Anke Steppuhn

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Anke Steppuhn is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Anke Steppuhn has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Insect Science, 26 papers in Plant Science and 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Anke Steppuhn's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (27 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (16 papers) and Plant and animal studies (13 papers). Anke Steppuhn is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (27 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (16 papers) and Plant and animal studies (13 papers). Anke Steppuhn collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and Greece. Anke Steppuhn's co-authors include Ian T. Baldwin, Rayko Halitschke, Klaus Gase, Bernd Krock, Tobias Lortzing, Monika Hilker, Felix Wäckers, Reinhard Kunze, Pavan Kumar and Susanne Wurst and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Anke Steppuhn

35 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Priming and memory of stress responses in organisms lacking a nervous system

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anke Steppuhn Germany	22	1.3k	1.1k	634	563	154	36	2.0k
Stefan Meldau Germany	21	1.8k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	533 0.8×	641 1.1×	121 0.8×	28	2.3k
Michael Rostás Germany	25	1.3k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	636 1.0×	347 0.6×	185 1.2×	85	1.9k
Catherine A. Preston Germany	17	1.3k 1.0×	969 0.8×	763 1.2×	395 0.7×	148 1.0×	36	1.9k
Andrea Clavijo McCormick New Zealand	18	853 0.6×	837 0.7×	603 1.0×	271 0.5×	183 1.2×	54	1.5k
Juan M. Alba Netherlands	19	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	446 0.7×	510 0.9×	75 0.5×	33	1.6k
Velemir Ninkovic Sweden	30	1.7k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	938 1.5×	256 0.5×	186 1.2×	74	2.3k
J. L. Martin United Kingdom	20	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	514 0.8×	412 0.7×	158 1.0×	36	1.9k
Fiona L. Goggin United States	24	2.0k 1.5×	1.4k 1.2×	352 0.6×	594 1.1×	119 0.8×	44	2.5k
Ivan Hiltpold Switzerland	17	1.8k 1.4×	1.7k 1.4×	532 0.8×	963 1.7×	156 1.0×	39	2.6k
Ricardo A. R. Machado Switzerland	23	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	300 0.5×	669 1.2×	93 0.6×	79	1.7k

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Li, Rong, Xu Wang, Anja T. Fuglsang, et al.. (2025). Poltergeist-Like 2 (PLL2)-dependent activation of herbivore defence distinguishes systemin from other immune signalling pathways. Nature Plants. 11(7). 1270–1281. 2 indexed citations

Schurr, Frank M., Ingo Graß, Jörn Pagel, et al.. (2025). Fitness landscapes of biotic interactions shape the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of biodiversity. California Digital Library.

Berauer, Bernd J., Anke Steppuhn, & Andreas Schweiger. (2024). The multidimensionality of plant drought stress: The relative importance of edaphic and atmospheric drought. Plant Cell & Environment. 47(9). 3528–3540. 6 indexed citations

Steppuhn, Anke, et al.. (2021). Dietary cardenolides enhance growth and change the direction of the fecundity‐longevity trade‐off in milkweed bugs (Heteroptera: Lygaeinae). Ecology and Evolution. 11(24). 18042–18054. 12 indexed citations

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

Lortzing, Tobias, Alexander Weinhold, Yvonne Poeschl, et al.. (2020). Slug Feeding Triggers Dynamic Metabolomic and Transcriptomic Responses Leading to Induced Resistance in Solanum dulcamara. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 803–803. 5 indexed citations

Stelzer, Sandra, et al.. (2018). Moth oviposition shapes the species-specific transcriptional and phytohormonal response of Nicotiana attenuata to larval feeding. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 10249–10249. 13 indexed citations

Lortzing, Tobias, et al.. (2018). Oviposition by Spodoptera exigua on Solanum dulcamara Alters the Plant’s Response to Herbivory and Impairs Larval Performance. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(12). 4008–4008. 15 indexed citations

Lortzing, Tobias, et al.. (2018). Insect egg deposition renders plant defence against hatching larvae more effective in a salicylic acid‐dependent manner. Plant Cell & Environment. 42(3). 1019–1032. 47 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Duy, Yvonne Poeschl, Tobias Lortzing, et al.. (2018). Interactive Responses of Solanum Dulcamara to Drought and Insect Feeding are Herbivore Species-Specific. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(12). 3845–3845. 16 indexed citations

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Stelzer, Sandra, et al.. (2017). Solanum dulcamara's response to eggs of an insect herbivore comprises ovicidal hydrogen peroxide production. Plant Cell & Environment. 40(11). 2663–2677. 38 indexed citations

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Lortzing, Tobias, Duy Nguyen, Ivo Rieu, et al.. (2017). Transcriptomic responses of Solanum dulcamara to natural and simulated herbivory. Molecular Ecology Resources. 17(6). e196–e211. 21 indexed citations

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Barsch, Aiko, Karsten Niehaus, Beth A. Rowan, et al.. (2017). The Plant Immunity Regulating F-Box Protein CPR1 Supports Plastid Function in Absence of Pathogens. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 1650–1650. 13 indexed citations

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Lortzing, Tobias & Anke Steppuhn. (2016). Jasmonate signalling in plants shapes plant–insect interaction ecology. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 14. 32–39. 45 indexed citations

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Pappas, Maria L., Anke Steppuhn, & George D. Broufas. (2016). The role of phytophagy by predators in shaping plant interactions with their pests. Communicative & Integrative Biology. 9(2). e1145320–e1145320. 25 indexed citations

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Steppuhn, Anke, Emmanuel Gaquerel, & Ian T. Baldwin. (2010). The two α-dox genes of Nicotiana attenuata: overlapping but distinct functions in development and stress responses. BMC Plant Biology. 10(1). 171–171. 20 indexed citations

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Steppuhn, Anke, Meredith C. Schuman, & Ian T. Baldwin. (2008). Silencing jasmonate signalling and jasmonate‐mediated defences reveals different survival strategies between two Nicotiana attenuata accessions. Molecular Ecology. 17(16). 3717–3732. 33 indexed citations

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Roda, Amy, Rayko Halitschke, Anke Steppuhn, & Ian T. Baldwin. (2004). Individual variability in herbivore‐specific elicitors from the plant's perspective. Molecular Ecology. 13(8). 2421–2433. 73 indexed citations

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Steppuhn, Anke, Klaus Gase, Bernd Krock, Rayko Halitschke, & Ian T. Baldwin. (2004). Nicotine's Defensive Function in Nature. PLoS Biology. 2(8). e217–e217. 391 indexed citations

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Steidle, Johannes L. M., Anke Steppuhn, & Joachim Rüther. (2003). Specific Foraging Kairomones Used by a Generalist Parasitoid. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 29(1). 131–143. 30 indexed citations

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