Johan Memelink

12.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
94 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Johan Memelink is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Johan Memelink has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Molecular Biology, 61 papers in Plant Science and 21 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Johan Memelink's work include Plant tissue culture and regeneration (38 papers), Transgenic Plants and Applications (19 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (18 papers). Johan Memelink is often cited by papers focused on Plant tissue culture and regeneration (38 papers), Transgenic Plants and Applications (19 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (18 papers). Johan Memelink collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and France. Johan Memelink's co-authors include Leslie van der Fits, Robert Verpoorte, Jan W. Kijne, J. Harry C. Hoge, Meiliang Zhou, Martial Pré, Antony Champion, Corné M. J. Pieterse, Adriana Contin and Pascal Gantet and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Johan Memelink

93 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

ORCA3, a Jasmonate-Responsive Transcriptional Regulator o... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2008 2014 2013 200 400 600
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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.

  1. ORCA3, a Jasmonate-Responsive Transcriptional Regulator of Plant Primary and Secondary Metabolism
    2000 708 citations Johan Memelink et al. profile →
  2. The AP2/ERF Domain Transcription Factor ORA59 Integrates Jasmonic Acid and Ethylene Signals in Plant Defense 
    2008 537 citations Martial Pré, Corné M. J. Pieterse et al. profile →
  3. The seco-iridoid pathway from Catharanthus roseus
    2014 377 citations Karel Miettinen, Lemeng Dong et al. Nature Communications profile →
  4. Salicylic Acid Suppresses Jasmonic Acid Signaling Downstream of SCFCOI1-JAZ by Targeting GCC Promoter Motifs via Transcription Factor ORA59  
    2013 320 citations Antonio León-Reyes, Annemart Koornneef 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
Johan Memelink Netherlands 47 6.4k 5.6k 984 959 939 94 9.0k
Xiaofen Sun China 36 3.3k 0.5× 1.8k 0.3× 569 0.6× 304 0.3× 474 0.5× 137 4.2k
Jörg Degenhardt Germany 39 3.6k 0.6× 3.5k 0.6× 856 0.9× 2.5k 2.6× 395 0.4× 66 6.7k
Susan P. McCormick United States 63 5.0k 0.8× 10.0k 1.8× 1.1k 1.1× 416 0.4× 473 0.5× 219 11.7k
Byung Kook Hwang South Korea 55 2.8k 0.4× 7.1k 1.3× 403 0.4× 352 0.4× 378 0.4× 189 8.4k
Bettina Tudzynski Germany 51 4.0k 0.6× 5.7k 1.0× 3.0k 3.0× 271 0.3× 516 0.5× 114 8.6k
Efraim Lewinsohn Israel 34 3.1k 0.5× 2.0k 0.4× 382 0.4× 494 0.5× 518 0.6× 66 5.1k
Azucena González‐Coloma Spain 38 1.7k 0.3× 2.7k 0.5× 349 0.4× 980 1.0× 175 0.2× 200 5.0k
Efraim Lewinsohn Israel 46 3.4k 0.5× 2.9k 0.5× 308 0.3× 349 0.4× 470 0.5× 128 6.0k
Darwin W. Reed Canada 30 2.7k 0.4× 1.0k 0.2× 473 0.5× 351 0.4× 291 0.3× 76 3.6k
Anna Andolfi Italy 43 1.3k 0.2× 2.7k 0.5× 1.6k 1.6× 275 0.3× 467 0.5× 211 5.6k

