Jan Traas

16.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
120 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Jan Traas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Traas has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Molecular Biology, 102 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Jan Traas's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (94 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (89 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (31 papers). Jan Traas is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (94 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (89 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (31 papers). Jan Traas collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Jan Traas's co-authors include Olivier Hamant, Patrick Laufs, Teva Vernoux, Olivier Grandjean, Halima Morin, Christophe Godin, Alexis Peaucelle, Malcolm J. Bennett, Emmanuel Gendreau and Arezki Boudaoud and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Jan Traas

120 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Regulation of phyllotaxis by polar auxin transport

2003 1.2k citations Jan Traas, Jiřı́ Friml et al. profile →
Developmental Patterning by Mechanical Signals in Arabidopsis

2008 715 citations Olivier Hamant, Marcus G. Heisler et al. Science profile →
A novel sensor to map auxin response and distribution at high spatio-temporal resolution

2012 580 citations Jan Traas, Teva Vernoux et al. profile →
Cellular Basis of Hypocotyl Growth in Arabidopsis thaliana

1997 545 citations Jan Traas, Olivier Grandjean et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jan Traas France	54	10.3k	9.0k	997	629	522	120	11.6k
Ben Scheres Netherlands	76	22.2k 2.2×	17.1k 1.9×	710 0.7×	282 0.4×	574 1.1×	152	23.5k
Olivier Hamant France	47	6.1k 0.6×	5.1k 0.6×	973 1.0×	885 1.4×	338 0.6×	120	7.5k
Masao Tasaka Japan	66	13.7k 1.3×	12.9k 1.4×	960 1.0×	161 0.3×	618 1.2×	165	16.5k
Tobias I. Baskin United States	43	6.0k 0.6×	3.6k 0.4×	764 0.8×	247 0.4×	210 0.4×	91	6.7k
Dolf Weijers Netherlands	61	13.9k 1.4×	11.8k 1.3×	325 0.3×	169 0.3×	504 1.0×	150	15.1k
David W. Ehrhardt United States	56	8.2k 0.8×	6.5k 0.7×	1.9k 1.9×	117 0.2×	719 1.4×	94	11.1k
Geoffrey O. Wasteneys Canada	45	5.2k 0.5×	4.4k 0.5×	1.7k 1.7×	122 0.2×	291 0.6×	98	6.4k
Ykä Helariutta Finland	59	11.4k 1.1×	8.9k 1.0×	183 0.2×	225 0.4×	466 0.9×	116	13.0k
Hiroo Fukuda Japan	68	14.8k 1.4×	12.5k 1.4×	827 0.8×	178 0.3×	634 1.2×	255	17.1k
Dominique C. Bergmann United States	46	6.9k 0.7×	5.5k 0.6×	531 0.5×	177 0.3×	405 0.8×	95	8.0k

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Kar, Anuradha, et al.. (2022). Benchmarking of deep learning algorithms for 3D instance segmentation of confocal image datasets. PLoS Computational Biology. 18(4). e1009879–e1009879. 15 indexed citations

Xu, Xiaocai, Cezary Smaczniak, Wenhao Yan, et al.. (2022). A 3D gene expression atlas of the floral meristem based on spatial reconstruction of single nucleus RNA sequencing data. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2838–2838. 49 indexed citations

Du, Fei, Feng Zhao, Jan Traas, & Yuling Jiao. (2021). Visualization of cortical microtubule networks in plant cells by live imaging and immunostaining. STAR Protocols. 2(1). 100301–100301. 5 indexed citations

Jiao, Yuling, Fei Du, & Jan Traas. (2020). The Mechanical Feedback Theory of Leaf Lamina Formation. Trends in Plant Science. 26(2). 107–110. 3 indexed citations

Zhao, Feng, Wenqian Chen, Julien Séchet, et al.. (2019). Xyloglucans and Microtubules Synergistically Maintain Meristem Geometry and Phyllotaxis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 181(3). 1191–1206. 29 indexed citations

Mouille, Grégory, Valérie Lefebvre, Jérôme Pelloux, et al.. (2018). Evidence for the Regulation of Gynoecium Morphogenesis by ETTIN via Cell Wall Dynamics. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 178(3). 1222–1232. 20 indexed citations

Sassi, Massimiliano, Olivier Ali, Frédéric Boudon, et al.. (2014). An Auxin-Mediated Shift toward Growth Isotropy Promotes Organ Formation at the Shoot Meristem in Arabidopsis. Current Biology. 24(19). 2335–2342. 117 indexed citations

Walker, Michael L., Etienne Farcot, Jan Traas, & Christophe Godin. (2013). The Flux-Based PIN Allocation Mechanism Can Generate Either Canalyzed or Diffuse Distribution Patterns Depending on Geometry and Boundary Conditions. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e54802–e54802. 17 indexed citations

Chopard, Jérôme, Pradeep Kumar Das, Sandrine Paindavoine, et al.. (2011). A Data-Driven Integrative Model of Sepal Primordium Polarity in Arabidopsis . The Plant Cell. 23(12). 4318–4333. 34 indexed citations

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Das, Pradeep Kumar, Toshiro Ito, Frank Wellmer, et al.. (2009). Floral stem cell termination involves the direct regulation of AGAMOUS by PERIANTHIA. Development. 136(10). 1605–1611. 81 indexed citations

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Corson, Francis, Olivier Hamant, Steffen Bohn, et al.. (2009). Turning a plant tissue into a living cell froth through isotropic growth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(21). 8453–8458. 92 indexed citations

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Traas, Jan & Olivier Hamant. (2009). From genes to shape: Understanding the control of morphogenesis at the shoot meristem in higher plants using systems biology. Comptes Rendus Biologies. 332(11). 974–985. 7 indexed citations

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Hamant, Olivier, Marcus G. Heisler, Henrik Jönsson, et al.. (2008). Developmental Patterning by Mechanical Signals in Arabidopsis. Science. 322(5908). 1650–1655. 715 indexed citations breakdown →

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Stoma, Szymon, et al.. (2008). Flux-Based Transport Enhancement as a Plausible Unifying Mechanism for Auxin Transport in Meristem Development. PLoS Computational Biology. 4(10). e1000207–e1000207. 145 indexed citations

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Reuille, Pierre Barbier de, Karin Ljung, Halima Morin, et al.. (2006). Computer simulations reveal properties of the cell-cell signaling network at the shoot apex in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(5). 1627–1632. 270 indexed citations

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Carraro, Nicola, Alexis Peaucelle, Patrick Laufs, & Jan Traas. (2006). Cell Differentiation and Organ Initiation at the Shoot Apical Meristem. Plant Molecular Biology. 60(6). 811–826. 59 indexed citations

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Reuille, Pierre Barbier de, et al.. (2005). A protocol to analyse cellular dynamics during plant development. The Plant Journal. 44(6). 1045–1053. 57 indexed citations

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Traas, Jan, et al.. (2005). Cell proliferation patterns at the shoot apical meristem. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 8(6). 587–592. 17 indexed citations

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Grandjean, Olivier, Teva Vernoux, Patrick Laufs, et al.. (2003). In Vivo Analysis of Cell Division, Cell Growth, and Differentiation at the Shoot Apical Meristem in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 16(1). 74–87. 172 indexed citations

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Traas, Jan, et al.. (1989). The organization of the cytoskeleton during meiosis in eggplant (Solanum melongena (L.)) : microtubules and F-actin are both necessary for coordinated meiotic division. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 2 indexed citations

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