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Ingo Heilmann 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 Ingo Heilmann sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 97 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ingo Heilmann 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 Ingo Heilmann 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: 47 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ingo Heilmann is affiliated with Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Biochemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Cell Biology.

Their work covers a range of topics, notably:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Heilmann has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Plant Journal
  • The Plant Cell
  • Methods in molecular biology
  • Plant and Cell Physiology

Recent notable papers authored by Heilmann include:

  • "Direct Observation of "Elongated" Conformational States in α-Synuclein upon Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation," 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "SYNERGISTIC ON AUXIN AND CYTOKININ 1 positively regulates growth and attenuates soil pathogen resistance," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Plasma membrane nano-organization specifies phosphoinositide effects on Rho-GTPases and actin dynamics in tobacco pollen tubes," 2020, The Plant Cell
  • "Lipid kinases PIP5K7 and PIP5K9 are required for polyamine-triggered K⁺ efflux in Arabidopsis roots," 2020, The Plant Journal
  • "Guidelines for naming and studying plasma membrane domains in plants," 2024, Nature Plants

Frequent collaborators in Heilmann's research include:

  • Marta Fratini
  • Mareike Heilmann
  • Irene Stenzel
  • Monique Matzner
  • Praveen Krishnamoorthy

Best Publications

  • Oxylipins: structurally diverse metabolites from fatty acid oxidation.

    Alina Mosblech;Ivo Feussner;Ingo Heilmann

  • Elevated phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate in glia triggers cell-autonomous membrane wrapping and myelination.

    Sandra Goebbels;Jan H Oltrogge;Robert Kemper;Ingo Heilmann

  • Inositol signaling and plant growth

    Jill M Stevenson;Imara Y Perera;Ingo Heilmann;Staffan Persson

  • Type B Phosphatidylinositol-4-Phosphate 5-Kinases Mediate Arabidopsis and Nicotiana tabacum Pollen Tube Growth by Regulating Apical Pectin Secretion

    Till Ischebeck;Irene Stenzel;Ingo Heilmann

  • Transient and sustained increases in inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate precede the differential growth response in gravistimulated maize pulvini

    Imara Y. Perera;Ingo Heilmann;Wendy F. Boss

  • The Type B Phosphatidylinositol-4-Phosphate 5-Kinase 3 Is Essential for Root Hair Formation in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Irene Stenzel;Till Ischebeck;Sabine König;Anna Hołubowska

  • Modulating seed β-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase II level converts the composition of a temperate seed oil to that of a palm-like tropical oil

    Mark S. Pidkowich;Huu Tam Nguyen;Ingo Heilmann;Till Ischebeck

  • Jasmonic acid perception by COI1 involves inositol polyphosphates in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Alina Mosblech;Corinna Thurow;Christiane Gatz;Ivo Feussner

  • A Role for Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate in Gravitropic Signaling and the Retention of Cold-Perceived Gravistimulation of Oat Shoot Pulvini

    Imara Y. Perera;Ingo Heilmann;Soo Chul Chang;Wendy F. Boss

  • Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Bisphosphate Influences PIN Polarization by Controlling Clathrin-Mediated Membrane Trafficking in Arabidopsis

    Till Ischebeck;Stephanie Werner;Stephanie Werner;Praveen Krishnamoorthy;Jennifer Lerche;Jennifer Lerche

  • Bipolar Plasma Membrane Distribution of Phosphoinositides and Their Requirement for Auxin-Mediated Cell Polarity and Patterning in Arabidopsis

    Ricardo Tejos;Michael Sauer;Steffen Vanneste;Miriam Palacios-Gomez

  • Asymmetric gibberellin signaling regulates vacuolar trafficking of PIN auxin transporters during root gravitropism

    Christian Löfke;Marta Zwiewka;Marta Zwiewka;Ingo Heilmann;Marc C. E. Van Montagu

  • Phosphoinositide signaling in plant development.

    Ingo Heilmann

  • Identification of the Arabidopsis Palmitoyl-Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol Δ7-Desaturase Gene FAD5, and Effects of Plastidial Retargeting of Arabidopsis Desaturases on the fad5 Mutant Phenotype

    Ingo Heilmann;Sergei Mekhedov;Barbara King;John Browse

  • Phosphatidylinositol‐4,5‐bisphosphate influences Nt‐Rac5‐mediated cell expansion in pollen tubes of Nicotiana tabacum

    Till Ischebeck;Irene Stenzel;Franziska Hempel;Xu Jin

  • Salt-stress-induced association of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate with clathrin-coated vesicles in plants.

    Sabine König;Till Ischebeck;Jennifer Lerche;Irene Stenzel

  • At the poles across kingdoms: phosphoinositides and polar tip growth

    Till Ischebeck;Stephan Seiler;Ingo Heilmann

  • Polyphosphoinositides Are Enriched in Plant Membrane Rafts and Form Microdomains in the Plasma Membrane

    Fabienne Furt;Sabine König;Jean-Jacques Bessoule;Françoise Sargueil

  • Phosphoinositide and inositolpolyphosphate signalling in defense responses of Arabidopsis thaliana challenged by mechanical wounding.

    Alina Mosblech;Sabine König;Irene Stenzel;Peter Grzeganek

  • Switching desaturase enzyme specificity by alternate subcellular targeting

    Ingo Heilmann;Mark S. Pidkowich;Thomas Girke;John Shanklin

Frequent Co-Authors

Till Ischebeck
Till Ischebeck University of Göttingen
Jiří Friml
Jiří Friml Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Ivo Feussner
Ivo Feussner University of Göttingen
Teun Munnik
Teun Munnik University of Amsterdam
John Shanklin
John Shanklin Brookhaven National Laboratory
Staffan Persson
Staffan Persson University of Copenhagen
Grégory Mouille
Grégory Mouille Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin
Karin Schumacher
Karin Schumacher Heidelberg University
Klaus-Armin Nave
Klaus-Armin Nave Max Planck Society
Sergey Shabala
Sergey Shabala University of Western Australia

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