2026 Ove Nilsson: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	49	2206	2035	39	35	85	19623

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Gene
Botany
Genetics

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Arabidopsis, Meristem, Leafy and Shoot. His Botany study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Plant hormone, Genome evolution and Genome size. His Arabidopsis research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Gibberellin and Genome, Whole genome sequencing, Genomics.

The concepts of his Gibberellin study are interwoven with issues in Mutant and Gene. Gene is a subfield of Genetics that he studies. As part of one scientific family, Ove Nilsson deals mainly with the area of Meristem, narrowing it down to issues related to the ABC model of flower development, and often Genetically modified crops.

His most cited work include:

The Norway spruce genome sequence and conifer genome evolution. (959 citations)
CO/FT Regulatory Module Controls Timing of Flowering and Seasonal Growth Cessation in Trees (800 citations)
A developmental switch sufficient for flower initiation in diverse plants (705 citations)

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

His main research concerns Botany, Arabidopsis, Gene, Genetics and Meristem. His Botany study combines topics in areas such as Genetically modified crops and Agrobacterium. The various areas that Ove Nilsson examines in his Arabidopsis study include Arabidopsis thaliana, Leafy, Transcription factor, Cell biology and Regulation of gene expression.

His Leafy study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as ABC model of flower development. His Gene study frequently draws connections between related disciplines such as Stamen. In general Meristem study, his work on Vascular cambium often relates to the realm of Cell division, thereby connecting several areas of interest.

He most often published in these fields:

Botany (43.59%)
Arabidopsis (42.31%)
Gene (34.62%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

Cell biology (16.67%)
Botany (43.59%)
Arabidopsis (42.31%)

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

Ove Nilsson mainly focuses on Cell biology, Botany, Arabidopsis, photoperiodism and RNA interference. His research integrates issues of Gene expression and Meristem in his study of Cell biology. His Meristem study incorporates themes from Transcription factor, Post-transcriptional regulation, Regulator, Inflorescence and Leafy.

Botany is often connected to Monolignol in his work. His study ties his expertise on Regulon together with the subject of Arabidopsis. The photoperiodism study which covers Shade avoidance that intersects with Shoot.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

A major locus controls local adaptation and adaptive life history variation in a perennial plant. (34 citations)
GIGANTEA-like genes control seasonal growth cessation in Populus. (28 citations)
Autumn senescence in aspen is not triggered by day length. (23 citations)

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

Gene
Botany
Genetics

Ove Nilsson mostly deals with Gene, Mechanism, photoperiodism, Woody plant and Senescence. His Gene research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Dormancy and Cell biology. Mechanism is connected with Botany and Day length in his research.

Best Publications

The genome of black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray)

G. A. Tuskan;G. A. Tuskan;S. DiFazio;S. DiFazio;S. Jansson;J. Bohlmann

5137
Citations
The Norway spruce genome sequence and conifer genome evolution.

Björn Nystedt;Nathaniel Robert Street;Anna Wetterbom;Andrea Zuccolo

1645
Citations
CO/FT Regulatory Module Controls Timing of Flowering and Seasonal Growth Cessation in Trees

Henrik Böhlenius;Tao Huang;Laurence Charbonnel-Campaa;Amy M. Brunner;Amy M. Brunner

1243
Citations
A developmental switch sufficient for flower initiation in diverse plants

Detlef Weigel;Ove Nilsson;Ove Nilsson

1139
Citations
Gibberellins Promote Flowering of Arabidopsis by Activating the LEAFY Promoter

Miguel A. Blázquez;Roland Green;Ove Nilsson;Michael R. Sussman

817
Citations
A genetic framework for floral patterning.

François Parcy;Ove Nilsson;Maximilian A. Busch;Ilha Lee

699
Citations
An antagonistic pair of FT homologs mediates the control of flowering time in sugar beet

Pierre A. Pin;Pierre A. Pin;Reyes Benlloch;Dominique Bonnet;Elisabeth Wremerth-Weich

514
Citations
GA4 Is the Active Gibberellin in the Regulation of LEAFY Transcription and Arabidopsis Floral Initiation

Sven Eriksson;Henrik Böhlenius;Thomas Moritz;Ove Nilsson

500
Citations
The gibberellin biosynthetic genes AtGA20ox1 and AtGA20ox2 act, partially redundantly, to promote growth and development throughout the Arabidopsis life cycle.

