Sjef Smeekens

17.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
130 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

Sjef Smeekens is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sjef Smeekens has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Plant Science, 68 papers in Molecular Biology and 27 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Sjef Smeekens's work include Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (64 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (53 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (39 papers). Sjef Smeekens is often cited by papers focused on Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (64 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (53 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (39 papers). Sjef Smeekens collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Germany. Sjef Smeekens's co-authors include Johannes Hanson, Peter Weisbeek, Henriette Schluepmann, Irma Vijn, Tita Ritsema, Matthew J. Paul, Fred Rook, Jeroen Lastdrager, Leónie Bentsink and Sheng Teng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sjef Smeekens

128 papers receiving 13.1k citations

Hit Papers

SUGAR-INDUCED SIGNAL TRAN... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2000 2000 2005 1998 2010 200 400 600
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. SUGAR-INDUCED SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION IN PLANTS
    2000 620 citations Sjef Smeekens profile →
  2. Sugar-induced signal transduction in plants
    2000 602 citations Sjef Smeekens Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) profile →
  3. Sucrose-Specific Induction of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis Requires the MYB75/PAP1 Gene
    2005 556 citations Sheng Teng, Leónie Bentsink et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
  4. Towards functional characterisation of the members of theR2R3‐MYBgene family fromArabidopsis thaliana
    1998 519 citations Sjef Smeekens et al. The Plant Journal profile →
  5. Sugar signals and molecular networks controlling plant growth
    2010 509 citations Sjef Smeekens, Johannes Hanson et al. profile →
  6. Sugar signals and the control of plant growth and development
    2014 486 citations Johannes Hanson, Sjef Smeekens 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
Sjef Smeekens Netherlands 60 10.3k 6.9k 1.7k 547 484 130 13.6k
Philip M. Mullineaux United Kingdom 56 10.0k 1.0× 7.2k 1.0× 273 0.2× 730 1.3× 160 0.3× 133 12.4k
Chengjie Chen China 27 8.6k 0.8× 8.2k 1.2× 424 0.2× 286 0.5× 463 1.0× 75 13.4k
Ive De Smet Belgium 58 8.6k 0.8× 6.3k 0.9× 378 0.2× 179 0.3× 670 1.4× 134 10.8k
Ruth Welti United States 55 6.2k 0.6× 6.8k 1.0× 333 0.2× 100 0.2× 332 0.7× 144 11.7k
Anthony P. J. Trinci United Kingdom 47 2.8k 0.3× 3.0k 0.4× 333 0.2× 980 1.8× 617 1.3× 188 6.9k
Uwe Sonnewald Germany 79 14.9k 1.4× 7.9k 1.1× 1.2k 0.7× 1.3k 2.4× 2.7k 5.7× 258 18.5k
Yehua He China 15 8.0k 0.8× 7.6k 1.1× 372 0.2× 290 0.5× 480 1.0× 39 12.1k
Daniel F. Klessig United States 93 27.5k 2.7× 13.3k 1.9× 232 0.1× 971 1.8× 415 0.9× 238 32.5k
John Browse United States 83 16.0k 1.5× 14.6k 2.1× 803 0.5× 405 0.7× 543 1.1× 198 26.4k
Ernst Heinz Germany 53 2.6k 0.3× 6.4k 0.9× 589 0.3× 197 0.4× 281 0.6× 153 8.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sjef Smeekens

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Prior, Matthew J., Jung‐Gun Kim, Martin C. Jonikas, et al.. (2021). Arabidopsis bZIP11 Is a Susceptibility Factor During Pseudomonas syringae Infection. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 34(4). 439–447. 10 indexed citations
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Hanson, Johannes, et al.. (2019). Metabolite Control of Translation by Conserved Peptide uORFs: The Ribosome as a Metabolite Multisensor. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 182(1). 110–122. 40 indexed citations
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Weisbeek, Peter, Joseph R. Hageman, Douwe de Boer, & Sjef Smeekens. (2013). TRANSPORT OF PROTEINS TOWARDS THE CHLOROPLAST THYLAKOID LUMEN. Israel journal of botany. Basic and applied plant sciences. 40(2). 123–137.
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Nguyen, Thu‐Phuong, Paul Keizer, Fred van Eeuwijk, Sjef Smeekens, & Leónie Bentsink. (2012). Natural Variation for Seed Longevity and Seed Dormancy Are Negatively Correlated in Arabidopsis    . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 160(4). 2083–2092. 97 indexed citations
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Aghdasi, Mahnaz, et al.. (2012). Microarray analysis of gene expression patterns in Arabidopsis seedlings under trehalose, sucrose and sorbitol treatment. International Journal of Plant Production. 2(4). 309–320. 20 indexed citations
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Wind, Julia, et al.. (2012). ABI4: versatile activator and repressor. Trends in Plant Science. 18(3). 125–132. 130 indexed citations
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Aghdasi, Mahnaz, Henriette Schluepmann, & Sjef Smeekens. (2010). Characterization of Arabidopsis seedlings growth and development under trehalose feeding. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7 indexed citations
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Hummel, Maureen, et al.. (2009). Sucrose Control of Translation Mediated by an Upstream Open Reading Frame-Encoded Peptide    . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 150(3). 1356–1367. 136 indexed citations
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Schluepmann, Henriette, et al.. (2004). Trehalose Mediated Growth Inhibition of Arabidopsis Seedlings Is Due to Trehalose-6-Phosphate Accumulation . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 135(2). 879–890. 276 indexed citations
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Pellny, Till K., Oula Ghannoum, Jann P. Conroy, et al.. (2004). Genetic modification of photosynthesis with E. coli genes for trehalose synthesis. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 2(1). 71–82. 105 indexed citations
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Schluepmann, Henriette, Till K. Pellny, Anja van Dijken, Sjef Smeekens, & Matthew J. Paul. (2003). Trehalose 6-phosphate is indispensable for carbohydrate utilization and growth in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(11). 6849–6854. 383 indexed citations
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Chupin, Vladimir, et al.. (2001). Fructans insert between the headgroups of phospholipids. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1510(1-2). 307–320. 130 indexed citations
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Smeekens, Sjef. (2000). Sugar-induced signal transduction in plants. Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University). 51. 49–81. 602 indexed citations breakdown →
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Demel, R.A., Ellen Dorrepaal, Michel Ebskamp, Sjef Smeekens, & Ben de Kruijff. (1998). Fructans interact strongly with model membranes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1375(1-2). 36–42. 75 indexed citations
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Drunen, Cornelis M. van, et al.. (1997). Analysis of the Chromatin Domain Organisation Around the Plastocyanin Gene Reveals an MAR-Specific Sequence Element in Arabidopsis Thaliana. Nucleic Acids Research. 25(19). 3904–3911. 37 indexed citations
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Dijkwel, Paul P., et al.. (1996). Sucrose Represses the Developmentally Controlled Transient Activation of the Plastocyanin Gene in Arabidopsis thaliana Seedlings. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 110(2). 455–463. 53 indexed citations
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Quaedvlieg, Nicolette E. M., et al.. (1996). Identification of a light-regulated MYB gene from an Arabidopsis transcription factor gene collection. Plant Molecular Biology. 32(5). 987–993. 19 indexed citations

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