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Benoît Schoefs

Benoît Schoefs

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
44
Citations
7071
World Ranking
3051
National Ranking
107

Benoît Schoefs 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 Benoît Schoefs sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 149 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Benoît Schoefs 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 Benoît Schoefs sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Photosynthesis

His primary scientific interests are in Biochemistry, Botany, Photosynthesis, Chlorophyll and Food science. His study in Plant physiology extends to Biochemistry with its themes. He works mostly in the field of Botany, limiting it down to topics relating to Abiotic component and, in certain cases, Biofuel and Polyunsaturated fatty acid, as a part of the same area of interest.

His Photosynthesis research includes themes of Agriculture and Shoot. He combines subjects such as Carotene, Chromatography, Food products and Betalain with his study of Chlorophyll. His work on Carotenoid is typically connected to Fish oil as part of general Food science study, connecting several disciplines of science.

His most cited work include:

  • Secondary ketocarotenoid astaxanthin biosynthesis in algae: a multifunctional response to stress. (212 citations)
  • Photosynthesis under artificial light: the shift in primary and secondary metabolism (161 citations)
  • Chlorophyll and carotenoid analysis in food products. Properties of the pigments and methods of analysis (140 citations)

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

His primary areas of study are Botany, Photosynthesis, Biochemistry, Chlorophyll and Chloroplast. In his study, Gene is inextricably linked to Cell biology, which falls within the broad field of Botany. Benoît Schoefs regularly links together related areas like Chlorophyll a in his Photosynthesis studies.

His Biochemistry study incorporates themes from Plant physiology and Algae. His Chlorophyll research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Greening, Protochlorophyllide and Carotenoid. His Chloroplast study also includes

  • Biophysics, which have a strong connection to Membrane,
  • Nicotiana tabacum, Calcium signaling, Mitochondrion and Aequorin most often made with reference to Organelle.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (31.40%)
  • Photosynthesis (31.40%)
  • Biochemistry (32.23%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Diatom (11.57%)
  • Biochemistry (32.23%)
  • Photosynthesis (31.40%)

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

Diatom, Biochemistry, Photosynthesis, Algae and Biophysics are his primary areas of study. His studies in Diatom integrate themes in fields like Biofuel and Nanotechnology. His work on Phaeodactylum tricornutum expands to the thematically related Biochemistry.

His research on Photosynthesis concerns the broader Botany. His Botany study combines topics in areas such as Jasmonic acid and Abscisic acid. His biological study deals with issues like Membrane, which deal with fields such as Protein filament.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Modulation of lipid biosynthesis by stress in diatoms. (53 citations)
  • Transcription factors in microalgae: genome-wide prediction and comparative analysis. (43 citations)
  • Response of CO2-starved diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum to light intensity transition. (33 citations)

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

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Photosynthesis

Benoît Schoefs mainly investigates Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Biochemistry, Botany, Photosynthesis and Algae. His work deals with themes such as Genetics, Porphyridium and Haptophyte, which intersect with Phaeodactylum tricornutum. His work in Kinase, Sterol, Fatty acid synthesis, Cholesterol and Signal transduction are all subfields of Biochemistry research.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Jasmonic acid and Abscisic acid. His Photosynthesis research includes themes of Ecology, Climate change and Biogeochemical cycle. Benoît Schoefs works mostly in the field of Algae, limiting it down to topics relating to Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and, in certain cases, Red algae, Thylakoid, Green algae, Chloroplast and Chloroplast stroma.

Best Publications

  • Photosynthesis under artificial light: the shift in primary and secondary metabolism

    Eva Darko;Parisa Heydarizadeh;Parisa Heydarizadeh;Benoît Schoefs;Mohammad R. Sabzalian

  • Secondary ketocarotenoid astaxanthin biosynthesis in algae: a multifunctional response to stress.

    Yves Lemoine;Benoît Schoefs

  • Chlorophyll and carotenoid analysis in food products. Properties of the pigments and methods of analysis

    Benoı̂t Schoefs

  • The potential of microalgae for the production of bioactive molecules of pharmaceutical interest.

