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Bernd Schneider

Bernd Schneider

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
19703
World Ranking
6270
National Ranking
441

Bernd Schneider publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bernd Schneider sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 403 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bernd Schneider 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 Bernd Schneider sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bernd Schneider is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, agricultural and biological sciences. Their research primarily focuses on plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, plant gene expression analysis, phytochemistry and biological activities, natural product bioactivities and synthesis, as well as allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions, plant parasitism and resistance, and natural antidiabetic agents studies.

The scientist has published in a variety of venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Natural Product Research
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • The Plant Cell
  • Phytochemistry
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Bernd Schneider cover diverse topics related to plant secondary metabolites and their biological functions. These include:

  • Biosynthesis and antifungal activity of fungus-induced O-methylated flavonoids in maize (2021), published in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Specific decorations of 17-hydroxygeranyllinalool diterpene glycosides solve the autotoxicity problem of chemical defense in Nicotiana attenuata (2021), published in The Plant Cell
  • Highly different flavonol content explains geographic variations in the UV reflecting properties of flowers of the corn poppy, Papaver rhoeas (Papaveraceae) (2020), published in Phytochemistry
  • Identification of Potential Allelochemicals From Donor Plants and Their Synergistic Effects on the Metabolome of Aegilops geniculata (2020), published in Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Antidiabetic and cytotoxic polyhydroxylated oleanane and ursane type triterpenoids from Salvia grossheimii (2020), published in Bioorganic Chemistry

Bernd Schneider's frequent co-authors include Christian Paetz, Omidreza Firuzi, Jima N. Chandran, Amir Reza Jassbi, and Somayeh Zare. These collaborators have contributed significantly alongside Schneider across multiple publications.

The scientist's work spans several subfields of study, with the most publications relating to molecular biology and plant science, followed by research associated with cancer, organic chemistry, and biochemistry.

Best Publications

  • A glucosinolate metabolism pathway in living plant cells mediates broad-spectrum antifungal defense.

    Paweł Bednarek;Paweł Bednarek;Mariola Piślewska-Bednarek;Mariola Piślewska-Bednarek;Aleš Svatoš;Aleš Svatoš;Bernd Schneider;Bernd Schneider

  • 'Candidatus Phytoplasma', a taxon for the wall-less, non-helical prokaryotes that colonize plant phloem and insects

    G. Firrao;M. Andersen;A. Bertaccini;E. Boudon

  • Detection of the apple proliferation and pear decline phytoplasmas by PCR amplification of ribosomal and nonribosomal DNA.

    K. H. Lorenz;B. Schneider;U. Ahrens;E. Seemüller

  • Symbiotic streptomycetes provide antibiotic combination prophylaxis for wasp offspring

    Johannes Kroiss;Martin Kaltenpoth;Martin Kaltenpoth;Bernd Schneider;Maria-Gabriele Schwinger

  • 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali', 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri' and 'Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum', the causal agents of apple proliferation, pear decline and European stone fruit yellows, respectively.

    Erich Seemüller;Bernd Schneider

  • Phylogenetic classification of phytopathogenic mollicutes by sequence analysis of 16S ribosomal DNA.

    Erich SEEMüLLER;Bernd Schneider;Rainer Mäurer;Ulrich Ahrens

  • Classification of plant-pathogenic mycoplasma-like organisms using restriction-site analysis of PCR-amplified 16S rDNA

    Bernd Schneider;Ulrich Ahrens;Bruce C. Kirkpatrick;Erich SeemüLler

  • The linear chromosome of the plant-pathogenic mycoplasma 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'

    Michael Kube;Bernd Schneider;Heiner Kuhl;Thomas Dandekar

  • Benzoic acid glucosinolate esters and other glucosinolates from Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Michael Reichelt;Paul D Brown;Bernd Schneider;Neil J Oldham

  • Matrix‐free UV‐laser desorption/ionization (LDI) mass spectrometric imaging at the single‐cell level: distribution of secondary metabolites of Arabidopsis thaliana and Hypericum species

    Dirk Hölscher;Rohit Shroff;Katrin Knop;Michael Gottschaldt

  • Structural Complexity, Differential Response to Infection, and Tissue Specificity of Indolic and Phenylpropanoid Secondary Metabolism in Arabidopsis Roots

    Paweł Bednarek;Bernd Schneider;Aleš Svatoš;Neil J. Oldham

  • Resistance of Australian Helicoverpa armigera to fenvalerate is due to the chimeric P450 enzyme CYP337B3

    Nicole Joußen;Sara Agnolet;Sybille Lorenz;Sebastian E. Schöne

  • Analysis of cannabinoids in laser-microdissected trichomes of medicinal Cannabis sativa using LCMS and cryogenic NMR

    Nizar Happyana;Sara Agnolet;Remco Muntendam;Annie Van Dam

  • Universally occurring phenylpropanoid and species-specific indolic metabolites in infected and uninfected Arabidopsis thaliana roots and leaves

    Jianwen Tan;Paweł Bednarek;Jikai Liu;Bernd Schneider

  • A Common Fungal Associate of the Spruce Bark Beetle Metabolizes the Stilbene Defenses of Norway Spruce

    Almuth Hammerbacher;Axel Schmidt;Namita Wadke;Louwrance Peter Wright

  • Jasmonate and ppHsystemin Regulate Key Malonylation Steps in the Biosynthesis of 17-Hydroxygeranyllinalool Diterpene Glycosides, an Abundant and Effective Direct Defense against Herbivores in Nicotiana attenuata

    Sven Heiling;Meredith C. Schuman;Matthias Schoettner;Purba Mukerjee

  • The methionine chain elongation pathway in the biosynthesis of glucosinolates in Eruca sativa (Brassicaceae).

    Gerson Graser;Bernd Schneider;Neil J Oldham;Jonathan Gershenzon

  • Glandular Trichomes of Leucosceptrum canum Harbor Defensive Sesterterpenoids

    Shi-Hong Luo;Qian Luo;Xue-Mei Niu;Ming-Jin Xie

  • Accumulation of soluble and wall-bound indolic metabolites in Arabidopsis thaliana leaves infected with virulent or avirulent Pseudomonas syringae pathovar tomato strains

    Jens Hagemeier;Bernd Schneider;Neil J. Oldham;Klaus Hahlbrock

  • Xanthohumol metabolites in faeces of rats.

    Aslieh Nookandeh;Norbert Frank;Frank Steiner;Renate Ellinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan Gershenzon
Jonathan Gershenzon Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Aleš Svatoš
Aleš Svatoš Max Planck Society
Andrea Porzel
Andrea Porzel Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
Ian T. Baldwin
Ian T. Baldwin Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Michael Reichelt
Michael Reichelt Max Planck Society
Andrey P. Antonchick
Andrey P. Antonchick Max Planck Society
Mehrdad Iranshahi
Mehrdad Iranshahi Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Neil J. Oldham
Neil J. Oldham University of Nottingham
David G. Heckel
David G. Heckel Max Planck Society
Ulrich S. Schubert
Ulrich S. Schubert Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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