Joanne Chory

71.1k total citations · 24 hit papers
300 papers, 52.1k citations indexed

About

Joanne Chory is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Joanne Chory has authored 300 papers receiving a total of 52.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 265 papers in Plant Science, 229 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Joanne Chory's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (192 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (125 papers) and Light effects on plants (119 papers). Joanne Chory is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (192 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (125 papers) and Light effects on plants (119 papers). Joanne Chory collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. Joanne Chory's co-authors include Jianming Li, Christian Fankhauser, Fangxin Hong, Todd C. Mockler, Jennifer L. Nemhauser, Shigeo Yoshida, Meng Chen, Detlef Weigel, Michael M. Neff and Joseph R. Ecker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Joanne Chory

295 papers receiving 51.1k citations

Hit Papers

Signals from chloroplasts converge to regulate nucl... 1994 2026 2004 2015 2007 1997 1999 2002 2001 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Signals from chloroplasts converge to regulate nuclear gene expression.
    2007 3.0k citations Todd C. Mockler, Joanne Chory et al. profile →
  2. A Putative Leucine-Rich Repeat Receptor Kinase Involved in Brassinosteroid Signal Transduction
    1997 1.3k citations Joanne Chory et al. profile →
  3. Activation Tagging of the Floral Inducer FT
    1999 1.2k citations Joanne Chory, Detlef Weigel et al. Science profile →
  4. BES1 Accumulates in the Nucleus in Response to Brassinosteroids to Regulate Gene Expression and Promote Stem Elongation
    2002 1.0k citations Yanhai Yin, Joanne Chory et al. profile →
  5. A Role for Flavin Monooxygenase-Like Enzymes in Auxin Biosynthesis
    2001 944 citations Christian Fankhauser, Detlef Weigel et al. Science profile →
  6. Nuclear-Localized BZR1 Mediates Brassinosteroid-Induced Growth and Feedback Suppression of Brassinosteroid Biosynthesis
    2002 906 citations Meng Chen, Joanne Chory et al. profile →
  7. Rapid Synthesis of Auxin via a New Tryptophan-Dependent Pathway Is Required for Shade Avoidance in Plants
    2008 828 citations Yi Tao, Florence Pojer et al. profile →
  8. Light Signal Transduction in Higher Plants
    2004 782 citations Meng Chen, Joanne Chory et al. profile →
  9. Activation Tagging in Arabidopsis
    2000 744 citations Detlef Weigel, Justin Borevitz et al. profile →
  10. Different Plant Hormones Regulate Similar Processes through Largely Nonoverlapping Transcriptional Responses
    2006 718 citations Jennifer L. Nemhauser, Joanne Chory et al. profile →
  11. A Role for Brassinosteroids in Light-Dependent Development of Arabidopsis
    1996 710 citations Joanne Chory et al. Science profile →
  12. BRI1 is a critical component of a plasma-membrane receptor for plant steroids
    2001 666 citations Joanne Chory et al. profile →
  13. A New Class of Transcription Factors Mediates Brassinosteroid-Regulated Gene Expression in Arabidopsis
    2005 644 citations Yanhai Yin, Yi Tao et al. profile →
  14. dCAPS, a simple technique for the genetic analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms: experimental applications in Arabidopsis thaliana genetics
    1998 602 citations Joanne Chory et al. The Plant Journal profile →
  15. RankProd: a bioconductor package for detecting differentially expressed genes in meta-analysis
    2006 568 citations Jennifer L. Nemhauser, Joanne Chory et al. profile →
  16. Phytochrome A and Phytochrome B Have Overlapping but Distinct Functions in Arabidopsis Development
    1994 566 citations Joanne Chory et al. profile →
  17. Arabidopsis genomes uncoupled 5 ( GUN5 ) mutant reveals the involvement of Mg-chelatase H subunit in plastid-to-nucleus signal transduction
    2001 521 citations Joanne Chory et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  18. Binding of brassinosteroids to the extracellular domain of plant receptor kinase BRI1
    2005 503 citations Ana I. Caño‐Delgado, Joanne Chory et al. profile →
  19. Trp-dependent auxin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis: involvement of cytochrome P450s CYP79B2 and CYP79B3
    2002 500 citations José M. Alonso, Joseph R. Ecker et al. profile →
  20. Conversion of tryptophan to indole-3-acetic acid by TRYPTOPHAN AMINOTRANSFERASES OF ARABIDOPSIS and YUCCAs in Arabidopsis
    2011 500 citations Joanne Chory et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  21. Cryptochromes Interact Directly with PIFs to Control Plant Growth in Limiting Blue Light
    2015 455 citations Mark Zander, Jonathan Hetzel et al. profile →
  22. Linking photoreceptor excitation to changes in plant architecture
    2012 428 citations Joseph R. Ecker, Joanne Chory et al. profile →
  23. Alteration of Stimulus-Specific Guard Cell Calcium Oscillations and Stomatal Closing in Arabidopsis det3 Mutant
    2000 369 citations Roger Y. Tsien, Joanne Chory et al. Science profile →
  24. The role of ethylene in plant temperature stress response
    2023 91 citations Joanne Chory 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
Joanne Chory United States 122 42.8k 34.6k 2.2k 1.9k 1.3k 300 52.1k
Mark Stitt Germany 129 45.4k 1.1× 27.9k 0.8× 2.1k 1.0× 1.7k 0.9× 2.1k 1.6× 439 58.2k
Nam‐Hai Chua United States 115 34.0k 0.8× 32.6k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 1.0k 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 376 44.8k
Ron Mittler United States 95 48.5k 1.1× 26.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 2.5k 1.4× 1.8k 1.4× 225 62.3k
Dirk Inzé Belgium 141 50.6k 1.2× 36.9k 1.1× 1.8k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 823 0.6× 591 62.2k
Marc Van Montagu Belgium 122 39.6k 0.9× 33.7k 1.0× 2.2k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 661 0.5× 598 53.1k
Jian‐Kang Zhu United States 159 90.7k 2.1× 52.7k 1.5× 3.2k 1.4× 2.3k 1.2× 853 0.6× 576 104.8k
Joseph R. Ecker United States 135 43.3k 1.0× 42.6k 1.2× 7.7k 3.5× 1.4k 0.7× 461 0.3× 272 67.3k
Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki Japan 140 74.4k 1.7× 45.1k 1.3× 2.7k 1.2× 1.9k 1.0× 400 0.3× 350 82.4k
Alisdair R. Fernie Germany 142 52.8k 1.2× 45.0k 1.3× 3.9k 1.8× 2.7k 1.5× 2.4k 1.8× 1.2k 79.1k
A. Harvey Millar Australia 93 14.6k 0.3× 20.4k 0.6× 2.1k 1.0× 980 0.5× 568 0.4× 346 29.3k

