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Azeddine Driouich

Azeddine Driouich

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
54
Citations
9127
World Ranking
1731
National Ranking
52

Azeddine Driouich publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Azeddine Driouich sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 162 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Azeddine Driouich D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Azeddine Driouich sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

Cell wall, Biochemistry, Botany, Desiccation and Polysaccharide are his primary areas of study. His Cell wall research includes themes of Pectin, Mutant and Cell biology. His Cell biology research integrates issues from Plant cell and Border cells.

His study in Biochemistry focuses on Golgi apparatus, Glycoprotein, Arabinogalactan, Glycosylation and Glycosyltransferase. His work on Pollen as part of his general Botany study is frequently connected to Crop species, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science. His research in the fields of Galactan overlaps with other disciplines such as Epitope.

His most cited work include:

  • Plant N-Glycan Processing Enzymes Employ Different Targeting Mechanisms for Their Spatial Arrangement along the Secretory Pathway (179 citations)
  • Building flax fibres: more than one brick in the walls (178 citations)
  • Adaptations of higher plant cell walls to water loss: drought vs desiccation. (159 citations)

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

Azeddine Driouich focuses on Cell wall, Biochemistry, Cell biology, Botany and Xyloglucan. His work deals with themes such as Pectin and Polysaccharide, which intersect with Cell wall. His Biochemistry study which covers Immunogold labelling that intersects with Cell junction.

His Cell biology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Arabidopsis, Defence mechanisms, Border cells, Plant cell and Extensin. In his work, Plant defense against herbivory is strongly intertwined with Arabidopsis thaliana, which is a subfield of Botany. Within one scientific family, he focuses on topics pertaining to Xylan under Xyloglucan, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Hemicellulose.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Cell wall (51.75%)
  • Biochemistry (41.26%)
  • Cell biology (29.37%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Cell biology (29.37%)
  • Cell wall (51.75%)
  • Biochemistry (41.26%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Cell biology, Cell wall, Biochemistry, Arabinogalactan and Xyloglucan. His studies deal with areas such as Plant Immunity, Pollen, Sexual reproduction, Germination and Defence mechanisms as well as Cell biology. Extensin is the focus of his Cell wall research.

His Biochemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Nematode and Bioassay. As a member of one scientific family, Azeddine Driouich mostly works in the field of Arabinogalactan, focusing on Mucilage and, on occasion, Arabinogalactan protein. His research in Xyloglucan intersects with topics in Desiccation, Desiccation tolerance and Xylan.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Plant Immunity Is Compartmentalized and Specialized in Roots. (21 citations)
  • Cell wall extensins in root-microbe interactions and root secretions. (17 citations)
  • Perspectives on Structural, Physiological, Cellular, and Molecular Responses to Desiccation in Resurrection Plants. (11 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

His primary areas of study are Cell biology, Cell wall, Xyloglucan, Immune system and Defence mechanisms. As part of the same scientific family, he usually focuses on Cell wall, concentrating on Glycoprotein and intersecting with Arabidopsis thaliana. His Xyloglucan research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Immunogold labelling, Arabinogalactan, Arabinogalactan protein, Xylan and Plant cell.

His Arabinogalactan study incorporates themes from Desiccation, Desiccation tolerance, Membrane fluidity and Transcriptome. Azeddine Driouich combines subjects such as Plant defense against herbivory, Elicitor and Systemic acquired resistance with his study of Defence mechanisms. His research investigates the connection between Immunity and topics such as Border cells that intersect with problems in Mucilage, Cellulose, Biophysics and Polysaccharide.

Best Publications

  • Building flax fibres: more than one brick in the walls

    Claudine Morvan;Christine Andème-Onzighi;Raynald Girault;David S. Himmelsbach

  • Adaptations of higher plant cell walls to water loss: drought vs desiccation.

