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Plant Science and Agronomy
Netherlands
2025

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
74
Citations
22719
World Ranking
558
National Ranking
17

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

His primary areas of study are Botany, Hyperaccumulator, Biochemistry, Cadmium and Thlaspi caerulescens. His research ties Arsenate and Botany together. In the subject of general Hyperaccumulator, his work in Noccaea caerulescens is often linked to Biological materials, thereby combining diverse domains of study.

His work in Biochemistry addresses issues such as Caryophyllaceae, which are connected to fields such as Silene. The study incorporates disciplines such as Phytoremediation, Metal and Heavy metal detoxification in addition to Cadmium. His Thlaspi caerulescens research integrates issues from Zinc and Thlaspi.

His most cited work include:

  • Hyperaccumulators of metal and metalloid trace elements: Facts and fiction (753 citations)
  • Molecular mechanisms of metal hyperaccumulation in plants (688 citations)
  • Mechanisms to cope with arsenic or cadmium excess in plants. (531 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Hyperaccumulator, Shoot, Cadmium and Zinc. His Botany research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Phytochelatin, Thlaspi caerulescens and Arabidopsis thaliana. Henk Schat interconnects Metallophyte, Thlaspi arvense, Nickel and Calamine in the investigation of issues within Hyperaccumulator.

His Shoot research focuses on Plant physiology and how it relates to Serpentine soil, Noccaea caerulescens and Nuclear chemistry. His Cadmium study combines topics in areas such as Chelation and Metal. Henk Schat combines subjects such as Phytotoxicity, Ecotype and Endodermis with his study of Zinc.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (61.38%)
  • Hyperaccumulator (35.86%)
  • Shoot (26.90%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Botany (61.38%)
  • Shoot (26.90%)
  • Hyperaccumulator (35.86%)

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

Henk Schat mostly deals with Botany, Shoot, Hyperaccumulator, Plant physiology and Metallophyte. His work on Silene vulgaris is typically connected to Achillea wilhelmsii as part of general Botany study, connecting several disciplines of science. His Shoot study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Phosphorus, Nutrient, Xylem and Animal science.

The various areas that Henk Schat examines in his Hyperaccumulator study include Zinc and Cadmium. His work carried out in the field of Plant physiology brings together such families of science as Nickel, Chromosomal translocation, Noccaea caerulescens, Dry weight and Serpentine soil. The concepts of his Metallophyte study are interwoven with issues in Biscutella laevigata, Genetic diversity and Pycnandra acuminata.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Expression of the ZNT1 Zinc Transporter from the Metal Hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens Confers Enhanced Zinc and Cadmium Tolerance and Accumulation to Arabidopsis thaliana (44 citations)
  • Constitutive high-level SOS1 expression and absence of HKT1;1 expression in the salt-accumulating halophyte Salicornia dolichostachya (42 citations)
  • Both the concentration and redox state of glutathione and ascorbate influence the sensitivity of arabidopsis to cadmium. (41 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Shoot, Arabidopsis, Cadmium and Metallophyte. His Botany study incorporates themes from Zinc and Hyperaccumulator. His Shoot research includes themes of Halophyte, Salinity, Salicornia and Gene expression.

Henk Schat has included themes like Arabidopsis thaliana, Reactive oxygen species, Cell biology, Glutathione and Peroxidase in his Arabidopsis study. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Thlaspi caerulescens, Iron deficiency and Calamine. His research integrates issues of Silene and Silene vulgaris in his study of Metallophyte.

Best Publications

  • Hyperaccumulators of metal and metalloid trace elements: Facts and fiction

    Antony van der Ent;Alan J. M. Baker;Roger D. Reeves;A. Joseph Pollard

  • Molecular mechanisms of metal hyperaccumulation in plants

    Nathalie Verbruggen;Christian Hermans;Henk Schat

  • Mechanisms to cope with arsenic or cadmium excess in plants.

