Philip N. Benfey

38.5k citations

215 papers · 27.4k indexed · 17 hit papers · h-index 87

Plant Science top 0.01%
Molecular Biology top 0.1%
Genetics top 2%
Biotechnology top 0.5%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 2%

Co-authors: Jocelyn Malamy Nam‐Hai Chua Wolfgang Busch Jean Y. Wang Jee Jung Ykä Helariutta Hironaka Tsukagoshi Keiji Nakajima
Topics: Plant Molecular Biology Research (155 papers)Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (85 papers)Plant Reproductive Biology (77 papers)
Cited by: Plant Science Molecular Biology Biotechnology
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Germany

In The Last Decade

Philip N. Benfey

214 papers receiving 26.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

An Auxin-Dependent Distal Organizer of Pattern and Polarity in the Arabidopsis Root

1999 1.1k citations Sabrina Sabatini, Jocelyn Malamy et al. profile →
Organization and cell differentiation in lateral roots of Arabidopsis thaliana

1997 1.0k citations Jocelyn Malamy, Philip N. Benfey profile →
A Gene Expression Map of the Arabidopsis Root

2003 989 citations Kenneth D. Birnbaum, Dennis Shasha et al. Science profile →
A High-Resolution Root Spatiotemporal Map Reveals Dominant Expression Patterns

2007 897 citations Siobhán M. Brady, David A. Orlando et al. Science profile →
The SHORT-ROOT Gene Controls Radial Patterning of the Arabidopsis Root through Radial Signaling

2000 869 citations Jee Jung, Philip N. Benfey et al. profile →
The SCARECROW Gene Regulates an Asymmetric Cell Division That Is Essential for Generating the Radial Organization of the Arabidopsis Root

1996 855 citations Jocelyn Malamy, Philip N. Benfey et al. profile →
Transcriptional Regulation of ROS Controls Transition from Proliferation to Differentiation in the Root

2010 824 citations Wolfgang Busch, Philip N. Benfey et al. profile →
Cell signalling by microRNA165/6 directs gene dose-dependent root cell fate

2010 664 citations Ji‐Young Lee, Miguel Á. Moreno-Risueno et al. profile →
Intercellular movement of the putative transcription factor SHR in root patterning

2001 635 citations Tal Nawy, Philip N. Benfey et al. profile →
Cell Identity Mediates the Response of Arabidopsis Roots to Abiotic Stress

2008 554 citations José R. Dinneny, Jean Y. Wang et al. Science profile →
The Cauliflower Mosaic Virus 35 S Promoter: Combinatorial Regulation of Transcription in Plants

1990 530 citations Philip N. Benfey et al. Science profile →
Control of Arabidopsis Root Development

2012 508 citations Cara M. Winter, Philip N. Benfey et al. profile →
The bHLH Transcription Factor POPEYE Regulates Response to Iron Deficiency inArabidopsisRoots

2010 484 citations Wolfgang Busch, Philip N. Benfey et al. The Plant Cell profile →
Root development in Arabidopsis: four mutants with dramatically altered root morphogenesis

1993 446 citations Philip N. Benfey et al. profile →
Regulation of plant root system architecture: implications for crop advancement

2014 318 citations Eric Rogers, Philip N. Benfey profile →
A single-cell Arabidopsis root atlas reveals developmental trajectories in wild-type and cell identity mutants

2022 189 citations Isaiah Taylor, Philip N. Benfey et al. profile →
Brassinosteroid gene regulatory networks at cellular resolution in the Arabidopsis root

