Alexander Christmann

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Alexander Christmann is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Christmann has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Plant Science, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Alexander Christmann's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (19 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (18 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (8 papers). Alexander Christmann is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (19 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (18 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (8 papers). Alexander Christmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and India. Alexander Christmann's co-authors include Erwin Grill, Yi Yang, Arthur Korte, Yue Ma, Danièle Moes, Vijay K. Gonugunta, Agepati S. Raghavendra, Elmar W. Weiler, Ernst Steudle and Alisdair R. Fernie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Christmann

35 papers receiving 4.7k citations

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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.

Regulators of PP2C Phosphatase Activity Function as Abscisic Acid Sensors

2009 1.9k citations Yue Ma, Arthur Korte et al. Science profile →
ABA perception and signalling

2010 988 citations Alexander Christmann, Erwin Grill et al. Trends in Plant Science profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Guard‐cell expression of abscisic acid receptors for engineering water‐use‐efficient plants without trade‐offs in growth 2025 ·New Phytologist ·(unknown), Rudi Schäufele, Alexander Christmann, Mutez Ali Ahmed, Zhenyu Yang	0
2	The temperature sensor TWA1 is required for thermotolerance in Arabidopsis 2024 ·Nature ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zhenyu Yang, (unknown), Bernard Genty, Pascal Falter‐Braun, Alexander Christmann, Erwin Grill	42
3	Abscisic acid agonists suitable for optimizing plant water use 2023 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·(unknown), Jinghui Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Alexander Christmann, Erwin Grill, (unknown), (unknown), Stefan Lehr, Jens Frackenpohl, Zhenyu Yang	7
4	Abscisic Acid Receptors and Coreceptors Modulate Plant Water Use Efficiency and Water Productivity 2019 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Zhenyu Yang, Jinghui Liu, Fabien Porée, (unknown), (unknown), Jens Frackenpohl, Stefan Lehr, Pascal von Koskull‐Döring, Alexander Christmann, H. Schnyder, Urs Schmidhalter, Erwin Grill	57
5	Revisiting the Basal Role of ABA – Roles Outside of Stress 2019 ·Trends in Plant Science ·Takuya Yoshida, Alexander Christmann, Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki, Erwin Grill, Alisdair R. Fernie	198
6	Combinatorial interaction network of abscisic acid receptors and coreceptors from Arabidopsis thaliana 2017 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Karin Kleigrewe, Thomas Hofmann, Alexander Christmann, Erwin Grill	130
7	Dravet syndrome: a new causative SCN 1A mutation? 2017 ·Clinical Case Reports ·Martin Poryo, (unknown), Barbara Oehl‐Jaschkowitz, Alexander Christmann, Ludwig Gortner, Sascha Meyer	4
8	Leveraging abscisic acid receptors for efficient water use in Arabidopsis 2016 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Zhenyu Yang, Jinghui Liu, (unknown), Alexander Christmann, W. Windisch, H. Schnyder, Erwin Grill	99
9	Reticulate leaves and stunted roots are independent phenotypes pointing at opposite roles of the phosphoenolpyruvate/phosphate translocator defective in cue1 in the plastids of both organs 2014 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Alexander Christmann, Stephan Krueger, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Miroslav Strnad, (unknown), Andreas P.M. Weber, (unknown), Robert Hausler	26
10	Abscisic acid analogs as chemical probes for dissection of abscisic acid responses in Arabidopsis thaliana 2014 ·Phytochemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nandhakishore Rajagopalan, Ken M. Nelson, Alexander Christmann, Suzanne R. Abrams, Erwin Grill, Michèle C. Loewen	32
11	Deletions in 14q24.1q24.3 are associated with congenital heart defects, brachydactyly, and mild intellectual disability 2013 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A ·Barbara Oehl‐Jaschkowitz, Olivier Vanakker, Anne De Paepe, Björn Menten, Thomas G. Martin, Georg F. Weber, Alexander Christmann, (unknown), (unknown), Susan McNerlan, Shane McKee, Andreas Tzschach	17
12	Hydraulic signals in long-distance signaling 2013 ·Current Opinion in Plant Biology ·Alexander Christmann, Erwin Grill, (unknown)	162
13	Regulators of PP2C Phosphatase Activity Function as Abscisic Acid Sensors breakdown → 2009 ·Science ·Yue Ma, (unknown), Arthur Korte, Danièle Moes, Yi Yang, Alexander Christmann, Erwin Grill	1905
14	Closely related receptor complexes differ in their ABA selectivity and sensitivity 2009 ·The Plant Journal ·(unknown), Klaus Richter, (unknown), (unknown), Yue Ma, Arthur Korte, Farhah F. Assaad, Alexander Christmann, Erwin Grill	148
15	A hydraulic signal in root‐to‐shoot signalling of water shortage 2007 ·The Plant Journal ·Alexander Christmann, Elmar W. Weiler, Ernst Steudle, Erwin Grill	412
16	Phytochelatin synthase catalyzes key step in turnover of glutathione conjugates 2003 ·Phytochemistry ·Andreas Beck, Klaus J. Lendzian, (unknown), Alexander Christmann, Erwin Grill	53
17	Detection and identification of gibberellins in needles of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) by combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry 1998 ·Plant Growth Regulation ·Alexander Christmann, Patrick Doumas	3
18	Genetic heterogeneity of prostatic carcinoma‐derived cell lines as emphasized by DNA fingerprinting 1992 ·Electrophoresis ·(unknown), Bernd Wullich, Alexander Christmann, T Zwergel, K.D. Zang, Gerhard Unteregger	7
19	Non-radioactive in situ hybridization pattern of the M13 minisatellite sequences on human metaphase chromosomes 1991 ·Human Genetics ·Alexander Christmann, Pierre Lagoda, K. D. Zang	7
20	Vergleichende mikromorphometrische untersuchungen der humusprofile in zwei buchenbeständen 1983 ·Geoderma ·U. Babel, Alexander Christmann	2

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