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Lothar Willmitzer

Lothar Willmitzer

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Genetics
Germany
2024
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Germany
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
125
Citations
57469
World Ranking
313
National Ranking
18

Molecular Biology

D-Index
125
Citations
57469
World Ranking
226
National Ranking
17

Lothar Willmitzer publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lothar Willmitzer sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 430 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Lothar Willmitzer D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lothar Willmitzer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 125 D-Index — 93rd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
  • 1994 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Lothar Willmitzer is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and agricultural and biological sciences. The scientist has contributed extensively to molecular biology, plant science, biochemistry, food science, and spectroscopy.

Their work covers diverse topics including:

  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Fungal and Yeast Genetics Research
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

Recent papers authored by or involving Willmitzer include:

  • The NAC transcription factor FaRIF controls fruit ripening in strawberry, 2021, The Plant Cell
  • Metabolic reconfiguration of strawberry physiology in response to postharvest practices, 2020, Food Chemistry
  • Global mapping of protein-metabolite interactions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae reveals that Ser-Leu dipeptide regulates phosphoglycerate kinase activity, 2021, Communications Biology
  • Genetic analysis of phenylpropanoids and antioxidant capacity in strawberry fruit reveals mQTL hotspots and candidate genes, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Non-Targeted Metabolite Profiles and Sensory Properties Elucidate Commonalities and Differences of Wines Made with the Same Variety but Different Cultivar Clones, 2020, Metabolites

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Willmitzer consist of:

  • José G. Vallarino
  • Sonia Osorio
  • Alisdair R. Fernie
  • Marcin Luzarowski
  • Dennis Schlossarek

The venues where Willmitzer has most frequently published include:

  • Metabolites
  • The Plant Cell
  • Food Chemistry
  • Communications Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

In 1994, Willmitzer was awarded membership in the Academia Europaea.

Best Publications

  • Improved method for the isolation of RNA from plant tissues.

    Jürgen Logemann;Jeff Schell;Lothar Willmitzer

  • Metabolite profiling for plant functional genomics.

    Oliver Fiehn;Joachim Kopka;Peter Dörmann;Thomas Altmann

  • Gas chromatography mass spectrometry–based metabolite profiling in plants

    Jan Lisec;Nicolas Schauer;Joachim Kopka;Lothar Willmitzer

  • Storage of competent cells for Agrobacterium transformation.

    Rainer Hofgen;Lothar Willmitzer

  • [email protected]: the Golm Metabolome Database

    Joachim Kopka;Nicolas Schauer;Stephan Krueger;Claudia Birkemeyer

  • Simultaneous analysis of metabolites in potato tuber by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

    Ute Roessner;Cornelia Wagner;Joachim Kopka;Richard N. Trethewey

  • Metabolic Profiling Allows Comprehensive Phenotyping of Genetically or Environmentally Modified Plant Systems

    Ute Roessner;Alexander Luedemann;Doreen Brust;Oliver Fiehn

  • Construction of an intron-containing marker gene : splicing of the intron in transgenic plants and its use in monitoring early events in Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation

    G. Vancanneyt;R. Schmidt;A. O'Connor-Sanchez;L. Willmitzer

  • Metabolite profiling: from diagnostics to systems biology

    Alisdair R. Fernie;Richard N. Trethewey;Arno J. Krotzky;Lothar Willmitzer

  • Comprehensive metabolic profiling and phenotyping of interspecific introgression lines for tomato improvement

    Nicolas Schauer;Yaniv Semel;Ute Roessner;Amit Gur

  • GC-MS libraries for the rapid identification of metabolites in complex biological samples

    Nicolas Schauer;Dirk Steinhauser;Sergej Strelkov;Dietmar Schomburg

  • Aspirin prevents wound-induced gene expression in tomato leaves by blocking jasmonic acid biosynthesis

    Hugo Pena-Cortés;Tanja Albrecht;Salomé Prat;Elmar W. Weiler

  • Identification of uncommon plant metabolites based on calculation of elemental compositions using gas chromatography and quadrupole mass spectrometry

    Oliver Fiehn;Joachim Kopka;Richard N. Trethewey;Lothar Willmitzer

  • Genomic and metabolic prediction of complex heterotic traits in hybrid maize

    Christian Riedelsheimer;Angelika Czedik-Eysenberg;Christoph Grieder;Jan Lisec

  • Expression of a yeast-derived invertase in the cell wall of tobacco and Arabidopsis plants leads to accumulation of carbohydrate and inhibition of photosynthesis and strongly influences growth and phenotype of transgenic tobacco plants.

    A. von Schaewen;M. Stitt;R. Schmidt;U. Sonnewald

  • Isolation and characterization of a sucrose carrier cDNA from spinach by functional expression in yeast.

    J. W. Riesmeier;L. Willmitzer;W. B. Frommer

  • Inhibition of the ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase in transgenic potatoes leads to sugar-storing tubers and influences tuber formation and expression of tuber storage protein genes.

    B Müller-Röber;U Sonnewald;L Willmitzer

  • Synthetic lethal metabolic targeting of cellular senescence in cancer therapy

    Jan R. Dörr;Yong Yu;Maja Milanovic;Gregor Beuster

  • Both developmental and metabolic signals activate the promoter of a class I patatin gene

    Mario Rocha-Sosa;Uwe Sonnewald;Wolf Frommer;Marina Stratmann

  • Metabolomic and transcriptomic stress response of Escherichia coli

    Szymon Jozefczuk;Sebastian Klie;Gareth S Catchpole;Jedrzej Szymanski

Frequent Co-Authors

Alisdair R. Fernie
Alisdair R. Fernie Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Uwe Sonnewald
Uwe Sonnewald University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Jeff Schell
Jeff Schell Max Planck Society
Joachim Selbig
Joachim Selbig Max Planck Society
Wolf B. Frommer
Wolf B. Frommer Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Joachim Fisahn
Joachim Fisahn Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Yariv Brotman
Yariv Brotman Tel Aviv University
Patrick Giavalisco
Patrick Giavalisco Max Planck Society
Thomas Altmann
Thomas Altmann Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
Zoran Nikoloski
Zoran Nikoloski Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

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