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František Baluška

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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
97
Citations
27348
World Ranking
1777
National Ranking
118

František Baluška 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 František Baluška sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 376 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

František Baluška 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 František Baluška sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 97 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

František Baluška is affiliated with the University of Bonn in Germany and specializes in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research focus is predominantly on Plant Science, supported by a significant body of work in Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Additional interests include Astronomy and Astrophysics as well as Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers several important topics within their field. These include:

  • Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Origins and Evolution of Life
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Light Effects on Plants

Baluška has contributed to multiple recent papers, among them:

  • "Biomolecular Basis of Cellular Consciousness via Subcellular Nanobrains," 2021, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Cellular and evolutionary perspectives on organismal cognition: from unicellular to multicellular organisms," 2022, published in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Notably, the scientist also co-authored:

  • "Cognition in some surprising places," 2020, published in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Frequent collaborators in Baluška's research include Arthur S. Reber, William B. Miller, Predrag Slijepčević, Stefano Mancuso, and Felipe Yamashita.

The scientist's publications have appeared mostly in the following venues:

  • Biosystems
  • Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • Plant Signaling & Behavior
  • Environmental and Experimental Botany
  • EMBO Reports

Baluška has also contributed to academic books published by Springer Nature. Titles include:

  • "Neurotransmitters in Plant Signaling and Communication," 2020
  • "Rhizobiology: Molecular Physiology of Plant Roots," 2021

Best Publications

  • Plant neurobiology: an integrated view of plant signaling.

    Eric D. Brenner;Rainer Stahlberg;Stefano Mancuso;Jorge Vivanco

  • Root hair formation: F-actin-dependent tip growth is initiated by local assembly of profilin-supported F-actin meshworks accumulated within expansin-enriched bulges.

    František Baluška;František Baluška;Ján Salaj;Ján Salaj;Jaideep Mathur;Markus Braun

  • Aluminum stress signaling in plants

    Sanjib Kumar Panda;Frantisek Baluska;Hideaki Matsumoto

  • Endocytosis, actin cytoskeleton, and signaling.

    Jozef Šamaj;František Baluška;Boris Voigt;Markus Schlicht

  • On Having No Head: Cognition throughout Biological Systems.

    František Baluška;Michael Levin

  • Cytoskeleton-Plasma Membrane-Cell Wall Continuum in Plants. Emerging Links Revisited

    František Baluška;Jozef Šamaj;Przemyslaw Wojtaszek;Dieter Volkmann

  • F-Actin-Dependent Endocytosis of Cell Wall Pectins in Meristematic Root Cells. Insights from Brefeldin A-Induced Compartments

    František Baluška;Andrej Hlavacka;Jozef Šamaj;Klaus Palme

  • Aluminum-induced 1→3-β-D-glucan inhibits cell-to-cell trafficking of molecules through plasmodesmata. A new mechanism of aluminum toxicity in plants

    Mayandi Sivaguru;Toru Fujiwara;Josef Šamaj;František Baluška

  • Aluminum-Induced Gene Expression and Protein Localization of a Cell Wall-Associated Receptor Kinase in Arabidopsis

    Mayandi Sivaguru;Bunichi Ezaki;Zheng Hui He;Hongyun Tong

  • Impacts of aluminum on the cytoskeleton of the maize root apex. short-term effects on the distal part of the transition zone

    Mayandi Sivaguru;František Baluška;František Baluška;Dieter Volkmann;Hubert H. Felle

  • Root apex transition zone: a signalling–response nexus in the root

    František Baluška;Stefano Mancuso;Dieter Volkmann;Peter W. Barlow

  • Endocytosis of cell surface material mediates cell plate formation during plant cytokinesis.

    Pankaj Dhonukshe;Pankaj Dhonukshe;František Baluška;František Baluška;Markus Schlicht;Andrej Hlavacka

  • Ammonium stress in Arabidopsis: signaling, genetic loci, and physiological targets

    Baohai Li;Guangjie Li;Herbert J. Kronzucker;František Baluška

  • The Root Apex of Arabidopsis thaliana Consists of Four Distinct Zones of Growth Activities: Meristematic Zone, Transition Zone, Fast Elongation Zone and Growth Terminating Zone.

    Jean-Pierre Verbelen;Tinne De Cnodder;Jie Le;Kris Vissenberg

  • The endocytic network in plants

    Jozef Šamaj;Jozef Šamaj;Nick D. Read;Dieter Volkmann;Diedrik Menzel

  • Rapid response reactions of roots to boron deprivation

    Heiner E. Goldbach;Qin Yu;Ruth Wingender;Margot Schulz

  • Aluminium toxicity in plants: internalization of aluminium into cells of the transition zone in Arabidopsis root apices related to changes in plasma membrane potential, endosomal behaviour, and nitric oxide production

    Peter Illéš;Markus Schlicht;Ján Pavlovkin;Irene Lichtscheidl

  • Characterization of the unconventional myosin VIII in plant cells and its localization at the post-cytokinetic cell wall.

    Stefanie Reichelt;Alex E. Knight;Tony P. Hodge;Frantisek Baluska;Frantisek Baluska

  • Latrunculin B-induced plant dwarfism: Plant cell elongation is F-actin-dependent.

    F. Baluška;J. Jasik;J. Jasik;H.G. Edelmann;T. Salajová

  • Arabidopsis Synaptotagmin 1 Is Required for the Maintenance of Plasma Membrane Integrity and Cell Viability

    Arnaldo L. Schapire;Boris Voigt;Boris Voigt;Jan Jasik;Abel Rosado

Frequent Co-Authors

Dieter Volkmann
Dieter Volkmann University of Bonn
Jozef Šamaj
Jozef Šamaj Palacký University, Olomouc
Stefano Mancuso
Stefano Mancuso University of Florence
Peter W. Barlow
Peter W. Barlow University of Bristol
Diedrik Menzel
Diedrik Menzel University of Bonn
Jinxing Lin
Jinxing Lin University of Minnesota
Miroslav Ovečka
Miroslav Ovečka Palacký University, Olomouc
Qin Yu
Qin Yu University of Western Australia
Weifeng Xu
Weifeng Xu Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Herbert J. Kronzucker
Herbert J. Kronzucker University of British Columbia

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