Harro J. Bouwmeester

34.7k total citations · 9 hit papers
308 papers, 24.0k citations indexed

About

Harro J. Bouwmeester is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Harro J. Bouwmeester has authored 308 papers receiving a total of 24.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 202 papers in Plant Science, 129 papers in Molecular Biology and 102 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Harro J. Bouwmeester's work include Plant Parasitism and Resistance (113 papers), Plant and animal studies (98 papers) and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (91 papers). Harro J. Bouwmeester is often cited by papers focused on Plant Parasitism and Resistance (113 papers), Plant and animal studies (98 papers) and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (91 papers). Harro J. Bouwmeester collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United States. Harro J. Bouwmeester's co-authors include Francel Verstappen, Carolien Ruyter‐Spira, Salim Al‐Babili, Tatsiana Charnikhova, Radoslava Matúšová, Asaph Aharoni, Wouter Kohlen, Maarten A. Jongsma, Juan A. López‐Ráez and C. M. Karssen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Harro J. Bouwmeester

300 papers receiving 23.3k citations

Hit Papers

Strigolactone inhibition of shoot branching 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2012 2015 2010 2016 500 1000 1.5k
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. Strigolactone inhibition of shoot branching
    2008 1.6k citations Harro J. Bouwmeester et al. profile →
  2. The Path from β-Carotene to Carlactone, a Strigolactone-Like Plant Hormone
    2012 693 citations Adrian Alder, Muhammad Jamil et al. Science profile →
  3. Strigolactones, a Novel Carotenoid-Derived Plant Hormone
    2015 582 citations Salim Al‐Babili, Harro J. Bouwmeester profile →
  4. Physiological Effects of the Synthetic Strigolactone Analog GR24 on Root System Architecture in Arabidopsis: Another Belowground Role for Strigolactones?      
    2010 450 citations Carolien Ruyter‐Spira, Wouter Kohlen et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
  5. Metabolomics in the Rhizosphere: Tapping into Belowground Chemical Communication
    2016 420 citations Harro J. Bouwmeester et al. profile →
  6. A petunia ABC protein controls strigolactone-dependent symbiotic signalling and branching
    2012 406 citations Wouter Kohlen, Ralph Bours et al. profile →
  7. The seco-iridoid pathway from Catharanthus roseus
    2014 377 citations Harro J. Bouwmeester et al. profile →
  8. Rice cytochrome P450 MAX1 homologs catalyze distinct steps in strigolactone biosynthesis
    2014 286 citations Aalt D. J. van Dijk, Tatsiana Charnikhova et al. profile →
  9. The role of volatiles in plant communication
    2019 228 citations Harro J. Bouwmeester et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Harro J. Bouwmeester Netherlands 83 16.0k 9.7k 7.6k 2.1k 1.6k 308 24.0k
Stephen O. Duke United States 75 17.0k 1.1× 7.1k 0.7× 2.1k 0.3× 2.1k 1.0× 944 0.6× 438 23.0k
Eran Pichersky United States 85 10.7k 0.7× 17.2k 1.8× 4.2k 0.6× 2.9k 1.4× 1.8k 1.2× 222 23.8k
Natalia Dudareva United States 64 7.3k 0.5× 11.4k 1.2× 3.7k 0.5× 2.2k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 149 17.2k
Jonathan Gershenzon Germany 107 22.2k 1.4× 23.7k 2.5× 8.3k 1.1× 11.3k 5.4× 3.0k 1.9× 481 41.9k
Ivo Feußner Germany 80 13.3k 0.8× 10.6k 1.1× 1.5k 0.2× 3.6k 1.7× 1.0k 0.7× 366 22.0k
Jörg Bohlmann Canada 72 4.7k 0.3× 11.2k 1.2× 2.3k 0.3× 3.6k 1.7× 2.9k 1.8× 155 16.2k
Miroslav Strnad Czechia 76 14.5k 0.9× 10.9k 1.1× 1.6k 0.2× 665 0.3× 582 0.4× 471 21.6k
Peter G. Waterman United Kingdom 55 7.5k 0.5× 5.9k 0.6× 2.2k 0.3× 916 0.4× 1.7k 1.1× 456 16.7k
Nicholas Smirnoff United Kingdom 59 14.0k 0.9× 7.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.2× 578 0.3× 554 0.3× 136 19.0k
Alain Goossens Belgium 65 8.8k 0.5× 9.9k 1.0× 982 0.1× 2.6k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 216 15.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cui, Songkui, Simon B. Saucet, Shoko Inaba, et al.. (2025). Glucosylation of endogenous haustorium-inducing factors underpins kin avoidance in parasitic plants. Science. 390(6771). 405–410. 2 indexed citations
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Kawa, Dorota, Benjamin Thiombiano, Mahdere Shimels, et al.. (2024). The soil microbiome modulates the sorghum root metabolome and cellular traits with a concomitant reduction of Striga infection. Cell Reports. 43(4). 113971–113971. 14 indexed citations
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Shimels, Mahdere, Desalegn W. Etalo, Benjamin Thiombiano, et al.. (2024). Evaluating Mechanisms of Soil Microbiome Suppression of Striga Infection in Sorghum. BIO-PROTOCOL. 14(1352). e5058–e5058.
