László Kovács

11.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
305 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

László Kovács is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, László Kovács has authored 305 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Molecular Biology, 45 papers in Plant Science and 37 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in László Kovács's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (74 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (28 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (22 papers). László Kovács is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (74 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (28 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (22 papers). László Kovács collaborates with scholars based in Hungary, United States and Slovakia. László Kovács's co-authors include Győző Garab, Szilvia Z. Tóth, Christopher S. Potten, Gary L. Robertson, Reed A. Graves, Zsuzsanna Várkonyi, Valéria Nagy, Elizabeth Hamilton, Peter Horton and Sami Kereı̈che and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

László Kovács

301 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
László Kovács Hungary	47	3.7k	1.5k	772	755	743	305	8.2k
Jian Li China	66	7.2k 1.9×	885 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	769 1.0×	897 1.2×	891	19.2k
Paolo Arosio Italy	74	7.3k 2.0×	1.7k 1.1×	1.0k 1.3×	521 0.7×	220 0.3×	281	19.3k
Kenichi Ishibashi Japan	55	5.4k 1.4×	855 0.6×	563 0.7×	528 0.7×	271 0.4×	337	12.3k
Takehiro Suzuki Japan	43	4.7k 1.3×	709 0.5×	509 0.7×	446 0.6×	208 0.3×	274	7.5k
Thierry Douki France	70	9.5k 2.6×	1.8k 1.2×	446 0.6×	306 0.4×	299 0.4×	275	17.7k
Hiroyuki Suzuki Japan	56	5.4k 1.5×	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 1.4×	733 1.0×	296 0.4×	382	11.6k
Ying Zhang China	47	5.7k 1.5×	568 0.4×	938 1.2×	302 0.4×	795 1.1×	315	10.2k
Jinsong Li China	44	5.8k 1.6×	492 0.3×	443 0.6×	327 0.4×	1.0k 1.4×	299	8.8k
Tracey A. Rouault United States	87	11.2k 3.0×	976 0.7×	1.2k 1.6×	1.0k 1.3×	289 0.4×	240	22.9k
Kazuo Yamamoto Japan	53	5.3k 1.4×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.6×	525 0.7×	362 0.5×	304	9.8k

Countries citing papers authored by László Kovács

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of László Kovács

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Nagy, Valéria, et al.. (2025). Chlorophyll-mediated in vivo and in vitro photoisomerization of ζ-carotene and lycopene in Synechocystis PCC 6803. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 229(Pt B). 110441–110441.

Kovács, László, Martin Lukeš, Ralf Steuer, et al.. (2023). Characterizing isoprene production in cyanobacteria – Insights into the effects of light, temperature, and isoprene on Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Bioresource Technology. 380. 129068–129068. 18 indexed citations

Vidal‐Meireles, André, László Kovács, Lianyong Wang, et al.. (2023). Chloroplast phosphate transporter CrPHT4-7 regulates phosphate homeostasis and photosynthesis in Chlamydomonas. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 194(3). 1646–1661. 6 indexed citations

Gulyás, Zsolt, Kamirán Áron Hamow, Pál Stráner, et al.. (2022). D27‐LIKE1 isomerase has a preference towards trans/cis and cis/cis conversions of carotenoids in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 112(6). 1377–1395. 7 indexed citations

Akhtar, Parveen, et al.. (2022). Trimeric photosystem I facilitates energy transfer from phycobilisomes in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 189(2). 827–838. 10 indexed citations

Nagy, Krisztina, et al.. (2022). Microfluidic Platforms Designed for Morphological and Photosynthetic Investigations of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii on a Single-Cell Level. Cells. 11(2). 285–285. 10 indexed citations

Akhtar, Parveen, et al.. (2021). Excitation energy transfer kinetics of trimeric, monomeric and subunit-depleted Photosystem I from Synechocystis PCC 6803. Biochemical Journal. 478(7). 1333–1346. 13 indexed citations

Velikova, Violeta, László Kovács, Tsonko Tsonev, et al.. (2021). Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Modify Leaf Micromorphology, Chloroplast Ultrastructure and Photosynthetic Activity of Pea Plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(9). 4878–4878. 21 indexed citations

Ünnep, Renáta, Suman Paul, Ottó Zsíros, et al.. (2020). Thylakoid membrane reorganizations revealed by small-angle neutron scattering of Monstera deliciosa leaves associated with non-photochemical quenching. Open Biology. 10(9). 200144–200144. 9 indexed citations

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Kovács, László, Yapeng Cao, Weihong Han, et al.. (2019). PFKFB3 in Smooth Muscle Promotes Vascular Remodeling in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 200(5). 617–627. 104 indexed citations

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Vidal‐Meireles, André, et al.. (2019). Ascorbate Deficiency Does Not Limit Nonphotochemical Quenching in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 182(1). 597–611. 18 indexed citations

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Nagy, Valéria, André Vidal‐Meireles, Roland Tengölics, et al.. (2018). Water-splitting-based, sustainable and efficient H2 production in green algae as achieved by substrate limitation of the Calvin–Benson–Bassham cycle. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 11(1). 69–69. 69 indexed citations

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Kis, Mihály, Hajnalka Laczkó‐Dobos, Przemysław Malec, et al.. (2017). Zeaxanthin and echinenone modify the structure of photosystem I trimer in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1858(7). 510–518. 21 indexed citations

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Kmeťová, M., et al.. (2012). Involvement of virulence properties and antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli strains causing pyelonephritis in children. Folia Microbiologica. 58(1). 53–59. 6 indexed citations

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Toldi, Gergely, Anna Bajnok, Ambrus Kaposi, et al.. (2012). The effects of Kv1.3 and IKCa1 potassium channel inhibition on calcium influx of human peripheral T lymphocytes in rheumatoid arthritis. Immunobiology. 218(3). 311–316. 40 indexed citations

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Kovács, László, et al.. (2007). Effect of chromium on photosystem 2 in the unicellular green alga, Chlorella pyrenoidosa. Photosynthetica. 45(1). 65–69. 44 indexed citations

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Kovács, László, et al.. (2007). The new Hungarian National Cancer Registry. SZTAKI Publication Repository (Hungarian Academy of Sciences). 2007. 1 indexed citations

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Kovács, László, et al.. (2006). Life contentment of transsexual patients after gender-adjusting operations. (vol 77, pg 432, 2006). mediaTUM (Technical University of Munich). 1 indexed citations

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Deák, J, et al.. (1997). Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in a Low-Risk Population in Hungary. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 24(9). 538–542. 7 indexed citations

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Szabolcs, I., J Podoba, Joachim Feldkamp, et al.. (1997). Comparative screening for thyroid disorders in old age in areas of iodine deficiency, long‐term iodine prophylaxis and abundant iodine intake. Clinical Endocrinology. 47(1). 87–92. 103 indexed citations

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