Philip N. Benfey

38.5k total citations · 17 hit papers
215 papers, 27.4k citations indexed

About

Philip N. Benfey is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip N. Benfey has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 27.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 177 papers in Plant Science, 157 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Philip N. Benfey's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (155 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (85 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (77 papers). Philip N. Benfey is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (155 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (85 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (77 papers). Philip N. Benfey collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Philip N. Benfey's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Philip N. Benfey

214 papers receiving 26.9k citations

Hit Papers

An Auxin-Dependent Distal... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1999 1997 2003 2007 2000 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. An Auxin-Dependent Distal Organizer of Pattern and Polarity in the Arabidopsis Root
    1999 1.1k citations Jocelyn Malamy, Philip N. Benfey et al. profile →
  2. Organization and cell differentiation in lateral roots of Arabidopsis thaliana
    1997 1.0k citations Jocelyn Malamy, Philip N. Benfey profile →
  3. A Gene Expression Map of the Arabidopsis Root
    2003 989 citations Kenneth D. Birnbaum, Dennis Shasha et al. Science profile →
  4. A High-Resolution Root Spatiotemporal Map Reveals Dominant Expression Patterns
    2007 897 citations Siobhán M. Brady, David A. Orlando et al. Science profile →
  5. 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 →
  6. 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 →
  7. Transcriptional Regulation of ROS Controls Transition from Proliferation to Differentiation in the Root
    2010 824 citations Philip N. Benfey et al. profile →
  8. Cell signalling by microRNA165/6 directs gene dose-dependent root cell fate
    2010 664 citations Ji‐Young Lee, Miguel Á. Moreno-Risueno et al. Nature profile →
  9. Intercellular movement of the putative transcription factor SHR in root patterning
    2001 635 citations Tal Nawy, Philip N. Benfey et al. Nature profile →
  10. Cell Identity Mediates the Response of Arabidopsis Roots to Abiotic Stress
    2008 554 citations José R. Dinneny, Terri A. Long et al. Science profile →
  11. The Cauliflower Mosaic Virus 35 S Promoter: Combinatorial Regulation of Transcription in Plants
    1990 530 citations Philip N. Benfey et al. Science profile →
  12. Control of Arabidopsis Root Development
    2012 508 citations Philip N. Benfey et al. profile →
  13. The bHLH Transcription Factor POPEYE Regulates Response to Iron Deficiency inArabidopsisRoots  
    2010 484 citations Terri A. Long, Philip N. Benfey et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  14. Root development in Arabidopsis: four mutants with dramatically altered root morphogenesis
    1993 446 citations Philip N. Benfey, John Schiefelbein et al. profile →
  15. Regulation of plant root system architecture: implications for crop advancement
    2014 318 citations Philip N. Benfey et al. profile →
  16. A single-cell Arabidopsis root atlas reveals developmental trajectories in wild-type and cell identity mutants
    2022 189 citations Rachel Shahan, Che‐Wei Hsu et al. profile →
  17. Brassinosteroid gene regulatory networks at cellular resolution in the Arabidopsis root
    2023 86 citations Trevor M. Nolan, Nemanja Vukašinović et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Philip N. Benfey United States 87 23.7k 17.7k 904 843 597 215 27.4k
Jen Sheen United States 85 33.5k 1.4× 21.0k 1.2× 690 0.8× 1.2k 1.4× 841 1.4× 148 38.3k
Ray A. Bressan United States 93 25.4k 1.1× 14.9k 0.8× 711 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 984 1.6× 301 30.0k
Virginia Walbot United States 72 13.7k 0.6× 13.7k 0.8× 1.2k 1.3× 1.5k 1.8× 804 1.3× 274 19.0k
Yuji Kamiya Japan 102 26.6k 1.1× 18.0k 1.0× 832 0.9× 443 0.5× 2.4k 4.0× 341 32.2k
Caroline Dean United Kingdom 87 21.7k 0.9× 18.9k 1.1× 2.7k 3.0× 565 0.7× 1.0k 1.7× 234 26.6k
Gynheung An South Korea 96 22.3k 0.9× 15.7k 0.9× 3.5k 3.9× 1.7k 2.0× 1000 1.7× 376 26.8k
Richard M. Amasino United States 83 22.0k 0.9× 17.5k 1.0× 1.5k 1.7× 573 0.7× 1.1k 1.9× 165 24.5k
Klaus Palme Germany 77 19.4k 0.8× 15.1k 0.9× 434 0.5× 432 0.5× 625 1.0× 227 21.9k
Steven J. Rothstein Canada 69 10.6k 0.4× 7.3k 0.4× 1.1k 1.2× 587 0.7× 796 1.3× 164 14.0k
Xianlong Zhang China 69 12.5k 0.5× 8.1k 0.5× 590 0.7× 448 0.5× 348 0.6× 356 15.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mou, Wangshu, Joanna K. Polko, Isaiah Taylor, et al.. (2025). Ethylene-independent modulation of root development by ACC via downregulation of WOX5 and group I CLE peptide expression. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(6). e2417735122–e2417735122. 6 indexed citations
