André Keßler

11.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
107 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

André Keßler is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, André Keßler has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Plant Science, 64 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 58 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in André Keßler's work include Plant and animal studies (64 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (50 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (49 papers). André Keßler is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (64 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (50 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (49 papers). André Keßler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. André Keßler's co-authors include Ian T. Baldwin, Rayko Halitschke, Aino Kalske, Amy L. Parachnowitsch, Katja Poveda, Martin Heil, Akane Uesugi, Robert A. Raguso, Sandra Sardanelli and Ian Kaplan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

André Keßler

104 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

Defensive Function of Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatile Em... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2002 2018 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Defensive Function of Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatile Emissions in Nature
    2001 1.6k citations André Keßler, Ian T. Baldwin Science profile →
  2. PLANT RESPONSES TO INSECT HERBIVORY: The Emerging Molecular Analysis
    2002 1.1k citations André Keßler, Ian T. Baldwin profile →
  3. Plant Secondary Metabolite Diversity and Species Interactions
    2018 293 citations André Keßler, Aino Kalske profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
André Keßler United States 43 5.6k 4.8k 4.2k 1.8k 940 107 8.6k
Rayko Halitschke Germany 45 6.0k 1.1× 4.5k 0.9× 3.1k 0.7× 2.4k 1.3× 522 0.6× 89 8.5k
Nicole M. van Dam Netherlands 59 7.6k 1.4× 4.9k 1.0× 3.6k 0.9× 2.9k 1.6× 1.1k 1.2× 213 10.7k
Gaétan Glauser Switzerland 53 5.2k 0.9× 3.2k 0.7× 2.1k 0.5× 2.9k 1.6× 454 0.5× 233 9.0k
Junji Takabayashi Japan 52 6.6k 1.2× 7.1k 1.5× 4.2k 1.0× 2.2k 1.2× 280 0.3× 232 10.4k
Sergio Rasmann Switzerland 46 3.9k 0.7× 2.5k 0.5× 2.9k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 1.5k 1.6× 160 6.9k
Matthias Erb Switzerland 62 9.2k 1.6× 6.3k 1.3× 2.6k 0.6× 3.4k 1.9× 371 0.4× 164 12.4k
Monika Hilker Germany 50 3.9k 0.7× 5.7k 1.2× 3.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 342 0.4× 175 8.1k
John T. Trumble United States 44 4.5k 0.8× 4.3k 0.9× 1.6k 0.4× 1.2k 0.7× 464 0.5× 250 7.4k
Robert A. Raguso United States 57 5.2k 0.9× 2.7k 0.6× 7.1k 1.7× 2.9k 1.6× 1.4k 1.5× 166 9.4k
Toby J. A. Bruce United Kingdom 42 5.6k 1.0× 4.5k 0.9× 2.2k 0.5× 1.7k 0.9× 183 0.2× 139 8.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of André Keßler

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Arkoun, Mustapha, et al.. (2025). Biochar shifts balance between hydrophilic and lipophilic molecules in root exudates. Bioresource Technology. 427. 132426–132426. 1 indexed citations
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Mutyambai, Daniel Munyao, Dennis Beesigamukama, André Keßler, et al.. (2025). Insect frass fertilizer upregulates maize defence genes and resistance against an invasive herbivore pest. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 29978–29978.
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Keßler, André, et al.. (2024). Induced resistance to herbivory and the intelligent plant. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 19(1). 2345985–2345985. 5 indexed citations
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Kalske, Aino & André Keßler. (2023). Herbivory selects for tolerance and constitutive defence across stages of community succession. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(1993). 20222458–20222458. 1 indexed citations
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Whitehead, Susan R., et al.. (2021). Interaction diversity explains the maintenance of phytochemical diversity. Ecology Letters. 24(6). 1205–1214. 61 indexed citations
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Valle, Ilenne Del, Tara M. Webster, Hsiao-Ying Cheng, et al.. (2020). Soil organic matter attenuates the efficacy of flavonoid-based plant-microbe communication. Science Advances. 6(5). eaax8254–eaax8254. 70 indexed citations
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Smith, Michael L., et al.. (2020). Colony‐level chemical profiles do not provide reliable information about colony size in the honey bee. Ecological Entomology. 45(3). 679–687. 2 indexed citations
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Kao‐Kniffin, Jenny, et al.. (2020). Soil Microbiomes From Fallow Fields Have Species-Specific Effects on Crop Growth and Pest Resistance. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 1171–1171. 24 indexed citations
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Kalske, Aino, et al.. (2018). Eco-evolutionary processes affecting plant–herbivore interactions during early community succession. Oecologia. 187(2). 547–559. 11 indexed citations
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Keßler, André, et al.. (2016). Plant communication in a widespread goldenrod: keeping herbivores on the move. Functional Ecology. 31(5). 1049–1061. 42 indexed citations
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Uesugi, Akane, et al.. (2016). 昆虫生態系エンジニアによる植物に誘発された応答の修飾はその後のシェルター利用者のコロニー形成挙動に影響を及ぼす【Powered by NICT】. Journal of Ecology. 104(4). 1105. 1 indexed citations
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Keßler, André. (2015). The information landscape of plant constitutive and induced secondary metabolite production. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 8. 47–53. 74 indexed citations
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Poveda, Katja & André Keßler. (2012). New Synthesis: Plant Volatiles as Functional Cues in Intercropping Systems. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 38(11). 1341–1341. 12 indexed citations
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Keßler, André, Rayko Halitschke, & Katja Poveda. (2011). Herbivory-mediated pollinator limitation: negative impacts of induced volatiles on plant–pollinator interactions. Ecology. 92(9). 1769–1780. 154 indexed citations
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Keßler, André, Rayko Halitschke, & Ian T. Baldwin. (2004). Silencing the Jasmonate Cascade: Induced Plant Defenses and Insect Populations. Science. 305(5684). 665–668. 396 indexed citations
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Keßler, André. (2003). Survey of airborne pollen and fungus spores in Israel, 1951-1952.. PubMed. 11(3). 322–8. 1 indexed citations
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Keßler, André. (2003). Survey of airborne pollen and mold spores in Israel, 1953.. PubMed. 12(3). 261–2.
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Baldwin, Ian T., Rayko Halitschke, André Keßler, & Ursula Schittko. (2001). Merging molecular and ecological approaches in plant–insect interactions. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 4(4). 351–358. 141 indexed citations
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Keßler, André. (2000). Survey of airborne pollen and mold spores in Israel, 1954-1955.. PubMed. 16(4). 445–50. 1 indexed citations
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Halitschke, Rayko, et al.. (2000). Ecophysiological comparison of direct and indirect defenses in Nicotiana attenuata. Oecologia. 124(3). 408–417. 182 indexed citations

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