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D-Index
49
Citations
7606
World Ranking
2305
National Ranking
30

Esra Galun 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 Esra Galun sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 195 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Esra Galun 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 Esra Galun sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • DNA

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Protoplast, Callus, Cytoplasmic male sterility and Orange. Her Molecular biology research extends to Botany, which is thematically connected. Her Protoplast research includes elements of In vitro, Colony formation, Agar and Mitochondrial DNA.

The Callus study which covers Regeneration that intersects with Cell culture, Citrus × sinensis, Embryo and Cell division. Her Cytoplasmic male sterility study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Chloroplast, Nicotiana sylvestris and Nicotiana tabacum. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Plant biochemistry, Cultivar and Rutaceae.

Her most cited work include:

  • Enhanced oxidative-stress defense in transgenic potato expressing tomato Cu,Zn superoxide dismutases. (213 citations)
  • Inhibition of fungal growth by wheat germ agglutinin (206 citations)
  • Interspecific Transfer of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility by Fusion between Protoplasts of Normal Nicotiana sylvestris and X-Ray Irradiated Protoplasts of Male-Sterile N. tabacum (196 citations)

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

Her primary areas of study are Botany, Protoplast, Biochemistry, Molecular biology and Chloroplast DNA. Her research in Botany focuses on subjects like Horticulture, which are connected to Embryo. Her studies deal with areas such as Cytoplasmic male sterility, Mitochondrial DNA, Nicotiana, Nicotiana sylvestris and Chloroplast as well as Protoplast.

Her biological study deals with issues like Trichoderma viride, which deal with fields such as Morphogenesis, Hypha, Microbiology, Fungus and Spore. Her study looks at the intersection of Molecular biology and topics like Ribosomal RNA with Escherichia coli and Nucleic acid. Her research in Chloroplast DNA intersects with topics in Solanum, Cultivar and Nuclear gene.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (52.00%)
  • Protoplast (32.00%)
  • Biochemistry (20.00%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 1986-2016)?

  • Botany (52.00%)
  • Protoplast (32.00%)
  • Chloroplast DNA (15.00%)

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

Her main research concerns Botany, Protoplast, Chloroplast DNA, Genetics and Molecular biology. Her Botany study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as DNA and Tissue culture. Her Protoplast research integrates issues from Cytoplasmic male sterility, Mitochondrial DNA, Nicotiana, Solanaceae and Organelle.

As a part of the same scientific family, Esra Galun mostly works in the field of Chloroplast DNA, focusing on Solanum and, on occasion, Nuclear gene and Solanum tuberosum. Her research investigates the connection between Molecular biology and topics such as Nucleic acid sequence that intersect with issues in Open reading frame, Peptide sequence, cDNA library, Amino acid and Wild type. Her work deals with themes such as Glucanase and Microbiology, which intersect with Callus.

Between 1986 and 2016, her most popular works were:

  • Enhanced oxidative-stress defense in transgenic potato expressing tomato Cu,Zn superoxide dismutases. (213 citations)
  • Removal of metal ions from aqueous solutions by Penicillium biomass: kinetic and uptake parameters (147 citations)
  • Improvement of plant regeneration and GUS expression in scutellar wheat calli by optimization of culture conditions and DNA-microprojectile delivery procedures (109 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Enzyme

Her scientific interests lie mostly in Molecular biology, Botany, Solanaceae, Nucleic acid sequence and Chloroplast DNA. Her work carried out in the field of Molecular biology brings together such families of science as Superoxide dismutase and Wild type, Southern blot, Gene, Mutant. Her work deals with themes such as Orange and Mitochondrial DNA, which intersect with Botany.

The concepts of her Nucleic acid sequence study are interwoven with issues in Complementary DNA, cDNA library, Peptide sequence, Open reading frame and Nicotiana. Her research in Chloroplast DNA intersects with topics in Ribosomal RNA, Genetic transfer and Rough lemon. Her Callus study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Reporter gene, DNA, Regeneration and Tissue culture.

Best Publications

  • Enhanced oxidative-stress defense in transgenic potato expressing tomato Cu,Zn superoxide dismutases.

    A. Perl;R. Perl-Treves;S. Galili;D. Aviv

  • Inhibition of fungal growth by wheat germ agglutinin

    David Mirelman;Esra Galun;Nathan Sharon;Reuben Lotan

  • Interspecific Transfer of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility by Fusion between Protoplasts of Normal Nicotiana sylvestris and X-Ray Irradiated Protoplasts of Male-Sterile N. tabacum

    Aaron Zelcer;Dvora Aviv;Esra Galun

  • Removal of metal ions from aqueous solutions by Penicillium biomass: Kinetic and uptake parameters

    M. Galun;E. Galun;B. Z. Siegel;P. Keller

  • Plant regeneration from Citrus protoplasts: Variability in methodological requirements among cultivars and species.

