Peter K. Hepler

22.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
190 papers, 17.9k citations indexed

About

Peter K. Hepler is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter K. Hepler has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 17.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Molecular Biology, 125 papers in Plant Science and 47 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Peter K. Hepler's work include Plant Reproductive Biology (97 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (76 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (37 papers). Peter K. Hepler is often cited by papers focused on Plant Reproductive Biology (97 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (76 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (37 papers). Peter K. Hepler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Austria. Peter K. Hepler's co-authors include Luis Vidali, Randy Wayne, Susan A. Lancelle, Alice Y. Cheung, Terena L. Holdaway‐Clarke, Joseph G. Kunkel, Loverine P. Taylor, Dale Callaham, Lawrence J. Winship and Maurice Bosch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Peter K. Hepler

190 papers receiving 17.1k 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.

Calcium: A Central Regulator of Plant Growth and Development

2005 860 citations Peter K. Hepler The Plant Cell profile →
Calcium and Plant Development

1985 772 citations Peter K. Hepler et al. profile →
POLLEN GERMINATION AND TUBE GROWTH

1997 646 citations Peter K. Hepler et al. profile →
Polarized Cell Growth in Higher Plants

2001 578 citations Peter K. Hepler, Luis Vidali et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter K. Hepler

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cyto-architecture of Byblis glands and leaf cells based on freeze-substitution and conventional TEM 2024 ·Annals of Botany ·Bartosz J. Płachno, (unknown), Piotr Świątek, Peter K. Hepler, Marieluise Weidinger, (unknown)	2
2	Apical pollen tube wall curvature correlates with growth and indicates localized changes in the yielding of the cell wall 2021 ·PROTOPLASMA ·Lawrence J. Winship, (unknown), Peter K. Hepler	4
3	The pollen tube clear zone: Clues to the mechanism of polarized growth 2014 ·Journal of Integrative Plant Biology ·Peter K. Hepler, Lawrence J. Winship	86
4	Timing is everything: early degradation of abscission layer is associated with increased seed shattering in U.S. weedy rice 2011 ·BMC Plant Biology ·Carrie S. Thurber, Peter K. Hepler, Ana L. Caicedo	40
5	Pollen Tube Growth Oscillations and Intracellular Calcium Levels Are Reversibly Modulated by Actin Polymerization 2008 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Luis Cárdenas, Alenka Lovy, Joseph G. Kunkel, Peter K. Hepler	149
6	Oscillatory Increases in Alkalinity Anticipate Growth and May Regulate Actin Dynamics in Pollen Tubes of Lily 2006 ·The Plant Cell ·Alenka Lovy, Joseph G. Kunkel, Ellen G. Allwood, Patrick J. Hussey, Peter K. Hepler	104
7	UV-A Induces Two Calcium Waves in Physcomitrella patens 2005 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Edward B. Tucker, Michelle Lee, (unknown), (unknown), Masamitsu Wada, Takato Imaizumi, Masahiro Kasahara, Peter K. Hepler	25
8	Effect of heat shock on the chilling sensitivity of trichomes and petioles of African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha) 2004 ·Physiologia Plantarum ·Mikal E. Saltveit, Peter K. Hepler	13
9	The Role of Nod Factor Substituents in Actin Cytoskeleton Rearrangements in Phaseolus vulgaris 2003 ·Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions ·Luis Cárdenas, Jane Thomas‐Oates, Noreide Nava, Isabel M. López‐Lara, Peter K. Hepler, Carmen Quinto	31
10	The role of plant villin in the organization of the actin cytoskeleton, cytoplasmic streaming and the architecture of the transvacuolar strand in root hair cells of Hydrocharis 2000 ·Planta ·M. Tominaga, Etsuo Yokota, Luis Vidali, Seiji Sonobe, Peter K. Hepler, Teruo Shimmen	108
11	Physiological elevations in cytoplasmic free calcium by cold or ion injection result in transient closure of higher plant plasmodesmata 2000 ·Planta ·Terena L. Holdaway‐Clarke, N. A. Walker, Peter K. Hepler, Robyn L. Overall	94
12	Ratio‐imaging of Ca²⁺_i in the self‐incompatibility response in pollen tubes of Papaver rhoeas 1997 ·The Plant Journal ·Vernonica E. Franklin‐Tong, Grant R. Hackett, Peter K. Hepler	102
13	Tip-Localized Calcium Entry Fluctuates during Pollen Tube Growth 1996 ·Developmental Biology ·E. S. Pierson, D.D. Miller, Dale Callaham, Jan van Aken, Grant R. Hackett, Peter K. Hepler	320
14	The role of calcium in cell division 1994 ·Cell Calcium ·Peter K. Hepler	145
15	Calcium in plant growth and development : proceedings 13th Annual Riverside Symposium in Plant Physiology, January 11-13, 1990, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside 1990 ·Robert T. Leonard, Peter K. Hepler	1
16	Symplastic continuity between mesophyll and companion cells in minor veins of mature Cucurbita pepo L. leaves 1989 ·Planta ·Robert Turgeon, Peter K. Hepler	65
17	Changes in dye coupling of stomatal cells of Allium and Commelina demonstrated by microinjection of Lucifer yellow 1985 ·Planta ·B. A. Palevitz, Peter K. Hepler	117
18	Localization of membrane-associated calcium following cytokinin treatment in Funaria using chlorotetracycline 1981 ·Planta ·Mary Jane Saunders, Peter K. Hepler	97
19	Production of Guard Cell Protoplasts from Onion and Tobacco 1976 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Eduardo Zeiger, Peter K. Hepler	46
20	Xylem Formation: A Paradigm of Cytodifferentiation in Higher Plants 1971 ·American Scientist ·John G. Torrey, Donald E. Fosket, Peter K. Hepler	82

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