Alan Slusarenko

9.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
103 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Alan Slusarenko is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Slusarenko has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Plant Science, 37 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Alan Slusarenko's work include Garlic and Onion Studies (37 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (22 papers) and Fungal Plant Pathogen Control (14 papers). Alan Slusarenko is often cited by papers focused on Garlic and Onion Studies (37 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (22 papers) and Fungal Plant Pathogen Control (14 papers). Alan Slusarenko collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Alan Slusarenko's co-authors include Eckhard Koch, Martin C. H. Gruhlke, Brigitte Mauch‐Mani, Frank Albrecht, Friedrich Jüttner, Ifeanyi D. Nwachukwu, Jan Borlinghaus, Nikolaus L. Schlaich, Scott Uknes and John Ryals and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Plant Cell and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Alan Slusarenko

98 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Acquired resistance in Arabidopsis.

1992 790 citations Brigitte Mauch‐Mani, Alan Slusarenko et al. profile →
Allicin: Chemistry and Biological Properties

2014 592 citations Jan Borlinghaus, Frank Albrecht et al. Molecules profile →
Arabidopsis is susceptible to infection by a downy mildew fungus.

1990 557 citations Eckhard Koch, Alan Slusarenko profile →

Peers

Alan Slusarenko

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Michael H. Beale United Kingdom

Kenneth A. Voss United States

Jin‐Cheol Kim South Korea

Paweł Bednarek Poland

Byung Kook Hwang South Korea

William P. Norred United States

Joyce E. Loper United States

John W. Mansfıeld United Kingdom

Dianna J. Bowles United Kingdom

Lourdes Gómez‐Gómez Spain

Michael H. Beale United Kingdom

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Countries citing papers authored by Alan Slusarenko

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Slusarenko

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Slusarenko

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alan Slusarenko. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alan Slusarenko based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alan Slusarenko. Alan Slusarenko is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Schultz, Chad R., Martin C. H. Gruhlke, Alan Slusarenko, & André S. Bachmann. (2025). In Vivo Antitumor Activity of Allicin in a Pediatric Neuroblastoma Patient-derived Xenograft (PDX) Mouse Model. In Vivo. 39(3). 1283–1292. 1 indexed citations

Gruhlke, Martin C. H., et al.. (2023). Combating Black Fungus: Using Allicin as a Potent Antifungal Agent against Mucorales. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(24). 17519–17519. 5 indexed citations

Albrecht, Frank, et al.. (2019). Allicin, a natural antimicrobial defence substance from garlic, inhibits DNA gyrase activity in bacteria. International Journal of Medical Microbiology. 310(1). 151359–151359. 82 indexed citations

Gruhlke, Martin C. H., et al.. (2017). Yap1p, the central regulator of the S. cerevisiae oxidative stress response, is activated by allicin, a natural oxidant and defence substance of garlic. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 108. 793–802. 29 indexed citations

Müller, Alexandra, Frank Albrecht, Pascal Prochnow, et al.. (2016). Allicin Induces Thiol Stress in Bacteria through S-Allylmercapto Modification of Protein Cysteines. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(22). 11477–11490. 119 indexed citations

Borlinghaus, Jan, Frank Albrecht, Martin C. H. Gruhlke, Ifeanyi D. Nwachukwu, & Alan Slusarenko. (2014). Allicin: Chemistry and Biological Properties. Molecules. 19(8). 12591–12618. 592 indexed citations breakdown →

Perelló, Analía, Ulrike Noll, & Alan Slusarenko. (2013). In vitro efficacy of garlic extract to control fungal pathogens of wheat. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 7(24). 1809–1817. 27 indexed citations

Gruhlke, Martin C. H. & Alan Slusarenko. (2012). The biology of reactive sulfur species (RSS). Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 59. 98–107. 224 indexed citations

Gruhlke, Martin C. H., Daniela Portz, Awais Anwar, et al.. (2010). Allicin disrupts the cell's electrochemical potential and induces apoptosis in yeast. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 49(12). 1916–1924. 67 indexed citations

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Slusarenko, Alan, et al.. (2010). Organ identity and environmental conditions determine the effectiveness of nonhost resistance in the interaction between Arabidopsis thaliana and Magnaporthe oryzae. Molecular Plant Pathology. 12(4). 397–402. 10 indexed citations

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Slusarenko, Alan, et al.. (2008). Physiological, genetic and molecular analysis of two Arabidopsis mutants with defects in normal development. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen).

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Jansen, Marcus, Alan Slusarenko, & Ulrich Schaffrath. (2006). Competence of roots for race‐specific resistance and the induction of acquired resistance against Magnaporthe oryzae. Molecular Plant Pathology. 7(3). 191–195. 13 indexed citations

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Slusarenko, Alan & Nikolaus L. Schlaich. (2003). Downy mildew of Arabidopsis thaliana caused by Hyaloperonospora parasitica (formerly Peronospora parasitica ). Molecular Plant Pathology. 4(3). 159–170. 122 indexed citations

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Scheideler, Marcel, Nikolaus L. Schlaich, Kurt Fellenberg, et al.. (2002). Monitoring the Switch from Housekeeping to Pathogen Defense Metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana Using cDNA Arrays. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(12). 10555–10561. 176 indexed citations

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Slusarenko, Alan, R. S. S. Fraser, & L.C. van Loon. (2000). Mechanisms of Resistance to Plant Diseases. 123 indexed citations

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Crute, I. R., Jim Beynon, Jeff Dangl, et al.. (1994). 27 Microbial Pathogenesis of Arabidopsis. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 27. 705–747. 29 indexed citations

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Slusarenko, Alan, et al.. (1994). Complex spatial and temporal expression of lipoxygenase genes during Phaseolus vulgaris (L.) development. The Plant Journal. 5(1). 123–135. 38 indexed citations

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Jüttner, Friedrich, et al.. (1993). Volatile Products of the Lipoxygenase Pathway Evolved from Phaseolus vulgaris (L.) Leaves Inoculated with Pseudomonas syringae pv phaseolicola. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 101(1). 13–24. 424 indexed citations

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Koch, Eckhard, et al.. (1992). A Lipoxygenase from Leaves of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Is Induced in Response to Plant Pathogenic Pseudomonads. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 99(2). 571–576. 75 indexed citations

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Collinge, David B. & Alan Slusarenko. (1987). Plant gene expression in response to pathogens. Plant Molecular Biology. 9(4). 389–410. 173 indexed citations

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