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All Works

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Krishnamoorthy, Praveen, et al.. (2021). Singlet Oxygen Leads to Structural Changes to Chloroplasts during their Degradation in the Arabidopsis thaliana plastid ferrochelatase two Mutant. Plant and Cell Physiology. 63(2). 248–264. 12 indexed citations
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Willige, Björn C., Mark Zander, Chan Yul Yoo, et al.. (2021). PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTORs trigger environmentally responsive chromatin dynamics in plants. Nature Genetics. 53(7). 955–961. 87 indexed citations
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Hetzel, Jonathan, Sascha H. Duttke, Christopher Benner, & Joanne Chory. (2016). Nascent RNA sequencing reveals distinct features in plant transcription. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(43). 12316–12321. 122 indexed citations
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Woodson, Jesse D., Matthew S. Joens, Patrice A. Salomé, et al.. (2015). Ubiquitin facilitates a quality-control pathway that removes damaged chloroplasts. Science. 350(6259). 450–454. 161 indexed citations
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Cerdán, Pablo D., et al.. (2014). Phytochrome A Antagonizes PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR 1 to Prevent Over-Activation of Photomorphogenesis. Molecular Plant. 7(9). 1415–1428. 11 indexed citations
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Shani, Eilon, Roy Weinstain, Yi Zhang, et al.. (2013). Gibberellins accumulate in the elongating endodermal cells of Arabidopsis root. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(12). 4834–4839. 160 indexed citations
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Hacham, Yael, Neta Holland, Cristina N. Butterfield, et al.. (2011). Brassinosteroid perception in the epidermis controls root meristem size. Development. 138(5). 839–848. 283 indexed citations
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Nishimura, Noriyuki, Ali Sarkeshik, Kazumasa Nito, et al.. (2009). PYR/PYL/RCAR family members are major in‐vivo ABI1 protein phosphatase 2C‐interacting proteins in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 61(2). 290–299. 387 indexed citations
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Leung, Daisy W., Chinatsu Otomo, Joanne Chory, & Michael K. Rosen. (2008). Genetically encoded photoswitching of actin assembly through the Cdc42-WASP-Arp2/3 complex pathway. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(35). 12797–12802. 85 indexed citations
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Loudet, Olivier, Todd P. Michael, Brian T. Burger, et al.. (2008). A zinc knuckle protein that negatively controls morning-specific growth in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(44). 17193–17198. 60 indexed citations
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Savaldi‐Goldstein, Sigal, T.J. Baiga, Florence Pojer, et al.. (2008). New auxin analogs with growth-promoting effects in intact plants reveal a chemical strategy to improve hormone delivery. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(39). 15190–15195. 87 indexed citations
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Vert, Grégory, et al.. (2008). Integration of auxin and brassinosteroid pathways by Auxin Response Factor 2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(28). 9829–9834. 312 indexed citations
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Wang, Xuelu & Joanne Chory. (2006). Brassinosteroids Regulate Dissociation of BKI1, a Negative Regulator of BRI1 Signaling, from the Plasma Membrane. Science. 313(5790). 1118–1122. 416 indexed citations
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Borevitz, Justin, et al.. (2005). Quantitative trait locus mapping and DNA array hybridization identify an FLM deletion as a cause for natural flowering-time variation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(7). 2460–2465. 150 indexed citations
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Borevitz, Justin, et al.. (2005). FRIGIDA-Independent Variation in Flowering Time of Natural Arabidopsis thaliana Accessions. Genetics. 170(3). 1197–1207. 127 indexed citations
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Russinova, Eugenia, J.W. Borst, Mark Kwaaitaal, et al.. (2004). Heterodimerization and Endocytosis of Arabidopsis Brassinosteroid Receptors BRI1 and AtSERK3 (BAK1). The Plant Cell. 16(12). 3216–3229. 370 indexed citations
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Chen, Meng, Rebecca Schwab, & Joanne Chory. (2003). Characterization of the requirements for localization of phytochrome B to nuclear bodies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(24). 14493–14498. 145 indexed citations
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Hu, Jianping, Maria L. Aguirre, Charles A. Peto, et al.. (2002). A Role for Peroxisomes in Photomorphogenesis and Development of Arabidopsis. Science. 297(5580). 405–409. 125 indexed citations
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Mindrinos, Michael, Christian Fankhauser, Daniel R. Richards, et al.. (2000). Cloning of the Arabidopsis RSF1 Gene by Using a Mapping Strategy Based on High-Density DNA Arrays and Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. The Plant Cell. 12(12). 2485–2498. 42 indexed citations

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