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Ingo Potrykus

Ingo Potrykus

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Biology and Biochemistry
Switzerland
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
24665
World Ranking
4985
National Ranking
95

Ingo Potrykus 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 Potrykus sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 242 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ingo Potrykus 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 Potrykus 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: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 1989 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Ingo Potrykus is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland, where they contribute to scientific research. Their professional recognition includes becoming a member of Academia Europaea in 1989.

Available data does not list specific research papers, so details on Potrykus's publication record are limited. No frequent co-authors or noted publication venues are identified in the available information.

Information about the main fields and subfields of study associated with Potrykus is not provided. Similarly, no data exists regarding the main topics of their work or book publications.

Potrykus's membership in the Academia Europaea signifies involvement in an organization that encompasses a broad range of academic disciplines across Europe, reflecting a recognized contribution to the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Engineering the Provitamin A (β-Carotene) Biosynthetic Pathway into (Carotenoid-Free) Rice Endosperm

    Xudong Ye;Salim Al-Babili;Andreas Klöti;Jing Zhang

  • Direct gene transfer to plants.

    Jerzy Paszkowski;Raymond D. Shillito;Michael Saul;Václáv Mandák

  • Hybrid genes in the analysis of transformation conditions : I. Setting up a simple method for direct gene transfer in plant protoplasts.

    I. Negrutiu;R. Shillito;I. Potrykus;G. Biasini

  • Gene Transfer to Plants: Assessment of Published Approaches and Results

    I Potrykus

  • Golden Rice: Introducing the β-Carotene Biosynthesis Pathway into Rice Endosperm by Genetic Engineering to Defeat Vitamin A Deficiency

    Peter Beyer;Salim Al-Babili;Xudong Ye;Xudong Ye;Paola Lucca

  • High Efficiency Direct Gene Transfer to Plants

    R. D. Shillito;M. W. Saul;J. Paszkowski;M. Müller

  • Transgenic rice (Oryza sativa) endosperm expressing daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) phytoene synthase accumulates phytoene, a key intermediate of provitamin A biosynthesis

    Peter K. Burkhardt;Peter Beyer;Joachim Wünn;Andreas Klöti

  • Gene Transfer to Cereals: An Assessment

    Ingo Potrykus

  • Genetically Engineered Fertile Indica-Rice Recovered from Protoplasts

    Swapan K. Datta;Alex Peterhans;Karabi Datta;Ingo Potrykus

  • Genetic engineering approaches to improve the bioavailability and the level of iron in rice grains

    P. Lucca;R. Hurrell;I. Potrykus

  • Genetic Engineering of Rice for Resistance to Sheath Blight

    Willie Lin;C.S. Anuratha;Karabi Datta;Karabi Datta;Ingo Potrykus

  • Gene targeting in plants.

    Jerzy Paszkowski;Markus Baur;Augustyn Bogucki;Ingo Potrykus

  • Gene transfer to plants

    Ingo Potrykus;German Spangenberg

  • Expression in plants of two bacterial antibiotic resistance genes after protoplast transformation with a new plant expression vector

    Maciej Pietrzak;Raymond D. Shillito;Thomas Hohn;Ingo Potrykus

  • Direct gene transfer to cells of a graminaceous monocot

    Ingo Potrykus;Michael W. Saul;Jirina Petruska;Jerzy Paszkowski

  • Agarose plating and a bead type culture technique enable and stimulate development of protoplast-derived colonies in a number of plant species

    R. D. Shillito;J. Paszkowski;I. Potrykus

  • Fighting iron deficiency anemia with iron-rich rice.

    Paola Lucca;Richard Hurrell;Ingo Potrykus

  • Herbicide-resistant Indica rice plants from IRRI breeding line IR72 after PEG-mediated transformation of protoplasts

    Swapan K. Datta;Karabi Datta;Nouchine Soltanifar;Gunter Donn

  • Expression of a bacterial gene in plants by using a viral vector

    N Brisson;J Paszkowski;J R Penswick;B Gronenborn

  • Genetic engineering of rice for resistance to sheath blight and other agronomic characters

    S.K. Datta;C. Quimio;L. Torrizo;K. Datta

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerzy Paszkowski
Jerzy Paszkowski University of Cambridge
Swapan K. Datta
Swapan K. Datta University of Calcutta
German Spangenberg
German Spangenberg La Trobe University
Thomas Hohn
Thomas Hohn University of Basel
Peter Beyer
Peter Beyer University of Freiburg
Barbara Hohn
Barbara Hohn Friedrich Miescher Institute
Mary-Dell Chilton
Mary-Dell Chilton Washington University in St. Louis
Linda K. Dixon
Linda K. Dixon The Pirbright Institute
Salim Al-Babili
Salim Al-Babili King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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