Thomas Roitsch

13.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
158 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas Roitsch is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Roitsch has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Plant Science, 63 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Thomas Roitsch's work include Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (50 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (41 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (26 papers). Thomas Roitsch is often cited by papers focused on Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (50 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (41 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (26 papers). Thomas Roitsch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Denmark and Czechia. Thomas Roitsch's co-authors include Maricruz González, Alok Sinha, Susanne Berger, Dietmute E. Godt, Rainer Ehneß, Dominik K. Großkinsky, Reinhard K. Proels, Marc Goetz, Astrid Wingler and Eric van der Graaff and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Roitsch

155 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Function and regulation of plant invertases: sweet sensations

2004 724 citations Thomas Roitsch, Maricruz González profile →
Plant physiology meets phytopathology: plant primary metabolism and plant pathogen interactions

2007 623 citations Alok Sinha, Thomas Roitsch et al. Journal of Experimental Botany profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Roitsch Germany	53	8.5k	3.7k	659	524	491	158	10.0k
Yehua He China	15	8.0k 0.9×	7.6k 2.1×	372 0.6×	360 0.7×	480 1.0×	39	12.1k
Manoj Prasad India	56	8.0k 0.9×	4.0k 1.1×	350 0.5×	292 0.6×	483 1.0×	222	10.0k
Margaret H. Frank United States	15	7.2k 0.8×	6.3k 1.7×	297 0.5×	397 0.8×	385 0.8×	29	10.4k
Dae‐Jin Yun South Korea	74	12.3k 1.5×	10.0k 2.7×	327 0.5×	625 1.2×	297 0.6×	265	16.4k
Norbert Sauer Germany	62	10.8k 1.3×	5.2k 1.4×	291 0.4×	589 1.1×	398 0.8×	142	12.2k
Chengcai Chu China	80	16.7k 2.0×	7.4k 2.0×	665 1.0×	241 0.5×	286 0.6×	248	19.1k
Wolf‐Rüdiger Scheible Germany	51	14.8k 1.7×	7.7k 2.1×	253 0.4×	457 0.9×	401 0.8×	80	17.3k
Paul M. Hasegawa United States	53	10.8k 1.3×	6.5k 1.8×	195 0.3×	507 1.0×	408 0.8×	109	13.2k
Luigi Cattivelli Italy	54	8.2k 1.0×	2.8k 0.8×	552 0.8×	333 0.6×	671 1.4×	219	9.8k
Mukesh Jain India	52	8.6k 1.0×	6.4k 1.7×	216 0.3×	261 0.5×	277 0.6×	147	12.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Roitsch

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Roitsch

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Jiménez, Juan de la Cruz, et al.. (2025). Stele tissues of chickpea roots show higher metabolic activity than the cortex, independent of external O ₂ supply. New Phytologist. 249(3). 1360–1372.

Amby, Daniel Buchvaldt, Jesper Cairo Westergaard, Dominik K. Großkinsky, et al.. (2025). The PhenoLab – an automated, high-throughput phenotyping platform for analyzing development, abiotic stress responses and pathogen infection in model and crop plants. Smart Agricultural Technology. 11. 100845–100845. 1 indexed citations

Jensen, Birgit, et al.. (2024). Enzyme regulation patterns in fungal inoculated wheat may reflect resistance and tolerance towards an insect herbivore. Journal of Plant Physiology. 300. 154298–154298. 3 indexed citations

González, Maricruz, Thomas Roitsch, & Chandana Pandey. (2024). Antioxidant Responses and Redox Regulation Within Plant-Beneficial Microbe Interaction. Antioxidants. 13(12). 1553–1553. 3 indexed citations

Dermastia, Marina, Tjaša Lukan, Anna Coll, et al.. (2023). Candidate pathogenicity factor/effector proteins of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ modulate plant carbohydrate metabolism, accelerate the ascorbate–glutathione cycle, and induce autophagosomes. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1232367–1232367. 1 indexed citations

Dermastia, Marina, Blaž Škrlj, Monika Riedle‐Bauer, et al.. (2021). Differential Response of Grapevine to Infection with ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ in Early and Late Growing Season through Complex Regulation of mRNA and Small RNA Transcriptomes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(7). 3531–3531. 11 indexed citations

Škrlj, Blaž, Marus̆a Pompe‐Novak, Günter Brader, et al.. (2021). New Cross-Talks between Pathways Involved in Grapevine Infection with ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ Revealed by Temporal Network Modelling. Plants. 10(4). 646–646. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Aizheng, Saqib Saleem Akhtar, Qiang Fu, et al.. (2020). Burkholderia Phytofirmans PsJN Stimulate Growth and Yield of Quinoa under Salinity Stress. Plants. 9(6). 672–672. 37 indexed citations

Albacete, Alfonso, Britta Schulz, Wolfgang Koch, et al.. (2020). Early‐stage sugar beet taproot development is characterized by three distinct physiological phases. Plant Direct. 4(7). e00221–e00221. 23 indexed citations

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Roitsch, Thomas, et al.. (2016). Metabolic Consequences of Infection of Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cv. “Modra frankinja” with Flavescence Dorée Phytoplasma. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. 711–711. 48 indexed citations

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Hyun, Tae Kyung, Seung Hee Eom, Chang Min Yu, & Thomas Roitsch. (2010). Hovenia dulcis– An Asian Traditional Herb. Planta Medica. 76(10). 943–949. 95 indexed citations

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Schaarschmidt, Sara, Maricruz González, Thomas Roitsch, et al.. (2007). Regulation of Arbuscular Mycorrhization by Carbon. The Symbiotic Interaction Cannot Be Improved by Increased Carbon Availability Accomplished by Root-Specifically Enhanced Invertase Activity. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 143(4). 1827–1840. 57 indexed citations

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Schaarschmidt, Sara, et al.. (2007). Regulation of Arbuscular Mycorrhization by Carbon. The Symbiotic Interaction Cannot Be Improved by Increased Carbon Availability Accomplished by Root-Specifically Enhanced Invertase Activity. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 143(4). 1827–1840. 58 indexed citations

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Schaarschmidt, Sara, Thomas Roitsch, & Bettina Hause. (2006). Arbuscular mycorrhiza induces gene expression of the apoplastic invertase LIN6 in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) roots. Journal of Experimental Botany. 57(15). 4015–4023. 98 indexed citations

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Roitsch, Thomas, et al.. (2006). Cytoplasmic, genic and transgene induced male sterility.. 512–522. 2 indexed citations

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González, Maricruz, Tahira Fatima, Taek‐Kyun Lee, et al.. (2004). Extracellular Invertase Is an Essential Component of Cytokinin-Mediated Delay of Senescence[W]. The Plant Cell. 16(5). 1276–1287. 289 indexed citations

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Link, Vinzenz, et al.. (2002). Biochemical Evidence for the Activation of Distinct Subsets of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases by Voltage and Defense-Related Stimuli. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 128(1). 271–281. 39 indexed citations

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Sinha, Alok & Thomas Roitsch. (2001). Effect of Different Sugars on Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Photoautotrophic Tomato Suspension Cell Cultures. Photosynthetica. 39(4). 611–614. 9 indexed citations

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Roitsch, Thomas, et al.. (2000). Regulation and function of extracellular invertase from higher plants in relation to assimilate partitioning, stress responses and sugar signalling. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 27(9). 815–825. 64 indexed citations

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Roitsch, Thomas, Shouguang Jin, & Eugene W. Nester. (1994). The binding site of the transcriptional activator VirG from Agrobacterium comprises both conserved and specific nonconserved sequences. FEBS Letters. 338(2). 127–132. 6 indexed citations

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