Thomas Kraft

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Thomas Kraft is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Kraft has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Plant Science, 11 papers in Genetics and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Kraft's work include Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (10 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (8 papers) and Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (7 papers). Thomas Kraft is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (10 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (8 papers) and Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (7 papers). Thomas Kraft collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Germany and Switzerland. Thomas Kraft's co-authors include Nils‐Otto Nilsson, Pierre A. Pin, Dominique Bonnet, J. Gielen, Reyes Benlloch, Ove Nilsson, Tobias Würschum, Mats Hansen, Torbjörn Säll and Heinz Himmelbauer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Kraft

27 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

The genome of the recently domesticated crop plant sugar ... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400
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. The genome of the recently domesticated crop plant sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)
    2013 478 citations Juliane C. Dohm, André E. Minoche et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Kraft Sweden 18 1.3k 596 438 93 86 27 1.6k
Mauricio La Rota United States 9 1.1k 0.9× 668 1.1× 434 1.0× 156 1.7× 43 0.5× 9 1.5k
Britta Schulz Germany 19 979 0.7× 378 0.6× 333 0.8× 63 0.7× 74 0.9× 29 1.1k
Gerhard Wenzel Germany 27 1.4k 1.1× 643 1.1× 374 0.9× 70 0.8× 85 1.0× 45 1.6k
Siva P. Kumpatla United States 21 1.6k 1.2× 937 1.6× 411 0.9× 62 0.7× 57 0.7× 36 2.0k
Jeremy D. Edwards United States 16 1.4k 1.1× 502 0.8× 518 1.2× 62 0.7× 41 0.5× 42 1.7k
Petra Wolters United States 17 1.4k 1.1× 290 0.5× 451 1.0× 67 0.7× 153 1.8× 31 1.5k
Uri Lavi Israel 22 1.1k 0.8× 515 0.9× 628 1.4× 97 1.0× 102 1.2× 35 1.5k
Gaëtan Droc France 27 2.0k 1.5× 1.1k 1.8× 534 1.2× 142 1.5× 72 0.8× 54 2.4k
M. K. Slocum United States 15 1.3k 0.9× 571 1.0× 611 1.4× 142 1.5× 48 0.6× 19 1.5k
Jeroen Rouppe van der Voort Netherlands 20 1.2k 0.9× 221 0.4× 407 0.9× 53 0.6× 121 1.4× 26 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Kraft

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Kraft

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Kraft. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Kraft 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 Thomas Kraft. Thomas Kraft 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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Holmquist, Louise, et al.. (2020). Major latex protein-like encoding genes contribute to Rhizoctonia solani defense responses in sugar beet. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 296(1). 155–164. 35 indexed citations
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Gil, J., Sebastian Liebe, Heike Thiel, et al.. (2018). Massive up‐regulation of LBD transcription factors and EXPANSINs highlights the regulatory programs of rhizomania disease. Molecular Plant Pathology. 19(10). 2333–2348. 28 indexed citations
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Weißhaar, Bernd, Heinz Himmelbauer, Thomas Schmidt, et al.. (2016). Sugar Beet BeetMap-3, and Steps to Improve the Genome Assembly and Genome Sequence Annotation (W875). PUB – Publications at Bielefeld University (Bielefeld University). 1 indexed citations
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Pin, Pierre A., Thomas Kraft, Juliane C. Dohm, et al.. (2014). Differential Expression Patterns of Non-Symbiotic Hemoglobins in Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris). Plant and Cell Physiology. 55(4). 834–844. 19 indexed citations
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Würschum, Tobias & Thomas Kraft. (2014). Evaluation of multi-locus models for genome-wide association studies: a case study in sugar beet. Heredity. 114(3). 281–290. 13 indexed citations
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Holtgräwe, Daniela, Thomas Rosleff Sörensen, Prisca Viehöver, et al.. (2014). Reliable In Silico Identification of Sequence Polymorphisms and Their Application for Extending the Genetic Map of Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris). PLoS ONE. 9(10). e110113–e110113. 15 indexed citations
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Würschum, Tobias & Thomas Kraft. (2013). Cross-validation in association mapping and its relevance for the estimation of QTL parameters of complex traits. Heredity. 112(4). 463–468. 35 indexed citations
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Dohm, Juliane C., André E. Minoche, Daniela Holtgräwe, et al.. (2013). The genome of the recently domesticated crop plant sugar beet (Beta vulgaris). Nature. 505(7484). 546–549. 478 indexed citations breakdown →
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Würschum, Tobias, Jochen C. Reif, Thomas Kraft, G. J. W. Janssen, & Yusheng Zhao. (2013). Genomic selection in sugar beet breeding populations. BMC Genetics. 14(1). 85–85. 89 indexed citations
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Kraft, Thomas, et al.. (2013). Less After-the-Fact: Investigative visual analysis of events from streaming twitter. 95–103. 22 indexed citations
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Würschum, Tobias, et al.. (2011). Genome-wide association mapping of agronomic traits in sugar beet. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 123(7). 1121–1131. 52 indexed citations
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Pin, Pierre A., Reyes Benlloch, Dominique Bonnet, et al.. (2010). An Antagonistic Pair of FT Homologs Mediates the Control of Flowering Time in Sugar Beet. Science. 330(6009). 1397–1400. 364 indexed citations
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Grimmer, M. K., Thomas Kraft, Sally Francis, & M. J. C. Asher. (2008). QTL mapping of BNYVV resistance from the WB258 source in sugar beet. Plant Breeding. 127(6). 650–652. 22 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Nils‐Otto, et al.. (2005). QTL mapping of BNYVV resistance from the WB41 source in sugar beet. Genome. 48(2). 279–285. 62 indexed citations
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Hansen, Mats, et al.. (2001). Linkage disequilibrium mapping of the bolting gene in sea beet using AFLP markers. Genetics Research. 77(1). 61–66. 59 indexed citations
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Kraft, Thomas, Mats Hansen, & Nils‐Otto Nilsson. (2000). Linkage disequilibrium and fingerprinting in sugar beet. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 101(3). 323–326. 42 indexed citations
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Kraft, Thomas & Torbjörn Säll. (1999). An evaluation of the use of pooled samples in studies of genetic variation. Heredity. 82(5). 488–494. 21 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Nils‐Otto, et al.. (1999). QTL analysis of Cercospora leaf spot resistance in sugar beet. Plant Breeding. 118(4). 327–334. 30 indexed citations
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Hansen, Mats, et al.. (1999). Evaluation of AFLP in Beta. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 98(6-7). 845–852. 75 indexed citations
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Jönsson, Rickard, Torbjörn Säll, Thomas Kraft, & M. Gustafsson. (1999). Inheritance of resistance to Pyrenophora teres f. teres in spring barley. Plant Breeding. 118(4). 313–317. 15 indexed citations

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