Karin Ljung

33.0k citations

205 papers · 23.1k indexed · 13 hit papers · h-index 85

Impact in

Plant Science top 0.01%
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Light effects on plants
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
Molecular Biology top 0.2%
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration

Papers in

Plant Science 175
- Plant Molecular Biology Research 161
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism 60
- Light effects on plants 38
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance 17
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance 16
Molecular Biology 132
- Plant Reproductive Biology 87
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms 24
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration 18

Co-authors: Göran Sandberg Ondřej Novák Rishikesh P. Bhalerao Malcolm J. Bennett Jiřı́ Friml Mariusz Kowalczyk Klaus Palme Alan Marchant
Journals: The Plant Cell (21 papers)PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (19 papers)New Phytologist (16 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (16 papers)The Plant Journal (14 papers)
Partner nations: Sweden Czechia United States

In The Last Decade

Karin Ljung

201 papers receiving 22.6k citations

Hit Papers

13 papers align trajectories log scale

Plant roots sense soil compaction through restricted ethylene diffusion 2021 · 194 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2021 Science
2021 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology
2018 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
2015 Cell
2013 Development
2012 The Plant Journal
2012 Genes & Development
2010 Developmental Cell
2008 Cell
2007 The Plant Cell
2007 The Plant Cell
2004 Science
2002 Cell

