Olle Björkman

15.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
60 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Olle Björkman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Olle Björkman has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Olle Björkman's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (28 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (13 papers) and Light effects on plants (9 papers). Olle Björkman is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (28 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (13 papers) and Light effects on plants (9 papers). Olle Björkman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Sweden. Olle Björkman's co-authors include Joseph A. Berry, Krishna Niyogi, Arthur Grossman, James R. Ehleringer, Paul Holmgren, Connie Shih, C. B. Osmond, Wolfgang Bilger, Paul A. Armond and Stefan Jansson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Olle Björkman

60 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Photosynthetic Response and Adaptation to Temperature in Higher Plants

1980 2.4k citations Joseph A. Berry, Olle Björkman profile →
A pigment-binding protein essential for regulation of photosynthetic light harvesting

2000 1.2k citations Xiaoping Li, Olle Björkman et al. Nature profile →
Arabidopsis Mutants Define a Central Role for the Xanthophyll Cycle in the Regulation of Photosynthetic Energy Conversion

1998 792 citations Krishna Niyogi, Arthur Grossman et al. profile →
Quantum Yields for CO₂ Uptake in C₃ and C₄ Plants

1977 614 citations James R. Ehleringer, Olle Björkman PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
Adaptability of the Photosynthetic Apparatus to Light Intensity in Ecotypes from Exposed and Shaded Habitats

1963 346 citations Olle Björkman et al. Physiologia Plantarum profile →

Peers

Olle Björkman

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Gunnar Öquist Sweden

G. Heinrich Krause Germany

Bernard Genty France

Ulrich Schreiber Germany

William W. Adams United States

Gerald E. Edwards United States

Jean‐Marie Briantais France

Barbara Demmig‐Adams United States

Reto J. Strasser Switzerland

Giles N. Johnson United Kingdom

Gunnar Öquist Sweden

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Olle Björkman

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20 of 20 papers shown

He, Qingfang, Nadia Dolganov, Olle Björkman, & Arthur Grossman. (2001). The High Light-inducible Polypeptides in Synechocystis PCC6803. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(1). 306–314. 184 indexed citations

Niyogi, Krishna, Connie Shih, Wah Soon Chow, et al.. (2001). Photoprotection in a zeaxanthin- and lutein-deficient double mutant of Arabidopsis. Photosynthesis Research. 67(1-2). 139–145. 176 indexed citations

Allen, James A., Ken W. Krauss, Norman C. Duke, et al.. (2000). Bruguiera Species in Hawai'i: Systematic Considerations and Ecological Implications. Pacific Science. 54(4). 331–343. 8 indexed citations

Li, Xiaoping, Olle Björkman, Connie Shih, et al.. (2000). A pigment-binding protein essential for regulation of photosynthetic light harvesting. Nature. 403(6768). 391–395. 1210 indexed citations breakdown →

Niyogi, Krishna, Olle Björkman, & Arthur Grossman. (1997). The roles of specific xanthophylls in photoprotection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94(25). 14162–14167. 447 indexed citations

Osmond, Barry, Murray R. Badger, Kate Maxwell, Olle Björkman, & Richard C. Leegood. (1997). Too many photons: photorespiration, photoinhibition and photooxidation. Trends in Plant Science. 2(4). 119–121. 179 indexed citations

Bilger, Wolfgang & Olle Björkman. (1991). Temperature dependence of violaxanthin de-epoxidation and non-photochemical fluorescence quenching in intact leaves of Gossypium hirsutum L. and Malva parviflora L.. Planta. 184(2). 226–234. 232 indexed citations

Björkman, Olle & Christian Schäfer. (1989). A gas exchange-fluorescence analysis of photosynthetic performance of a cotton crop under high-irradiance stress. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 323(1216). 309–311. 11 indexed citations

Bilger, Wolfgang, Olle Björkman, & Susan S. Thayer. (1989). Light-Induced Spectral Absorbance Changes in Relation to Photosynthesis and the Epoxidation State of Xanthophyll Cycle Components in Cotton Leaves. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 91(2). 542–551. 191 indexed citations

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Björkman, Olle, Barbara Demmig, & T. John Andrews. (1988). Mangrove Photosynthesis: Response to High-Irradiance Stress. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 15(2). 43–61. 94 indexed citations

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Greer, Dennis H., Joseph A. Berry, & Olle Björkman. (1986). Photoinhibition of photosynthesis in intact bean leaves: role of light and temperature, and requirement for chloroplast-protein synthesis during recovery. Planta. 168(2). 253–260. 297 indexed citations

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Powles, Stephen B., Joseph A. Berry, & Olle Björkman. (1983). Interaction between light and chilling temperature on the inhibition of photosynthesis in chilling‐sensitive plants^*. Plant Cell & Environment. 6(2). 117–123. 140 indexed citations

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Badger, Murray R., Olle Björkman, & Paul A. Armond. (1982). An analysis of photosynthetic response and adaptation to temperature in higher plants: temperature acclimation in the desert evergreen Nerium oleander L^*. Plant Cell & Environment. 5(1). 85–99. 111 indexed citations

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Armond, Paul A., Olle Björkman, & L. Andrew Staehelin. (1980). Dissociation of supramolecular complexes in chloroplast membranes A manifestation of heat damage to the photosynthetic apparatus. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 601(3). 433–442. 149 indexed citations

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Armond, Paul A., Ulrich Schreiber, & Olle Björkman. (1978). Photosynthetic Acclimation to Temperature in the Desert Shrub, Larrea divaricata. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 61(3). 411–415. 193 indexed citations

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Ehleringer, James R. & Olle Björkman. (1977). Quantum Yields for CO₂ Uptake in C₃ and C₄ Plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 59(1). 86–90. 614 indexed citations breakdown →

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Osmond, C. B. & Olle Björkman. (1975). Pathways of CO2 Fixation in the CAM Plant Kalanchoe daigremontiana. II* Effects of O2 and CO2 Concentration on Light and Dark CO2 Fixation. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 2(2). 155–162. 24 indexed citations

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Björkman, Olle, M.D. Hatch, C. B. Osmond, & R. O. Slatyer. (1971). Comparative photosynthetic CO2 exchange in higher plants.. 18–32. 39 indexed citations

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Björkman, Olle, et al.. (1970). Use of the zirconium oxide ceramic cell for measurements of photosynthetic oxygen evolution by intact leaves.. Photosynthetica. 4(2). 6 indexed citations

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Björkman, Olle. (1968). Carboxydismutase Activity in Shade‐adapted and Sun‐adapted Species of Higher Plants. Physiologia Plantarum. 21(1). 1–10. 161 indexed citations

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