Günter Theißen

14.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
117 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Günter Theißen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Günter Theißen has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Molecular Biology, 89 papers in Plant Science and 32 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Günter Theißen's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (71 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (66 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (25 papers). Günter Theißen is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (71 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (66 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (25 papers). Günter Theißen collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and United Kingdom. Günter Theißen's co-authors include Rainer Melzer, Heinz Saedler, Jan T. Kim, Annette Becker, Thomas Münster, Kerstin Kaufmann, Lydia Gramzow, Akira Kanno, Florian Rümpler and Kai‐Uwe Winter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Günter Theißen

116 papers receiving 8.1k 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.

Development of floral organ identity: stories from the MADS house

2001 730 citations Günter Theißen profile →
A short history of MADS-box genes in plants

2000 540 citations Günter Theißen, Akira Kanno et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Günter Theißen Germany	48	6.9k	6.6k	1.7k	718	136	117	8.3k
Jir̆ı́ Macas Czechia	53	6.9k 1.0×	4.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 1.9×	249 1.8×	133	7.9k
Keith L. Adams Canada	29	3.7k 0.5×	4.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.0k 1.5×	283 2.1×	53	6.2k
Coral Vincent Germany	24	6.7k 1.0×	5.7k 0.9×	974 0.6×	559 0.8×	47 0.3×	31	7.5k
Martin Hülskamp Germany	59	7.9k 1.1×	8.4k 1.3×	643 0.4×	408 0.6×	67 0.5×	131	10.0k
Korbinian Schneeberger Germany	47	6.1k 0.9×	5.1k 0.8×	532 0.3×	1.9k 2.6×	236 1.7×	93	8.3k
Michael Lenhard Germany	36	7.2k 1.1×	6.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	533 0.7×	42 0.3×	76	8.1k
Jennifer C. Fletcher United States	43	6.6k 1.0×	6.0k 0.9×	578 0.3×	477 0.7×	110 0.8×	76	7.7k
Andreas Houben Germany	53	7.4k 1.1×	5.8k 0.9×	731 0.4×	1.4k 1.9×	91 0.7×	264	9.1k
Martin A. Lysák Czechia	48	6.5k 0.9×	5.0k 0.7×	2.5k 1.4×	1.6k 2.3×	121 0.9×	151	8.2k
Norman J. Wickett United States	31	3.3k 0.5×	3.0k 0.5×	2.3k 1.3×	846 1.2×	340 2.5×	61	5.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Günter Theißen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Günter Theißen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Günter Theißen

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

All Works

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Wilhelmsson, Per K.I., Noé Fernández‐Pozo, Kai Graeber, et al.. (2024). The dimorphic diaspore model Aethionema arabicum (Brassicaceae): Distinct molecular and morphological control of responses to parental and germination temperatures. The Plant Cell. 36(7). 2465–2490. 5 indexed citations

Rümpler, Florian, et al.. (2023). Cracking the Floral Quartet Code: How Do Multimers of MIKCC-Type MADS-Domain Transcription Factors Recognize Their Target Genes?. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(9). 8253–8253. 11 indexed citations

Feng, Tingting, Lili Wang, Yuan Liu, et al.. (2022). OsMADS14 and NF‐YB1 cooperate in the direct activation of OsAGPL2 and Waxy during starch synthesis in rice endosperm. New Phytologist. 234(1). 77–92. 35 indexed citations

Rümpler, Florian, et al.. (2021). Studying the Function of Phytoplasma Effector Proteins Using a Chemical-Inducible Expression System in Transgenic Plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(24). 13582–13582. 4 indexed citations

Arshad, Waheed, Teresa Lenser, Per K.I. Wilhelmsson, et al.. (2021). A tale of two morphs: developmental patterns and mechanisms of seed coat differentiation in the dimorphic diaspore model Aethionema arabicum (Brassicaceae). The Plant Journal. 107(1). 166–181. 9 indexed citations

Graner, François, Virginie Courtier‐Orgogozo, Étienne Decroly, et al.. (2021). Comment of a critical review about the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations

Fernández‐Pozo, Noé, Lydia Gramzow, Zsuzsanna Mérai, et al.. (2021). Aethionema arabicum genome annotation using PacBio full‐length transcripts provides a valuable resource for seed dormancy and Brassicaceae evolution research. The Plant Journal. 106(1). 275–293. 19 indexed citations

Görlach, Matthias, et al.. (2020). Structural Requirements of the Phytoplasma Effector Protein SAP54 for Causing Homeotic Transformation of Floral Organs. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 33(9). 1129–1141. 11 indexed citations

Gramzow, Lydia, et al.. (2019). Independent origin of MIRNA genes controlling homologous target genes by partial inverted duplication of antisense‐transcribed sequences. The Plant Journal. 101(2). 401–419. 7 indexed citations

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Melzer, Rainer, et al.. (2018). The floral homeotic protein SEPALLATA 3 recognizes target DNA sequences by shape readout involving a conserved arginine residue in the MADS ‐domain. The Plant Journal. 95(2). 341–357. 18 indexed citations

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Lenser, Teresa, Danuše Tarkowská, Ondřej Novák, et al.. (2018). When the BRANCHED network bears fruit: how carpic dominance causes fruit dimorphism in Aethionema. The Plant Journal. 94(2). 352–371. 20 indexed citations

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Gramzow, Lydia, et al.. (2014). MADS goes genomic in conifers: towards determining the ancestral set of MADS-box genes in seed plants. Annals of Botany. 114(7). 1407–1429. 85 indexed citations

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Bohl, Katrin, Sarah Werner, David Basanta, et al.. (2014). Evolutionary game theory: molecules as players. Molecular BioSystems. 10(12). 3066–3074. 32 indexed citations

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Lenser, Teresa & Günter Theißen. (2013). Conservation of fruit dehiscence pathways between Lepidium campestre and Arabidopsis thaliana sheds light on the regulation of INDEHISCENT. The Plant Journal. 76(4). 545–556. 42 indexed citations

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Gramzow, Lydia, Elizabeth I. Barker, Christian Schulz, et al.. (2012). Selaginella Genome Analysis – Entering the “Homoplasy Heaven” of the MADS World. Frontiers in Plant Science. 3. 214–214. 33 indexed citations

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Thieme, Christoph J., et al.. (2011). SplamiR—prediction of spliced miRNAs in plants. Bioinformatics. 27(9). 1215–1223. 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Yongqiang, Rainer Melzer, & Günter Theißen. (2010). Molecular interactions of orthologues of floral homeotic proteins from the gymnosperm Gnetum gnemon provide a clue to the evolutionary origin of ‘floral quartets’. The Plant Journal. 64(2). 177–190. 61 indexed citations

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Li, Guisheng, et al.. (2005). Characterization of candidate class A, B and E floral homeotic genes from the perianthless basal angiosperm Chloranthus spicatus (Chloranthaceae). Development Genes and Evolution. 215(9). 437–449. 35 indexed citations

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Winter, Kai‐Uwe, et al.. (2002). Evolution of Class B Floral Homeotic Proteins: Obligate Heterodimerization Originated from Homodimerization. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 19(5). 587–596. 129 indexed citations

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Münster, Thomas, Wim Deleu, Luzie U. Wingen, et al.. (2002). Maize MADS-Box Genes Galore. Maydica. 47. 287–301. 57 indexed citations

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