Detlef Weigel

107.6k total citations · 32 hit papers
443 papers, 65.1k citations indexed

About

Detlef Weigel is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Detlef Weigel has authored 443 papers receiving a total of 65.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 347 papers in Plant Science, 300 papers in Molecular Biology and 72 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Detlef Weigel's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (226 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (139 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (71 papers). Detlef Weigel is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (226 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (139 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (71 papers). Detlef Weigel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Detlef Weigel's co-authors include Rebecca Schwab, Jiawei Wang, Stephan Ossowski, Markus Schmid, Norman Warthmann, Jane Glazebrook, Jan U. Lohmann, Miguel Á. Blázquez, Javier F. Palatnik and Martin F. Yanofsky and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Detlef Weigel

436 papers receiving 63.7k citations

Hit Papers

A gene expression map of Arabidopsis thaliana ... 1987 2026 2000 2013 2005 2007 2003 2009 1992 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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 gene expression map of Arabidopsis thaliana development
    2005 2.0k citations Detlef Weigel et al. profile →
  2. Target mimicry provides a new mechanism for regulation of microRNA activity
    2007 1.6k citations Marco Todesco, Detlef Weigel et al. profile →
  3. Control of leaf morphogenesis by microRNAs
    2003 1.4k citations Rebecca Schwab, Detlef Weigel et al. profile →
  4. The Sequential Action of miR156 and miR172 Regulates Developmental Timing in Arabidopsis
    2009 1.3k citations Detlef Weigel et al. profile →
  5. LEAFY controls floral meristem identity in Arabidopsis
    1992 1.2k citations Detlef Weigel, Martin F. Yanofsky et al. profile →
  6. Specific Effects of MicroRNAs on the Plant Transcriptome
    2005 1.2k citations Rebecca Schwab, Markus Riester et al. profile →
  7. Activation Tagging of the Floral Inducer FT
    1999 1.2k citations Joanne Chory, Detlef Weigel et al. Science profile →
  8. miR156-Regulated SPL Transcription Factors Define an Endogenous Flowering Pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana
    2009 1.2k citations Detlef Weigel et al. profile →
  9. Integration of Spatial and Temporal Information During Floral Induction in Arabidopsis
    2005 1.2k citations Detlef Weigel et al. Science profile →
  10. Highly Specific Gene Silencing by Artificial MicroRNAs in Arabidopsis
    2006 1.0k citations Rebecca Schwab, Stephan Ossowski et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  11. A Role for Flavin Monooxygenase-Like Enzymes in Auxin Biosynthesis
    2001 944 citations Detlef Weigel, Joanne Chory et al. Science profile →
  12. Microbial Hub Taxa Link Host and Abiotic Factors to Plant Microbiome Variation
    2016 917 citations Detlef Weigel et al. PLoS Biology profile →
  13. Expression of a xenopus homolog of Brachyury (T) is an immediate-early response to mesoderm induction
    1991 886 citations Detlef Weigel et al. profile →
  14. Arabidopsis : a laboratory manual
    2002 871 citations Detlef Weigel et al. profile →
  15. The Rate and Molecular Spectrum of Spontaneous Mutations in Arabidopsis thaliana
    2009 834 citations Stephan Ossowski, Korbinian Schneeberger et al. Science profile →
  16. The ABCs of floral homeotic genes
    1994 830 citations Detlef Weigel et al. profile →
  17. Negative Regulation of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis by a miR156-Targeted SPL Transcription Factor 
    2011 777 citations Detlef Weigel et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  18. Activation Tagging in Arabidopsis
    2000 744 citations Detlef Weigel, Justin Borevitz et al. profile →
  19. The Drosophila homology of the mouse mammary oncogene int-1 is identical to the segment polarity gene wingless
    1987 744 citations Detlef Weigel et al. profile →
  20. Whole-genome sequencing of multiple Arabidopsis thaliana populations
