Walter Dewitte

5k citations

50 papers · 4.1k · 1 hit paper · h-index 30

Impact in

Plant Science top 0.5%
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Seed Germination and Physiology
- Light effects on plants
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
Molecular Biology top 10%
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration

Papers in

Plant Science 39
- Plant Molecular Biology Research 37
- Light effects on plants 1
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management 1
- Seed Germination and Physiology 1
Molecular Biology 13
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration 12

Co-authors: J. A. H. Murray (23 shared papers)Simon Scofield (9 shared papers)Harry A. Van Onckelen (10 shared papers)Jeroen Nieuwland (6 shared papers)Spencer C. Maughan (4 shared papers)Dirk Inzé (3 shared papers)Marc VAN MONTAGU (3 shared papers)Annie Jacqmard (2 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Experimental Botany (5 papers)The Plant Cell (4 papers)PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (4 papers)Plant Signaling & Behavior (3 papers)The Plant Journal (3 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Belgium France

In The Last Decade

Walter Dewitte

48 papers receiving 4k citations

Walter Dewitte's Hit Papers

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Superroot, a recessive mutation in Arabidopsis, confers auxin overproduction. 1995 · 528 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

1995 The Plant Cell

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1	Superroot, a recessive mutation in Arabidopsis, confers auxin overproduction. The Plant Cell ·Wout Boerjan, M. Cervera, Marianne Delarue, Tom Beeckman, Walter Dewitte, Catherine Bellini, Michel M. Caboche, Harry A. Van Onckelen Hit paper breakdown →	1995	528
2	The Plant Cell Cycle Annual Review of Plant Biology ·Walter Dewitte, J. A. H. Murray	2003	406
3	Spatiotemporal regulation of cell-cycle genes by SHORTROOT links patterning and growth Nature ·Rosangela Sozzani, Hongchang Cui, Miguel Á. Moreno-Risueno, Wolfgang Busch, Jaimie Van Norman, Teva Vernoux, Siobhán M. Brady, Walter Dewitte	2010	359
4	Altered Cell Cycle Distribution, Hyperplasia, and Inhibited Differentiation in Arabidopsis Caused by the D-Type Cyclin CYCD3 The Plant Cell ·Walter Dewitte, Catherine Riou, Simon Scofield, Annie Jacqmard, Nigel J. Kilby, J. A. H. Murray +1 other	2002	352
5	Arabidopsis CYCD3 D-type cyclins link cell proliferation and endocycles and are rate-limiting for cytokinin responses Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Walter Dewitte, Simon Scofield, Annette A. Alcasabas, Spencer C. Maughan, Margit Menges, Nils Braun, Carl Collins, Jeroen Nieuwland	2007	344
6	WOX5 Suppresses CYCLIN D Activity to Establish Quiescence at the Center of the Root Stem Cell Niche Current Biology ·Céline Forzani, Ernst Aichinger, Emily Sornay, Viola Willemsen, Thomas Laux, Walter Dewitte, J. A. H. Murray	2014	185
7	D-type cyclins activate division in the root apex to promote seed germination in Arabidopsis Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Nompumelelo H. Masubelele, Walter Dewitte, Margit Menges, Spencer C. Maughan, Carl Collins, Rachael P. Huntley, Jeroen Nieuwland, Simon Scofield	2005	151
8	Dynamics of Cytokinins in Apical Shoot Meristems of a Day-Neutral Tobacco during Floral Transition and Flower Formation1 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Walter Dewitte, Adriana Ada Ceverista Chiappetta, Erwin Witters, Miroslav Strnad, Jacques Rembur, Michelle Noin, Dominique Chriqui, Henri A. Van Onckelen +1 other	1999	118
9	The Arabidopsis D-Type Cyclin CYCD2;1 and the Inhibitor ICK2/KRP2 Modulate Auxin-Induced Lateral Root Formation The Plant Cell ·Luis Sanz, Walter Dewitte, Céline Forzani, Farah Patell, Jeroen Nieuwland, Pedro Quelhas, Sarah de Jager, Craig Titmus	2011	116
