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Benjamin A. Horwitz

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
11128
World Ranking
17922
National Ranking
182

Benjamin A. Horwitz publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 154 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Benjamin A. Horwitz D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Benjamin A. Horwitz sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Benjamin A. Horwitz is affiliated with the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in Israel. Their research primarily spans Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on Plant Science, and extends to Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their work concentrates on several key topics, including:

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Mycoparasitism as a mechanism of Trichoderma-mediated suppression of plant diseases" (2021), published in Fungal Biology Reviews
  • "Synthetic cells with self-activating optogenetic proteins communicate with natural cells" (2022), published in Nature Communications
  • "Gliotoxin, an Immunosuppressive Fungal Metabolite, Primes Plant Immunity: Evidence from Trichoderma virens-Tomato Interaction" (2022), published in mBio
  • "Secretome Analysis of Arabidopsis-Trichoderma atroviride Interaction Unveils New Roles for the Plant Glutamate:Glyoxylate Aminotransferase GGAT1 in Plant Growth Induced by the Fungus and Resistance against Botrytis cinerea" (2021), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "GqPCR-stimulated dephosphorylation of AKT is induced by an IGBP1-mediated PP2A switch" (2022), published in Cell Communication and Signaling

Benjamin A. Horwitz has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Prasun K. Mukherjee
  • Charles M. Kenerley
  • Roni Koren
  • James T. Taylor
  • Rina Zuchman

The scientist has published articles in multiple venues with notable frequency, such as:

  • Frontiers in Fungal Biology
  • mBio
  • Journal of Fungi
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Fungal Biology Reviews

Benjamin A. Horwitz has also contributed to book literature, including a publication by Springer Nature titled Microbial Cross-talk in the Rhizosphere (2022).

Best Publications

  • Trichoderma : the genomics of opportunistic success

    Irina S. Druzhinina;Verena Seidl-Seiboth;Alfredo Herrera-Estrella;Benjamin A. Horwitz

  • Comparative genome sequence analysis underscores mycoparasitism as the ancestral life style of Trichoderma

    Christian P Kubicek;Alfredo Herrera-Estrella;Verena Seidl-Seiboth;Diego A Martinez

  • Diverse Lifestyles and Strategies of Plant Pathogenesis Encoded in the Genomes of Eighteen Dothideomycetes Fungi

    Robin A. Ohm;Nicolas Feau;Bernard Henrissat;Conrad L Schoch

  • pH-Sensitive Liposomes: Possible Clinical Implications

    MB Yatvin;W Kreutz;BA Horwitz;M Shinitzky

  • Trichoderma Research in the Genome Era

    Prasun K. Mukherjee;Benjamin A. Horwitz;Alfredo Herrera-Estrella;Monika Schmoll

  • Secondary metabolism in Trichoderma--a genomic perspective.

    Prasun K. Mukherjee;Benjamin A. Horwitz;Charles M. Kenerley

  • A mitogen-activated protein kinase of the corn leaf pathogen Cochliobolus heterostrophus is involved in conidiation, appressorium formation, and pathogenicity: Diverse roles for mitogen-activated protein kinase homologs in foliar pathogens

    Sophie Lev;Amir Sharon;Ruthi Hadar;Hong Ma

  • Trichoderma-plant-pathogen interactions: advances in genetics of biological control.

    Mala Mukherjee;Prasun K. Mukherjee;Benjamin A. Horwitz;Christin Zachow

  • Photoacoustic measurements of photosynthetic activities in whole leaves. Photochemistry and gas exchange

    Gerard Bults;Benjamin A. Horwitz;Shmuel Malkin;David Cahen

  • A G PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT FROM COCHLIOBOLUS HETEROSTROPHUS INVOLVED IN MATING AND APPRESSORIUM FORMATION

    Benjamin A. Horwitz;Amir Sharon;Shun-Wen Lu;Vladimir Ritter

  • Molecular dialogues between Trichoderma and roots: Role of the fungal secretome

    Artemio Mendoza-Mendoza;Rinat Zaid;Robert Lawry;Rosa Hermosa

  • Expansion of Signal Transduction Pathways in Fungi by Extensive Genome Duplication.

    Luis M. Corrochano;Alan Kuo;Marina Marcet-Houben;Silvia Polaino

  • Looking through the eyes of fungi: molecular genetics of photoreception.

    Alfredo Herrera-Estrella;Benjamin A. Horwitz

  • Use of green fluorescent protein (GFP) for studying development and fungal-plant interaction in Cochliobolus heterostrophus

    R. Maor;M. Puyesky;B.A. Horwitz;A. Sharon

  • Trichoderma atroviride G-Protein α-Subunit Gene tga1 Is Involved in Mycoparasitic Coiling and Conidiation

    Víctor Rocha-Ramírez;Carmi Omero;Ilan Chet;Benjamin A. Horwitz

  • TmkA, a Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase of Trichoderma virens, Is Involved in Biocontrol Properties and Repression of Conidiation in the Dark

    Prasun K. Mukherjee;Jagannathan Latha;Ruthi Hadar;Benjamin A. Horwitz

  • Plant phenolic compounds and oxidative stress: integrated signals in fungal-plant interactions.

    Samer Shalaby;Benjamin A. Horwitz

  • Special issue: Trichoderma--from basic Biology to Biotechnology.

    Gary E. Harman;Alfredo H. Herrera-Estrella;Benjamin A. Horwitz;Matteo Lorito

  • Trichoderma Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Is Involved in Induction of Plant Systemic Resistance

    Ada Viterbo;Michal Harel;Benjamin A. Horwitz;Ilan Chet

  • Diverse Lifestyles and Strategies of Plant Pathogenesis Encoded in the Genomes of Eighteen Dothideomycetes Fungi

    R.A. Ohm;N. Feau;B. Henrissat;C.L. Schoch

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfredo Herrera-Estrella
Alfredo Herrera-Estrella Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Charles M. Kenerley
Charles M. Kenerley Texas A&M University
Jonathan Gressel
Jonathan Gressel Weizmann Institute of Science
B. Gillian Turgeon
B. Gillian Turgeon Cornell University
Igor V. Grigoriev
Igor V. Grigoriev Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Shmuel Malkin
Shmuel Malkin Weizmann Institute of Science
Shimon Gepstein
Shimon Gepstein Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Enrique Monte
Enrique Monte University of Salamanca
Erika Lindquist
Erika Lindquist United States Department of Energy

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