Kirk J. Czymmek

10.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
137 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Kirk J. Czymmek is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kirk J. Czymmek has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Molecular Biology, 45 papers in Plant Science and 28 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Kirk J. Czymmek's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (25 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (16 papers) and Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (15 papers). Kirk J. Czymmek is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (25 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (16 papers) and Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (15 papers). Kirk J. Czymmek collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Kirk J. Czymmek's co-authors include Savithramma P. Dinesh‐Kumar, Jeffrey L. Caplan, Harsh P. Bais, Thimmaraju Rudrappa, Prasanna Kankanala, Barbara Valent, Paul W. Paré, Michael Schiff, Tessa M. Burch‐Smith and Yule Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kirk J. Czymmek

133 papers receiving 7.2k citations

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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.

Root-Secreted Malic Acid Recruits Beneficial Soil Bacteria

2008 731 citations Thimmaraju Rudrappa, Kirk J. Czymmek et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
Autophagy Regulates Programmed Cell Death during the Plant Innate Immune Response

2005 698 citations Kirk J. Czymmek et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kirk J. Czymmek United States	42	4.2k	3.1k	1.1k	533	496	137	7.3k
Susanne Bolte France	21	1.3k 0.3×	3.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	269 0.5×	426 0.9×	27	6.1k
Sebastian Y. Bednarek United States	43	3.0k 0.7×	4.8k 1.5×	2.6k 2.4×	487 0.9×	192 0.4×	77	7.3k
Riet De Rycke Belgium	63	5.6k 1.3×	6.7k 2.1×	1.2k 1.1×	882 1.7×	962 1.9×	178	12.6k
Bruno M. Humbel Netherlands	43	780 0.2×	2.8k 0.9×	845 0.8×	390 0.7×	284 0.6×	123	5.7k
Annemarie H. Meijer Netherlands	58	1.8k 0.4×	3.5k 1.1×	2.2k 2.0×	211 0.4×	865 1.7×	172	8.9k
Thomas H. Giddings United States	43	1.5k 0.3×	4.6k 1.5×	2.5k 2.3×	181 0.3×	775 1.6×	96	6.7k
Akihiko Nakano Japan	72	6.0k 1.4×	11.5k 3.7×	7.0k 6.5×	325 0.6×	695 1.4×	318	15.8k
Takashi Ueda Japan	65	6.7k 1.6×	8.5k 2.7×	3.9k 3.6×	174 0.3×	861 1.7×	358	14.7k
Kent McDonald United States	59	1.3k 0.3×	7.0k 2.2×	4.2k 3.9×	279 0.5×	939 1.9×	122	10.2k
Jeffrey L. Caplan United States	32	2.4k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	311 0.3×	280 0.5×	79 0.2×	78	3.9k

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Murphy, Katherine M., Annika Fischer, Kirk J. Czymmek, et al.. (2025). Excessive leaf oil modulates the plant abiotic stress response via reduced stomatal aperture in tobacco ( Nicotiana tabacum ). The Plant Journal. 121(6). e70067–e70067.

Kalunke, Raviraj M., et al.. (2025). Modes of action and bio-fungicide potential of peptides derived from the Medicago truncatula bi-domain defensin MtDef5. Journal of Experimental Botany. 76(19). 5755–5769. 1 indexed citations

Berg, R. Howard, et al.. (2024). Immunolocalization and Ultrastructure Show Ingestion of Cry Protein Expressed in Glycine max by Heterodera glycines and Its Mode of Action. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 37(10). 701–711.

