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Alexander Vainstein publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander Vainstein sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 171 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Alexander Vainstein D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander Vainstein sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alexander Vainstein is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as agricultural and biological sciences. Their work focuses on molecular biology and plant science, with a particular emphasis on biotechnology, biochemistry, and aspects of ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The researcher's main topics of study include plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, transgenic plants and applications, plant tissue culture and regeneration, phytochemistry and biological activities of Ficus species, plant gene expression analysis, and plant reproductive biology.

Alexander Vainstein has published in several scientific venues, with recurring contributions to Frontiers in Plant Science, Plant Biotechnology Journal, and The Plant Cell. Other venues where they have published include iScience and BMC Plant Biology.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Alexander Vainstein include:

  • Papain-Like Cysteine Protease Gene Family in Fig (Ficus carica L.): Genome-Wide Analysis and Expression Patterns (2021, Frontiers in Plant Science)
  • A whiff of the future: functions of phenylalanine-derived aroma compounds and advances in their industrial production (2022, Plant Biotechnology Journal)
  • ACE2 Co-evolutionary Pattern Suggests Targets for Pharmaceutical Intervention in the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020, iScience)
  • The R2R3-MYB transcription factor EVER controls the emission of petunia floral volatiles by regulating epicuticular wax biosynthesis in the petal epidermis (2023, The Plant Cell)
  • Spatial patterning of scent in petunia corolla is discriminated by bees and involves the ABCG1 transporter (2021, The Plant Journal)

Frequent collaborators in Alexander Vainstein's research include Ekaterina Shor, Oded Skaliter, Tania Masci, Sergey Dolgov, and Elad Sharon. These collaborators have worked repeatedly with Vainstein on various publications and projects.

Best Publications

  • pSAT vectors: a modular series of plasmids for autofluorescent protein tagging and expression of multiple genes in plants

    Tzvi Tzfira;Guo-Wei Tian;Beno°t Lacroix;Shachi Vyas

  • Rose Scent: Genomics Approach to Discovering Novel Floral Fragrance–Related Genes

    Inna Guterman;Moshe Shalit;Moshe Shalit;Naama Menda;Dan Piestun

  • Subcellular localization of interacting proteins by bimolecular fluorescence complementation in planta.

    Vitaly Citovsky;Lan-Ying Lee;Shachi Vyas;Efrat Glick

  • Plant phenylacetaldehyde synthase is a bifunctional homotetrameric enzyme that catalyzes phenylalanine decarboxylation and oxidation.

    Yasuhisa Kaminaga;Jennifer Schnepp;Greg Peel;Christine M. Kish

  • Carotenoid sequestration in plants: the role of carotenoid-associated proteins.

    Michael Vishnevetsky;Marianna Ovadis;Alexander Vainstein

  • Modification of flower color and fragrance by antisense suppression of the flavanone 3-hydroxylase gene

    Amir Zuker;Tzvi Tzfira;Hagit Ben-Meir;Marianna Ovadis

  • Volatile Ester Formation in Roses. Identification of an Acetyl-Coenzyme A. Geraniol/Citronellol Acetyltransferase in Developing Rose Petals

    Moshe Shalit;Inna Guterman;Hanne Volpin;Einat Bar

  • Harnessing yeast subcellular compartments for the production of plant terpenoids.

    Moran Farhi;Elena Marhevka;Tania Masci;Evgeniya Marcos

  • O-Methyltransferases Involved in the Biosynthesis of Volatile Phenolic Derivatives in Rose Petals

    Noa Lavid;Jihong Wang;Moshe Shalit;Inna Guterman

  • Regulation of Fig (Ficus carica L.) Fruit Color: Metabolomic and Transcriptomic Analyses of the Flavonoid Biosynthetic Pathway.

    Ziran Wang;Yuanyuan Cui;Alexander Vainstein;Shangwu Chen

  • A case of promiscuity: Agrobacterium's endless hunt for new partners.

    Benoît Lacroix;Tzvi Tzfira;Alexander Vainstein;Vitaly Citovsky

  • Nontransgenic Genome Modification in Plant Cells

    Ira Marton;Amir Zuker;Elena Shklarman;Vardit Zeevi

  • PAP1 transcription factor enhances production of phenylpropanoid and terpenoid scent compounds in rose flowers

    Michal Moyal Ben Zvi;Elena Shklarman;Tania Masci;Haim Kalev

  • Broad‐range antagonistic rhizobacteria Pseudomonas fluorescens and Serratia plymuthica suppress Agrobacterium crown gall tumours on tomato plants

    N. Dandurishvili;N. Toklikishvili;M. Ovadis;P. Eliashvili

  • Linalool and linalool oxide production in transgenic carnation flowers expressing the Clarkia breweri linalool synthase gene

    Michal Lavy;Amir Zuker;Efraim Lewinsohn;Olga Larkov

  • EOBII, a Gene Encoding a Flower-Specific Regulator of Phenylpropanoid Volatiles' Biosynthesis in Petunia

    Ben Spitzer-Rimon;Elena Marhevka;Oren Barkai;Ira Marton

  • Generation of the potent anti-malarial drug artemisinin in tobacco

    Moran Farhi;Elena Marhevka;Julius Ben-Ari;Anna Algamas-Dimantov

  • Floral fragrance. New inroads into an old commodity.

    Alexander Vainstein;Efraim Lewinsohn;Eran Pichersky;David Weiss

  • Plant Phenylacetaldehyde Synthase Is a Bifunctional Homotetrameric Enzyme That Catalyzes Phenylalanine

    Yasuhisa Kaminaga;Jennifer Schnepp;Greg Peel;Christine M. Kish

  • Nontransgenic Genome Modification in Plant Cells 1(W)(OA)

    Ira Marton;Amir Zuker;Elena Shklarman;Vardit Zeevi

Frequent Co-Authors

Arie Altman
Arie Altman Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Tzvi Tzfira
Tzvi Tzfira University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Eran Pichersky
Eran Pichersky University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Efraim Lewinsohn
Efraim Lewinsohn Agricultural Research Organization
Zach Adam
Zach Adam Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Dani Zamir
Dani Zamir Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Natalia Dudareva
Natalia Dudareva Purdue University West Lafayette
Abraham Loyter
Abraham Loyter Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Asaph Aharoni
Asaph Aharoni Weizmann Institute of Science
Vitaly Citovsky
Vitaly Citovsky Stony Brook University

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