Ulrich Schaffrath

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Ulrich Schaffrath is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulrich Schaffrath has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Plant Science, 32 papers in Molecular Biology and 32 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ulrich Schaffrath's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (42 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (31 papers) and Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (12 papers). Ulrich Schaffrath is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (42 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (31 papers) and Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (12 papers). Ulrich Schaffrath collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Ulrich Schaffrath's co-authors include Birgit Jarosch, Uwe Conrath, Félix Mauch, Mari‐Anne Newman, Alain Pugin, David Wendehenne, Gábor Jakab, Laurent Zimmerli, Marı́a J. Pozo and Vı́ctor Flors and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Ulrich Schaffrath

70 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Priming: Getting Ready for Battle 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Priming: Getting Ready for Battle
    2006 1.1k citations Uwe Conrath, Félix Mauch et al. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ulrich Schaffrath Germany 29 3.1k 1.1k 611 305 187 71 3.4k
Laurent Zimmerli Taiwan 27 4.4k 1.4× 1.3k 1.2× 498 0.8× 326 1.1× 212 1.1× 34 4.8k
Xiu‐Fang Xin China 19 4.0k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 441 0.7× 392 1.3× 182 1.0× 35 4.4k
Giorgio Gambino Italy 30 2.7k 0.9× 1.4k 1.3× 331 0.5× 303 1.0× 121 0.6× 83 3.2k
Ramesh Raina United States 22 1.9k 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 296 0.5× 309 1.0× 171 0.9× 39 2.3k
Jafargholi Imani Germany 26 1.8k 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 356 0.6× 300 1.0× 127 0.7× 63 2.4k
Estrella Luna United Kingdom 22 3.0k 1.0× 785 0.7× 281 0.5× 335 1.1× 265 1.4× 33 3.3k
Wendy E. Durrant United States 9 3.0k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 382 0.6× 204 0.7× 105 0.6× 9 3.3k
Christopher J. Ridout United Kingdom 20 1.9k 0.6× 890 0.8× 374 0.6× 284 0.9× 104 0.6× 36 2.4k
D. J. Maclean Australia 27 3.1k 1.0× 1.4k 1.3× 850 1.4× 400 1.3× 151 0.8× 64 3.7k
Dieuwertje van der Does Netherlands 11 3.1k 1.0× 968 0.9× 269 0.4× 707 2.3× 258 1.4× 12 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ulrich Schaffrath

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ulrich Schaffrath

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ulrich Schaffrath

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Greenwood, Julian R., Samuel de Paula, E. M. England, et al.. (2025). Plant pathogenic fungi hijack phosphate signaling with conserved enzymatic effectors. Science. 387(6737). 955–962. 12 indexed citations
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Godoy, C. V., M. C. Meyer, Kerry F. Pedley, et al.. (2025). Analysis of the genetic diversity of the soybean rust pathogen Phakopsora pachyrhizi reveals two major evolutionary lineages. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 179. 103990–103990. 1 indexed citations
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Weiergräber, Oliver H., et al.. (2022). The Crystal Structure of the Defense Conferring Rice Protein OsJAC1 Reveals a Carbohydrate Binding Site on the Dirigent-like Domain. Biomolecules. 12(8). 1126–1126. 4 indexed citations
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Weiergräber, Oliver H., et al.. (2021). Biochemical and Initial Structural Characterization of the Monocot Chimeric Jacalin OsJAC1. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(11). 5639–5639. 6 indexed citations
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Weber, Sophie, et al.. (2021). An illuminated respiratory activity monitoring system identifies priming-active compounds in plant seedlings. BMC Plant Biology. 21(1). 324–324. 3 indexed citations
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Loehrer, Marco, et al.. (2021). Gene deletion and constitutive expression of the pectate lyase gene 1 (MoPL1) lead to diminished virulence of Magnaporthe oryzae. The Journal of Microbiology. 60(1). 79–88. 15 indexed citations
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Grüner, Katrin, Johanna Acevedo‐Garcia, Michael Habig, et al.. (2020). Evidence for Allele-Specific Levels of Enhanced Susceptibility of Wheat mlo Mutants to the Hemibiotrophic Fungal Pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae pv. Triticum. Genes. 11(5). 517–517. 16 indexed citations
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Schaffrath, Ulrich, Lothar Vogel, & Marco Loehrer. (2020). First Report of Boeremia exigua var. exigua Causing Black Spot-Like Symptoms on Commercially Grown Soybean in Germany. Plant Disease. 105(1). 219–219. 4 indexed citations
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Kusch, Stefan, et al.. (2020). Ultraviolet Mutagenesis Coupled with Next-Generation Sequencing as a Method for Functional Interrogation of Powdery Mildew Genomes. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 33(8). 1008–1021. 9 indexed citations
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Stefanato, Francesca L., Sajid Rehman, Graham McGrann, et al.. (2017). A comparative analysis of nonhost resistance across the two Triticeae crop species wheat and barley. BMC Plant Biology. 17(1). 232–232. 18 indexed citations
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Schaffrath, Ulrich, et al.. (2017). An Update on Jacalin-Like Lectins and Their Role in Plant Defense. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18(7). 1592–1592. 72 indexed citations
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Loehrer, Marco, Caspar Langenbach, Katharina Goellner, Uwe Conrath, & Ulrich Schaffrath. (2008). Characterization of Nonhost Resistance of Arabidopsis to the Asian Soybean Rust. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 21(11). 1421–1430. 70 indexed citations
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Zellerhoff, Nina, Ulrich Schaffrath, Göetz Hensel, et al.. (2008). Constitutively activated barley ROPs modulate epidermal cell size, defense reactions and interactions with fungal leaf pathogens. Plant Cell Reports. 27(12). 1877–1887. 45 indexed citations
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Jansen, Marcus, Alan Slusarenko, & Ulrich Schaffrath. (2006). Competence of roots for race‐specific resistance and the induction of acquired resistance against Magnaporthe oryzae. Molecular Plant Pathology. 7(3). 191–195. 13 indexed citations
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Schaffrath, Ulrich, et al.. (1995). An elicitor from Pyricularia oryzae induces resistance responses in rice: isolation, characterization and physiological properties. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 46(4). 293–307. 26 indexed citations

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