Toon Cools

1.9k total citations
14 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Toon Cools is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Toon Cools has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Plant Science, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Toon Cools's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (10 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (7 papers) and Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies (5 papers). Toon Cools is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (10 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (7 papers) and Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies (5 papers). Toon Cools collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and United States. Toon Cools's co-authors include Lieven De Veylder, Zhubing Hu, Jefri Heyman, Hilde Van den Daele, Geert De Jaeger, Ilse Vercauteren, Sandy Vanderauwera, Klaas Vandepoele, Dominique Van Der Straeten and Filip Vandenbussche and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Toon Cools

14 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Toon Cools Belgium 13 1.3k 1.0k 90 36 31 14 1.5k
Lu Luo China 12 753 0.6× 489 0.5× 55 0.6× 63 1.8× 25 0.8× 22 1.0k
Clifford M. Bray United Kingdom 19 1.3k 1.0× 923 0.9× 29 0.3× 28 0.8× 48 1.5× 34 1.6k
Beatrice Giuntoli Italy 19 2.1k 1.7× 710 0.7× 159 1.8× 56 1.6× 88 2.8× 30 2.5k
Bing Bai China 19 522 0.4× 378 0.4× 55 0.6× 40 1.1× 31 1.0× 43 838
Daan A. Weits Italy 17 1.8k 1.4× 622 0.6× 168 1.9× 47 1.3× 65 2.1× 24 2.0k
Jinzheng Wang China 17 617 0.5× 700 0.7× 104 1.2× 60 1.7× 23 0.7× 37 1.0k
Wanda M. Waterworth United Kingdom 21 1.2k 1.0× 960 0.9× 27 0.3× 35 1.0× 49 1.6× 35 1.5k
Aurine Verkest Belgium 11 1.0k 0.8× 884 0.8× 163 1.8× 37 1.0× 15 0.5× 12 1.2k
Charles A. Seller United States 9 779 0.6× 628 0.6× 53 0.6× 23 0.6× 9 0.3× 10 1.2k
Hirofumi Harashima Japan 21 1.3k 1.0× 1.4k 1.3× 259 2.9× 86 2.4× 47 1.5× 25 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Toon Cools

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Eekhout, Thomas, José Antonio Pedroza‐García, Xiaoning He, et al.. (2023). Distinctive and complementary roles of E2F transcription factors during plant replication stress responses. Molecular Plant. 16(8). 1269–1282. 8 indexed citations
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Pedroza‐García, José Antonio, Natalie W. Breakfield, Toon Cools, et al.. (2021). The Arabidopsis GRAS-type SCL28 transcription factor controls the mitotic cell cycle and division plane orientation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(6). 32 indexed citations
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Hu, Zhubing, Rudy Vanderhaeghen, Toon Cools, et al.. (2016). Mitochondrial Defects Confer Tolerance against Cellulose Deficiency. The Plant Cell. 28(9). 2276–2290. 46 indexed citations
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Heyman, Jefri, Toon Cools, Balkan Canher, et al.. (2016). The heterodimeric transcription factor complex ERF115–PAT1 grants regeneration competence. Nature Plants. 2(11). 16165–16165. 126 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, Ramiro E., María Florencia Ercoli, Juan M. Debernardi, et al.. (2015). MicroRNA miR396 Regulates the Switch between Stem Cells and Transit-Amplifying Cells in Arabidopsis Roots. The Plant Cell. 27(12). 3354–3366. 135 indexed citations
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Hu, Zhubing, Toon Cools, & Lieven De Veylder. (2015). Mechanisms Used by Plants to Cope with DNA Damage. Annual Review of Plant Biology. 67(1). 439–462. 188 indexed citations
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Hu, Zhubing, et al.. (2015). Deficiency of the Arabidopsis Helicase RTEL1 Triggers a SOG1-Dependent Replication Checkpoint in Response to DNA Cross-Links. The Plant Cell. 27(1). 149–161. 43 indexed citations
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Kamei, Claire Lessa Alvim, Toon Cools, Sandy Vanderauwera, et al.. (2014). TheArabidopsisSIAMESE-RELATED Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitors SMR5 and SMR7 Regulate the DNA Damage Checkpoint in Response to Reactive Oxygen Species. The Plant Cell. 26(1). 296–309. 143 indexed citations
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Hu, Zhubing, Toon Cools, Simon Amiard, et al.. (2014). Arabidopsis thaliana RNase H2 Deficiency Counteracts the Needs for the WEE1 Checkpoint Kinase but Triggers Genome Instability . The Plant Cell. 26(9). 3680–3692. 31 indexed citations
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Heyman, Jefri, Toon Cools, Filip Vandenbussche, et al.. (2013). ERF115 Controls Root Quiescent Center Cell Division and Stem Cell Replenishment. Science. 342(6160). 860–863. 261 indexed citations
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Cools, Toon, Anelia Iantcheva, Annika K. Weimer, et al.. (2011). TheArabidopsis thalianaCheckpoint Kinase WEE1 Protects against Premature Vascular Differentiation during Replication Stress. The Plant Cell. 23(4). 1435–1448. 73 indexed citations
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Cools, Toon, Anelia Iantcheva, Sara Maes, Hilde Van den Daele, & Lieven De Veylder. (2010). A replication stress-induced synchronization method for Arabidopsis thaliana root meristems. The Plant Journal. 64(4). 705–714. 55 indexed citations
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Cools, Toon & Lieven De Veylder. (2008). DNA stress checkpoint control and plant development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 12(1). 23–28. 94 indexed citations
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Schutter, Kristof De, Jérôme Joubès, Toon Cools, et al.. (2007). ArabidopsisWEE1 Kinase Controls Cell Cycle Arrest in Response to Activation of the DNA Integrity Checkpoint. The Plant Cell. 19(1). 211–225. 243 indexed citations

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