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Plant Science and Agronomy
Israel
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
78
Citations
18769
World Ranking
474
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Israel Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

His main research concerns Biochemistry, Botany, Monoterpene, Aroma and Carotenoid. His studies in Biochemistry integrate themes in fields like Phenylpropene, Geraniol and Sweet Basil. His research in Botany is mostly focused on Linalool.

His research investigates the connection between Monoterpene and topics such as Terpene that intersect with problems in Cyclase activity. His Aroma research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Ripening and Flavor. His Carotenoid study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Norisoprenoids and Terpenoid.

His most cited work include:

  • Biosynthesis of plant-derived flavor compounds. (551 citations)
  • An investigation of the storage and biosynthesis of phenylpropenes in sweet basil. (372 citations)
  • Convergent Evolution in Plant Specialized Metabolism (263 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Botany, Biochemistry, Aroma, Food science and Monoterpene. His work in Botany addresses issues such as Melon, which are connected to fields such as Quantitative trait locus. His is involved in several facets of Biochemistry study, as is seen by his studies on Biosynthesis, Enzyme, Amino acid, Metabolism and Phenylalanine.

Efraim Lewinsohn focuses mostly in the field of Aroma, narrowing it down to topics relating to Ripening and, in certain cases, Linalool. His studies deal with areas such as Cyclase, Oleoresin, Terpene and Abies grandis as well as Monoterpene. His work is dedicated to discovering how Carotenoid, Terpenoid are connected with Ocimum and other disciplines.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (44.32%)
  • Biochemistry (30.27%)
  • Aroma (17.84%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Biochemistry (30.27%)
  • Horticulture (11.89%)
  • Melon (11.35%)

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

His primary areas of study are Biochemistry, Horticulture, Melon, Flavor and Ripening. The various areas that Efraim Lewinsohn examines in his Horticulture study include DAHP synthase and Fungus. His Melon study incorporates themes from Quantitative trait locus and Genome.

His study on Flavor also encompasses disciplines like

  • Aroma which connect with Candidate gene and Dimethyl disulfide,
  • Berry which is related to area like Food science and Abscisic acid. Much of his study explores Methional relationship to Botany. Efraim Lewinsohn works on Botany which deals in particular with Genus.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Distinct Mechanisms of the ORANGE Protein in Controlling Carotenoid Flux. (56 citations)
  • Deciphering genetic factors that determine melon fruit-quality traits using RNA-Seq-based high-resolution QTL and eQTL mapping. (44 citations)
  • Native, invasive and cryptogenic Ulva species from the Israeli Mediterranean Sea: risk and potential (21 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Biochemistry, Melon, Enzyme, Phenylalanine and Phenylpropanoid. His Biochemistry research incorporates themes from Ripening and Cucumis. His Melon research includes themes of Quantitative trait locus, Genome, Gene, DNA sequencing and Expression quantitative trait loci.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Malus and Escherichia coli in addition to Enzyme. His work deals with themes such as Phenylacetaldehyde, Petunia and Vanillin, which intersect with Phenylalanine. Efraim Lewinsohn interconnects Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, Diacetyl and Postharvest in the investigation of issues within Phenylpropanoid.

Best Publications

  • Biosynthesis of plant-derived flavor compounds.

    Wilfried Schwab;Rachel Davidovich-Rikanati;Efraim Lewinsohn

  • An investigation of the storage and biosynthesis of phenylpropenes in sweet basil.