Czymmek, Kirk J., et al.. (2024). Accelerating data sharing and reuse in volume electron microscopy. Nature Cell Biology. 26(4). 498–503. 4 indexed citations

Kalunke, Raviraj M., et al.. (2024). Modes of action and potential as a peptide‐based biofungicide of a plant defensin MtDef4. Molecular Plant Pathology. 25(4). e13458–e13458. 10 indexed citations

Djami‐Tchatchou, Arnaud T., et al.. (2023). Plant defensin M t De f 4 ‐derived antifungal peptide with multiple modes of action and potential as a bio‐inspired fungicide. Molecular Plant Pathology. 24(8). 896–913. 16 indexed citations

Czymmek, Kirk J., et al.. (2022). Metabolic synergy in Camelina reproductive tissues for seed development. Science Advances. 8(43). eabo7683–eabo7683. 15 indexed citations

Harkess, Alex, Fionn McLoughlin, Ryan J. Emenecker, et al.. (2021). Improved Spirodela polyrhiza genome and proteomic analyses reveal a conserved chromosomal structure with high abundance of chloroplastic proteins favoring energy production. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72(7). 2491–2500. 24 indexed citations

Cox, Kevin L., Sai Guna Ranjan Gurazada, Keith E. Duncan, et al.. (2021). Organizing your space: The potential for integrating spatial transcriptomics and 3D imaging data in plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 188(2). 703–712. 17 indexed citations

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Velivelli, Siva L. S., et al.. (2020). Antifungal symbiotic peptide NCR044 exhibits unique structure and multifaceted mechanisms of action that confer plant protection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(27). 16043–16054. 50 indexed citations

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Kim, Hye-Seon, Jung‐Eun Kim, Hokyoung Son, et al.. (2017). Roles of three Fusarium graminearum membrane Ca2+ channels in the formation of Ca2+ signatures, growth, development, pathogenicity and mycotoxin production. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 111. 30–46. 15 indexed citations

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Czymmek, Kirk J., et al.. (2014). Confocal microscopy study to understand Clonostachys rosea and Botrytis cinerea interactions in tomato plants. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 25(1). 56–71. 11 indexed citations

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Scheiblin, David A., Junyuan Gao, Jeffrey L. Caplan, et al.. (2014). Beta-1 integrin is important for the structural maintenance and homeostasis of differentiating fiber cells. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 50. 132–145. 19 indexed citations

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Lee, Jung‐Youn, Xu Wang, Weier Cui, et al.. (2011). A Plasmodesmata-Localized Protein Mediates Crosstalk between Cell-to-Cell Communication and Innate Immunity in Arabidopsis . The Plant Cell. 23(9). 3353–3373. 223 indexed citations

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Khang, Chang Hyun, Romain Berruyer, Martha C. Giraldo, et al.. (2010). Translocation of Magnaporthe oryzae Effectors into Rice Cells and Their Subsequent Cell-to-Cell Movement . The Plant Cell. 22(4). 1388–1403. 338 indexed citations

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Rudrappa, Thimmaraju, Meredith L. Biedrzycki, Sridhara G. Kunjeti, et al.. (2010). The rhizobacterial elicitor acetoin induces systemic resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana. Communicative & Integrative Biology. 3(2). 130–138. 163 indexed citations

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Cooper, Carlton R., Bianca Graves, Hassan Chaı̈b, et al.. (2008). Novel surface expression of reticulocalbin 1 on bone endothelial cells and human prostate cancer cells is regulated by TNF‐α. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 104(6). 2298–2309. 29 indexed citations

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Rudrappa, Thimmaraju, Kirk J. Czymmek, Paul W. Paré, & Harsh P. Bais. (2008). Root-Secreted Malic Acid Recruits Beneficial Soil Bacteria . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 148(3). 1547–1556. 731 indexed citations breakdown →

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Danysh, Brian P., Tapan P. Patel, David A. Edwards, Kirk J. Czymmek, & Melinda K. Duncan. (2008). Sulfate and Carboxyl Groups Within the Anterior Lens Capsule Regulates Diffusion and Interactions of Charged Proteins. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(13). 1524–1524. 2 indexed citations

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Kankanala, Prasanna, Kirk J. Czymmek, & Barbara Valent. (2007). Roles for Rice Membrane Dynamics and Plasmodesmata during Biotrophic Invasion by the Blast Fungus. The Plant Cell. 19(2). 706–724. 443 indexed citations

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