    2011 689 citations Korbinian Schneeberger, Stephan Ossowski et al. profile →
  21. Control of Jasmonate Biosynthesis and Senescence by miR319 Targets
    2008 675 citations Detlef Weigel et al. PLoS Biology profile →
  22. The homeotic gene fork head encodes a nuclear protein and is expressed in the terminal regions of the Drosophila embryo
    1989 663 citations Detlef Weigel et al. profile →
  23. Control of flower development in Arabidopsis thaliana by APETALA1 and interacting genes
    1993 644 citations Detlef Weigel et al. Development profile →
  24. A developmental switch sufficient for flower initiation in diverse plants
    1995 613 citations Detlef Weigel et al. profile →
  25. Evolution of metal hyperaccumulation required cis-regulatory changes and triplication of HMA4
    2008 589 citations Christa Lanz, Detlef Weigel et al. profile →
  26. A Molecular Link between Stem Cell Regulation and Floral Patterning in Arabidopsis
    2001 559 citations François Parcy, Detlef Weigel et al. profile →
  27. Antagonistic Regulation of PIN Phosphorylation by PP2A and PINOID Directs Auxin Flux
    2007 532 citations Rebecca Schwab, Detlef Weigel et al. profile →
  28. Spontaneous epigenetic variation in the Arabidopsis thaliana methylome
    2011 526 citations Detlef Weigel et al. profile →
  29. Common Sequence Polymorphisms Shaping Genetic Diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana
    2007 526 citations Richard M. Clark, Christopher Toomajian et al. Science profile →
  30. Gene silencing in plants using artificial microRNAs and other small RNAs
    2008 522 citations Stephan Ossowski, Rebecca Schwab et al. The Plant Journal profile →
  31. Rapid generation of a transgene-free powdery mildew resistant tomato by genome deletion
    2017 437 citations Christa Lanz, Detlef Weigel et al. profile →
  32. A Species-Wide Inventory of NLR Genes and Alleles in Arabidopsis thaliana
    2019 240 citations Detlef Weigel, Felix Bemm et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Detlef Weigel Germany 128 51.6k 44.1k 7.9k 4.1k 1.8k 443 65.1k
Joseph R. Ecker United States 135 43.3k 0.8× 42.6k 1.0× 7.7k 1.0× 1.4k 0.3× 1.9k 1.1× 272 67.3k
Jian‐Kang Zhu United States 159 90.7k 1.8× 52.7k 1.2× 3.2k 0.4× 2.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 576 104.8k
Yves Van de Peer Belgium 94 15.5k 0.3× 23.2k 0.5× 5.7k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 437 36.2k
Wen‐Hsiung Li United States 91 14.2k 0.3× 27.4k 0.6× 16.2k 2.1× 5.4k 1.3× 1.9k 1.1× 379 48.0k
Steven Henikoff United States 122 20.2k 0.4× 49.4k 1.1× 12.0k 1.5× 741 0.2× 2.9k 1.6× 374 64.0k
Geo Pertea United States 20 13.8k 0.3× 29.3k 0.7× 6.9k 0.9× 1.6k 0.4× 7.9k 4.4× 28 48.0k
Joanne Chory United States 122 42.8k 0.8× 34.6k 0.8× 2.2k 0.3× 1.9k 0.5× 234 0.1× 300 52.1k
Jue Ruan China 21 11.0k 0.2× 27.6k 0.6× 12.6k 1.6× 2.3k 0.6× 4.4k 2.5× 65 46.4k
Pamela S. Soltis United States 120 29.5k 0.6× 30.0k 0.7× 12.7k 1.6× 30.2k 7.4× 819 0.5× 701 56.7k
Hong Mā United States 91 21.8k 0.4× 21.4k 0.5× 2.6k 0.3× 4.1k 1.0× 390 0.2× 358 28.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Detlef Weigel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lutz, Ulrich, et al.. (2025). Species-wide gene editing of a flowering regulator reveals hidden phenotypic variation. PLoS Biology. 23(6). e3003226–e3003226.
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Bezrukov, Ilja, et al.. (2025). TIPPo: A User-Friendly Tool for De Novo Assembly of Organellar Genomes with High-Fidelity Data. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 42(1). 9 indexed citations
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Murray, Kevin, Justin Borevitz, Detlef Weigel, & Norman Warthmann. (2024). Acanthophis: a comprehensive plant hologenomicspipeline. The Journal of Open Source Software. 9(95). 6062–6062. 1 indexed citations
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Kreiner, Julia M., Sergio M. Latorre, Hernán A. Burbano, et al.. (2022). Rapid weed adaptation and range expansion in response to agriculture over the past two centuries. Science. 378(6624). 1079–1085. 43 indexed citations
