Helmut Keßmann

9.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
28 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Helmut Keßmann is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Helmut Keßmann has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Plant Science, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Helmut Keßmann's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (14 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (10 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (5 papers). Helmut Keßmann is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (14 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (10 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (5 papers). Helmut Keßmann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. Helmut Keßmann's co-authors include John Ryals, Leslie Friedrich, Scott Uknes, E. R. Ward, Bernard Vernooij, David Negrotto, Thomas Gaffney, Kris Weymann, Terrence P. Delaney and Kay A. Lawton and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Helmut Keßmann

28 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

Requirement of Salicylic Acid for the Induction of System... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 1994 1996 1996 1996 400 800 1.2k
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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. Requirement of Salicylic Acid for the Induction of Systemic Acquired Resistance
    1993 1.4k citations Thomas Gaffney, Leslie Friedrich et al. Science profile →
  2. A Central Role of Salicylic Acid in Plant Disease Resistance
    1994 1.4k citations Terrence P. Delaney, Scott Uknes et al. Science profile →
  3. Benzothiadiazole, a novel class of inducers of systemic acquired resistance, activates gene expression and disease resistance in wheat.
    1996 878 citations J Görlach, S. Volrath et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  4. Benzothiadiazole induces disease resistance in Arabidopsis by activation of the systemic acquired resistance signal transduction pathway
    1996 641 citations Kay A. Lawton, Leslie Friedrich et al. The Plant Journal profile →
  5. A benzothiadiazole derivative induces systemic acquired resistance in tobacco
    1996 563 citations Leslie Friedrich, Kay A. Lawton et al. The Plant Journal profile →
  6. INDUCTION OF SYSTEMIC ACQUIRED DISEASE RESISTANCE IN PLANTS BY CHEMICALS
    1994 481 citations Helmut Keßmann, Theo Staub et al. Annual Review of Phytopathology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Helmut Keßmann United States 18 6.4k 1.9k 886 552 332 28 6.9k
Leslie Friedrich United States 18 6.4k 1.0× 2.1k 1.1× 663 0.7× 511 0.9× 238 0.7× 24 6.9k
Scott Uknes United States 29 9.9k 1.5× 3.6k 1.9× 1.0k 1.2× 701 1.3× 351 1.1× 39 10.6k
Yoshihiro Narusaka Japan 31 6.3k 1.0× 3.0k 1.6× 844 1.0× 365 0.7× 276 0.8× 78 7.1k
Mari‐Anne Newman Denmark 33 4.8k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 515 0.6× 320 0.6× 193 0.6× 51 5.4k
Mark Gijzen Canada 39 3.5k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 566 0.6× 293 0.5× 240 0.7× 78 4.6k
Hirofumi Yoshioka Japan 43 7.0k 1.1× 3.1k 1.6× 624 0.7× 436 0.8× 159 0.5× 103 7.8k
Kenichi Tsuda Japan 45 8.3k 1.3× 2.6k 1.4× 668 0.8× 444 0.8× 262 0.8× 113 9.1k
Erich Kombrink Germany 35 3.6k 0.6× 2.7k 1.4× 424 0.5× 355 0.6× 251 0.8× 62 4.8k
Doil Choi South Korea 47 6.5k 1.0× 2.9k 1.5× 474 0.5× 303 0.5× 160 0.5× 169 7.5k
Mickaël Malnoy Italy 38 3.8k 0.6× 2.5k 1.3× 788 0.9× 377 0.7× 255 0.8× 127 4.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helmut Keßmann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Alt, Silke, Helmut Keßmann, Florian Kloß, et al.. (2022). INCATE: a partnership to boost the antibiotic pipeline. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 21(9). 621–622. 3 indexed citations
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Oostendorp, M., et al.. (1996). Influence of plant activator Bion® and of triazole-fungicides on plant defence mechanisms.. Gesunde Pflanzen. 48(7). 260–264. 7 indexed citations
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Görlach, Jörn, S. Volrath, G. Knauf-Beiter, et al.. (1996). Benzothiadiazole, a Novel Class of Inducers of Systemic Acquired Resistance, Activates Gene Expression and Disease Resistance in Wheat. The Plant Cell. 8(4). 629–629. 165 indexed citations
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Lawton, Kay A., Leslie Friedrich, Michelle D. Hunt, et al.. (1996). Benzothiadiazole induces disease resistance in Arabidopsis by activation of the systemic acquired resistance signal transduction pathway. The Plant Journal. 10(1). 71–82. 641 indexed citations breakdown →
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Uknes, Scott, Bernard Vernooij, Henry‐York Steiner, et al.. (1996). Reduction of risk for growers: methods for the development of disease‐resistant crops. New Phytologist. 133(1). 3–10. 12 indexed citations
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Friedrich, Leslie, Kay A. Lawton, Manuela Rella, et al.. (1996). A benzothiadiazole derivative induces systemic acquired resistance in tobacco. The Plant Journal. 10(1). 61–70. 563 indexed citations breakdown →
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Neuenschwander, Urs, Leslie Friedrich, Terrence P. Delaney, et al.. (1995). Activation of plant disease resistance.. Aspects of applied biology. 217–225. 7 indexed citations
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Neuenschwander, Urs, Bernard Vernooij, Leslie Friedrich, et al.. (1995). Is hydrogen peroxide a second messenger of salicylic acid in systemic acquired resistance?. The Plant Journal. 8(2). 227–233. 171 indexed citations
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Uknes, Scott, Bernard Vernooij, Shericca Williams, et al.. (1995). Systemic Acquired Resistance. HortScience. 30(5). 962–963. 10 indexed citations
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Vernooij, Bernard, Leslie Friedrich, Alison M. Morse, et al.. (1994). Salicylic Acid Is Not the Translocated Signal Responsible for Inducing Systemic Acquired Resistance but Is Required in Signal Transduction. The Plant Cell. 6(7). 959–959. 206 indexed citations
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Keßmann, Helmut. (1994). Induction of Systemic Acquired Disease Resistance in Plants by Chemicals. Annual Review of Phytopathology. 32(1). 439–459. 42 indexed citations
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Delaney, Terrence P., Scott Uknes, Bernard Vernooij, et al.. (1994). A Central Role of Salicylic Acid in Plant Disease Resistance. Science. 266(5188). 1247–1250. 1383 indexed citations breakdown →
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Williams, Shericca, Leslie Friedrich, Sandra Dincher, et al.. (1992). Chemical Regulation of Bacillus Thuringiensis ∂-Endotoxin Expression in Transgenic Plants. Nature Biotechnology. 10(5). 540–543. 65 indexed citations
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Keßmann, Helmut, et al.. (1990). Stress responses in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) IV. Expression of defense gene constructs in electroporated suspension cell protoplasts. Plant Cell Reports. 9(1). 42–6. 15 indexed citations
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Keßmann, Helmut, et al.. (1990). Stress Responses in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 94(1). 227–232. 70 indexed citations
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Keßmann, Helmut, et al.. (1987). Accumulation of Phenolic Compounds and Phytoalexins in Sliced and Elicitor-Treated Cotyledons of Cicer arietinum L.. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 42(11-12). 1171–1178. 9 indexed citations
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Barz, Wolfgang, et al.. (1986). Metabolism and Enzymology of Isoflavone Malonylglucosides and Pterocarpan Phytoalexins in Cicer arietinum. Planta Medica. 52(5). 420–420. 2 indexed citations
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