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Albrecht E. Melchinger

Albrecht E. Melchinger

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Germany
2025
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Genetics
Germany
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
104
Citations
36793
World Ranking
650
National Ranking
52

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
105
Citations
37309
World Ranking
125
National Ranking
15

Albrecht E. Melchinger 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 Albrecht E. Melchinger sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 409 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Albrecht E. Melchinger D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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This scientist: 105 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
  • 2004 - Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)

Overview

Albrecht E. Melchinger is affiliated with the University of Hohenheim in Germany. Their research focuses primarily on genetics, plant science, and agronomy, with a particular emphasis on genetic mapping, diversity in plants, and genetics and plant breeding.

The fields of study addressed by Melchinger include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Their subfields of study highlight a concentration in:

  • Genetics
  • Plant Science
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Analytical Chemistry

Key topics covered in Melchinger's research are:

  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
  • Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Chris-Carolin Schön
  • Milena Ouzunova
  • Manfred Mayer
  • Thomas Presterl
  • Armin C. Hölker

Melchinger's work has appeared regularly in several publication venues, notably:

  • Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Nature Communications
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Data in Brief
  • Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Selected recent papers include:

  • Discovery of beneficial haplotypes for complex traits in maize landraces (2020), Nature Communications
  • Unraveling the potential of phenomic selection within and among diverse breeding material of maize (Zea mays L.) (2022), G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Exploiting genetic diversity in two European maize landraces for improving Gibberella ear rot resistance using genomic tools (2020), Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Calibration and validation of predicted genomic breeding values in an advanced cycle maize population (2021), Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Flint maize root mycorrhization and organic acid exudates under phosphorus deficiency: Trends in breeding lines and doubled haploid lines from landraces (2021), Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

The scientist has been recognized with fellowships from professional societies, including:

  • Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), 2009
  • Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), 2004

Best Publications

  • Quantifying novel sequence variation and selective advantage in synthetic hexaploid wheats and their backcross-derived lines using SSR markers

    Pingzhi Zhang;S. Dreisigacker;A. E. Melchinger;J. C. Reif

  • BLUP for phenotypic selection in plant breeding and variety testing

    H. P. Piepho;J. Möhring;A. E. Melchinger;A. Büchse

  • Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL) Mapping Using Different Testers and Independent Population Samples in Maize Reveals Low Power of QTL Detection and Large Bias in Estimates of QTL Effects

    A E Melchinger;H F Utz;C C Schön

  • Genomic and metabolic prediction of complex heterotic traits in hybrid maize

    Christian Riedelsheimer;Angelika Czedik-Eysenberg;Christoph Grieder;Jan Lisec

  • Wheat genetic diversity trends during domestication and breeding

    J C Reif;P Zhang;S Dreisigacker;M L Warburton

  • Bias and Sampling Error of the Estimated Proportion of Genotypic Variance Explained by Quantitative Trait Loci Determined From Experimental Data in Maize Using Cross Validation and Validation With Independent Samples.

    HF Utz;AE Melchinger;CC Schön

  • PLABQTL: a program for composite interval mapping of QTL.

    H. F. Utz;A. E. Melchinger

  • Genetic Diversity and Heterosis

    A. E. Melchinger

  • Genome-wide association mapping of leaf metabolic profiles for dissecting complex traits in maize

    Christian Riedelsheimer;Jan Lisec;Angelika Czedik-Eysenberg;Ronan Sulpice

  • Genetic Similarities among Winter Wheat Cultivars Determined on the Basis of RFLPs, AFLPs, and SSRs and Their Use for Predicting Progeny Variance

    Martin Bohn;H. Friedrich Utz;Albrecht E. Melchinger

  • Population structure and genetic diversity in a commercial maize breeding program assessed with SSR and SNP markers

    Delphine Van Inghelandt;Delphine Van Inghelandt;Albrecht E. Melchinger;Claude Lebreton;Benjamin Stich

  • Genetic diversity in European and Mediterranean faba bean germ plasm revealed by RAPD markers.

