Herbert van Amerongen

15.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
196 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

Herbert van Amerongen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Herbert van Amerongen has authored 196 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Molecular Biology, 84 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 74 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Herbert van Amerongen's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (155 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (83 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (73 papers). Herbert van Amerongen is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (155 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (83 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (73 papers). Herbert van Amerongen collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Germany. Herbert van Amerongen's co-authors include Rienk van Grondelle, Roberta Croce, Ivo H. M. van Stokkum, Leonas Valkūnas, Emilie Wientjes, Andrew A. Pascal, Alexander V. Ruban, Erwin J.G. Peterman, Peter Horton and Bruno Robert and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Herbert van Amerongen

195 papers receiving 11.9k 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.

Natural strategies for photosynthetic light harvesting

2014 780 citations Roberta Croce, Herbert van Amerongen profile →
Identification of a mechanism of photoprotective energy dissipation in higher plants

2007 734 citations Herbert van Amerongen, Rienk van Grondelle et al. profile →
Photosynthetic Excitons

2000 654 citations Herbert van Amerongen, Rienk van Grondelle et al. profile →
Molecular basis of photoprotection and control of photosynthetic light-harvesting

2005 506 citations Koen Broess, Bart van Oort et al. profile →
Light harvesting in oxygenic photosynthesis: Structural biology meets spectroscopy

2020 241 citations Roberta Croce, Herbert van Amerongen Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Photodamage and excitation energy quenching in PSII: A time-resolved fluorescence study in Arabidopsis 2025 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics ·(unknown), Herbert van Amerongen, Emilie Wientjes	0
2	Nonphotochemical quenching in plants: Mechanisms and mysteries 2025 ·The Plant Cell ·Herbert van Amerongen, Roberta Croce	3
3	Expanding the triangle of U: comparative analysis of the Hirschfeldia incana genome provides insights into chromosomal evolution, phylogenomics and high photosynthesis-related traits 2024 ·Annals of Botany ·Nam V. Hoang, Nora Walden, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Frank Becker, Patrick Verbaarschot, Jeremy Harbinson, Steven M. Driever, P.C. Struik, Herbert van Amerongen, Dick de Ridder, Mark G. M. Aarts, M. Eric Schranz	3
4	Roles for leakiness and O₂ evolution in explaining lower‐than‐theoretical quantum yields of photosynthesis in the PEP‐CK subtype of C₄ plants 2024 ·New Phytologist ·(unknown), Emilie Wientjes, P.E.L. van der Putten, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), P.C. Struik, Herbert van Amerongen, Xinyou Yin	2
5	Net O₂ exchange rates under dark and light conditions across different stem compartments 2024 ·New Phytologist ·Sara Natale, (unknown), (unknown), Tomas Morosinotto, Herbert van Amerongen, Valentino Casolo, Ole Pedersen, Andrea Nardini	2
6	Unravelling the different components of nonphotochemical quenching using a novel analytical pipeline 2024 ·New Phytologist ·(unknown), Jeremy Harbinson, Emilie Wientjes, Herbert van Amerongen	4
7	An open-source controller to build a dynamic light intensity setup 2024 ·Plant Methods ·(unknown), (unknown), Tom P. J. M. Theeuwen, Herbert van Amerongen, Jeremy Harbinson	1
8	The antenna of far-red absorbing cyanobacteria increases both absorption and quantum efficiency of Photosystem II 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Vincenzo Mascoli, (unknown), Luca Bersanini, Herbert van Amerongen, Roberta Croce	29
9	Light harvesting in oxygenic photosynthesis: Structural biology meets spectroscopy breakdown → 2020 ·Science ·Roberta Croce, Herbert van Amerongen	241
10	Full-Harmonics Phasor Analysis: Unravelling Multiexponential Trends in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data 2020 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters ·Wouter M. J. Franssen, Frank J. Vergeldt, Arjen N. Bader, Herbert van Amerongen, Camilla Terenzi	11
11	Light Acclimation of the Colonial Green Alga Botryococcus braunii Strain Showa 2019 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·(unknown), Volha U. Chukhutsina, Herbert van Amerongen, Roberta Croce, Bart van Oort	15
12	Lipid polymorphism in chloroplast thylakoid membranes – as revealed by 31P-NMR and time-resolved merocyanine fluorescence spectroscopy 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Győző Garab, Bettina Ughy, Pieter de Waard, Parveen Akhtar, Uroš Javornik, (unknown), Primož Šket, (unknown), (unknown), Vladimı́r Špunda, Janez Plavec, Herbert van Amerongen, László Vı́gh, Henk Van As, Petar H. Lambrev	38
13	Multi-component quantitative magnetic resonance imaging by phasor representation 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Frank J. Vergeldt, (unknown), Farzad Fereidouni, Herbert van Amerongen, Henk Van As, Tom W. J. Scheenen, Arjen N. Bader	20
14	Carotenoids are essential for the assembly of cyanobacterial photosynthetic complexes 2015 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics ·Tünde Tóth, Volha U. Chukhutsina, Ildikó Domonkos, Jana Knoppová, Josef Komenda, Mihály Kis, (unknown), Győző Garab, László Kovács, Zoltán Gombos, Herbert van Amerongen	48
15	Disentangling two non-photochemical quenching processes in Cyclotella meneghiniana by spectrally-resolved picosecond fluorescence at 77K 2014 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics ·Volha U. Chukhutsina, Claudia Büchel, Herbert van Amerongen	40
16	Monitoring Photosynthesis in Individual Cells of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 on a Picosecond Timescale 2010 ·Biophysical Journal ·Sashka Krumova, Sergey P. Laptenok, (unknown), Bettina Ughy, Zoltán Gombos, Ghada Ajlani, Herbert van Amerongen	26
17	Excitation Energy Transfer and Charge Separation in Photosystem II Membranes Revisited 2006 ·Biophysical Journal ·Koen Broess, Gediminas Trinkūnas, Chantal D. van der Weij-de Wit, Jan P. Dekker, Arie van Hoek, Herbert van Amerongen	87
18	Energy transfer in the CP43 and CP47 complexes of photosystem II 2001 ·Science Access ·(unknown), (unknown), Jan P. Dekker, Herbert van Amerongen, Rienk van Grondelle	1
19	Electron−Vibrational Coupling in the Fenna−Matthews−Olson Complex of Prosthecochloris aestuarii Determined by Temperature-Dependent Absorption and Fluorescence Line-Narrowing Measurements 2000 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry B ·M. Wendling, Tõnu Pullerits, Milosz Przyjalgowski, Simone I. E. Vulto, Thijs J. Aartsma, Rienk van Grondelle, Herbert van Amerongen	150
20	Photosynthesis: Many chlorophylls make light work 1994 ·Current Biology ·C. Neil Hunter, P.J. Artymiuk, Herbert van Amerongen	6

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