Daniel F. Klessig

44.1k citations

238 papers · 32.5k indexed · 16 hit papers · h-index 93

Impact in

Plant Science top 0.01%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
Molecular Biology top 0.2%
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Papers in

Plant Science 173
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity 131
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies 49
- Plant Virus Research Studies 45
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance 36
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance 29
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis 24
Molecular Biology 109
- Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects 33

Co-authors: D’Maris Amick Dempsey Jörg Durner Jyoti Shah Shuqun Zhang A. Corina Vlot Zhixiang Chen Pradeep Kachroo Jocelyn Malamy
Journals: The Plant Cell (38 papers)The Plant Journal (26 papers)Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (25 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (18 papers)Journal of Virology (18 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany Canada

In The Last Decade

Daniel F. Klessig

238 papers receiving 31.1k citations

Hit Papers

15 papers align trajectories log scale

Systemic Acquired Resistance and Salicylic Acid: Past, Present, and Future 2018 · 363 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2018 Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
2012 Cell Host & Microbe
2011 PubMed
2009 Annual Review of Phytopathology
2007 Science
2001 Trends in Plant Science
2000 Cell
2000 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1998 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1997 The Plant Cell
1997 Genes & Development
1997 Trends in Plant Science
1994 The Plant Cell
1994 Cell
1993 Science
1990 Science

