Nicholas Smirnoff

25.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
136 papers, 19.0k citations indexed

About

Nicholas Smirnoff is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas Smirnoff has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 19.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Plant Science, 62 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Nicholas Smirnoff's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (53 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (41 papers) and Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (16 papers). Nicholas Smirnoff is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (53 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (41 papers) and Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (16 papers). Nicholas Smirnoff collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Japan. Nicholas Smirnoff's co-authors include Glen L. Wheeler, Quinton J. Cumbes, Mark A. Jones, Dominique Arnaud, Nicholas J. Talbot, Patricia L. Conklin, George R. Stewart, Takahiro Ishikawa, John Dowdle and Frank A. Loewus and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas Smirnoff

135 papers receiving 18.0k 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.

Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity of compatible solutes

1989 1.8k citations Nicholas Smirnoff et al. profile →
The role of active oxygen in the response of plants to water deficit and desiccation

1993 1.6k citations Nicholas Smirnoff New Phytologist profile →
PlantL-ascorbic acid: chemistry, function, metabolism, bioavailability and effects of processing

2000 1.1k citations Nicholas Smirnoff et al. profile →
The biosynthetic pathway of vitamin C in higher plants

1998 901 citations Glen L. Wheeler, Mark A. Jones et al. profile →
Hydrogen peroxide metabolism and functions in plants

2018 676 citations Nicholas Smirnoff, Dominique Arnaud New Phytologist profile →
Ascorbic Acid in Plants: Biosynthesis and Function

2000 663 citations Nicholas Smirnoff, Glen L. Wheeler profile →
BOTANICAL BRIEFING: The Function and Metabolism of Ascorbic Acid in Plants

1996 635 citations Nicholas Smirnoff profile →
Ascorbic acid metabolism and functions: A comparison of plants and mammals

2018 462 citations Nicholas Smirnoff profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nicholas Smirnoff United Kingdom	59	14.0k	7.2k	1.5k	1.5k	1.3k	136	19.0k
Graham Noctor France	76	24.5k 1.7×	14.6k 2.0×	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	141	31.0k
Kozi Asada Japan	66	21.2k 1.5×	12.0k 1.7×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	190	29.2k
Mirza Hasanuzzaman Bangladesh	82	21.3k 1.5×	4.9k 0.7×	528 0.3×	1.5k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	385	26.3k
Frank Van Breusegem Belgium	80	22.5k 1.6×	15.0k 2.1×	885 0.6×	612 0.4×	860 0.6×	197	28.9k
Joachim Kopka Germany	74	13.0k 0.9×	12.9k 1.8×	636 0.4×	475 0.3×	931 0.7×	241	22.5k
Enrico Martinoia Switzerland	96	21.8k 1.6×	11.2k 1.5×	392 0.3×	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	243	27.9k
Chédly Abdelly Tunisia	67	13.5k 1.0×	3.5k 0.5×	1.6k 1.1×	787 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	474	17.5k
Parvaiz Ahmad Saudi Arabia	96	20.9k 1.5×	4.4k 0.6×	453 0.3×	1.1k 0.8×	749 0.6×	409	26.6k
Sergi Munné‐Bosch Spain	68	12.4k 0.9×	6.2k 0.9×	2.3k 1.5×	408 0.3×	1.6k 1.2×	317	16.7k
Takayuki Tohge Germany	69	11.8k 0.8×	12.5k 1.7×	1.9k 1.3×	436 0.3×	619 0.5×	188	18.4k

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Arnaud, Dominique, et al.. (2026). Papaver S -determinants trigger mitochondrially derived ROS production and disrupt energy metabolism in incompatible pollen tubes. The Plant Cell. 38(3).

