	934 1.9×	156 1.2×	107 0.9×	28 0.7×	3 0.1×	10	1.0k
Julie Hopkins France	12	478 1.0×	162 1.3×	67 0.6×	19 0.5×	8 0.2×	14	577
Thibault De Meyer France	10	296 0.6×	127 1.0×	12 0.1×	50 1.3×	11 0.3×	29	388

Countries citing papers authored by Grigor Zehirov

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Fields of papers citing papers by Grigor Zehirov

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Grigor Zehirov

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

All Works

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Vassileva, Valya, et al.. (2023). Exploring the Genotype-Dependent Toolbox of Wheat under Drought Stress. Agriculture. 13(9). 1823–1823. 5 indexed citations

RoyChowdhury, Abhishek, et al.. (2023). Metabolic footprints in phosphate-starved plants. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. 29(5). 755–767. 11 indexed citations

Rusanov, Krasimir, Momchil Paunov, Zhenya Yordanova, et al.. (2023). Uncovering the Interrelation between Metabolite Profiles and Bioactivity of In Vitro- and Wild-Grown Catmint (Nepeta nuda L.). Metabolites. 13(10). 1099–1099. 8 indexed citations

Zehirov, Grigor, et al.. (2021). Neonicotinoid insecticides exert diverse cytotoxic and genotoxic effects on cultivated sunflower. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(38). 53193–53207. 6 indexed citations

Vaseva, Irina, Grigor Zehirov, Miroslava Zhiponova, et al.. (2020). Overexpression of the NMig1 Gene Encoding a NudC Domain Protein Enhances Root Growth and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 815–815. 9 indexed citations

Vassileva, Valya, et al.. (2017). EVALUATION OF THE FUNCTION AND EXPRESSION PATTERN OF MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA AUXIN RESPONSЕ FACTOR B3 AFTER HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA. Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science.

Vassileva, Valya, et al.. (2017). ANALYSING THE FUNCTION AND THE EXPRESSION PATTERN OF AUXIN RESPONSЕ FACTOR B3 FROM MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA IN THE MODEL PLANT LOTUS JAPONICUS. Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science.

Simova‐Stoilova, Lyudmila, Elisaveta Kirova, Grigor Zehirov, Irina Vaseva, & Urs Feller. (2017). Aminopeptidase activities in roots and leaves of drought stressed winter wheat seedlings. Open Access CRIS of the University of Bern. 6. 116–134. 1 indexed citations

Iantcheva, Anelia, et al.. (2016). Tnt1 retrotransposon as an efficient tool for development of an insertional mutant collection of Lotus japonicus. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant. 52(3). 338–347. 6 indexed citations

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Vassileva, Valya, et al.. (2016). Different functions of the histone acetyltransferase HAC1 gene traced in the model species Medicago truncatula, Lotus japonicus and Arabidopsis thaliana. PROTOPLASMA. 254(2). 697–711. 10 indexed citations

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Vaseva, Irina, Grigor Zehirov, Elisaveta Kirova, et al.. (2014). SEMI-QUANTITATIVE RT-PCR ANALYSIS OF SELECTED PROTEASE INHIBITORS IN DROUGHT-STRESSED TRITICUM AESTIVUM. 2 indexed citations

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Osawa, Atsushi, Grigor Zehirov, Ken‐ichi Kucho, et al.. (2011). Characteristics of Bacteroids in Indeterminate Nodules of the Leguminous Tree Leucaena glauca. Microbes and Environments. 26(2). 156–159. 6 indexed citations

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Velde, Willem Van de, Grigor Zehirov, Ágnes Szatmári, et al.. (2010). Plant Peptides Govern Terminal Differentiation of Bacteria in Symbiosis. Science. 327(5969). 1122–1126. 417 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vassileva, Valya, et al.. (2010). Variable Leaf Epidermal Morphology inTNT1Insertional Mutants of the Model LegumeMedicago Troncatola. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment. 24(4). 2060–2065. 6 indexed citations

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Geneva, Maria, et al.. (2007). Effect of Soil Fertilizer, Foliar Fertilizer, and Growth Regulator Application on Milk Thistle Development, Seed Yield, and Silymarin Content. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 39(1-2). 17–24. 14 indexed citations

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Geneva, Maria, et al.. (2006). The effect of inoculation of pea plants with mycorrhizal fungi and Rhizobium on nitrogen and phosphorus assimilation. Plant Soil and Environment. 52(10). 435–440. 36 indexed citations

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Georgieva, Katya, et al.. (2006). Exogenous succinate increases resistance of maize plants to copper stress. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 169(2). 247–254. 22 indexed citations

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Zehirov, Grigor & Georgi Georgiev. (2006). Relationships between cell membrane stability, exudate content and infectivity of Bradyrhizobium japonicum strain 639 to boron starved soybean plants. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 28(2). 171–179. 3 indexed citations

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Zehirov, Grigor, Georgi Georgiev, & M. Popov. (2005). EFFECTS OF BORON STARVATION ON LIGNIN CONTENT AND MINERAL COMPOSITION OF N2-FIXING SOYBEAN PLANTS (GLYCINE MAX L. MERR).. 1 indexed citations

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Zehirov, Grigor & Georgi Georgiev. (2003). Changes in fi-Glucosidase Activity Related to the Phenolic Content in Apoplast of Boron Deficient Soybean Roots during Infection with Bradyrhizobinm japonicum. Comptes Rendus De L Academie Bulgare Des Sciences. 56(8). 8. 1 indexed citations

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