Maike Petersen

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Maike Petersen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maike Petersen has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Plant Science and 14 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Maike Petersen's work include Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (32 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (18 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (17 papers). Maike Petersen is often cited by papers focused on Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (32 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (18 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (17 papers). Maike Petersen collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and Netherlands. Maike Petersen's co-authors include A. W. Alfermann, A. Alfermann, Juliane Meinhard, Annette P. Thelen, Kyung‐Hee Kim, Hanns Ulrich Seitz, Bernd Schneider, Stephanie Hücherig, Corinna Weitzel and Pascaline Ullmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Biochemical Journal, FEBS Letters and The Plant Journal.

In The Last Decade

Maike Petersen

73 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maike Petersen Germany 32 2.4k 1.3k 693 554 453 74 3.6k
Takao Konoshima Japan 42 2.5k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 413 0.6× 628 1.1× 434 1.0× 136 4.7k
Zhong‐Jian Jia China 30 2.6k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 465 0.7× 450 0.8× 322 0.7× 218 3.8k
Shoji Yahara Japan 32 2.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 456 0.7× 622 1.1× 436 1.0× 166 3.6k
Jae‐Hak Moon South Korea 37 1.5k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 1.6k 2.3× 900 1.6× 335 0.7× 170 4.2k
Amir Reza Jassbi Iran 25 1.4k 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 307 0.4× 663 1.2× 344 0.8× 120 2.7k
Masateru Ono Japan 33 2.5k 1.0× 1.8k 1.4× 477 0.7× 551 1.0× 302 0.7× 187 3.8k
Junei Kinjo Japan 37 2.9k 1.2× 1.7k 1.3× 650 0.9× 502 0.9× 454 1.0× 206 5.6k
Akito Nagatsu Japan 31 1.5k 0.6× 861 0.7× 338 0.5× 262 0.5× 203 0.4× 124 3.1k
Motohiko Ukiya Japan 34 1.7k 0.7× 737 0.6× 460 0.7× 334 0.6× 299 0.7× 67 3.4k
Kazuki Kanazawa Japan 35 1.2k 0.5× 911 0.7× 1.2k 1.7× 717 1.3× 239 0.5× 115 4.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maike Petersen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maike Petersen

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Petersen, Maike, et al.. (2025). Phenolic compounds in species of the Blechnaceae. Plant Biology. 28(1). 282–291.
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Petersen, Maike, et al.. (2025). Phenolic metabolism in Sarcandra glabra is mediated by distinct BAHD hydroxycinnamoyltransferases. The Plant Journal. 121(5). e70035–e70035. 2 indexed citations
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Vries, Sophie de, Janine M. R. Fürst‐Jansen, Iker Irisarri, et al.. (2021). The evolution of the phenylpropanoid pathway entailed pronounced radiations and divergences of enzyme families. The Plant Journal. 107(4). 975–1002. 85 indexed citations
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Petersen, Maike, et al.. (2020). Functional expression and characterization of cinnamic acid 4-hydroxylase from the hornwort Anthoceros agrestis in Physcomitrella patens. Plant Cell Reports. 39(5). 597–607. 31 indexed citations
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Petersen, Maike, et al.. (2020). Phenolic metabolism in the hornwort Anthoceros agrestis: 4-coumarate CoA ligase and 4-hydroxybenzoate CoA ligase. Plant Cell Reports. 39(9). 1129–1141. 18 indexed citations
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Berim, Anna, et al.. (2013). Structural analysis of coniferyl alcohol 9-O-methyltransferase fromLinum nodiflorumreveals a novel active-site environment. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 69(5). 888–900. 7 indexed citations
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Pellegrini, Elisa, Alessandra Campanella, Alice Trivellini, et al.. (2013). How sensitive is Melissa officinalis to realistic ozone concentrations?. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 74. 156–164. 29 indexed citations
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Petersen, Maike, et al.. (2010). Structure and substrate docking of a hydroxy(phenyl)pyruvate reductase from the higher plantColeus blumeiBenth.. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 66(5). 593–603. 17 indexed citations
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Ullmann, Pascaline, et al.. (2008). cDNA cloning and functional characterisation of CYP98A14 and NADPH:cytochrome P450 reductase from Coleus blumei involved in rosmarinic acid biosynthesis. Plant Molecular Biology. 69(3). 239–253. 67 indexed citations
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Berim, Anna, Bernd Schneider, & Maike Petersen. (2007). Methyl allyl ether formation in plants: novel S-adenosyl l-methionine:coniferyl alcohol 9-O-methyltransferase from suspension cultures of three Linum species. Plant Molecular Biology. 64(3). 279–291. 4 indexed citations
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Morant, Marc, G. Schoch, Pascaline Ullmann, et al.. (2006). Catalytic activity, duplication and evolution of the CYP98 cytochrome P450 family in wheat. Plant Molecular Biology. 63(1). 1–19. 45 indexed citations
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Petersen, Maike. (2003). Cinnamic acid 4-hydroxylase from cell cultures of the hornwort Anthoceros agrestis. Planta. 217(1). 96–101. 19 indexed citations
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Seidel, Véronique, Graham Eaton, Randolph Arroo, et al.. (2002). Biosynthesis of podophyllotoxin in Linum album cell cultures. Planta. 215(6). 1031–1039. 59 indexed citations
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Pras, Niesko, et al.. (2000). The use of plant cell cultures for the production of podophyllotoxin and related lignans. University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology). 74. 145–150. 38 indexed citations
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Petersen, Maike, Dominique Van Der Straeten, & Guy Bauw. (1995). Full-length cDNA clone from Coleus blumei (GenBank Z49150) with high similarity to cobalamine-independent methionine synthase. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 35 indexed citations
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Szabó, Éva, et al.. (1993). Occurrence of Rosmarinic Acid inBlechnumSpecies. Planta Medica. 59(S 1). A651–A651. 2 indexed citations
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Petersen, Maike, et al.. (1991). Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Reductase From Cell Suspension Cultures Of Coleus Blumei Benth.. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 46(5-6). 371–376. 36 indexed citations
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Hinderer, Walter, Maike Petersen, & Hanns Ulrich Seitz. (1984). Inhibition of flavonoid biosynthesis by gibberellic acid in cell suspension cultures of Daucus carota L.. Planta. 160(6). 544–549. 46 indexed citations

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