Ton Timmers

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Ton Timmers is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ton Timmers has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Plant Science, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Ton Timmers's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (29 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (22 papers) and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (11 papers). Ton Timmers is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (29 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (22 papers) and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (11 papers). Ton Timmers collaborates with scholars based in France, Netherlands and United States. Ton Timmers's co-authors include Mireille Chabaud, Marie‐Christine Auriac, David G. Barker, G. Truchet, Björn J. Sieberer, Andrea Genre, Paola Bonfante, Joëlle Fournier, Sandra Moreau and Fernanda de Carvalho‐Niebel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ton Timmers

50 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

An integrated analysis of plant and bacterial gene expres... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
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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. An integrated analysis of plant and bacterial gene expression in symbiotic root nodules using laser‐capture microdissection coupled to RNA sequencing
    2014 344 citations Ton Timmers, Sandra Moreau et al. The Plant Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ton Timmers France 31 3.3k 992 721 254 176 51 3.8k
Andréas Niebel France 35 5.0k 1.5× 1.2k 1.2× 1.2k 1.6× 88 0.3× 119 0.7× 54 5.3k
Julie V. Cullimore France 39 3.8k 1.1× 1.3k 1.3× 656 0.9× 131 0.5× 170 1.0× 82 4.3k
René Geurts Netherlands 34 5.1k 1.5× 613 0.6× 1.7k 2.3× 83 0.3× 289 1.6× 77 5.4k
Christian Staehelin China 35 3.4k 1.0× 681 0.7× 994 1.4× 79 0.3× 355 2.0× 89 3.8k
Niels Sandal Denmark 38 6.9k 2.1× 1.2k 1.2× 2.2k 3.0× 127 0.5× 336 1.9× 70 7.4k
Erik Limpens Netherlands 25 3.3k 1.0× 423 0.4× 842 1.2× 105 0.4× 163 0.9× 38 3.5k
Simona Radutoiu Denmark 29 4.4k 1.3× 587 0.6× 1.5k 2.1× 83 0.3× 346 2.0× 54 4.8k
Jiri Stiller Australia 31 2.7k 0.8× 812 0.8× 496 0.7× 285 1.1× 86 0.5× 73 3.0k
Olivier Catrice France 20 1.6k 0.5× 944 1.0× 232 0.3× 186 0.7× 139 0.8× 25 2.1k
J. Stephen Gantt United States 31 2.3k 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 260 0.4× 70 0.3× 73 0.4× 55 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Ton Timmers

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ton Timmers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ton Timmers

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

All Works

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Gao, He, Na Ding, Dongli Yu, et al.. (2025). Florigen activation complex forms via multifaceted assembly in Arabidopsis. Nature. 648(8094). 686–695. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Junli, Ton Timmers, Kay Hofmann, et al.. (2024). Cytoplasmic calcium influx mediated by plant MLKLs confers TNL-triggered immunity. Cell Host & Microbe. 32(4). 453–465.e6. 19 indexed citations
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Vayssières, Alice, Ulla Neumann, A. M. Lázaro, et al.. (2022). FLOWERING REPRESSOR AAA+ATPase 1 is a novel regulator of perennial flowering in Arabis alpina. New Phytologist. 236(2). 729–744. 11 indexed citations
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Nurisso, Alessandra, Anna Pietraszewska‐Bogiel, Malick Mbengué, et al.. (2011). Structure-Function Similarities between a Plant Receptor-like Kinase and the Human Interleukin-1 Receptor-associated Kinase-4. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(13). 11202–11210. 50 indexed citations
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Godiard, Laurence, Agnès Lepage, Sandra Moreau, et al.. (2011). MtbHLH1, a bHLH transcription factor involved in Medicago truncatula nodule vascular patterning and nodule to plant metabolic exchanges. New Phytologist. 191(2). 391–404. 50 indexed citations
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Sieberer, Björn J., et al.. (2011). A switch in Ca 2+ spiking signature is concomitant with endosymbiotic microbe entry into cortical root cells of Medicago truncatula. The Plant Journal. 69(5). 822–830. 80 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Benoît, Ton Timmers, Malick Mbengué, et al.. (2010). A remorin protein interacts with symbiotic receptors and regulates bacterial infection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(5). 2343–2348. 236 indexed citations
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Sieberer, Björn J., Mireille Chabaud, Ton Timmers, et al.. (2009). A Nuclear-Targeted Cameleon Demonstrates Intranuclear Ca2+ Spiking in Medicago truncatula Root Hairs in Response to Rhizobial Nodulation Factors  . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 151(3). 1197–1206. 121 indexed citations
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Timmers, Ton. (2008). The role of the plant cytoskeleton in the interaction between legumes and rhizobia. Journal of Microscopy. 231(2). 247–256. 34 indexed citations
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Stoppin‐Mellet, Virginie, Jérémie Gaillard, Ton Timmers, et al.. (2007). Arabidopsis katanin binds microtubules using a multimeric microtubule-binding domain. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 45(12). 867–877. 29 indexed citations
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Auriac, Marie‐Christine & Ton Timmers. (2007). Nodulation Studies in the Model Legume Medicago truncatula: Advantages of Using the Constitutive EF1α Promoter and Limitations in Detecting Fluorescent Reporter Proteins in Nodule Tissues. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 20(9). 1040–1047. 41 indexed citations
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Genre, Andrea, Mireille Chabaud, Ton Timmers, Paola Bonfante, & David G. Barker. (2005). Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Elicit a Novel Intracellular Apparatus in Medicago truncatula Root Epidermal Cells before Infection[W]. The Plant Cell. 17(12). 3489–3499. 323 indexed citations
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Voigt, Boris, Ton Timmers, Jozef Šamaj, et al.. (2005). Actin-based motility of endosomes is linked to the polar tip growth of root hairs. European Journal of Cell Biology. 84(6). 609–621. 135 indexed citations
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Voigt, Boris, Ton Timmers, Jozef Šamaj, et al.. (2005). GFP-FABD2 fusion construct allows in vivo visualization of the dynamic actin cytoskeleton in all cells of Arabidopsis seedlings. European Journal of Cell Biology. 84(6). 595–608. 138 indexed citations
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Timmers, Ton, Andréas Niebel, Claudine Balagué, & Adilya Dagkesamanskaya. (2002). Differential localisation of GFP fusions to cytoskeleton-binding proteins in animal, plant, and yeast cells. PROTOPLASMA. 220(1-2). 69–78. 15 indexed citations
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Carvalho‐Niebel, Fernanda de, et al.. (2002). The Nod factor‐elicited annexin MtAnn1 is preferentially localised at the nuclear periphery in symbiotically activated root tissues of Medicago truncatula. The Plant Journal. 32(3). 343–352. 70 indexed citations
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Timmers, Ton, et al.. (1997). An evaluation of community pharmacy records in the development of pharmaceutical care in The Netherlands.. Pharmacy World & Science. 19(2). 105–113. 6 indexed citations
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Timmers, Ton, H. -D. Reiss, & J.H.N. Schel. (1991). Digitonin-aided loading of Fluo-3 into embryogenic plant cells. Cell Calcium. 12(7). 515–521. 10 indexed citations

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