2023 86 citations Jingyuan Zhang, Isaiah Taylor et al. Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The rhizodynamics robot: Automated imaging system for studying long-term dynamic root growth 2023 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),Isaiah Taylor,(unknown),Christopher B. Pierce,(unknown),Enes Aydın,(unknown),(unknown),Lauren Eserman,(unknown),(unknown),Milan Shah,Philip N. Benfey,Daniel I. Goldman	1
2	Capturing in-field root system dynamics with RootTracker 2021 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Jeffrey Aguilar,M. T. Moore,(unknown),(unknown),Eric Rogers,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Philip N. Benfey	9
3	An auxin-regulable oscillatory circuit drives the root clock in Arabidopsis 2021 ·Science Advances ·(unknown),(unknown),M. Marconi,(unknown),Guy Wachsman,(unknown),Hugues De Gernier,Javier Cabrera,Pablo Pérez-García,(unknown),Ángela Saéz,(unknown),Tom Beeckman,Philip N. Benfey,Alfonso Rodríguez‐Patón,Juan C. del Pozo,Krzysztof Wabnik,Miguel Á. Moreno-Risueno	45
4	Mechanism and function of root circumnutation 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Isaiah Taylor,Kevin Lehner,(unknown),(unknown),Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin,(unknown),Rashmi Jain,Elliot W. Hawkes,Pamela C. Ronald,Daniel I. Goldman,Philip N. Benfey	56
5	β-Cyclocitral is a conserved root growth regulator 2019 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Alexandra J. Dickinson,Kevin Lehner,Jianing Mi,Kun‐Peng Jia,(unknown),José R. Dinneny,Salim Al‐Babili,Philip N. Benfey	117
6	Minimum requirements for changing and maintaining endodermis cell identity in the Arabidopsis root 2018 ·Nature Plants ·(unknown),Erin E. Sparks,Peter Marhavý,Isaiah Taylor,Tonni Grube Andersen,(unknown),Niko Geldner,Philip N. Benfey	38
7	Auxin minimum triggers the developmental switch from cell division to cell differentiation in the Arabidopsis root 2017 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Riccardo Di Mambro,Micol De Ruvo,(unknown),Elena Salvi,Rosangela Sozzani,Philip N. Benfey,Wolfgang Busch,Ondřej Novák,Karin Ljung,Luisa Di Paola,Athanasius F. M. Marée,Paolo Costantino,Verônica A. Grieneisen,Sabrina Sabatini	194
8	A SIMPLE Pipeline for Mapping Point Mutations 2017 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Guy Wachsman,Jennifer L. Modliszewski,(unknown),Philip N. Benfey	36
9	Unique cell-type-specific patterns of DNA methylation in the root meristem 2016 ·Nature Plants ·Taiji Kawakatsu,Tim Stuart,(unknown),Natalie W. Breakfield,Robert J. Schmitz,Joseph R. Nery,Mark A. Urich,Xinwei Han,Ryan Lister,Philip N. Benfey,Joseph R. Ecker	141
10	Tracking transcription factor mobility and interaction in Arabidopsis roots with fluorescence correlation spectroscopy 2016 ·eLife ·Natalie M. Clark,Elizabeth Hinde,Cara M. Winter,Adam Fisher,(unknown),Ikram Blilou,Enrico Gratton,Philip N. Benfey,Rosangela Sozzani	71
11	MicroRNA miR396 Regulates the Switch between Stem Cells and Transit-Amplifying Cells in Arabidopsis Roots 2015 ·The Plant Cell ·Ramiro E. Rodríguez,María Florencia Ercoli,Juan M. Debernardi,Natalie W. Breakfield,Martín A. Mecchia,(unknown),Toon Cools,Lieven De Veylder,Philip N. Benfey,Javier F. Palatnik	135
12	Periodic root branching in Arabidopsis requires synthesis of an uncharacterized carotenoid derivative 2014 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jaimie Van Norman,Jingyuan Zhang,Christopher I. Cazzonelli,Barry J. Pogson,Peter J. Harrison,Timothy D. H. Bugg,Kai Xun Chan,Andrew J. Thompson,Philip N. Benfey	100
13	Oscillating Gene Expression Determines Competence for Periodic Arabidopsis Root Branching 2010 ·Science ·Miguel Á. Moreno-Risueno,Jaimie Van Norman,Antonio Moreno,Jingyuan Zhang,Sebastian E. Ahnert,Philip N. Benfey	458
14	An Auxin Gradient and Maximum in the Arabidopsis Root Apex Shown by High-Resolution Cell-Specific Analysis of IAA Distribution and Synthesis 2009 ·The Plant Cell ·(unknown),Annika Johansson,Mariusz Kowalczyk,(unknown),Jean Y. Wang,Thomas Möritz,Markus Grebe,Philip N. Benfey,Göran Sandberg,Karin Ljung	394
15	Receptor-Like Kinase ACR4 Restricts Formative Cell Divisions in the Arabidopsis Root 2008 ·Science ·Ive De Smet,Valya Vassileva,Bert De Rybel,Mitchell P. Levesque,Wim Grunewald,Daniël Van Damme,Giel Van Noorden,Mirande Naudts,Gert Van Isterdael,Rebecca De Clercq,Jean Y. Wang,(unknown),Steffen Vanneste,Jiřı́ Friml,Pierre Hilson,Gerd Jürgens,Gwyneth Ingram,Dirk Inzé,Philip N. Benfey,Tom Beeckman	288
16	A High-Resolution Root Spatiotemporal Map Reveals Dominant Expression Patternsbreakdown → 2007 ·Science ·Siobhán M. Brady,David A. Orlando,Ji‐Young Lee,Jean Y. Wang,(unknown),José R. Dinneny,Daniel Mace,Uwe Ohler,Philip N. Benfey	897
17	Transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation of transcription factor expression in Arabidopsis roots 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ji‐Young Lee,Juliette Colinas,Jean Y. Wang,Daniel Mace,Uwe Ohler,Philip N. Benfey	226
18	Transcriptional Profile of the Arabidopsis Root Quiescent Center 2005 ·The Plant Cell ·Tal Nawy,Ji‐Young Lee,Juliette Colinas,Jean Y. Wang,(unknown),Jocelyn Malamy,Kenneth D. Birnbaum,Philip N. Benfey	267
19	COBRA, an Arabidopsis Extracellular Glycosyl-Phosphatidyl Inositol-Anchored Protein, Specifically Controls Highly Anisotropic Expansion through Its Involvement in Cellulose Microfibril Orientation 2005 ·The Plant Cell ·François Roudier,Anita Fernandez,Miki Fujita,Regina Himmelspach,Georg H. H. Borner,Gary Schindelman,Shuang Song,Tobias I. Baskin,Paul Dupree,Geoffrey O. Wasteneys,Philip N. Benfey	275
20	A Gene Expression Map of the Arabidopsis Rootbreakdown → 2003 ·Science ·Kenneth D. Birnbaum,Dennis Shasha,Jean Y. Wang,Jee Jung,Georgina M. Lambert,David W. Galbraith,Philip N. Benfey	989

About Philip N. Benfey

Philip N. Benfey is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, having authored 215 papers that have together received 27.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (155 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (85 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (77 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (23.7k citations), Molecular Biology (17.7k citations) and Biotechnology (843 citations). Philip N. Benfey has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Jocelyn Malamy, Nam‐Hai Chua, Wolfgang Busch, Jean Y. Wang, Jee Jung, Ykä Helariutta, Hironaka Tsukagoshi, Keiji Nakajima, Ben Scheres and Joanna Wysocka‐Diller. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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