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1	The nematode signaling molecule ascr#18 induces prepenetration defenses in wheat against a leaf rust fungus Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection ·Akshita Kamboj, Jennifer Thielmann, Saba Delfan, Tim Kloppe, Philipp Schulz, Murli Manohar, Frank C. Schroeder, Daniel F. Klessig, Karl‐Heinz Kogel	2024	4
2	Nematode ascaroside enhances resistance in a broad spectrum of plant–pathogen systems Journal of Phytopathology ·Daniel F. Klessig, Murli Manohar, Shine Baby, Aline Koch, Wiseborn B. Danquah, Emily K. Luna, Hee‐Jin Park, Judith M. Kolkman, B. Gillian Turgeon, Rebecca Nelson, Jan E. Leach, Valerie M. Williamson, Karl‐Heinz Kogel, Aardra Kachroo, Frank C. Schroeder	2019	25
3	A genome-wide screen for human salicylic acid (SA)-binding proteins reveals targets through which SA may influence development of various diseases Scientific Reports ·Hyong Woo Choi, Lei Wang, Adrian F. Powell, Susan R. Strickler, Dekai Wang, D’Maris Amick Dempsey, Frank C. Schroeder, Daniel F. Klessig	2019	16
4	Members of the abscisic acid co‐receptor PP 2C protein family mediate salicylic acid–abscisic acid crosstalk Plant Direct ·Murli Manohar, Dekai Wang, Patricia Manosalva, Hyong Woo Choi, Erich Kombrink, Daniel F. Klessig	2017	44
5	Conserved nematode signalling molecules elicit plant defenses and pathogen resistance Nature Communications ·Patricia Manosalva, Murli Manohar, Stephan H. von Reuß, Shiyan Chen, Aline Koch, Fatma Kaplan, Andrea Choe, Robert J. Micikas, Xiaohong Wang, Karl‐Heinz Kogel, Paul W. Sternberg, Valerie M. Williamson, Frank C. Schroeder, Daniel F. Klessig	2015	188
6	The Compromised Recognition of Turnip Crinkle Virus1 Subfamily of Microrchidia ATPases Regulates Disease Resistance in Barley to Biotrophic and Necrotrophic Pathogens PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Gregor Langen, Sabrina von Einem, Aline Koch, Jafargholi Imani, Subhash B. Pai, Murli Manohar, Katrin Ehlers, Hyong Woo Choi, Martina Claar, R. Schmidt, Hyunggon Mang, Yogendra Bordiya, Hong-Gu Kang, Daniel F. Klessig, Karl‐Heinz Kogel	2014	20
7	Coronatine Promotes Pseudomonas syringae Virulence in Plants by Activating a Signaling Cascade that Inhibits Salicylic Acid Accumulation Cell Host & Microbe ·Xiaoyu Zheng, Natalie W. Spivey, Weiqing Zeng, Po-Pu Liu, Zheng Qing Fu, Daniel F. Klessig, Sheng Yang He, Xinnian Dong Hit paper breakdown →	2012	481
8	Cryptochrome 2 and phototropin 2 regulate resistance protein-mediated viral defense by negatively regulating an E3 ubiquitin ligase Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Rae‐Dong Jeong, A. C. Chandra‐Shekara, Subhankar Roy Barman, Duroy A. Navarre, Daniel F. Klessig, Aardra Kachroo, Pradeep Kachroo	2010	107
9	Salicylic Acid, a Multifaceted Hormone to Combat Disease Annual Review of Phytopathology ·A. Corina Vlot, D’Maris Amick Dempsey, Daniel F. Klessig Hit paper breakdown →	2009	1852
10	Altering Expression of Benzoic Acid/Salicylic Acid Carboxyl Methyltransferase 1 Compromises Systemic Acquired Resistance and PAMP-Triggered Immunity in Arabidopsis Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions ·Po-Pu Liu, Yang Yue, Eran Pichersky, Daniel F. Klessig	2009	75
11	AtNOS/AtNOA1 Is a Functional Arabidopsis thaliana cGTPase and Not a Nitric-oxide Synthase Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Magali Moreau, Gyu In Lee, Yongzeng Wang, Brian R. Crane, Daniel F. Klessig	2008	236
12	Structural and biochemical studies identify tobacco SABP2 as a methyl salicylate esterase and implicate it in plant innate immunity Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·F. Forouhar, Yang Yue, Dhirendra Kumar, Yang Chen, Eyal Fridman, Sang Wook Park, Yiwen Chiang, Thomas Acton, G.T. Montelione, Eran Pichersky, Daniel F. Klessig, Liang Tong	2005	232
13	Signaling requirements and role of salicylic acid in HRT‐ and rrt‐mediated resistance to turnip crinkle virus in Arabidopsis The Plant Journal ·A. C. Chandra‐Shekara, Duroy A. Navarre, Aardra Kachroo, Hong‐Gu Kang, Daniel F. Klessig, Pradeep Kachroo	2004	95
14	High-affinity salicylic acid-binding protein 2 is required for plant innate immunity and has salicylic acid-stimulated lipase activity Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Dhirendra Kumar, Daniel F. Klessig	2003	223
15	The tobacco salicylic acid-binding protein 3 (SABP3) is the chloroplast carbonic anhydrase, which exhibits antioxidant activity and plays a role in the hypersensitive defense response Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·David H. Slaymaker, Duroy A. Navarre, Daniel D. Clark, Olga del Pozo, Gregory B. Martin, Daniel F. Klessig	2002	282
16	A Gain-of-Function Mutation in an Arabidopsis Toll Interleukin1 Receptor–Nucleotide Binding Site–Leucine-Rich Repeat Type R Gene Triggers Defense Responses and Results in Enhanced Disease Resistance The Plant Cell ·Yumiko Shirano, Pradeep Kachroo, Jyoti Shah, Daniel F. Klessig	2002	250
17	The Amino Terminus of the Coat Protein of Turnip crinkle virus Is the AVR Factor Recognized by Resistant Arabidopsis Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions ·Yajuan Zhao, Leanna DelGrosso, Erbay Yigit, D’Maris Amick Dempsey, Daniel F. Klessig, Kristin K. Wobbe	2000	39
18	Nucleotide sequence of rbcL fromAmaranthus hypochondriacuschloroplasts Nucleic Acids Research ·Christine B. Michalowski, Hans J. Bohnert, Daniel F. Klessig, James O. Berry	1990	13
19	Characterization of adenovirus type 5 insertion and deletion mutants encoding altered DNA binding proteins Virology ·Hans L. Vos, Douglas E. Brough, Frédérique M. Van Der Lee, Rob C. Hoeben, Gijs Verheijden, Dennis Dooijes, Daniel F. Klessig, J.S. Sussenbach	1989	11
20	Synthesis and Localization of Pathogenesis-Related Proteins in Tobacco Molecular and Cellular Biology ·John P. Carr, David C. Dixon, Basil J. Nikolau, Karl V. Voelkerding, Daniel F. Klessig	1987	26

About Daniel F. Klessig

Daniel F. Klessig is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biotechnology and Oncology, having authored 238 papers that have together received 32.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (131 papers), Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (49 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (45 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (42 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (36 papers), Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (33 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (29 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (24 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (27.5k citations), Molecular Biology (13.3k citations), Horticulture (177 citations), Insect Science (2.2k citations) and Biotechnology (971 citations). Daniel F. Klessig has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Frequent co-authors include D’Maris Amick Dempsey, Jörg Durner, Jyoti Shah, Shuqun Zhang, A. Corina Vlot, Zhixiang Chen, Pradeep Kachroo, Jocelyn Malamy, David Wendehenne and Dhirendra Kumar. Their work appears in journals such as The Plant Cell, The Plant Journal, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Virology.

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