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Achim Walter

Achim Walter

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
58
Citations
12181
World Ranking
1345
National Ranking
32

Achim Walter publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Achim Walter sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 178 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Achim Walter D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Achim Walter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

His primary areas of study are Botany, Photosynthesis, Ecology, Growth rate and Arabidopsis thaliana. The various areas that Achim Walter examines in his Botany study include Wild type, Diel vertical migration, Arabidopsis and Nicotiana tabacum. His Photosynthesis study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Cytoplasm, Transcriptome, Gene expression and Cell growth.

His Ecology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Plant growth, Specific leaf area and Root growth. His Growth rate research focuses on subjects like Biological system, which are linked to Plant phenotyping, Plant traits, Data mining and Rhizotron. His Agronomy course of study focuses on Plant species and Nutrient.

His most cited work include:

  • Simultaneous phenotyping of leaf growth and chlorophyll fluorescence via GROWSCREEN FLUORO allows detection of stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana and other rosette plants. (205 citations)
  • Plant phenotyping: from bean weighing to image analysis (195 citations)
  • Environmental Effects on Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Leaf and Root Growth (183 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Achim Walter mainly investigates Botany, Agronomy, Canopy, Diel vertical migration and Horticulture. His work in Botany covers topics such as Arabidopsis thaliana which are related to areas like Arabidopsis. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Soil water and Nutrient.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Genetic variation and Remote sensing. Achim Walter has researched Diel vertical migration in several fields, including Nocturnal and Carbohydrate metabolism. Achim Walter focuses mostly in the field of Horticulture, narrowing it down to matters related to Relative growth rate and, in some cases, Seedling.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (38.22%)
  • Agronomy (28.27%)
  • Canopy (14.14%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Horticulture (14.14%)
  • Precision agriculture (7.33%)
  • Agronomy (28.27%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Achim Walter mainly focuses on Horticulture, Precision agriculture, Agronomy, Crop and Genetics. His study in the field of Dioscorea alata also crosses realms of Nadir, Nutritional status and Image based. His research integrates issues of Robotics and Aerial survey in his study of Precision agriculture.

He carries out multidisciplinary research, doing studies in Agronomy and Variable. Achim Walter has included themes like Ecosystem services, Spatial variability, Cover crop, Variable Rate Application and Species diversity in his Crop study. His Candidate gene research incorporates themes from Adaptation and Arabidopsis thaliana.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Precision Farming at the Nexus of Agricultural Production and the Environment (56 citations)
  • Spectral Vegetation Indices to Track Senescence Dynamics in Diverse Wheat Germplasm. (13 citations)
  • Assessment of Multi-Image Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Based High-Throughput Field Phenotyping of Canopy Temperature. (10 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

Achim Walter focuses on Precision agriculture, Remote sensing, Hyperspectral imaging, Crop and Weed. His study in Precision agriculture is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Robot, Artificial intelligence and Sustainability. His Remote sensing study combines topics in areas such as Pixel and Heritability.

He has included themes like Cross-validation, Multispectral image, Data mining, Classifier and Data-driven in his Hyperspectral imaging study. His Crop research includes themes of Sowing, Biomass, Ecosystem services, Cover crop and Species diversity. His Weed study incorporates themes from Agriculture, Food security, Canopy and Raw data.

Best Publications

  • The impact of network capabilities and entrepreneurial orientation on university spin-off performance

    Achim Walter;Michael Auer;Thomas Ritter

  • Value Creation in Buyer–Seller Relationships: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Results from a Supplier's Perspective

    Achim Walter;Thomas Ritter;Hans Georg Gemünden

  • Opinion: smart farming is key to developing sustainable agriculture.

    Achim Walter;Robert Finger;Robert Huber;Nina Buchmann

  • Functions of industrial supplier relationships and their impact on relationship quality

    Achim Walter;Thilo A Müller;Gabriele Helfert;Thomas Ritter

  • Precision Farming at the Nexus of Agricultural Production and the Environment

    Robert Finger;Scott M. Swinton;Nadja El Benni;Achim Walter

  • Plant phenotyping: from bean weighing to image analysis

    Achim Walter;Frank Liebisch;Andreas Hund

  • Simultaneous phenotyping of leaf growth and chlorophyll fluorescence via GROWSCREEN FLUORO allows detection of stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana and other rosette plants.

