Shimon Mayak

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
87 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Shimon Mayak is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Shimon Mayak has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Plant Science, 35 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Shimon Mayak's work include Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (44 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (42 papers) and Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation (20 papers). Shimon Mayak is often cited by papers focused on Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (44 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (42 papers) and Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation (20 papers). Shimon Mayak collaborates with scholars based in Israel, Canada and United States. Shimon Mayak's co-authors include Tsipora Tirosh, Bernard R. Glick, A. H. Halevy, David R. Dilley, Amihud Borochov, Abraham H. Halevy, John E. Thompson, Raymond L. Legge, John D. Faragher and B. Bravdo and has published in prestigious journals such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, FEBS Letters and Journal of Experimental Botany.

In The Last Decade

Shimon Mayak

85 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

  1. Plant growth-promoting bacteria confer resistance in tomato plants to salt stress
    2004 810 citations Shimon Mayak, Tsipora Tirosh et al. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry profile →
  2. Plant growth-promoting bacteria that confer resistance to water stress in tomatoes and peppers
    2003 572 citations Shimon Mayak, Tsipora Tirosh et al. profile →

Peers

Shimon Mayak
R. A. Fletcher Canada
Joseph Riov Israel
D. Côme France
Tottempudi K. Prasad United States
Sultan Ciftci-Yilmaz United States
María C. Bolarín Spain
Beiquan Mou United States
Nieves Fernández‐García Spain
Francisco Javier Gutiérrez‐Mañero Spain
Paolo Vernieri Italy
R. A. Fletcher Canada
Shimon Mayak
Citations per year, relative to Shimon Mayak Shimon Mayak (= 1×) peers R. A. Fletcher

Countries citing papers authored by Shimon Mayak

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shimon Mayak

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Shimon Mayak. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Shimon Mayak. The network helps show where Shimon Mayak may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shimon Mayak

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shimon Mayak. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shimon Mayak 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 Shimon Mayak. Shimon Mayak 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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Kigel, Jaime, et al.. (2013). ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON THE DEVELOPMENTAL MORPHOLOGY OF RUSCUS HYPOPHYLLUM L.. Israel journal of botany. Basic and applied plant sciences. 30(2). 65–74.
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Mayak, Shimon, Tsipora Tirosh, & Bernard R. Glick. (2004). Plant growth-promoting bacteria confer resistance in tomato plants to salt stress. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 42(6). 565–572. 810 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jiang, Weibo, et al.. (1997). Responses to Ethylene and Protein Synthesis of Carnation Flowers. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 39(11). 1 indexed citations
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Itzhaki, H., James H. Davis, Amihud Borochov, Shimon Mayak, & K. Peter Pauls. (1995). Deuterium Magnetic Resonance Studies of Senescence-Related Changes in the Physical Properties of Rose Petal Membrane Lipids. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 108(3). 1029–1033. 2 indexed citations
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Ghosh, Sibdas, et al.. (1995). The lipid composition of cytosolic particles isolated from senescing bean cotyledons. Phytochemistry. 39(6). 1335–1345. 17 indexed citations
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Drory, Amir, Shimon Mayak, & William R. Woodson. (1993). Expression of Ethylene Biosynthetic Pathway mRNAs is Spatially Regulated within Carnation Flower Petals. Journal of Plant Physiology. 141(6). 663–667. 22 indexed citations
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Borochov, Amihud, et al.. (1990). Age-Related Changes in Petal Membranes from Attached and Detached Rose Flowers. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 94(3). 1233–1236. 45 indexed citations
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Mayak, Shimon, et al.. (1989). The Role of Ethylene in the Inhibition of Rooting under Low Oxygen Tensions. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 89(1). 165–168. 8 indexed citations
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Mayak, Shimon. (1987). Senescence of Cut Flowers. HortScience. 22(5). 863–865. 11 indexed citations
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Faragher, John D., Ellen Wachtel, & Shimon Mayak. (1987). Changes in the Physical State of Membrane Lipids during Senescence of Rose Petals. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 83(4). 1037–1042. 30 indexed citations
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Adam, Zach & Shimon Mayak. (1986). Age-Dependent Discrimination between Stereoisomers of 1-Amino-2-Ethylcyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid in Carnation Petals. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 80(4). 1045–1047. 1 indexed citations
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Mayak, Shimon & Amihud Borochov. (1984). Nonosmotic Inhibition by Sugars of the Ethylene-Forming Activity Associated with Microsomal Membranes from Carnation Petals. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 76(1). 191–195. 7 indexed citations
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Thompson, John E., Shimon Mayak, Meir Shinitzky, & Abraham H. Halevy. (1982). Acceleration of Membrane Senescence in Cut Carnation Flowers by Treatment with Ethylene. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 69(4). 859–863. 116 indexed citations
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Mayak, Shimon, et al.. (1981). SENESCENCE PROCESSES AS REFLECTED IN CHANGE IN POLYSACCHA= RIDIC CELL WALL COMPONENTS (1). Acta Horticulturae. 153–158. 5 indexed citations
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Mayak, Shimon, Raymond L. Legge, & J. Eric S. Thompson. (1981). Ethylene formation from 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid by microsomal membranes from senescing carnation flowers. Planta. 153(1). 49–55. 52 indexed citations
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Halevy, A. H. & Shimon Mayak. (1979). Senescence and postharvest physiology of cut flowers. 1.. 66 indexed citations
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Mayak, Shimon, Yoash Vaadia, & David R. Dilley. (1977). Regulation of Senescence in Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) by Ethylene. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 59(4). 591–593. 58 indexed citations
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Mayak, Shimon & David R. Dilley. (1976). Regulation of Senescence in Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 58(5). 663–665. 53 indexed citations
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Mayak, Shimon, et al.. (1972). Correlative Changes in Phytohormones in Relation to Senescence Processes in Rose Petals. Physiologia Plantarum. 27(1). 1–4. 45 indexed citations

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