    A. Vardi;P. Spiegel-Roy;E. Galun

  • CITRUS CELL CULTURE: ISOLATION OF PROTOPLASTS, PLATING DENSITIES, EFFECT OF MUTAGENS AND REGENERATION OF EMBRYOS

    Aliza Vardi;Aliza Vardi;P. Spiegel-Roy;P. Spiegel-Roy;E. Galun;E. Galun

  • Cytoplasmic hybridization in Nicotiana: mitochondrial DNA analysis in progenies resulting from fusion between protoplasts having different organelle constitutions.

    Esra Galun;Pazia Arzee-Gonen;Robert Fluhr;Marvin Edelman

  • Improvement of plant regeneration and GUS expression in scutellar wheat calli by optimization of culture conditions and DNA-microprojectile delivery procedures

    A. Perl;H. Kless;A. Blumenthal;G. Galili

  • Removal of Uranium(VI) from Solution by Fungal Biomass and Fungal Wall-Related Biopolymers.

    M. Galun;P. Keller;D. Malki;H. Feldstein

  • Evidence for in vivo trans splicing of pre-mRNAs in tobacco chloroplasts

    Barbara Koller;Hillel Fromm;Esra Galun;Marvin Edelman

  • Progeny analysis of the interspecific somatic hybrids: Nicotiana tabacum (CMS) + Nicotiana sylvestris with respect to nuclear and chloroplast markers.

    D. Aviv;R. Fluhr;M. Edelman;E. Galun

  • Restoration of fertility in cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) Nicotiana Sylvestris by fusion with X-irradiated N. tabacum protoplasts

    D Aviv;E Galun

  • Citrus cybrids: production by donor-recipient protoplast-fusion and verification by mitochondrial-DNA restriction profiles

    A. Vardi;A. Breiman;E. Galun

  • Study of the inheritance of sex expression in the cucumber. The interaction of major genes with modifying genetic and non-genetic factors

    Esra Galun

  • The plastome of Citrus. Physical map, variation among Citrus cultivars and species and comparison with related genera.

    R. M. Green;A. Vardi;E. Galun

  • In vitro culture of tobacco protoplasts: use of feeder techniques to support division of cells plated at low densities.

    Dina Raveh;Eliezer Huberman;Esra Galun

  • Isolation of two cDNA clones from tomato containing two different superoxide dismutase sequences.

    Rafael Perl-Treves;Benedetta Nacmias;Dvora Aviv;Elisha P. Zeelon

  • Plant Protoplasts as Physiological Tools

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  • Cybrids containing mixed and sorted-out chloroplasts following interspecific somatic fusions in Nicotiana

    R. Fluhr;D. Aviv;M. Edelman;E. Galun

  • Induction, Culture and Differentiation of Callus from Immature Rachises, Seeds and Embryos of Triticum

    Gisela Gosch-Wackerle;Lydia Avivi;Esra Galun

  • The Cucumis plastome: physical map, intrageneric variation and phylogenetic relationships

    R. Perl-Treves;E. Galun

  • Culture of newly isolated tobacco protoplasts: Precursor incorporation into protein, RNA and DNA

    Aaron Zelcer;Esra Galun

  • Recovery of uranium (VI) from solution using preculturedPenicillium BIOMASS

    M. Galun;P. Keller;D. Malki;H. Feldstein

  • Generation of heteroplastidic Nicotiana cybrids by protoplast fusion: analysis for plastid recombinant types.

    R. Fluhr;D. Aviv;E. Galun;M. Edelman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan Gressel
Jonathan Gressel Weizmann Institute of Science
Marvin Edelman
Marvin Edelman Weizmann Institute of Science
Robert Fluhr
Robert Fluhr Weizmann Institute of Science
Rafael Perl-Treves
Rafael Perl-Treves Bar-Ilan University
Shmuel Wolf
Shmuel Wolf Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hillel Fromm
Hillel Fromm Tel Aviv University
Shmuel Malkin
Shmuel Malkin Weizmann Institute of Science
Moshe Feldman
Moshe Feldman Weizmann Institute of Science
John G. Torrey
John G. Torrey Harvard University
David Mirelman
David Mirelman Weizmann Institute of Science

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