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62
Citations
18369
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10597
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384

Jan Traas publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan Traas sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 158 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Jan Traas D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan Traas sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jan Traas is affiliated with the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these disciplines, their work focuses on subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Global and Planetary Change, and Biophysics.

Their scientific output emphasizes several key topics such as Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Reproductive Biology, Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls, Plant Gene Expression Analysis, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, and Cell Image Analysis Techniques.

Jan Traas has contributed to multiple recent publications, including:

  • How Mechanical Forces Shape Plant Organs, 2021, Current Biology
  • Microtubule-Mediated Wall Anisotropy Contributes to Leaf Blade Flattening, 2020, Current Biology
  • Cellular Heterogeneity in Pressure and Growth Emerges from Tissue Topology and Geometry, 2020, Current Biology
  • A 3D gene expression atlas of the floral meristem based on spatial reconstruction of single nucleus RNA sequencing data, 2022, Nature Communications
  • A multiscale analysis of early flower development in Arabidopsis provides an integrated view of molecular regulation and growth control, 2021, Developmental Cell

The venues where Jan Traas most frequently publishes include Current Biology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Developmental Cell, and PLoS Computational Biology.

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts are Feng Zhao, Christophe Godin, Henrik Jönsson, Yassin Refahi, and Fei Du.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of phyllotaxis by polar auxin transport.

    Didier Reinhardt;Eva-Rachele Pesce;Pia A. Stieger;Therese Mandel

  • Developmental Patterning by Mechanical Signals in Arabidopsis

    Olivier Hamant;Marcus G. Heisler;Henrik Jönsson;Pawel Krupinski

  • A novel sensor to map auxin response and distribution at high spatio-temporal resolution

    Géraldine Brunoud;Darren M. Wells;Marina Oliva;Antoine Larrieu;Antoine Larrieu

  • Cellular basis of hypocotyl growth in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    E Gendreau;J Traas;T Desnos;O Grandjean

  • The auxin signalling network translates dynamic input into robust patterning at the shoot apex

    Teva Vernoux;Géraldine Brunoud;Etienne Farcot;Valérie Morin

  • MicroRNA regulation of the CUC genes is required for boundary size control in Arabidopsis meristems.

    Patrick Laufs;Alexis Peaucelle;Halima Morin;Jan Traas

  • Mechanical stress acts via katanin to amplify differences in growth rate between adjacent cells in Arabidopsis.

    Magalie Uyttewaal;Agata Burian;Karen Alim;Benoi T. Landrein;Benoi T. Landrein

  • Alignment between PIN1 polarity and microtubule orientation in the shoot apical meristem reveals a tight coupling between morphogenesis and auxin transport.

    Marcus G. B. Heisler;Olivier Hamant;Pawel Krupinski;Magalie Uyttewaal

  • Computer simulations reveal properties of the cell-cell signaling network at the shoot apex in Arabidopsis

    Pierre Barbier de Reuille;Isabelle Bohn-Courseau;Karin Ljung;Halima Morin

  • An actin network is present in the cytoplasm throughout the cell cycle of carrot cells and associates with the dividing nucleus.

    Jan A. Traas;John H. Doonan;David J. Rawlins;Peter J. Shaw

  • PIN-FORMED 1 regulates cell fate at the periphery of the shoot apical meristem.

    Teva Vernoux;Jocelyne Kronenberger;Olivier Grandjean;Patrick Laufs

  • Imaging plant growth in 4D: robust tissue reconstruction and lineaging at cell resolution

    Romain Fernandez;Pradeep Das;Vincent Mirabet;Eric Moscardi

  • Normal differentiation patterns in plants lacking microtubular preprophase bands

    Jan Traas;Catherine Bellini;Philippe Nacry;Jocelyne Kronenberger

  • PIN-FORMED1 and PINOID regulate boundary formation and cotyledon development in Arabidopsis embryogenesis.

    Masahiko Furutani;Teva Vernoux;Jan Traas;Takehide Kato

  • Cytokinin signalling inhibitory fields provide robustness to phyllotaxis

    Fabrice Besnard;Yassin Refahi;Valerie Morin;Benjamin Marteaux

  • Cell numbers and leaf development in Arabidopsis : a functional analysis of the STRUWWELPETER gene

    Daphné Autran;Claudia Jonak;Katia Belcram;Gerrit T. S. Beemster

  • Roles of PIN-FORMED1 and MONOPTEROS in pattern formation of the apical region of the Arabidopsis embryo

    Mitsuhiro Aida;Mitsuhiro Aida;Teva Vernoux;Masahiko Furutani;Jan Traas

  • Cellular Parameters of the Shoot Apical Meristem in Arabidopsis

    Patrick Laufs;Olivier Grandjean;Claudia Jonak;Kiên Kiêu

  • KNAT6: An Arabidopsis Homeobox Gene Involved in Meristem Activity and Organ Separation

    Enric Belles-Boix;Olivier Hamant;Sarah Melissa Witiak;Halima Morin

  • In Vivo Analysis of Cell Division, Cell Growth, and Differentiation at the Shoot Apical Meristem in Arabidopsis

    Olivier Grandjean;Teva Vernoux;Patrick Laufs;Katia Belcram

Frequent Co-Authors

Christophe Godin
Christophe Godin École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Olivier Hamant
Olivier Hamant École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Teva Vernoux
Teva Vernoux École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Arezki Boudaoud
Arezki Boudaoud École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Elliot M. Meyerowitz
Elliot M. Meyerowitz California Institute of Technology
John H. Doonan
John H. Doonan Aberystwyth University
Herman Höfte
Herman Höfte University of Paris-Saclay
Michel Caboche
Michel Caboche INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Henrik Jönsson
Henrik Jönsson University of Cambridge
Dirk Inzé
Dirk Inzé Ghent University

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