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80
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21320
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4121
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302

Elmar W. Weiler 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 Elmar W. Weiler sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 218 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elmar W. Weiler 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 Elmar W. Weiler sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Elmar W. Weiler is affiliated with Ruhr University Bochum in Germany and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Their work spans several specialized subfields, including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The research topics prominently addressed by Weiler involve Water Treatment and Disinfection, Polyamine Metabolism and Applications, and the Neuroscience of respiration and sleep, indicating a multidisciplinary approach that bridges environmental and biological sciences.

Among recent scholarly contributions, Weiler coauthored the paper titled Quantitative Investigation of Nitrosamine Drug Substance-Related Impurities (NDSRIs) Under Artificial Gastric Conditions by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Structure-Activity Relationship Analysis, published in 2025 in the journal Drug Testing and Analysis. This publication reflects a focus on analytical chemistry techniques and toxicological assessment relevant to pharmaceutical impurities.

Weiler collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Matthias Vogel
  • Sylvia E. Escher
  • Anke Londenberg
  • Uwe Deppenmeier
  • Rhys Whomsley

Their work is disseminated through publication venues such as Drug Testing and Analysis, which features their research outputs. This venue aligns with their interests in chemical analysis and toxicology.

Best Publications

  • SALICYLIC ACID INHIBITS SYNTHESIS OF PROTEINASE INHIBITORS IN TOMATO LEAVES INDUCED BY SYSTEMIN AND JASMONIC ACID

    S. H. Doares;J. Narvaez-Vasquez;A. Conconi;C. A. Ryan

  • The arabidopsis DELAYED DEHISCENCE1 gene encodes an enzyme in the jasmonic acid synthesis pathway.

    Paul M. Sanders;Pei Yun Lee;Christian Biesgen;James D. Boone

  • A Hydraulic Signal in Root-To-Shoot Signalling of Water Shortage

    Alexander Christmann;Elmar W. Weiler;Ernst Steudle;Erwin Grill

  • Aspirin prevents wound-induced gene expression in tomato leaves by blocking jasmonic acid biosynthesis

    Hugo Pena-Cortés;Tanja Albrecht;Salomé Prat;Elmar W. Weiler

  • Oligogalacturonides and chitosan activate plant defensive genes through the octadecanoid pathway.

    Steven H. Doares;Tatjana Syrovets;Elmar W. Weiler;Clarence A. Ryan

  • The T‐region of Ti plasmids codes for an enzyme synthesizing indole‐3‐acetic acid

    Gudrun Schröder;Sabine Waffenschmidt;Elmar W. Weiler;Joachim Schröder

  • 12-oxophytodienoate reductase 3 (OPR3) is the isoenzyme involved in jasmonate biosynthesis

    Florian Schaller;Christian Biesgen;Carsten Müssig;Thomas Altmann

  • Allene oxide synthase: a major control point in Arabidopsis thaliana octadecanoid signalling

    Dietmar Laudert;Elmar W. Weiler

  • Levels of indole-3-acetic acid in intact and decapitated coleoptiles as determined by a specific and highly sensitive solid-phase enzyme immunoassay.

    E. W. Weiler;P. S. Jourdan;W. Conrad

  • The Pseudomonas phytotoxin coronatine mimics octadecanoid signalling molecules of higher plants

    E.W. Weiler;T.M. Kutchan;T. Gorba;W. Brodschelm

  • Cloning, molecular and functional characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana allene oxide synthase (CYP 74), the first enzyme of the octadecanoid pathway to jasmonates.

    Dietmar Laudert;Utta Pfannschmidt;F. Lottspeich;Heike Holländer-Czytko

  • A multiplex GC-MS/MS technique for the sensitive and quantitative single-run analysis of acidic phytohormones and related compounds, and its application to Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Axel Müller;Petra Düchting;Elmar W Weiler

  • Characterization and cDNA-microarray expression analysis of 12-oxophytodienoate reductases reveals differential roles for octadecanoid biosynthesis in the local versus the systemic wound response.

    Jochen Strassner;Florian Schaller;Ursula B. Frick;Gregg A. Howe

  • High-affinity binding sites for abscisic acid on the plasmalemma of Vicia faba guard cells

    Claudia Hornberg;Elmar W. Weiler

  • A glutathione S-transferase with glutathione-peroxidase activity from Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular cloning and functional characterization.

    Dieter Bartling;Renate Radzio;Ulrike Steiner;Elmar W. Weiler

  • Radioimmunoassays for the differential and direct analysis of free and conjugated abscisic acid in plant extracts.

    Elmar W. Weiler

  • A role for nitrilase 3 in the regulation of root morphology in sulphur‐starving Arabidopsis thaliana

    Alexandra Kutz;Axel Muller;Peter Hennig;Werner M. Kaiser

  • Radioimmunoassay for the determination of digoxin and related compounds in Digitalis lanata

    Elmar W. Weiler;Meinhart H. Zenk

  • Expression of a single‐chain Fv antibody against abscisic acid creates a wilty phenotype in transgenic tobacco

    Olga Artsaenko;Martin Peisker;Uta zur Nieden;Ulrike Fiedler

  • Evidence for the involvement of jasmonates and their octadecanoid precursors in the tendril coiling response of Bryonia dioica

    Elmar W. Weiler;Tanja Albrecht;Beate Groth;Zhi-Qiang Xia;Zhi-Qiang Xia

Frequent Co-Authors

Meinhart H. Zenk
Meinhart H. Zenk Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Stephan Pollmann
Stephan Pollmann Technical University of Madrid
Markus Piotrowski
Markus Piotrowski Ruhr University Bochum
Siegfried Blechert
Siegfried Blechert Technical University of Berlin
Axel Mithöfer
Axel Mithöfer Max Planck Society
Isomaro Yamaguchi
Isomaro Yamaguchi University of Tokyo
Peter Nick
Peter Nick Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Wolfram Hartung
Wolfram Hartung University of Würzburg

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