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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
67
Citations
16797
World Ranking
819
National Ranking
14

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

His scientific interests lie mostly in Biochemistry, Xylem, Botany, Expressed sequence tag and Cell wall. His Biochemistry study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Biophysics. Björn Sundberg works mostly in the field of Xylem, limiting it down to topics relating to Vascular tissue and, in certain cases, Cork cambium, Arabidopsis thaliana, Sieve tube element, Xyloglucan endotransglucosylase and Secondary cell wall.

His Botany study is mostly concerned with Cambium and Vascular cambium. The concepts of his Expressed sequence tag study are interwoven with issues in DNA microarray, Sucrose synthase and Glycoside hydrolase. In his study, Matrix, Lignin and Biosynthesis is inextricably linked to Cellulose, which falls within the broad field of Cell wall.

His most cited work include:

  • The Norway spruce genome sequence and conifer genome evolution. (959 citations)
  • A transcriptional roadmap to wood formation (473 citations)
  • Auxin as a positional signal in pattern formation in plants. (397 citations)

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

Björn Sundberg mostly deals with Botany, Xylem, Biochemistry, Cell wall and Auxin. His Xylem research includes themes of Biophysics, Scots pine, Transcriptome and Cell biology. His research in Cell biology focuses on subjects like Gene, which are connected to Computational biology.

His Biochemistry study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Plant physiology. His research integrates issues of Cellulose, Arabidopsis and Lignin in his study of Cell wall. Björn Sundberg works in the field of Auxin, focusing on Indole-3-acetic acid in particular.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (45.31%)
  • Xylem (32.03%)
  • Biochemistry (27.34%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2020)?

  • Xylem (32.03%)
  • Botany (45.31%)
  • Cell wall (21.88%)

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

Björn Sundberg mainly investigates Xylem, Botany, Cell wall, Biophysics and Lignin. His studies deal with areas such as Transcriptome, Phloem and Cell biology as well as Xylem. The various areas that Björn Sundberg examines in his Botany study include High spatial resolution, Wild type, Carbon sink, Biomass and Plant defense against herbivory.

His Cell wall research integrates issues from Cellulose and Arabidopsis. His study in Lignin is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Biochemistry and Chemical fingerprinting. His Biochemistry research incorporates themes from Abscission and Lumen.

Between 2011 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • The Norway spruce genome sequence and conifer genome evolution. (959 citations)
  • Non-Cell-Autonomous Postmortem Lignification of Tracheary Elements in Zinnia elegans (105 citations)
  • AspWood: High-Spatial-Resolution Transcriptome Profiles Reveal Uncharacterized Modularity of Wood Formation in Populus tremula (91 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

Björn Sundberg mainly focuses on Botany, Arabidopsis thaliana, Cell wall, Plant defense against herbivory and Biochemistry. His Botany study which covers Genome that intersects with Picea abies and Gymnosperm. His Arabidopsis thaliana study frequently links to related topics such as Xylem.

His Xylem research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Transcription factor, Gene, Populus trichocarpa and Cell biology. Björn Sundberg has researched Cell wall in several fields, including Cellulose and Fiber cell. His Lignin research extends to Biochemistry, which is thematically connected.

Best Publications

  • The Norway spruce genome sequence and conifer genome evolution.

    Björn Nystedt;Nathaniel Robert Street;Anna Wetterbom;Andrea Zuccolo

  • A transcriptional roadmap to wood formation

    Magnus Hertzberg;Henrik Aspeborg;Jarmo Schrader;Anders Andersson

  • Auxin as a positional signal in pattern formation in plants.

    Claes Uggla;Thomas Moritz;Goran Sandberg;Bjorn Sundberg

  • Gene discovery in the wood-forming tissues of poplar: Analysis of 5,692 expressed sequence tags

    F Sterky;S Regan;Jan Karlsson;M Hertzberg

  • Unravelling cell wall formation in the woody dicot stem.

    Ewa J. Mellerowicz;Marie Baucher;Björn Sundberg;Wout Boerjan

  • Biosynthesis of cellulose-enriched tension wood in Populus: global analysis of transcripts and metabolites identifies biochemical and developmental regulators in secondary wall biosynthesis.

    Sara Andersson-Gunnerås;Ewa J. Mellerowicz;Jonathan Love;Bo Segerman

  • Downregulation of Cinnamoyl-Coenzyme A Reductase in Poplar: Multiple-Level Phenotyping Reveals Effects on Cell Wall Polymer Metabolism and Structure

    Jean-Charles Leplé;Jean-Charles Leplé;Jean-Charles Leplé;Rebecca Dauwe;Rebecca Dauwe;Kris Morreel;Kris Morreel;Véronique Storme;Véronique Storme

  • Secondary xylem development in Arabidopsis: a model for wood formation.

