Tesfaye Mengiste

10.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
75 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Tesfaye Mengiste is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tesfaye Mengiste has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Plant Science, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Tesfaye Mengiste's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (46 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (20 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (15 papers). Tesfaye Mengiste is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (46 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (20 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (15 papers). Tesfaye Mengiste collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Ethiopia. Tesfaye Mengiste's co-authors include Kristin Laluk, Synan F. AbuQamar, Synan Abu Qamar, Robert Dietrich, John M. Salmeron, Zhixiang Chen, Zuyu Zheng, Hongli Luo, Xi Chen and Zhibing Lai and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Tesfaye Mengiste

74 papers receiving 7.3k 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.

Arabidopsis WRKY33 transcription factor is required for resistance to necrotrophic fungal pathogens

2006 725 citations Tesfaye Mengiste et al. The Plant Journal profile →
Receptor-like Cytoplasmic Kinases Integrate Signaling from Multiple Plant Immune Receptors and Are Targeted by a Pseudomonas syringae Effector

2010 628 citations Jie Zhang, Wei Li et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →
Plant Immunity to Necrotrophs

2012 424 citations Tesfaye Mengiste Annual Review of Phytopathology profile →
Killing softly: a roadmap of Botrytis cinerea pathogenicity

2022 171 citations Kai Bi, Tesfaye Mengiste et al. Trends in Plant Science profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tesfaye Mengiste

