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Carl Erik Olsen publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carl Erik Olsen sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 534 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Carl Erik Olsen D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carl Erik Olsen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Carl Erik Olsen is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, focusing their research on topics at the intersection of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Food Science, Biotechnology, and Ecology.

The scientist's research interests center on several main topics, such as Cassava research and cyanide, biochemical and biochemical processes, isotope analysis in ecology, botanical research and applications, genomics with phytochemicals and oxidative stress, Moringa oleifera research and applications, and essential oils with antimicrobial activity.

Among Olsen's recent publications are the following:

  • Biosynthesis of cyanogenic glucosides in Phaseolus lunatus and the evolution of oxime-based defenses (2020) published in Plant Direct
  • Glucosinolate profiles and phylogeny in Barbarea compared to other tribe Cardamineae (Brassicaceae) and Reseda (Resedaceae), based on a library of ion trap HPLC-MS/MS data of reference desulfoglucosinolates (2021) published in Phytochemistry
  • An Independent Evolutionary Origin for Insect Deterrent Cucurbitacins in Iberis amara (2021) published in Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Recruitment of distinct UDP-glycosyltransferase families demonstrates dynamic evolution of chemical defense within Eucalyptus L'Hér (2022) published in New Phytologist
  • A Convenient Route to Large-Scale Chemical Synthesis of p-Hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde Oxime and Its p-β-d-Glucopyranoside: Key Intermediates and Products in Plant Specialized Metabolism (2024) published in ACS Omega

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Birger Lindberg Møller
  • Cecilie Cetti Hansen
  • Mohammed Saddik Motawia
  • Daniela Lai
  • Alexandra Bianca Maimann

Olsen's work has been published in several journals, reflecting a range of scientific interests and collaborations. Frequent publication venues include Plant Direct, Phytochemistry, New Phytologist, Molecular Biology and Evolution, and ACS Omega.

The integration of diverse fields such as plant science and molecular biology within Olsen's research highlights their engagement with specialized metabolism and chemical defense mechanisms in plants, as well as ecological and biochemical processes relevant to agricultural and biological sciences.

Best Publications

  • LNA (Locked Nucleic Acids): Synthesis of the adenine, cytosine, guanine, 5-methylcytosine, thymine and uracil bicyclonucleoside monomers, oligomerisation, and unprecedented nucleic acid recognition

    Alexei A. Koshkin;Sanjay K. Singh;Poul Nielsen;Vivek K. Rajwanshi

  • Phytochemistry of the genus Piper

    Virinder S. Parmar;Subhash C. Jain;Kirpal S. Bisht;Rajni Jain

  • Urinary and brain beta-carboline-3-carboxylates as potent inhibitors of brain benzodiazepine receptors

    Claus Braestrup;Mogens Nielsen;Carl Erik Olsen

  • Successful herbivore attack due to metabolic diversion of a plant chemical defense

    Ute Wittstock;Niels Agerbirk;Einar J. Stauber;Carl Erik Olsen

  • Glucosinolate structures in evolution.

    Niels Agerbirk;Carl Erik Olsen

  • Glucosinolate structural diversity, identification, chemical synthesis and metabolism in plants

    Ivica Blažević;Sabine Montaut;Franko Burčul;Carl Erik Olsen

  • NRT/PTR transporters are essential for translocation of glucosinolate defence compounds to seeds

    Hussam Hassan Nour-Eldin;Tonni Grube Andersen;Meike Burow;Svend Roesen Madsen

  • Arabidopsis Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenase 71A13 Catalyzes the Conversion of Indole-3-Acetaldoxime in Camalexin Synthesis

    Majse Nafisi;Sameer Goregaoker;Christopher J. Botanga;Erich Glawischnig

  • De novo biosynthesis of vanillin in fission yeast (Schizosaccharomyces pombe) and baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae).

    Esben H. Hansen;Birger Lindberg Møller;Gertrud R. Kock;Camilla M. Bünner

  • Brain extracellular space during spreading depression and ischemia

    Anker Jon Hansen;Carl Erik Olsen

  • Camalexin is synthesized from indole-3-acetaldoxime, a key branching point between primary and secondary metabolism in Arabidopsis

    Erich Glawischnig;Bjarne Gram Hansen;Carl Erik Olsen;Barbara Ann Halkier

  • O-Glycosylated Cell Wall Proteins Are Essential in Root Hair Growth

    Silvia M. Velasquez;Martiniano M. Ricardi;Javier Gloazzo Dorosz;Paula V. Fernandez

  • Microbial production of indolylglucosinolate through engineering of a multi-gene pathway in a versatile yeast expression platform

    Michael Dalgaard Mikkelsen;Line Due Buron;Bo Salomonsen;Carl Erik Olsen

  • Composition and content of glucosinolates in developing Arabidopsis thaliana

    Bent Larsen Petersen;Sixue Chen;Carsten Hørslev Hansen;Carl Erik Olsen

  • Cassava plants with a depleted cyanogenic glucoside content in leaves and tubers. Distribution of cyanogenic glucosides, their site of synthesis and transport, and blockage of the biosynthesis by RNA interference technology.

    Kirsten Jørgensen;Søren Bak;Peter Kamp Busk;Charlotte Sørensen

  • Resistance to an Herbivore Through Engineered Cyanogenic Glucoside Synthesis

    David B. Tattersall;Søren Bak;Patrik R. Jones;Carl Erik Olsen

  • CYP71B15 (PAD3) catalyzes the final step in camalexin biosynthesis

    Regina Schuhegger;Majse Nafisi;Madina Mansourova;Bent Larsen Petersen

  • CYP83A1 and CYP83B1, Two Nonredundant Cytochrome P450 Enzymes Metabolizing Oximes in the Biosynthesis of Glucosinolates in Arabidopsis

    Peter Naur;Bent Larsen Petersen;Michael Dalgaard Mikkelsen;Søren Bak

  • CYP79F1 and CYP79F2 have distinct functions in the biosynthesis of aliphatic glucosinolates in Arabidopsis.

    Sixue Chen;Erich Glawischnig;Kirsten Jørgensen;Peter Naur

  • Reductive Dechlorination of Carbon Tetrachloride Using Iron(II) Iron(III) Hydroxide Sulfate (Green Rust)

    Marianne Erbs;Hans Christian Bruun Hansen;Carl Erik Olsen

  • Phytochemistry of the Genus Piper

    V. S. Parmar

Frequent Co-Authors

Birger Lindberg Møller
Birger Lindberg Møller University of Copenhagen
Virinder S. Parmar
Virinder S. Parmar City University of New York
Jesper Wengel
Jesper Wengel Aalborg University
Søren Bak
Søren Bak University of Copenhagen
Barbara Ann Halkier
Barbara Ann Halkier University of Copenhagen
Elmar G. Weinhold
Elmar G. Weinhold RWTH Aachen University
Koji Nakanishi
Koji Nakanishi Columbia University
Clara Viñas
Clara Viñas Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
Hussam Hassan Nour-Eldin
Hussam Hassan Nour-Eldin University of Copenhagen
Francesc Teixidor
Francesc Teixidor Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona

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