Ivo Rieu;Omar Ruiz-Rivero;Nieves Fernandez-Garcia;Jayne Griffiths

465
Citations
The multifaceted roles of FLOWERING LOCUS T in plant development

P. A. Pin;Ove Nilsson

394
Citations
A Populus EST resource for plant functional genomics

Fredrik Sterky;Rupali R. Bhalerao;Per Unneberg;Bo Segerman

391
Citations
The mRNA of the Arabidopsis Gene FT Moves from Leaf to Shoot Apex and Induces Flowering

Tao Huang;Tao Huang;Henrik Böhlenius;Henrik Böhlenius;Sven Eriksson;Sven Eriksson;François Parcy;François Parcy

387
Citations
A LEAFY co-regulator encoded by UNUSUAL FLORAL ORGANS.

Ilha Lee;Diana S. Wolfe;Ove Nilsson;Detlef Weigel

382
Citations
Getting to the root: The role of the Agrobacterium rhizogenes rol genes in the formation of hairy roots

Ove Nilsson;Olof Olsson

380
Citations
Genetic Analysis Reveals That C19-GA 2-Oxidation Is a Major Gibberellin Inactivation Pathway in Arabidopsis

Ivo Rieu;Sven Eriksson;Stephen J. Powers;Fan Gong

363
Citations
A transcriptional timetable of autumn senescence

Anders Andersson;Johanna Keskitalo;Andreas Sjödin;Rupali Bhalerao;Rupali Bhalerao

314
Citations
The BLADE ON PETIOLE genes act redundantly to control the growth and development of lateral organs.

Mikael Norberg;Mattias Holmlund;Ove Nilsson

303
Citations
AspWood: High-Spatial-Resolution Transcriptome Profiles Reveal Uncharacterized Modularity of Wood Formation in Populus tremula

David Sundell;Nathaniel R. Street;Manoj Kumar;Ewa J. Mellerowicz

271
Citations
Flowering-Time Genes Modulate the Response to LEAFY Activity

Ove Nilsson;Ove Nilsson;Ilha Lee;Miguel A. Blázquez;Detlef Weigel

246
Citations
Insights into Conifer Giga-Genomes

Amanda R. De La Torre;Inanc Birol;Jean Bousquet;Pär K. Ingvarsson

223
Citations
Analysis of the Developmental Roles of the Arabidopsis Gibberellin 20-Oxidases Demonstrates That GA20ox1, -2, and -3 Are the Dominant Paralogs

Andrew R.G. Plackett;Stephen J. Powers;Nieves Fernandez-Garcia;Terezie Urbanova

221
Citations
The Arabidopsis thaliana Med25 mediator subunit integrates environmental cues to control plant development

Nils Elfving;Céline Davoine;Reyes Benlloch;Jeanette Blomberg

180
Citations
Spatial pattern of cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter-luciferase expression in transgenic hybrid aspen trees monitored by enzymatic assay and non-destructive imaging

Ove Nilsson;Torsten Aldén;Folke Sitbon;C. H. Anthony Little

175
Citations
WUSCHEL-RELATED HOMEOBOX4 (WOX4)-like genes regulate cambial cell division activity and secondary growth in Populus trees

Melis Kucukoglu;Jeanette Nilsson;Bo Zheng;Salma Chaabouni

153
Citations
The genome of black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray) - eScholarship

G.A. Tuskan;S. DiFazio;S. Jansson;J. Bohlmann

2
Citations