Roy Kirsch

1.5k total citations
26 papers, 765 citations indexed

About

Roy Kirsch is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Insect Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Roy Kirsch has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 765 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Insect Science and 12 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Roy Kirsch's work include Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (8 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (6 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (6 papers). Roy Kirsch is often cited by papers focused on Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (8 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (6 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (6 papers). Roy Kirsch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Japan. Roy Kirsch's co-authors include Yannick Pauchet, David G. Heckel, Heiko Vogel, Takema Fukatsu, Kayoko Fukumori, Natalie Wielsch, Hassan Salem, Aileen Berasategui, Michael G. Cripps and Martin Kaltenpoth and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Roy Kirsch

26 papers receiving 755 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roy Kirsch Germany 16 458 287 251 154 145 26 765
Zhudong Liu China 19 639 1.4× 445 1.6× 385 1.5× 192 1.2× 210 1.4× 47 1.2k
Xinming Yin China 19 464 1.0× 399 1.4× 276 1.1× 167 1.1× 146 1.0× 70 838
Kyeong‐Yeoll Lee South Korea 20 711 1.6× 273 1.0× 671 2.7× 89 0.6× 93 0.6× 88 1.0k
Huai‐Jun Xue China 15 366 0.8× 194 0.7× 134 0.5× 348 2.3× 197 1.4× 70 700
Hannah Henderson Canada 14 374 0.8× 362 1.3× 128 0.5× 89 0.6× 111 0.8× 20 682
Nagesh Sardesai United States 18 372 0.8× 691 2.4× 807 3.2× 173 1.1× 214 1.5× 35 1.2k
Wangpeng Shi China 19 603 1.3× 292 1.0× 400 1.6× 124 0.8× 126 0.9× 88 882
Martin G. Edwards United Kingdom 16 573 1.3× 658 2.3× 522 2.1× 55 0.4× 77 0.5× 38 1.0k
Guangchun Cao China 17 544 1.2× 482 1.7× 384 1.5× 60 0.4× 59 0.4× 34 759
Limei He China 17 394 0.9× 702 2.4× 678 2.7× 84 0.5× 169 1.2× 52 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roy Kirsch

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All Works

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Kirsch, Roy, Benjamin Weiß, Kayoko Fukumori, et al.. (2025). Symbiosis and horizontal gene transfer promote herbivory in the megadiverse leaf beetles. Current Biology. 35(3). 640–654.e7. 7 indexed citations
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Wielsch, Natalie, et al.. (2023). 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. 290(1995). 20222064–20222064. 9 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Roy, et al.. (2023). Genome sequencing provides insights into the evolution of gene families encoding plant cell wall‐degrading enzymes in longhorned beetles. Insect Molecular Biology. 32(5). 469–483. 7 indexed citations
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Manivannan, Abinaya, Katrin Luck, Monika Götz, et al.. (2021). Identification of a Sulfatase that Detoxifies Glucosinolates in the Phloem-Feeding Insect Bemisia tabaci and Prefers Indolic Glucosinolates. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 671286–671286. 17 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Roy, Yannick Pauchet, Eugen Bauer, et al.. (2020). Bacterial symbionts support larval sap feeding and adult folivory in (semi-)aquatic reed beetles. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2964–2964. 45 indexed citations
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Salem, Hassan, Roy Kirsch, Yannick Pauchet, et al.. (2020). Symbiont Digestive Range Reflects Host Plant Breadth in Herbivorous Beetles. Current Biology. 30(15). 2875–2886.e4. 61 indexed citations
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Heckel, David G., et al.. (2020). Direct evidence for a new mode of plant defense against insects via a novel polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein expression strategy. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(33). 11833–11844. 15 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Roy, Grit Kunert, Heiko Vogel, & Yannick Pauchet. (2019). Pectin Digestion in Herbivorous Beetles: Impact of Pseudoenzymes Exceeds That of Their Active Counterparts. Frontiers in Physiology. 10. 685–685. 8 indexed citations
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Heidel‐Fischer, Hanna M., Roy Kirsch, Michael Reichelt, et al.. (2019). An Insect Counteradaptation against Host Plant Defenses Evolved through Concerted Neofunctionalization. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 36(5). 930–941. 44 indexed citations
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Salem, Hassan, Eugen Bauer, Roy Kirsch, et al.. (2017). Drastic Genome Reduction in an Herbivore’s Pectinolytic Symbiont. Cell. 171(7). 1520–1531.e13. 125 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Roy, David G. Heckel, & Yannick Pauchet. (2016). How the rice weevil breaks down the pectin network: Enzymatic synergism and sub-functionalization. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 71. 72–82. 28 indexed citations
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Rahfeld, Peter, Roy Kirsch, Natalie Wielsch, et al.. (2015). Glandular β-glucosidases in juvenile Chrysomelina leaf beetles support the evolution of a host-plant-dependent chemical defense. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 58. 28–38. 14 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Roy, Lydia Gramzow, Günter Theißen, et al.. (2014). 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. 52. 33–50. 93 indexed citations
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Pauchet, Yannick, et al.. (2014). 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. 49. 1–13. 50 indexed citations
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Rahfeld, Peter, Roy Kirsch, Natalie Wielsch, et al.. (2014). 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. 281(1788). 20140842–20140842. 19 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Roy, Natalie Wielsch, Heiko Vogel, et al.. (2012). Combining proteomics and transcriptome sequencing to identify active plant-cell-wall-degrading enzymes in a leaf beetle. BMC Genomics. 13(1). 587–587. 53 indexed citations
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Kunert, Maritta, et al.. (2011). Glucose and Glucose Esters in the Larval Secretion of Chrysomela Lapponica; Selectivity of the Glucoside Import System from Host Plant Leaves. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 37(2). 195–204. 7 indexed citations
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Burse, Antje, et al.. (2009). Always being well prepared for defense: The production of deterrents by juvenile Chrysomelina beetles (Chrysomelidae). Phytochemistry. 70(15-16). 1899–1909. 28 indexed citations
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