Rainer Melzer

3.7k total citations
45 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Rainer Melzer is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rainer Melzer has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Plant Science, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Rainer Melzer's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (21 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (21 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (8 papers). Rainer Melzer is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (21 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (21 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (8 papers). Rainer Melzer collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, Germany and Australia. Rainer Melzer's co-authors include Günter Theißen, Kerstin Kaufmann, Florian Rümpler, Susanne Schilling, Sirui Pan, Alice Kennedy, Yongqiang Wang, Wim Verelst, Lars S. Jermiin and Paul F. McCabe and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Rainer Melzer

42 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rainer Melzer Ireland 21 2.1k 1.9k 306 146 68 45 2.4k
Andreas Peil Germany 28 1.9k 0.9× 757 0.4× 264 0.9× 97 0.7× 40 0.6× 110 2.1k
Tomotsugu Koyama Japan 24 2.8k 1.3× 2.4k 1.3× 152 0.5× 68 0.5× 56 0.8× 42 3.2k
Pieter B. F. Ouwerkerk Netherlands 31 2.8k 1.3× 2.1k 1.2× 154 0.5× 209 1.4× 42 0.6× 50 3.1k
Hongyan Shan China 20 1.4k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 485 1.6× 172 1.2× 26 0.4× 39 2.0k
Rafael Lozano Spain 32 2.5k 1.2× 1.6k 0.9× 188 0.6× 522 3.6× 59 0.9× 100 2.8k
Chunce Guo China 12 1.2k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 370 1.2× 194 1.3× 23 0.3× 42 1.8k
Mikihiro Ogawa Japan 8 1.9k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 124 0.4× 57 0.4× 62 0.9× 8 2.1k
Andan Zhu China 24 1.0k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 424 1.4× 188 1.3× 44 0.6× 40 1.9k
Michiel Vandenbussche France 24 2.0k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 410 1.3× 82 0.6× 14 0.2× 36 2.2k
Irma Roig‐Villanova Spain 20 1.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 81 0.3× 85 0.6× 19 0.3× 29 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Rainer Melzer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rainer Melzer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rainer Melzer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rainer Melzer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rainer Melzer 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 Rainer Melzer. Rainer Melzer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Isobe, Sachiko, et al.. (2025). Genome-specific association study (GSAS) for exploration of variability in hemp (Cannabis sativa). Scientific Reports. 15(1). 8371–8371. 1 indexed citations
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Melzer, Rainer. (2024). Flowering Newsletter 2024. Journal of Experimental Botany. 75(18). 5457–5458. 1 indexed citations
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Schilling, Susanne, et al.. (2022). A protocol for rapid generation cycling (speed breeding) of hemp ( Cannabis sativa ) for research and agriculture. The Plant Journal. 113(3). 437–445. 24 indexed citations
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Frisk, Carl A., et al.. (2022). Phenotypic variation from waterlogging in multiple perennial ryegrass varieties under climate change conditions. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 954478–954478. 1 indexed citations
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Varotto, Serena, Eleni Tani, Εleni M. Abraham, et al.. (2020). Epigenetics: possible applications in climate-smart crop breeding. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71(17). 5223–5236. 81 indexed citations
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Schilling, Susanne, Rainer Melzer, & Paul F. McCabe. (2020). Cannabis sativa. Current Biology. 30(1). R8–R9. 35 indexed citations
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Melzer, Rainer & Günter Theißen. (2016). The significance of developmental robustness for species diversity. Annals of Botany. 117(5). 725–732. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Yongqiang, Rainer Melzer, & Günter Theißen. (2011). A double-flowered variety of lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor fl. pl.) that has persisted in the wild for more than 160 years. Annals of Botany. 107(9). 1445–1452. 15 indexed citations
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Melzer, Rainer & Günter Theißen. (2011). MADS and More: Transcription Factors That Shape the Plant. Methods in molecular biology. 754. 3–18. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Yongqiang, Rainer Melzer, & Günter Theißen. (2010). Molecular interactions of orthologues of floral homeotic proteins from the gymnosperm Gnetum gnemon provide a clue to the evolutionary origin of ‘floral quartets’. The Plant Journal. 64(2). 177–190. 61 indexed citations
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Melzer, Rainer & Günter Theißen. (2009). Reconstitution of ‘floral quartets’ in vitro involving class B and class E floral homeotic proteins. Nucleic Acids Research. 37(8). 2723–2736. 114 indexed citations
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Melzer, Rainer, et al.. (2009). The naked and the dead: The ABCs of gymnosperm reproduction and the origin of the angiosperm flower. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 21(1). 118–128. 77 indexed citations
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Theißen, Günter & Rainer Melzer. (2007). Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Origin and Diversification of the Angiosperm Flower. Annals of Botany. 100(3). 603–619. 192 indexed citations
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Kaufmann, Kerstin, Rainer Melzer, & Günter Theißen. (2005). MIKC-type MADS-domain proteins: structural modularity, protein interactions and network evolution in land plants. Gene. 347(2). 183–198. 454 indexed citations
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Weihe, Andreas, et al.. (1991). Rapid hybridization-based assays for identification by DNA probes of male-sterile and male-fertile cytoplasms of the sugar beet Beta vulgaris L.. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 81(6). 819–824. 4 indexed citations
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Metzlaff, M., et al.. (1987). Comparative restriction endonuclease analysis and molecular cloning of plastid DNAs from wild species and cultivated varieties of the genus Beta (L.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 74(5). 589–594. 26 indexed citations
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Melzer, Rainer, et al.. (1986). Incidence of Botryosphaeria berengeria on apple (Malus domestica) in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil.. Fitopatologia Brasileira. 11(4). 891–898. 4 indexed citations

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