    David R. Gang;Jihong Wang;Natalia Dudareva;Kyoung Hee Nam

  • Convergent Evolution in Plant Specialized Metabolism

    Eran Pichersky;Efraim Lewinsohn

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

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

  • Enhanced Levels of the Aroma and Flavor Compound S-Linalool by Metabolic Engineering of the Terpenoid Pathway in Tomato Fruits

    Efraim Lewinsohn;Fernond Schalechet;Fernond Schalechet;Jack Wilkinson;Kenji Matsui

  • Branched-chain and aromatic amino acid catabolism into aroma volatiles in Cucumis melo L. fruit

    Itay Gonda;Itay Gonda;Einat Bar;Vitaly Portnoy;Shery Lev

  • Characterization of Geraniol Synthase from the Peltate Glands of Sweet Basil

    Yoko Iijima;David R. Gang;Eyal Fridman;Efraim Lewinsohn

  • Not just colors : carotenoid degradation as a link between pigmentation and aroma in tomato and watermelon fruit

    Efraim Lewinsohn;Yaron Sitrit;Einat Bar;Yaniv Azulay

  • Defense Mechanisms of Conifers: Differences in Constitutive and Wound-Induced Monoterpene Biosynthesis Among Species

    Efraim Lewinsohn;Mark Gijzen;Rodney Croteau

  • 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

  • The Biochemical and Molecular Basis for the Divergent Patterns in the Biosynthesis of Terpenes and Phenylpropenes in the Peltate Glands of Three Cultivars of Basil

    Yoko Iijima;Rachel Davidovich-Rikanati;Eyal Fridman;David R. Gang

  • Citrus fruit flavor and aroma biosynthesis: isolation, functional characterization, and developmental regulation of Cstps1, a key gene in the production of the sesquiterpene aroma compound valencene.

    Liat Sharon-Asa;Moshe Shalit;Ahuva Frydman;Einat Bar

  • Floral scent production in Clarkia (Onagraceae). I: Localization and developmental modulation of monoterpene emission and linalool synthase activity

    E. Pichersky;R. A. Raguso;E. Lewinsohn;R. Croteau

  • Characterization of Phenylpropene O-Methyltransferases from Sweet Basil: Facile Change of Substrate Specificity and Convergent Evolution within a Plant O-Methyltransferase Family

    David R. Gang;Noa Lavid;Chloe Zubieta;Feng Chen

  • An alternative pathway contributes to phenylalanine biosynthesis in plants via a cytosolic tyrosine:phenylpyruvate aminotransferase

    Heejin Yoo;Joshua R. Widhalm;Yichun Qian;Hiroshi Maeda;Hiroshi Maeda

  • Study of 'Redhaven' peach and its white-fleshed mutant suggests a key role of CCD4 carotenoid dioxygenase in carotenoid and norisoprenoid volatile metabolism

    Federica Brandi;Einat Bar;Fabienne Mourgues;Györgyi Horváth

  • Acetyl-coa: alcohol acetyltransferase activity and aroma formation in ripening melon fruits.

    Moshe Shalit;Nurit Katzir;Yaakov Tadmor;Olga Larkov

  • Carotenoid Pigmentation Affects the Volatile Composition of Tomato and Watermelon Fruits, As Revealed by Comparative Genetic Analyses

    Efraim Lewinsohn;Yaron Sitrit;Einat Bar;Yaniv Azulay

  • Enrichment of tomato flavor by diversion of the early plastidial terpenoid pathway.

    Rachel Davidovich-Rikanati;Rachel Davidovich-Rikanati;Yaron Sitrit;Yaakov Tadmor;Yoko Iijima

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

    Noa Lavid;Jihong Wang;Moshe Shalit;Inna Guterman

Frequent Co-Authors

Yaakov Tadmor
Yaakov Tadmor Agricultural Research Organization
Nurit Katzir
Nurit Katzir Agricultural Research Organization
Eran Pichersky
Eran Pichersky University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Arthur A. Schaffer
Arthur A. Schaffer Agricultural Research Organization
Nativ Dudai
Nativ Dudai Agricultural Research Organization
Zhangjun Fei
Zhangjun Fei Cornell University
James J. Giovannoni
James J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson Institute
Rodney Croteau
Rodney Croteau Washington State University
Dani Zamir
Dani Zamir Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Alexander Vainstein
Alexander Vainstein Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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