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Marinus Pilon 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 Marinus Pilon sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 98 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marinus Pilon 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 Marinus Pilon sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Marinus Pilon is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with particular attention to plant science and molecular biology. They have contributed to several fields including plant micronutrient interactions and effects, plant stress responses and tolerance, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, lignin and wood chemistry, plant gene expression analysis, polysaccharides and plant cell walls, and nitrogen and sulfur effects on Brassica.

They have published multiple papers across various scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • Regulation of Iron Homeostasis and Use in Chloroplasts (2020) in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Iron deficiency and the loss of chloroplast iron-sulfur cluster assembly trigger distinct transcriptome changes in Arabidopsis rosettes (2020) in Metallomics
  • Recovery after deficiency: systemic copper prioritization and partitioning in the leaves and stems of hybrid poplar (2022) in Tree Physiology
  • Micronutrient homeostasis and chloroplast iron protein expression is largely maintained in a chloroplast copper transporter mutant (2020) in Functional Plant Biology
  • The effects of copper deficiency on lignification, xylem vessel structure, and hydraulic traits in hybrid poplar (2023) in Physiologia Plantarum

Marinus Pilon frequently collaborates with multiple coauthors, including:

  • Gretchen E. Kroh
  • Cameron Hunter
  • Sean M. Gleason
  • Zimou Sun
  • Shawn D. Mansfield

Their work has been published in several key venues, notably:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Physiologia Plantarum
  • Metallomics
  • Tree Physiology
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Marinus Pilon's research advances understanding in plant science by exploring micronutrient homeostasis, stress responses, and the molecular mechanisms underlying photosynthesis and plant cell wall composition. Their contributions span both fundamental and applied biology within the context of plant molecular biology and agricultural sciences.

Best Publications

  • MicroRNA-mediated systemic down-regulation of copper protein expression in response to low copper availability in Arabidopsis.

    Salah E. Abdel-Ghany;Marinus Pilon

  • Sec61p mediates export of a misfolded secretory protein from the endoplasmic reticulum to the cytosol for degradation

    Marinus Pilon;Randy Schekman;Karin Römisch

  • Regulation of Copper Homeostasis by Micro-RNA in Arabidopsis

    Hiroaki Yamasaki;Salah E. Abdel-Ghany;Christopher M. Cohu;Yoshichika Kobayashi

  • Ancient and essential: the assembly of iron–sulfur clusters in plants

    Janneke Balk;Marinus Pilon

  • Two P-Type ATPases Are Required for Copper Delivery in Arabidopsis thaliana Chloroplasts

    Salah E. Abdel-Ghany;Patricia Müller-Moulé;Krishna K. Niyogi;Marinus Pilon

  • Analysis of transgenic Indian mustard plants for phytoremediation of metal-contaminated mine tailings

    Lindsay E. Bennett;Jason L. Burkhead;Kerry L. Hale;Norman Terry

  • PAA1, a P-Type ATPase of Arabidopsis, Functions in Copper Transport in Chloroplasts

    Toshiharu Shikanai;Patricia Müller-Moulé;Yuri Munekage;Krishna K. Niyogi

  • Phytoremediation of Metals Using Transgenic Plants

    Elizabeth Pilon-Smits;Marinus Pilon

  • Copper cofactor delivery in plant cells

    Marinus Pilon;Salah E Abdel-Ghany;Christopher M Cohu;Kathryn A Gogolin

  • Copper and iron homeostasis in plants: the challenges of oxidative stress.

    Karl Ravet;Marinus Pilon

  • Chloroplast Fe(III) chelate reductase activity is essential for seedling viability under iron limiting conditions

    Jeeyon Jeong;Christopher Cohu;Loubna Kerkeb;Marinus Pilon

  • Essential transition metal homeostasis in plants.

    Marinus Pilon;Christopher M Cohu;Karl Ravet;Salah E Abdel-Ghany

  • The biogenesis and physiological function of chloroplast superoxide dismutases

    Marinus Pilon;Karl Ravet;Wiebke Tapken

  • Functional Characterization of the GATA Transcription Factors GNC and CGA1 Reveals Their Key Role in Chloroplast Development, Growth, and Division in Arabidopsis

    Yi Hsuan Chiang;Yan O. Zubo;Wiebke Tapken;Hyo Jung Kim

  • Characterization of a NifS-like chloroplast protein from Arabidopsis. Implications for its role in sulfur and selenium metabolism.

    Elizabeth A.H. Pilon-Smits;Gulnara F. Garifullina;Salah Abdel-Ghany;Shin-Ichiro Kato

  • Overexpression of AtCpNifS enhances selenium tolerance and accumulation in arabidopsis

    Douglas Van Hoewyk;Gulnara F. Garifullina;Ashley R. Ackley;Salah E. Abdel-Ghany

  • Regulation of Iron Homeostasis and Use in Chloroplasts.

    Gretchen E Kroh;Marinus Pilon

  • Enhanced Selenium Tolerance and Accumulation in Transgenic Arabidopsis Expressing a Mouse Selenocysteine Lyase

    Marinus Pilon;Jennifer D. Owen;Gulnara F. Garifullina;Tatsuo Kurihara

  • Protein translocation: how Hsp70 pulls it off.

    Marinus Pilon;Randy Schekman

  • Regulation of superoxide dismutase expression by copper availability

    Christopher M. Cohu;Marinus Pilon

Frequent Co-Authors

Elizabeth A. H. Pilon-Smits
Elizabeth A. H. Pilon-Smits Colorado State University
Peter Weisbeek
Peter Weisbeek Utrecht University
B. de Kruijff
B. de Kruijff Utrecht University
Michela Schiavon
Michela Schiavon University of Padua
Rudy A. Demel
Rudy A. Demel Utrecht University
Toshiharu Shikanai
Toshiharu Shikanai Kyoto University
Krishna K. Niyogi
Krishna K. Niyogi University of California, Berkeley
Norman Terry
Norman Terry University of California, Berkeley
Randy Schekman
Randy Schekman University of California, Berkeley
Dirk Selmar
Dirk Selmar Technische Universität Braunschweig

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