Frank Hartung

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Frank Hartung is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Hartung has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Plant Science and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Frank Hartung's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (22 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (16 papers) and Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies (12 papers). Frank Hartung is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (22 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (16 papers) and Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies (12 papers). Frank Hartung collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Belgium. Frank Hartung's co-authors include Holger Puchta, Jens Keilwagen, Jan Grau, Thorben Sprink, Joachim Schiemann, Stefanie Suer, Ralf Wilhelm, Martin Schattat, Jessica Lee Erickson and Dominik Modrzejewski and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Frank Hartung

45 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Using intron position conservation for homology-based gene prediction

2016 474 citations Jens Keilwagen, Jan Grau et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank Hartung Germany	29	2.8k	2.2k	513	231	177	47	3.4k
Fabien Nogué France	34	2.5k 0.9×	2.5k 1.2×	217 0.4×	246 1.1×	362 2.0×	123	3.5k
Chengzhi Liang China	25	2.3k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	804 1.6×	142 0.6×	74 0.4×	60	3.8k
Robert M. Stupar United States	38	2.0k 0.7×	3.6k 1.7×	1000 1.9×	108 0.5×	153 0.9×	93	4.3k
Kabin Xie China	27	3.5k 1.2×	3.5k 1.6×	372 0.7×	373 1.6×	56 0.3×	59	4.8k
Axel Himmelbach Germany	39	2.2k 0.8×	4.0k 1.9×	709 1.4×	140 0.6×	230 1.3×	107	4.7k
Göetz Hensel Germany	40	2.5k 0.9×	3.8k 1.8×	357 0.7×	140 0.6×	149 0.8×	124	4.5k
Sang‐Gyu Kim South Korea	34	4.1k 1.5×	4.7k 2.2×	295 0.6×	603 2.6×	309 1.7×	111	5.9k
Sebastián Schornack United Kingdom	40	2.9k 1.1×	5.5k 2.6×	472 0.9×	316 1.4×	179 1.0×	83	7.4k
José Blanca Spain	37	1.8k 0.7×	2.5k 1.1×	1.0k 2.0×	334 1.4×	183 1.0×	62	3.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Hartung

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Schulman, Alan H., Frank Hartung, M.J.M. Smulders, et al.. (2025). Proposed EU NGT legislation in light of plant genetic variation. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(10). 4261–4270.

Sprink, Thorben, et al.. (2020). Mapping of plant SynBio developments in the agri‐food sector. EFSA Supporting Publications. 17(3). 3 indexed citations

Bartsch, Detlef K., et al.. (2020). Questions Regarding the Implementation of EU Mutagenesis Ruling in France. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 584485–584485. 6 indexed citations

Schiemann, Joachim, Antje Dietz‐Pfeilstetter, Frank Hartung, et al.. (2019). Risk Assessment and Regulation of Plants Modified by Modern Biotechniques: Current Status and Future Challenges. Annual Review of Plant Biology. 70(1). 699–726. 33 indexed citations

Grohmann, Lutz, Jens Keilwagen, Emilie Dagand, et al.. (2019). Detection and Identification of Genome Editing in Plants: Challenges and Opportunities. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. 236–236. 81 indexed citations

Wiedemann, Gertrud, Nico van Gessel, Fabien Nogué, et al.. (2018). RecQ Helicases Function in Development, DNA Repair, and Gene Targeting in Physcomitrella patens. The Plant Cell. 30(3). 717–736. 34 indexed citations

Keilwagen, Jens, Frank Hartung, Michael Paulini, Sven Twardziok, & Jan Grau. (2018). Combining RNA-seq data and homology-based gene prediction for plants, animals and fungi. BMC Bioinformatics. 19(1). 189–189. 201 indexed citations

Dorn, A, et al.. (2018). The topoisomerase 3α zinc-finger domain T1 of Arabidopsis thaliana is required for targeting the enzyme activity to Holliday junction-like DNA repair intermediates. PLoS Genetics. 14(9). e1007674–e1007674. 17 indexed citations

Sprink, Thorben, Dennis Eriksson, Joachim Schiemann, & Frank Hartung. (2016). Regulatory hurdles for genome editing: process- vs. product-based approaches in different regulatory contexts. Plant Cell Reports. 35(7). 1493–1506. 179 indexed citations

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Hartung, Frank, et al.. (2014). Improving weed control for the promising future crop Taraxacum koksaghyz as an alternative source for natural rubber. 37–37. 1 indexed citations

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Sprink, Thorben, et al.. (2014). Plant genome editing by novel tools: TALEN and other sequence specific nucleases. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 32. 47–53. 64 indexed citations

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Sprink, Thorben & Frank Hartung. (2014). The splicing fate of plant SPO11 genes. Frontiers in Plant Science. 5. 214–214. 22 indexed citations

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Broer, Inge, et al.. (2013). Risk Assessment and Regulation of Molecular Farming - A Comparison between Europe and US. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 19(31). 5513–5530. 25 indexed citations

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Dukowic‐Schulze, Stefanie, et al.. (2010). RAD5A, RECQ4A, and MUS81 Have Specific Functions in Homologous Recombination and Define Different Pathways of DNA Repair in Arabidopsis thaliana . The Plant Cell. 22(10). 3318–3330. 80 indexed citations

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Hartung, Frank, et al.. (2009). A SRS2 homolog from Arabidopsis thaliana disrupts recombinogenic DNA intermediates and facilitates single strand annealing. Nucleic Acids Research. 37(21). 7163–7176. 18 indexed citations

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Puchta, Holger, et al.. (2009). Role of Human Disease Genes for the Maintenance of Genome Stability in Plants. Repository KITopen (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology). 118–121. 1 indexed citations

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Hartung, Frank, Stefanie Suer, & Holger Puchta. (2007). Two closely related RecQ helicases have antagonistic roles in homologous recombination and DNA repair in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(47). 18836–18841. 125 indexed citations

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Hartung, Frank, et al.. (2004). The Rad17 homologue of Arabidopsis is involved in the regulation of DNA damage repair and homologous recombination. The Plant Journal. 38(6). 954–968. 71 indexed citations

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Hartung, Frank, Karel J. Angelis, Armin Meister, et al.. (2002). An Archaebacterial Topoisomerase Homolog Not Present in Other Eukaryotes Is Indispensable for Cell Proliferation of Plants. Current Biology. 12(20). 1787–1791. 101 indexed citations

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Hartung, Frank. (2001). Besitz und Sachherrschaft. Duncker & Humblot eBooks.

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