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Shirsekar, Gautam, et al.. (2021). vcf2gwas : Python API for comprehensive GWAS analysis using GEMMA. Bioinformatics. 38(3). 839–840. 28 indexed citations
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Kreiner, Julia M., Darci A. Giacomini, Felix Bemm, et al.. (2019). Multiple modes of convergent adaptation in the spread of glyphosate-resistant Amaranthus tuberculatus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(42). 21076–21084. 84 indexed citations
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Rowan, Beth A., Darren Heavens, Tatiana R. Feuerborn, et al.. (2019). An Ultra High-Density Arabidopsis thaliana Crossover Map That Refines the Influences of Structural Variation and Epigenetic Features. Genetics. 213(3). 771–787. 95 indexed citations
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Wan, Wei‐Lin, Lisha Zhang, Rory N. Pruitt, et al.. (2018). Comparing Arabidopsis receptor kinase and receptor protein‐mediated immune signaling reveals BIK1‐dependent differences. New Phytologist. 221(4). 2080–2095. 60 indexed citations
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Woodson, Jesse D., Matthew S. Joens, Patrice A. Salomé, et al.. (2015). Ubiquitin facilitates a quality-control pathway that removes damaged chloroplasts. Science. 350(6259). 450–454. 161 indexed citations
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Sayou, Camille, Marie Monniaux, Max Nanao, et al.. (2014). A Promiscuous Intermediate Underlies the Evolution of LEAFY DNA Binding Specificity. Science. 343(6171). 645–648. 97 indexed citations
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James, Geo Velikkakam, Vipul Patel, Karl Nordström, et al.. (2013). User guide for mapping-by-sequencing in Arabidopsis. Genome biology. 14(6). R61–R61. 88 indexed citations
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Salomé, Patrice A., Kirsten Bomblies, Roosa A. E. Laitinen, et al.. (2011). Genetic Architecture of Flowering-Time Variation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genetics. 188(2). 421–433. 140 indexed citations
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Sureshkumar, Sridevi, et al.. (2009). A Genetic Defect Caused by a Triplet Repeat Expansion in Arabidopsis thaliana. Science. 323(5917). 1060–1063. 71 indexed citations
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Ossowski, Stephan, Rebecca Schwab, & Detlef Weigel. (2008). Gene silencing in plants using artificial microRNAs and other small RNAs. The Plant Journal. 53(4). 674–690. 522 indexed citations breakdown →
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Loudet, Olivier, Todd P. Michael, Brian T. Burger, et al.. (2008). A zinc knuckle protein that negatively controls morning-specific growth in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(44). 17193–17198. 60 indexed citations
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Warthmann, Norman, Joffrey Fitz, & Detlef Weigel. (2007). MSQT for choosing SNP assays from multiple DNA alignments. Bioinformatics. 23(20). 2784–2787. 35 indexed citations
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Tang, Chunlao, Christopher Toomajian, Susan L. Sherman‐Broyles, et al.. (2007). The Evolution of Selfing in Arabidopsis thaliana. Science. 317(5841). 1070–1072. 125 indexed citations
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Schwab, Rebecca, Stephan Ossowski, Markus Riester, Norman Warthmann, & Detlef Weigel. (2006). Highly Specific Gene Silencing by Artificial MicroRNAs in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 18(5). 1121–1133. 1046 indexed citations breakdown →
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Borevitz, Justin, et al.. (2005). Quantitative trait locus mapping and DNA array hybridization identify an FLM deletion as a cause for natural flowering-time variation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(7). 2460–2465. 150 indexed citations
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Dinneny, José R., Ramin Yadegari, Robert L. Fischer, Martin F. Yanofsky, & Detlef Weigel. (2004). The role of JAGGED in shaping lateral organs. Development. 131(5). 1101–1110. 249 indexed citations

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