Assaf Distelfeld

15.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
65 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Assaf Distelfeld is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Assaf Distelfeld has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Plant Science, 20 papers in Genetics and 15 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Assaf Distelfeld's work include Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (43 papers), Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (17 papers) and Genetics and Plant Breeding (17 papers). Assaf Distelfeld is often cited by papers focused on Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (43 papers), Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (17 papers) and Genetics and Plant Breeding (17 papers). Assaf Distelfeld collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and China. Assaf Distelfeld's co-authors include Jorge Dubcovsky, Tzion Fahima, Cristóbal Uauy, Ann E. Blechl, Raz Avni, Andreas Fischer, Xianming Chen, Hanan Sela, Chengxia Li and Lynn Epstein and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Assaf Distelfeld

64 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

A NAC Gene Regulating Senescence Improves Grain Protein, ... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2009 250 500 750 1000
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. A NAC Gene Regulating Senescence Improves Grain Protein, Zinc, and Iron Content in Wheat
    2006 1.2k citations Cristóbal Uauy, Assaf Distelfeld et al. Science profile →
  2. A Kinase-START Gene Confers Temperature-Dependent Resistance to Wheat Stripe Rust
    2009 543 citations Cristóbal Uauy, Assaf Distelfeld et al. Science profile →

Peers

Assaf Distelfeld
Ruilian Jing China
Thorsten Schnurbusch Germany
Alessandro Tondelli Italy
Klaus Pillen Germany
Allan K. Fritz United States
A. Galláis France
Jean‐Marcel Ribaut Mexico
Nicholas A. Tinker Canada
Lee T. Hickey Australia
J. G. Waines United States
Ruilian Jing China
Assaf Distelfeld
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Assaf Distelfeld

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Assaf Distelfeld. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Assaf Distelfeld 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 Assaf Distelfeld. Assaf Distelfeld is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sela, Hanan, Gadi Peleg, Assaf Distelfeld, et al.. (2025). Plasticity of Root System Architecture and Whole Transcriptome Responses Underlying Nitrogen Deficiency Tolerance Conferred by a Wild Emmer Wheat QTL. Plant Cell & Environment. 48(4). 2835–2855. 1 indexed citations
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Fatiukha, Andrii, Curtis Pozniak, Assaf Distelfeld, et al.. (2024). Nitrogen deficiency tolerance conferred by introgression of a QTL derived from wild emmer into bread wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 137(8). 187–187. 2 indexed citations
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Gal, Shira, et al.. (2022). Functional leaf anatomy of the invasive weed Solanum rostratum Dunal. Weed Research. 62(2). 172–180. 5 indexed citations
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Avni, Raz, Thomas Lux, Anna Minz‐Dub, et al.. (2022). Genome sequences of three Aegilops species of the section Sitopsis reveal phylogenetic relationships and provide resources for wheat improvement. The Plant Journal. 110(1). 179–192. 52 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xinli, Xiao Zhong, Xin Li, et al.. (2020). Genome-Wide Mapping of Loci for Adult-Plant Resistance to Stripe Rust in Durum Wheat Svevo Using the 90K SNP Array. Plant Disease. 105(4). 879–888. 9 indexed citations
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Golan, Guy, et al.. (2019). GNI-A1 mediates trade-off between grain number and grain weight in tetraploid wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 132(8). 2353–2365. 52 indexed citations
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Chandrasekhar, K., Reut Shavit, Assaf Distelfeld, Shawn A. Christensen, & Vered Tzin. (2018). Exploring the metabolic variation between domesticated and wild tetraploid wheat genotypes in response to corn leaf aphid infestation. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 13(6). e1486148–e1486148. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Hao, Karin R. Deal, Ming‐Cheng Luo, et al.. (2017). Introgression of the Aegilops speltoides Su1-Ph1 Suppressor into Wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 2163–2163. 28 indexed citations
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Avni, Raz, Rongrong Zhao, Stephen Pearce, et al.. (2013). Functional characterization of GPC-1 genes in hexaploid wheat. Planta. 239(2). 313–324. 64 indexed citations
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Distelfeld, Assaf, Stephen Pearce, Raz Avni, et al.. (2012). Divergent functions of orthologous NAC transcription factors in wheat and rice. Plant Molecular Biology. 78(4-5). 515–524. 67 indexed citations
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Cantù, Dario, Stephen Pearce, Assaf Distelfeld, et al.. (2011). Effect of the down-regulation of the high Grain Protein Content (GPC) genes on the wheat transcriptome during monocarpic senescence. BMC Genomics. 12(1). 492–492. 77 indexed citations
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Dubcovsky, Jorge, Cristóbal Uauy, Assaf Distelfeld, & Juan Carlos Brevis. (2009). Improved remobilization of Zn, Fe and N from the straw to the wheat grain. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Uauy, Cristóbal, Assaf Distelfeld, Tzion Fahima, Ann E. Blechl, & Jorge Dubcovsky. (2006). A NAC Gene Regulating Senescence Improves Grain Protein, Zinc, and Iron Content in Wheat. Science. 314(5803). 1298–1301. 1155 indexed citations breakdown →
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Uauy, Cristóbal, Juan Carlos Brevis, Xianming Chen, et al.. (2005). High-temperature adult-plant (HTAP) stripe rust resistance gene Yr36 from Triticum turgidum ssp. dicoccoides is closely linked to the grain protein content locus Gpc-B1. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 112(1). 97–105. 197 indexed citations
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Distelfeld, Assaf, Cristóbal Uauy, Tzion Fahima, & Jorge Dubcovsky. (2005). Physical map of the wheat high‐grain protein content gene Gpc‐B1 and development of a high‐throughput molecular marker. New Phytologist. 169(4). 753–763. 116 indexed citations
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Burger, Yosef, Uzi Saar, Assaf Distelfeld, et al.. (2003). Development of Sweet Melon (Cucumis melo) Genotypes Combining High Sucrose and Organic Acid Content. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 128(4). 537–540.
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Cenci, Alberto, Nathalie Chantret, Xiuying Kong, et al.. (2003). Construction and characterization of a half million clone BAC library of durum wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. durum). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 107(5). 931–939. 110 indexed citations
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Olmos, Sofı́a, Assaf Distelfeld, Oswaldo Chicaiza, et al.. (2003). Precise mapping of a locus affecting grain protein content in durum wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 107(7). 1243–1251. 146 indexed citations

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