Rivka Elbaum

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Rivka Elbaum is a scholar working on Plant Science, Geochemistry and Petrology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rivka Elbaum has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Plant Science, 21 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Rivka Elbaum's work include Silicon Effects in Agriculture (33 papers), Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (23 papers) and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (21 papers). Rivka Elbaum is often cited by papers focused on Silicon Effects in Agriculture (33 papers), Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (23 papers) and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (21 papers). Rivka Elbaum collaborates with scholars based in Israel, Germany and United Kingdom. Rivka Elbaum's co-authors include Peter Fratzl, Ingo Burgert, Yael Abraham, Santosh Kumar, Milan Soukup, Petra Bauer, Ingrid M. Weiss, Michael Elbaum, Steve Weiner and Stanislav N. Gorb and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Rivka Elbaum

64 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Role of Wheat Awns in the Seed Dispersal Unit 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. The Role of Wheat Awns in the Seed Dispersal Unit
    2007 509 citations Rivka Elbaum, Peter Fratzl et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rivka Elbaum Israel 28 1.5k 667 491 442 344 65 2.7k
Zhifeng Zhang China 33 384 0.2× 1.7k 2.5× 116 0.2× 285 0.6× 78 0.2× 146 3.2k
Michaela Eder Germany 27 565 0.4× 564 0.8× 26 0.1× 578 1.3× 720 2.1× 63 2.3k
Thomas Degen Switzerland 20 715 0.5× 211 0.3× 50 0.1× 143 0.3× 51 0.1× 57 3.2k
Thomas Reitz Germany 30 818 0.5× 124 0.2× 106 0.2× 261 0.6× 46 0.1× 98 2.8k
A. W. Robards United Kingdom 32 1.9k 1.3× 159 0.2× 34 0.1× 174 0.4× 160 0.5× 83 3.2k
Richard Wuhrer Australia 26 144 0.1× 570 0.9× 63 0.1× 449 1.0× 364 1.1× 161 2.8k
Kerstin Koch Germany 36 1.9k 1.3× 648 1.0× 13 0.0× 1.7k 3.8× 579 1.7× 62 7.5k
John Barnett United Kingdom 24 1.1k 0.7× 483 0.7× 16 0.0× 226 0.5× 169 0.5× 66 2.8k
Ai‐Ping Liang China 25 869 0.6× 56 0.1× 40 0.1× 281 0.6× 80 0.2× 175 2.3k
Lingling Shi China 31 558 0.4× 1.2k 1.8× 15 0.0× 150 0.3× 428 1.2× 86 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Rivka Elbaum

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rivka Elbaum

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rivka Elbaum

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rivka Elbaum. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rivka Elbaum based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Rivka Elbaum. Rivka Elbaum is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Guiducci, Lorenzo, Rivka Elbaum, John Dunlop, et al.. (2025). Material Composition Gradient Controls the Autonomous Opening of Banksia Seed Pods in Fire‐Prone Habitats. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(24). 2 indexed citations
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Palakurthy, Srinath, Michael Elbaum, & Rivka Elbaum. (2025). Silica biomineralization in plants alters the structure of lignin. Faraday Discussions. 261(0). 359–379. 1 indexed citations
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Diehn, Sabrina, et al.. (2024). Deposition of silica in sorghum root endodermis modifies the chemistry of associated lignin. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1370479–1370479. 1 indexed citations
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Kumar, Santosh, et al.. (2023). Silica deposition in plants: scaffolding the mineralization. Annals of Botany. 131(6). 897–908. 30 indexed citations
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Cazzonelli, Christopher I., et al.. (2023). Silicon-mediated herbivore defence in a pasture grass under reduced and Anthropocene levels of CO2. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1268043–1268043. 2 indexed citations
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Diehn, Sabrina, et al.. (2023). Siliplant1 B-domain precipitates silica spheres, aggregates, or gel, depending on Si-precursor to peptide ratios. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 232. 113582–113582.
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Diehn, Sabrina, et al.. (2023). Unraveling the central role of root morphology and anatomy in lodging of tef (Eragrostis tef). Plants People Planet. 7(3). 654–665. 4 indexed citations
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Diehn, Sabrina, et al.. (2022). Multimodal Imaging of Silicified Sorghum Leaves. Analysis & Sensing. 2(5). 4 indexed citations
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Eder, Michaela, et al.. (2021). Repetitive hygroscopic snapping movements in awns of wild oats. Acta Biomaterialia. 135. 483–492. 14 indexed citations
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Kumar, Santosh, S. Blum, Oren Tzfadia, et al.. (2020). Siliplant1 protein precipitates silica in sorghum silica cells. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71(21). 6830–6843. 45 indexed citations
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Kumar, Santosh, Filipe Natálio, & Rivka Elbaum. (2020). Protein-driven biomineralization: Comparing silica formation in grass silica cells to other biomineralization processes. Journal of Structural Biology. 213(1). 107665–107665. 18 indexed citations
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Steiner, Evyatar, et al.. (2017). Silicon promotes cytokinin biosynthesis and delays senescence in Arabidopsis and Sorghum. Plant Cell & Environment. 40(7). 1189–1196. 102 indexed citations
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Kumar, Santosh & Rivka Elbaum. (2017). Estimation of Silica Cell Silicification Level in Grass Leaves Using in situ Charring Method. BIO-PROTOCOL. 7(22). e2607–e2607. 3 indexed citations
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Kumar, Santosh, Milan Soukup, & Rivka Elbaum. (2017). Silicification in Grasses: Variation between Different Cell Types. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 438–438. 126 indexed citations
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Shtein, Ilana, Rivka Elbaum, & Benny Bar‐On. (2016). The Hygroscopic Opening of Sesame Fruits Is Induced by a Functionally Graded Pericarp Architecture. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. 1501–1501. 14 indexed citations
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Kumar, Santosh, et al.. (2016). Mechanism of silica deposition in sorghum silica cells. New Phytologist. 213(2). 791–798. 105 indexed citations
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Abu‐Abied, Mohamad, et al.. (2015). Dissecting the contribution of microtubule behaviour in adventitious root induction. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66(9). 2813–2824. 23 indexed citations
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Abraham, Yael & Rivka Elbaum. (2012). Quantification of microfibril angle in secondary cell walls at subcellular resolution by means of polarized light microscopy. New Phytologist. 197(3). 1012–1019. 44 indexed citations
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Bauer, Petra, Rivka Elbaum, & Ingrid M. Weiss. (2011). Calcium and silicon mineralization in land plants: Transport, structure and function. Plant Science. 180(6). 746–756. 173 indexed citations
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Peleg, Zvi, Yehoshua Saranga, Tzion Fahima, Asaph Aharoni, & Rivka Elbaum. (2010). Genetic control over silica deposition in wheat awns. Physiologia Plantarum. 140(1). 10–20. 36 indexed citations

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