Flori, Serena, et al.. (2024). Diatoms exhibit dynamic chloroplast calcium signals in response to high light and oxidative stress. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 197(1). 7 indexed citations

Barton, Samuel, Daniel Padfield, Abigail Masterson, et al.. (2023). Comparative experimental evolution reveals species‐specific idiosyncrasies in marine phytoplankton adaptation to warming. Global Change Biology. 29(18). 5261–5275. 14 indexed citations

Helliwell, Katherine E., Friedrich H. Kleiner, Abdul Chrachri, et al.. (2021). Spatiotemporal patterns of intracellular Ca²⁺ signalling govern hypo‐osmotic stress resilience in marine diatoms. New Phytologist. 230(1). 155–170. 22 indexed citations

Xiong, Haiyan, Ivan Reyna‐Llorens, Yi Shi, et al.. (2021). Photosynthesis-independent production of reactive oxygen species in the rice bundle sheath during high light is mediated by NADPH oxidase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(25). 42 indexed citations

Helliwell, Katherine E., Payam Mehrshahi, Matthew P. Davey, et al.. (2020). Responses of a Newly Evolved Auxotroph of Chlamydomonas to B ₁₂ Deprivation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 183(1). 167–178. 13 indexed citations

Eaves, Deborah J., Zongcheng Lin, Cleidiane G. Zampronio, et al.. (2020). Self-Incompatibility Triggers Irreversible Oxidative Modification of Proteins in Incompatible Pollen. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 183(3). 1391–1404. 15 indexed citations

Bömer, Moritz, Imma Pérez‐Salamó, Hannah Florance, et al.. (2020). Jasmonates induce Arabidopsis bioactivities selectively inhibiting the growth of breast cancer cells through CDC6 and mTOR. New Phytologist. 229(4). 2120–2134. 18 indexed citations

Esposito, Mauro, Pierre Philippe Laissue, Gabriel Yvon‐Durocher, Nicholas Smirnoff, & Philip M. Mullineaux. (2017). Photosynthesis-dependent H2O2 transfer from chloroplasts to nuclei provides a high-light signalling mechanism. Nature Communications. 8(1). 270 indexed citations

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Schaum, C‐Elisa, Samuel Barton, Elvire Bestion, et al.. (2017). Adaptation of phytoplankton to a decade of experimental warming linked to increased photosynthesis. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1(4). 94–94. 135 indexed citations

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Chen, Min, Dana R. MacGregor, Anuja Dave, et al.. (2014). Maternal temperature history activates Flowering Locus T in fruits to control progeny dormancy according to time of year. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(52). 18787–18792. 134 indexed citations

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Esposito, Mauro, Pierre Philippe Laissue, George R. Littlejohn, Nicholas Smirnoff, & Philip M. Mullineaux. (2013). The Use of HyPer to Examine Spatial and Temporal Changes in H2O2 in High Light-Exposed Plants. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 527. 185–201. 20 indexed citations

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Wilkins, Katie A., James Bancroft, Maurice Bosch, et al.. (2011). Reactive Oxygen Species and Nitric Oxide Mediate Actin Reorganization and Programmed Cell Death in the Self-Incompatibility Response of Papaver . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 156(1). 404–416. 117 indexed citations

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Gao, Yongshun, Hitoshi Nishikawa, Adebanjo A. Badejo, et al.. (2011). Expression of aspartyl protease and C3HC4-type RING zinc finger genes are responsive to ascorbic acid in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany. 62(10). 3647–3657. 26 indexed citations

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Egan, Martin J., et al.. (2007). Generation of reactive oxygen species by fungal NADPH oxidases is required for rice blast disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(28). 11772–11777. 329 indexed citations

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Potocký, Martin, Mark A. Jones, Radek Bezvoda, Nicholas Smirnoff, & Viktor Žárský. (2007). Reactive oxygen species produced by NADPH oxidase are involved in pollen tube growth. New Phytologist. 174(4). 742–751. 352 indexed citations

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Ishikawa, Takahiro, John Dowdle, & Nicholas Smirnoff. (2006). Progress in manipulating ascorbic acid biosynthesis and accumulation in plants. Physiologia Plantarum. 126(3). 343–355. 184 indexed citations

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Asard, Han, James M. May, & Nicholas Smirnoff. (2004). Vitamin C : function and biochemistry in animals and plants. Taylor & Francis eBooks. 75 indexed citations

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Bachmann, Konrad, et al.. (2001). The role of drought tolerance in serpentine tolerance in the Mimulus guttatus Fischer ex DC. complex. South African Journal of Science. 97. 581–586. 35 indexed citations

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Critchley, Christa & Nicholas Smirnoff. (2000). Ascorbate biosynthesis and function in photoprotection - Discussion. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 355(1402). 1464–1464. 3 indexed citations

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