Imre E. Somssich

24.5k total citations · 11 hit papers
90 papers, 18.7k citations indexed

About

Imre E. Somssich is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Imre E. Somssich has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 18.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Plant Science, 65 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Imre E. Somssich's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (57 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (36 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (23 papers). Imre E. Somssich is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (57 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (36 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (23 papers). Imre E. Somssich collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Imre E. Somssich's co-authors include Paul J. Rushton, Thomas Eulgem, Silke Robatzek, Klaus Hahlbrock, Bekir Ülker, Qingxi J. Shen, Shree P. Pandey, Rainer P. Birkenbihl, Kenichi Tsuda and Elke Logemann and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Imre E. Somssich

90 papers receiving 18.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

The WRKY superfamily of plant transcription factors

2000 2.4k citations Thomas Eulgem, Silke Robatzek et al. profile →
WRKY transcription factors

2010 2.1k citations Imre E. Somssich et al. profile →
Networks of WRKY transcription factors in defense signaling

2007 1.0k citations Thomas Eulgem, Imre E. Somssich Current Opinion in Plant Biology profile →
The Role of WRKY Transcription Factors in Plant Immunity

2009 939 citations Shree P. Pandey, Imre E. Somssich PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
WRKY transcription factors: from DNA binding towards biological function

2004 811 citations Bekir Ülker, Imre E. Somssich Current Opinion in Plant Biology profile →
Nuclear Activity of MLA Immune Receptors Links Isolate-Specific and Basal Disease-Resistance Responses

2006 577 citations Qian‐Hua Shen, Yusuke Saijo et al. Science profile →
Targets of AtWRKY6 regulation during plant senescence and pathogen defense

2002 558 citations Silke Robatzek, Imre E. Somssich profile →
Interaction of elicitor-induced DNA-binding proteins with elicitor response elements in the promoters of parsley PR1 genes.

1996 556 citations Klaus Hahlbrock, Imre E. Somssich et al. profile →
Physical interaction between RRS1-R, a protein conferring resistance to bacterial wilt, and PopP2, a type III effector targeted to the plant nucleus

2003 551 citations Imre E. Somssich et al. profile →
Arabidopsis WRKY33 Is a Key Transcriptional Regulator of Hormonal and Metabolic Responses toward Botrytis cinerea Infection

2012 437 citations Rainer P. Birkenbihl, Celia Diezel et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
Transcriptional networks in plant immunity

2015 384 citations Kenichi Tsuda, Imre E. Somssich New Phytologist profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Transcriptional events defining plant immune responses 2017 ·Current Opinion in Plant Biology ·Rainer P. Birkenbihl, Shouan Liu, Imre E. Somssich	150
2	Induced Genome-Wide Binding of Three Arabidopsis WRKY Transcription Factors during Early MAMP-Triggered Immunity 2016 ·The Plant Cell ·Rainer P. Birkenbihl, Barbara Kracher, Mario Roccaro, Imre E. Somssich	188
3	A DNA-based real-time PCR assay for robust growth quantification of the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae on Arabidopsis thaliana 2016 ·Plant Methods ·(unknown), Imre E. Somssich	36
4	Transcriptional networks in plant immunity breakdown → 2015 ·New Phytologist ·Kenichi Tsuda, Imre E. Somssich	384
5	Arabidopsis TTG2 Regulates TRY Expression through Enhancement of Activator Complex-Triggered Activation 2014 ·The Plant Cell ·Martina Pesch, (unknown), Rainer P. Birkenbihl, Imre E. Somssich, Martin Hülskamp	58
6	Arabidopsis WRKY33 Is a Key Transcriptional Regulator of Hormonal and Metabolic Responses toward Botrytis cinerea Infection breakdown → 2012 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Rainer P. Birkenbihl, Celia Diezel, Imre E. Somssich	437
7	Chromatin Immunoprecipitation to Identify Global Targets of WRKY Transcription Factor Family Members Involved in Plant Immunity 2011 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Mario Roccaro, Imre E. Somssich	7
8	Transcriptional reprogramming regulated by WRKY18 and WRKY40 facilitates powdery mildew infection of Arabidopsis 2010 ·The Plant Journal ·Shree P. Pandey, Mario Roccaro, (unknown), Elke Logemann, Imre E. Somssich	200
9	Expression of AtWRKY33 Encoding a Pathogen- or PAMP-Responsive WRKY Transcription Factor Is Regulated by a Composite DNA Motif Containing W Box Elements 2007 ·Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions ·Bernadette Lippok, Rainer P. Birkenbihl, (unknown), (unknown), Elmon Schmelzer, Elke Logemann, Imre E. Somssich	131
10	Networks of WRKY transcription factors in defense signaling breakdown → 2007 ·Current Opinion in Plant Biology ·Thomas Eulgem, Imre E. Somssich	1046
11	Nuclear Activity of MLA Immune Receptors Links Isolate-Specific and Basal Disease-Resistance Responses breakdown → 2006 ·Science ·Qian‐Hua Shen, Yusuke Saijo, (unknown), Christoph Biskup, Stéphane Bieri, Beat Keller, Hikaru Seki, Bekir Ülker, Imre E. Somssich, Paul Schulze‐Lefert	577
12	An improved method for preparing Agrobacterium cells that simplifies the Arabidopsis transformation protocol 2006 ·Plant Methods ·Elke Logemann, Rainer P. Birkenbihl, Bekir Ülker, Imre E. Somssich	140
13	Chemical Interference of Pathogen-associated Molecular Pattern-triggered Immune Responses in Arabidopsis Reveals a Potential Role for Fatty-acid Synthase Type II Complex-derived Lipid Signals 2006 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Mario Serrano, Silke Robatzek, Martha Torres, Erich Kombrink, Imre E. Somssich, (unknown), Paul Schulze‐Lefert	61
14	WRKY transcription factors: from DNA binding towards biological function breakdown → 2004 ·Current Opinion in Plant Biology ·Bekir Ülker, Imre E. Somssich	811
15	A novel regulatory element involved in rapid activation of parsley ELI7 gene family members by fungal elicitor or pathogen infection 2000 ·Molecular Plant Pathology ·(unknown), (unknown), Elmon Schmelzer, Klaus Hahlbrock, Imre E. Somssich	43
16	Developmental and auxin‐induced expression of the Arabidopsis prha homeobox gene 1997 ·The Plant Journal ·Gunnar Plesch, (unknown), (unknown), Richard Walden, Imre E. Somssich	26
17	A Novel Type of Pathogen Defense-Related Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase 1997 ·Biological Chemistry ·Elke Logemann, Susanne Reinold, Imre E. Somssich, Klaus Hahlbrock	30
18	Gene activation by UV light, fungal elicitor or fungal infection in Petroselinum crispum is correlated with repression of cell cycle‐related genes 1995 ·The Plant Journal ·Elke Logemann, Sheng‐Cheng Wu, Joachim Schröder, Elmon Schmelzer, Imre E. Somssich, Klaus Hahlbrock	136
19	Differential early activation of defense-related genes in elicitor-treated parsley cells 1989 ·Plant Molecular Biology ·Imre E. Somssich, (unknown), Klaus Hahlbrock, Erich Kombrink, Wolfgang A. Schulz	99
20	Gene structure and in situ transcript localization of pathogenesis-related protein 1 in parsley 1988 ·Molecular and General Genetics MGG ·Imre E. Somssich, Elmon Schmelzer, Petra Kawalleck, Klaus Hahlbrock	175

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