Eric Messens
Impact in
- Biotechnology top 0.2%
- Transgenic Plants and Applications
- Biochemical and biochemical processes
- Plant Science top 0.5%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
Papers in
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- Plant Gene Expression Analysis 12
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration 7
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- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity 6
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis 5
- Co-authors
- Marc Van Montagu (12 shared papers)J. Schell (3 shared papers)Scott E. Stachel (2 shared papers)Patricia Zambryski (1 shared paper)M. Holsters (1 shared paper)Ann Depicker (1 shared paper)Danny De Waele (1 shared paper)Kris Morreel (13 shared papers)
- Journals
- The EMBO Journal (3 papers)PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (3 papers)FEBS Letters (3 papers)The Plant Journal (2 papers)Plant and Soil (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- BelgiumUnited StatesFrance
In The Last Decade
Eric Messens
44 papers receiving 4.1k citations
Eric Messens's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 102
- Biotechnology 1.2k
- Plant Science 2.6k
- Molecular Biology 3.1k
- Biochemistry 111
- Horticulture 17
Countries citing papers authored by Eric Messens
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Fields of papers citing papers by Eric Messens
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Eric Messens, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transfection and transformation of Agrobacterium tumefaciens Hit paper breakdown → | 1978 | 891 |
| 2 | Identification of the signal molecules produced by wounded plant cells that activate T-DNA transfer in Agrobacterium tumefaciens Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 748 |
| 3 | 2004 | 355 | |
| 4 | 1983 | 334 | |
| 5 | 2000 | 219 | |
| 6 | 2004 | 174 | |
| 7 | 1992 | 170 | |
| 8 | 2010 | 159 | |
| 9 | 2007 | 148 | |
| 10 | 2010 | 140 | |
| 11 | 1999 | 120 | |
| 12 | 2006 | 98 | |
| 13 | 1977 | 82 | |
| 14 | 2004 | 81 | |
| 15 | 2004 | 73 | |
| 16 | 1992 | 72 | |
| 17 | 1997 | 43 | |
| 18 | 1985 | 43 | |
| 19 | 2005 | 42 | |
| 20 | 1985 | 38 |
About Eric Messens
Eric Messens is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering and Cell Biology, having authored 46 papers that have together received 4.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Gene Expression Analysis (12 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (7 papers), Biochemical and biochemical processes (6 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (5 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (5 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (5 papers) and Transgenic Plants and Applications (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biotechnology (1.2k citations), Plant Science (2.6k citations), Molecular Biology (3.1k citations), Biochemistry (111 citations) and Horticulture (17 citations). Eric Messens has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Marc Van Montagu, J. Schell, Scott E. Stachel, Patricia Zambryski, M. Holsters, Ann Depicker, Danny De Waele, Kris Morreel, Wout Boerjan and John Ralph. Their work appears in journals such as The EMBO Journal, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, FEBS Letters, The Plant Journal and Plant and Soil.
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