Johan Botterman

6.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
47 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Johan Botterman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Johan Botterman has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Plant Science and 16 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Johan Botterman's work include Plant tissue culture and regeneration (22 papers), Transgenic Plants and Applications (16 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (8 papers). Johan Botterman is often cited by papers focused on Plant tissue culture and regeneration (22 papers), Transgenic Plants and Applications (16 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (8 papers). Johan Botterman collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Germany. Johan Botterman's co-authors include Marc Van Montagu, Jürgen Denecke, Dirk Inzé, Riet De Rycke, N. Rao Movva, Charles J. Thompson, J. Leemans, Jef Seurinck, Marc De Block and Chris Bowler and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Johan Botterman

47 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Engineering herbicide resistance in plants by expression of a detoxifying enzyme

1987 587 citations Marc De Block, Johan Botterman et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
Characterization of the herbicide-resistance gene bar from Streptomyces hygroscopicus

1987 465 citations Charles J. Thompson, N. Rao Movva et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
Manganese superoxide dismutase can reduce cellular damage mediated by oxygen radicals in transgenic plants.

1991 420 citations Chris Bowler, Luit Slooten et al. The EMBO Journal profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Case Study for Plant-Made Pharmaceuticals Comparing Different Plant Expression and Production Systems 2009 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Guy Vancanneyt, Manuel Dubald, Werner Schröder, Jörg Peters, Johan Botterman	10
2	Translocation of aprotinin, a therapeutic protease inhibitor, into the thylakoid lumen of genetically engineered tobacco chloroplasts 2008 ·Plant Biotechnology Journal ·Ghislaine Tissot, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Johan Botterman, Manuel Dubald	35
3	High-level expression of active human alpha1-antitrypsin in transgenic tobacco chloroplasts 2008 ·Transgenic Research ·(unknown), Julia Bally, (unknown), Claudette Job, Ghislaine Tissot, Johan Botterman, Manuel Dubald	23
4	Rapid high-yield expression of full-size IgG antibodies in plants coinfected with noncompeting viral vectors 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Anatoli Giritch, Sylvestre Marillonnet, Carola Engler, (unknown), Johan Botterman, Victor Klimyuk, Yuri Gleba	327
5	Down-regulation of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase in transgenic alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and the effect on lignin composition and digestibility 1999 ·Plant Molecular Biology ·Marie Baucher, (unknown), Brigitte Chabbert, Jean‐Michel Besle, (unknown), Marc Van Montagu, Johan Botterman	182
6	Overproduction of Arabidopsis thaliana FeSOD Confers Oxidative Stress Tolerance to Transgenic Maize 1999 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Frank Van Breusegem, Luit Slooten, (unknown), (unknown), Johan Botterman, M. Van Montagu, Dirk Inzé	96
7	Processing of a chimeric protein in chloroplasts is different in transgenic maize and tobacco plants 1998 ·Plant Molecular Biology ·Frank Van Breusegem, Sergeï Kushnir, Luit Slooten, Guy Bauw, Johan Botterman, Marc Van Montagu, Dirk Inzé	7
8	Inflorescence‐specific genes from Arabidopsis thaliana encoding glycine‐rich proteins 1993 ·The Plant Journal ·Dulce E. de Oliveira, Luciana O. Franco, (unknown), Jef Seurinck, (unknown), Johan Botterman, Marc Van Montagu	64
9	The bar gene has selectable and screenable marker in plant engineering 1992 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Kathleen D’Halluin, Marc De Block, Jürgen Denecke, Jan Janßen, J. Leemans, A. Reynaerts, Johan Botterman	95
10	Characterization of phosphinothricin acetyltransferase and C-terminal enzymatically active fusion proteins 1991 ·Gene ·Johan Botterman, Veronique Gosselé, Chris Thoen, (unknown)	25
11	Manganese superoxide dismutase can reduce cellular damage mediated by oxygen radicals in transgenic plants. breakdown → 1991 ·The EMBO Journal ·Chris Bowler, Luit Slooten, Saskia Vandenbranden, Riet De Rycke, Johan Botterman, Christiaan Sybesma, Marc Van Montagu, Dirk Inzé	420
12	Expression of a bacterial lysine decarboxylase gene and transport of the protein into chloroplasts of transgenic tobacco 1991 ·Plant Molecular Biology ·(unknown), Peter Schreier, John E.G. McCarthy, (unknown), Johan Botterman, J. Berlin	26
13	Advances in engineering herbicide resistance in plants. 1989 ·Johan Botterman	1
14	Expression of Dicistronic Transcriptional Units in Transgenic Tobacco 1989 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Geert Angenon, Jussi Uotila, Sirpa Kurkela, Teemu H. Teeri, Johan Botterman, Marc Van Montagu, Ann Depicker	21
15	Strong cellular preference in the expression of a housekeeping gene of Arabidopsis thaliana encoding S-adenosylmethionine synthetase. 1989 ·The Plant Cell ·J. Peleman, Wout Boerjan, Gilbert Engler, Jef Seurinck, Johan Botterman, Thierry Alliotte, Marc Van Montagu, Dirk Inzé	213
16	Expression of dicistronic transcriptional units in transgenic tobacco. 1989 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Geert Angenon, (unknown), (unknown), Teemu H. Teeri, Johan Botterman, Marc Van Montagu, Ann Depicker	13
17	A Standardized Vector System for Manipulation and Enhanced Expression of Genes in Escherichia coli 1987 ·DNA ·Johan Botterman, Marc Zabeau	37
18	Engineering herbicide resistance in plants by expression of a detoxifying enzyme breakdown → 1987 ·The EMBO Journal ·Marc De Block, Johan Botterman, (unknown), (unknown), Chris Thoen, Veronique Gosselé, N. Rao Movva, Charles J. Thompson, Marc Van Montagu, J. Leemans	587
19	Fermentation and recovery of the EcoRI restriction enzyme with a genetically modified Escherichia coli strain 1985 ·Biotechnology and Bioengineering ·Johan Botterman, (unknown), (unknown), Marc Zabeau, (unknown)	5
20	A Computer‐aided noninterfering on‐line technique for monitoring oxygen‐transfer characteristics during fermentation processes 1982 ·Biotechnology and Bioengineering ·(unknown), Johan Botterman, (unknown), (unknown), Erick Vandamme	15

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