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Hermann Buerstmayr

Hermann Buerstmayr

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Austria
2025

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
49
Citations
9195
World Ranking
2260
National Ranking
14

Hermann Buerstmayr publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 130 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hermann Buerstmayr 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 Hermann Buerstmayr sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Austria Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Genome

Hermann Buerstmayr mainly investigates Fusarium, Quantitative trait locus, Agronomy, Cultivar and Genetics. Hermann Buerstmayr has researched Fusarium in several fields, including Chromosome, Fungi imperfecti, Allele and Genotype. He interconnects Genetic marker, Gene mapping, Germplasm and Locus in the investigation of issues within Quantitative trait locus.

His Agronomy study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Fusarium culmorum. The concepts of his Cultivar study are interwoven with issues in Poaceae, Amplified fragment length polymorphism and Heritability. Hermann Buerstmayr studies Genetics, focusing on Plant disease resistance in particular.

His most cited work include:

  • QTL mapping and marker-assisted selection for Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat: A review (524 citations)
  • Molecular mapping of QTLs for Fusarium head blight resistance in spring wheat. I. Resistance to fungal spread (Type II resistance). (375 citations)
  • The Ability to Detoxify the Mycotoxin Deoxynivalenol Colocalizes With a Major Quantitative Trait Locus for Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Wheat (315 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Hermann Buerstmayr spends much of his time researching Fusarium, Agronomy, Quantitative trait locus, Cultivar and Genetics. His Fusarium research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Mycotoxin, Inoculation and Resistance. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Fusarium culmorum and Genotype.

The Quantitative trait locus study combines topics in areas such as Plant disease resistance, Amplified fragment length polymorphism, Allele, Gene mapping and Genetic variation. Hermann Buerstmayr has included themes like Genetic diversity, Introgression, Genetic marker, Heritability and Inbred strain in his Cultivar study. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Botany and Genetics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Fusarium (66.33%)
  • Agronomy (48.98%)
  • Quantitative trait locus (46.94%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Fusarium (66.33%)
  • Quantitative trait locus (46.94%)
  • Genetics (29.59%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Fusarium, Quantitative trait locus, Genetics, Resistance and Head blight. His Fusarium study also includes fields such as

  • Mycotoxin which is related to area like Horticulture,
  • Inoculation that connect with fields like Virulence and Fusarium culmorum. His research on Quantitative trait locus often connects related areas such as Cultivar.

His study with Cultivar involves better knowledge in Agronomy. His study looks at the intersection of Resistance and topics like Winter wheat with Resistant genotype, Genotype and Organic farming. His study in Head blight is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Transcriptome and Genome.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Improving the baking quality of bread wheat by genomic selection in early generations. (34 citations)
  • Breeding for Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat—Progress and challenges (27 citations)
  • Fine-mapping of the Fusarium head blight resistance QTL Qfhs.ifa-5A identifies two resistance QTL associated with anther extrusion (23 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Genome

His primary scientific interests are in Quantitative trait locus, Genetics, Fusarium, Genomic selection and Gene pool. His Quantitative trait locus research includes elements of Predictive modelling, Indirect selection and Biotechnology. Hermann Buerstmayr studies Head blight which is a part of Fusarium.

His Gene pool study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Plant breeding, Common wheat, Genetic variation and Genetic architecture. His Allele research integrates issues from Centromere, Cultivar and Radiation hybrid mapping, Gene mapping. The various areas that he examines in his Chromosome study include Plant disease resistance and Inoculation.

Best Publications

  • QTL mapping and marker-assisted selection for Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat: A review

    Hermann Buerstmayr;Tomohiro Ban;Tomohiro Ban;Jeffrey A Anderson

  • Molecular mapping of QTLs for Fusarium head blight resistance in spring wheat. I. Resistance to fungal spread (Type II resistance)

    H. Buerstmayr;M. Lemmens;L. Hartl;L. Doldi

  • The Ability to Detoxify the Mycotoxin Deoxynivalenol Colocalizes With a Major Quantitative Trait Locus for Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Wheat

    Marc Lemmens;Uwe Scholz;Franz Berthiller;Chiara Dall'Asta

  • Molecular mapping of QTLs for Fusarium head blight resistance in spring wheat. II. Resistance to fungal penetration and spread

    H. Buerstmayr;B. Steiner;L. Hartl;M. Griesser

  • Molecular mapping of resistance to Fusarium head blight in the spring wheat cultivar Frontana.

    B. Steiner;M. Lemmens;M. Griesser;U. Scholz

  • Population genomic analysis of Aegilops tauschii identifies targets for bread wheat improvement.

    Kumar Gaurav;Sanu Arora;Paula Silva;Javier Sánchez-Martín

  • Breeding for Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat—Progress and challenges

    Maria Buerstmayr;Barbara Steiner;Hermann Buerstmayr

  • Breeding strategies and advances in line selection for Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat

    Barbara Steiner;Maria Buerstmayr;Sebastian Michel;Wolfgang Schweiger

  • Resistance to Fusarium head blight in winter wheat : Heritability and trait associations

    Hermann Buerstmayr;Barbara Steiner;Marc Lemmens;Peter Ruckenbauer

  • Identification of QTLs for resistance to Fusarium head blight, DON accumulation and associated traits in the winter wheat variety Arina

    R. Draeger;N. Gosman;N. Gosman;A. Steed;E. Chandler

  • Molecular mapping of Fusarium head blight resistance in the winter wheat population Dream/Lynx

    M. Schmolke;G. Zimmermann;H. Buerstmayr;G. Schweizer

  • Stacking quantitative trait loci (QTL) for Fusarium head blight resistance from non-adapted sources in an European elite spring wheat background and assessing their effects on deoxynivalenol (DON) content and disease severity.

