Roy Kirsch

1.5k citations

26 papers · 765 indexed · h-index 16

Impact in

Insect Science top 1%
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Insect Utilization and Effects
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 5%
- Plant and animal studies

Papers in ⓘ

Insect Science 16
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences 8
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control 6
Plant Science 12
- Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls 6
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity 4

Co-authors: Yannick Pauchet (15 shared papers)David G. Heckel (6 shared papers)Heiko Vogel (9 shared papers)Kayoko Fukumori (4 shared papers)Takema Fukatsu (4 shared papers)Natalie Wielsch (6 shared papers)Hassan Salem (3 shared papers)Michael G. Cripps (2 shared papers)
Journals: Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (4 papers)Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (3 papers)Current Biology (2 papers)Frontiers in Plant Science (2 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2 papers)
Partner nations: Germany United States Japan

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Roy Kirsch

26 papers receiving 755 citations

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1	Drastic Genome Reduction in an Herbivore’s Pectinolytic Symbiont Cell ·Hassan Salem, Eugen Bauer, Roy Kirsch, Aileen Berasategui, Michael G. Cripps, Benjamin Weiß, Ryuichi Koga, Kayoko Fukumori, Heiko Vogel, Takema Fukatsu, Martin Kaltenpoth	2017	125
2	Horizontal gene transfer and functional diversification of plant cell wall degrading polygalacturonases: Key events in the evolution of herbivory in beetles Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Roy Kirsch, Lydia Gramzow, Günter Theißen, Blair D. Siegfried, Richard H. ffrench‐Constant, David G. Heckel, Yannick Pauchet	2014	93
3	Symbiont Digestive Range Reflects Host Plant Breadth in Herbivorous Beetles Current Biology ·Hassan Salem, Roy Kirsch, Yannick Pauchet, Aileen Berasategui, Kayoko Fukumori, Minoru Moriyama, Michael G. Cripps, Donald M. Windsor, Takema Fukatsu, Nicole M. Gerardo	2020	61
4	Combining proteomics and transcriptome sequencing to identify active plant-cell-wall-degrading enzymes in a leaf beetle BMC Genomics ·Roy Kirsch, Natalie Wielsch, Heiko Vogel, Aleš Svatoš, David G. Heckel, Yannick Pauchet	2012	53
5	Identification and characterization of plant cell wall degrading enzymes from three glycoside hydrolase families in the cerambycid beetle Apriona japonica Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Yannick Pauchet, Roy Kirsch, Sandra Giraud, Heiko Vogel, David G. Heckel	2014	50
6	Bacterial symbionts support larval sap feeding and adult folivory in (semi-)aquatic reed beetles Nature Communications ·Frank Reis, Roy Kirsch, Yannick Pauchet, Eugen Bauer, Lisa Carolin Bilz, Kayoko Fukumori, Takema Fukatsu, Gregor Kölsch, Martin Kaltenpoth	2020	45
7	An Insect Counteradaptation against Host Plant Defenses Evolved through Concerted Neofunctionalization Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Hanna M. Heidel‐Fischer, Roy Kirsch, Michael Reichelt, Seung‐Joon Ahn, Natalie Wielsch, Simon W. Baxter, David G. Heckel, Heiko Vogel, Juergen Kroymann	2019	44
8	The nervous system of Leptodora kindtii (Branchiopoda, Cladocera) surveyed with Confocal Scanning Microscopy (CLSM), including general remarks on the branchiopod neuromorphological ground pattern Arthropod Structure & Development ·Roy Kirsch, Stefan Richter	2007	29
9	How the rice weevil breaks down the pectin network: Enzymatic synergism and sub-functionalization Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Roy Kirsch, David G. Heckel, Yannick Pauchet	2016	28
10	Always being well prepared for defense: The production of deterrents by juvenile Chrysomelina beetles (Chrysomelidae) Phytochemistry ·Antje Burse, Sindy Frick, Sabrina Discher, Karla Tolzin‐Banasch, Roy Kirsch, Anja Strauß, Maritta Kunert, Wilhelm Boland	2009	28
11	Metabolic novelty originating from horizontal gene transfer is essential for leaf beetle survival Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Roy Kirsch, Yu Okamura, Wiebke Haeger, Heiko Vogel, Grit Kunert, Yannick Pauchet	2022	28
