Kenneth D. Birnbaum

7.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
62 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Kenneth D. Birnbaum is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth D. Birnbaum has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Plant Science, 45 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Biophysics. Recurrent topics in Kenneth D. Birnbaum's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (43 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (19 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (18 papers). Kenneth D. Birnbaum is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (43 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (19 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (18 papers). Kenneth D. Birnbaum collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Kenneth D. Birnbaum's co-authors include Philip N. Benfey, Dennis Shasha, Jean Y. Wang, David W. Galbraith, Gloria M. Coruzzi, Georgina M. Lambert, Jee Jung, Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, Idan Efroni and Miriam L. Gifford and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth D. Birnbaum

62 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

A Gene Expression Map of the Arabidopsis Root 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2008 250 500 750
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. A Gene Expression Map of the Arabidopsis Root
    2003 989 citations Kenneth D. Birnbaum, Dennis Shasha et al. Science profile →
  2. Cell-specific nitrogen responses mediate developmental plasticity
    2008 461 citations Miriam L. Gifford, Rodrigo A. Gutiérrez et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Kenneth D. Birnbaum
Jean Y. Wang United States
John Schiefelbein United States
Marcus G. Heisler Australia
Jennifer L. Nemhauser United States
Georgina M. Lambert United States
Veit Schubert Germany
Adrienne Roeder United States
Seth J Davis United Kingdom
Jan Vrána Czechia
Marja C.P. Timmermans United States
Jean Y. Wang United States
Kenneth D. Birnbaum
Citations per year, relative to Kenneth D. Birnbaum Kenneth D. Birnbaum (= 1×) peers Jean Y. Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenneth D. Birnbaum

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lee, Laura R., et al.. (2025). Glutathione accelerates the cell cycle and cellular reprogramming in plant regeneration. Developmental Cell. 60(8). 1153–1167.e6. 7 indexed citations
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Hernández-Coronado, Marcela, Poliana Coqueiro Dias, Ramin Rahni, et al.. (2022). Plant glutamate receptors mediate a bet-hedging strategy between regeneration and defense. Developmental Cell. 57(4). 451–465.e6. 48 indexed citations
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Rice, Selena L., Christopher Anderton, Kenneth D. Birnbaum, et al.. (2022). First Plant Cell Atlas symposium report. Plant Direct. 6(6). e406–e406. 1 indexed citations
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Ortiz‐Ramírez, Carlos, Bruno Guillotin, Xiaosa Xu, et al.. (2021). Ground tissue circuitry regulates organ complexity in maize and Setaria. Science. 374(6572). 1247–1252. 92 indexed citations
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Rice, Selena L., Emily Fryer, Kangmei Zhao, et al.. (2020). First plant cell atlas workshop report. Plant Direct. 4(10). e00271–e00271. 3 indexed citations
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Argueso, Cristiana T., Sarah M. Assmann, Kenneth D. Birnbaum, et al.. (2019). Directions for research and training in plant omics: Big Questions and Big Data. Plant Direct. 3(4). e00133–e00133. 21 indexed citations
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Rahni, Ramin & Kenneth D. Birnbaum. (2019). Week-long imaging of cell divisions in the Arabidopsis root meristem. Plant Methods. 15(1). 30–30. 54 indexed citations
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Ristova, Daniela, Clément Carré, Marjorie Pervent, et al.. (2016). Combinatorial interaction network of transcriptomic and phenotypic responses to nitrogen and hormones in the Arabidopsis thaliana root. Science Signaling. 9(451). rs13–rs13. 82 indexed citations
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Birnbaum, Kenneth D., et al.. (2015). Tissue-Specific Gene Expression Profiling by Cell Sorting. Methods in molecular biology. 1284. 175–183. 2 indexed citations
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Para, Alessia, Ying Li, Amy Marshall‐Colón, et al.. (2014). Hit-and-run transcriptional control by bZIP1 mediates rapid nutrient signaling in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(28). 10371–10376. 139 indexed citations
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Rosas, Ulises, Angélica Cibrián‐Jaramillo, Daniela Ristova, et al.. (2013). Integration of responses within and across Arabidopsis natural accessions uncovers loci controlling root systems architecture. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(37). 15133–15138. 78 indexed citations
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Gifford, Miriam L., Joshua A. Banta, Manpreet S. Katari, et al.. (2013). Plasticity Regulators Modulate Specific Root Traits in Discrete Nitrogen Environments. PLoS Genetics. 9(9). e1003760–e1003760. 71 indexed citations
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Ruffel, Sandrine, Gabriel Krouk, Daniela Ristova, et al.. (2011). Nitrogen economics of root foraging: Transitive closure of the nitrate–cytokinin relay and distinct systemic signaling for N supply vs. demand. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(45). 18524–18529. 309 indexed citations
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Sena, Giovanni, et al.. (2009). Organ regeneration does not require a functional stem cell niche in plants. Nature. 457(7233). 1150–1153. 198 indexed citations
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Gifford, Miriam L., et al.. (2008). Cell-specific nitrogen responses mediate developmental plasticity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(2). 803–808. 461 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nawy, Tal, Ji‐Young Lee, Juliette Colinas, et al.. (2005). Transcriptional Profile of the Arabidopsis Root Quiescent Center. The Plant Cell. 17(7). 1908–1925. 267 indexed citations
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Birnbaum, Kenneth D., Jee Jung, Jean Y. Wang, et al.. (2005). Cell type–specific expression profiling in plants via cell sorting of protoplasts from fluorescent reporter lines. Nature Methods. 2(8). 615–619. 222 indexed citations
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Birnbaum, Kenneth D. & Philip N. Benfey. (2004). Network building: transcriptional circuits in the root. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 7(5). 582–588. 24 indexed citations
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Birnbaum, Kenneth D., Dennis Shasha, Jean Y. Wang, et al.. (2003). A Gene Expression Map of the Arabidopsis Root. Science. 302(5652). 1956–1960. 989 indexed citations breakdown →
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Birnbaum, Kenneth D., Philip N. Benfey, & Dennis Shasha. (2001). cis Element/Transcription Factor Analysis (cis/TF): A Method for Discovering Transcription Factor/cis Element Relationships. Genome Research. 11(9). 1567–1573. 38 indexed citations

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