Nir Keren

Nir Keren publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Nir Keren D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• Mechanism of photosystem II photoinactivation and D1 protein degradation at low light: The role of back electron flow

  Nir Keren;Alexander Berg;Paul J. M. van Kan;Haim Levanon

  359
  Citations

• Homologs of plant PsbP and PsbQ proteins are necessary for regulation of photosystem ii activity in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis 6803.

  Leeann E. Thornton;Hiroshi Ohkawa;Johnna L. Roose;Yasuhiro Kashino

  223
  Citations

• Metal Homeostasis in Cyanobacteria and Chloroplasts. Balancing Benefits and Risks to the Photosynthetic Apparatus

  Unknown

  211
  Citations

• Critical roles of bacterioferritins in iron storage and proliferation of cyanobacteria.

  Nir Keren;Rajeev Aurora;Himadri B. Pakrasi

  191
  Citations

• Iron–Nutrient Interactions within Phytoplankton

  Unknown

  167
  Citations

• Iron bioavailability to phytoplankton: an empirical approach.

  Hagar Lis;Yeala Shaked;Chana Kranzler;Nir Keren

  162
  Citations

• Global proteomics reveal an atypical strategy for carbon/nitrogen assimilation by a cyanobacterium under diverse environmental perturbations

  Kimberly M. Wegener;Abhay K. Singh;Jon M. Jacobs;Thanura R. Elvitigala

  143
  Citations

• The role of reduction in iron uptake processes in a unicellular, planktonic cyanobacterium.

  Unknown

  131
  Citations

• Oscillations of Reaction Center II-D1 Protein Degradation in Vivo Induced by Repetitive Light Flashes CORRELATION BETWEEN THE LEVEL OF RCII-QB AND PROTEIN DEGRADATION IN LOW LIGHT

  Nir Keren;Huashi Gong;Itzhak Ohad

  128
  Citations

• Psb29, a conserved 22-kD protein, functions in the biogenesis of Photosystem II complexes in Synechocystis and Arabidopsis.

  Nir Keren;Hiroshi Ohkawa;Eric A. Welsh;Michelle Liberton

  128
  Citations

• The Mechanism of Iron Homeostasis in the Unicellular Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 and Its Relationship to Oxidative Stress

  Sigal Shcolnick;Tina C. Summerfield;Lilia Reytman;Louis A. Sherman

  122
  Citations

• Regulation of thylakoid protein phosphorylation at the substrate level: Reversible light-induced conformational changes expose the phosphorylation site of the light-harvesting complex II

  Hagit Zer;Martin Vink;Nir Keren;Hans G. Dilly-Hartwig

  115
  Citations

• Photoinhibition: molecular mechanisms and physiological significance.

  Nir Keren;Anja Krieger-Liszkay

  112
  Citations

• A light-dependent mechanism for massive accumulation of manganese in the photosynthetic bacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.

  Nir Keren;Matthew J. Kidd;James E. Penner-Hahn;Himadri B. Pakrasi

  103
  Citations

• A role for mrgA, a DPS family protein, in the internal transport of Fe in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803.

  Unknown

  103
  Citations

• Passive entry of CO2 and its energy-dependent intracellular conversion to HCO3- in cyanobacteria are driven by a photosystem I-generated deltamuH+.

  Dan Tchernov;Yael Helman;Nir Keren;Boaz Luz

  99
  Citations

• The mechanisms whereby the green alga Chlorella ohadii, isolated from desert soil crust, exhibits unparalleled photodamage resistance

  Haim Treves;Hagai Raanan;Isaac Kedem;Omer Murik

  97
  Citations

• Coordinated transporter activity shapes high-affinity iron acquisition in cyanobacteria

  Unknown

  96
  Citations

• A newly isolated Chlorella sp. from desert sand crusts exhibits a unique resistance to excess light intensity

  Haim Treves;Hagai Raanan;Omri M. Finkel;Simon M. Berkowicz

  94
  Citations

• Manganese Limitation Induces Changes in the Activity and in the Organization of Photosynthetic Complexes in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803

  Unknown

  88
  Citations