Mahmut Tör

7.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Mahmut Tör is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mahmut Tör has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Plant Science, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Mahmut Tör's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (34 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (18 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Resistance (14 papers). Mahmut Tör is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (34 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (18 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Resistance (14 papers). Mahmut Tör collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. Mahmut Tör's co-authors include Yiguo Hong, Andrew J. Thompson, Graham B. Seymour, James J. Giovannoni, Graham J.W. King, Kenneth C. Manning, Mervin Poole, Nicholas Holton, Cyril Zipfel and Michael T. Lotze and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Genetics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Mahmut Tör

55 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

A naturally occurring epigenetic mutation in a gene encod... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2011 250 500 750
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. A naturally occurring epigenetic mutation in a gene encoding an SBP-box transcription factor inhibits tomato fruit ripening
    2006 967 citations Kenneth C. Manning, Mahmut Tör et al. profile →
  2. The Arabidopsis Leucine-Rich Repeat Receptor–Like Kinases BAK1/SERK3 and BKK1/SERK4 Are Required for Innate Immunity to Hemibiotrophic and Biotrophic Pathogens
    2011 537 citations Mahmut Tör et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mahmut Tör United Kingdom 25 3.9k 1.8k 347 281 219 60 4.6k
Hideaki Harada Japan 13 1.6k 0.4× 2.1k 1.2× 218 0.6× 186 0.7× 138 0.6× 43 3.6k
Rohan G. T. Lowe Australia 19 1.0k 0.3× 805 0.4× 487 1.4× 68 0.2× 119 0.5× 34 2.0k
Linda J. Harris Canada 29 1.4k 0.4× 890 0.5× 802 2.3× 177 0.6× 161 0.7× 81 2.4k
John L. Celenza United States 28 3.5k 0.9× 4.0k 2.2× 292 0.8× 37 0.1× 151 0.7× 39 5.3k
T. Wolpert United States 24 2.2k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 628 1.8× 123 0.4× 76 0.3× 56 2.9k
Stephen T.S. Lam China 22 966 0.2× 1.3k 0.7× 230 0.7× 47 0.2× 482 2.2× 63 2.1k
Seung‐Beom Hong South Korea 27 982 0.3× 1.3k 0.7× 1.0k 2.9× 50 0.2× 383 1.7× 74 2.9k
Guohua Yin China 24 723 0.2× 802 0.4× 155 0.4× 348 1.2× 114 0.5× 98 1.8k
David Gidoni Israel 23 1.1k 0.3× 1.7k 0.9× 75 0.2× 93 0.3× 273 1.2× 38 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Mahmut Tör

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mahmut Tör

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mahmut Tör

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mahmut Tör. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mahmut Tör 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 Mahmut Tör. Mahmut Tör 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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Baysal, Ömür, Burhan Arıkan, Thomas O. Wood, et al.. (2025). Pea‐Saving Partners: Bacillus and Pseudomonas Combat Downy Mildew in Pea Crops. Plant Pathology. 75(1).
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Li, Yan, et al.. (2025). Engineering NLR immune receptors for resilient crop disease resistance. Trends in Plant Science.
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Li, Jie, Pengcheng Zhang, Mahmut Tör, et al.. (2024). Antiviral defense in plant stem cells. Trends in Plant Science. 29(9). 955–957. 2 indexed citations
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Kim, Dae Sung, Heekyung Ahn, Alison Woods‐Tör, et al.. (2024). ATR2Cala2 from Arabidopsis‐infecting downy mildew requires 4 TIR‐NLR immune receptors for full recognition. New Phytologist. 243(1). 330–344. 1 indexed citations
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Devran, Zübeyir, et al.. (2023). Mapping of the gene in tomato conferring resistance to root-knot nematodes at high soil temperature. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1267399–1267399. 6 indexed citations
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Tör, Mahmut, et al.. (2023). Recent developments in plant-downy mildew interactions. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 148-149. 42–50. 15 indexed citations
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Yu, Zhiming, Yue Wang, Pengcheng Zhang, et al.. (2022). Spinach-based RNA mimicking GFP in plant cells. Functional & Integrative Genomics. 22(3). 423–428. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xian, Lihua Kang, Qi Zhang, et al.. (2019). An RNAi suppressor activates in planta virus–mediated gene editing. Functional & Integrative Genomics. 20(4). 471–477. 23 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xian, Tongfei Lai, Pengcheng Zhang, et al.. (2018). Mini review: Revisiting mobile RNA silencing in plants. Plant Science. 278. 113–117. 36 indexed citations
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Woods‐Tör, Alison, et al.. (2018). A Suppressor/Avirulence Gene Combination in Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis Determines Race Specificity in Arabidopsis thaliana. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 265–265. 9 indexed citations
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ÇALIŞ, Özer, et al.. (2015). Identification of New Resistance Sources From Diploid Wild Strawberry Against Powdery Mildew Pathogen. The Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 52(3). 677–683. 5 indexed citations
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Devran, Zübeyir, et al.. (2015). Development of molecular markers tightly linked to Pvr4 gene in pepper using next-generation sequencing. Molecular Breeding. 35(4). 101–101. 24 indexed citations
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Ros‐Freixedes, Roger, Ramona N. Pena, Mahmut Tör, & J. Estany. (2013). Breeding for high oleic acid content in pork using direct selection and molecular markers.. 580–582.
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Bayraktar, Harun, F. Sara Dolar, & Mahmut Tör. (2007). DETERMINATION OF GENETIC DIVERSITY WITHIN ASCOCHYTA RABIEI (Pass.) Labr., THE CAUSE OF ASCOCHYTA BLIGHT OF CHICKPEA IN TURKEY. Journal of Plant Pathology. 89(3). 341–347. 16 indexed citations
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Eulgem, Thomas, Tokuji Tsuchiya, Xiaojun Wang, et al.. (2007). EDM2 is required for RPP7‐dependent disease resistance in Arabidopsis and affects RPP7 transcript levels. The Plant Journal. 49(5). 829–839. 76 indexed citations
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Sinapidou, Evangelia, Kevin Jon Williams, Mahmut Tör, et al.. (2004). Two TIR:NB:LRR genes are required to specify resistance to Peronospora parasitica isolate Cala2 in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 38(6). 898–909. 151 indexed citations
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Tör, Mahmut, Kenneth C. Manning, Graham J.W. King, et al.. (2002). Genetic analysis and FISH mapping of the Colourless non-ripening locus of tomato. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 104(2). 165–170. 11 indexed citations
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Bittner‐Eddy, Peter D., Canan Can, N. D. Gunn, et al.. (1999). Genetic and Physical Mapping of the RPP13 Locus, in Arabidopsis, Responsible for Specific Recognition of Several Peronospora parasitica (Downy Mildew) Isolates. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 12(9). 792–802. 41 indexed citations

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