    Nigel Chaffey;Ewa Cholewa;Sharon Regan;Björn Sundberg

  • Indole-3-Acetic Acid Controls Cambial Growth in Scots Pine by Positional Signaling

    Claes Uggla;Ewa J Mellerowicz;Björn Sundberg

  • A Populus EST resource for plant functional genomics

    Fredrik Sterky;Rupali R. Bhalerao;Per Unneberg;Bo Segerman

  • Poplar Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes. Gene Identification and Expression Analyses

    Jane Geisler-Lee;Matt Geisler;Pedro M. Coutinho;Bo Segerman

  • Wood cell walls: biosynthesis, developmental dynamics and their implications for wood properties.

    Ewa J Mellerowicz;Björn Sundberg

  • A Radial Concentration Gradient of Indole-3-Acetic Acid Is Related to Secondary Xylem Development in Hybrid Aspen.

    H. Tuominen;L. Puech;S. Fink;B. Sundberg

  • Function and dynamics of auxin and carbohydrates during earlywood/latewood transition in scots pine.

    Claes Uggla;Elisabeth Magel;Thomas Moritz;Björn Sundberg

  • A Microscale Technique for Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Measurements of Picogram Amounts of Indole-3-Acetic Acid in Plant Tissues.

    A. Edlund;S. Eklof;B. Sundberg;T. Moritz

  • A transcriptional timetable of autumn senescence

    Anders Andersson;Johanna Keskitalo;Andreas Sjödin;Rupali Bhalerao;Rupali Bhalerao

  • Alterations in Water Status, Endogenous Abscisic Acid Content, and Expression of rab18 Gene during the Development of Freezing Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

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  • Xyloglucan Endotransglycosylases Have a Function during the Formation of Secondary Cell Walls of Vascular Tissues

    Veronica Bourquin;Nobuyuki Nishikubo;Hisashi Abe;Harry Brumer

  • AspWood: High-Spatial-Resolution Transcriptome Profiles Reveal Uncharacterized Modularity of Wood Formation in Populus tremula

    David Sundell;Nathaniel R. Street;Manoj Kumar;Ewa J. Mellerowicz

  • Cross-talk between gibberellin and auxin in development of Populus wood: gibberellin stimulates polar auxin transport and has a common transcriptome with auxin.

    Simon Björklund;Henrik Antti;Ida Uddestrand;Thomas Moritz

  • Ethylene is an endogenous stimulator of cell division in the cambial meristem of Populus

    Jonathan Love;Simon Björklund;Jorma Vahala;Magnus Hertzberg

  • Walls are thin 1 (WAT1), an Arabidopsis homolog of Medicago truncatula NODULIN21, is a tonoplast-localized protein required for secondary wall formation in fibers.

    Philippe Ranocha;Nicolas Denancé;Ruben Vanholme;Amandine Freydier

  • Xyloglucan Endo-transglycosylase (XET) Functions in Gelatinous Layers of Tension Wood Fibers in Poplar—A Glimpse into the Mechanism of the Balancing Act of Trees

    Nobuyuki Nishikubo;Tatsuya Awano;Alicja Banasiak;Veronica Bourquin

  • Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes Involved in the Secondary Cell Wall Biogenesis in Hybrid Aspen

    Henrik Aspeborg;Jarmo Schrader;Pedro M. Coutinho;Mark Stam

  • Tissue-specific localization of gibberellins and expression of gibberellin-biosynthetic and signaling genes in wood-forming tissues in aspen.

    Maria Israelsson;Björn Sundberg;Thomas Moritz

  • Pectin Methyl Esterase Inhibits Intrusive and Symplastic Cell Growth in Developing Wood Cells of Populus

    Anna Siedlecka;Susanne Wiklund;Marie-Amelie Peronne;Fabienne Micheli

Frequent Co-Authors

Göran Sandberg
Göran Sandberg Umeå University
Thomas Moritz
Thomas Moritz Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Hannele Tuominen
Hannele Tuominen Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Tuula T. Teeri
Tuula T. Teeri Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Wout Boerjan
Wout Boerjan Ghent University
Ove Nilsson
Ove Nilsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Olof Olsson
Olof Olsson Lund University
Peter Nilsson
Peter Nilsson Royal Institute of Technology
Jaakko Kangasjärvi
Jaakko Kangasjärvi University of Helsinki
Nathaniel R. Street
Nathaniel R. Street Umeå University

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