Walter J. Horst

16.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
160 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

Walter J. Horst is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter J. Horst has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Plant Science, 25 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 19 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Walter J. Horst's work include Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (88 papers), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (72 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (57 papers). Walter J. Horst is often cited by papers focused on Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (88 papers), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (72 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (57 papers). Walter J. Horst collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Colombia and China. Walter J. Horst's co-authors include İsmail Çakmak, H. Marschner, Dejene Eticha, Mayandi Sivaguru, Franz Wiesler, Yunxia Wang, Angelika Staß, Nicole Schmohl, Idupulapati M. Rao and Alexander H. Wissemeier and has published in prestigious journals such as The Plant Cell, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Walter J. Horst

160 papers receiving 10.9k citations

Hit Papers

Effect of aluminium on li... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1991 2010 1986 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Effect of aluminium on lipid peroxidation, superoxide dismutase, catalase, and peroxidase activities in root tips of soybean (Glycine max)
    1991 1.5k citations Walter J. Horst et al. Physiologia Plantarum profile →
  2. Biofortification and Localization of Zinc in Wheat Grain
    2010 441 citations Walter J. Horst et al. profile →
  3. Root‐induced changes in the rhizosphere: Importance for the mineral nutrition of plants
    1986 357 citations Walter J. Horst et al. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walter J. Horst Germany 57 10.6k 1.2k 1.1k 1.1k 938 160 11.5k
Emmanuel Delhaize Australia 54 12.1k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 593 0.5× 1.6k 1.5× 951 1.0× 108 13.5k
Peter R. Ryan Australia 53 11.4k 1.1× 962 0.8× 516 0.5× 1.5k 1.4× 907 1.0× 115 12.6k
Zdenko Rengel Australia 47 6.5k 0.6× 1.9k 1.5× 1.3k 1.2× 494 0.5× 589 0.6× 122 7.5k
Ernest A. Kirkby United Kingdom 33 6.4k 0.6× 1.9k 1.5× 951 0.9× 374 0.3× 593 0.6× 50 8.2k
H. Marschner Germany 60 11.4k 1.1× 3.1k 2.4× 859 0.8× 531 0.5× 899 1.0× 220 13.3k
Charlotte Poschenrieder Spain 59 8.9k 0.8× 580 0.5× 365 0.3× 846 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 194 11.4k
Konrad Mengel Germany 32 4.4k 0.4× 1.7k 1.3× 719 0.7× 404 0.4× 432 0.5× 61 6.0k
Herbert J. Kronzucker Canada 59 10.9k 1.0× 2.2k 1.7× 657 0.6× 178 0.2× 1.5k 1.6× 165 13.2k
Ren Fang Shen China 45 5.1k 0.5× 851 0.7× 218 0.2× 538 0.5× 694 0.7× 207 6.5k
Manzer H. Siddiqui Saudi Arabia 53 7.6k 0.7× 716 0.6× 638 0.6× 171 0.2× 1.3k 1.3× 320 9.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Peng, Ning Wan, Walter J. Horst, & Zhong‐Bao Yang. (2023). From stress to responses: aluminium-induced signalling in the root apex. Journal of Experimental Botany. 74(5). 1358–1371. 12 indexed citations
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Blamey, F. P. C., David Paterson, Adam Walsh, et al.. (2018). Time-resolved X-ray fluorescence analysis of element distribution and concentration in living plants: An example using manganese toxicity in cowpea leaves. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 156. 151–160. 18 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhong‐Bao, Chunmei He, Feng Zhang, et al.. (2014). TAA1-Regulated Local Auxin Biosynthesis in the Root-Apex Transition Zone Mediates the Aluminum-Induced Inhibition of Root Growth in Arabidopsis      . The Plant Cell. 26(7). 2889–2904. 175 indexed citations
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Smit, Inga, et al.. (2013). Nitrogen fertilisation increases biogenic amines and amino acid concentrations in Vitis vinifera var. Riesling musts and wines. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 94(10). 2064–2072. 21 indexed citations
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Worku, Mosisa, Marianne Bänziger, Gunda Schulte auf’m Erley, et al.. (2012). Nitrogen efficiency as related to dry matter partitioning and root system size in tropical mid-altitude maize hybrids under different levels of nitrogen stress. Field Crops Research. 130. 57–67. 38 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhong‐Bao, Dejene Eticha, Alfonso Albacete, et al.. (2012). Physiological and molecular analysis of the interaction between aluminium toxicity and drought stress in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). Journal of Experimental Botany. 63(8). 3109–3125. 58 indexed citations
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Führs, Hendrik, André Specht, Alexander Erban, Joachim Kopka, & Walter J. Horst. (2011). Functional associations between the metabolome and manganese tolerance in Vigna unguiculata. Journal of Experimental Botany. 63(1). 329–340. 27 indexed citations
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Rao, Idupulapati M., Peter Wenzl, John W. Miles, et al.. (2008). Advances in developing screening methods and improving aluminum resistance in common bean and Brachiaria. Current Agricultural Science and Technology. 14(4). 569–576. 5 indexed citations
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Tagne, Appolinaire, et al.. (2006). Identification de groupes hétérotiques pour la tolérance du maïs (Zea mays L.) aux sols acides des tropiques. Cahiers Agricultures. 15(4). 337–346. 6 indexed citations
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Jemo, Martin, Robert Clement Abaidoo, C. Nolte, & Walter J. Horst. (2006). Aluminum resistance of cowpea as affected by phosphorus-deficiency stress. Journal of Plant Physiology. 164(4). 442–451. 41 indexed citations
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Jibrin, Jibrin Mohammed, et al.. (2002). Effect of Cover Crops, Lime and Rock Phosphate on Maize (Zea mays L.) in an Acidic Soil of Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (University of Kassel). 103(2). 169–176. 3 indexed citations
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León, Carlos De, et al.. (2002). Assessment of aluminum sensitivity of maize cultivars using roots of intact plants and excised root tips. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 165(3). 357–365. 24 indexed citations
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Horst, Walter J., Mahmoud Kamh, Jibrin Mohammed Jibrin, & V. O. Chude. (2001). Agronomic measures for increasing P availability to crops. Plant and Soil. 237(2). 211–223. 155 indexed citations
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Horst, Walter J., et al.. (1999). Physiology of manganese toxicity and tolerance in Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 162(3). 263–274. 103 indexed citations
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Blume, Hans‐Peter & Walter J. Horst. (1997). 75 years Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science — Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde. 160(1). 3–3. 5 indexed citations
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Horst, Walter J.. (1987). Aluminium tolerance and calcium efficiency of cowpea genotypes. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 10(9-16). 1121–1129. 35 indexed citations
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Horst, Walter J.. (1982). Quick screening of cowpea genotypes for manganese tolerance during vegetative and reproductive growth. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde. 145(5). 423–435. 15 indexed citations
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Horst, Walter J.. (1980). Genotypic differences in the manganese tolerance of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata).. 54. 377–392. 7 indexed citations

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