Michael Sauer

11.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
54 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Michael Sauer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Sauer has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Plant Science and 4 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Michael Sauer's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (38 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (34 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (21 papers). Michael Sauer is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (38 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (34 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (21 papers). Michael Sauer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Belgium and Spain. Michael Sauer's co-authors include Jiřı́ Friml, Gerd Jürgens, Eva Benková, Marta Michniewicz, Daniela Seifertová, Thomas Teichmann, Jürgen Kleine‐Vehn, Anne Vieten, Dolf Weijers and Remko Offringa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michael Sauer

53 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Local, Efflux-Dependent Auxin Gradients as a Common Module for Plant Organ Formation

2003 2.0k citations Eva Benková, Marta Michniewicz et al. Cell profile →
Efflux-dependent auxin gradients establish the apical–basal axis of Arabidopsis

2003 1.5k citations Anne Vieten, Michael Sauer et al. Nature profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Sauer Germany	35	8.2k	6.8k	427	244	157	54	8.8k
Tatsuo Kakimoto Japan	38	8.5k 1.0×	7.3k 1.1×	558 1.3×	360 1.5×	214 1.4×	60	10.1k
Christian Luschnig Austria	32	6.4k 0.8×	5.0k 0.7×	620 1.5×	341 1.4×	158 1.0×	62	7.2k
Remko Offringa Netherlands	36	7.4k 0.9×	6.4k 0.9×	147 0.3×	258 1.1×	175 1.1×	71	8.0k
Ying Fu China	38	4.5k 0.6×	4.1k 0.6×	573 1.3×	297 1.2×	210 1.3×	85	5.2k
Taku Demura Japan	47	7.8k 1.0×	6.9k 1.0×	273 0.6×	362 1.5×	177 1.1×	188	9.3k
Christian S. Hardtke Switzerland	45	7.9k 1.0×	6.0k 0.9×	137 0.3×	405 1.7×	241 1.5×	100	8.5k
Keiko U. Torii United States	53	8.7k 1.1×	6.7k 1.0×	219 0.5×	325 1.3×	250 1.6×	117	9.7k
Viola Willemsen Netherlands	26	7.6k 0.9×	6.0k 0.9×	160 0.4×	192 0.8×	81 0.5×	45	7.9k
Jürgen Kleine‐Vehn Austria	46	6.7k 0.8×	5.6k 0.8×	758 1.8×	142 0.6×	66 0.4×	84	7.4k
Eva Zažı́malová Czechia	32	5.7k 0.7×	4.1k 0.6×	273 0.6×	159 0.7×	72 0.5×	52	6.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Sauer

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sauer, Michael, et al.. (2022). Quantitatively Assessing Co-Localization of Golgi Proteins by Distance Analysis Using the DiAna Software. Methods in molecular biology. 2557. 263–274. 1 indexed citations

Delgadillo, María Otilia, Jan Zouhar, Michael Sauer, et al.. (2020). MTV proteins unveil ER- and microtubule-associated compartments in the plant vacuolar trafficking pathway. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(18). 9884–9895. 21 indexed citations

Hajný, Jakub, Wim Grunewald, Mina Vasileva, et al.. (2018). WRKY23 is a component of the transcriptional network mediating auxin feedback on PIN polarity. PLoS Genetics. 14(1). e1007177–e1007177. 59 indexed citations

Tejos, Ricardo, Cecilia Rodríguez-Furlán, Maciek Adamowski, et al.. (2017). PATELLINS are regulators of auxin-mediated PIN1 relocation and plant development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Cell Science. 131(2). 45 indexed citations

Sauer, Michael, María Otilia Delgadillo, Jan Zouhar, et al.. (2013). MTV1 and MTV4 Encode Plant-Specific ENTH and ARF GAP Proteins That Mediate Clathrin-Dependent Trafficking of Vacuolar Cargo from the Trans-Golgi Network. The Plant Cell. 25(6). 2217–2235. 52 indexed citations

Sanmartín, Maite, Michael Sauer, Alfonso Muñoz, & Enrique Rojo. (2012). MINIYO and transcriptional elongation: Lifting the roadblock to differentiation. Transcription. 3(1). 25–28. 6 indexed citations

Sanmartín, Maite, Michael Sauer, Alfonso Muñoz, et al.. (2011). A Molecular Switch for Initiating Cell Differentiation in Arabidopsis. Current Biology. 21(12). 999–1008. 34 indexed citations

Sauer, Michael & Jiřı́ Friml. (2010). Immunolocalization of Proteins in Plants. Methods in molecular biology. 655. 253–263. 22 indexed citations

Bayer, Emmanuelle, Richard S. Smith, Therese Mandel, et al.. (2009). Integration of transport-based models for phyllotaxis and midvein formation. Genes & Development. 23(3). 373–384. 267 indexed citations

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Dubrovsky, Joseph, Michael Sauer, Selene Napsucialy‐Mendivil, et al.. (2008). Auxin acts as a local morphogenetic trigger to specify lateral root founder cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(25). 8790–8794. 462 indexed citations

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Titapiwatanakun, Boosaree, Joshua J. Blakeslee, Anindita Bandyopadhyay, et al.. (2008). ABCB19/PGP19 stabilises PIN1 in membrane microdomains in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 57(1). 27–44. 206 indexed citations

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Kleine‐Vehn, Jürgen, Pankaj Dhonukshe, Michael Sauer, et al.. (2008). ARF GEF-Dependent Transcytosis and Polar Delivery of PIN Auxin Carriers in Arabidopsis. Current Biology. 18(7). 526–531. 208 indexed citations

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Santelia, Diana, Sina Henrichs, Vincent Vincenzetti, et al.. (2008). Flavonoids Redirect PIN-mediated Polar Auxin Fluxes during Root Gravitropic Responses. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(45). 31218–31226. 159 indexed citations

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Blakeslee, Joshua J., Anindita Bandyopadhyay, Ok Ran Lee, et al.. (2007). Interactions among PIN-FORMED and P-Glycoprotein Auxin Transporters in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 19(1). 131–147. 357 indexed citations

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Xu, Jian, Hugo Hofhuis, Renze Heidstra, et al.. (2006). A Molecular Framework for Plant Regeneration. Science. 311(5759). 385–388. 291 indexed citations

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Benková, Eva, Marta Michniewicz, Michael Sauer, et al.. (2003). Local, Efflux-Dependent Auxin Gradients as a Common Module for Plant Organ Formation. Cell. 115(5). 591–602. 2044 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vieten, Anne, Michael Sauer, Dolf Weijers, et al.. (2003). Efflux-dependent auxin gradients establish the apical–basal axis of Arabidopsis. Nature. 426(6963). 147–153. 1479 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sauer, Michael, Andreas W. Flemmer, Klaus Thurau, & Franz X. Beck. (1990). Sodium entry routes in principal and intercalated cells of the isolated perfused cortical collecting duct. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 416(1-2). 88–93. 21 indexed citations

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Sauer, Michael, Klaus Hantke, & V Braun. (1990). Sequence of the fhuE outer‐membrane receptor gene of Escherichia coli K12 and properties of mutants. Molecular Microbiology. 4(3). 427–437. 74 indexed citations

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Sauer, Michael, Adolf Dörge, Klaus Thurau, & Franz‐X. Beck. (1989). Effect of ouabain on electrolyte concentrations in principal and intercalated cells of the isolated perfused cortical collecting duct. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 413(6). 651–655. 24 indexed citations

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