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Hans Thordal-Christensen

Hans Thordal-Christensen

University of Copenhagen
Denmark

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
13188
World Ranking
19048
National Ranking
209

Hans Thordal-Christensen publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 101 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hans Thordal-Christensen 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 Hans Thordal-Christensen sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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: 45 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hans Thordal-Christensen is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work encompasses several subfields including plant science, molecular biology, cell biology, biotechnology, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Transgenic Plants and Applications

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Hans Thordal-Christensen include:

  • "A holistic view on plant effector-triggered immunity presented as an iceberg model," 2020, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
  • "Barley endosomal MONENSIN SENSITIVITY1 is a target of the powdery mildew effector CSEP0162 and plays a role in plant immunity," 2022, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • "Bacillus cereus EC9 protects tomato against Fusarium wilt through JA/ET-activated immunity," 2022, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "The Bacillus cereus Strain EC9 Primes the Plant Immune System for Superior Biocontrol of Fusarium oxysporum," 2022, Plants
  • "The evolution of plant proton pump regulation via the R domain may have facilitated plant terrestrialization," 2022, Communications Biology

Hans Thordal-Christensen frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Carsten Pedersen
  • Wenjun Xie
  • Sohini Deb
  • Wenlin Liao
  • Mads Eggert Nielsen

Publications by Hans Thordal-Christensen appear regularly in journals such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Plants

Best Publications

  • Subcellular localization of H2O2 in plants. H2O2 accumulation in papillae and hypersensitive response during the barley—powdery mildew interaction

    Hans Thordal-Christensen;Ziguo Zhang;Yangdou Wei;David B. Collinge

  • SNARE-protein-mediated disease resistance at the plant cell wall

    Nicholas C. Collins;Hans Thordal-Christensen;Volker Lipka;Stephan Bau

  • Genome expansion and gene loss in powdery mildew fungi reveal tradeoffs in extreme parasitism

    Pietro D. Spanu;James C. Abbott;Joelle Amselem;Timothy A. Burgis

  • Fresh insights into processes of nonhost resistance.

    Hans Thordal-Christensen

  • The PEN1 syntaxin defines a novel cellular compartment upon fungal attack and is required for the timely assembly of papillae.

    Farhah F. Assaad;Jin-Long Qiu;Heather Youngs;David Ehrhardt

  • A membrane trafficking pathway regulated by the plant-specific RAB GTPase ARA6.

    Kazuo Ebine;Masaru Fujimoto;Yusuke Okatani;Tomoaki Nishiyama

  • Germin-like oxalate oxidase, a H2O2-producing enzyme, accumulates in barley attacked by the powdery mildew fungus

    Ziguo Zhang;David B. Collinge;Hans Thordal-Christensen

  • Structure and evolution of barley powdery mildew effector candidates

    Carsten Pedersen;Emiel Ver Loren van Themaat;Liam J McGuffin;James C Abbott

  • Arbuscular mycorrhiza reduces susceptibility of tomato to Alternaria solani.

    Maendy Fritz;Iver Jakobsen;Michael Foged Lyngkjær;Hans Thordal-Christensen

  • The molecular characterization of two barley proteins establishes the novel PR-17 family of pathogenesis-related proteins.

    Anders B. Christensen;Baik Ho Cho;Michael Næsby;Per L. Gregersen

  • Powdery mildew fungal effector candidates share N-terminal Y/F/WxC-motif

    Dale Godfrey;Henrik Böhlenius;Carsten Pedersen;Ziguo Zhang

  • An epidermis/papilla-specific oxalate oxidase-like protein in the defence response of barley attacked by the powdery mildew fungus

    Yangdou Wei;Ziguo Zhang;Claus H. Andersen;Elmon Schmelzer

  • Bacteria expressing avirulence gene D produce a specific elicitor of the soybean hypersensitive reaction.

    N. T. Keen;S. Tamaki;D. Kobayashi;D. Gerhold

  • Nar-1 and Nar-2, Two Loci Required for Mla12-Specified Race-Specific Resistance to Powdery Mildew in Barley.

    Andreas Freialdenhoven;Birgit Scherag;Karin Hollricher;David B. Collinge

  • Molecular Characterization of the Oxalate Oxidase Involved in the Response of Barley to the Powdery Mildew Fungus

    Fasong Zhou;Ziguo Zhang;Per L. Gregersen;Jørn D. Mikkelsen

  • A SNARE-protein has opposing functions in penetration resistance and defence signalling pathways

    Ziguo Zhang;Angela Feechan;Carsten Pedersen;Mari-Anne Newman

  • A pathogen-induced gene of barley encodes a protein showing high similarity to a protein kinase regulator.

    Jakob Brandt;Hans Thordal-Christensen;Knud Vad;Per L. Gregersen

  • Arabidopsis ARF-GTP exchange factor, GNOM, mediates transport required for innate immunity and focal accumulation of syntaxin PEN1

    Mads Eggert Nielsen;Angela Feechan;Henrik Böhlenius;Takashi Ueda

  • The germinlike protein GLP4 exhibits superoxide dismutase activity and is an important component of quantitative resistance in wheat and barley.

    Anders Bentsen Christensen;Hans Thordal-Christensen;Grit Zimmermann;Torben Gjetting

  • Trans-kingdom Cross-Talk: Small RNAs on the Move

    Marijn Knip;Maria E. Constantin;Hans Thordal-Christensen

Frequent Co-Authors

David B. Collinge
David B. Collinge University of Copenhagen
Yangdou Wei
Yangdou Wei University of Saskatchewan
Ralph Panstruga
Ralph Panstruga RWTH Aachen University
Iver Jakobsen
Iver Jakobsen University of Copenhagen
Hans Jørgen Lyngs Jørgensen
Hans Jørgen Lyngs Jørgensen University of Copenhagen
James K. M. Brown
James K. M. Brown Norwich Research Park
Noel T. Keen
Noel T. Keen University of California, Riverside
Paul R. J. Birch
Paul R. J. Birch James Hutton Institute
Kim Pilegaard
Kim Pilegaard Technical University of Denmark
Paul Schulze-Lefert
Paul Schulze-Lefert Max Planck Society

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