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Renze Heidstra publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Renze Heidstra sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 92 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Renze Heidstra D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Renze Heidstra is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on plant-related scientific inquiries.

The scientist's work covers several subfields of study including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Oncology, and Immunology. Key topics in their research encompass Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Plant Reproductive Biology, Transgenic Plants and Applications, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, and DNA Repair Mechanisms.

Renze Heidstra's publication record includes papers published in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • The Plant Cell

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Renze Heidstra are:

  • Cell-by-cell dissection of phloem development links a maturation gradient to cell specialization, 2021, Science
  • Root stem cell niche networks: it's complexed! Insights from Arabidopsis, 2021, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Knocking out SOBIR1 in Nicotiana benthamiana abolishes functionality of transgenic receptor-like protein Cf-4, 2020, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Analysis of phloem trajectory links tissue maturation to cell specialization, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature and Nurture: Genotype-Dependent Differential Responses of Root Architecture to Agar and Soil Environments, 2021, Genes

Regular collaborators in their research include Ben Scheres, Tristan Wijsman, Anneke Horstman, Pawel Roszak, and Jung-ok Heo. The number of joint publications varies, with Ben Scheres being the most frequent co-author.

Best Publications

  • The PIN auxin efflux facilitator network controls growth and patterning in Arabidopsis roots

    Ikram Blilou;Jian Xu;Marjolein Wildwater;Viola Willemsen

  • The PLETHORA Genes Mediate Patterning of the Arabidopsis Root Stem Cell Niche

    Mitsuhiro Aida;Dimitris Beis;Renze Heidstra;Viola Willemsen

  • Conserved factors regulate signalling in Arabidopsis thaliana shoot and root stem cell organizers

    Ananda K. Sarkar;Marijn Luijten;Shunsuke Miyashima;Michael Lenhard;Michael Lenhard

  • PLETHORA proteins as dose-dependent master regulators of Arabidopsis root development

    Carla Galinha;Hugo Hofhuis;Marijn Luijten;Viola Willemsen

  • Cytokinins Determine Arabidopsis Root-Meristem Size by Controlling Cell Differentiation

    Raffaele Dello Ioio;Francisco Scaglia Linhares;Emanuele Scacchi;Eva Casamitjana-Martinez

  • SCARECROW is involved in positioning the stem cell niche in the Arabidopsis root meristem

    Sabrina Sabatini;Renze Heidstra;Marjolein Wildwater;Ben Scheres

  • PLETHORA gradient formation mechanism separates auxin responses

    Ari Pekka Mähönen;Ari Pekka Mähönen;Kirsten ten Tusscher;Riccardo Siligato;Ondrej Smetana

  • The retinoblastoma-related gene regulates stem cell maintenance in Arabidopsis roots

    Marjolein Wildwater;Ana Campilho;Jose Manuel Perez-Perez;Renze Heidstra

  • A Molecular Framework for Plant Regeneration

    Jian Xu;Hugo Hofhuis;Renze Heidstra;Michael Sauer

  • Root-Specific CLE19 Overexpression and the sol1/2 Suppressors Implicate a CLV-like Pathway in the Control of Arabidopsis Root Meristem Maintenance

    Eva Casamitjana-Martı́nez;Hugo F. Hofhuis;Jian Xu;Chun-Ming Liu

  • The 14–Amino Acid CLV3, CLE19, and CLE40 Peptides Trigger Consumption of the Root Meristem in Arabidopsis through a CLAVATA2-Dependent Pathway

    Martijn Fiers;Elzbieta Golemiec;Jian Xu;Lonneke van der Geest

  • Mosaic analyses using marked activation and deletion clones dissect Arabidopsis SCARECROW action in asymmetric cell division

    Renze Heidstra;David Welch;Ben Scheres

  • Arabidopsis JACKDAW and MAGPIE zinc finger proteins delimit asymmetric cell division and stabilize tissue boundaries by restricting SHORT-ROOT action

    David Welch;Hala Hassan;Ikram Blilou;Richard Immink

  • Root Hair Deformation Activity of Nodulation Factors and Their Fate on Vicia sativa

    R. Heidstra;R. Geurts;H. Franssen;H. P. Spaink

  • Plant and animal stem cells: similar yet different

    Renze Heidstra;Sabrina Sabatini

  • Rhizobium Lipooligosaccharides Rescue a Carrot Somatic Embryo Mutant.

    A. J. De Jong;R. Heidstra;H. P. Spaink;M. V. Hartog

  • Ethylene provides positional information on cortical cell division but is not involved in Nod factor-induced root hair tip growth in Rhizobium-legume interaction

    R. Heidstra;W.C. Yang;Y. Yalcin;S. Peck

  • Comparative genomics of the nonlegume Parasponia reveals insights into evolution of nitrogen-fixing rhizobium symbioses.

    Robin van Velzen;Rens Holmer;Fengjiao Bu;Luuk Rutten

  • Lipo-oligosaccharides of Rhizobium induce infection-related early nodulin gene expression in pea root hairs.

    Beatrix Horvath;Renze Heidstra;Miklos Lados;Marja Moerman

  • Tackling Drought Stress: RECEPTOR-LIKE KINASES Present New Approaches

    Alex Marshall;Reidunn B. Aalen;Dominique Audenaert;Tom Beeckman

Frequent Co-Authors

Ben Scheres
Ben Scheres Wageningen University & Research
Ton Bisseling
Ton Bisseling Wageningen University & Research
Ari Pekka Mähönen
Ari Pekka Mähönen University of Helsinki
René Geurts
René Geurts MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Ikram Blilou
Ikram Blilou King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Wei-Cai Yang
Wei-Cai Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Menno Schilthuizen
Menno Schilthuizen Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Herman P. Spaink
Herman P. Spaink Leiden University
Karin Ljung
Karin Ljung Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Paolo Costantino
Paolo Costantino Sapienza University of Rome

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