Thomas Leustek

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas Leustek is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Leustek has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Plant Science and 17 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Thomas Leustek's work include Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica (36 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (12 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (11 papers). Thomas Leustek is often cited by papers focused on Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica (36 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (12 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (11 papers). Thomas Leustek collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Thomas Leustek's co-authors include Kazuki Saito, Melinda N. Martin, John P. Davies, André O. Hudson, Jung‐Sup Kim, Charles Gilvarg, David B. Knaff, Yi‐Chang Chen, Herbert Weissbach and Carmen Rotte and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Leustek

78 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Leustek United States	44	3.7k	2.7k	762	443	357	78	5.1k
William C. Plaxton Canada	53	4.4k 1.2×	7.2k 2.6×	681 0.9×	280 0.6×	348 1.0×	173	10.3k
Markus Wirtz Germany	58	5.7k 1.5×	5.7k 2.1×	946 1.2×	469 1.1×	303 0.8×	136	8.6k
Stanislav Kopřiva Germany	54	5.8k 1.6×	6.5k 2.4×	1.2k 1.6×	452 1.0×	569 1.6×	176	9.9k
Rüdiger Hell Germany	67	7.9k 2.1×	8.3k 3.0×	1.4k 1.8×	718 1.6×	506 1.4×	179	12.8k
Philip A. Rea United States	54	4.9k 1.3×	5.0k 1.8×	522 0.7×	1.1k 2.6×	493 1.4×	89	9.5k
David Rhodes United States	48	3.6k 1.0×	4.5k 1.7×	297 0.4×	200 0.5×	139 0.4×	96	7.4k
Richard Bligny France	51	4.0k 1.1×	5.4k 2.0×	663 0.9×	223 0.5×	111 0.3×	116	7.9k
Cecilia Gotor Spain	43	2.9k 0.8×	3.7k 1.4×	1.6k 2.2×	311 0.7×	120 0.3×	99	5.6k
Fabrice Rébeillé France	36	2.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	683 0.9×	186 0.4×	97 0.3×	59	3.8k
Akiho Yokota Japan	43	4.8k 1.3×	3.5k 1.3×	214 0.3×	252 0.6×	116 0.3×	163	6.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Leustek

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Xiang, Xiaoli, et al.. (2022). Co-overexpression of AtSAT1 and EcPAPR improves seed nutritional value in maize. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 969763–969763. 9 indexed citations

Zheng, Zhi‐Liang, Bo Zhang, & Thomas Leustek. (2014). Transceptors at the boundary of nutrient transporters and receptors: a new role for Arabidopsis SULTR1;2 in sulfur sensing. Frontiers in Plant Science. 5. 710–710. 25 indexed citations

McKinnie, Shaun M. K., John C. Vederas, H. Suzuki, et al.. (2013). Differential response of orthologous l,l-diaminopimelate aminotransferases (DapL) to enzyme inhibitory antibiotic lead compounds. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 22(1). 523–530. 7 indexed citations

Sweeney, Colleen, et al.. (2007). Genetic Dissection of Histidine Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 144(2). 890–903. 66 indexed citations

Martin, Melinda N., Mitchell C. Tarczynski, Bo Shen, & Thomas Leustek. (2005). The role of 5′-adenylylsulfate reductase in controlling sulfate reduction in plants. Photosynthesis Research. 86(3). 309–323. 62 indexed citations

Kim, Sung‐Kun, Masakazu Hirasawa, Richard C. Conover, et al.. (2005). The interaction of 5′-adenylylsulfate reductase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa with its substrates. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1710(2-3). 103–112. 18 indexed citations

Hell, Rüdiger & Thomas Leustek. (2005). Sulfur metabolism in plants and algae -- a case study for an integrative scientific approach. Photosynthesis Research. 86(3). 297–298. 11 indexed citations

Sors, Thomas G., Danielle R. Ellis, Brett Lahner, et al.. (2005). Analysis of sulfur and selenium assimilation in Astragalus plants with varying capacities to accumulate selenium. The Plant Journal. 42(6). 785–797. 142 indexed citations

Vega, José M., et al.. (2002). The sac Mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Reveal Transcriptional and Posttranscriptional Control of Cysteine Biosynthesis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 130(4). 2076–2084. 57 indexed citations

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Tarczynski, Mitchell C., et al.. (2002). Sulfate reduction is increased in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana expressing 5′‐adenylylsulfate reductase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The Plant Journal. 32(6). 879–889. 93 indexed citations

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Leustek, Thomas, et al.. (2001). Recombinant Arabidopsis SQD1 Converts UDP-glucose and Sulfite to the Sulfolipid Head Group Precursor UDP-sulfoquinovose in Vitro. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(6). 3941–3946. 97 indexed citations

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Chiba, Yukako, et al.. (1999). Plant gene register PGR 99-087. Nucleotide sequence polymorphisms in the cystathionine gamma -synthase gene of Arabidopsis (accession nos. AF039206 and AB010888). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 120(2). 635. 6 indexed citations

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Leustek, Thomas, et al.. (1999). Identification of the Gene Encoding Homoserine Kinase from Arabidopsis thaliana and Characterization of the Recombinant Enzyme Derived from the Gene. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 372(1). 135–142. 28 indexed citations

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Campbell, Michael, Frederick M. Hahn, C. Dale Poulter, & Thomas Leustek. (1998). Analysis of the isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase gene family from Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Molecular Biology. 36(2). 323–328. 51 indexed citations

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Leustek, Thomas, et al.. (1998). APS Kinase fromArabidopsis thaliana:Genomic Organization, Expression, and Kinetic Analysis of the Recombinant Enzyme. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 247(1). 171–175. 29 indexed citations

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Leustek, Thomas, et al.. (1995). Adenosine-5′-Triphosphate-Sulfurylase fromArabidopsis thalianaandEscherichia coliAre Functionally Equivalent but Structurally and Kinetically Divergent: Nucleotide Sequence of Two Adenosine-5′-Triphosphate-Sulfurylase cDNAs fromArabidopsis thalianaand Analysis of a Recombinant Enzyme. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 323(1). 195–204. 59 indexed citations

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Belanger, Faith C., Thomas Leustek, Boyang Chu, & Alan L. Kriz. (1995). Evidence for the thiamine biosynthetic pathway in higher-plant plastids and its developmental regulation. Plant Molecular Biology. 29(4). 809–821. 89 indexed citations

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Wang, H., et al.. (1993). Characteristics of an Hsp70 Homolog Localized in Higher Plant Chloroplasts That Is Similar to DnaK, the Hsp70 of Prokaryotes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 102(3). 843–850. 39 indexed citations

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Leustek, Thomas, Héctor Toledo, Nathan Brot, & Herbert Weissbach. (1991). Calcium-dependent autophosphorylation of the glucose-regulated protein, Grp78. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 289(1). 256–261. 40 indexed citations

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Leustek, Thomas & Edward G. Kirby. (1990). Selection and physiology of cell cultures of Douglas-fir grown under conditions of water stress. Tree Physiology. 6(3). 317–327. 4 indexed citations

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