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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
57
Citations
11006
World Ranking
1450
National Ranking
100

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Photosynthesis
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

His primary areas of study are Xanthophyll, Photosystem II, Biochemistry, Quenching and Chlorophyll fluorescence. His Xanthophyll research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Violaxanthin and Zeaxanthin. Photosystem II is a subfield of Photosynthesis that Peter Jahns tackles.

Mutagenesis is closely connected to Arabidopsis thaliana in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Photosynthesis. His work investigates the relationship between Biochemistry and topics such as Biophysics that intersect with problems in Thylakoid. His research investigates the connection between Quenching and topics such as Photochemistry that intersect with problems in Non-photochemical quenching, Photoprotection and Photosynthetically active radiation.

His most cited work include:

  • The role of the xanthophyll cycle and of lutein in photoprotection of photosystem II (618 citations)
  • Photosystem II core phosphorylation and photosynthetic acclimation require two different protein kinases (390 citations)
  • Mechanism and regulation of the violaxanthin cycle: the role of antenna proteins and membrane lipids. (270 citations)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Photosynthesis, Thylakoid, Photosystem II, Biochemistry and Biophysics. His study with Photosynthesis involves better knowledge in Botany. The study incorporates disciplines such as Membrane, Photosystem I and Photosystem in addition to Thylakoid.

His Photosystem II research also works with subjects such as

  • Photochemistry which intersects with area such as Quenching,
  • Plastoquinone that connect with fields like Quinone. His studies deal with areas such as Electron transport chain, Electrochemical gradient, Zeaxanthin, Chemiosmosis and Xanthophyll as well as Biophysics. The Xanthophyll study combines topics in areas such as Lutein, Chlorophyll fluorescence and Neoxanthin.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Photosynthesis (42.48%)
  • Thylakoid (41.59%)
  • Photosystem II (39.82%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Photosynthesis (42.48%)
  • Thylakoid (41.59%)
  • Biophysics (35.40%)

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

Peter Jahns mainly focuses on Photosynthesis, Thylakoid, Biophysics, Chloroplast and Botany. Photoprotection is the focus of his Photosynthesis research. His Photoprotection study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Quenching, Xanthophyll and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

His Thylakoid study incorporates themes from Non-photochemical quenching and Antiporter. The concepts of his Biophysics study are interwoven with issues in Electron transport chain and Photosystem II. Peter Jahns has included themes like Mutant, ATP synthase and Zeaxanthin in his Chloroplast study.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Ion antiport accelerates photosynthetic acclimation in fluctuating light environments (130 citations)
  • PsbS interactions involved in the activation of energy dissipation in Arabidopsis (69 citations)
  • PGR5-PGRL1-Dependent Cyclic Electron Transport Modulates Linear Electron Transport Rate in Arabidopsis thaliana. (69 citations)

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

  • Enzyme
  • Photosynthesis
  • Botany

His scientific interests lie mostly in Photosynthesis, Thylakoid, Biophysics, Botany and Biochemistry. His study looks at the relationship between Photosynthesis and fields such as Arabidopsis thaliana, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems. His study focuses on the intersection of Thylakoid and fields such as Non-photochemical quenching with connections in the field of Photosystem and Protein–protein interaction.

His work deals with themes such as Quenching and Photosystem II, which intersect with Biophysics. In the field of Botany, his study on Acclimatization overlaps with subjects such as Starvation. His Chloroplast research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Zeaxanthin epoxidase, Violaxanthin, Zeaxanthin, Cell biology and Xanthophyll.

Best Publications

  • The role of the xanthophyll cycle and of lutein in photoprotection of photosystem II

    Peter Jahns;Alfred R. Holzwarth

  • Identification of a slowly inducible zeaxanthin-dependent component of non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence generated under steady-state conditions in Arabidopsis

    Manuela Nilkens;Eugen Kress;Petar Lambrev;Yuliya Miloslavina

  • Photosystem II core phosphorylation and photosynthetic acclimation require two different protein kinases

    Vera Bonardi;Vera Bonardi;Paolo Pesaresi;Thomas Becker;Enrico Schleiff

  • Mechanism and regulation of the violaxanthin cycle: the role of antenna proteins and membrane lipids.

    Peter Jahns;Dariusz Latowski;Dariusz Latowski;Kazimierz Strzalka

  • The metal ion transporter IRT1 is necessary for iron homeostasis and efficient photosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Claudio Varotto;Daniela Maiwald;Paolo Pesaresi;Peter Jahns

  • Tuning of Redox Regulatory Mechanisms, Reactive Oxygen Species and Redox Homeostasis under Salinity Stress.

