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Claus Wasternack

Claus Wasternack

Leibniz Association
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
28920
World Ranking
4951
National Ranking
366

Claus Wasternack publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 206 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Claus Wasternack 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 Claus Wasternack sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Claus Wasternack is affiliated with the Leibniz Association in Germany and works primarily within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Plant Science and Insect Science. Their research explores diverse areas related to plant biology, including plant stress responses, insect-plant interactions, and plant-microbe interactions.

Their main topics of work include:

  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies

Frequent collaborators in their research include Václav Mik, Tomáš Pospíšil, Federica Brunoni, Miroslav Strnad, and Kristýna Floková.

Wasternack has published research in several scientific venues, including:

  • Phytochemistry
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Plants
  • Annals of Botany

Recent publications demonstrate a focus on molecular and biochemical aspects of plant physiology and stress responses. Selected papers include:

  • "Synthetic and analytical routes to the L-amino acid conjugates of cis-OPDA and their identification and quantification in plants" (2023), published in Phytochemistry
  • "Amide conjugates of the jasmonate precursor cis-(+)-12-oxo-phytodienoic acid regulate its homeostasis during plant stress responses" (2024), published in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "Conjugation of cis-OPDA with amino acids is a conserved pathway affecting cis-OPDA homeostasis upon stress responses" (2023), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Sulfation switch in the shade" (2020), published in Nature Plants
  • "Deciphering the oxylipin signatures of necrotrophic infection in plants. A commentary on: Differential modulation of the lipoxygenase cascade during typical and latent Pectobacterium atrosepticum infections" (2021), published in Annals of Botany

Best Publications

  • Jasmonates: biosynthesis, perception, signal transduction and action in plant stress response, growth and development. An update to the 2007 review in Annals of Botany

    C. Wasternack;B. Hause

  • Jasmonates: An Update on Biosynthesis, Signal Transduction and Action in Plant Stress Response, Growth and Development

    C. Wasternack

  • The lipoxygenase pathway.

    Ivo Feussner;Claus Wasternack

  • (+)-7- iso -Jasmonoyl- L -isoleucine is the endogenous bioactive jasmonate

    Sandra Fonseca;Andrea Chini;Mats Hamberg;Bruce Adie

  • The Outcomes of Concentration-Specific Interactions between Salicylate and Jasmonate Signaling Include Synergy, Antagonism, and Oxidative Stress Leading to Cell Death

    Luis A.J. Mur;Paul Kenton;Rainer Atzorn;Otto Miersch

  • Ethylene as a Signal Mediating the Wound Response of Tomato Plants

    P. J. O'Donnell;C. Calvert;R. Atzorn;C. Wasternack

  • Jasmonate-signalled plant gene expression

    Claus Wasternack;Benno Parthier

  • The Arabidopsis mutant cev1 links cell wall signaling to jasmonate and ethylene responses.

    Christine Ellis;Ioannis Karafyllidis;Claus Wasternack;John G. Turner

  • Jasmonates and octadecanoids: signals in plant stress responses and development.

    Claus Wasternack;Bettrina Hause

  • The Oxylipin Pathways: Biochemistry and Function

    Claus Wasternack;Ivo Feussner

  • Jasmonates: biosynthesis, metabolism, and signaling by proteins activating and repressing transcription.

    Claus Wasternack;Susheng Song

  • The wound response in tomato – Role of jasmonic acid

    Claus Wasternack;Irene Stenzel;Bettina Hause;Gerd Hause

  • Ethylene-mediated cross-talk between calcium-dependent protein kinase and MAPK signaling controls stress responses in plants

    Andrea A. Ludwig;Hiromasa Saitoh;Georg Felix;Gerald Freymark

  • Jasmonate biosynthesis and the allene oxide cyclase family of Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Irene Stenzel;Bettina Hause;Otto Miersch;Tobias Kurz

  • Jasmonates: structural requirements for lipid-derived signals active in plant stress responses and development.

    Claus Wasternack;Erich Kombrink

  • Action of jasmonates in plant stress responses and development--applied aspects.

    Claus Wasternack

  • Jasmonates act with salicylic acid to confer basal thermotolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Shannon M. Clarke;Shannon M. Clarke;Simona M. Cristescu;Otto Miersch;Frans J. M. Harren

  • Hydroxylated jasmonates are commonly occurring metabolites of jasmonic acid and contribute to a partial switch‐off in jasmonate signaling

    Otto Miersch;Jana Neumerkel;Martin Dippe;Irene Stenzel;Irene Stenzel

  • Tissue-specific oxylipin signature of tomato flowers : allene oxide cyclase is highly expressed in distinct flower organs and vascular bundles

    Bettina Hause;Irene Stenzel;Otto Miersch;Helmut Maucher

  • Allene oxide cyclase dependence of the wound response and vascular bundle-specific generation of jasmonates in tomato - amplification in wound signalling.

    Irene Stenzel;Bettina Hause;Helmut Maucher;Andrea Pitzschke

Frequent Co-Authors

Otto Miersch
Otto Miersch Palacký University, Olomouc
Bettina Hause
Bettina Hause Leibniz Association
Ivo Feussner
Ivo Feussner University of Göttingen
Miroslav Strnad
Miroslav Strnad Palacký University, Olomouc
Hartmut Kühn
Hartmut Kühn Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Hans-Ulrich Demuth
Hans-Ulrich Demuth Fraunhofer Society
Andrea Porzel
Andrea Porzel Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
Gerd Hause
Gerd Hause Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Michael H. Beale
Michael H. Beale Rothamsted Research
Wilhelm Boland
Wilhelm Boland Max Planck Society

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