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Deciphering the Mechanisms Regulating Variability in Induced Systemic Resistance Among Tomato Genotypes 2025 ·Phytopathology ·(unknown), Amit K. Jaiswal, Tesfaye Mengiste, James R. Myers, Lori Hoagland	0
2	GCN5‐related histone acetyltransferase HOOKLESS2 regulates fungal resistance and growth in tomato 2025 ·New Phytologist ·Namrata Jaiswal, Chao‐Jan Liao, (unknown), Tesfaye Mengiste	3
3	Genotype by environment interactions and stability for grain yield and other agronomic traits in selected sorghum genotypes in Ethiopia 2024 ·Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment ·(unknown), Firew Mekbib, (unknown), Zelalem Bekeko, Gezahegn Girma, Alemu Tirfessa, Getachew Ayana, Habte Nida, Tesfaye Mengiste	5
4	Haplotypes at the sorghum ARG4 and ARG5 NLR loci confer resistance to anthracnose 2023 ·The Plant Journal ·(unknown), Gezahegn Girma, Xiaochen Xu, Chao‐Jan Liao, Adedayo Adeyanju, (unknown), Sanghun Lee, (unknown), Gebisa Ejeta, Tesfaye Mengiste	4
5	Pathogenic strategies and immune mechanisms to necrotrophs: Differences and similarities to biotrophs and hemibiotrophs 2022 ·Current Opinion in Plant Biology ·Chao‐Jan Liao, (unknown), Amir Sharon, Tesfaye Mengiste	47
6	Improved pathogen and stress tolerance in tomato mutants of SET domain histone 3 lysine methyltransferases 2022 ·New Phytologist ·(unknown), Sanghun Lee, Tang Liang, Michael V. Mickelbart, Ying Li, Tesfaye Mengiste	20
7	Killing softly: a roadmap of Botrytis cinerea pathogenicity breakdown → 2022 ·Trends in Plant Science ·Kai Bi, (unknown), Tesfaye Mengiste, Amir Sharon	171
8	ANTHRACNOSE RESISTANCE GENE2 confers fungal resistance in sorghum 2022 ·The Plant Journal ·(unknown), Sanghun Lee, Chao‐Jan Liao, Adedayo Adeyanju, Matthew Helm, Damon Lisch, Tesfaye Mengiste	15
9	Regulation of plant immunity and growth by tomato receptor‐like cytoplasmic kinase TRK1 2021 ·New Phytologist ·Namrata Jaiswal, Chao‐Jan Liao, (unknown), Han Han, Sanghun Lee, Amir Sharon, Yun Zhou, Tesfaye Mengiste	22
10	Genome-wide association analysis reveals seed protein loci as determinants of variations in grain mold resistance in sorghum 2021 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·Habte Nida, Gezahegn Girma, (unknown), Alemu Tirfessa, Amare Seyoum, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Getachew Ayana, Tesfaye Tesso, Gebisa Ejeta, Tesfaye Mengiste	28
11	Broad-spectrum fungal resistance in sorghum is conferred through the complex regulation of an immune receptor gene embedded in a natural antisense transcript 2021 ·The Plant Cell ·Sanghun Lee, Fuyou Fu, Chao‐Jan Liao, (unknown), Adedayo Adeyanju, Gebisa Ejeta, Damon Lisch, Tesfaye Mengiste	27
12	CDK8 is associated with RAP2.6 and SnRK2.6 and positively modulates abscisic acid signaling and drought response in Arabidopsis 2020 ·New Phytologist ·Yingfang Zhu, Pengcheng Huang, Pengcheng Guo, Leelyn Chong, (unknown), Xiaoli Sun, Tao Hu, Yuan Li, Chuan‐Chih Hsu, Kai Tang, Yun Zhou, Chunzhao Zhao, Wei Gao, W. Andy Tao, Tesfaye Mengiste, Jian‐Kang Zhu	73
13	A comprehensive phenotypic and genomic characterization of Ethiopian sorghum germplasm defines core collection and reveals rich genetic potential in adaptive traits 2020 ·The Plant Genome ·Gezahegn Girma, Habte Nida, Alemu Tirfessa, Dagnachew Lule, (unknown), Amare Seyoum, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Getachew Ayana, Tesfaye Tesso, Gebisa Ejeta, Tesfaye Mengiste	28
14	Global mRNA and microRNA expression dynamics in response to anthracnose infection in sorghum 2020 ·BMC Genomics ·Fuyou Fu, Gezahegn Girma, Tesfaye Mengiste	20
15	Endosidin2-14 Targets the Exocyst Complex in Plants and Fungal Pathogens to Inhibit Exocytosis 2019 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Lei Huang, Xiaohui Li, Yang Li, Xianglin Yin, Yong Li, Bin Wu, Huaping Mo, Chao‐Jan Liao, Tesfaye Mengiste, Wei Guo, Mingji Dai, Chunhua Zhang	15
16	Tomato PEPR1 ORTHOLOG RECEPTOR-LIKE KINASE1 Regulates Responses to Systemin, Necrotrophic Fungi, and Insect Herbivory 2018 ·The Plant Cell ·(unknown), Chao‐Jan Liao, Namrata Jaiswal, Sanghun Lee, Dae‐Jin Yun, Sang Yeol Lee, (unknown), Ian Kaplan, Tesfaye Mengiste	43
17	Mutation in sorghum LOW GERMINATION STIMULANT 1 alters strigolactones and causes Striga resistance 2017 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Daniel Gobena, Mahdere Shimels, Patrick J. Rich, Carolien Ruyter‐Spira, Harro J. Bouwmeester, K. Satish, Tesfaye Mengiste, Gebisa Ejeta	158
18	Plant Immunity to Necrotrophs breakdown → 2012 ·Annual Review of Phytopathology ·Tesfaye Mengiste	424
19	Biochemical and Genetic Requirements for Function of the Immune Response Regulator BOTRYTIS-INDUCED KINASE1 in Plant Growth, Ethylene Signaling, and PAMP-Triggered Immunity in Arabidopsis 2011 ·The Plant Cell ·Kristin Laluk, Hongli Luo, Maofeng Chai, Rahul Dhawan, Zhibing Lai, Tesfaye Mengiste	120
20	Receptor-like Cytoplasmic Kinases Integrate Signaling from Multiple Plant Immune Receptors and Are Targeted by a Pseudomonas syringae Effector breakdown → 2010 ·Cell Host & Microbe ·Jie Zhang, Wei Li, T. Xiang, Zixu Liu, Kristin Laluk, Xiaojun Ding, Yan Zou, Minghui Gao, Xiaojuan Zhang, She Chen, Tesfaye Mengiste, Yuelin Zhang, Jian‐Min Zhou	628

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