12	Host plant shifts affect a major defense enzyme inChrysomela lapponica Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Roy Kirsch, Heiko Vogel, Alexander Muck, Kathrin Reichwald, Jacques M. Pasteéls, Wilhelm Boland	2011	27
13	Larvae of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera; Cerambycidae) have evolved a diverse and phylogenetically conserved array of plant cell wall degrading enzymes Systematic Entomology ·Na Ra Shin, Seunggwan Shin, Yu Okamura, Roy Kirsch, Vincent Lombard, Petr Švácha, Olivier Denux, Sylvie Augustin, Bernard Henrissat, Duane D. McKenna, Yannick Pauchet	2021	20
14	Independently recruited oxidases from the glucose-methanol-choline oxidoreductase family enabled chemical defences in leaf beetle larvae (subtribe Chrysomelina) to evolve Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Peter Rahfeld, Roy Kirsch, Susann Kugel, Natalie Wielsch, Magdalena Stock, Marco Groth, Wilhelm Boland, Antje Burse	2014	19
15	Identification of a Sulfatase that Detoxifies Glucosinolates in the Phloem-Feeding Insect Bemisia tabaci and Prefers Indolic Glucosinolates Frontiers in Plant Science ·Abinaya Manivannan, Bhawana Israni, Katrin Luck, Monika Götz, Elena Seibel, Michael L. A. E. Easson, Roy Kirsch, Michael Reichelt, Beate Stein, Stephan Winter, Jonathan Gershenzon, Daniel G. Vassão	2021	17
16	Direct evidence for a new mode of plant defense against insects via a novel polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein expression strategy Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Wiebke Haeger, Jana Henning, David G. Heckel, Yannick Pauchet, Roy Kirsch	2020	15
17	Glandular β-glucosidases in juvenile Chrysomelina leaf beetles support the evolution of a host-plant-dependent chemical defense Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Peter Rahfeld, Wiebke Haeger, Roy Kirsch, Gerhard Pauls, Tobias Becker, Eva Schulze, Natalie Wielsch, Ding Wang, Marco Groth, Wolfgang Brandt, Wilhelm Boland, Antje Burse	2015	14
18	Plants use identical inhibitors to protect their cell wall pectin against microbes and insects Ecology and Evolution ·Roy Kirsch, Esma Vurmaz, Carolin Schaefer, Franziska Eberl, Theresa Sporer, Wiebke Haeger, Yannick Pauchet	2020	12
19	To be or not to be convergent in salicin-based defence in chrysomeline leaf beetle larvae: evidence from Phratora vitellinae salicyl alcohol oxidase Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Roy Kirsch, Heiko Vogel, Alexander Muck, Andreas Vilcinskas, Jacques M. Pasteéls, Wilhelm Boland	2011	10
20	You are what you eat—ecological niche and microhabitat influence venom activity and composition in aquatic bugs Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Maike L. Fischer, Sol A. Yepes Vivas, Natalie Wielsch, Roy Kirsch, Andreas Vilcinskas, Heiko Vogel	2023	9

About Roy Kirsch

Roy Kirsch is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics, having authored 26 papers that have together received 765 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (8 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (6 papers), Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (6 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (6 papers), Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases (5 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (4 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (4 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Insect Science (458 citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (154 citations), Plant Science (251 citations), Biotechnology (51 citations) and Genetics (145 citations). Roy Kirsch has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Yannick Pauchet, David G. Heckel, Heiko Vogel, Kayoko Fukumori, Takema Fukatsu, Natalie Wielsch, Hassan Salem, Michael G. Cripps, Martin Kaltenpoth and Aileen Berasategui. Their work appears in journals such as Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Current Biology, Frontiers in Plant Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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