    M. Sazzad Hossain;Karl Josef Dietz

  • Dynamics of Xanthophyll-Cycle Activity in Different Antenna Subcomplexes in the Photosynthetic Membranes of Higher Plants (The Relationship between Zeaxanthin Conversion and Nonphotochemical Fluorescence Quenching).

    A. Farber;A. J. Young;A. V. Ruban;P. Horton

  • Identification of two quenching sites active in the regulation of photosynthetic light-harvesting studied by time-resolved fluorescence

    Alfred R. Holzwarth;Yuliya Miloslavina;Manuela Nilkens;Peter Jahns

  • Ion antiport accelerates photosynthetic acclimation in fluctuating light environments

    Ute Armbruster;L. Ruby Carrillo;Kees Venema;Lazar Pavlovic

  • Non-photochemical Energy Dissipation Determined by Chlorophyll Fluorescence Quenching: Characterization and Function

    G. Heinrich Krause;Peter Jahns

  • The Arabidopsis Thylakoid Protein PAM68 Is Required for Efficient D1 Biogenesis and Photosystem II Assembly

    Ute Armbruster;Jessica Zühlke;Birgit Rengstl;Renate Kreller

  • On the relationship between non-photochemical quenching and photoprotection of Photosystem II

    Petar H. Lambrev;Yuliya Miloslavina;Peter Jahns;Alfred R. Holzwarth

  • PsbS interactions involved in the activation of energy dissipation in Arabidopsis

    Viviana Correa-Galvis;Gereon Poschmann;Michael Melzer;Kai Stühler

  • Mutants for photosystem I subunit D of Arabidopsis thaliana: effects on photosynthesis, photosystem I stability and expression of nuclear genes for chloroplast functions

    Anna Ihnatowicz;Paolo Pesaresi;Claudio Varotto;Erik Richly

  • High-temperature tolerance of a tropical tree, Ficus insipida: methodological reassessment and climate change considerations

    G. Heinrich Krause;G. Heinrich Krause;Klaus Winter;Barbara Krause;Peter Jahns

  • PGR5-PGRL1-Dependent Cyclic Electron Transport Modulates Linear Electron Transport Rate in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Marjaana Suorsa;Fabio Rossi;Luca Tadini;Mathias Labs

  • Sun-shade patterns of leaf carotenoid composition in 86 species of neotropical forest plants

    Shizue Matsubara;G. Heinrich Krause;Jorge E. Aranda;Aurelio Virgo

  • Cytochrome b6f mutation specifically affects thermal dissipation of absorbed light energy in Arabidopsis

    Yuri Munekage;Satomi Takeda;Tsuyoshi Endo;Peter Jahns

  • Knock‐out of the plastid ribosomal protein L11 in Arabidopsis: effects on mRNA translation and photosynthesis

    Paolo Pesaresi;Claudio Varotto;Jörg Meurer;Peter Jahns

  • Plant Growth under Natural Light Conditions Provides Highly Flexible Short-Term Acclimation Properties toward High Light Stress.

    Tobias Schumann;Suman Paul;Michael Melzer;Peter Dörmann

  • Xanthophyll cycle and energy-dependent fluorescence quenching in leaves from pea plants grown under intermittent light

    Peter Jahns;G. Heinrich Krause

  • Kinetic correlation of recovery from photoinhibition and zeaxanthin epoxidation

    Peter Jahns;Birgit Miehe

  • In-depth analysis of the distinctive effects of norflurazon implies that tetrapyrrole biosynthesis, organellar gene expression and ABA cooperate in the GUN-type of plastid signalling

    Christian Voigt;Ulrike Oster;Frederik Börnke;Peter Jahns

Frequent Co-Authors

Dario Leister
Dario Leister Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
G. Heinrich Krause
G. Heinrich Krause Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Wolfgang Junge
Wolfgang Junge Osnabrück University
Alfred R. Holzwarth
Alfred R. Holzwarth Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Francesco Salamini
Francesco Salamini Parco Tecnologico Padano
Klaus Winter
Klaus Winter Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Claudio Varotto
Claudio Varotto Fondazione Edmund Mach
Aloysius G.M. Tielens
Aloysius G.M. Tielens Erasmus University Rotterdam
Sven B. Gould
Sven B. Gould Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Shizue Matsubara
Shizue Matsubara Forschungszentrum Jülich

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