Kris Morreel

11.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
68 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Kris Morreel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kris Morreel has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 20 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Kris Morreel's work include Plant Gene Expression Analysis (43 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (29 papers) and Biochemical and biochemical processes (20 papers). Kris Morreel is often cited by papers focused on Plant Gene Expression Analysis (43 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (29 papers) and Biochemical and biochemical processes (20 papers). Kris Morreel collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and France. Kris Morreel's co-authors include Wout Boerjan, John Ralph, Ruben Vanholme, Geert Goeminne, Eric Messens, Fachuang Lu, Hoon Kim, Antje Rohde, Dirk Inzé and Bartel Vanholme and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kris Morreel

67 papers receiving 8.5k citations

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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.

Lignin Biosynthesis and Structure

2010 1.9k citations Ruben Vanholme, Kris Morreel et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
Lignin engineering

2008 499 citations Ruben Vanholme, Kris Morreel et al. profile →
Caffeoyl Shikimate Esterase (CSE) Is an Enzyme in the Lignin Biosynthetic Pathway in Arabidopsis

2013 403 citations Ruben Vanholme, Igor Cesarino et al. Science profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Evaluation of size-exclusion chromatography, multi-angle light scattering detection and mass photometry for the characterization of mRNA 2024 ·Journal of Chromatography A ·Jelle De Vos, Kris Morreel, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Pat Sandra, (unknown)	17
2	QT–GWAS: A novel method for unveiling biosynthetic loci affecting qualitative metabolic traits 2023 ·Molecular Plant ·(unknown), Peng Meng, René Höfer, (unknown), (unknown), Véronique Storme, Yvan Saeys, Ruben Vanholme, Geert Goeminne, Vitaliy I. Timokhin, John Ralph, Kris Morreel, Wout Boerjan	5
3	Diving into the Structural Details of In Vitro Transcribed mRNA Using Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry-Based Oligonucleotide Profiling 2022 ·Kris Morreel, Ruben t’Kindt, Griet Debyser, (unknown), Pat Sandra	3
4	Energy‐Resolved Mass Spectrometry as a Tool for Identification of Lignin Depolymerization Products 2022 ·ChemSusChem ·Xueming Dong, Heather B. Mayes, Kris Morreel, Rui Katahira, Yanding Li, John Ralph, Brenna A. Black, Gregg T. Beckham	8
5	Overexpression of the scopoletin biosynthetic pathway enhances lignocellulosic biomass processing 2022 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), (unknown), Hoon Kim, Barbara De Meester, Kris Morreel, (unknown), Jacob Pollier, (unknown), Geert Goeminne, John Ralph, Wout Boerjan, Ruben Vanholme	25
6	Two chemically distinct root lignin barriers control solute and water balance 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Guilhem Reyt, Priya Ramakrishna, Isai Salas-González, Satoshi Fujita, (unknown), (unknown), Catherine Lapierre, Kris Morreel, Mónica Calvo‐Polanco, Paulina Flis, Niko Geldner, Yann Boursiac, Wout Boerjan, Michael W. George, Gabriel Castrillo, David E. Salt	80
7	Hydroxycinnamic acid‐modified xylan side chains and their cross‐linking products in rice cell walls are reduced in the Xylosyl arabinosyl substitution of xylan 1 mutant 2021 ·The Plant Journal ·(unknown), Kris Morreel, Nadine Anders, Theodora Tryfona, Marta Busse‐Wicher, Toshihisa Kotake, Wout Boerjan, Paul Dupree	32
8	Origin and Function of Structural Diversity in the Plant Specialized Metabolome 2021 ·Plants ·(unknown), Kris Morreel, Rébecca Dauwe	32
