Robert Hänsch

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
104 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Robert Hänsch is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Hänsch has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Molecular Biology, 55 papers in Plant Science and 16 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Robert Hänsch's work include Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (19 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (16 papers) and Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins (16 papers). Robert Hänsch is often cited by papers focused on Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (19 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (16 papers) and Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins (16 papers). Robert Hänsch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and Saudi Arabia. Robert Hänsch's co-authors include Ralf R. Mendel, Heinz Rennenberg, Christian Gehl, Andrea Polle, Ralf R. Mendel, Jörg Kudla, Jutta Schulze, Jörg‐Peter Schnitzler, Rainer Waadt and Barbara Ehlting and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Robert Hänsch

100 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Physiological functions of mineral micronutrients (Cu, Zn, Mn, Fe, Ni, Mo, B, Cl)

2009 1.2k citations Robert Hänsch, Ralf R. Mendel profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Hänsch Germany	35	3.1k	2.2k	453	264	259	104	4.9k
Jutta Papenbrock Germany	40	2.5k 0.8×	2.2k 1.0×	380 0.8×	222 0.8×	153 0.6×	149	5.0k
Ralf R. Mendel Germany	38	2.7k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	794 1.8×	80 0.3×	159 0.6×	91	4.8k
Mukesh Meena India	38	3.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	334 0.7×	422 1.6×	210 0.8×	130	5.0k
Longjiang Yu China	36	1.1k 0.4×	2.2k 1.0×	341 0.8×	138 0.5×	451 1.7×	233	4.4k
Robert Hausler Germany	43	2.6k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	473 1.0×	81 0.3×	660 2.5×	113	5.5k
Nobuyoshi Nakajima Japan	40	2.4k 0.8×	3.0k 1.4×	258 0.6×	164 0.6×	298 1.2×	234	5.5k
William C. Plaxton Canada	53	7.2k 2.3×	4.4k 2.0×	536 1.2×	227 0.9×	204 0.8×	173	10.3k
Aryadeep Roychoudhury India	37	5.4k 1.8×	2.0k 0.9×	101 0.2×	262 1.0×	164 0.6×	119	6.8k
Vasileios Fotopoulos Cyprus	47	6.9k 2.3×	2.3k 1.1×	209 0.5×	245 0.9×	373 1.4×	155	9.3k
Andrzej Bajguz Poland	42	4.7k 1.5×	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 2.3×	633 2.4×	185 0.7×	121	7.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Hänsch

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hänsch, Robert, et al.. (2025). 3D Porous Polycaprolactone with Chitosan-Graft-PCL Modified Surface for In Situ Tissue Engineering. Polymers. 17(3). 383–383.

Roger, Yvonne, et al.. (2025). Characterization of Thin Polymer Layer Prepared from Liposomes and Polyelectrolytes for TGF‐β₃ Release in Tissue Engineering. Macromolecular Bioscience. 25(4). e2400447–e2400447. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Zhe, Ronghui Hou, Ruijie Zhang, et al.. (2025). Rhizobial symbiosis modulates mercury accumulation and metabolic adaptation under hydrological extremes. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 495. 139141–139141.

Buhl, Eva Miriam, Jörg Eschweiler, Robert Hänsch, et al.. (2024). Topographically and Chemically Enhanced Textile Polycaprolactone Scaffolds for Tendon and Ligament Tissue Engineering. Polymers. 16(4). 488–488. 5 indexed citations

Haar, Ernst ter, et al.. (2024). Convergent evolution links molybdenum insertase domains with organism-specific sequences. Communications Biology. 7(1). 1352–1352.

Biedendieck, Rebekka, Christian Hertweck, Jutta Schulze, et al.. (2023). Moonlighting Arabidopsis molybdate transporter 2 family and GSH-complex formation facilitate molybdenum homeostasis. Communications Biology. 6(1). 801–801. 9 indexed citations

Rennenberg, Heinz, Hongxia Du, Tao Wang, et al.. (2023). Bacterial assemblages imply methylmercury production at the rice-soil system. Environment International. 178. 108066–108066. 4 indexed citations

Kaufholdt, David, et al.. (2021). Cytosolic aromatic aldehyde dehydrogenase provides benzoic acid for xanthone biosynthesis in Hypericum. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 160. 82–93. 9 indexed citations

Preu, Lutz, Till Beuerle, David Kaufholdt, et al.. (2020). A promiscuous coenzyme A ligase provides benzoyl‐coenzyme A for xanthone biosynthesis in Hypericum. The Plant Journal. 104(6). 1472–1490. 9 indexed citations

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Kaufholdt, David, et al.. (2020). Impact of wildfires on SO2 detoxification mechanisms in leaves of oak and beech trees. Environmental Pollution. 272. 116389–116389. 11 indexed citations

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Gaid, Mariam, Shashank Sagar Saini, Ragothaman M. Yennamalli, et al.. (2019). Cinnamate‐CoA ligase is involved in biosynthesis of benzoate‐derived biphenyl phytoalexin in Malus × domestica ‘Golden Delicious’ cell cultures. The Plant Journal. 100(6). 1176–1192. 17 indexed citations

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Gaid, Mariam, et al.. (2018). Sequential regiospecific gem‐diprenylation of tetrahydroxyxanthone by prenyltransferases from Hypericum sp.. New Phytologist. 222(1). 318–334. 21 indexed citations

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Wildhagen, Henning, et al.. (2016). Tissue- and Cell-Specific Cytokinin Activity in Populus × canescens Monitored by ARR5::GUS Reporter Lines in Summer and Winter. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. 652–652. 11 indexed citations

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Sircar, Debabrata, Mariam Gaid, David Kaufholdt, et al.. (2015). Biphenyl 4-Hydroxylases Involved in Aucuparin Biosynthesis in Rowan and Apple Are Cytochrome P450 736A Proteins. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 168(2). 428–442. 29 indexed citations

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Herschbach, Cornelia, Monika Eiblmeier, Christian Gehl, et al.. (2011). Sulfite oxidase controls sulfur metabolism under SO₂ exposure in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell & Environment. 35(1). 100–115. 55 indexed citations

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Kruse, Tobias, et al.. (2009). Identification and Biochemical Characterization of Molybdenum Cofactor-binding Proteins from Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(9). 6623–6635. 44 indexed citations

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Hänsch, Robert, et al.. (2009). Oxidative Half-reaction of Arabidopsis thaliana Sulfite Oxidase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(51). 35479–35484. 34 indexed citations

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Hänsch, Robert & Ralf R. Mendel. (2005). Sulfite oxidation in plant peroxisomes. Photosynthesis Research. 86(3). 337–343. 51 indexed citations

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Hänsch, Robert, et al.. (2004). Tandem Orientation of Duplicated Xanthine Dehydrogenase Genes from Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(14). 13547–13554. 110 indexed citations

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Schwarz, Günter, Henner Brinkmann, Christina Witt, et al.. (2001). Identification and Biochemical Characterization ofArabidopsis thaliana Sulfite Oxidase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(50). 46989–46994. 151 indexed citations

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