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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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.

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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Author						Papers	Cites
Peter K. Hepler	12.8k	12.7k	3.2k	2.6k	402	190	17.9k
Mikio Nishimura	13.8k 1.1×	10.8k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	438 0.2×	331 0.8×	443	20.7k
L. Andrew Staehelin	14.3k 1.1×	8.5k 0.7×	4.2k 1.3×	755 0.3×	1.8k 4.6×	240	20.4k
Gerd Jürgens	25.2k 2.0×	25.3k 2.0×	3.2k 1.0×	1.0k 0.4×	566 1.4×	180	30.9k
Elizabeth Vierling	13.8k 1.1×	8.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.4×	440 0.2×	243 0.6×	138	18.4k
Chris Hawes	9.1k 0.7×	7.1k 0.6×	4.3k 1.3×	458 0.2×	296 0.7×	203	13.4k
Hitoshi Sakakibara	15.9k 1.2×	26.6k 2.1×	1.7k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	159 0.4×	372	31.7k
Nam‐Hai Chua	32.6k 2.5×	34.0k 2.7×	2.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.4×	1.0k 2.6×	376	44.8k
Simon Gilroy	7.6k 0.6×	15.0k 1.2×	841 0.3×	963 0.4×	477 1.2×	152	17.8k
William J. Lucas	8.3k 0.6×	16.6k 1.3×	552 0.2×	542 0.2×	521 1.3×	253	19.7k
Richard D. Vierstra	19.2k 1.5×	16.7k 1.3×	2.4k 0.8×	677 0.3×	1.5k 3.7×	238	27.1k

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Płachno, Bartosz J., et al.. (2024). Cyto-architecture of Byblis glands and leaf cells based on freeze-substitution and conventional TEM. Annals of Botany. 135(3). 463–482. 2 indexed citations

Winship, Lawrence J., et al.. (2021). Apical pollen tube wall curvature correlates with growth and indicates localized changes in the yielding of the cell wall. PROTOPLASMA. 258(6). 1347–1358. 4 indexed citations

Hepler, Peter K. & Lawrence J. Winship. (2014). The pollen tube clear zone: Clues to the mechanism of polarized growth. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 57(1). 79–92. 86 indexed citations

Thurber, Carrie S., Peter K. Hepler, & Ana L. Caicedo. (2011). Timing is everything: early degradation of abscission layer is associated with increased seed shattering in U.S. weedy rice. BMC Plant Biology. 11(1). 14–14. 40 indexed citations

Hepler, Peter K. & Lawrence J. Winship. (2010). Calcium at the Cell Wall‐Cytoplast Interface. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 52(2). 147–160. 143 indexed citations

Lovy, Alenka, Joseph G. Kunkel, Ellen G. Allwood, Patrick J. Hussey, & Peter K. Hepler. (2006). Oscillatory Increases in Alkalinity Anticipate Growth and May Regulate Actin Dynamics in Pollen Tubes of Lily. The Plant Cell. 18(9). 2182–2193. 104 indexed citations

Eleftheriou, Eleftherios P., Tobias I. Baskin, & Peter K. Hepler. (2005). Aberrant Cell Plate Formation in the Arabidopsis thalianamicrotubule organization 1 Mutant. Plant and Cell Physiology. 46(4). 671–675. 31 indexed citations

Rato, Cláudia, et al.. (2004). Calmodulin activity and cAMP signalling modulate growth and apical secretion in pollen tubes. The Plant Journal. 38(6). 887–897. 70 indexed citations

Saltveit, Mikal E. & Peter K. Hepler. (2004). Effect of heat shock on the chilling sensitivity of trichomes and petioles of African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha). Physiologia Plantarum. 121(1). 35–43. 13 indexed citations

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Cárdenas, Luis, Jane Thomas‐Oates, Noreide Nava, et al.. (2003). The Role of Nod Factor Substituents in Actin Cytoskeleton Rearrangements in Phaseolus vulgaris. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 16(4). 326–334. 31 indexed citations

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Valster, Aline, Luis Vidali, & Peter K. Hepler. (2003). Nuclear localization of profilin during the cell cycle in Tradescantia virginiana stamen hair cells. PROTOPLASMA. 222(1-2). 85–95. 12 indexed citations

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Franklin‐Tong, Vernonica E., Terena L. Holdaway‐Clarke, Kees R. Straatman, Joseph G. Kunkel, & Peter K. Hepler. (2002). Involvement of extracellular calcium influx in the self‐incompatibility response of Papaver rhoeas. The Plant Journal. 29(3). 333–345. 84 indexed citations

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Franklin‐Tong, Vernonica E., Grant R. Hackett, & Peter K. Hepler. (1997). Ratio‐imaging of Ca²⁺_i in the self‐incompatibility response in pollen tubes of Papaver rhoeas. The Plant Journal. 12(6). 1375–1386. 102 indexed citations

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Pierson, E. S., D.D. Miller, Dale Callaham, et al.. (1996). Tip-Localized Calcium Entry Fluctuates during Pollen Tube Growth. Developmental Biology. 174(1). 160–173. 320 indexed citations

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Staehelin, L. Andrew & Peter K. Hepler. (1996). Cytokinesis in Higher Plants. Cell. 84(6). 821–824. 265 indexed citations

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Leonard, Robert T. & Peter K. Hepler. (1990). 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. 1 indexed citations

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Turgeon, Robert & Peter K. Hepler. (1989). Symplastic continuity between mesophyll and companion cells in minor veins of mature Cucurbita pepo L. leaves. Planta. 179(1). 24–31. 65 indexed citations

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Saunders, Mary Jane & Peter K. Hepler. (1981). Localization of membrane-associated calcium following cytokinin treatment in Funaria using chlorotetracycline. Planta. 152(3). 272–281. 97 indexed citations

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Zeiger, Eduardo & Peter K. Hepler. (1976). Production of Guard Cell Protoplasts from Onion and Tobacco. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 58(4). 492–498. 46 indexed citations

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Torrey, John G., Donald E. Fosket, & Peter K. Hepler. (1971). Xylem Formation: A Paradigm of Cytodifferentiation in Higher Plants. American Scientist. 59(3). 338–352. 82 indexed citations

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