    John P. Moore;Mäite Vicré-Gibouin;Jill M. Farrant;Azeddine Driouich

  • Towards a systems-based understanding of plant desiccation tolerance

    John P. Moore;Ngoc Tuan Le;Wolf F. Brandt;Azeddine Driouich

  • Root Border-Like Cells of Arabidopsis. Microscopical Characterization and Role in the Interaction with Rhizobacteria

    Maïté Vicré;Catherine Santaella;Sandrine Blanchet;Aurélien Gateau

  • Plant N-Glycan Processing Enzymes Employ Different Targeting Mechanisms for Their Spatial Arrangement along the Secretory Pathway

    Claude Saint-Jore-Dupas;Andreas Nebenführ;Aurélia Boulaflous;Marie-Laure Follet-Gueye

  • Root border cells and secretions as critical elements in plant host defense.

    Azeddine Driouich;Marie Laure Follet-Gueye;Maïté Vicré-Gibouin;Martha Hawes

  • Arabinogalactan proteins in root–microbe interactions

    Eric Nguema-Ona;Maïté Vicré-Gibouin;Marc-Antoine Cannesan;Azeddine Driouich

  • Insights into the cellular mechanisms of desiccation tolerance among angiosperm resurrection plant species

    M. Vicré;J. M. Farrant;A. Driouich

  • Altered pectin composition in primary cell walls of korrigan, a dwarf mutant of Arabidopsis deficient in a membrane-bound endo-1,4-β-glucanase

    Isabelle His;Azeddine Driouich;Frédéric Nicol;Alain Jauneau

  • Cell wall O-glycoproteins and N-glycoproteins: aspects of biosynthesis and function.

    Eric Nguema-Ona;Maïté Vicré-Gibouin;Maxime Gotté;Barbara Plancot

  • Response of the leaf cell wall to desiccation in the resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolius.

    John P. Moore;Eric Nguema-Ona;Laurence Chevalier;George G. Lindsey

  • The plant Golgi apparatus: a factory for complex polysaccharides and glycoproteins

    Azeddine Driouich;Loic Faye;Andrew Staehelin

  • A role for pectin-associated arabinans in maintaining the flexibility of the plant cell wall during water deficit stress

    John P. Moore;Jill M. Farrant;Azeddine Driouich

  • Arabinose-rich polymers as an evolutionary strategy to plasticize resurrection plant cell walls against desiccation

    John P. Moore;Eric E. Nguema-Ona;Eric E. Nguema-Ona;Mäite Vicré-Gibouin;Iben Sørensen;Iben Sørensen

  • Golgi-Mediated Synthesis and Secretion of Matrix Polysaccharides of the Primary Cell Wall of Higher Plants

    Azeddine Driouich;Marie-Laure Follet-Gueye;Sophie Bernard;Sumaira Kousar

  • Biochemical and immunocytological characterizations of Arabidopsis pollen tube cell wall

    Flavien Dardelle;Arnaud Lehner;Yasmina Ramdani;Muriel Bardor

  • Effect of Brefeldin A on the Structure of the Golgi Apparatus and on the Synthesis and Secretion of Proteins and Polysaccharides in Sycamore Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) Suspension-Cultured Cells

    Unknown

  • Structural requirements for Arabidopsis beta1,2-xylosyltransferase activity and targeting to the Golgi.

    S. Pagny;F. Bouissonnie;M. Sarkar;M.L. Follet-Gueye

  • Characterization and localization of laccase forms in stem and cell cultures of sycamore

    Azeddine Driouich;Anne-Catherine Laine;Brigitte Vian;Loic Faye

  • Composition and desiccation-induced alterations of the cell wall in the resurrection plant Craterostigma wilmsii.

    Maïté Vicré;Olivier Lerouxel;Jill Farrant;Patrice Lerouge

  • Formation and separation of root border cells

    Azeddine Driouich;Caroline Durand;Maïté Vicré-Gibouin

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrice Lerouge
Patrice Lerouge University of Rouen
Jill M. Farrant
Jill M. Farrant University of Cape Town
Jérôme Leprince
Jérôme Leprince University of Rouen
Loïc Faye
Loïc Faye University of Rouen
Henrik Vibe Scheller
Henrik Vibe Scheller Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Tobias I. Baskin
Tobias I. Baskin University of Massachusetts Amherst
Martha C. Hawes
Martha C. Hawes University of Arizona
Fouad Daayf
Fouad Daayf University of Manitoba
J. Paul Knox
J. Paul Knox University of Leeds
William G. T. Willats
William G. T. Willats Newcastle University

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