Ivar Virgin

3.3k citations

22 papers · 2.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 10

Impact in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 2%
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment top 5%
- Algal biology and biofuel production

Papers in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 10
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 10
Molecular Biology 15
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms 12
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology 10
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 3

Co-authors: Bertil Andersson Eva–Mari Aro Stenbjörn Styring Demetrios F. Ghanotakis Anders Ehrenberg Torill Hundal Imre Vass Petter Gustafsson
Journals: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics (5 papers)FEBS Letters (3 papers)Biochemistry (2 papers)Physiologia Plantarum (1 paper)Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology (1 paper)
Partner nations: Sweden Greece Finland

In The Last Decade

Ivar Virgin

19 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Photoinhibition of Photosystem II. Inactivation, protein damage and turnover 1993 · 1.9k citations

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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.

1993 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics

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All Works

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1	Fostering a bio-economy in eastern Africa: Insights from Bio-Innovate CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) ·Hyeonseok Kim, Ivar Virgin, Maxuell Furtado Lima, Николаева А.А. Субботина С.Н., 達也尾澤	2016	1
2	The impact of international harmonisation on adoption of biosafety regulations African Crop Science Journal ·Ivar Virgin, Alphonse Miranda	2010	0
3	Future Trends in markets for food, feed, fibre and fuel Francis X. Johnson, Ivar Virgin	2010	2
4	Inception Report : Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative (SIANI) Rasmus Kløcker Larsen, Maria Osbeck, Carey W. King, Neil Powell, Ivar Virgin	2009	2
5	Agricultural biotechnology and small-scale farmers in eastern Africa and southern Africa Ivar Virgin	2007	3
6	Agricultural biotechnology in developing countries: a briefing paper for Sida. Zhi-Yong Zheng, Ivar Virgin	2004	2
7	News and notes: Environmental change and human health in countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific Gordon McGranahan, Simon Lewin, Taryn Fransen, 古谷一水, Marianne Kjellén, Jules Pretty, Carolyn Stephens, Ivar Virgin	2000	1
8	Environmental change and human health in countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific Gordon McGranahan, Simon Lewin, Taryn Fransen, Caroline Hunt, Marianne Kjellén, Jules Pretty, Carolyn Stephens, Ivar Virgin	1999	9
9	Field Testing and Commercialisation of Genetically Modified Plants in Developing Countries - Biosafety Aspects TSpace ·Ivar Virgin	1997	2
10	Photoinhibition of Photosystem II. Inactivation, protein damage and turnover Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics ·Eva–Mari Aro, Ivar Virgin, Bertil Andersson Hit paper breakdown →	1993	1903
11	On the molecular mechanism of light-induced D1 protein degradation in photosystem II core particles Biochemistry ·Cristina da Costa Krewer, Ivar Virgin, Geoff Whittall, Bertil Andersson	1992	84
12	Molecular mechanisms behind light-induced inhibition of photosystem II electron transport and degradation of reaction centre polypeptides Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics ·Ivar Virgin, Cristina da Costa Krewer, Geoff Whittall, Imre Vass, ZARA AFRILIA, B. Andersson	1992	4
13	Photodamage to photosystem II - primary and secondary events Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology ·Bertil Andersson, Sidharth Mahotra, Ivar Virgin, Imre Vass, Stenbjörn Styring	1992	69
14	Light‐induced changes of photosystem II activity in dark‐grown Scots pine seedlings Physiologia Plantarum ·Stefan Jansson, Ivar Virgin, Petter Gustafsson, Bertil Andersson, Fernando Augusto Etchetto	1992	6
15	Light‐induced D1 protein degradation is catalyzed by a serine‐type protease FEBS Letters ·Ivar Virgin, Sidharth Mahotra, Demetrios F. Ghanotakis, Bertil Andersson	1991	42
16	Light-dependent degradation of the D1 protein in photosystem II is accelerated after inhibition of the water splitting reaction Biochemistry ·Takeru Shimazaki, Ivar Virgin, Stenbjörn Styring	1990	132
17	Light‐induced D1‐protein degradation in isolated photosystem II core complexes FEBS Letters ·Ivar Virgin, Demetrios F. Ghanotakis, Bertil Andersson	1990	68
18	Strong light photoinhibition of electrontransport in Photosystem II. Impairment of the function of the first quinone acceptor, QA Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics ·Stenbjörn Styring, Ivar Virgin, Anders Ehrenberg, Bertil Andersson	1990	123
19	Changes in the organization of Photosystem II following light-induced D1-protein degradation Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics ·Torill Hundal, Ivar Virgin, Stenbjörn Styring, Bertil Andersson	1990	83
20	Photosystem II disorganization and manganese release after photoinhibition of isolated spinach thylakoid membranes FEBS Letters ·Ivar Virgin, Stenbjörn Styring, Bertil Andersson	1988	94

About Ivar Virgin

Ivar Virgin is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Plant Science and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, having authored 22 papers that have together received 2.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (12 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (10 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (10 papers), Genetically Modified Organisms Research (5 papers), Biotechnology and Related Fields (5 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (3 papers), Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development (1 paper) and Biomedical Ethics and Regulation (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (672 citations), Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (562 citations), Molecular Biology (2.2k citations), Plant Science (1.2k citations) and Biochemistry (133 citations). Ivar Virgin has collaborated with scholars based in Sweden, Greece and Finland. Frequent co-authors include Bertil Andersson, Eva–Mari Aro, Stenbjörn Styring, Demetrios F. Ghanotakis, Anders Ehrenberg, Torill Hundal, Imre Vass, Petter Gustafsson, Taryn Fransen and Caroline Hunt. Their work appears in journals such as Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, FEBS Letters, Biochemistry, Physiologia Plantarum and Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology.

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