Birgit Piechulla

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
117 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Birgit Piechulla is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Birgit Piechulla has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Molecular Biology, 62 papers in Plant Science and 19 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Birgit Piechulla's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (30 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (22 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (20 papers). Birgit Piechulla is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (30 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (22 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (20 papers). Birgit Piechulla collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Birgit Piechulla's co-authors include Marco Kai, Uta Effmert, Marie Chantal Lemfack, Robert Preißner, Katrin Wenke, Wilhelm Gruissem, Eran Pichersky, Mathias Dunkel, Gabriele Berg and Maria Haustein and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Birgit Piechulla

117 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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. mVOC: a database of microbial volatiles
    2013 356 citations Marie Chantal Lemfack, Robert Preißner et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Birgit Piechulla 3.6k 2.7k 694 674 600 117 6.2k
Malik Zainul Abdin 3.4k 0.9× 2.9k 1.1× 498 0.7× 330 0.5× 413 0.7× 255 6.5k
Dianna J. Bowles 5.0k 1.4× 6.1k 2.2× 437 0.6× 305 0.5× 374 0.6× 103 9.2k
Peter S. Solomon 6.0k 1.7× 2.2k 0.8× 859 1.2× 2.0k 3.0× 692 1.2× 139 7.7k
Yehua He 8.0k 2.2× 7.6k 2.8× 480 0.7× 360 0.5× 329 0.5× 39 12.1k
Oded Yarden 3.5k 1.0× 2.6k 0.9× 168 0.2× 1.4k 2.1× 1.2k 2.1× 147 5.8k
B. Markus Lange 2.0k 0.5× 4.8k 1.7× 617 0.9× 183 0.3× 839 1.4× 111 6.4k
Ian A. Graham 8.2k 2.3× 7.6k 2.8× 411 0.6× 221 0.3× 518 0.9× 164 13.4k
Joyce E. Loper 5.4k 1.5× 4.0k 1.5× 316 0.5× 1.1k 1.7× 1.0k 1.7× 165 9.9k
Thomas Roitsch 8.5k 2.3× 3.7k 1.3× 491 0.7× 524 0.8× 135 0.2× 158 10.0k
Hisakazu Yamane 6.0k 1.7× 6.0k 2.2× 234 0.3× 498 0.7× 630 1.1× 303 10.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Birgit Piechulla

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Birgit Piechulla

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All Works

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Kemmler, Emanuel, Marie Chantal Lemfack, Andrean Goede, et al.. (2024). mVOC 4.0: a database of microbial volatiles. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(D1). D1692–D1696. 15 indexed citations
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Reuß, Stephan H. von, et al.. (2023). Non‐canonical Biosynthesis of the Brexane‐Type Bishomosesquiterpene Chlororaphen through Two Consecutive Methylation Steps in Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6 and Variovorax boronicumulans PHE5‐4. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(29). e202303692–e202303692. 13 indexed citations
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Budke, Jessica M., Ernest C. Bernard, D. J. Gray, et al.. (2018). Introduction to the Special Issue on Bryophytes. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. 37(2-3). 102–112. 14 indexed citations
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Piechulla, Birgit, et al.. (2016). Analysis of a new cluster of genes involved in the synthesis of the unique volatile organic compound sodorifen ofSerratia plymuthica4Rx13. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 363(14). fnw139–fnw139. 24 indexed citations
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Gigolashvili, Tamara, et al.. (2015). Trichoderma volatiles effecting Arabidopsis: from inhibition to protection against phytopathogenic fungi. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 995–995. 142 indexed citations
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Lemfack, Marie Chantal, et al.. (2015). A meta-analysis approach for assessing the diversity and specificity of belowground root and microbial volatiles. Frontiers in Plant Science. 6. 707–707. 78 indexed citations
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Richter, Dagmar, S. Abarzua, Thomas Vrekoussis, et al.. (2013). Effects of Phytoestrogen Extracts Isolated from Pumpkin Seeds on Estradiol Production and ER/PR Expression in Breast Cancer and Trophoblast Tumor Cells. Nutrition and Cancer. 65(5). 739–745. 29 indexed citations
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Effmert, Uta, et al.. (2012). Volatile Mediated Interactions Between Bacteria and Fungi in the Soil. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 38(6). 665–703. 358 indexed citations
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Fähnrich, Anke, Katrin Krause, & Birgit Piechulla. (2011). Product Variability of the ‘Cineole Cassette’ Monoterpene Synthases of Related Nicotiana Species. Molecular Plant. 4(6). 965–984. 35 indexed citations
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Heldt, Hans‐Walter & Birgit Piechulla. (2010). Plant Biochemistry Ed. 4. Elsevier eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Kai, Marco, Elena Crespo, Simona M. Cristescu, et al.. (2010). Serratia odorifera: analysis of volatile emission and biological impact of volatile compounds on Arabidopsis thaliana. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 88(4). 965–976. 107 indexed citations
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Wirtz, Markus, et al.. (2009). SAM levels, gene expression of SAM synthetase, methionine synthase and ACC oxidase, and ethylene emission from N. suaveolens flowers. Plant Molecular Biology. 70(5). 535–546. 59 indexed citations
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Piechulla, Birgit, et al.. (1992). Diurnal and Circadian Light-Harvesting Complex and Quinone B-Binding Protein Synthesis in Leaves of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 100(4). 1840–1845. 28 indexed citations
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Piechulla, Birgit, et al.. (1990). Effect of Temperature Alterations on the Diurnal Expression Pattern of the Chlorophyll a/b Binding Proteins in Tomato Seedlings. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 94(4). 1903–1906. 9 indexed citations
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Piechulla, Birgit. (1988). Plastid and nuclear mRNA fluctuations in tomato leaves ? diurnal and circadian rhythms during extended dark and light periods. Plant Molecular Biology. 11(3). 345–353. 39 indexed citations
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Pichersky, Eran, Steven D. Tanksley, Birgit Piechulla, Mark M. Stayton, & Pamela Dunsmuir. (1988). Nucleotide sequence and chromosomal location of Cab-7, the tomato gene encoding the type II chlorophyll a/b-binding polypeptide of photosystem I. Plant Molecular Biology. 11(1). 69–71. 55 indexed citations
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Piechulla, Birgit, R. E. Glick, Hubert Bahl, Anastasios Melis, & Wilhelm Gruissem. (1987). Changes in Photosynthetic Capacity and Photosynthetic Protein Pattern during Tomato Fruit Ripening. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 84(3). 911–917. 103 indexed citations
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Piechulla, Birgit, Karin R. Chonoles Imlay, & Wilhelm Gruissem. (1985). Plastid gene expression during fruit ripening in tomato. Plant Molecular Biology. 5(6). 373–384. 64 indexed citations

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