Hans‐Peter Piepho

26.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
573 papers, 19.3k citations indexed

About

Hans‐Peter Piepho is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans‐Peter Piepho has authored 573 papers receiving a total of 19.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 358 papers in Plant Science, 233 papers in Genetics and 76 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Hans‐Peter Piepho's work include Genetics and Plant Breeding (248 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (160 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (159 papers). Hans‐Peter Piepho is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Plant Breeding (248 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (160 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (159 papers). Hans‐Peter Piepho collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Kenya. Hans‐Peter Piepho's co-authors include Jens Möhring, Joseph O. Ogutu, Albrecht E. Melchinger, Andreas Büchse, Torben Schulz‐Streeck, Hugh G. Gauch, Emlyn Williams, Ivan Šimko, K. Emrich and Paolo Annicchiarico and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Hans‐Peter Piepho

558 papers receiving 18.6k 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.

  1. BLUP for phenotypic selection in plant breeding and variety testing
    2007 563 citations Hans‐Peter Piepho et al. Euphytica profile →
  2. What's normal anyway? Residual plots are more telling than significance tests when checking ANOVA assumptions
    2017 245 citations Hans‐Peter Piepho et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Hans‐Peter Piepho 12.2k 6.5k 3.0k 2.3k 1.6k 573 19.3k
Hubert Charles 7.1k 0.6× 3.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.4× 4.6k 2.0× 1.5k 0.9× 198 25.1k
Ramon C. Littell 5.1k 0.4× 2.8k 0.4× 4.4k 1.5× 3.4k 1.5× 1.7k 1.1× 173 23.6k
Hugh G. Gauch 9.0k 0.7× 3.0k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 4.0k 1.7× 909 0.6× 100 16.2k
B. M. Prasanna 9.6k 0.8× 4.6k 0.7× 2.0k 0.7× 882 0.4× 769 0.5× 246 12.4k
José Crossa 22.7k 1.9× 14.9k 2.3× 4.0k 1.4× 1.0k 0.4× 998 0.6× 559 26.3k
B. R. Cullis 6.3k 0.5× 3.9k 0.6× 2.0k 0.7× 642 0.3× 830 0.5× 214 10.2k
P. V. Vara Prasad 13.9k 1.1× 1.2k 0.2× 4.1k 1.4× 1.1k 0.5× 2.0k 1.2× 466 19.6k
James B. Robertson 4.7k 0.4× 4.3k 0.7× 16.8k 5.7× 1.9k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 56 24.4k
I. R. Crute 6.0k 0.5× 666 0.1× 1.0k 0.3× 2.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 85 11.7k
Matthew Reynolds 20.8k 1.7× 5.0k 0.8× 8.1k 2.7× 2.6k 1.1× 1.5k 0.9× 305 23.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hans‐Peter Piepho

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All Works

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Piepho, Hans‐Peter, et al.. (2025). Spatial-temporal heterogeneity of yield, protein concentration, and leaf area index in grassland agroforestry systems can be modeled from UAV-borne imagery. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 237. 110575–110575. 1 indexed citations
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Gerhards, Roland, et al.. (2024). A new approach for modelling weed suppression of cover crops. Weed Research. 64(3). 219–226. 3 indexed citations
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Piepho, Hans‐Peter, et al.. (2024). Assessing the efficiency and heritability of blocked tree breeding trials. Tree Genetics & Genomes. 20(5). 1 indexed citations
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Piepho, Hans‐Peter, Friedrich Laidig, Markus Möller, et al.. (2024). Climate change induced heat and drought stress hamper climate change mitigation in German cereal production. Field Crops Research. 317. 109551–109551. 3 indexed citations
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Piepho, Hans‐Peter, Waqas Ahmed Malik, Abbas El‐Hasan, et al.. (2024). Efficacy assessment in crop protection: a tutorial on the use of Abbott’s formula. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection. 131(6). 2139–2160. 3 indexed citations
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Feldmann, Mitchell J., Giovanny Covarrubias‐Pazaran, & Hans‐Peter Piepho. (2023). Complex traits and candidate genes: estimation of genetic variance components across multiple genetic architectures. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 13(9). 2 indexed citations
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Ghosh, Subir, et al.. (2023). An algorithm for searching optimal variance component estimators in linear mixed models. Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference. 227. 34–56.
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Böhm, Herwart, et al.. (2023). Yield stability of silage maize double cropping systems across nine German environments. Frontiers in Agronomy. 5. 5 indexed citations
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Piepho, Hans‐Peter, et al.. (2023). Environmental complexity and predator density mediate a stable earwig-woolly apple aphid interaction. Basic and Applied Ecology. 74. 108–114. 2 indexed citations
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Laidig, Friedrich, Til Feike, Bettina Klocke, et al.. (2022). Yield reduction due to diseases and lodging and impact of input intensity on yield in variety trials in five cereal crops. Euphytica. 218(10). 13 indexed citations
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Yang, Chin Jian, R. N. Edmondson, Hans‐Peter Piepho, W. Powell, & Ian Mackay. (2021). Crafting for a better MAGIC: systematic design and test for Multiparental Advanced Generation Inter-Cross population. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 11(11). 1 indexed citations
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Feldmann, Mitchell J., Hans‐Peter Piepho, William C. Bridges, & Steven J. Knapp. (2021). Average semivariance yields accurate estimates of the fraction of marker-associated genetic variance and heritability in complex trait analyses. PLoS Genetics. 17(8). e1009762–e1009762. 14 indexed citations
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Piepho, Hans‐Peter, et al.. (2020). Interactions between abiotic factors and the bioactivity of biodynamic horn manure on the growth of garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.) in a bioassay. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture. 7(1).
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Schreck, Nicholas, Hans‐Peter Piepho, & Martin Schlather. (2019). Best Prediction of the Additive Genomic Variance in Random-Effects Models. Genetics. 213(2). 379–394. 8 indexed citations
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Piepho, Hans‐Peter, et al.. (2019). Stability Analysis of Tuber Yield and Starch Yield in Mid-Late and Late Maturing Starch Cultivars of Potato (Solanum tuberosum). Potato Research. 63(2). 179–197. 18 indexed citations
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Piepho, Hans‐Peter, et al.. (2019). Growth responses of garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.) to biodynamic cow manure preparation in a bioassay. Biological Agriculture & Horticulture. 36(1). 16–34. 6 indexed citations
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Denis, Jean‐Baptiste, Hans‐Peter Piepho, & Fred A. van Eeuwijk. (1997). Modelling expectation and variance for genotype by environment data. Heredity. 79(2). 162–171. 58 indexed citations

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