Kurt Mendgen

10.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
139 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Kurt Mendgen is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kurt Mendgen has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Plant Science, 70 papers in Molecular Biology and 46 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Kurt Mendgen's work include Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (45 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (44 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (39 papers). Kurt Mendgen is often cited by papers focused on Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (45 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (44 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (39 papers). Kurt Mendgen collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Ireland. Kurt Mendgen's co-authors include Matthias Hahn, Ralf T. Voegele, Klaus Palme, Justyna Wiśniewska, Jiřı́ Friml, Eva Benková, H. B. Deising, Stefan G. R. Wirsel, Christine Struck and Jan Nechwatal and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Kurt Mendgen

137 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

  1. Lateral relocation of auxin efflux regulator PIN3 mediates tropism in Arabidopsis
    2002 1.1k citations Jiřı́ Friml, Justyna Wiśniewska et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kurt Mendgen Germany 41 5.5k 2.8k 1.9k 535 279 139 6.2k
Michéle C. Heath Canada 40 5.6k 1.0× 2.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 366 0.7× 172 0.6× 152 6.5k
Kentaro Yoshida Japan 32 5.9k 1.1× 2.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 228 0.4× 153 0.5× 90 6.8k
Charles M. Kenerley United States 34 3.9k 0.7× 1.8k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 226 0.4× 625 2.2× 89 4.8k
Robert Bauer Germany 34 2.9k 0.5× 2.1k 0.7× 2.2k 1.1× 728 1.4× 273 1.0× 123 3.4k
Scot H. Hulbert United States 50 7.1k 1.3× 2.4k 0.9× 898 0.5× 800 1.5× 81 0.3× 122 8.2k
Brett A. Summerell Australia 39 4.2k 0.8× 1.2k 0.4× 4.0k 2.1× 602 1.1× 391 1.4× 145 5.0k
Richard C. Staples United States 35 2.8k 0.5× 2.0k 0.7× 852 0.4× 350 0.7× 355 1.3× 116 4.1k
Stéphane Hacquard Germany 32 4.7k 0.8× 1.5k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 392 0.7× 285 1.0× 45 5.9k
Alga Zuccaro Germany 35 3.7k 0.7× 970 0.3× 1.4k 0.7× 560 1.0× 466 1.7× 58 4.5k
Marco Thines Germany 42 5.2k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 3.0k 1.6× 541 1.0× 258 0.9× 238 6.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Kurt Mendgen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kurt Mendgen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kurt Mendgen

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mendgen, Kurt, et al.. (2017). Small One-Helix Proteins Are Essential for Photosynthesis in Arabidopsis. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 7–7. 45 indexed citations
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Link, Tobias I., Patrick Lang, Brian E. Scheffler, et al.. (2013). The haustorial transcriptomes of U romyces appendiculatus and P hakopsora pachyrhizi and their candidate effector families. Molecular Plant Pathology. 15(4). 379–393. 60 indexed citations
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Mendgen, Kurt, et al.. (2006). Volatiles modulate the development of plant pathogenic rust fungi. Planta. 224(6). 1353–1361. 30 indexed citations
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Friml, Jiřı́, Justyna Wiśniewska, Eva Benková, Kurt Mendgen, & Klaus Palme. (2002). Lateral relocation of auxin efflux regulator PIN3 mediates tropism in Arabidopsis. Nature. 415(6873). 806–809. 1085 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mendgen, Kurt & Matthias Hahn. (2002). Plant infection and the establishment of fungal biotrophy. Trends in Plant Science. 7(8). 352–356. 306 indexed citations
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Wirsel, Stefan G. R., Ralf T. Voegele, & Kurt Mendgen. (2001). Differential Regulation of Gene Expression in the Obligate Biotrophic Interaction of Uromyces fabae with Its Host Vicia faba. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 14(11). 1319–1326. 20 indexed citations
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Voegele, Ralf T., et al.. (2000). High Level Activation of Vitamin B1 Biosynthesis Genes in Haustoria of the Rust Fungus Uromyces fabae. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 13(6). 629–636. 57 indexed citations
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Kunz, Stefan, H. B. Deising, & Kurt Mendgen. (1997). Acquisition of Resistance to Sterol Demethylation Inhibitors by Populations of Venturia inaequalis. Phytopathology. 87(12). 1272–1278. 48 indexed citations
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Hahn, Matthias, et al.. (1997). A Putative Amino Acid Transporter Is Specifically Expressed in Haustoria of the Rust Fungus Uromyces fabae. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 10(4). 438–445. 97 indexed citations
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Bauer, Robert, Kurt Mendgen, & Franz Oberwinkler. (1995). Septal pore apparatus of the smut Ustacystis waldsteiniae. Mycologia. 87(1). 18–24. 9 indexed citations
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Mendgen, Kurt & H. B. Deising. (1993). Infection structures of fungal plant pathogens – a cytological and physiological evaluation. New Phytologist. 124(2). 193–213. 178 indexed citations
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Mendgen, Kurt & H. B. Deising. (1993). Tansley review no. 48: Infection structures of fungal plant pathogens - a cytological and physiological evaluation.. New Phytologist. 22 indexed citations
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Mendgen, Kurt, et al.. (1992). Bekämpfung der Mehligen Kohlblattlaus (Brevicoryne brassicae) mit dem entomopathogenen Pilz Verticillium lecanii im Labor und Freiland. KOPS (University of Konstanz). 99. 209–217. 2 indexed citations
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Mendgen, Kurt, et al.. (1992). Control of the cabbage aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae) with the entomopathogenic fungus Verticillium lecanii in the laboratory and field.. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz. 99(2). 209–217. 2 indexed citations
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Haug, M., et al.. (1991). Early defence responses of cowpea (Vigna sinensis L.) induced by non-pathogenic rust fungi. Planta. 185(2). 246–54. 16 indexed citations
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Mendgen, Kurt, et al.. (1988). Chitinases and β-1,3-Glucanases in the Apoplastic Compartment of Oat Leaves (Avena sativa L.). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 88(2). 270–275. 103 indexed citations
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Mendgen, Kurt, et al.. (1981). The influence of stomatal opening and leaf age on the infection by Cercospora beticola in beet (Beta vulgaris L.) with different susceptibility. 101(4). 281–297. 1 indexed citations

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