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Gerd Jürgens publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerd Jürgens sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 212 publications — 80th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Gerd Jürgens D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerd Jürgens sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 111 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Gerd Jürgens is affiliated with the University of Tübingen in Germany and is active in research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work extends through several subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Cell Biology, Spectroscopy, and Computational Theory and Mathematics.

Their research topics cover a range of areas related to plant biology and molecular mechanisms. Key topics include:

  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications

Notable recent papers authored by Jürgens or involving their contributions are:

  • Mass-spectrometry-based draft of the Arabidopsis proteome, 2020, Nature
  • A biosensor for the direct visualization of auxin, 2021, Nature
  • Comparative Embryogenesis in Angiosperms: Activation and Patterning of Embryonic Cell Lineages, 2021, Annual Review of Plant Biology
  • Specification and regulation of vascular tissue identity in the Arabidopsis embryo, 2020, Development
  • Coordinated Activation of ARF1 GTPases by ARF-GEF GNOM Dimers Is Essential for Vesicle Trafficking in Arabidopsis, 2020, The Plant Cell

Jürgens frequently publishes in venues that include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • The Plant Cell
  • The Plant Journal
  • Annual Review of Plant Biology

Frequent collaborators in their research work include Sandra S. Richter, Kenneth Wayne Berendzen, Sabine Brumm, O. Herud-Sikimic, and André C. Stiel. These collaborations reflect ongoing partnerships across various projects and publications.

Best Publications

  • Local, Efflux-Dependent Auxin Gradients as a Common Module for Plant Organ Formation

    Eva Benková;Marta Michniewicz;Michael Sauer;Thomas Teichmann

  • Efflux-dependent auxin gradients establish the apical–basal axis of Arabidopsis

    Jiří Friml;Anne Vieten;Michael Sauer;Dolf Weijers;Dolf Weijers

  • The Stem Cell Population of Arabidopsis Shoot Meristems Is Maintained by a Regulatory Loop between the CLAVATA and WUSCHEL Genes

    Heiko Schoof;Michael Lenhard;Achim Haecker;Klaus F.X Mayer

  • Role of WUSCHEL in Regulating Stem Cell Fate in the Arabidopsis Shoot Meristem

    Klaus F.X Mayer;Heiko Schoof;Achim Haecker;Michael Lenhard

  • The WUSCHEL gene is required for shoot and floral meristem integrity in Arabidopsis.

    Thomas Laux;Klaus F. X. Mayer;Jürgen Berger;Gerd Jürgens

  • Auxin transport inhibitors block PIN1 cycling and vesicle trafficking

    Niko Geldner;Jiří Friml;Jiří Friml;York-Dieter Stierhof;Gerd Jürgens

  • TAA1-Mediated Auxin Biosynthesis Is Essential for Hormone Crosstalk and Plant Development

    Anna N. Stepanova;Joyce Robertson-Hoyt;Jeonga Yun;Larissa M. Benavente

  • The Arabidopsis GNOM ARF-GEF Mediates Endosomal Recycling, Auxin Transport, and Auxin-Dependent Plant Growth

    Niko Geldner;Nadine Anders;Hanno Wolters;Jutta Keicher

  • Plant Development Is Regulated by a Family of Auxin Receptor F Box Proteins

    Nihal Dharmasiri;Sunethra Dharmasiri;Dolf Weijers;Esther Lechner

  • AtPIN4 Mediates Sink-Driven Auxin Gradients and Root Patterning in Arabidopsis

    Jiřı́ Friml;Eva Benková;Ikram Blilou;Justyna Wisniewska

  • Establishment of dorsal-ventral polarity in the Drosophila embryo: Genetic studies on the role of the Toll gene product

    Kathryn V. Anderson;Gerd Jürgens;Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

  • Coordinated polar localization of auxin efflux carrier PIN1 by GNOM ARF GEF.

    Thomas Steinmann;Niko Geldner;Markus Grebe;Stefan Mangold

  • Auxin inhibits endocytosis and promotes its own efflux from cells

    Tomasz Paciorek;Eva Zazímalová;Nadia Ruthardt;Jan Petrásek

  • Genetic dissection of trichome cell development in Arabidopsis

    Martin Hülskamp;Simon Miséra;Gerd Jürgens

  • The homeotic gene fork head encodes a nuclear protein and is expressed in the terminal regions of the Drosophila embryo

    Detlef Weigel;Gerd Jürgens;Frank Küttner;Eveline Seifert

  • Termination of stem cell maintenance in Arabidopsis floral meristems by interactions between WUSCHEL and AGAMOUS.

    Michael Lenhard;Andrea Bohnert;Gerd Jürgens;Thomas Laux

  • Mutations affecting the pattern of the larval cuticle inDrosophila melanogaster : III. Zygotic loci on the X-chromosome and fourth chromosome.

    Eric Francis Wieschaus;C. Nüsslein-Volhard;Gerd Jürgens

  • The role of the monopteros gene in organising the basal body region of the Arabidopsis embryo

    Thomas Berleth;Gerd Jürgens

  • Mutations affecting body organization in the Arabidopsis embryo

    Ulrike Mayer;Ramón A. Torres Ruiz;Thomas Berleth;Simon Miséra

  • Survival of the flexible: hormonal growth control and adaptation in plant development

    Hanno Wolters;Gerd Jürgens

  • The Arabidopsis BODENLOS gene encodes an auxin response protein inhibiting MONOPTEROS-mediated embryo patterning

    Thorsten Hamann;Eva Benkova;Isabel Bäurle;Marika Kientz

Frequent Co-Authors

York-Dieter Stierhof
York-Dieter Stierhof University of Tübingen
Dolf Weijers
Dolf Weijers Wageningen University & Research
Ive De Smet
Ive De Smet Ghent University
Niko Geldner
Niko Geldner University of Lausanne
Thomas Laux
Thomas Laux University of Freiburg
Martin Hülskamp
Martin Hülskamp University of Cologne
Detlef Weigel
Detlef Weigel Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
Heinz Schwarz
Heinz Schwarz Max Planck Society
Arp Schnittger
Arp Schnittger Universität Hamburg
Jiří Friml
Jiří Friml Institute of Science and Technology Austria

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