Michael W. Persans

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Michael W. Persans is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael W. Persans has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Plant Science, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Michael W. Persans's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (8 papers), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (8 papers) and Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (6 papers). Michael W. Persans is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (8 papers), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (8 papers) and Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (6 papers). Michael W. Persans collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Germany. Michael W. Persans's co-authors include David E. Salt, Ingrid J. Pickering, John L. Freeman, Wendy Ann Peer, John M. Ward, Pascal Mäser, Kendal D. Hirschi, Jeff Harper, Ina N. Talke and Frans J. M. Maathuis and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Plant Cell and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Michael W. Persans

23 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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Phylogenetic Relationships within Cation Transporter Families of Arabidopsis

2001 947 citations Pascal Mäser, Sébastien Thomine et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael W. Persans United States	12	1.7k	431	383	274	121	24	2.1k
Ina N. Talke Germany	13	3.1k 1.8×	650 1.5×	601 1.6×	231 0.8×	102 0.8×	14	3.4k
Francesca Dalla Vecchia Italy	21	1.1k 0.7×	608 1.4×	321 0.8×	358 1.3×	210 1.7×	52	1.9k
Tama C. Fox United States	12	1.7k 1.0×	300 0.7×	287 0.7×	366 1.3×	158 1.3×	13	2.2k
Michael J. Haydon Australia	18	2.8k 1.6×	774 1.8×	403 1.1×	195 0.7×	63 0.5×	24	3.0k
Seongbin Hwang South Korea	21	1.1k 0.7×	815 1.9×	195 0.5×	373 1.4×	194 1.6×	38	1.8k
Erin L. Connolly United States	24	4.2k 2.5×	811 1.9×	282 0.7×	386 1.4×	113 0.9×	34	4.7k
Stéphane Mari France	27	3.5k 2.1×	615 1.4×	623 1.6×	364 1.3×	157 1.3×	42	4.1k
Pascaline Auroy France	19	1.4k 0.8×	942 2.2×	305 0.8×	142 0.5×	75 0.6×	23	2.2k
Daisei Ueno Japan	22	2.7k 1.6×	202 0.5×	1.0k 2.6×	189 0.7×	182 1.5×	33	3.1k
Kelly Opdenakker Belgium	12	1.1k 0.7×	491 1.1×	351 0.9×	281 1.0×	553 4.6×	13	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael W. Persans

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Villanueva, Ángeles, et al.. (2025). Molecular Biomarkers of Glioma. Biomedicines. 13(6). 1298–1298. 2 indexed citations

Persans, Michael W., et al.. (2024). Effects of hyposalinity on ion content, organic osmolytes, and lipid peroxidation in the seagrass Halodule wrightii. Hydrobiologia. 851(11). 2711–2729.

Flores, D., et al.. (2023). FOXO1 promotes the expression of canonical WNT target genes in examined basal‐like breast and glioblastoma multiforme cancer cells. FEBS Open Bio. 13(11). 2108–2123. 3 indexed citations

Persans, Michael W., et al.. (2021). NVP-BEZ235 or JAKi Treatment leads to decreased survival of examined GBM and BBC cells. Cancer Treatment and Research Communications. 27. 100340–100340. 4 indexed citations

Vitek, Christopher J., et al.. (2017). Seasonal detection of atrazine and atzA in man-made waterways receiving agricultural runoff in a subtropical, semi-arid environment (Hidalgo County, Texas, USA). World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 33(2). 38–38. 7 indexed citations

Martínez, E., et al.. (2016). A CRISPR View of Biological Mechanisms. PubMed. 4(4). e69–e69. 1 indexed citations

Keniry, Megan, Robert K. Dearth, Michael W. Persans, & Ramon Parsons. (2014). New Frontiers for the NFIL3 bZIP Transcription Factor in Cancer, Metabolism and Beyond. PubMed. 2(2). e15–e15. 31 indexed citations

Persans, Michael W., et al.. (2009). Characterization of arsenic-tolerant bacterial cultures from the Lower Laguna Madre of south Texas.. ScholarWorks @ UTRGV (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley). 61(4). 259–278. 5 indexed citations

Louzada, Eliezer S., et al.. (2008). Undergraduate Research: A Bridge to Graduate Education in Agricultural Biotechnology for Hispanics. HortTechnology. 18(3). 516–519. 1 indexed citations

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Dasgupta-Schubert, Nabanita, et al.. (2007). Light Quanta Modulated Characteristics of NI Uptake byBrassica JunceaSeedlings: The Interdependence of Plant Metal Concentration and Biomass. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 9(3). 207–225. 2 indexed citations

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Dasgupta-Schubert, Nabanita, et al.. (2007). The Light Quanta Modulated Physiological Response of Brassica Juncea Seedlings Subjected to Ni(II) Stress. Engineering in Life Sciences. 7(3). 259–267. 1 indexed citations

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Freeman, John L., et al.. (2005). Nickel and Cobalt Resistance Engineered inEscherichia coliby Overexpression of Serine Acetyltransferase from the Nickel Hyperaccumulator PlantThlaspi goesingense. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71(12). 8627–8633. 34 indexed citations

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Freeman, John L., et al.. (2004). Increased Glutathione Biosynthesis Plays a Role in Nickel Tolerance in Thlaspi Nickel Hyperaccumulators[W]. The Plant Cell. 16(8). 2176–2191. 356 indexed citations

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Pickering, Ingrid J., Ben Bubner, Danielle R. Ellis, et al.. (2003). Chemical Form and Distribution of Selenium and Sulfur in the Selenium Hyperaccumulator Astragalus bisulcatus . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 131(3). 1460–1467. 129 indexed citations

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Persans, Michael W., et al.. (2001). Functional activity and role of cation-efflux family members in Ni hyperaccumulation in Thlaspi goesingense. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(17). 9995–10000. 209 indexed citations

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Mäser, Pascal, Sébastien Thomine, Julian I. Schroeder, et al.. (2001). Phylogenetic Relationships within Cation Transporter Families of Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 126(4). 1646–1667. 947 indexed citations breakdown →

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Persans, Michael W., Jian Wang, & Mary A. Schuler. (2001). Characterization of Maize Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenases Induced in Response to Safeners and Bacterial Pathogens. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 125(2). 1126–1138. 67 indexed citations

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Persans, Michael W. & David E. Salt. (2000). Possible Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Nickel, Zinc and Selenium Hyperaccumulation in Plants. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews. 17(1). 389–416. 34 indexed citations

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Persans, Michael W., et al.. (1999). Molecular Dissection of the Role of Histidine in Nickel Hyperaccumulation in Thlaspi goesingense(Halacsy). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 121(4). 1117–1126. 100 indexed citations

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Persans, Michael W. & Mary A. Schuler. (1995). Differential Induction of Cytochrome P450-Mediated Triasulfuron Metabolism by Naphthalic Anhydride and Triasulfuron. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 109(4). 1483–1490. 31 indexed citations

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