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Felix Henrique Paim Kessler

Felix Henrique Paim Kessler

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
12379
World Ranking
11420
National Ranking
48

Felix Henrique Paim Kessler 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 Felix Henrique Paim Kessler sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 147 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Felix Henrique Paim Kessler 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 Felix Henrique Paim Kessler sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Felix Henrique Paim Kessler is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Their research predominantly covers areas within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Plant Science, and Cell Biology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress, Algal Biology and Biofuel Production, Plant Biochemistry and Biosynthesis, ATP Synthase and ATPases Research, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, and Lipid Metabolism and Biosynthesis.

Felix Henrique Paim Kessler's recent publications include:

  • A multifaceted analysis reveals two distinct phases of chloroplast biogenesis during de-etiolation in Arabidopsis, 2021, eLife
  • Characterization of a Plastoglobule-Localized SOUL4 Heme-Binding Protein in Arabidopsis thaliana, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Mutation of the Atypical Kinase ABC1K3 Partially Rescues the PROTON GRADIENT REGULATION 6 Phenotype in Arabidopsis thaliana, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Novel insights into the contribution of plastoglobules and reactive oxygen species to chromoplast differentiation, 2022, New Phytologist
  • The clove (Syzygium aromaticum) genome provides insights into the eugenol biosynthesis pathway, 2022, Communications Biology

Frequent co-authors of Kessler include:

  • Venkatasalam Shanmugabalaji
  • Gaétan Glauser
  • Thibaut Pralon
  • Rosa Pipitone
  • Joy Collombat

Kessler's work is regularly published in scientific venues such as Frontiers in Plant Science, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Communications Biology, eLife, and New Phytologist. The scientist has multiple publications in Frontiers in Plant Science and bioRxiv, with additional contributions to Communications Biology, eLife, and New Phytologist.

Best Publications

  • Pheophytin Pheophorbide Hydrolase (Pheophytinase) Is Involved in Chlorophyll Breakdown during Leaf Senescence in Arabidopsis

    Silvia Schelbert;Sylvain Aubry;Bo Burla;Bo Burla;Birgit Agne

  • FLU: a negative regulator of chlorophyll biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Rasa Meskauskiene;Mena Nater;David Goslings;Felix Kessler

  • Plastoglobules Are Lipoprotein Subcompartments of the Chloroplast That Are Permanently Coupled to Thylakoid Membranes and Contain Biosynthetic Enzymes

    Jotham R. Austin;Jotham R. Austin;Elizabeth Frost;Pierre-Alexandre Vidi;Felix Kessler

  • Isolation of components of the chloroplast protein import machinery

    Danny J. Schnell;Felix Kessler;Günter Blobel

  • The major protein import receptor of plastids is essential for chloroplast biogenesis

    Jörg Bauer;Kunhua Chen;Andreas Hiltbunner;Ernst Wehrli

  • Tocopherol Cyclase (VTE1) Localization and Vitamin E Accumulation in Chloroplast Plastoglobule Lipoprotein Particles

    Pierre-Alexandre Vidi;Marion Kanwischer;Sacha Baginsky;Jotham R. Austin

  • Identification of two GTP-binding proteins in the chloroplast protein import machinery

    Felix Kessler;Günter Blobel;Hitesh A. Patel;Danny J. Schnell

  • STAY-GREEN and Chlorophyll Catabolic Enzymes Interact at Light-Harvesting Complex II for Chlorophyll Detoxification during Leaf Senescence in Arabidopsis

    Yasuhito Sakuraba;Silvia Schelbert;So-Yon Park;Su-Hyun Han

  • The PPH1 phosphatase is specifically involved in LHCII dephosphorylation and state transitions in Arabidopsis.

    Alexey Shapiguzov;Björn Ingelsson;Iga Samol;Charles Andres

  • Plastoglobules: versatile lipoprotein particles in plastids

    Claire Bréhélin;Felix Kessler;Klaas J. van Wijk

  • Nitrogen deficiency in Arabidopsis affects galactolipid composition and gene expression and results in accumulation of fatty acid phytyl esters

    Nicole Gaude;Claire Bréhélin;Gilbert Tischendorf;Felix Kessler

  • Interaction of the protein import and folding machineries of the chloroplast

    Felix Kessler;Gunter Blobel

  • Plastoglobuli: Plastid Microcompartments with Integrated Functions in Metabolism, Plastid Developmental Transitions, and Environmental Adaptation

    Klaas J. van Wijk;Felix Kessler

  • Fatty Acid Phytyl Ester Synthesis in Chloroplasts of Arabidopsis

    Felix Lippold;Katharina vom Dorp;Marion Abraham;Georg Hölzl

  • Adaptation and construct validation of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS 11) to Brazilian Portuguese for use in adolescents

    Lisia von Diemen;Claudia Maciel Szobot;Felix Henrique Paim Kessler;Flavio Pechansky

  • The role of plastoglobules in thylakoid lipid remodeling during plant development

    Sarah Rottet;Céline Besagni;Felix Kessler

  • A consensus nomenclature for the protein-import components of the chloroplast envelope.

    Danny J. Schnell;Günter Blobel;Kenneth Keegstra;Felix Kessler

  • Arabidopsis Tic110 Is Essential for the Assembly and Function of the Protein Import Machinery of Plastids

    Takehito Inaba;Mayte Alvarez-Huerta;Ming Li;Jörg Bauer

  • The Function and Diversity of Plastid Protein Import Pathways: A Multilane GTPase Highway into Plastids

    Felix Kessler;Danny J. Schnell

  • The plastoglobule: a bag full of lipid biochemistry tricks.

    Claire Bréhélin;Felix Kessler

Frequent Co-Authors

Danny J. Schnell
Danny J. Schnell Michigan State University
Gaétan Glauser
Gaétan Glauser University of Neuchâtel
Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira
Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Peter Dörmann
Peter Dörmann University of Bonn
James A. Inciardi
James A. Inciardi University of Delaware
Flávio Kapczinski
Flávio Kapczinski McMaster University
George E. Woody
George E. Woody University of Pennsylvania
Sacha Baginsky
Sacha Baginsky Ruhr University Bochum
Stefan Hörtensteiner
Stefan Hörtensteiner University of Zurich

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