2026 Detlef Weigel: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	171	835	766	40	40	580	117807
Plant Science and Agronomy	174	4	4	1	1	553	123187
Genetics	175	56	53	3	3	526	124047

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Germany Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Genetics 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
2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
2019 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2016 - Genetics Society of America Medal
2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2009 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2008 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Overview

Detlef Weigel is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Germany. Their research spans multiple aspects of plant science, molecular biology, and genetics, with a particular focus on plant immunity and genetic variation.

The fields of study in which Weigel has contributed extensively include Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work further narrows into subfields such as Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Key topics covered in Weigel's research are:

Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
Plant Molecular Biology Research
Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
Genetic diversity and population structure
Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis

Among recent publications authored with Weigel's involvement are:

The EDS1-PAD4-ADR1 node mediates Arabidopsis pattern-triggered immunity, 2021, Nature
Plant NLR diversity: the known unknowns of pan-NLRomes, 2021, The Plant Cell
Cycles of satellite and transposon evolution in Arabidopsis centromeres, 2023, Nature
Identifying genetic variants underlying phenotypic variation in plants without complete genomes, 2020, Nature Genetics
Building pangenome graphs, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Weigel include:

Fernando A. Rabanal
Ilja Bezrukov
Christa Lanz
Derek S. Lundberg
Gautam Shirsekar

Weigel has published prolifically in several journals and publication venues, with the highest number of contributions appearing in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), followed by eLife, UNC Libraries, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Genome Biology.

Professional recognition includes election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2019), Genetics Society of America Medal (2016), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2010), Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2010), Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2009), and membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina with a focus on Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (2008).

Best Publications

Genome-Wide Insertional Mutagenesis of Arabidopsis thaliana

José M. Alonso;Anna N. Stepanova;Thomas J. Leisse;Christopher J. Kim

6343
Citations
A gene expression map of Arabidopsis thaliana development

Markus Schmid;Timothy S Davison;Stefan R Henz;Utz J Pape

2930
Citations
Target mimicry provides a new mechanism for regulation of microRNA activity

José Manuel Franco-Zorrilla;Adrián Valli;Marco Todesco;Isabel Mateos

2275
Citations
Control of leaf morphogenesis by microRNAs

Javier F. Palatnik;Javier F. Palatnik;Edwards Allen;Xuelin Wu;Carla Schommer

2195
Citations
Genome-wide association study of 107 phenotypes in Arabidopsis thaliana inbred lines

Susanna Atwell;Yu S. Huang;Bjarni J. Vilhjálmsson;Glenda Willems

2077
Citations
LEAFY controls floral meristem identity in Arabidopsis

Detlef Weigel;John Alvarez;David R. Smyth;Martin F. Yanofsky

1973
Citations
Activation tagging of the floral inducer FT.

Igor Kardailsky;Vipula K. Shukla;Ji Hoon Ahn;Nicole Dagenais

1838
Citations
The sequential action of miR156 and miR172 regulates developmental timing in Arabidopsis.

Gang Wu;Mee Yeon Park;Susan R. Conway;Jia Wei Wang

1809
Citations
Highly specific gene silencing by artificial microRNAs in Arabidopsis.

Rebecca Schwab;Stephan Ossowski;Markus Riester;Norman Warthmann

1738
Citations
Integration of spatial and temporal information during floral induction in Arabidopsis.

Philip A. Wigge;Philip A. Wigge;Min Chul Kim;Katja E. Jaeger;Wolfgang Busch

1733
Citations
Specific Effects of MicroRNAs on the Plant Transcriptome

Rebecca Schwab;Javier F. Palatnik;Markus Riester;Carla Schommer

1729
Citations
miR156-Regulated SPL Transcription Factors Define an Endogenous Flowering Pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana

Jia Wei Wang;Benjamin Czech;Detlef Weigel

1627
Citations
1,135 Genomes Reveal the Global Pattern of Polymorphism in Arabidopsis thaliana

Carlos Alonso-Blanco;Jorge Andrade;Claude Becker;Felix Bemm

1452
Citations
A Role for Flavin Monooxygenase-Like Enzymes in Auxin Biosynthesis

Yunde Zhao;Sioux K. Christensen;Christian Fankhauser;John R. Cashman

1420
Citations
Microbial Hub Taxa Link Host and Abiotic Factors to Plant Microbiome Variation.

Matthew T. Agler;Jonas Ruhe;Samuel Kroll;Constanze Morhenn

1397
Citations
The ABCs of floral homeotic genes

Detlef Weigel;Elliot M. Meyerowitz

1374
Citations
Arabidopsis : a laboratory manual

Detlef Weigel;Jane Glazebrook

1358
Citations
The Drosophila homolog of the mouse mammary oncogene int-1 is identical to the segment polarity gene wingless.

Frans Rijsewijk;Marcus Schuermann;Els Wagenaar;Paul Parren

1344
Citations
Criteria for Annotation of Plant MicroRNAs

Blake C. Meyers;Michael J. Axtell;Bonnie Bartel;David P. Bartel

1323
Citations
Activation tagging in Arabidopsis.

Detlef Weigel;Ji Hoon Ahn;Miguel A. Blázquez;Justin O. Borevitz

1293
Citations
Targeted mutagenesis in the model plant Nicotiana benthamiana using Cas9 RNA-guided endonuclease

Vladimir Nekrasov;Brian Staskawicz;Detlef Weigel;Jonathan D G Jones

1287
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Korbinian Schneeberger Max Planck Society

Joanne Chory Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Stephan Ossowski University of Tübingen

Christa Lanz Max Planck Society

Magnus Nordborg Austrian Academy of Sciences

Justin O. Borevitz Australian National University

Karsten M. Borgwardt Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

Jane Glazebrook University of Minnesota

Kirsten Bomblies John Innes Centre

Joseph R. Ecker Salk Institute for Biological Studies

External Links

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