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D-Index
58
Citations
13254
World Ranking
1336
National Ranking
93

Kurt Mendgen 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 Kurt Mendgen sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 136 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kurt Mendgen 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 Kurt Mendgen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Fungus
  • Gene
  • Botany

His main research concerns Haustorium, Botany, Microbiology, Rust and Cell biology. His Haustorium research integrates issues from Extrahaustorial membrane, Vicia faba, Gene and Fungus. His work in the fields of Botany, such as Fungi imperfecti and Plasmolysis, intersects with other areas such as Internal transcribed spacer and Population.

His research in Microbiology intersects with topics in Cell wall and Uromyces. As a part of the same scientific study, he usually deals with the Rust, concentrating on Biochemistry and frequently concerns with Spore. His Cell biology research incorporates elements of Auxin polar transport, PIN proteins, Polar auxin transport, Auxin efflux and Auxin.

His most cited work include:

  • Regulation of Polar Auxin Transport by AtPIN1 in Arabidopsis Vascular Tissue (1253 citations)
  • Lateral relocation of auxin efflux regulator PIN3 mediates tropism in Arabidopsis (1129 citations)
  • Plant infection and the establishment of fungal biotrophy (318 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Botany, Microbiology, Haustorium, Hypha and Rust are his primary areas of study. His research on Botany often connects related topics like Host. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Extracellular, Morphogenesis, Biophysics and Cell wall.

His Haustorium research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Biochemistry, Gene, Cell biology, Extrahaustorial membrane and Vicia faba. His Hypha course of study focuses on Freeze substitution and Plant cell. His Rust research incorporates themes from Cytoplasm, Crop, Uromyces, Phaseolus and Puccinia.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (46.56%)
  • Microbiology (35.11%)
  • Haustorium (32.06%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2004-2017)?

  • Botany (46.56%)
  • Host (13.74%)
  • Haustorium (32.06%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Botany, Host, Haustorium, Rust and Biochemistry. His Botany study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Pathogen. In his work, Rust fungi, Microbiology, Stem rust and Zoology is strongly intertwined with Obligate, which is a subfield of Host.

Kurt Mendgen has included themes like Vicia faba, Gene and Uromyces in his Haustorium study. His research in Rust intersects with topics in Cytoplasm, Phakopsora pachyrhizi and Effector. The study incorporates disciplines such as Cell wall and Hypha in addition to Chitinase.

Between 2004 and 2017, his most popular works were:

  • Identification of a Protein from Rust Fungi Transferred from Haustoria into Infected Plant Cells (227 citations)
  • Possible roles for mannitol and mannitol dehydrogenase in the biotrophic plant pathogen Uromyces fabae. (125 citations)
  • Cloning and Characterization of a Novel Invertase from the Obligate Biotroph Uromyces fabae and Analysis of Expression Patterns of Host and Pathogen Invertases in the Course of Infection (104 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Fungus
  • Enzyme

His primary areas of investigation include Haustorium, Gene, Host, Biochemistry and Botany. His study brings together the fields of Rust and Haustorium. His Rust study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Extrahaustorial membrane and Cytoplasm, Cell biology.

His Host research integrates issues from Niche differentiation, Species richness, Competition and Effector. Kurt Mendgen usually deals with Biochemistry and limits it to topics linked to Vicia faba and Gene product. His research integrates issues of Nuclear localization sequence, Extrahaustorial matrix and Uromyces in his study of Botany.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of Polar Auxin Transport by AtPIN1 in Arabidopsis Vascular Tissue

    Leo Gälweiler;Changhui Guan;Andreas Müller;Ellen Wisman

  • Lateral relocation of auxin efflux regulator PIN3 mediates tropism in Arabidopsis

    Jiří Friml;Justyna Wiśniewska;Eva Benková;Kurt Mendgen

  • Plant infection and the establishment of fungal biotrophy

    Kurt Mendgen;Matthias Hahn

  • MORPHOGENESIS AND MECHANISMS OF PENETRATION BY PLANT PATHOGENIC FUNGI

    Kurt Mendgen;Michael G. Hahn;Holger Deising

  • The role of haustoria in sugar supply during infection of broad bean by the rust fungus Uromyces fabae.