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Shimels, Mahdere, Stefano Rendine, Carolien Ruyter‐Spira, et al.. (2024). The role of strigolactone structural diversity in the host specificity and control of Striga, a major constraint to sub‐Saharan agriculture. Plants People Planet. 7(2). 318–330. 4 indexed citations
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Riewe, David, et al.. (2022). Can biochemical traits bridge the gap between genomics and plant performance? A study in rice under drought. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 189(2). 1139–1152. 8 indexed citations
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Borghi, Monica, Leonardo Perez de Souza, Takayuki Tohge, et al.. (2022). High-energy-level metabolism and transport occur at the transition from closed to open flowers. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 190(1). 319–339. 8 indexed citations
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Kawa, Dorota, et al.. (2021). Characterization of growth and development of sorghum genotypes with differential susceptibility to Striga hermonthica. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72(22). 7970–7983. 6 indexed citations
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Durairaj, Janani, et al.. (2021). Integrating structure-based machine learning and co-evolution to investigate specificity in plant sesquiterpene synthases. PLoS Computational Biology. 17(3). e1008197–e1008197. 19 indexed citations
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Rahimi, Mehran & Harro J. Bouwmeester. (2021). Are sesquiterpene lactones the elusive KARRIKIN-INSENSITIVE2 ligand?. Planta. 253(2). 54–54. 11 indexed citations
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AbdElgawad, Hamada, David Riewe, Jos A. Hageman, et al.. (2019). Biomarkers for grain yield stability in rice under drought stress. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71(2). 669–683. 79 indexed citations
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Delatte, Thierry, Jacqueline Busscher, Francel Verstappen, et al.. (2018). Engineering storage capacity for volatile sesquiterpenes in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 16(12). 1997–2006. 28 indexed citations
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Gobena, Daniel, Mahdere Shimels, Patrick J. Rich, et al.. (2017). Mutation in sorghum LOW GERMINATION STIMULANT 1 alters strigolactones and causes Striga resistance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(17). 4471–4476. 158 indexed citations
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Kooke, Rik, Willem Kruijer, Ralph Bours, et al.. (2016). Genome-Wide Association Mapping and Genomic Prediction Elucidate the Genetic Architecture of Morphological Traits in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 170(4). 2187–2203. 54 indexed citations
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Das, Malay, Mónica Fernández‐Aparicio, Zhenzhen Yang, et al.. (2015). Parasitic Plants <i>Striga</i> and <i>Phelipanche</i> Dependent upon Exogenous Strigolactones for Germination Have Retained Genes for Strigolactone Biosynthesis. American Journal of Plant Sciences. 6(8). 1151–1166. 12 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yuguo, Yi Chen, Tatsiana Charnikhova, et al.. (2014). OsJAR1 is required for JA-regulated floret opening and anther dehiscence in rice. Plant Molecular Biology. 86(1-2). 19–33. 98 indexed citations
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Alder, Adrian, Muhammad Jamil, Mattia Marzorati, et al.. (2012). The Path from β-Carotene to Carlactone, a Strigolactone-Like Plant Hormone. Science. 335(6074). 1348–1351. 693 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Shuxin, Imran Haider, Wouter Kohlen, et al.. (2012). Function of the HD-Zip I gene Oshox22 in ABA-mediated drought and salt tolerances in rice. Plant Molecular Biology. 80(6). 571–585. 166 indexed citations
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Yang, Ting, Geert Stoopen, Nasser Yalpani, et al.. (2011). Metabolic engineering of geranic acid in maize to achieve fungal resistance is compromised by novel glycosylation patterns. Metabolic Engineering. 13(4). 414–425. 61 indexed citations
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Vos, C. H. Ric De, Flávio Meira Borém, Harro J. Bouwmeester, & R.J. Bino. (2007). Untargeted metabolomics as a novel tool in coffee research. 17(3). 125–132. 2 indexed citations
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Kappers, Iris F., Asaph Aharoni, T. W. J. M. van Herpen, et al.. (2005). Genetic Engineering of Terpenoid Metabolism Attracts Bodyguards to Arabidopsis. Science. 309(5743). 2070–2072. 388 indexed citations

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