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Jochen Kumlehn

Jochen Kumlehn

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
10036
World Ranking
14548
National Ranking
1038

Jochen Kumlehn 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 Jochen Kumlehn sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 239 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jochen Kumlehn 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 Jochen Kumlehn sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jochen Kumlehn is affiliated with the Leibniz Association in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on plant science, with particular interest in molecular biology, biotechnology, agronomy, crop science, and biochemistry.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Jochen Kumlehn has published prolifically in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Methods in molecular biology

Some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Kumlehn include:

  • Structural variation in the pangenome of wild and domesticated barley (2024, Nature)
  • Site-directed mutagenesis in bread and durum wheat via pollination by cas9/guide RNA-transgenic maize used as haploidy inducer (2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal)
  • Transcriptional landscapes of floral meristems in barley (2021, Science Advances)
  • SWEET11b transports both sugar and cytokinin in developing barley grains (2023, The Plant Cell)
  • Conversion of hulled into naked barley by Cas endonuclease-mediated knockout of the NUD gene (2020, BMC Plant Biology)

Kumlehn collaborates frequently with other scientists in related fields. Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Göetz Hensel
  • Iris Hoffie
  • Michael Melzer
  • Twan Rutten
  • Robert E. Hoffie

The body of work spans 91 publications in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and 66 publications in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, highlighting a sustained focus on both the genetic and physiological aspects of plant science.

Best Publications

  • HIGS: Host-Induced Gene Silencing in the Obligate Biotrophic Fungal Pathogen Blumeria graminis

    Daniela Nowara;Christophe Lacomme;Jane Shaw

  • Evolution of the Grain Dispersal System in Barley

    Mohammad Pourkheirandish;Goetz Hensel;Benjamin Kilian;Natesan Senthil

  • The eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E confers multiallelic recessive Bymovirus resistance in Hordeum vulgare (L.)

    Nils Stein;Dragan Perovic;Jochen Kumlehn;Bettina Pellio

  • Genetic transformation of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) via infection of androgenetic pollen cultures with Agrobacterium tumefaciens

    Jochen Kumlehn;Liliya Serazetdinova;Goetz Hensel;Dirk Becker

  • Uniparental Chromosome Elimination at Mitosis and Interphase in Wheat and Pearl Millet Crosses Involves Micronucleus Formation, Progressive Heterochromatinization, and DNA Fragmentation

    Dorota Gernand;Twan Rutten;Alok Varshney;Myroslava Rubtsova

  • A set of modular binary vectors for transformation of cereals.

    Axel Himmelbach;Uwe Zierold;Götz Hensel;Jan Riechen

  • Agrobacterium-Mediated Gene Transfer to Cereal Crop Plants: Current Protocols for Barley, Wheat, Triticale, and Maize

    Goetz Hensel;Christine Kastner;Sylwia Oleszczuk;Jan Riechen

  • Point mutation impairs centromeric CENH3 loading and induces haploid plants

    Raheleh Karimi-Ashtiyani;Takayoshi Ishii;Markus Niessen;Nils Stein

  • Apomictic and sexual ovules of Boechera display heterochronic global gene expression patterns

    Timothy F. Sharbel;Marie-Luise Voigt;José M. Corral;Giulio Galla

  • A Maize Cystatin Suppresses Host Immunity by Inhibiting Apoplastic Cysteine Proteases

    Karina van der Linde;Christoph Hemetsberger;Christine Kastner;Farnusch Kaschani

  • Increasing Sucrose Uptake Capacity of Wheat Grains Stimulates Storage Protein Synthesis

    Nicola Weichert;Isolde Saalbach;Heiko Weichert;Stefan Kohl

  • Efficient generation of transgenic barley: The way forward to modulate plant–microbe interactions

    Goetz Hensel;Vladimir Valkov;Jill Middlefell-Williams;Jochen Kumlehn

  • Host-induced silencing of Fusarium culmorum genes protects wheat from infection.

    Wanxin Chen;Christine Kastner;Daniela Nowara;Ely Oliveira-Garcia

  • The wheat Lr34 gene provides resistance against multiple fungal pathogens in barley.

    Joanna M. Risk;Liselotte L. Selter;Harsh Chauhan;Simon G. Krattinger;Simon G. Krattinger

  • Members of the RKD transcription factor family induce an egg cell-like gene expression program.

    Dávid Kőszegi;Amal J. Johnston;Twan Rutten;Andreas Czihal

  • State-of-the-art and novel developments of in vivo haploid technologies

    Kamila Kalinowska;Sindy Chamas;Katharina Unkel;Dmitri Demidov

  • A Barley ROP GTPase ACTIVATING PROTEIN Associates with Microtubules and Regulates Entry of the Barley Powdery Mildew Fungus into Leaf Epidermal Cells

    Caroline Hoefle;Christina Huesmann;Holger Schultheiss;Frederik Börnke

  • True-breeding targeted gene knock-out in barley using designer TALE-nuclease in haploid cells.

    Maia Gurushidze;Goetz Hensel;Stefan Hiekel;Sindy Schedel

  • Stable expression of a defense-related gene in wheat epidermis under transcriptional control of a novel promoter confers pathogen resistance.

    Fredy Altpeter;Alok Varshney;Olaf Abderhalden;Dimitar Douchkov

  • The CRISPR/Cas revolution continues: From efficient gene editing for crop breeding to plant synthetic biology.

    Jochen Kumlehn;Janine Pietralla;Goetz Hensel;Michael Pacher

Frequent Co-Authors

Goetz Hensel
Goetz Hensel Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences
Twan Rutten
Twan Rutten Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
Nils Stein
Nils Stein University of Western Australia
Axel Himmelbach
Axel Himmelbach Leibniz Association
Beat Keller
Beat Keller University of Zurich
Patrick Schweizer
Patrick Schweizer Leibniz Association
Ralph Hückelhoven
Ralph Hückelhoven Technical University of Munich
Thomas Wicker
Thomas Wicker University of Zurich
Gaétan Glauser
Gaétan Glauser University of Neuchâtel
Horst Lörz
Horst Lörz Universität Hamburg

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