Simon B. Saucet

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Simon B. Saucet is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon B. Saucet has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Plant Science, 3 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Simon B. Saucet's work include Plant Parasitism and Resistance (6 papers), Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (5 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (5 papers). Simon B. Saucet is often cited by papers focused on Plant Parasitism and Resistance (6 papers), Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (5 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (5 papers). Simon B. Saucet collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and New Zealand. Simon B. Saucet's co-authors include Jonathan D. G. Jones, Kee Hoon Sohn, Panagiotis F. Sarris, Yan Ma, Cécile Segonzac, Ken Shirasu, Paul Derbyshire, Frank L.H. Menke, Zane Duxbury and Sung Un Huh and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Simon B. Saucet

10 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

A Plant Immune Receptor Detects Pathogen Effectors that T... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300 400
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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. A Plant Immune Receptor Detects Pathogen Effectors that Target WRKY Transcription Factors
    2015 403 citations Panagiotis F. Sarris, Zane Duxbury et al. 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
Simon B. Saucet Japan 9 974 236 79 66 64 10 1.0k
Kevin Ao Canada 10 911 0.9× 338 1.4× 28 0.4× 36 0.5× 55 0.9× 14 998
Isabell Albert Germany 15 1.3k 1.4× 272 1.2× 59 0.7× 32 0.5× 32 0.5× 17 1.4k
Zane Duxbury United Kingdom 10 796 0.8× 259 1.1× 24 0.3× 43 0.7× 74 1.2× 12 913
Jorge Gómez‐Ariza Italy 14 874 0.9× 388 1.6× 49 0.6× 16 0.2× 67 1.0× 15 1.0k
Tom Ashfield United States 16 1.5k 1.5× 272 1.2× 22 0.3× 25 0.4× 47 0.7× 21 1.6k
Yiping Wang China 14 1.2k 1.2× 451 1.9× 22 0.3× 36 0.5× 66 1.0× 33 1.3k
Raul Zavaliev United States 12 1.1k 1.1× 483 2.0× 19 0.2× 46 0.7× 40 0.6× 13 1.3k
Paul Muskett United Kingdom 12 1.6k 1.6× 790 3.3× 46 0.6× 58 0.9× 33 0.5× 13 1.7k
Thomas Spallek Germany 12 948 1.0× 295 1.3× 138 1.7× 18 0.3× 17 0.3× 13 1.1k
Thomas W. H. Liebrand Netherlands 14 1.5k 1.5× 291 1.2× 33 0.4× 66 1.0× 54 0.8× 14 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Simon B. Saucet

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon B. Saucet

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon B. Saucet

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simon B. Saucet. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simon B. Saucet 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 Simon B. Saucet. Simon B. Saucet is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Cui, Songkui, Simon B. Saucet, Shoko Inaba, et al.. (2025). Glucosylation of endogenous haustorium-inducing factors underpins kin avoidance in parasitic plants. Science. 390(6771). 405–410. 2 indexed citations
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Saucet, Simon B., Daniel Esmenjaud, & Cyril Van Ghelder. (2020). Integrity of the Post-LRR Domain Is Required for TIR-NB-LRR Function. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 34(3). 286–296. 20 indexed citations
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Cui, Songkui, Yuki Tobimatsu, Yuri Takeda, et al.. (2018). Host lignin composition affects haustorium induction in the parasitic plants Phtheirospermum japonicum and Striga hermonthica. New Phytologist. 218(2). 710–723. 55 indexed citations
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Saucet, Simon B. & Ken Shirasu. (2016). Molecular Parasitic Plant–Host Interactions. PLoS Pathogens. 12(12). e1005978–e1005978. 35 indexed citations
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Saucet, Simon B., Cyril Van Ghelder, Pierre Abad, Henri Duval, & Daniel Esmenjaud. (2016). Resistance to root‐knot nematodes Meloidogyne spp. in woody plants. New Phytologist. 211(1). 41–56. 56 indexed citations
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Sarris, Panagiotis F., Zane Duxbury, Sung Un Huh, et al.. (2015). A Plant Immune Receptor Detects Pathogen Effectors that Target WRKY Transcription Factors. Cell. 161(5). 1089–1100. 403 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cui, Songkui, Takanori Wakatake, Kei Hashimoto, et al.. (2015). Haustorial Hairs Are Specialized Root Hairs That Support Parasitism in the Facultative Parasitic Plant Phtheirospermum japonicum. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 170(3). 1492–1503. 58 indexed citations
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Saucet, Simon B., Yan Ma, Panagiotis F. Sarris, et al.. (2015). Two linked pairs of Arabidopsis TNL resistance genes independently confer recognition of bacterial effector AvrRps4. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6338–6338. 129 indexed citations
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Williams, Simon J., Kee Hoon Sohn, Li Wan, et al.. (2014). Structural Basis for Assembly and Function of a Heterodimeric Plant Immune Receptor. Science. 344(6181). 299–303. 262 indexed citations
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Sohn, Kee Hoon, Simon B. Saucet, Christopher R. Clarke, et al.. (2011). HopAS1 recognition significantly contributes to Arabidopsis nonhost resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pathogens. New Phytologist. 193(1). 58–66. 27 indexed citations

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