Andrea Bräutigam

8.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Andrea Bräutigam is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrea Bräutigam has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Molecular Biology, 50 papers in Plant Science and 17 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Andrea Bräutigam's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (44 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (17 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (16 papers). Andrea Bräutigam is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (44 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (17 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (16 papers). Andrea Bräutigam collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Andrea Bräutigam's co-authors include Andreas P.M. Weber, Udo Gowik, Peter Westhoff, Urte Schlüter, Stefan Schuck, Friederike Bernsdorff, Jürgen Zeier, David Gagneul, Martin J. Lercher and Holger Fahnenstich and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Andrea Bräutigam

79 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Flavin Monooxygenase-Gene... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200 250
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. Flavin Monooxygenase-Generated N-Hydroxypipecolic Acid Is a Critical Element of Plant Systemic Immunity
    2018 290 citations Andrea Bräutigam et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Andrea Bräutigam Germany 39 3.0k 3.0k 660 482 353 80 4.8k
Toshihiro Obata Germany 41 3.3k 1.1× 3.7k 1.2× 356 0.5× 214 0.4× 347 1.0× 111 5.8k
Andrew J. Simkin United Kingdom 33 3.0k 1.0× 3.0k 1.0× 331 0.5× 590 1.2× 148 0.4× 63 5.0k
Congming Lu China 53 4.5k 1.5× 5.1k 1.7× 1000 1.5× 475 1.0× 177 0.5× 129 7.7k
Youn‐Il Park South Korea 43 4.4k 1.5× 3.8k 1.3× 982 1.5× 409 0.8× 99 0.3× 153 6.3k
Ellen Zuther Germany 43 2.3k 0.8× 3.8k 1.3× 207 0.3× 393 0.8× 160 0.5× 94 5.1k
Michael Melzer Germany 43 3.3k 1.1× 3.9k 1.3× 320 0.5× 221 0.5× 266 0.8× 135 5.3k
Maurice S. B. Ku United States 42 3.1k 1.0× 3.2k 1.1× 557 0.8× 656 1.4× 313 0.9× 114 4.7k
Maki Kawai‐Yamada Japan 42 3.0k 1.0× 4.0k 1.4× 240 0.4× 200 0.4× 221 0.6× 148 5.5k
Oliver E. Bläsing Germany 18 3.0k 1.0× 4.4k 1.5× 197 0.3× 203 0.4× 227 0.6× 22 5.6k
Na Sui China 47 2.5k 0.8× 4.1k 1.4× 184 0.3× 241 0.5× 233 0.7× 105 5.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Andrea Bräutigam

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andrea Bräutigam

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Viehöver, Prisca, Sarah Becker, Marion Eisenhut, et al.. (2025). Many transcription factor families have evolutionarily conserved binding motifs in plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 198(2). 1 indexed citations
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Viehoever, Prisca, et al.. (2025). Regulation of Crassulacean acid metabolism at the protein level in Kalanchoë laxiflora. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 197(4). 1 indexed citations
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Wittmann, Meike J. & Andrea Bräutigam. (2024). How does plant chemodiversity evolve? Testing five hypotheses in one population genetic model. New Phytologist. 245(3). 1302–1314. 5 indexed citations
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Bräutigam, Andrea, Montserrat Saladié, Vivien Rolland, et al.. (2024). Leaf transcriptomes from C3, C3-C4 intermediate, and C4Neurachne species give insights into C4 photosynthesis evolution. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 197(1).
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Hoang, Nam V., Dêêdi E. O. Sogbohossou, Pallavi Singh, et al.. (2023). The Gynandropsis gynandra genome provides insights into whole-genome duplications and the evolution of C4 photosynthesis in Cleomaceae. The Plant Cell. 35(5). 1334–1359. 21 indexed citations
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Zachgo, Sabine, et al.. (2023). Whole-Genome Sequence of Paenibacillus marchantiae Isolated from the Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Ecotype BoGa. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 12(7). e0035423–e0035423. 1 indexed citations
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Grasser, Klaus D., Étienne Kornobis, Michiel Van Bel, et al.. (2021). The Arabidopsis condensin CAP‐D subunits arrange interphase chromatin. New Phytologist. 230(3). 972–987. 12 indexed citations
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Müller, Caroline, Andrea Bräutigam, Elisabeth J. Eilers, et al.. (2020). Ecology and Evolution of Intraspecific Chemodiversity of Plants. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 18 indexed citations
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Pommerrenig, Benjamin, Nadine Bernhardt, Manuela Désirée Bienert, et al.. (2019). Functional evolution of nodulin 26‐like intrinsic proteins: from bacterial arsenic detoxification to plant nutrient transport. New Phytologist. 225(3). 1383–1396. 56 indexed citations
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Anoman, Armand D., María Flores‐Tornero, Sara Rosa‐Téllez, et al.. (2019). Deficiency in the Phosphorylated Pathway of Serine Biosynthesis Perturbs Sulfur Assimilation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 180(1). 153–170. 18 indexed citations
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Bräutigam, Andrea, Udo Gowik, Michael Melzer, et al.. (2017). Photosynthesis in C-3-C-4 intermediate Moricandia species. Journal of Experimental Botany. 68(2). 4 indexed citations
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Denton, Alisandra K., et al.. (2016). Freeze-quenched maize mesophyll and bundle sheath separation uncovers bias in previous tissue-specific RNA-Seq data. Journal of Experimental Botany. 68(2). 147–160. 19 indexed citations
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Xu, Jiajia, Andrea Bräutigam, Andreas P.M. Weber, & Xin‐Guang Zhu. (2016). Systems analysis ofcis-regulatory motifs in C4photosynthesis genes using maize and rice leaf transcriptomic data during a process of de-etiolation. Journal of Experimental Botany. 67(17). 5105–5117. 14 indexed citations
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Brouwer, Paul, Andrea Bräutigam, Samantha Kurz, et al.. (2014). A zolla domestication towards a biobased economy?. New Phytologist. 202(3). 1069–1082. 39 indexed citations
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Bergh, Erik van den, Andrea Bräutigam, Julian M. Hibberd, et al.. (2014). Gene and genome duplications and the origin of C4 photosynthesis: Birth of a trait in the Cleomaceae. Current Plant Biology. 1. 2–9. 34 indexed citations
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Schönknecht, Gerald, Wei‐Hua Chen, Guillaume G. Barbier, et al.. (2013). Gene Transfer from Bacteria and Archaea Facilitated Evolution of an Extremophilic Eukaryote. Science. 339(6124). 1207–1210. 338 indexed citations
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Bräutigam, Andrea, et al.. (2013). PLGG1 , a plastidic glycolate glycerate transporter, is required for photorespiration and defines a unique class of metabolite transporters. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(8). 3185–3190. 129 indexed citations
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Gowik, Udo, Andrea Bräutigam, Katrin L. Weber, Andreas P.M. Weber, & Peter Westhoff. (2011). Evolution of C4 Photosynthesis in the GenusFlaveria: How Many and Which Genes Does It Take to Make C4?. The Plant Cell. 23(6). 2087–2105. 163 indexed citations
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