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Zhu, Mingyuan, Che‐Wei Hsu, Isaiah Taylor, et al.. (2025). Single-cell transcriptomics reveal how root tissues adapt to soil stress. Nature. 642(8068). 721–729. 10 indexed citations
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Taylor, Isaiah, O. Rahul Patharkar, Che‐Wei Hsu, et al.. (2024). Arabidopsis uses a molecular grounding mechanism and a biophysical circuit breaker to limit floral abscission signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(44). e2405806121–e2405806121. 2 indexed citations
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Nolan, Trevor M., Nemanja Vukašinović, Che‐Wei Hsu, et al.. (2023). Brassinosteroid gene regulatory networks at cellular resolution in the Arabidopsis root. Science. 379(6639). eadf4721–eadf4721. 86 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jia, Kun‐Peng, Alexandra J. Dickinson, Jianing Mi, et al.. (2019). Anchorene is a carotenoid-derived regulatory metabolite required for anchor root formation in Arabidopsis. Science Advances. 5(11). eaaw6787–eaaw6787. 69 indexed citations
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Dickinson, Alexandra J., Kevin Lehner, Jianing Mi, et al.. (2019). β-Cyclocitral is a conserved root growth regulator. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(21). 10563–10567. 117 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, Ramiro E., María Florencia Ercoli, Juan M. Debernardi, et al.. (2015). MicroRNA miR396 Regulates the Switch between Stem Cells and Transit-Amplifying Cells in Arabidopsis Roots. The Plant Cell. 27(12). 3354–3366. 135 indexed citations
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Norman, Jaimie Van, Jingyuan Zhang, Christopher I. Cazzonelli, et al.. (2014). Periodic root branching in Arabidopsis requires synthesis of an uncharacterized carotenoid derivative. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(13). E1300–9. 100 indexed citations
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Kainkaryam, Raghunandan M., Yeon Hee Kang, Christine Bernhardt, et al.. (2012). A Gene Regulatory Network for Root Epidermis Cell Differentiation in Arabidopsis. PLoS Genetics. 8(1). e1002446–e1002446. 280 indexed citations
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Moreno-Risueno, Miguel Á., Jaimie Van Norman, Antonio Moreno, et al.. (2010). Oscillating Gene Expression Determines Competence for Periodic Arabidopsis Root Branching. Science. 329(5997). 1306–1311. 458 indexed citations
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Pop, Ana-Roxana, Curtis Huttenhower, Anjali S. Iyer‐Pascuzzi, Philip N. Benfey, & Olga G. Troyanskaya. (2010). Integrated functional networks of process, tissue, and developmental stage specific interactions in Arabidopsis thaliana. BMC Systems Biology. 4(1). 180–180. 19 indexed citations
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Johansson, Annika, Mariusz Kowalczyk, Jean Y. Wang, et al.. (2009). An Auxin Gradient and Maximum in the Arabidopsis Root Apex Shown by High-Resolution Cell-Specific Analysis of IAA Distribution and Synthesis. The Plant Cell. 21(6). 1659–1668. 394 indexed citations
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Dinneny, José R., Terri A. Long, Jean Y. Wang, et al.. (2008). Cell Identity Mediates the Response of Arabidopsis Roots to Abiotic Stress. Science. 320(5878). 942–945. 554 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smet, Ive De, Valya Vassileva, Bert De Rybel, et al.. (2008). Receptor-Like Kinase ACR4 Restricts Formative Cell Divisions in the Arabidopsis Root. Science. 322(5901). 594–597. 288 indexed citations
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Brady, Siobhán M., David A. Orlando, Ji‐Young Lee, et al.. (2007). A High-Resolution Root Spatiotemporal Map Reveals Dominant Expression Patterns. Science. 318(5851). 801–806. 897 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lee, Ji‐Young, Juliette Colinas, Jean Y. Wang, et al.. (2006). Transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation of transcription factor expression in Arabidopsis roots. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(15). 6055–6060. 226 indexed citations
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Nawy, Tal, Ji‐Young Lee, Juliette Colinas, et al.. (2005). Transcriptional Profile of the Arabidopsis Root Quiescent Center. The Plant Cell. 17(7). 1908–1925. 267 indexed citations
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Lim, Jun, Jee Jung, Chae Eun Lim, et al.. (2005). Conservation and Diversification of SCARECROW in Maize. Plant Molecular Biology. 59(4). 619–630. 47 indexed citations
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Birnbaum, Kenneth D., Dennis Shasha, Jean Y. Wang, et al.. (2003). A Gene Expression Map of the Arabidopsis Root. Science. 302(5652). 1956–1960. 989 indexed citations breakdown →

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