Thomas Berleth

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Thomas Berleth is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Berleth has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Molecular Biology, 49 papers in Plant Science and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Thomas Berleth's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (47 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (42 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (12 papers). Thomas Berleth is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (47 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (42 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (12 papers). Thomas Berleth collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Germany and United States. Thomas Berleth's co-authors include Jim Mattsson, Gerd Jürgens, Enrico Scarpella, Danielle Marcos, Wenzislava Ckurshumova, Z. Renee Sung, Christian S. Hardtke, Naden T. Krogan, Ulríke Mayer and Simon Miséra and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Berleth

54 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Control of leaf vascular patterning by polar auxin transport 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 200 400 600
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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. Control of leaf vascular patterning by polar auxin transport
    2006 621 citations Enrico Scarpella, Danielle Marcos et al. Genes & Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Berleth Canada 29 4.8k 4.6k 261 176 164 54 5.4k
Olivier Grandjean France 29 3.7k 0.8× 3.2k 0.7× 154 0.6× 300 1.7× 109 0.7× 43 4.4k
Shinichiro Sawa Japan 41 6.3k 1.3× 4.7k 1.0× 298 1.1× 136 0.8× 106 0.6× 133 6.9k
Elliot M. Meyerowitz United States 11 2.6k 0.6× 2.5k 0.5× 295 1.1× 141 0.8× 102 0.6× 14 3.0k
Patrick Achard France 28 7.0k 1.5× 4.1k 0.9× 315 1.2× 152 0.9× 159 1.0× 36 7.5k
Naomi Ori Israel 41 5.6k 1.2× 4.3k 0.9× 297 1.1× 152 0.9× 130 0.8× 63 6.1k
Kenneth D. Birnbaum United States 34 4.4k 0.9× 3.5k 0.8× 120 0.5× 104 0.6× 194 1.2× 62 5.4k
Yuling Jiao China 41 5.5k 1.2× 4.5k 1.0× 230 0.9× 58 0.3× 429 2.6× 97 6.2k
Christian S. Hardtke Switzerland 45 7.9k 1.7× 6.0k 1.3× 405 1.6× 137 0.8× 241 1.5× 100 8.5k
Taku Takahashi Japan 36 3.8k 0.8× 3.5k 0.8× 121 0.5× 173 1.0× 109 0.7× 87 4.6k
Ikram Blilou Saudi Arabia 37 8.6k 1.8× 6.3k 1.4× 400 1.5× 211 1.2× 108 0.7× 84 9.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Berleth

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Berleth

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Berleth. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Berleth 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 Thomas Berleth. Thomas Berleth 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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Marcos, Danielle & Thomas Berleth. (2014). Dynamic auxin transport patterns preceding vein formation revealed by live-imaging of Arabidopsis leaf primordia. Frontiers in Plant Science. 5. 235–235. 29 indexed citations
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Capron, Arnaud, et al.. (2014). Lz-0 × Berkeley: a new Arabidopsis recombinant inbred line population for the mapping of complex traits. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 289(3). 417–425. 1 indexed citations
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Krogan, Naden T., et al.. (2012). Deletion of MP/ARF5 domains III and IV reveals a requirement for Aux/IAA regulation in Arabidopsis leaf vascular patterning. New Phytologist. 194(2). 391–401. 94 indexed citations
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Ckurshumova, Wenzislava, et al.. (2011). Glow in the Dark: Fluorescent Proteins as Cell and Tissue-Specific Markers in Plants. Molecular Plant. 4(5). 794–804. 29 indexed citations
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Scacchi, Emanuele, Paula Salinas, Bojan Gujas, et al.. (2010). Spatio-temporal sequence of cross-regulatory events in root meristem growth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(52). 22734–22739. 106 indexed citations
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Capron, Arnaud, Steven P. Chatfield, Nicholas J. Provart, & Thomas Berleth. (2009). Embryogenesis: Pattern Formation from a Single Cell. PubMed. 7. e0126–e0126. 96 indexed citations
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Lev‐Yadun, Simcha & Thomas Berleth. (2009). Expanding ecological and evolutionary insights from wild <span style="font-style. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 4(8). 796–797. 4 indexed citations
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Marcos, Danielle & Thomas Berleth. (2008). Visualizing Auxin Transport Routes in Arabidopsis Leaf Primordia. Methods in molecular biology. 495. 11–20. 2 indexed citations
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Ploense, Sara E., et al.. (2007). AMP1 and MP antagonistically regulate embryo and meristem development in Arabidopsis. Development. 134(14). 2561–2567. 99 indexed citations
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Berleth, Thomas, Enrico Scarpella, Jiřı́ Friml, & Danielle Marcos. (2006). Control of leaf vascular patterning by polar auxin transport. Developmental Biology. 295(1). 403–403. 20 indexed citations
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Scarpella, Enrico, et al.. (2006). Control of leaf vascular patterning by polar auxin transport. Genes & Development. 20(8). 1015–1027. 621 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hardtke, Christian S., Wenzislava Ckurshumova, Sasha A. Singh, et al.. (2004). Overlapping and non-redundant functions of the Arabidopsis auxin response factors MONOPTEROS and NONPHOTOTROPIC HYPOCOTYL 4. Development. 131(5). 1089–1100. 284 indexed citations
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Ilic, Katica, Thomas Berleth, & Nicholas J. Provart. (2004). BlastDigester – a web-based program for efficient CAPS marker design. Trends in Genetics. 20(7). 280–283. 20 indexed citations
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Mattsson, Jim, Wenzislava Ckurshumova, & Thomas Berleth. (2003). Auxin Signaling in Arabidopsis Leaf Vascular Development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 131(3). 1327–1339. 373 indexed citations
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Berleth, Thomas & Tsvi Sachs. (2001). Plant morphogenesis: long-distance coordination and local patterning. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 4(1). 57–62. 199 indexed citations
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Berleth, Thomas & Jim Mattsson. (2000). Vascular development: tracing signals along veins. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 3(5). 406–411. 48 indexed citations
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Leyser, Ottoline & Thomas Berleth. (1999). A molecular basis for auxin action. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10(2). 131–137. 21 indexed citations
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Scheres, Ben & Thomas Berleth. (1998). Root development: New meanings for root canals?. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 1(1). 32–36. 5 indexed citations
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Przemeck, Gerhard K. H., Jim Mattsson, Christian S. Hardtke, Z. Renee Sung, & Thomas Berleth. (1996). Studies on the role of the Arabidopsis gene MONOPTEROS in vascular development and plant cell axialization. Planta. 200(2). 229–37. 390 indexed citations
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Hardtke, Christian S., et al.. (1996). Genetic similarity among Arabidopsis thaliana ecotypes estimated by DNA sequence comparison. Plant Molecular Biology. 32(5). 915–922. 29 indexed citations

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