    Nathalie Verbruggen;Christian Hermans;Henk Schat

  • Metal tolerance in plants

    W. H. O. Ernst;J. A. C. Verkleij;H. Schat

  • Large Expression Differences in Genes for Iron and Zinc Homeostasis, Stress Response, and Lignin Biosynthesis Distinguish Roots of Arabidopsis thaliana and the Related Metal Hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens

    Judith E. van de Mortel;Laia Almar Villanueva;Henk Schat;Jeroen Kwekkeboom

  • Glutathione Depletion Due to Copper-Induced Phytochelatin Synthesis Causes Oxidative Stress in Silene cucubalus

    C. H. Ric De Vos;Marjolein J. Vonk;Riet Vooijs;Henk Schat

  • Increased resistance to copper-induced damage of the root cell plasmalemma in copper tolerant Silene cucubalus

    C. H. R. De Vos;H. Schat;M. A. M. De Waal;R. Vooijs

  • Overexpression of a Novel Arabidopsis Gene Related to Putative Zinc-Transporter Genes from Animals Can Lead to Enhanced Zinc Resistance and Accumulation

    Bert J. van der Zaal;Leon W. Neuteboom;Johan E. Pinas;Agnes N. Chardonnens

  • Elevated expression of metal transporter genes in three accessions of the metal hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens

    A. G. L. Assunção;P. Da Costa Martins;S. De Folter;R. Vooijs

  • The role of phytochelatins in constitutive and adaptive heavy metal tolerances in hyperaccumulator and non‐hyperaccumulator metallophytes

    Henk Schat;Mercè Llugany;Riet Vooijs;Jeanette Hartley‐Whitaker

  • Thlaspi caerulescens, an attractive model species to study heavy metal hyperaccumulation in plants.

    Ana G. L. Assunção;Henk Schat;Mark G. M. Aarts

  • Heavy metal‐induced accumulation of free proline in a metal‐tolerant and a nontolerant ecotype of Silene vulgaris

    Henk Schat;Shanti S. Sharma;Riet Vooijs

  • Elevated expression of metal transporter genes in three accessions of the metal hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens: Zinc transporters of Thlaspi caerulescens

    A. G. L. Assunção;P. Da Costa Martins;S. De Folter;R. Vooijs

  • Expression differences for genes involved in lignin, glutathione and sulphate metabolism in response to cadmium in Arabidopsis thaliana and the related Zn/Cd-hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens

    Judith E. Van De Mortel;Henk Schat;Perry D. Moerland;Emiel Ver Loren Van Themaat

  • Arabidopsis thaliana transcription factors bZIP19 and bZIP23 regulate the adaptation to zinc deficiency

    Ana G. L. Assunção;Eva Herrero;Ya-Fen Lin;Bruno Huettel

  • Uptake, translocation and transformation of arsenate and arsenite in sunflower (Helianthus annuus): formation of arsenic-phytochelatin complexes during exposure to high arsenic concentrations.

    Andrea Raab;H. Schat;Andrew Alexander Meharg;Jorg Feldmann

  • Research Priorities for Conservation of Metallophyte Biodiversity and their Potential for Restoration and Site Remediation

    S. N. Whiting;R. D. Reeves;D. Richards;M. S. Johnson

  • Phytochelatins are involved in differential arsenate tolerance in Holcus lanatus.

    Jeanette Hartley-Whitaker;Gillian Ainsworth;Riet Vooijs;Wilma Ten Bookum

  • Genetic engineering in the improvement of plants for phytoremediation of metal polluted soils.

    S. Kärenlampi;H. Schat;J. Vangronsveld;J.A.C. Verkleij

  • Enhanced arsenate reduction by a CDC25-like tyrosine phosphatase explains increased phytochelatin accumulation in arsenate-tolerant Holcus lanatus.

    Petra M. Bleeker;Henk W.J. Hakvoort;Mattijs Bliek;Erik Souer

  • Phytochelatins in Cadmium-Sensitive and Cadmium-Tolerant Silene vulgaris (Chain Length Distribution and Sulfide Incorporation)

    J. A. De Knecht;M. Van Dillen;P. L. M. Koevoets;H. Schat

  • Differential metal-specific tolerance and accumulation patterns among Thlaspi caerulescens populations originating from different soil types.

    Ana G. L. Assunção;Wilma M. Bookum;Hans J. M. Nelissen;Riet Vooijs

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark G. M. Aarts
Mark G. M. Aarts Wageningen University & Research
Sirpa Kärenlampi
Sirpa Kärenlampi University of Eastern Finland
Alan J. M. Baker
Alan J. M. Baker University of Queensland
Maarten Koornneef
Maarten Koornneef Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
Fang-Jie Zhao
Fang-Jie Zhao Nanjing Agricultural University
Antony van der Ent
Antony van der Ent University of Queensland
Jaco Vangronsveld
Jaco Vangronsveld Hasselt University
Steve P. McGrath
Steve P. McGrath Rothamsted Research
Ann Cuypers
Ann Cuypers Hasselt University
Cristina Gonnelli
Cristina Gonnelli University of Florence

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