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Francine Govers publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Francine Govers sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 286 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Francine Govers D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Francine Govers is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands, with a primary focus on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of plant-related biological and pathological areas. Major topics include Plant Pathogens and Resistance, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Plant Reproductive Biology, Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics, Protist diversity and phylogeny, and Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies.

Recent publications provide insight into their active research contributions. These include:

  • A slicing mechanism facilitates host entry by plant-pathogenic Phytophthora, 2021, Nature Microbiology
  • The mysterious route of sterols in oomycetes, 2021, PLoS Pathogens
  • The Mevalonate Pathway Is Important for Growth, Spore Production, and the Virulence of Phytophthora sojae, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Convergent evolution of immune receptors underpins distinct elicitin recognition in closely related Solanaceous plants, 2023, The Plant Cell
  • Fatal attraction: How Phytophthora zoospores find their host, 2023, Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Francine Govers frequently publishes in the following scientific venues:

  • PLoS Pathogens
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
  • Nature Microbiology

Collaborative efforts are a notable aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including Tijs Ketelaar, Michiel Kasteel, Michael Seidl, Sander Y.A. Rodenburg, and Joris Sprakel. These collaborations underline a network of researchers specializing in related plant science and molecular biology fields.

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence and analysis of the Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans.

    Brian J Haas;Sophien Kamoun;Sophien Kamoun;Michael C Zody;Michael C Zody;Rays H Y Jiang;Rays H Y Jiang

  • Phytophthora Genome Sequences Uncover Evolutionary Origins and Mechanisms of Pathogenesis

    Brett M. Tyler;Sucheta Tripathy;Xuemin Zhang;Paramvir Dehal;Paramvir Dehal

  • The Top 10 oomycete pathogens in molecular plant pathology

    Sophien Kamoun;Oliver Furzer;Jonathan D. G. Jones;Howard S. Judelson

  • Signatures of adaptation to obligate biotrophy in the Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis genome

    Laura Baxter;Sucheta Tripathy;Naveed Ishaque;Nico Boot

  • RXLR effector reservoir in two Phytophthora species is dominated by a single rapidly evolving superfamily with more than 700 members

    Rays H. Y. Jiang;Sucheta Tripathy;Francine Govers;Brett M. Tyler

  • Effector Genomics Accelerates Discovery and Functional Profiling of Potato Disease Resistance and Phytophthora Infestans Avirulence Genes

    Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers;Hendrik Rietman;Pavel Krenek;Nicolas Champouret

  • Resistance of Nicotiana benthamiana to Phytophthora infestans Is Mediated by the Recognition of the Elicitor Protein INF1

    Sophien Kamoun;Pieter van West;Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers;Koen E. de Groot

  • Genome sequence of the necrotrophic plant pathogen Pythium ultimum reveals original pathogenicity mechanisms and effector repertoire

    C. André Lévesque;C. André Lévesque;Henk Brouwer;Liliana Cano;John P Hamilton

  • The genus Phytophthora anno 2012.

    L.P.N.M. Kroon;H. Brouwer;A.W.A.M. de Cock;F. Govers

  • Oomycetes and fungi: similar weaponry to attack plants

    Maita Latijnhouwers;Maita Latijnhouwers;Pierre J.G.M. de Wit;Francine Govers

  • The hypersensitive response is associated with host and nonhost resistance to Phytophthora infestans.

    V.G.A.A. Vleeshouwers;W. van Dooijeweert;F. Govers;S. Kamoun

  • Formation and survival of oospores of Phytophthora infestans under natural conditions

    A. Drenth;E. M. Janssen;F Govers

  • Potato biology and biotechnology: advances and perspectives

    D. Vreugdenhil;J. Bradshaw;C. Gebhardt;F. Govers

  • A Gene Encoding a Protein Elicitor of Phytophthora infestans Is Down-Regulated During Infection of Potato

    S. Kamoun;P. van West;A.J. de Jong;K.E. de Groot

  • Elicitin recognition confers enhanced resistance to Phytophthora infestans in potato

    Juan Du;Estelle Verzaux;Angela Chaparro-Garcia;Gerard Bijsterbosch

  • Dna-Fingerprinting Uncovers a New Sexually Reproducing Population of Phytophthora-Infestans in the Netherlands

    André Drenth;Inge C. Q. Tas;Francine Govers

  • The Lectin Receptor Kinase LecRK-I.9 Is a Novel Phytophthora Resistance Component and a Potential Host Target for a RXLR Effector

    Klaas Bouwmeester;Mara de Sain;Rob Weide;Anne Gouget

  • Lectin receptor kinases participate in protein-protein interactions to mediate plasma membrane-cell wall adhesions in Arabidopsis.

    Anne Gouget;Virginie Senchou;Francine Govers;Arnaud Sanson

  • A Laboratory Assay for Phytophthora infestans Resistance in Various Solanum Species Reflects the Field Situation

    V.G.A.A. Vleeshouwers;W. van Dooijeweert;L.C.P. Keizer;L. Sijpkes

  • Characterization of cDNA for nodulin-75 of soybean: A gene product involved in early stages of root nodule development.

    H.J. Franssen;J.P.H. Nap;T. Gloudemans;W. Stiekema

Frequent Co-Authors

Sophien Kamoun
Sophien Kamoun University of East Anglia
Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers
Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers Wageningen University & Research
Paul R. J. Birch
Paul R. J. Birch James Hutton Institute
Pieter van West
Pieter van West University of Aberdeen
Ton Bisseling
Ton Bisseling Wageningen University & Research
Corné M. J. Pieterse
Corné M. J. Pieterse Utrecht University
Brett M. Tyler
Brett M. Tyler Oregon State University
Stephen C. Whisson
Stephen C. Whisson James Hutton Institute
Howard S. Judelson
Howard S. Judelson University of California, Riverside
Guido Van den Ackerveken
Guido Van den Ackerveken Utrecht University

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