    T. Miedaner;F. Wilde;B. Steiner;H. Buerstmayr

  • Assessing non-specificity of resistance in wheat to head blight caused by inoculation with European strains of Fusarium culmorum, F. graminearum and F. nivale using a multiplicative model for interaction.

    F. A. van Eeuwijk;A. Mesterhazy;Ch. I. Kling;P. Ruckenbauer

  • Trichothecenes in Cereal Grains – An Update

    Nora A. Foroud;Danica Baines;Tatiana Y. Gagkaeva;Nehal Thakor

  • Transcriptomic characterization of two major Fusarium resistance quantitative trait loci (QTLs), Fhb1 and Qfhs.ifa‐5A, identifies novel candidate genes

    Wolfgang Schweiger;Barbara Steiner;Christian Ametz;Gerald Siegwart

  • Mapping of QTL for Fusarium head blight resistance and morphological and developmental traits in three backcross populations derived from Triticum dicoccum × Triticum durum.

    Maria Buerstmayr;Karin Huber;Johannes Heckmann;Barbara Steiner

  • Genetic diversity among oat varieties of worldwide origin and associations of AFLP markers with quantitative traits

    Andreas Achleitner;Nicholas A. Tinker;Elisabeth Zechner;Hermann Buerstmayr

  • Suppressed recombination and unique candidate genes in the divergent haplotype encoding Fhb1, a major Fusarium head blight resistance locus in wheat

    W. Schweiger;B. Steiner;S. Vautrin;T. Nussbaumer

  • Quantitative trait loci-dependent analysis of a gene co-expression network associated with Fusarium head blight resistance in bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)

    Karl G Kugler;Gerald Siegwart;Thomas Nussbaumer;Christian Ametz

  • Differential gene expression of related wheat lines with contrasting levels of head blight resistance after Fusarium graminearum inoculation

    Barbara Steiner;Harald Kurz;Marc Lemmens;Hermann Buerstmayr

  • Variation for resistance to head blight caused by Fusarium graminearum in wild emmer ( Triticum dicoccoides ) originating from Israel

    Hermann Buerstmayr;Michael Stierschneider;Barbara Steiner;Marc Lemmens

  • QTL analysis of resistance to Fusarium head blight in wheat using a ‘Wangshuibai’‐derived population

    M. Mardi;H. Buerstmayr;B. Ghareyazie;M. Lemmens

  • Agronomic performance and quality of oat (Avena sativa L.) genotypes of worldwide origin produced under Central European growing conditions

    Hermann Buerstmayr;Nicola Krenn;Uwe Stephan;Heinrich Grausgruber

  • Genomic selection across multiple breeding cycles in applied bread wheat breeding.

    Sebastian Michel;Christian Ametz;Huseyin Gungor;Doru Epure

  • Advanced backcross QTL mapping of resistance to Fusarium head blight and plant morphological traits in a Triticum macha × T. aestivum population.

    Maria Buerstmayr;Marc Lemmens;Barbara Steiner;Hermann Buerstmayr

  • Comparative mapping of quantitative trait loci for Fusarium head blight resistance and anther retention in the winter wheat population Capo × Arina.

    Maria Buerstmayr;Hermann Buerstmayr

  • QTL analysis of resistance to Fusarium head blight in wheat using a ‘Frontana’-derived population

    M. Mardi;L. Pazouki;H. Delavar;M. B. Kazemi

  • Back-cross reciprocal monosomic analysis of Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    H. Buerstmayr;M. Lemmens;G. Fedak;P. Ruckenbauer

  • The Effect of Inoculation Treatment and Long-term Application of Moisture on Fusarium Head Blight Symptoms and Deoxynivalenol Contamination in Wheat Grains

    Marc Lemmens;Hermann Buerstmayr;Rudolf Krska;Rainer Schuhmacher

  • Present strategies in resistance breeding against scab ( Fusarium spp.)

    P. Ruckenbauer;H. Buerstmayr;M. Lemmens

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Lemmens
Marc Lemmens BOKU University
Barbara Steiner
Barbara Steiner BOKU University
Rainer Schuhmacher
Rainer Schuhmacher BOKU University
Rudolf Krska
Rudolf Krska BOKU University
Klaus F. X. Mayer
Klaus F. X. Mayer Technical University of Munich
Thomas Miedaner
Thomas Miedaner University of Hohenheim
Paul Nicholson
Paul Nicholson John Innes Centre
Franz Berthiller
Franz Berthiller BOKU University
Lorenz Hartl
Lorenz Hartl Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture
Gary J. Muehlbauer
Gary J. Muehlbauer University of Minnesota

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