Wouter Smet

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Wouter Smet is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wouter Smet has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Plant Science, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Wouter Smet's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (14 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (8 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (6 papers). Wouter Smet is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (14 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (8 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (6 papers). Wouter Smet collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Saudi Arabia. Wouter Smet's co-authors include Bert De Rybel, Dolf Weijers, Teva Vernoux, Che‐Yang Liao, Géraldine Brunoud, Saiko Yoshida, Brecht Wybouw, Eliana Mor, Baojun Yang and Jonah Nolf and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Wouter Smet

15 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Vascular transcription factors guide plant epidermal responses to limiting phosphate conditions
    2020 209 citations Jos R. Wendrich, Baojun Yang et al. Science profile →
  2. Cell surface and intracellular auxin signalling for H+ fluxes in root growth
    2021 175 citations Lanxin Li, Inge Verstraeten et al. Nature profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Wouter Smet 1.1k 886 30 26 20 16 1.3k
Jos R. Wendrich 868 0.8× 769 0.9× 43 1.4× 36 1.4× 11 0.6× 15 1.1k
Emanuele Scacchi 1.2k 1.1× 935 1.1× 23 0.8× 23 0.9× 18 0.9× 12 1.4k
Antoine Larrieu 1.4k 1.2× 1.0k 1.2× 73 2.4× 13 0.5× 15 0.8× 18 1.6k
Krzysztof Wabnik 1.1k 0.9× 832 0.9× 24 0.8× 22 0.8× 12 0.6× 30 1.2k
Anne Vatén 1.8k 1.6× 1.3k 1.4× 59 2.0× 16 0.6× 19 0.9× 13 2.0k
Géraldine Brunoud 1.8k 1.6× 1.3k 1.5× 84 2.8× 12 0.5× 20 1.0× 19 1.9k
Elke Barbez 1.4k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 26 0.9× 14 0.5× 20 1.0× 18 1.5k
Susana Úbeda-Tomás 1.5k 1.3× 923 1.0× 45 1.5× 8 0.3× 25 1.3× 14 1.6k
Brecht Wybouw 543 0.5× 381 0.4× 27 0.9× 15 0.6× 14 0.7× 9 636
Łukasz Łangowski 1.0k 0.9× 721 0.8× 46 1.5× 22 0.8× 9 0.5× 16 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Wouter Smet

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wouter Smet

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Wouter Smet. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Wouter Smet. The network helps show where Wouter Smet may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wouter Smet

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Xiao, Ting Ting, Corinna Henkel, S. Frederiksen, et al.. (2025). Microscopy and spatial-metabolomics identify tissue-specific metabolic pathways uncovering salinity and drought tolerance mechanisms in Avicennia marina and Phoenix dactylifera roots. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 1076–1076. 2 indexed citations
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Aljedaani, Fatimah, Yuqian Luo, Yanming Deng, et al.. (2025). The dual function of EMB1579 in transcription and splicing governs tissue patterning in the Arabidopsis root meristem. Cell Reports. 44(5). 115660–115660.
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Wybouw, Brecht, Baojun Yang, Jonah Nolf, et al.. (2023). The transcription factor AtMYB12 is part of a feedback loop regulating cell division orientation in the root meristem vasculature. Journal of Experimental Botany. 74(6). 1940–1956. 11 indexed citations
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Smet, Wouter & Ikram Blilou. (2023). A blast from the past: Understanding stem cell specification in plant roots using laser ablation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. e14–e14. 2 indexed citations
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Motte, Hans, Boris Parizot, Wouter Smet, et al.. (2022). Cellular and gene expression patterns associated with root bifurcation inSelaginella. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 190(4). 2398–2416. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Lanxin, Inge Verstraeten, Mark Roosjen, et al.. (2021). Cell surface and intracellular auxin signalling for H+ fluxes in root growth. Nature. 599(7884). 273–277. 175 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Baojun, Max Minne, Federica Brunoni, et al.. (2021). Non-cell autonomous and spatiotemporal signalling from a tissue organizer orchestrates root vascular development. Nature Plants. 7(11). 1485–1494. 45 indexed citations
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Hajný, Jakub, Lesia Rodríguez, Shutang Tan, et al.. (2020). Receptor kinase module targets PIN-dependent auxin transport during canalization. Science. 370(6516). 550–557. 61 indexed citations
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Wendrich, Jos R., Baojun Yang, Niels Vandamme, et al.. (2020). Vascular transcription factors guide plant epidermal responses to limiting phosphate conditions. Science. 370(6518). 209 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smet, Wouter, Iris Sevilem, María Angels de Luis Balaguer, et al.. (2019). DOF2.1 Controls Cytokinin-Dependent Vascular Cell Proliferation Downstream of TMO5/LHW. Current Biology. 29(3). 520–529.e6. 77 indexed citations
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Long, Yuchen, Yvonne Stahl, Stefanie Weidtkamp‐Peters, et al.. (2018). Optimizing FRET-FLIM Labeling Conditions to Detect Nuclear Protein Interactions at Native Expression Levels in Living Arabidopsis Roots. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 639–639. 19 indexed citations
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Andersen, Tonni Grube, Sadaf Naseer, Robertas Ursache, et al.. (2018). Diffusible repression of cytokinin signalling produces endodermal symmetry and passage cells. Nature. 555(7697). 529–533. 98 indexed citations
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Liao, Che‐Yang, Wouter Smet, Géraldine Brunoud, et al.. (2015). Reporters for sensitive and quantitative measurement of auxin response. Nature Methods. 12(3). 207–210. 324 indexed citations
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Smet, Wouter & Bert De Rybel. (2015). Genetic and hormonal control of vascular tissue proliferation. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 29. 50–56. 25 indexed citations
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Long, Yuchen, Wouter Smet, Alfredo Cruz‐Ramírez, et al.. (2015). Arabidopsis BIRD Zinc Finger Proteins Jointly Stabilize Tissue Boundaries by Confining the Cell Fate Regulator SHORT-ROOT and Contributing to Fate Specification. The Plant Cell. 27(4). 1185–1199. 115 indexed citations
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Roberts, Ianto, Stephanie Smith, Bert De Rybel, et al.. (2013). The CEP family in land plants: evolutionary analyses, expression studies, and role in Arabidopsis shoot development. Journal of Experimental Botany. 64(17). 5371–5381. 100 indexed citations

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