9	CRISPR‐Cas9 editing of CAFFEOYL SHIKIMATE ESTERASE 1 and 2 shows their importance and partial redundancy in lignification in Populus tremula × P. alba 2021 ·Plant Biotechnology Journal ·Lisanne de Vries, (unknown), Alexandra Chanoca, Hoon Kim, Matthew Regner, Vitaliy I. Timokhin, Yi Sun, Barbara De Meester, Jan Van Doorsselaere, Geert Goeminne, Vincent L. Chiang, Jack Wang, John Ralph, Kris Morreel, Ruben Vanholme, Wout Boerjan	32
10	Seeing the forest for the trees: Retrieving plant secondary biochemical pathways from metabolome networks 2020 ·Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Wout Boerjan, Kris Morreel	9
11	Alterations in the phenylpropanoid pathway affect poplar ability for ectomycorrhizal colonisation and susceptibility to root-knot nematodes 2020 ·Mycorrhiza ·Marc Behr, Fabien Baldacci‐Cresp, Annegret Kohler, Kris Morreel, Geert Goeminne, Rebecca Van Acker, Claire Veneault‐Fourrey, Adeline Mol, Gilles Pilate, Wout Boerjan, Janice de Almeida Engler, Mondher El Jaziri, Marie Baucher	9
12	Molecular Changes Concomitant with Vascular System Development in Mature Galls Induced by Root-Knot Nematodes in the Model Tree Host Populus tremula × P. alba 2020 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Fabien Baldacci‐Cresp, Marc Behr, Annegret Kohler, (unknown), Kris Morreel, Geert Goeminne, Adeline Mol, Janice de Almeida Engler, Wout Boerjan, Mondher El Jaziri, Marie Baucher	10
13	COSY catalyses trans–cis isomerization and lactonization in the biosynthesis of coumarins 2019 ·Nature Plants ·Ruben Vanholme, Lisa Sundin, (unknown), Hoon Kim, Xinyu Liu, Jin Li, Barbara De Meester, (unknown), Geert Goeminne, Kris Morreel, Jurgen Haustraete, Huei‐Hsuan Tsai, Wolfgang Schmidt, Bartel Vanholme, John Ralph, Wout Boerjan	76
14	A Key Role for Apoplastic H₂O₂ in Norway Spruce Phenolic Metabolism 2017 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·(unknown), Kris Morreel, Nicolas Delhomme, Adrien Gauthier, Bastian Schiffthaler, (unknown), Günter Brader, Kean‐Jin Lim, Teemu H. Teeri, Nathaniel R. Street, Wout Boerjan, Anna Kärkönen	48
15	Vessel-Specific Reintroduction of CINNAMOYL-COA REDUCTASE1 (CCR1) in Dwarfed ccr1 Mutants Restores Vessel and Xylary Fiber Integrity and Increases Biomass 2017 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Barbara De Meester, Lisanne de Vries, Merve Özparpucu, Notburga Gierlinger, (unknown), (unknown), Geert Goeminne, Kris Morreel, Michiel De Bruyne, Riet De Rycke, Ruben Vanholme, Wout Boerjan	76
16	Different Routes for Conifer- and Sinapaldehyde and Higher Saccharification upon Deficiency in the Dehydrogenase CAD1 2017 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Rebecca Van Acker, Annabelle Déjardin, (unknown), (unknown), Ruben Vanholme, Kris Morreel, Françoise Laurans, Hoon Kim, Nicholas Santoro, Cliff E. Foster, Geert Goeminne, Frédéric Legée, Catherine Lapierre, Gilles Pilate, John Ralph, Wout Boerjan	99
17	Caffeoyl Shikimate Esterase (CSE) Is an Enzyme in the Lignin Biosynthetic Pathway in Arabidopsis breakdown → 2013 ·Science ·Ruben Vanholme, Igor Cesarino, Katarzyna Rataj, Yuguo Xiao, Lisa Sundin, Geert Goeminne, Hoon Kim, Joanna Cross, Kris Morreel, Pedro Araújo, Lydia Welsh, Jurgen Haustraete, (unknown), Bartel Vanholme, John Ralph, Gordon G. Simpson, Claire Halpin, Wout Boerjan	403
18	Metabolic engineering of novel lignin in biomass crops 2012 ·New Phytologist ·Ruben Vanholme, Kris Morreel, (unknown), (unknown), John H. Grabber, John Ralph, Wout Boerjan	321
19	Lignin Biosynthesis and Structure breakdown → 2010 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Ruben Vanholme, (unknown), Kris Morreel, John Ralph, Wout Boerjan	1887
20	Molecular Phenotyping of the pal1 and pal2 Mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana Reveals Far-Reaching Consequences on Phenylpropanoid, Amino Acid, and Carbohydrate Metabolism 2004 ·The Plant Cell ·Antje Rohde, Kris Morreel, John Ralph, Geert Goeminne, (unknown), Riet De Rycke, Sergeï Kushnir, Jan Van Doorsselaere, J.P. Joseleau, Marnik Vuylsteke, Gonzalez Van Driessche, Jozef Van Beeumen, Eric Messens, Wout Boerjan	354

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