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Karin Ljung, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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1	In situ seasonal patterns of root auxin concentrations and meristem length in an arctic sedge New Phytologist ·Gesche Blume‐Werry, Philipp Semenchuk, Karin Ljung, Ann Milbau, Ondřej Novák, Johan Olofsson, Federica Brunoni	2024	0
2	Flexible Organic Electronic Ion Pump for Flow‐Free Phytohormone Delivery into Vasculature of Intact Plants Advanced Science ·Iwona Bernacka‐Wojcik, Loïc Talide, Ilaria Abdel Aziz, Jan Šimura, Vasileios K. Oikonomou, Stefano Rossi, Mohsen Mohammadi, Abdul Manan Dar, Maria Seitanidou, Magnus Berggren, Daniel T. Simon, Klas Tybrandt, Magnus P. Jonsson, Karin Ljung, Totte Niittylä, Eleni Stavrinidou	2023	11
3	Salicylic acid metabolism and signalling coordinate senescence initiation in aspen in nature Nature Communications ·Jenna Lihavainen, Jan Šimura, Pushan Bag, Nazeer Fataftah, Kathryn M. Robinson, Nicolas Delhomme, Ondřej Novák, Karin Ljung, Stefan Jansson	2023	22
4	Natural Variation in Adventitious Rooting in the Alpine Perennial Arabis alpina Plants ·Priyanka Mishra, Adrian Roggen, Karin Ljung, Maria C. Albani	2020	10
5	A role for the auxin precursor anthranilic acid in root gravitropism via regulation of PIN ‐ FORMED protein polarity and relocalisation in Arabidopsis New Phytologist ·Siamsa M. Doyle, Adeline Rigal, Peter Grones, Michal Karády, Deepak Kumar Barange, Mateusz Majda, Barbora Pařízková, Michael Karampelias, Marta Zwiewka, Aleš Pěnčík, Fredrik Almqvist, Karin Ljung, Ondřej Novák, Stéphanie Robert	2019	15
6	Implantable Organic Electronic Ion Pump Enables ABA Hormone Delivery for Control of Stomata in an Intact Tobacco Plant Small ·Iwona Bernacka‐Wojcik, Miriam Huerta, Klas Tybrandt, Michal Karády, Mohammad Yusuf Mulla, David J. Poxson, Erik O. Gabrielsson, Karin Ljung, Daniel T. Simon, Magnus Berggren, Eleni Stavrinidou	2019	39
7	Surveillance of cell wall diffusion barrier integrity modulates water and solute transport in plants Scientific Reports ·Peng Wang, Mónica Calvo‐Polanco, Guilhem Reyt, Marie Barberon, Chloé Champeyroux, Véronique Santoni, Christophe Maurel, Rochus Franke, Karin Ljung, Ondřej Novák, Niko Geldner, Yann Boursiac, David E. Salt	2019	64
8	Type B Response Regulators Act As Central Integrators in Transcriptional Control of the Auxin Biosynthesis Enzyme TAA1 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Zhenwei Yan, Xin Liu, Karin Ljung, Shuning Li, Wanying Zhao, Fan Yang, Meiling Wang, Yi Tao	2017	43
9	The Effects of High Steady State Auxin Levels on Root Cell Elongation in Brachypodium The Plant Cell ·David Pacheco-Villalobos, Sara M. Díaz-Moreno, Alja van der Schuren, Takayuki Tamaki, Yeon Hee Kang, Bojan Gujas, Ondřej Novák, Nina Jaspert, Zhenni Li, Sebastian Wolf, Claudia Oecking, Karin Ljung, Vincent Bulone, Christian S. Hardtke	2016	65
10	Dioxygenase-encoding AtDAO1 gene controls IAA oxidation and homeostasis in Arabidopsis Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Silvana Porco, Aleš Pěnčík, Afaf Abdullah Rashed, Ute Voß, Rubén Casanova‐Sáez, Anthony Bishopp, Agata Golebiowska, Rahul Bhosale, Ranjan Swarup, Kamal Swarup, Pavlína Peňáková, Ondřej Novák, Paul Staswick, Peter Hedden, Andrew L. Phillips, Kris Vissenberg, Malcolm J. Bennett, Karin Ljung	2016	159
11	Integration of growth and patterning during vascular tissue formation in Arabidopsis Science ·Bert De Rybel, Milad Adibi, Alice S. Breda, Jos R. Wendrich, Margot E. Smit, Ondřej Novák, Nobutoshi Yamaguchi, Saiko Yoshida, Gert Van Isterdael, Joakim Palovaara, Bart Nijsse, Mark V. Boekschoten, Guido Hooiveld, Tom Beeckman, Doris Wagner, Karin Ljung, Christian Fleck, Dolf Weijers	2014	263
12	Light intensity modulates the regulatory network of the shade avoidance response in Arabidopsis Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Micha Hersch, Séverine Lorrain, Mieke de Wit, Martine Trévisan, Karin Ljung, Sven Bergmann, Christian Fankhauser	2014	115
13	An Endogenous Carbon-Sensing Pathway Triggers Increased Auxin Flux and Hypocotyl Elongation PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Jodi L. Stewart Lilley, Christopher W. Gee, Ilkka Sairanen, Karin Ljung, Jennifer L. Nemhauser	2012	138
14	Strigolactone signaling is required for auxin-dependent stimulation of secondary growth in plants Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Javier Agustí, Silvia Herold, Martina Schwarz, Pablo Sánchez, Karin Ljung, Elizabeth A. Dun, Philip B. Brewer, Christine A. Beveridge, Tobias Sieberer, Eva Maria Sehr, Thomas Greb	2011	307
15	An Auxin Gradient and Maximum in the Arabidopsis Root Apex Shown by High-Resolution Cell-Specific Analysis of IAA Distribution and Synthesis The Plant Cell ·Sara V. Petersson, Annika Johansson, Mariusz Kowalczyk, Alexander Makoveychuk, Jean Y. Wang, Thomas Möritz, Markus Grebe, Philip N. Benfey, Göran Sandberg, Karin Ljung	2009	394
16	Computer simulations reveal properties of the cell-cell signaling network at the shoot apex in Arabidopsis Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Pierre Barbier de Reuille, Isabelle Bohn-Courseau, Karin Ljung, Halima Morin, Nicola Carraro, Christophe Godin, Jan Traas	2006	270
17	A gradient of auxin and auxin-dependent transcription precedes tropic growth responses Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·C. Alex Esmon, Amanda Tinsley, Karin Ljung, Göran Sandberg, Leonard B. Hearne, Emmanuel Liscum	2005	184
18	Sites and Regulation of Auxin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis Roots The Plant Cell ·Karin Ljung, Anna K. Hull, John L. Celenza, Masashi Yamada, Mark Estelle, Jennifer Normanly, Göran Sandberg	2005	405
19	A PINOID-Dependent Binary Switch in Apical-Basal PIN Polar Targeting Directs Auxin Efflux Science ·Jiřı́ Friml, Xiong Yang, Marta Michniewicz, Dolf Weijers, Ab Quint, Olaf Tietz, René Benjamins, Pieter B. F. Ouwerkerk, Karin Ljung, Göran Sandberg, Paul J. J. Hooykaas, Klaus Palme, Remko Offringa Hit paper breakdown →	2004	613
20	Blue light regulates an auxin-induced K ⁺ -channel gene in the maize coleoptile Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ines Fuchs, Katrin Philippar, Karin Ljung, Göran Sandberg, Rainer Hedrich	2003	54

About Karin Ljung

Karin Ljung is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Horticulture, Pollution and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, having authored 205 papers that have together received 23.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (161 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (87 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (60 papers), Light effects on plants (38 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (24 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (18 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (17 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (20.6k citations), Molecular Biology (13.7k citations), Horticulture (63 citations), Pollution (736 citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.2k citations). Karin Ljung has collaborated with scholars based in Sweden, Czechia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Göran Sandberg, Ondřej Novák, Rishikesh P. Bhalerao, Malcolm J. Bennett, Jiřı́ Friml, Mariusz Kowalczyk, Klaus Palme, Alan Marchant, Eva Benková and Joanne Chory. Their work appears in journals such as The Plant Cell, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, New Phytologist, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Plant Journal.

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