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Heribert Hirt 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 Heribert Hirt sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 272 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heribert Hirt 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 Heribert Hirt sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 105 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2001 - Wittgenstein Award
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Heribert Hirt is affiliated with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research spans primarily the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, they focus on subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Cell Biology, and Biomedical Engineering.

Throughout their career, Heribert Hirt has contributed significantly to several main topics of scientific inquiry, such as:

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Their recent notable publications include:

  • "Tailoring plant-associated microbial inoculants in agriculture: a roadmap for successful application," 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • "Desert Microbes for Boosting Sustainable Agriculture in Extreme Environments," 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Wheat chromatin architecture is organized in genome territories and transcription factories," 2020, Genome Biology
  • "Root endophyte induced plant thermotolerance by constitutive chromatin modification at heat stress memory gene loci," 2021, EMBO Reports
  • "Wounding and Insect Feeding Trigger Two Independent MAPK Pathways with Distinct Regulation and Kinetics," 2020, The Plant Cell

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations include:

  • Maged M. Saad
  • Naganand Rayapuram
  • Marília Almeida-Trapp
  • Arsheed H. Sheikh
  • Sabiha Parween

Heribert Hirt's work has been published repeatedly in several key scientific venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 11 publications
  • EMBO Reports with 4 publications
  • Trends in Plant Science with 4 publications
  • Frontiers in Plant Science with 4 publications
  • Nucleic Acids Research with 3 publications

The researcher has received recognition through awards including the Wittgenstein Award in 2001 and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES: Metabolism, Oxidative Stress, and Signal Transduction

    Klaus Apel;Heribert Hirt

  • Mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades in plants: a new nomenclature

    Kazuya Ichimura;Kazuo Shinozaki;Guillaume Tena

  • The MKK2 Pathway Mediates Cold and Salt Stress Signaling in Arabidopsis

    Markus Teige;Elisabeth Scheikl;Thomas Eulgem;Róbert Dóczi

  • Signaling Mechanisms in Pattern-Triggered Immunity (PTI)

    Jean Bigeard;Jean Colcombet;Heribert Hirt

  • Arabidopsis MAPKs: a complex signalling network involved in multiple biological processes.

    Jean Colcombet;Heribert Hirt

  • Complexity, cross talk and integration of plant MAP kinase signalling.

    Claudia Jonak;László Ökrész;László Bögre;Heribert Hirt

  • Plant PP2C phosphatases: emerging functions in stress signaling

    Alois Schweighofer;Heribert Hirt;Irute Meskiene

  • MAPK cascade signalling networks in plant defence

    Andrea Pitzschke;Adam Schikora;Heribert Hirt;Heribert Hirt

  • Emerging MAP kinase pathways in plant stress signalling.

    Hirofumi Nakagami;Andrea Pitzschke;Heribert Hirt

  • The role of ABA and MAPK signaling pathways in plant abiotic stress responses.

    Agyemang Danquah;Axel de Zelicourt;Jean Colcombet;Heribert Hirt

  • Convergence and Divergence of Stress-Induced Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathways at the Level of Two Distinct Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases

    Francesca Cardinale;Irute Meskiene;Fatma Ouaked;Heribert Hirt

  • OXI1 kinase is necessary for oxidative burst-mediated signalling in Arabidopsis.

    Maike C. Rentel;David Lecourieux;Fatma Ouaked;Sarah L. Usher

  • The heat‐shock protein/chaperone network and multiple stress resistance

    Pierre Jacob;Heribert Hirt;Abdelhafid Bendahmane

  • The MAP kinase substrate MKS1 is a regulator of plant defense responses

    Erik Andreasson;Thomas Jenkins;Peter Brodersen;Stephan Thorgrimsen

  • Stress signaling in plants: a mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway is activated by cold and drought.

    Claudia Jonak;Stefan Kiegerl;Wilco Ligterink;Patrick J. Barker

  • Rapid Avr9- and Cf-9–Dependent Activation of MAP Kinases in Tobacco Cell Cultures and Leaves: Convergence of Resistance Gene, Elicitor, Wound, and Salicylate Responses

    Tina Romeis;Pedro Piedras;Shuqun Zhang;Daniel F. Klessig

  • The Membrane-Anchored BOTRYTIS-INDUCED KINASE1 Plays Distinct Roles in Arabidopsis Resistance to Necrotrophic and Biotrophic Pathogens

    Paola Veronese;Hirofumi Nakagami;Burton Bluhm;Synan AbuQamar

  • Heavy Metal Stress. Activation of Distinct Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathways by Copper and Cadmium

    Claudia Jonak;Hirofumi Nakagami;Heribert Hirt

  • Opposite changes in membrane fluidity mimic cold and heat stress activation of distinct plant MAP kinase pathways.

    Veena Sangwan;Björn Lárus Örvar;John Beyerly;Heribert Hirt

  • Receptor-Mediated Activation of a MAP Kinase in Pathogen Defense of Plants

    Wilco Ligterink;Thomas Kroj;Uta zur Nieden;Heribert Hirt

  • The Role of MAPK Modules and ABA during Abiotic Stress Signaling

    Axel de Zelicourt;Jean Colcombet;Heribert Hirt;Heribert Hirt

  • Phosphatidic acid activates a wound‐activated MAPK in Glycine max

    Sumin Lee;Heribert Hirt;Youngsook Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudia Jonak
Claudia Jonak Austrian Institute of Technology
Erwin Heberle-Bors
Erwin Heberle-Bors University of Vienna
László Bögre
László Bögre Royal Holloway University of London
Moussa Benhamed
Moussa Benhamed University of Paris-Saclay
Vladimir B. Bajic
Vladimir B. Bajic King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Wilco Ligterink
Wilco Ligterink KeyGene (Netherlands)
Hirofumi Nakagami
Hirofumi Nakagami Max Planck Society
Martin Crespi
Martin Crespi University of Paris-Saclay
Jozef Šamaj
Jozef Šamaj Palacký University, Olomouc
Miroslav Ovečka
Miroslav Ovečka Palacký University, Olomouc

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