    W. Link;C. Dixkens;M. Singh;M. Schwall

  • Comparison of selection strategies for marker-assisted backcrossing of a gene

    Matthias Frisch;Martin Bohn;Albrecht E. Melchinger

  • Genetic distance based on simple sequence Repeats and Heterosis in Tropical Maize Populations

    J. C. Reif;A. E. Melchinger;X. C. Xia;M. L. Warburton

  • Two high-density AFLP linkage maps of Zea mays L.: analysis of distribution of AFLP markers.

    Marnik Vuylsteke;R Mank;R Antonise;E Bastiaans

  • Overview of Heterosis and Heterotic Groups in Agronomic Crops

    Albrecht E. Melchinger;Ramesh K. Gumber

  • Diversity and Relationships among U.S. Maize Inbreds Revealed by Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms

    A. E. Melchinger;M. M. Messmer;M. Lee;W. L. Woodman

  • Use of molecular markers in breeding for oligogenic disease resistance

    A. E. Melchinger

  • Maximizing the Reliability of Genomic Selection by Optimizing the Calibration Set of Reference Individuals: Comparison of Methods in Two Diverse Groups of Maize Inbreds ( Zea mays L.)

    Renaud Rincent;Denis Laloë;Stephane Nicolas;T. Altmann

  • Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping Based on Resampling in a Vast Maize Testcross Experiment and Its Relevance to Quantitative Genetics for Complex Traits

    Chris C Schön;H Friedrich Utz;Susanne Groh;Bernd Truberg

  • Genetic Characterization of CIMMYT Inbred Maize Lines and Open Pollinated Populations Using Large Scale Fingerprinting Methods

    Marilyn L. Warburton;Xia Xianchun;Jose Crossa;Jorge Franco

  • Comparison of mixed-model approaches for association mapping.

    Benjamin Stich;Jens Möhring;Hans-Peter Piepho;Martin Heckenberger

  • Genetical and Mathematical Properties of Similarity and Dissimilarity Coefficients Applied in Plant Breeding and Seed Bank Management

    J. C. Reif;A. E. Melchinger;M. Frisch

  • Novel throughput phenotyping platforms in plant genetic studies.

    Juan M. Montes;Albrecht E. Melchinger;Jochen C. Reif

  • Genetic Diversity for Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms: Relation to Estimated Genetic Effects in Maize Inbreds

    A. E. Melchinger;M. Lee;K. R. Lamkey;W. L. Woodman

  • Linkage disequilibrium in European elite maize germplasm investigated with SSRs

    Benjamin Stich;Albrecht E. Melchinger;Matthias Frisch;Hans P. Maurer

  • Genomic predictability of interconnected biparental maize populations.

    Christian Riedelsheimer;Jeffrey B Endelman;Michael Stange;Mark E Sorrells

  • SSR and Pedigree Analyses of Genetic Diversity among CIMMYT Wheat Lines Targeted to Different Megaenvironments

    S. Dreisigacker;P. Zhang;M.L. Warburton;M. Van Ginkel

  • Genome Properties and Prospects of Genomic Prediction of Hybrid Performance in a Breeding Program of Maize

    Frank Technow;Tobias A. Schrag;Wolfgang Schipprack;Eva Bauer

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Frisch
Matthias Frisch University of Giessen
Jochen C. Reif
Jochen C. Reif Leibniz Association
Martin O Bohn
Martin O Bohn University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
H. Friedrich Utz
H. Friedrich Utz University of Hohenheim
Thomas Lübberstedt
Thomas Lübberstedt Iowa State University
Hans-Peter Piepho
Hans-Peter Piepho University of Hohenheim
David Hoisington
David Hoisington University of Georgia
Thomas Altmann
Thomas Altmann Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
Marilyn L. Warburton
Marilyn L. Warburton United States Department of Agriculture
Thomas Miedaner
Thomas Miedaner University of Hohenheim

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