10	Overexpression of KNAT1 in Lettuce Shifts Leaf Determinate Growth to a Shoot-Like Indeterminate Growth Associated with an Accumulation of Isopentenyl-Type Cytokinins PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Giovanna Frugis, Donato Giannino, Giovanni Mele, Chiara Nicolodi, Adriana Ada Ceverista Chiappetta, Maria Beatrice Bitonti, Anna Maria Innocenti, Walter Dewitte	2001	115
11	Zeatin is indispensable for the G2‐M transition in tobacco BY‐2 cells FEBS Letters ·Françoise Laureys, Walter Dewitte, Erwin Witters, Marc VAN MONTAGU, Dirk Inzé, Harry A. Van Onckelen	1998	108
12	The KNOX gene SHOOT MERISTEMLESS is required for the development of reproductive meristematic tissues in Arabidopsis The Plant Journal ·Simon Scofield, Walter Dewitte, J. A. H. Murray	2007	107
13	Cell-size dependent progression of the cell cycle creates homeostasis and flexibility of plant cell size Nature Communications ·Angharad R. Jones, Manuel G. Forero, Simon P. Withers, Richard S. Smith, Jan A. Traas, Walter Dewitte, J. A. H. Murray	2017	107
14	AINTEGUMENTA and the D-type cyclin CYCD3;1 regulate root secondary growth and respond to cytokinins Biology Open ·Ricardo S Randall, Shunsuke Miyashima, Tiina Blomster, Jing Zhang, Annakaisa Elo, Anna Karlberg, Juha Immanen, Kaisa M. Nieminen	2015	100
15	The metabolism of benzyladenine in Spathiphyllum floribundum ‘Schott Petite’ in relation to acclimatisation problems Plant Cell Reports ·Stefaan Werbrouck, Bruno van der Jeugt, Walter Dewitte, Els Prinsen, Harry A. Van Onckelen, Pierre Debergh	1995	92
16	The A rabidopsis homeobox gene SHOOT MERISTEMLESS has cellular and meristem‐organisational roles with differential requirements for cytokinin and CYCD3 activity The Plant Journal ·Simon Scofield, Walter Dewitte, Jeroen Nieuwland, J. A. H. Murray	2013	85
17	The developmental context of cell-cycle control in plants Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology ·Sarah M. de Jager, Spencer C. Maughan, Walter Dewitte, Simon Scofield, J. A. H. Murray	2005	75
18	The D-type cyclin CYCD4;1 modulates lateral root density in Arabidopsis by affecting the basal meristem region Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jeroen Nieuwland, Spencer C. Maughan, Walter Dewitte, Simon Scofield, Luis Sanz, J. A. H. Murray	2009	66
19	Lineage- and stage-specific expressed CYCD7;1 coordinates the single symmetric division that creates stomatal guard cells Development ·Annika K K Weimer, Juliana L. Matos, Nidhi Sharma, Farah Patell, J. A. H. Murray, Walter Dewitte, Dominique C. Bergmann	2018	52
20	D-type cyclins control cell division and developmental rate during Arabidopsis seed development Journal of Experimental Botany ·Carl Collins, Walter Dewitte, J. A. H. Murray	2012	50

About Walter Dewitte

Walter Dewitte is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Biophysics, Cell Biology and Spectroscopy, having authored 50 papers that have together received 4.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (37 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (12 papers), Cell Image Analysis Techniques (2 papers), Light effects on plants (1 paper), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (1 paper), Seed Germination and Physiology (1 paper), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (1 paper) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (3.5k citations), Molecular Biology (877 citations), Cell Biology (70 citations), Biochemistry (20 citations) and Biophysics (19 citations). Walter Dewitte has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Belgium and France. Frequent co-authors include J. A. H. Murray, Simon Scofield, Harry A. Van Onckelen, Jeroen Nieuwland, Spencer C. Maughan, Dirk Inzé, Marc VAN MONTAGU, Annie Jacqmard, Marianne Delarue and Michel M. Caboche. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Experimental Botany, The Plant Cell, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, Plant Signaling & Behavior and The Plant Journal.

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