    Ralf T. Voegele;Christine Struck;Matthias Hahn;Kurt Mendgen

  • Identification of a Protein from Rust Fungi Transferred from Haustoria into Infected Plant Cells

    Eric Kemen;Ariane Christiane Kemen;Maryam Rafiqi;Uta Hempel

  • Rust haustoria : nutrient uptake and beyond

    Ralf T. Voegele;Kurt Mendgen

  • Infection structures of fungal plant pathogens – a cytological and physiological evaluation

    Kurt Mendgen;Holger Deising

  • Control of postharvest pathogens and colonization of the apple surface by antagonistic microorganisms in the field.

    Wolfgang Leibinger;Barbara Breuker;Matthias Hahn;Kurt Mendgen

  • Adhesion Pad Formation and the Involvement of Cutinase and Esterases in the Attachment of Uredospores to the Host Cuticle.

    Holger Deising;Ralph L. Nicholson;Marc Haug;Richard J. Howard

  • Characterization of In Planta-Induced Rust Genes Isolated from a Haustorium-Specific cDNA Library

    Matthias Hahn;Kurt Mendgen

  • The role of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase signalling components and the Ste12 transcription factor in germination and pathogenicity of Botrytis cinerea

    Astrid Schamber;Michaela Leroch;Janine Diwo;Kurt Mendgen

  • Possible roles for mannitol and mannitol dehydrogenase in the biotrophic plant pathogen Uromyces fabae.

    Ralf T. Voegele;Matthias Hahn;Gertrud Lohaus;Tobias Link

  • Signal and nutrient exchange at biotrophic plant-fungus interfaces.

    Matthias Hahn;Kurt Mendgen

  • A Putative Amino Acid Transporter Is Specifically Expressed in Haustoria of the Rust Fungus Uromyces fabae

    Matthias Hahn;Ulrike Neef;Christine Struck;Michael Göttfert

  • Cloning and Characterization of a Novel Invertase from the Obligate Biotroph Uromyces fabae and Analysis of Expression Patterns of Host and Pathogen Invertases in the Course of Infection

    Ralf T. Voegele;Stefan G. R. Wirsel;Ulla Möll;Melanie Lechner

  • Chitinases and β-1,3-Glucanases in the Apoplastic Compartment of Oat Leaves (Avena sativa L.)

    Werner Fink;Mathias Liefland;Kurt Mendgen

  • Endophytic Fungal Mutualists: Seed-Borne Stagonospora Spp. Enhance Reed Biomass Production in Axenic Microcosms

    Michael Ernst;Kurt W. Mendgen;Stefan G. R. Wirsel

  • Electron microscopy of plant pathogens.

    Kurt Mendgen;Dietrich-Eckhardt Lesemann

  • PR-1 protein inhibits the differentiation of rust infection hyphae in leaves of acquired resistant broad bean

    Martina Rauscher;Attila L. Ádám;Sabine Wirtz;Richard Guggenheim

  • Only a Few Fungal Species Dominate Highly Diverse Mycofloras Associated with the Common Reed

    Karin Neubert;Kurt Mendgen;Henner Brinkmann;Stefan G. R. Wirsel

  • Nutrient uptake in rust fungi: how sweet is parasitic life?

    Ralf T. Voegele;Kurt W. Mendgen

  • Microarray analysis of expressed sequence tags from haustoria of the rust fungus Uromyces fabae

    Mirza Jakupović;Manuel Heintz;Peter Reichmann;Kurt Mendgen

  • Genetic diversity of fungi closely associated with common reed

    Stefan G. R. Wirsel;Wolfgang Leibinger;Michael Ernst;Kurt Mendgen

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Hahn
Matthias Hahn Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Holger B. Deising
Holger B. Deising Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Ralf T. Voegele
Ralf T. Voegele University of Hohenheim
Richard O'Connell
Richard O'Connell University of Paris-Saclay
Zhensheng Kang
Zhensheng Kang Northwest A&F University
Klaus Palme
Klaus Palme University of Freiburg
Robert Bauer
Robert Bauer University of Tübingen
Franz Oberwinkler
Franz Oberwinkler University of Tübingen
Gertrud Lohaus
Gertrud Lohaus University of Wuppertal
Iwona Adamska
Iwona Adamska University of Konstanz

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