2026 Daniel F. Klessig: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	117	287	263	171	155	249	55750

Research.com Recognitions

2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Daniel F. Klessig is affiliated with the Boyce Thompson Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong emphasis on Plant Science. Their work encompasses various subfields including Aging, Ecology, Insect Science, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The scientist has contributed to multiple main topics, such as:

Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
Plant Parasitism and Resistance
Nematode Management and Characterization Studies
Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
Insect Utilization and Effects

Recent published papers authored or co-authored by Daniel F. Klessig include:

Plant metabolism of nematode pheromones mediates plant-nematode interactions, 2020, Nature Communications
High CO₂- and pathogen-driven expression of the carbonic anhydrase βCA3 confers basal immunity in tomato, 2020, New Phytologist
Nematode Signaling Molecules Are Extensively Metabolized by Animals, Plants, and Microorganisms, 2021, ACS Chemical Biology
AtTIP2;2 facilitates resistance to zinc toxicity via promoting zinc immobilization in the root and limiting root-to-shoot zinc translocation in Arabidopsis thaliana, 2022, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Arabidopsis SMALL DEFENSE-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1 Modulates Pathogen Defense and Tolerance to Oxidative Stress, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Daniel F. Klessig include:

Murli Manohar
Frank C. Schroeder
Francisco J. Tenjo-Castano
Ying K. Zhang
Anshu Kumari

Their research has been published in venues such as:

Nature Communications
New Phytologist
ACS Chemical Biology
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Frontiers in Plant Science

Daniel F. Klessig was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

Salicylic Acid, a multifaceted hormone to combat disease.

A. Corina Vlot;D'Maris Amick Dempsey;Daniel F. Klessig

3254
Citations
Salicylic acid : a likely endogenous signal in the resistance response of tobacco to viral infection

Jocelyn Malamy;John P. Carr;Daniel F. Klessig;Ilya Raskin

1968
Citations
Active oxygen species in the induction of plant systemic acquired resistance by salicylic acid

Zhixiang Chen;Herman Silva;Daniel F. Klessig

1811
Citations
Defense gene induction in tobacco by nitric oxide, cyclic GMP, and cyclic ADP-ribose

Jörg Durner;David Wendehenne;Daniel F. Klessig

1740
Citations
Mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades in plants: a new nomenclature

Kazuya Ichimura;Kazuo Shinozaki;Guillaume Tena

1405
Citations
Arabidopsis MAP Kinase 4 Negatively Regulates Systemic Acquired Resistance

Morten Petersen;Peter Brodersen;Henrik Naested;Erik Andreasson

1242
Citations
Methyl salicylate is a critical mobile signal for plant systemic acquired resistance.

Sang-Wook Park;Evans Kaimoyo;Dhirendra Kumar;Stephen Mosher

1225
Citations
Nitric oxide and salicylic acid signaling in plant defense.

Daniel F. Klessig;Jörg Durner;Robert Noad;Duroy A. Navarre

1019
Citations
MAPK cascades in plant defense signaling.

Shuqun Zhang;Daniel F Klessig

988
Citations
Programmed cell death in plants : a pathogen-triggered response activated coordinately with multiple defense functions

Jean T. Greenberg;Allan Guo;Daniel F. Klessig;Daniel F. Klessig;Frederick M. Ausubel;Frederick M. Ausubel

940
Citations
Salicylic Acid Biosynthesis and Metabolism

D'Maris Amick Dempsey;A. Corina Vlot;Mary C. Wildermuth;Daniel F. Klessig

928
Citations
Salicylic acid and disease resistance in plants

Jörg Durner;Jyoti Shah;Daniel F. Klessig

896
Citations
The salicylic acid signal in plants

Daniel F. Klessig;Jocelyn Malamy

866
Citations
Signal perception and transduction in plant defense responses.

Yinong Yang;Jyoti Shah;Daniel F. Klessig

841
Citations
The cpr5 mutant of Arabidopsis expresses both NPR1-dependent and NPR1-independent resistance.

Scott A. Bowling;Joseph D. Clarke;Yidong Liu;Daniel F. Klessig

825
Citations
A mutation in Arabidopsis that leads to constitutive expression of systemic acquired resistance.

S A Bowling;A Guo;H Cao;A S Gordon

810
Citations
Nitric oxide: comparative synthesis and signaling in animal and plant cells

David Wendehenne;Alain Pugin;Daniel F. Klessig;Jörg Durner

793
Citations
Characterization of a Salicylic Acid-Insensitive Mutant (sai1) of Arabidopsis thaliana, Identified in a Selective Screen Utilizing the SA-Inducible Expression of the tms2 Gene

Jyoti Shah;Frank Tsui;Daniel F. Klessig

754
Citations
Salicylic acid and disease resistance in plants.

D'Maris Amick Dempsey;Jyoti Shah;Daniel F. Klessig

737
Citations
Coronatine promotes Pseudomonas syringae virulence in plants by activating a signaling cascade that inhibits salicylic acid accumulation

Xiao Yu Zheng;Natalie Weaver Spivey;Weiqing Zeng;Po Pu Liu

728
Citations
Nitric oxide: a new player in plant signalling and defence responses

David Wendehenne;Jörg Durner;Daniel F Klessig

708
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Pradeep Kachroo University of Kentucky

Jyoti Shah Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Zhixiang Chen Purdue University West Lafayette

Jörg Durner Technical University of Munich

Shuqun Zhang University of Missouri

John P. Carr University of Cambridge

Keiko Yoshioka University of Toronto

Frank C. Schroeder Boyce Thompson Institute

Duroy A. Navarre Agricultural Research Service

Wolfgang Moeder University of Toronto

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