Axel Fischer

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Axel Fischer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Axel Fischer has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Plant Science and 3 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Axel Fischer's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (12 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (6 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (5 papers). Axel Fischer is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (12 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (6 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (5 papers). Axel Fischer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Canada. Axel Fischer's co-authors include Ralph Bock, Stephan Greiner, Michael Tillich, Pascal Lehwark, Oliver Schlueter, Dietrich Knorr, Alexander Erban, Joachim Kopka, Dirk Walther and Ellen Zuther and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Axel Fischer

33 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

GeSeq – versatile and accurate annotation of organelle ge... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. GeSeq – versatile and accurate annotation of organelle genomes
    2017 2.1k citations Michael Tillich, Pascal Lehwark et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Axel Fischer Germany 19 2.3k 1.1k 775 437 280 33 3.3k
Makoto Ihara Japan 30 1.7k 0.7× 692 0.7× 556 0.7× 499 1.1× 93 0.3× 102 3.3k
Yingjie Zhu China 27 3.9k 1.7× 1.6k 1.5× 1.1k 1.5× 945 2.2× 478 1.7× 77 5.5k
Maarten A. Jongsma Netherlands 42 3.8k 1.6× 2.6k 2.4× 526 0.7× 174 0.4× 114 0.4× 115 5.5k
Xun Gong China 31 2.1k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 993 1.3× 630 1.4× 195 0.7× 208 3.4k
Birgit Kersten Germany 27 1.8k 0.8× 1.5k 1.4× 172 0.2× 364 0.8× 135 0.5× 77 2.7k
Wolf F. Brandt South Africa 30 1.6k 0.7× 838 0.8× 272 0.4× 287 0.7× 111 0.4× 60 2.7k
Alejandra A. Covarrubias Mexico 38 2.8k 1.2× 3.6k 3.4× 314 0.4× 483 1.1× 207 0.7× 101 5.3k
Spencer Brown France 39 2.9k 1.2× 3.5k 3.3× 676 0.9× 440 1.0× 468 1.7× 112 4.9k
Dominique Michaud Canada 38 3.1k 1.3× 1.9k 1.8× 200 0.3× 317 0.7× 57 0.2× 109 4.5k
Yang Do Choi South Korea 49 6.6k 2.8× 7.7k 7.3× 482 0.6× 536 1.2× 179 0.6× 147 11.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Axel Fischer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Axel Fischer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Axel Fischer

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

All Works

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Barahimipour, Rouhollah, Jinghan Liu, Federico Martínez-Seidel, et al.. (2024). Optimization of ribosome profiling in plants including structural analysis of rRNA fragments. Plant Methods. 20(1). 143–143. 4 indexed citations
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Skeffington, Alastair, Axel Fischer, Sanja Sviben, et al.. (2023). A joint proteomic and genomic investigation provides insights into the mechanism of calcification in coccolithophores. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3749–3749. 11 indexed citations
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Forner, Joachim, Etienne H. Meyer, Axel Fischer, et al.. (2022). Targeted introduction of heritable point mutations into the plant mitochondrial genome. Nature Plants. 8(3). 245–256. 44 indexed citations
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Schöttler, Mark Aurel, Karsten Liere, Axel Fischer, et al.. (2021). A photosynthesis operon in the chloroplast genome drives speciation in evening primroses. The Plant Cell. 33(8). 2583–2601. 29 indexed citations
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Moreno, Juan C., Monika Kosmacz, Ewelina Sokołowska, et al.. (2021). A Multi-OMICs Approach Sheds Light on the Higher Yield Phenotype and Enhanced Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Tobacco Lines Expressing the Carrot lycopene β-cyclase1 Gene. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 624365–624365. 18 indexed citations
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Claassens, Nico J., Axel Fischer, Avi I. Flamholz, et al.. (2020). Phosphoglycolate salvage in a chemolithoautotroph using the Calvin cycle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(36). 22452–22461. 43 indexed citations
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Fischer, Axel, Lovely Mae F. Lawas, Endang M. Septiningsih, et al.. (2020). Utilizing PacBio Iso-Seq for Novel Transcript and Gene Discovery of Abiotic Stress Responses in Oryza sativa L.. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(21). 8148–8148. 24 indexed citations
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Giavalisco, Patrick, Axel Fischer, Julia M. Kreiner, et al.. (2019). Chloroplast competition is controlled by lipid biosynthesis in evening primroses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(12). 5665–5674. 35 indexed citations
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Armarego‐Marriott, Tegan, Łucja Kowalewska, Asdrúbal Burgos, et al.. (2019). Highly Resolved Systems Biology to Dissect the Etioplast-to-Chloroplast Transition in Tobacco Leaves. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 180(1). 654–681. 48 indexed citations
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Grimm, Christina, Axel Fischer, Angela M. Farrelly, et al.. (2018). Combined Targeted Resequencing of Cytosine DNA Methylation and Mutations of DNA Repair Genes with Potential Use for Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase 1 Inhibitor Sensitivity Testing. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 21(2). 198–213. 1 indexed citations
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Schwachtje, Jens, Axel Fischer, Alexander Erban, & Joachim Kopka. (2018). Primed primary metabolism in systemic leaves: a functional systems analysis. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 216–216. 59 indexed citations
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Nurmi, Markus, Axel Fischer, Mutsumi Watanabe, et al.. (2017). Chlorosis caused by two recessively interacting genes reveals a role of RNA helicase in hybrid breakdown in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal. 91(2). 251–262. 21 indexed citations
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Tillich, Michael, et al.. (2017). GeSeq – versatile and accurate annotation of organelle genomes. Nucleic Acids Research. 45(W1). W6–W11. 2119 indexed citations breakdown →
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Proost, Sebastian, Jing Yu, Marco Todesco, et al.. (2016). Novel allelic variants in ACD6 cause hybrid necrosis in local collection of Arabidopsis thaliana. New Phytologist. 213(2). 900–915. 35 indexed citations
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Zhou, Wenbin, Daniel Karcher, Axel Fischer, et al.. (2015). Multiple RNA Processing Defects and Impaired Chloroplast Function in Plants Deficient in the Organellar Protein-Only RNase P Enzyme. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0120533–e0120533. 19 indexed citations
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Fischer, Axel, et al.. (2013). Cold plasma effects on enzyme activity in a model food system. Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies. 19. 146–152. 273 indexed citations
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Fischer, Axel, et al.. (2012). Creation and Application of Immortalized Bait Libraries for Targeted Enrichment and Next-Generation Sequencing. BioTechniques. 52(6). 375–380. 4 indexed citations
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Fischer, Axel, et al.. (1996). Crabtree effect in aerobic fermentations using grape juice for the production of alcohol reduced wine. Biotechnology Letters. 18(10). 1187–1192. 6 indexed citations

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