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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
87
Citations
37059
World Ranking
2777
National Ranking
59

Klaus Apel 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 Klaus Apel sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 196 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Klaus Apel 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 Klaus Apel 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: 87 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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

Overview

Klaus Apel was affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research focused primarily on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader fields, they specialized in subfields such as Plant Science and Molecular Biology.

Their work mainly addressed topics including Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, and Plant responses to water stress. These topics reflect an emphasis on understanding plant biology in relation to environmental stresses and molecular mechanisms.

Their most notable publication was titled The Arabidopsis SAFEGUARD1 suppresses singlet oxygen-induced stress responses by protecting grana margins, published in 2020 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This paper contributed to the understanding of how plants handle oxidative stress at the cellular level.

Throughout their career, Klaus Apel collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Liangsheng Wang, Dario Leister, Li Guan, Yi Zheng, and Katja Schneider. These co-authors contributed to advancing their research topics through shared projects and publications.

Their work appeared predominantly in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a leading venue for multidisciplinary scientific research.

  • Fields of Study: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Subfields of Study: Plant Science, Molecular Biology
  • Main Topics: Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Plant responses to water stress
  • Notable Publication: The Arabidopsis SAFEGUARD1 suppresses singlet oxygen-induced stress responses by protecting grana margins, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Frequent Co-authors: Liangsheng Wang, Dario Leister, Li Guan, Yi Zheng, Katja Schneider
  • Frequent Publication Venue: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES: Metabolism, Oxidative Stress, and Signal Transduction

    Klaus Apel;Heribert Hirt

  • Reactive oxygen signalling: the latest news

    Christophe Laloi;Klaus Apel;Antoine Danon

  • Transcriptomic Footprints Disclose Specificity of Reactive Oxygen Species Signaling in Arabidopsis

    Ilya Gadjev;Sandy Vanderauwera;Tsanko S. Gechev;Christophe Laloi

  • Rapid Induction of Distinct Stress Responses after the Release of Singlet Oxygen in Arabidopsis

    Roel G. L. op den Camp;Dominika Przybyla;Christian Ochsenbein;Christophe Laloi

  • FLU: a negative regulator of chlorophyll biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Rasa Meskauskiene;Mena Nater;David Goslings;Felix Kessler

  • The genetic basis of singlet oxygen-induced stress responses of Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Daniela Wagner;Dominika Przybyla;Roel op den Camp;Chanhong Kim

  • Phytochrome-interacting factor 1 is a critical bHLH regulator of chlorophyll biosynthesis.

    Enamul Huq;Bassem Al-Sady;Matthew Hudson;Chanhong Kim

  • EXECUTER1- and EXECUTER2-dependent transfer of stress-related signals from the plastid to the nucleus of Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Keun Pyo Lee;Chanhong Kim;Frank Landgraf;Klaus Apel

  • Overexpression of an endogenous thionin enhances resistance of Arabidopsis against Fusarium oxysporum.

    Petra Epple;Klaus Apel;Holger Bohlmann

  • A MADS domain gene involved in the transition to flowering in Arabidopsis.

    Rony Borner;Grit Kampmann;John Chandler;Roland Gleissner

  • The plastid membranes of barley (Hordeum vulgare). Light-induced appearance of mRNA coding for the apoprotein of the light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b protein.

    Klaus Apel;Klaus Kloppstech

  • An Arabidopsis thaliana Thionin Gene Is Inducible via a Signal Transduction Pathway Different from That for Pathogenesis-Related Proteins

    P. Epple;K. Apel;H. Bohlmann

  • Identification of NADPH:protochlorophyllide oxidoreductases A and B: a branched pathway for light-dependent chlorophyll biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Gregory A. Armstrong;Sonke Runge;Genevieve Frick;Ulrich Sperling

  • Leaf-specific thionins of barley-a novel class of cell wall proteins toxic to plant-pathogenic fungi and possibly involved in the defence mechanism of plants.

    Holger Bohlmann;Susanne Clausen;Susanna Behnke;Henriette Giese

  • Cross-talk between singlet oxygen- and hydrogen peroxide-dependent signaling of stress responses in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Christophe Laloi;Monika Stachowiak;Emilia Pers-Kamczyc;Ewelina Warzych

  • Phytochrome-induced appearance of mRNA activity for the apoprotein of the light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b protein of barley (Hordeum vulgare).

    Klaus Apel

  • AtGRP7, a nuclear RNA-binding protein as a component of a circadian-regulated negative feedback loop in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Christian Heintzen;Mena Nater;Klaus Apel;Dorothee Staiger

  • Two routes of chlorophyllide synthesis that are differentially regulated by light in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).

    Hauke Holtorf;Steffen Reinbothe;Christiane Reinbothe;Barbara Bereza

  • Comparison of different constitutive and inducible promoters for the overexpression of transgenes in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Sönke Holtorf;Klaus Apel;Holger Bohlmann

  • The circadian clock regulated RNA-binding protein AtGRP7 autoregulates its expression by influencing alternative splicing of its own pre-mRNA.

    Dorothee Staiger;Laura Zecca;Dominika A. Wieczorek Kirk;Klaus Apel

Frequent Co-Authors

Chanhong Kim
Chanhong Kim Chinese Academy of Sciences
Eberhard Schäfer
Eberhard Schäfer University of Freiburg
Dorothee Staiger
Dorothee Staiger Bielefeld University
Cornelia Göbel
Cornelia Göbel University of Göttingen
Ivo Feussner
Ivo Feussner University of Göttingen
Otto Miersch
Otto Miersch Palacký University, Olomouc
Claus Wasternack
Claus Wasternack Leibniz Association
William A. Laing
William A. Laing Plant & Food Research
Heribert Hirt
Heribert Hirt King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Éva Hideg
Éva Hideg University of Pecs

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