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Folke Skoog

University of Wisconsin–Madison
United States

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Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Chemistry D-index 52 Citations 13,162 117 World Ranking 9677 National Ranking 2786

Biology and Biochemistry D-index 59 Citations 105,246 141 World Ranking 8134 National Ranking 3682

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

1991 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his pioneering work on plant hormones, including discovery of cyotkinins (a major class), chemical induction of organ formation and regulation of morphogenesis in plants, and contributions to the development of plant tissue culture as an experimental technique of fundamental importance in biotechnology.", Presented by President Bush at a White House Rose Garden Ceremony on September 16, 1991.

1961 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

1956 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study Folke Skoog is best known for:

Enzyme
Chromatography
Gene

Folke Skoog performs multidisciplinary study in Biochemistry and Toxicology in his work. While working on this project, he studies both Toxicology and Biochemistry. In his work, he performs multidisciplinary research in Botany and Food science. Folke Skoog integrates Food science and Botany in his research. Folke Skoog undertakes interdisciplinary study in the fields of Tissue culture and In vitro through his research. In his articles, Folke Skoog combines various disciplines, including In vitro and Tissue culture. His Bioassay study frequently involves adjacent topics like Ecology. His research combines Bioassay and Ecology. He carries out multidisciplinary research, doing studies in Chromatography and Extraction (chemistry).

His most cited work include:

Cytokinins (320 citations)
Isolation of cytokinins from tRNA (146 citations)
Effects of Substituted Phenols on Bud Formation and Growth of Tobacco Tissue Cultures (100 citations)

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

Folke Skoog is involved in relevant fields of research such as Nutrient and Bioassay in the domain of Ecology. His study deals with a combination of Nutrient and Ecology. In his works, he undertakes multidisciplinary study on Biochemistry and Chromatography. Folke Skoog conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Botany and Horticulture through his works. He merges Horticulture with Botany in his study. Gene is frequently linked to Auxin in his study. In his works, Folke Skoog undertakes multidisciplinary study on Auxin and Cytokinin. Many of his studies involve connections with topics such as Explant culture and In vitro. Explant culture is closely attributed to Kinetin in his work.

Folke Skoog most often published in these fields:

Biochemistry (75.00%)
Botany (65.00%)
Gene (45.00%)

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Best Publications

A revised medium for rapid growth and bio assays with tobacco tissue cultures

Toshio Murashige;Folke Skoog.
Physiologia Plantarum (1962)

88660 Citations

Organic Growth Factor Requirements of Tobacco Tissue Cultures

Elfriede M. Linsmaier;Folke Skoog.
Physiologia Plantarum (1965)

5663 Citations

KINETIN, A CELL DIVISION FACTOR FROM DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID1

Carlos O. Miller;Folke Skoog;Malcolm H. Von Saltza;F. M. Strong.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (1955)

859 Citations

On the Inhibition of Bud Development and other Functions of Growth Substance in Vicia Faba

Kenneth V. Thimann;Folke Skoog.
Proceedings of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (1934)

567 Citations

Isolation, Structure and Synthesis of Kinetin, a Substance Promoting Cell Division1,2

Carlos O. Miller;F. Skoog;F. S. Okumura;M. H. Von Saltza.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (1956)

560 Citations

THE ISOLATION, PURIFICATION, AND CULTURE OF BLUE–GREEN ALGAE

Gerald C. Gerloff;George P. Fitzgerald;Folke Skoog.
American Journal of Botany (1950)

485 Citations

Studies on the Growth Hormone of Plants: III. The Inhibiting Action of the Growth Substance on Bud Development

Kenneth V. Thimann;Folke Skoog.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (1933)

460 Citations

Cytokinins: Structure/activity relationships☆

Folke Skoog;Hamzi Q. Hamzi;Alicja M. Szweykowska;Nelson J. Leonard.
Phytochemistry (1967)

302 Citations

CHEMICAL CONTROL OF GROWTH AND BUD FORMATION IN TOBACCO STEM SEGMENTS AND CALLUS CULTURED IN VITRO

Folke Skoog;Cheng Tsui.
American Journal of Botany (1948)

291 Citations

Cell Enlargement and Cell Division in Excised Tobacco Pith Tissue1

John R. Jablonski;Folke Skoog.
Physiologia Plantarum (1954)

237 Citations

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