    Marcus Jansen;Frank Gilmer;Bernhard Biskup;Kerstin A Nagel

  • Redefining market orientation from a relationship perspective: Theoretical considerations and empirical results

    Gabriele Helfert;Thomas Ritter;Achim Walter

  • Nutrient acquisition from arable subsoils in temperate climates: A review

    Timo Kautz;Wulf Amelung;Frank Ewert;Thomas Gaiser

  • The influence of adaptations, trust, and commitment on value‐creating functions of customer relationships

    Achim Walter;Thomas Ritter

  • Hyperspectral Sensors and Imaging Technologies in Phytopathology: State of the Art.

    Anne-Katrin Mahlein;Matheus T. Kuska;Jan Behmann;Gerrit Polder

  • Temperature responses of roots: impact on growth, root system architecture and implications for phenotyping.

    Kerstin A. Nagel;Bernd Kastenholz;Siegfried Jahnke;Dagmar van Dusschoten

  • Environmental Effects on Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Leaf and Root Growth

    Achim Walter;Wendy K. Silk;Ulrich Schurr

  • WeedMap: A Large-Scale Semantic Weed Mapping Framework Using Aerial Multispectral Imaging and Deep Neural Network for Precision Farming

    Inkyu Sa;Marija Popovic;Raghav Khanna;Zetao Chen

  • Pathways for advancing pesticide policies

    Niklas Möhring;Karin Ingold;Karin Ingold;Per Kudsk;Fabrice Martin-Laurent

  • Dynamics of seedling growth acclimation towards altered light conditions can be quantified via GROWSCREEN: a setup and procedure designed for rapid optical phenotyping of different plant species.

    Achim Walter;Hanno Scharr;Frank Gilmer;Rainer Zierer

  • Dynamics of Leaf and Root Growth: Endogenous Control versus Environmental Impact

    Achim Walter;Ulrich Schurr

  • Feedbacks between soil penetration resistance, root architecture and water uptake limit water accessibility and crop growth – A vicious circle

    Tino Colombi;Tino Colombi;Lorena Chagas Torres;Achim Walter;Thomas Keller

  • Functional dynamics of plant growth and photosynthesis--from steady-state to dynamics--from homogeneity to heterogeneity.

    U. Schurr;A. Walter;U. Rascher

  • A method to construct dose–response curves for a wide range of environmental factors and plant traits by means of a meta-analysis of phenotypic data

    Hendrik Poorter;Ülo Niinemets;Achim Walter;Fabio Fiorani

  • The Effects of Elevated CO2 Concentration on Soybean Gene Expression. An Analysis of Growing and Mature Leaves

    Elizabeth A. Ainsworth;Alistair Rogers;Alistair Rogers;Lila O. Vodkin;Achim Walter

  • Remote, aerial phenotyping of maize traits with a mobile multi-sensor approach

    Frank Liebisch;Norbert Kirchgessner;David Schneider;Achim Walter

  • The ETH field phenotyping platform FIP: A cable-suspended multi-sensor system

    Norbert Kirchgessner;Frank Liebisch;Kang Yu;Johannes Pfeifer

  • Artificial macropores attract crop roots and enhance plant productivity on compacted soils.

    Tino Colombi;Serge Braun;Thomas Keller;Achim Walter

  • Spatio-temporal leaf growth patterns of Arabidopsis thaliana and evidence for sugar control of the diel leaf growth cycle

    A. Wiese;M. M. Christ;O. Virnich;U. Schurr

  • Adapting crop management practices to climate change: Modeling optimal solutions at the field scale

    Niklaus Lehmann;Robert Finger;Tommy Klein;Pierluigi Calanca

  • Leaf development in Ricinus communis during drought stress: dynamics of growth processes, of cellular structure and of sink–source transition

    U. Schurr;U. Heckenberger;K. Herdel;A. Walter

  • Diel time-courses of leaf growth in monocot and dicot species: endogenous rhythms and temperature effects

    Richard Poire;Anika Wiese-Klinkenberg;Boris Parent;Michael Mielewczik

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Schurr
Ulrich Schurr Forschungszentrum Jülich
Andreas Hund
Andreas Hund ETH Zurich
Kerstin Nagel
Kerstin Nagel Forschungszentrum Jülich
Bruno Studer
Bruno Studer ETH Zurich
Uwe Rascher
Uwe Rascher Forschungszentrum Jülich
Juan Nieto
Juan Nieto Microsoft (United States)
Thomas Keller
Thomas Keller Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Cyrill Stachniss
Cyrill Stachniss University of Bonn
Shizue Matsubara
Shizue Matsubara Forschungszentrum Jülich

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