Patrick Schäfer

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Patrick Schäfer is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Schäfer has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Plant Science, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Patrick Schäfer's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (33 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (21 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (10 papers). Patrick Schäfer is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (33 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (21 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (10 papers). Patrick Schäfer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Patrick Schäfer's co-authors include Karl‐Heinz Kogel, Frances D. Burton, Ruth Eichmann, Ralph Hückelhoven, Jafargholi Imani, Michael Weiß, Helmut Baltruschat, Luke Richards, Frank Waller and Monica Sharma and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Schäfer

61 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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Plant root-microbe communication in shaping root microbiomes

2016 429 citations Frances D. Burton, Patrick Schäfer et al. Plant Molecular Biology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick Schäfer

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Fertilization impacts microbiomes along the grassland trophic chain 2025 ·ISME Communications ·Karen M. Jetter, Kunal Jani, Kerstin Wilhelm, (unknown), (unknown), Christian U. Riedel, Lena Wilfert, Patrick Schäfer, Simone Sommer	1
2	Mitochondrial ROS trigger interorganellular signaling and prime ER processes to establish enhanced plant immunity 2025 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hongmei Wang, Murray Grant, Patrick Schäfer, Yuling Meng, Weixing Shan	0
3	Designer circRNAGFP reduces GFP-abundance in Arabidopsis protoplasts in a sequence-specific manner, independent of RNAi pathways 2025 ·Plant Cell Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ana R. Sede, Jafargholi Imani, (unknown), (unknown), Patrick Schäfer, Albrecht Bindereif, Manfred Heinlein, (unknown), Karl‐Heinz Kogel	1
4	Genomic loci for priming-induced powdery mildew resistance and plant biomass in wheat 2025 ·Current Plant Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Andrea Matros, Adam Schikora, Patrick Schäfer, Karl‐Heinz Kogel, Gwendolin Wehner	0
5	A symbiont fungal effector relocalizes a plastidic oxidoreductase to nuclei to induce resistance to pathogens and salt stress 2024 ·Current Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zeming Liu, (unknown), Patrick Schäfer, (unknown)	5
6	Symbiont-host interactome mapping reveals effector-targeted modulation of hormone networks and activation of growth promotion 2023 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Silke Lehmann, (unknown), Melina Altmann, Stefan Altmann, (unknown), (unknown), Ana Domínguez‐Ferreras, (unknown), Chrysi Sergaki, Charlotte Rich‐Griffin, Vardis Ntoukakis, Ruth Eichmann, Weixing Shan, Pascal Falter‐Braun, Patrick Schäfer	10
7	Greater Trochanteric Fixation Using Cable Plate Devices in Complex Primary and Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty 2023 ·Arthroplasty Today ·Patrick Schäfer, (unknown), Bradley S. Lambert, Kwan J. Park, Terry A. Clyburn, Stephen J. Incavo	6
8	A mitochondrial RNA processing protein mediates plant immunity to a broad spectrum of pathogens by modulating the mitochondrial oxidative burst 2022 ·The Plant Cell ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jinfang Li, Patrick Schäfer, Yuling Meng, Weixing Shan	35
9	microRNAs – Game-changers in plant symbioses 2021 ·Journal of Plant Physiology ·Patrick Schäfer	1
10	Negative regulators of plant immunity derived from cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenases are targeted by multiple Phytophthora Avr3a‐like effectors 2019 ·New Phytologist ·Tingting Li, Qinhu Wang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Guangjin Fan, Weiwei Li, Yu Du, Meixiang Zhang, Guiyan Huang, Patrick Schäfer, Yuling Meng, Brett M. Tyler, Weixing Shan	50
11	Single-Cell Transcriptomics: A High-Resolution Avenue for Plant Functional Genomics 2019 ·Trends in Plant Science ·Charlotte Rich‐Griffin, Annika Stechemesser, J. T. Finch, Emma S. Lucas, Sascha Ott, Patrick Schäfer	128
12	Impact of spatial organization on a novel auxotrophic interaction among soil microbes 2018 ·The ISME Journal ·Xue Jiang, Christian Zerfaß, Song Feng, Ruth Eichmann, Munehiro Asally, Patrick Schäfer, Orkun S. Soyer	49
13	Challenges and Approaches in Microbiome Research: From Fundamental to Applied 2018 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·Chrysi Sergaki, Beatriz Lagunas, Ian D. E. A. Lidbury, Miriam L. Gifford, Patrick Schäfer	110
14	The powdery mildew-resistant Arabidopsis mlo2 mlo6 mlo12 triple mutant displays altered infection phenotypes with diverse types of phytopathogens 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Johanna Acevedo‐Garcia, Katrin Grüner, Anja Reinstädler, Ariane Kemen, Eric Kemen, Lingxue Cao, Frank L. W. Takken, Marco U. Reitz, Patrick Schäfer, Richard J. O’Connell, Stefan Kusch, Hannah Kuhn, Ralph Panstruga	31
15	Correlative NAD(P)H‐FLIM and oxygen sensing‐PLIM for metabolic mapping 2016 ·Journal of Biophotonics ·Sviatlana Kalinina, (unknown), Patrick Schäfer, Enrico Calzia, Vladislav I. Shcheslavskiy, Wolfgang Becker, Angelika Rück	62
16	Plant root-microbe communication in shaping root microbiomes breakdown → 2016 ·Plant Molecular Biology ·(unknown), Frances D. Burton, Patrick Schäfer	429
17	New insights into the subcellular localization of Tubby-like proteins and their participation in theArabidopsis-Piriformospora indicainteraction 2013 ·Plant Signaling & Behavior ·Marco U. Reitz, (unknown), Jafargholi Imani, Patrick Schäfer	12
18	The Mutualistic Fungus Piriformospora indica Colonizes Arabidopsis Roots by Inducing an Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress–Triggered Caspase-Dependent Cell Death 2012 ·The Plant Cell ·Xiaoyu Qiang, Bernd Zechmann, Marco U. Reitz, Karl‐Heinz Kogel, Patrick Schäfer	114
19	Piriformospora indica —a mutualistic basidiomycete with an exceptionally large plant host range 2011 ·Molecular Plant Pathology ·Xiaoyu Qiang, Michael Weiß, Karl‐Heinz Kogel, Patrick Schäfer	132
20	Transcriptome and metabolome profiling of field-grown transgenic barley lack induced differences but show cultivar-specific variances 2010 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Karl‐Heinz Kogel, Lars M. Voll, Patrick Schäfer, Carin Jansen, Yongchun Wu, Gregor Langen, Jafargholi Imani, Jörg Hofmann, (unknown), Sophia Sonnewald, Diter von Wettstein, Robert Cook, Uwe Sonnewald	90

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