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All Works

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Klinkhamer, Peter G. L., et al.. (2020). Diversity and evolution of cytochrome P450s of Jacobaea vulgaris and Jacobaea aquatica. BMC Plant Biology. 20(1). 342–342. 7 indexed citations
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Moerkercke, Alex Van, Priscille Steensma, Fabian Schweizer, et al.. (2016). The basic helix‐loop‐helix transcription factor BIS2 is essential for monoterpenoid indole alkaloid production in the medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus. The Plant Journal. 88(1). 3–12. 97 indexed citations
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Miettinen, Karel, Lemeng Dong, Nicolas Navrot, et al.. (2014). The seco-iridoid pathway from Catharanthus roseus. Nature Communications. 5(1). 3606–3606. 377 indexed citations breakdown →
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Memelink, Johan. (2013). Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay for the Analysis of Interactions of Jasmonic Acid-Responsive Transcription Factors with DNA. Methods in molecular biology. 1011. 209–225. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hongtao, Sabah Hedhili, Grégory Montiel, et al.. (2011). The basic helix‐loop‐helix transcription factor CrMYC2 controls the jasmonate‐responsive expression of the ORCA genes that regulate alkaloid biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus. The Plant Journal. 67(1). 61–71. 275 indexed citations
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Montiel, Grégory, Adel Zarei, Ana Paula Körbes, & Johan Memelink. (2011). The Jasmonate-Responsive Element from the ORCA3 Promoter from Catharanthus roseus is Active in Arabidopsis and is Controlled by the Transcription Factor AtMYC2. Plant and Cell Physiology. 52(3). 578–587. 46 indexed citations
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León-Reyes, Antonio, Yujuan Du, Annemart Koornneef, et al.. (2010). Ethylene Signaling Renders the Jasmonate Response of Arabidopsis Insensitive to Future Suppression by Salicylic Acid. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 23(2). 187–197. 141 indexed citations
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Memelink, Johan. (2005). Tailoring the plant metabolome without a loose stitch. Trends in Plant Science. 10(7). 305–307. 12 indexed citations
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Verpoorte, Robert & Johan Memelink. (2002). Engineering secondary metabolite production in plants. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 13(2). 181–187. 226 indexed citations
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Geerlings, Arjan, et al.. (2000). Molecular Cloning and Analysis of Strictosidine β-d-Glucosidase, an Enzyme in Terpenoid Indole Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(5). 3051–3056. 124 indexed citations
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Ouwerkerk, Pieter B. F., Tolleiv Trimborn, Frédérique Hilliou, & Johan Memelink. (1999). Nuclear factors GT-1 and 3AF1 interact with multiple sequences within the promoter of the Tdc gene from Madagascar periwinkle: GT-1 is involved in UV light-induced expression. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 261(4-5). 610–622. 36 indexed citations
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Hallard, Didier, Robert van der Heijden, Robert Verpoorte, et al.. (1997). Suspension cultured transgenic cells of Nicotiana tabacum expressing tryptophan decarboxylase and strictosidine synthase cDNAs from Catharanthus roseus produce strictosidine upon secologanin feeding. Plant Cell Reports. 17(1). 50–54. 28 indexed citations
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Memelink, Johan, et al.. (1993). Structure and regulation of tobacco extensin. The Plant Journal. 4(6). 1011–1022. 41 indexed citations
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Pasquali, Giancarlo, Oscar J. M. Goddijn, Anthony de Waal, et al.. (1992). Coordinated regulation of two indole alkaloid biosynthetic genes from Catharanthus roseus by auxin and elicitors. Plant Molecular Biology. 18(6). 1121–1131. 165 indexed citations
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Langeveld, S.A., Jean-Michel Doré, Johan Memelink, et al.. (1991). Identification of potyviruses using the polymerase chain reaction with degenerate primers. Journal of General Virology. 72(7). 1531–1541. 175 indexed citations
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Linthorst, Huub J. M., Luc J. C. van Loon, Johan Memelink, & John F. Bol. (1990). Characterization of cDNA clones for a virus-inducible, glycine-rich protein from petunia. Plant Molecular Biology. 15(4). 671–671. 2 indexed citations
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Memelink, Johan, J. Harry C. Hoge, & R. A. Schilperoort. (1987). Cytokinin stress changes the developmental regulation of several defence-related genes in tobacco. The EMBO Journal. 6(12). 3579–3583. 131 indexed citations

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