    Virginie Mimouni;Lionel Ulmann;Virginie Pasquet;Marie Mathieu

  • High performance of vegetables, flowers, and medicinal plants in a red-blue LED incubator for indoor plant production

    Mohammad R. Sabzalian;Parisa Heydarizadeh;Morteza Zahedi;Amin Boroomand

  • Etioplast and etio-chloroplast formation under natural conditions: the dark side of chlorophyll biosynthesis in angiosperms

    Katalin Solymosi;Benoît Schoefs

  • The tannosome is an organelle forming condensed tannins in the chlorophyllous organs of Tracheophyta

    Jean Marc Brillouet;Charles Romieu;Benoît Schoefs;Katalin Solymosi

  • Protochlorophyllide Reduction: Mechanisms and Evolution¶

    Benoît Schoefs;Fabrice Franck

  • Modulation of lipid biosynthesis by stress in diatoms.

    Olga Sayanova;Virginie Mimouni;Lionel Ulmann;Annick Morant-Manceau

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis elicits shoot proteome changes that are modified during cadmium stress alleviation in Medicago truncatula

    Achref Aloui;Ghislaine Recorbet;Franck Robert;Benoît Schoefs

  • The Arabidopsis PsbO2 protein regulates dephosphorylation and turnover of the photosystem II reaction centre D1 protein.

    Björn Lundin;Maria Hansson;Benoît Schoefs;Alexander V. Vener

  • Diatom milking: a review and new approaches.

    Vandana Vinayak;Kalina M. Manoylov;Hélène Gateau;Vincent Blanckaert

  • Determination of pigments in vegetables.

    Benoı̂t Schoefs

  • Plastids of marine phytoplankton produce bioactive pigments and lipids.

    Parisa Heydarizadeh;Isabelle Poirier;Damien Loizeau;Lionel Ulmann

  • Astaxanthin accumulation in Haematococcus requires a cytochrome P450 hydroxylase and an active synthesis of fatty acids.

    Benoı̂t Schoefs;Benoı̂t Schoefs;Nour-Eddine Rmiki;Jaouad Rachadi;Yves Lemoine

  • Life with and without AtTIP1;1, an Arabidopsis aquaporin preferentially localized in the apposing tonoplasts of adjacent vacuoles.

    Azeez Beebo;Dominique Thomas;Christophe Der;Lisa Sanchez;Lisa Sanchez

  • Optimization of protein electroextraction from microalgae by a flow process

    Mathilde Coustets;Mathilde Coustets;Vanessa Joubert-Durigneux;Josiane Hérault;Benoît Schoefs

  • Enhanced Secondary- and Hormone Metabolism in Leaves of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Medicago truncatula.

    Lisa Adolfsson;Hugues Nziengui;Ilka N Abreu;Jan Šimura

  • Food colour additives of natural origin

    K. Solymosi;N. Latruffe;A. Morant-Manceau;B. Schoefs

  • Cadmium, Copper, Sodium and Zinc Effects on Diatoms: from Heaven to Hell — a Review

    Salma Masmoudi;Nhung Nguyen-Deroche;Aurore Caruso;Habib Ayadi

  • Carotenoids of Microalgae Used in Food Industry and Medicine.

    Hélène Gateau;Katalin Solymosi;Justine Marchand;Benoît Schoefs

  • Zinc Affects Differently Growth, Photosynthesis, Antioxidant Enzyme Activities and Phytochelatin Synthase Expression of Four Marine Diatoms

    Thi Le Nhung Nguyen-Deroche;Aurore Caruso;Thi Trung Le;Trang Viet Bui

Frequent Co-Authors

Cornelia Spetea
Cornelia Spetea University of Gothenburg
Katalin Solymosi
Katalin Solymosi Eötvös Loránd University
Richard G. Gordon
Richard G. Gordon Rice University
Bart Van de Vijver
Bart Van de Vijver University of Antwerp
Luc Ector
Luc Ector Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Sunita Varjani
Sunita Varjani University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
Eliane Dumas-Gaudot
Eliane Dumas-Gaudot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Iwona Adamska
Iwona Adamska University of Konstanz
Arivalagan Pugazhendhi
Arivalagan Pugazhendhi Cape Breton University
Daniel Wipf
Daniel Wipf Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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