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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Chemistry D-index 44 Citations 5,980 111 World Ranking 11074 National Ranking 460

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Redox
  • Amino acid

His primary areas of study are Photosystem II, Photochemistry, Electron paramagnetic resonance, Crystallography and Manganese. His Photosystem II research integrates issues from Photosynthetic reaction centre, Redox and Analytical chemistry. Active site is closely connected to Cofactor in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Redox.

His study on Electron transfer is often connected to Kinetics as part of broader study in Photochemistry. His research integrates issues of Membrane and Hyperfine structure in his study of Crystallography. The study incorporates disciplines such as Inorganic chemistry and Spin states in addition to Manganese.

His most cited work include:

  • EPR signals from modified charge accumulation states of the oxygen evolving enzyme in Ca2+-deficient photosystem II. (199 citations)
  • Detection of the Water-Binding Sites of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II Using W-Band 17O Electron–Electron Double Resonance-Detected NMR Spectroscopy (196 citations)
  • Histidine oxidation in the oxygen-evolving photosystem-II enzyme (182 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Photosystem II, Photochemistry, Electron paramagnetic resonance, Crystallography and Redox. His Photosystem II research includes themes of Analytical chemistry and Photosynthetic reaction centre, Electron transfer. Alain Boussac interconnects Membrane and Molecular electronic transition in the investigation of issues within Analytical chemistry.

His Photochemistry study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as DCMU, Hydrogen bond and Histidine. His Electron paramagnetic resonance research incorporates themes from Hyperfine structure, Spin, Manganese, Spin states and Oxygen-evolving complex. His work in Crystallography addresses issues such as Inorganic chemistry, which are connected to fields such as Chloride.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Photosystem II (69.48%)
  • Photochemistry (47.40%)
  • Electron paramagnetic resonance (41.56%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Photosystem II (69.48%)
  • Photochemistry (47.40%)
  • Electron paramagnetic resonance (41.56%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Photosystem II, Photochemistry, Electron paramagnetic resonance, Stereochemistry and Biochemistry. His study in the field of Pheophytin is also linked to topics like Kinetics. His Photochemistry study combines topics in areas such as Photosynthesis, Chlorophyll, Nanotechnology, Thermosynechococcus elongatus and Redox.

His research in Electron paramagnetic resonance intersects with topics in Crystallography, P680, Electronic structure, Spin states and Absorption spectroscopy. In his study, Catalysis, Manganese and Inorganic chemistry is strongly linked to Oxygen-evolving complex, which falls under the umbrella field of Crystallography. In the subject of general Biochemistry, his work in Hemeprotein, Cofactor and Oxygenase is often linked to Bacillus subtilis, thereby combining diverse domains of study.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Ammonia binding to the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II identifies the solvent-exchangeable oxygen bridge (μ-oxo) of the manganese tetramer (109 citations)
  • Photochemistry beyond the red limit in chlorophyll f–containing photosystems (103 citations)
  • Electron transfer pathways from the S2-states to the S3-states either after a Ca2+/Sr2+ or a Cl-/I- exchange in Photosystem II from Thermosynechococcus elongatus. (57 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Redox
  • Amino acid

Photosystem II, Electron paramagnetic resonance, Photochemistry, Spin states and Crystallography are his primary areas of study. Alain Boussac is interested in Pheophytin, which is a branch of Photosystem II. The various areas that he examines in his Electron paramagnetic resonance study include Proline and Stereochemistry.

His Photochemistry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Photosystem, Chlorophyll f, Redox and Recombination. His Spin states research integrates issues from Hyperfine structure, Coordination sphere, Spin and Computational chemistry, Electronic structure. His work in Crystallography addresses subjects such as Oxygen-evolving complex, which are connected to disciplines such as Inorganic chemistry, Manganese and Catalysis.

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Best Publications

EPR signals from modified charge accumulation states of the oxygen evolving enzyme in Ca2+-deficient photosystem II.

Boussac A;Zimmermann Jl;Rutherford Aw.
Biochemistry (1989)

295 Citations

Histidine oxidation in the oxygen-evolving photosystem-II enzyme

Alain Boussac;Jean-Luc Zimmermann;A. William Rutherford;Jérôme Lavergne.
Nature (1990)

260 Citations

Structural changes in the Mn4Ca cluster and the mechanism of photosynthetic water splitting

Yulia Pushkar;Yulia Pushkar;Junko Yano;Kenneth Sauer;Kenneth Sauer;Alain Boussac.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2008)

224 Citations

Detection of the Water-Binding Sites of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II Using W-Band 17O Electron–Electron Double Resonance-Detected NMR Spectroscopy

Leonid Rapatskiy;Nicholas Cox;Anton Savitsky;William M. Ames.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2012)

200 Citations

Photosystem II and photosynthetic oxidation of water: an overview.

Charilaos Goussias;Alain Boussac;A. William Rutherford.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B (2002)

187 Citations

CGFS-type monothiol glutaredoxins from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC6803 and other evolutionary distant model organisms possess a glutathione-ligated [2Fe-2S] cluster.

Antoine Picciocchi;Cyril Saguez;Alain Boussac;Corinne Cassier-Chauvat.
Biochemistry (2007)

181 Citations

Water Photolysis in Biology

A. W. Rutherford;A. Boussac.
Science (2004)

171 Citations

Effect of Ca2+/Sr2+ Substitution on the Electronic Structure of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II: A Combined Multifrequency EPR, 55Mn-ENDOR, and DFT Study of the S2 State

Nicholas Cox;Leonid Rapatskiy;Ji-Hu Su;Dimitrios A. Pantazis;Dimitrios A. Pantazis.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2011)

164 Citations

Conversion of the Spin State of the Manganese Complex in Photosystem II Induced by Near-Infrared Light

Boussac A;Girerd Jj;Rutherford Aw.
Biochemistry (1996)

162 Citations

Biosynthetic Ca2+/Sr2+ Exchange in the Photosystem II Oxygen-evolving Enzyme of Thermosynechococcus elongatus

Alain Boussac;Fabrice Rappaport;Patrick Carrier;Jean-Marc Verbavatz.
Journal of Biological Chemistry (2004)

159 Citations

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