Werner Heller

10.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
118 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Werner Heller is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Werner Heller has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Plant Science, 59 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Werner Heller's work include Plant Gene Expression Analysis (32 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (28 papers) and Light effects on plants (23 papers). Werner Heller is often cited by papers focused on Plant Gene Expression Analysis (32 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (28 papers) and Light effects on plants (23 papers). Werner Heller collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Werner Heller's co-authors include Heinrich Sandermann, Wolf Bors, Christa Michel, Manfred Sarán, Dieter Ernst, Christian Langebartels, Harald K. Seidlitz, Hans Grisebach, Klaus Hahlbrock and Jörg‐Peter Schnitzler and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Werner Heller

116 papers receiving 7.0k citations

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[36] Flavonoids as antioxidants: Determination of radical-scavenging efficiencies

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Werner Heller Germany	47	4.0k	3.4k	1.5k	689	563	118	7.3k
Massimiliano Tattini Italy	47	6.7k 1.7×	4.1k 1.2×	2.1k 1.4×	1.0k 1.5×	1.3k 2.4×	122	9.8k
Giovanni Agati Italy	40	4.7k 1.2×	2.9k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	648 0.9×	990 1.8×	130	7.4k
Dianna J. Bowles United Kingdom	47	5.0k 1.2×	6.1k 1.8×	523 0.4×	302 0.4×	437 0.8×	103	9.2k
Robert L. Last United States	60	8.0k 2.0×	8.6k 2.5×	823 0.6×	837 1.2×	486 0.9×	143	12.4k
Nicholas Smirnoff United Kingdom	59	14.0k 3.5×	7.2k 2.1×	1.5k 1.0×	1.3k 2.0×	1.0k 1.8×	136	19.0k
Virginia Lanzotti Italy	40	3.1k 0.8×	2.7k 0.8×	505 0.3×	437 0.6×	843 1.5×	166	6.0k
Heinrich Sandermann Germany	54	8.3k 2.1×	5.3k 1.6×	429 0.3×	814 1.2×	402 0.7×	252	12.9k
David Rhodes United States	48	4.5k 1.1×	3.6k 1.1×	254 0.2×	524 0.8×	464 0.8×	96	7.4k
Dorothea Tholl United States	35	3.1k 0.8×	5.0k 1.5×	573 0.4×	1.5k 2.2×	829 1.5×	55	7.7k
Monika Schreiner Germany	51	4.8k 1.2×	3.8k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	384 0.6×	1.2k 2.1×	205	7.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Werner Heller

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20 of 20 papers shown

Heller, Werner & G. Forkmann. (2017). Biosynthesis of flavonoids. 1. 499–535. 18 indexed citations

Zhang, Jiangli, Andreas Albert, Barbro Winkler, et al.. (2016). Nitric oxide‐fixation by non‐symbiotic haemoglobin proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana under N‐limited conditions. Plant Cell & Environment. 40(1). 36–50. 33 indexed citations

Zhao, Feng, Werner Heller, Jörg Durner, et al.. (2014). Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) pollen allergenicity: SuperSAGE transcriptomic analysis upon elevated CO2 and drought stress. BMC Plant Biology. 14(1). 176–176. 83 indexed citations

Kanter, Ulrike, Werner Heller, Jörg Durner, et al.. (2013). Molecular and Immunological Characterization of Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) Pollen after Exposure of the Plants to Elevated Ozone over a Whole Growing Season. PLoS ONE. 8(4). e61518–e61518. 55 indexed citations

Heller, Werner, et al.. (2010). Désinfection de la semence de basilic: un vrai défi. Agrarforschung Schweiz. 1(5). 190–193. 3 indexed citations

Knappe, Claudia, Marion Wenig, Karl‐Heinz Häberle, et al.. (2009). Ozone fumigation (twice ambient) reduces leaf infestation following natural and artificial inoculation by the endophytic fungus Apiognomonia errabunda of adult European beech trees. Environmental Pollution. 158(4). 1043–1050. 17 indexed citations

Mittelstraß, Kirstin, et al.. (2006). Modification of Primary and Secondary Metabolism of Potato Plants by Nitrogen Application Differentially Affects Resistance to Phytophthora infestans and Alternaria solani. Plant Biology. 8(5). 653–661. 42 indexed citations

Aneja, Manish K., Shilpi Sharma, Frank Fleischmann, et al.. (2006). Microbial Colonization of Beech and Spruce Litter—Influence of Decomposition Site and Plant Litter Species on the Diversity of Microbial Community. Microbial Ecology. 52(1). 127–135. 177 indexed citations

Heller, Werner, et al.. (2000). Compost and raised bed cultivation for preventing raspberry root disease.. 1 indexed citations

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Heller, Werner. (2000). Chalaropsis thielavioides and Thielaviopsis basicola: underestimated pathogens of carrots?. 7(9). 420–423. 1 indexed citations

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Heller, Werner, et al.. (2000). A simple and efficient protocol for isolation of functional RNA from plant tissues rich in secondary metabolites. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 18(1). 33–39. 165 indexed citations

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Langebartels, Christian, Werner Heller, Heinrich Sandermann, M. Schraudner, & Madeleine Ernst. (2000). Oxidative stress and defense reactions in plants exposed to air pollutants and UV-B radiation. JuSER (Forschungszentrum Jülich). 61 indexed citations

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Mock, Hans‐Peter, Werner Heller, Antonio Molina, et al.. (1999). Expression of Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase or Coproporphyrinogen Oxidase Antisense RNA in Tobacco Induces Pathogen Defense Responses Conferring Increased Resistance to Tobacco Mosaic Virus. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(7). 4231–4238. 69 indexed citations

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Sandermann, Heinrich, Dieter Ernst, Werner Heller, & Christian Langebartels. (1998). Ozone: An abiotic elicitor of plant defence reactions. Trends in Plant Science. 3(2). 47–50. 277 indexed citations

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Baumbusch, Lars O., Monika Eiblmeier, Jörg‐Peter Schnitzler, et al.. (1998). Interactive effects of ozone and low UV‐B radiation on antioxidants in spruce (Picea abies) and pine (Pinus sylvestris) needles. Physiologia Plantarum. 104(2). 248–254. 28 indexed citations

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Sandermann, Heinrich, Werner Heller, Norbert Hertkorn, et al.. (1998). A New Intermediate in the Mineralization of 3,4-Dichloroaniline by the White Rot Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 64(9). 3305–3312. 11 indexed citations

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Schnitzler, Jörg‐Peter, Tim P. Jungblut, Werner Heller, et al.. (1996). Tissue localization of u.v.‐B‐screening pigments and of chalcone synthase mRNA in needles of Scots pine seedlings. New Phytologist. 132(2). 247–258. 158 indexed citations

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Ernst, Dieter, et al.. (1994). Biochemical Plant Responses to Ozone (IV. Cross-Induction of Defensive Pathways in Parsley (Petroselinum crispum L.) Plants). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 104(1). 67–74. 115 indexed citations

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Bonello, Pierluigi, Werner Heller, & Heinrich Sandermann. (1993). Ozone effects on root‐disease susceptibility and defence responses in mycorrhizal and non‐mycorrhizal seedlings of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.). New Phytologist. 124(4). 653–663. 52 indexed citations

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Heller, Werner, et al.. (1991). Biochemical Plant Responses to Ozone. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 97(4). 1280–1286. 137 indexed citations

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