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Karl-Heinz Kogel

Karl-Heinz Kogel

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 78 466 429 43 39 235 21920

Karl-Heinz Kogel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Karl-Heinz Kogel between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Karl-Heinz Kogel published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2024. 22 of the 270 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2024. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 8 publications
1984 2025

270 publications in total across all disciplines

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Karl-Heinz Kogel: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 2
1986 3
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 4
1993 0
1994 2
1995 1
1996 1
1997 3
1998 2
1999 4
2000 4
2001 5
2002 9
2003 12
2004 13
2005 11
2006 11
2007 7
2008 10
2009 11
2010 5
2011 13
2012 13
2013 8
2014 11
2015 8
2016 7
2017 11
2018 9
2019 9
2020 7
2021 13
2022 12
2023 4
2024 14
2025 8
Total 270
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Karl-Heinz Kogel 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 Karl-Heinz Kogel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 231–235 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 235 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53 235
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Karl-Heinz Kogel 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 Karl-Heinz Kogel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 78 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25 78
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Overview

Karl-Heinz Kogel is affiliated with the University of Giessen in Germany. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with extensive focus on Plant Science and Molecular Biology.

The scientist has contributed to multiple subfields of study including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Cell Biology, and Immunology. Their main research topics cover Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics, Plant and Fungal Interactions Research, Plant Virus Research Studies, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis.

Among the recent published papers are:

  • Regulation of Cell Type-Specific Immunity Networks in Arabidopsis Roots, 2020, The Plant Cell
  • Biotic stress-associated microRNA families in plants, 2021, Journal of Plant Physiology
  • Requirements for fungal uptake of dsRNA and gene silencing in RNAi-based crop protection strategies, 2021, Current Opinion in Biotechnology
  • Can biocontrol be the game-changer in integrated pest management? A review of definitions, methods and strategies, 2024, Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection
  • CRISPR/SpCas9-mediated double knockout of barley Microrchidia MORC1 and MORC6a reveals their strong involvement in plant immunity, transcriptional gene silencing and plant growth, 2021, Plant Biotechnology Journal

Karl-Heinz Kogel frequently collaborates with several co-authors including Jafargholi Imani, Ena Šečić, Matteo Galli, Maria José Ladera-Carmona, and Jens Steinbrenner. Their most common publication venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, The Plant Cell, and Journal of Plant Physiology.

Best Publications

  • The endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica reprograms barley to salt-stress tolerance, disease resistance, and higher yield

    Frank Waller;Beate Achatz;Beate Achatz;Helmut Baltruschat;József Fodor

  • Benzothiadiazole, a novel class of inducers of systemic acquired resistance, activates gene expression and disease resistance in wheat.

    Jorn Gorlach;Sandra Volrath;Gertrud Knauf-Beiter;Georges Hengy

  • Infection patterns in barley and wheat spikes inoculated with wild-type and trichodiene synthase gene disrupted Fusarium graminearum

    Carin Jansen;Diter von Wettstein;Wilhelm Schäfer;Karl-Heinz Kogel

  • Salt tolerance of barley induced by the root endophyte Piriformospora indica is associated with a strong increase in antioxidants

    Helmut Baltruschat;József Fodor;Borbála D. Harrach;Elzbieta Niemczyk

  • An RNAi-Based Control of Fusarium graminearum Infections Through Spraying of Long dsRNAs Involves a Plant Passage and Is Controlled by the Fungal Silencing Machinery.

    Aline Koch;Dagmar Biedenkopf;Alexandra Furch;Lennart Weber

  • Hypersensitive Cell Death and Papilla Formation in Barley Attacked by the Powdery Mildew Fungus Are Associated with Hydrogen Peroxide but Not with Salicylic Acid Accumulation

    Ralph Hückelhoven;József Fodor;Christine Preis;Karl Heinz Kogel

  • Endophyte or parasite--what decides?

    Karl-Heinz Kogel;Philipp Franken;Ralph Hückelhoven

  • The root endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica requires host cell death for proliferation during mutualistic symbiosis with barley

    Sachin Deshmukh;Ralph Hückelhoven;Patrick Schäfer;Jafargholi Imani

  • Endophytic Life Strategies Decoded by Genome and Transcriptome Analyses of the Mutualistic Root Symbiont Piriformospora indica

    Alga Zuccaro;Urs Lahrmann;Ulrich Güldener;Gregor Langen

  • Bipolaris sorokiniana, a cereal pathogen of global concern: cytological and molecular approaches towards better control‡

    Jagdish Kumar;Patrick Schäfer;Ralph Hückelhoven;Gregor Langen

  • Host-induced gene silencing of cytochrome P450 lanosterol C14α-demethylase–encoding genes confers strong resistance to Fusarium species

    Aline Koch;Neelendra Kumar;Lennart Weber;Harald Keller

  • Systemic resistance in Arabidopsis conferred by the mycorrhizal fungus Piriformospora indica requires jasmonic acid signaling and the cytoplasmic function of NPR1.

    Elke Stein;Alexandra Molitor;Karl-Heinz Kogel;Frank Waller

  • Broad-Spectrum Suppression of Innate Immunity Is Required for Colonization of Arabidopsis Roots by the Fungus Piriformospora indica

    Sophie Jacobs;Bernd Zechmann;Alexandra Molitor;Marco Trujillo

  • Multivesicular bodies participate in a cell wall‐associated defence response in barley leaves attacked by the pathogenic powdery mildew fungus

    Qianli An;Ralph Hückelhoven;Karl-Heinz Kogel;Aart J E van Bel

  • Reactive oxygen intermediates in plant-microbe interactions: Who is who in powdery mildew resistance?

    Ralph Hückelhoven;Karl-Heinz Kogel

  • New wind in the sails: improving the agronomic value of crop plants through RNAi-mediated gene silencing

    Aline Koch;Karl-Heinz Kogel

  • The Ambivalence of the Barley Mlo Locus: Mutations Conferring Resistance Against Powdery Mildew (Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei) Enhance Susceptibility to the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe grisea

    Birgit Jarosch;Karl-Heinz Kogel;Ulrich Schaffrath

  • Conserved nematode signalling molecules elicit plant defenses and pathogen resistance

    Patricia Manosalva;Patricia Manosalva;Murli Manohar;Stephan H. von Reuss;Shiyan Chen

  • The receptor-like MLO protein and the RAC/ROP family G-protein RACB modulate actin reorganization in barley attacked by the biotrophic powdery mildew fungus Blumeria graminis f.sp. hordei.

    Krystina S. Opalski;Holger Schultheiss;Karl-Heinz Kogel;Ralph Hückelhoven

  • A Compromised Mlo Pathway Affects the Response of Barley to the Necrotrophic Fungus Bipolaris sorokiniana (Teleomorph: Cochliobolus sativus) and Its Toxins.

    Jagdish Kumar;Ralph Hückelhoven;Ulrich Beckhove;Subrahmaniam Nagarajan

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph Hückelhoven
Ralph Hückelhoven Technical University of Munich
Aart J. E. van Bel
Aart J. E. van Bel University of Giessen
Andreas Vilcinskas
Andreas Vilcinskas University of Giessen
Uwe Sonnewald
Uwe Sonnewald University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Diter von Wettstein
Diter von Wettstein Washington State University
Daniel F. Klessig
Daniel F. Klessig Boyce Thompson Institute
Lars M. Voll
Lars M. Voll Philipp University of Marburg
Hubert H. Felle
Hubert H. Felle University of Malaga
Peter Kämpfer
Peter Kämpfer University of Giessen
Alexander Goesmann
Alexander Goesmann University of Giessen

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