Sandrine Ruffel

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Sandrine Ruffel is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandrine Ruffel has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Sandrine Ruffel's work include Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (27 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (26 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (9 papers). Sandrine Ruffel is often cited by papers focused on Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (27 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (26 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (9 papers). Sandrine Ruffel collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Chile. Sandrine Ruffel's co-authors include Gabriel Krouk, Gloria M. Coruzzi, Alaín Gojon, Carole Caranta, Benoı̂t Lacombe, Rodrigo A. Gutiérrez, Nigel M. Crawford, Alain Palloix, Laurence Lejay and Kenneth D. Birnbaum and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Sandrine Ruffel

38 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Nitrate in 2020: Thirty Years from Transport to Signaling... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Nitrate in 2020: Thirty Years from Transport to Signaling Networks
    2020 257 citations Elena A. Vidal, José M. Álvarez et al. The Plant Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sandrine Ruffel France 27 3.2k 886 228 132 115 38 3.4k
Chengzhen Liang China 18 2.4k 0.7× 1.0k 1.2× 109 0.5× 68 0.5× 40 0.3× 49 2.7k
Yuanda Lv China 24 1.5k 0.5× 792 0.9× 98 0.4× 26 0.2× 141 1.2× 67 1.9k
Yong‐Mei Bi Canada 28 2.8k 0.9× 1.2k 1.4× 152 0.7× 66 0.5× 13 0.1× 37 3.0k
Andrea Vega Chile 18 1.7k 0.5× 562 0.6× 53 0.2× 68 0.5× 56 0.5× 28 1.8k
Feng Lin China 27 1.9k 0.6× 555 0.6× 157 0.7× 20 0.2× 58 0.5× 80 2.3k
Xuelu Wang China 38 5.0k 1.6× 2.7k 3.0× 200 0.9× 23 0.2× 15 0.1× 69 5.4k
Han Zhao China 23 1.0k 0.3× 596 0.7× 96 0.4× 30 0.2× 63 0.5× 99 1.5k
Richard Berthomé France 22 1.9k 0.6× 1.0k 1.1× 55 0.2× 9 0.1× 58 0.5× 36 2.4k
Florian Frugier France 43 4.7k 1.5× 1.2k 1.3× 1.3k 5.5× 24 0.2× 17 0.1× 79 5.0k
Anjali S. Iyer‐Pascuzzi United States 27 2.3k 0.7× 501 0.6× 136 0.6× 7 0.1× 22 0.2× 51 2.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandrine Ruffel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Roeder, Adrienne, Yiting Shi, Shuhua Yang, et al.. (2025). Translational insights into abiotic interactions: From Arabidopsis to crop plants. The Plant Cell. 37(7). 1 indexed citations
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Riveras, Eleodoro, et al.. (2024). Recent advances in local and systemic nitrate signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 81. 102605–102605. 8 indexed citations
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Shanks, Carly M., Matthew D. Brooks, Chia‐Yi Cheng, et al.. (2024). Nitrogen sensing and regulatory networks: it's about time and space. The Plant Cell. 36(5). 1482–1503. 18 indexed citations
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Crabos, Amandine, et al.. (2023). Distinct early transcriptional regulations by turgor and osmotic potential in the roots of Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 74(18). 5917–5930. 3 indexed citations
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Nguyen, N., Olivier Lamotte, Sandrine Ruffel, et al.. (2023). Reduction in PLANT DEFENSIN 1 expression in Arabidopsis thaliana results in increased resistance to pathogens and zinc toxicity. Journal of Experimental Botany. 74(17). 5374–5393. 8 indexed citations
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Krouk, Gabriel, Wojciech Szponarski, & Sandrine Ruffel. (2023). Unleashing the potential of peptides in agriculture and beyond. Trends in Plant Science. 28(7). 734–736. 6 indexed citations
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Ruffel, Sandrine, Jonathan Przybyla‐Toscano, Tomás C. Moyano, et al.. (2021). Genome-wide analysis in response to nitrogen and carbon identifies regulators for root AtNRT2 transporters. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 186(1). 696–714. 26 indexed citations
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Safi, Alaeddine, Anna Medici, Wojciech Szponarski, et al.. (2021). GARP transcription factors repress Arabidopsis nitrogen starvation response via ROS-dependent and -independent pathways. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72(10). 3881–3901. 36 indexed citations
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Carrera, Esther, Lali Sakvarelidze-Achard, Sandrine Ruffel, et al.. (2021). Nitrate signaling promotes plant growth by upregulating gibberellin biosynthesis and destabilization of DELLA proteins. Current Biology. 31(22). 4971–4982.e4. 52 indexed citations
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Vidal, Elena A., José M. Álvarez, Viviana Araus, et al.. (2020). Nitrate in 2020: Thirty Years from Transport to Signaling Networks. The Plant Cell. 32(7). 2094–2119. 257 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Ying, Matthew D. Brooks, Rachel M. McCoy, et al.. (2019). SDG8-Mediated Histone Methylation and RNA Processing Function in the Response to Nitrate Signaling. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 182(1). 215–227. 24 indexed citations
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Poitout, Arthur, Amandine Crabos, Ivan Petřík, et al.. (2018). Responses to Systemic Nitrogen Signaling in Arabidopsis Roots Involve trans -Zeatin in Shoots. The Plant Cell. 30(6). 1243–1257. 135 indexed citations
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Safi, Alaeddine, Anna Medici, Wojciech Szponarski, et al.. (2017). The world according to GARP transcription factors. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 39. 159–167. 78 indexed citations
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Ristova, Daniela, Clément Carré, Marjorie Pervent, et al.. (2016). Combinatorial interaction network of transcriptomic and phenotypic responses to nitrogen and hormones in the Arabidopsis thaliana root. Science Signaling. 9(451). rs13–rs13. 82 indexed citations
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Ruffel, Sandrine, Alaín Gojon, & Laurence Lejay. (2014). Signal interactions in the regulation of root nitrate uptake. Journal of Experimental Botany. 65(19). 5509–5517. 72 indexed citations
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Ruffel, Sandrine, Gabriel Krouk, Daniela Ristova, et al.. (2011). Nitrogen economics of root foraging: Transitive closure of the nitrate–cytokinin relay and distinct systemic signaling for N supply vs. demand. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(45). 18524–18529. 309 indexed citations
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Krouk, Gabriel, Sandrine Ruffel, Rodrigo A. Gutiérrez, et al.. (2011). A framework integrating plant growth with hormones and nutrients. Trends in Plant Science. 16(4). 178–182. 227 indexed citations
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Jeudy, Christian, Sandrine Ruffel, Pascal Tillard, et al.. (2009). Adaptation of Medicago truncatula to nitrogen limitation is modulated via local and systemic nodule developmental responses. New Phytologist. 185(3). 817–828. 104 indexed citations
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Ruffel, Sandrine, Alain Palloix, Benoît Moury, et al.. (2002). A natural recessive resistance gene against potato virus Y in pepper corresponds to the eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E). The Plant Journal. 32(6). 1067–1075. 271 indexed citations

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