J.A.L. van Kan

19.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
145 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

J.A.L. van Kan is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, J.A.L. van Kan has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Plant Science, 56 papers in Molecular Biology and 42 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in J.A.L. van Kan's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (61 papers), Fungal Plant Pathogen Control (41 papers) and Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (41 papers). J.A.L. van Kan is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (61 papers), Fungal Plant Pathogen Control (41 papers) and Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (41 papers). J.A.L. van Kan collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. J.A.L. van Kan's co-authors include Arjen ten Have, Paul Tudzynski, B. Williamson, Gary D. Foster, K. E. Hammond‐Kosack, Bettina Tudzynski, Z. A. Pretorius, Ralph A. Dean, J. J. Rudd and Antonio Di Pietro and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

J.A.L. van Kan

140 papers receiving 12.8k 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.

The Top 10 fungal pathogens in molecular plant pathology

2012 3.3k citations J.A.L. van Kan et al. Molecular Plant Pathology profile →
Botrytis cinerea : the cause of grey mould disease

2007 1.3k citations B. Williamson, J.A.L. van Kan et al. Molecular Plant Pathology profile →
Licensed to kill: the lifestyle of a necrotrophic plant pathogen

2006 572 citations J.A.L. van Kan profile →
Grey mould of strawberry, a devastating disease caused by the ubiquitous necrotrophic fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea

2019 306 citations J.A.L. van Kan et al. Molecular Plant Pathology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J.A.L. van Kan

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Quaternary chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol/thymol electrospun nanofiber films integrated with deodorization, antibacterial and antioxidant properties for aquatic products packaging 2025 ·Food Research International ·Zihan Wang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), J.A.L. van Kan, Rong Sun, (unknown), (unknown)	8
2	Encapsulation of pterostilbene in pea protein isolate-fucoidan-quaternary ammonium chitosan complex nanoparticles to enhance its stability, antioxidant activity and intestinal permeability 2025 ·Food Hydrocolloids ·Qianyuan Liu, Zihan Wang, J.A.L. van Kan, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	3
3	Identification, Genome Characterization, and Growth Optimization of Paenibacillus peoriae MHJL1 for Biocontrol and Growth Promotion of Cotton Seedlings 2025 ·Microorganisms ·(unknown), Min Li, (unknown), Lei Ji, Xiaowen Fu, Li Dai, J.A.L. van Kan, (unknown), Hailong Wang, Binghai Du, Kai Liu, (unknown), Chengqiang Wang	1
4	Baking bad: plants in a toasty world with necrotrophs 2024 ·New Phytologist ·(unknown), J.A.L. van Kan	2
5	A LysM Effector Mediates Adhesion and Plant Immunity Suppression in the Necrotrophic Fungus Botrytis cinerea 2024 ·Journal of Basic Microbiology ·(unknown), Amélie de Vallée, Christine Rascle, François‐Xavier Gillet, Shamsun Nahar, J.A.L. van Kan, Christophe Bruel, Nathalie Poussereau, Mathias Choquer	1
6	Leaf resistance to Botrytis cinerea in wild tomato Solanum habrochaites depends on inoculum composition 2023 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), J.A.L. van Kan	3
7	Cytotoxic activity of Nep1‐like proteins on monocots 2022 ·New Phytologist ·(unknown), (unknown), Laëtitia Fouillen, (unknown), Thomas Leisen, Isabell Albert, Thorsten Nürnberger, Matthias Hahn, Sébastien Mongrand, Olga E. Scholten, J.A.L. van Kan	13
8	Red light imaging for programmed cell death visualization and quantification in plant–pathogen interactions 2021 ·Molecular Plant Pathology ·(unknown), (unknown), W. van Ieperen, M.H.A.J. Joosten, J.A.L. van Kan	23
9	Comparative Genomics Used to Predict Virulence Factors and Metabolic Genes among Monilinia Species 2021 ·Journal of Fungi ·Marina Marcet‐Houben, María Villarino, Laura Vilanova, Antonieta De Cal, J.A.L. van Kan, J. Usall, Toni Gabaldón, Rosário Torres	14
10	Distinct immune sensor systems for fungal endopolygalacturonases in closely related Brassicaceae 2021 ·Nature Plants ·Lisha Zhang, Chenlei Hua, Rory N. Pruitt, (unknown), Lei Wang, Isabell Albert, Markus Albert, J.A.L. van Kan, Thorsten Nürnberger	46
11	Differences in the gene transcription state of Botrytis cinerea between necrotic and symptomless infections of lettuce and Arabidopsis thaliana 2018 ·Plant Pathology ·(unknown), J.A.L. van Kan, M. W. Shaw	6
12	A gapless genome sequence of the fungus Botrytis cinerea 2016 ·Molecular Plant Pathology ·J.A.L. van Kan, Joost Stassen, Andreas Mosbach, Théo van der Lee, Luigi Faino, Andrew Farmer, Dimitrios G. Papasotiriou, Shiguo Zhou, Michael Seidl, Eleanor M. Cottam, Dominique Edel, Matthias Hahn, David C. Schwartz, Robert Dietrich, Stephanie Widdison, Gabriel Scalliet	219
13	The Botrytis cinerea aspartic proteinase family 2009 ·Fungal Genetics and Biology ·Arjen ten Have, José J. Espino, Ester Dekkers, Steven C. Van Sluyter, Nélida Brito, John Kay, Celedonio González, J.A.L. van Kan	72
14	Functional analysis of Botrytis cinerea pectin methylesterase genes by PCR‐based targeted mutagenesis: Bcpme1 and Bcpme2 are dispensable for virulence of strain B05.10 2005 ·Molecular Plant Pathology ·I. Kars, (unknown), L. Wagemakers, J.A.L. van Kan	67
15	Functional analysis of an extracellular catalase of Botrytis cinerea 2002 ·Molecular Plant Pathology ·Alexander Schouten, Klaus B. Tenberge, Joop E. M. Vermeer, Jenny Stewart, L. Wagemakers, B. Williamson, J.A.L. van Kan	113
16	Cutinase A of Botrytis cinerea is Expressed, but not Essential, During Penetration of Gerbera and Tomato 1997 ·Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions ·J.A.L. van Kan, J.W. van t Klooster, C.A.M. Wagemakers, D. Dees, C.J.B. van der Vlugt-Bergmans	167
17	Molecular analysis of the avirulence gene avr9 of the fungal tomato pathogen Cladosporium fulvum fully supports the gene-for-gene hypothesis 1992 ·The Plant Journal ·Guido Van den Ackerveken, J.A.L. van Kan, P.J.G.M. de Wit	9
18	Cloning and Characterization of cDNA of Avirulence Geneavr9of the Fungal PathogenCladosporium fulvum, Causal Agent of Tomato Leaf Mold 1991 ·Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions ·J.A.L. van Kan	253
19	The synthesis and possible functions of virus-induced proteins in plants. 1988 ·PubMed ·(unknown), J.A.L. van Kan	26
20	A Virus-Inducible Tobacco Gene Encoding a Glycine-Rich Protein Shares Putative Regulatory Elements with the Ribulose Bisphosphate Carboxylase Small Subunit Gene 1988 ·Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions ·J.A.L. van Kan	43

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