Ralph Bours

2.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
9 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Ralph Bours is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph Bours has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Plant Science, 3 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 1 paper in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ralph Bours's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (7 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (4 papers) and Plant and animal studies (3 papers). Ralph Bours is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (7 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (4 papers) and Plant and animal studies (3 papers). Ralph Bours collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United States. Ralph Bours's co-authors include Harro J. Bouwmeester, Wouter Kohlen, Tatsiana Charnikhova, Francel Verstappen, Carolien Ruyter‐Spira, M.H.A.J. Joosten, H. Peter van Esse, Anja Kombrink, Ronnie de Jonge and Bart P. H. J. Thomma and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Ralph Bours

9 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Conserved Fungal LysM Effector Ecp6 Prevents Chitin-Triggered Immunity in Plants

2010 542 citations Ronnie de Jonge, H. Peter van Esse et al. Science profile →
Physiological Effects of the Synthetic Strigolactone Analog GR24 on Root System Architecture in Arabidopsis: Another Belowground Role for Strigolactones?

2010 450 citations Carolien Ruyter‐Spira, Wouter Kohlen et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
A petunia ABC protein controls strigolactone-dependent symbiotic signalling and branching

2012 406 citations Tobias Kretzschmar, Wouter Kohlen et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ralph Bours Netherlands	9	1.8k	749	387	169	52	9	1.9k
Enrico Gobbato United Kingdom	14	1.9k 1.0×	157 0.2×	392 1.0×	78 0.5×	96 1.8×	14	2.0k
Yeon-Ki Kim South Korea	18	1.2k 0.7×	81 0.1×	980 2.5×	191 1.1×	19 0.4×	37	1.5k
Mark C. Derbyshire Australia	17	1.1k 0.6×	128 0.2×	272 0.7×	279 1.7×	83 1.6×	40	1.1k
Joost Stassen United Kingdom	14	855 0.5×	135 0.2×	288 0.7×	203 1.2×	8 0.2×	17	961
Klaus K. Nielsen Denmark	13	1.1k 0.6×	106 0.1×	750 1.9×	71 0.4×	95 1.8×	16	1.3k
Markus Albert Germany	23	1.7k 0.9×	165 0.2×	497 1.3×	87 0.5×	73 1.4×	41	1.9k
Birgitt Oeser Germany	14	636 0.3×	187 0.2×	443 1.1×	198 1.2×	10 0.2×	20	854
Joëlle Amselem France	20	1.0k 0.6×	88 0.1×	472 1.2×	344 2.0×	14 0.3×	28	1.2k
João Leodato Nunes Maciel Brazil	16	974 0.5×	135 0.2×	212 0.5×	493 2.9×	30 0.6×	49	1.1k
Catherine Albrecht Netherlands	14	1.9k 1.1×	61 0.1×	855 2.2×	72 0.4×	64 1.2×	16	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Ralph Bours

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ralph Bours

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralph Bours

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All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Kooke, Rik, Willem Kruijer, Ralph Bours, et al.. (2016). Genome-Wide Association Mapping and Genomic Prediction Elucidate the Genetic Architecture of Morphological Traits in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 170(4). 2187–2203. 54 indexed citations

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Bours, Ralph, Wouter Kohlen, Harro J. Bouwmeester, & Alexander R. van der Krol. (2014). Thermoperiodic Control of Hypocotyl Elongation Depends on Auxin-Induced Ethylene Signaling That Controls Downstream PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR3 Activity. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 167(2). 517–530. 32 indexed citations

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Bours, Ralph, Martijn van Zanten, Ronald Pierik, Harro J. Bouwmeester, & Alexander R. van der Krol. (2013). Antiphase Light and Temperature Cycles Affect PHYTOCHROME B-Controlled Ethylene Sensitivity and Biosynthesis, Limiting Leaf Movement and Growth of Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 163(2). 882–895. 26 indexed citations

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Kohlen, Wouter, Tatsiana Charnikhova, Ralph Bours, Juan A. López‐Ráez, & Harro J. Bouwmeester. (2013). Tomato strigolactones. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 8(1). e22785–e22785. 26 indexed citations

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Kretzschmar, Tobias, Wouter Kohlen, Joëlle Sasse, et al.. (2012). A petunia ABC protein controls strigolactone-dependent symbiotic signalling and branching. Nature. 483(7389). 341–344. 406 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bours, Ralph, et al.. (2012). OSCILLATOR: A system for analysis of diurnal leaf growth using infrared photography combined with wavelet transformation. Plant Methods. 8(1). 29–29. 28 indexed citations

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Jonge, Ronnie de, H. Peter van Esse, Anja Kombrink, et al.. (2010). Conserved Fungal LysM Effector Ecp6 Prevents Chitin-Triggered Immunity in Plants. Science. 329(5994). 953–955. 542 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ruyter‐Spira, Carolien, Wouter Kohlen, Tatsiana Charnikhova, et al.. (2010). Physiological Effects of the Synthetic Strigolactone Analog GR24 on Root System Architecture in Arabidopsis: Another Belowground Role for Strigolactones? . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 155(2). 721–734. 450 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kohlen, Wouter, Tatsiana Charnikhova, Qing Liu, et al.. (2010). Strigolactones Are Transported through the Xylem and Play a Key Role in Shoot Architectural Response to Phosphate Deficiency in Nonarbuscular Mycorrhizal Host Arabidopsis . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 155(2). 974–987. 358 indexed citations

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