Steffen Abel

12.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
88 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Steffen Abel is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steffen Abel has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Plant Science, 58 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Steffen Abel's work include Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (26 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (26 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (17 papers). Steffen Abel is often cited by papers focused on Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (26 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (26 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (17 papers). Steffen Abel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Steffen Abel's co-authors include Athanasios Theologis, Christopher S. Grubb, Carla Andréa Delatorre, Minh Dang Nguyen, Carlo Ticconi, Paul W. Oeller, Konrad Glund, Katharina Bürstenbinder, Jens Müller and Jörg Ziegler and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Steffen Abel

87 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

Early Genes and Auxin Action 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 2006 200 400 600
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.

  1. Early Genes and Auxin Action
    1996 614 citations Steffen Abel, Athanasios Theologis PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
  2. Glucosinolate metabolism and its control
    2006 541 citations Christopher S. Grubb, Steffen Abel Trends in Plant Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Steffen Abel United States 44 6.2k 4.2k 194 172 172 88 7.5k
David P. Dixon United Kingdom 36 3.6k 0.6× 4.1k 1.0× 125 0.6× 116 0.7× 171 1.0× 58 6.1k
Tony R. Larson United Kingdom 41 2.7k 0.4× 4.0k 1.0× 199 1.0× 192 1.1× 127 0.7× 93 6.6k
Miyako Kusano Japan 46 4.3k 0.7× 3.7k 0.9× 338 1.7× 101 0.6× 136 0.8× 125 6.7k
Meike Burow Denmark 39 3.3k 0.5× 3.4k 0.8× 143 0.7× 100 0.6× 75 0.4× 77 4.6k
Keiko Yonekura‐Sakakibara Japan 38 3.2k 0.5× 5.2k 1.2× 363 1.9× 136 0.8× 138 0.8× 53 6.6k
Jutta Ludwig‐Müller Germany 53 7.4k 1.2× 3.8k 0.9× 230 1.2× 78 0.5× 392 2.3× 213 8.6k
Paula Casati Argentina 39 3.6k 0.6× 3.7k 0.9× 316 1.6× 71 0.4× 143 0.8× 89 5.6k
Dean DellaPenna United States 59 4.6k 0.7× 7.4k 1.8× 301 1.6× 172 1.0× 112 0.7× 93 10.4k
Ian A. Dubery South Africa 44 4.5k 0.7× 2.4k 0.6× 625 3.2× 112 0.7× 410 2.4× 205 6.2k
Mariusz Kowalczyk Poland 27 3.7k 0.6× 3.1k 0.7× 280 1.4× 97 0.6× 50 0.3× 93 4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Steffen Abel

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Fields of papers citing papers by Steffen Abel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steffen Abel

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Abel, Steffen & Christin Naumann. (2024). Evolution of phosphate scouting in the terrestrial biosphere. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 379(1914). 20230355–20230355. 3 indexed citations
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Clúa, Joaquín, Evangelia Vogiatzaki, Jens Müller, et al.. (2022). Endoplasmic reticulum calnexins participate in the primary root growth response to phosphate deficiency. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 191(3). 1719–1733. 6 indexed citations
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Naumann, Christin, Wolfgang Brandt, Philipp Janitza, et al.. (2022). Bacterial-type ferroxidase tunes iron-dependent phosphate sensing during Arabidopsis root development. Current Biology. 32(10). 2189–2205.e6. 32 indexed citations
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Naumann, Christin, et al.. (2018). The Local Phosphate Deficiency Response Activates Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Dependent Autophagy. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 179(2). 460–476. 60 indexed citations
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Kumari, Pratibha, Birgit Möller, Yvonne Poeschl, et al.. (2018). Microtubule-associated protein IQ67 DOMAIN5 regulates morphogenesis of leaf pavement cells in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany. 70(2). 529–543. 37 indexed citations
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Bürstenbinder, Katharina, et al.. (2017). The IQD Family of Calmodulin-Binding Proteins Links Calcium Signaling to Microtubules, Membrane Subdomains, and the Nucleus. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 173(3). 1692–1708. 121 indexed citations
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Abel, Steffen. (2017). Phosphate scouting by root tips. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 39. 168–177. 94 indexed citations
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Ziegler, Jörg, Stephan Schmidt, Jens Müller, et al.. (2015). Non-targeted profiling of semi-polar metabolites in Arabidopsis root exudates uncovers a role for coumarin secretion and lignification during the local response to phosphate limitation. Journal of Experimental Botany. 67(5). 1421–1432. 85 indexed citations
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Erickson, Jessica Lee, Jörg Ziegler, David Guevara, et al.. (2014). Agrobacterium-derived cytokinin influences plastid morphology and starch accumulation in Nicotiana benthamiana during transient assays. BMC Plant Biology. 14(1). 127–127. 27 indexed citations
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Abel, Steffen. (2011). Phosphate sensing in root development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 14(3). 303–309. 74 indexed citations
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Adamson, Aaron W., et al.. (2009). ER-resident proteins PDR2 and LPR1 mediate the developmental response of root meristems to phosphate availability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(33). 14174–14179. 212 indexed citations
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Abel, Steffen, et al.. (2009). Autophagy Sustains the Arabidopsis Root Meristem during Phosphate Starvation. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 4 indexed citations
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Ticconi, Carlo & Steffen Abel. (2004). Short on phosphate: plant surveillance and countermeasures. Trends in Plant Science. 9(11). 548–555. 218 indexed citations
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Abel, Steffen, et al.. (2002). Phosphate sensing in higher plants. Physiologia Plantarum. 115(1). 1–8. 269 indexed citations
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Abel, Steffen & M Köck. (2001). Secretory Acid Ribonucleases from Tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 341. 351–368. 12 indexed citations
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Delatorre, Carla Andréa, et al.. (2000). Conditional identification of phosphate-starvation-response mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana. Planta. 211(1). 13–22. 71 indexed citations
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Abel, Steffen & Athanasios Theologis. (1995). A polymorphic bipartite motif signals nuclear targeting of early auxin‐inducible proteins related to PS‐IAA4 from pea (Pisum sativum). The Plant Journal. 8(1). 87–96. 77 indexed citations
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Back, D.J., J. Tjia, & Steffen Abel. (1992). Azoles, a48 llylamines and drug metabolism. British Journal of Dermatology. 126(s39). 14–18. 43 indexed citations

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