Karen Hobecker

413 total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 266 citations indexed

About

Karen Hobecker is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Catalysis. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Hobecker has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 266 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Plant Science, 2 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 1 paper in Catalysis. Recurrent topics in Karen Hobecker's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (7 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (5 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (3 papers). Karen Hobecker is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (7 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (5 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (3 papers). Karen Hobecker collaborates with scholars based in France, Argentina and Germany. Karen Hobecker's co-authors include Flavio Antonio Blanco, María Eugenia Zanetti, Jianhua Zhang, Hon‐Ming Lam, Mo‐Xian Chen, Michael Gigl, Caroline Gutjahr, Michael Paries, Corinna Dawid and Debatosh Das and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Karen Hobecker

7 papers receiving 266 citations

Hit Papers

PHOSPHATE STARVATION RESPONSE transcription factors enabl... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 40 80 120
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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. PHOSPHATE STARVATION RESPONSE transcription factors enable arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis
    2022 126 citations Debatosh Das, Michael Paries et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Karen Hobecker
Xipeng Ding China
C. Felici Italy
Michael Paries Germany
Mohini Prabha Singh India
Huizhong Chang China
Ritu Mawar India
Douglas J. Jardine United States
Rajendra Prasad Meena India
Shiguftah Khalid China
Venkatraman Hegde India
Xipeng Ding China
Karen Hobecker
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen Hobecker

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

All Works

7 of 7 papers shown
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Paries, Michael, Karen Hobecker, Catarina Cardoso, et al.. (2025). The GRAS protein RAM1 interacts with WRI transcription factors to regulate plant genes required for arbuscule development and function. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(21). e2427021122–e2427021122. 2 indexed citations
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Fournier, Joëlle, Karen Hobecker, Marie‐Christine Auriac, et al.. (2024). Annexin- and calcium-regulated priming of legume root cells for endosymbiotic infection. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10639–10639. 1 indexed citations
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Hobecker, Karen, Florencia Botto, Aurélie Christ, et al.. (2024). A lateral organ boundaries domain transcription factor acts downstream of the auxin response factor 2 to control nodulation and root architecture in Medicago truncatula. New Phytologist. 242(6). 2746–2762. 9 indexed citations
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Das, Debatosh, Michael Paries, Karen Hobecker, et al.. (2022). PHOSPHATE STARVATION RESPONSE transcription factors enable arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis. Nature Communications. 13(1). 477–477. 126 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hobecker, Karen, Jiangqi Wen, Kirankumar S. Mysore, et al.. (2021). Auxin Response Factor 2 (ARF2), ARF3, and ARF4 Mediate Both Lateral Root and Nitrogen Fixing Nodule Development in Medicago truncatula. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 659061–659061. 32 indexed citations
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Reynoso, Mauricio, Karen Hobecker, Maureen Hummel, et al.. (2019). Reprogramming of Root Cells during Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiosis Involves Dynamic Polysome Association of Coding and Noncoding RNAs. The Plant Cell. 32(2). 352–373. 30 indexed citations
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Hobecker, Karen, Mauricio Reynoso, Pilar Bustos‐Sanmamed, et al.. (2017). The MicroRNA390/TAS3 Pathway Mediates Symbiotic Nodulation and Lateral Root Growth. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 174(4). 2469–2486. 66 indexed citations

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