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Plant Science and Agronomy
Germany
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 165 7 7 2 2 497 92343

Mark Stitt publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mark Stitt between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mark Stitt published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 10.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2017. 11 of the 520 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2017. 1978: 2 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 4 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 9 publications 1985: 11 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 18 publications 1990: 20 publications 1991: 20 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 16 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 21 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 8 publications
1978 2025

520 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mark Stitt: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 2
1979 1
1980 4
1981 4
1982 7
1983 5
1984 9
1985 11
1986 5
1987 10
1988 8
1989 18
1990 20
1991 20
1992 6
1993 16
1994 10
1995 10
1996 7
1997 8
1998 21
1999 14
2000 7
2001 7
2002 10
2003 3
2004 11
2005 11
2006 14
2007 11
2008 12
2009 14
2010 19
2011 12
2012 15
2013 13
2014 21
2015 17
2016 14
2017 27
2018 9
2019 11
2020 10
2021 12
2022 10
2023 3
2024 3
2025 8
Total 520
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Mark Stitt 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 Mark Stitt 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, 467+ 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: 497 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 99 497
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Mark Stitt 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 Mark Stitt sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
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, 109+ 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: 165 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 99 165
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Germany Leader Award
  • 2009 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Metabolism

Mark Stitt mainly investigates Biochemistry, Photosynthesis, Metabolism, Arabidopsis and Botany. His work on Biochemistry deals in particular with Sucrose, Chloroplast, Enzyme, Nitrogen assimilation and Nitrate reductase. His Photosynthesis research includes themes of Invertase, Carbohydrate metabolism and Chlorophyll.

His work focuses on many connections between Metabolism and other disciplines, such as Amino acid, that overlap with his field of interest in Metabolic pathway. His study on Arabidopsis also encompasses disciplines like

  • Arabidopsis thaliana that intertwine with fields like Sugar and Metabolite,
  • Enzyme assay, which have a strong connection to Phosphoglucomutase and Sucrose-phosphate synthase. His Botany study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Starch and Nicotiana tabacum.

His most cited work include:

  • MAPMAN: a user-driven tool to display genomics data sets onto diagrams of metabolic pathways and other biological processes (2480 citations)
  • Genome-Wide Identification and Testing of Superior Reference Genes for Transcript Normalization in Arabidopsis (2311 citations)
  • [email protected]: the Golm Metabolome Database (985 citations)

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

Biochemistry, Photosynthesis, Sucrose, Botany and Arabidopsis are his primary areas of study. His research related to Metabolism, Starch, Fructose, Sucrose-phosphate synthase and Metabolite might be considered part of Biochemistry. His study looks at the relationship between Photosynthesis and fields such as Spinach, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems.

His Sucrose research includes elements of Sugar, Trehalose, Carbohydrate and Hexose. The study incorporates disciplines such as Nitrate and Horticulture in addition to Botany. His Arabidopsis study combines topics in areas such as Arabidopsis thaliana and Cell biology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Biochemistry (54.89%)
  • Photosynthesis (29.31%)
  • Sucrose (22.87%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Arabidopsis (20.17%)
  • Biochemistry (54.89%)
  • Botany (21.62%)

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

Mark Stitt mostly deals with Arabidopsis, Biochemistry, Botany, Photosynthesis and Arabidopsis thaliana. Mark Stitt has included themes like Proteome, Circadian clock and Cell biology in his Arabidopsis study. His study in Sucrose, Metabolite, Enzyme, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase is carried out as part of his studies in Biochemistry.

His Botany research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Phosphorus and Transcriptional regulation. The various areas that Mark Stitt examines in his Photosynthesis study include Metabolic pathway and Metabolism. His Arabidopsis thaliana study incorporates themes from Starch and Protein biosynthesis.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Regulation of Flowering by Trehalose-6-Phosphate Signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana (397 citations)
  • Mercator: a fast and simple web server for genome scale functional annotation of plant sequence data (339 citations)
  • Trehalose metabolism in plants (277 citations)

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

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Metabolism

His primary areas of study are Biochemistry, Arabidopsis, Botany, Photosynthesis and Arabidopsis thaliana. His Biochemistry and Sucrose, Metabolite, Metabolism, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Mutant investigations all form part of his Biochemistry research activities. In Sucrose, Mark Stitt works on issues like Trehalose, which are connected to Sugar.

Mark Stitt combines subjects such as Evolutionary biology, Intracellular and Starch with his study of Arabidopsis. His Botany research integrates issues from Regulation of gene expression and Agronomy. His studies in Photosynthesis integrate themes in fields like Arid, Crop yield and Nitrogen cycle.

Best Publications

  • Genome-Wide Identification and Testing of Superior Reference Genes for Transcript Normalization in Arabidopsis

    Tomasz Czechowski;Mark Stitt;Thomas Altmann;Michael K. Udvardi

  • MAPMAN: a user-driven tool to display genomics data sets onto diagrams of metabolic pathways and other biological processes

    Oliver Thimm;Oliver Bläsing;Yves Gibon;Axel Nagel

  • Rising Co2 Levels and Their Potential Significance for Carbon Flow in Photosynthetic Cells

    M. Stitt

  • Genome-Wide Reprogramming of Primary and Secondary Metabolism, Protein Synthesis, Cellular Growth Processes, and the Regulatory Infrastructure of Arabidopsis in Response to Nitrogen

    Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible;Rosa Morcuende;Tomasz Czechowski;Christina Fritz

  • Coordination of carbon supply and plant growth

    Alison M. Smith;Mark Stitt

  • PHO2, MicroRNA399, and PHR1 Define a Phosphate-Signaling Pathway in Plants

    Rajendra Bari;Bikram Datt Pant;Mark Stitt;Wolf-Riidiger Scheible

  • The interaction between elevated carbon dioxide and nitrogen nutrition: the physiological and molecular background

    Mark Stitt;Annemarie Krapp

  • The interdependence of mechanisms underlying climate-driven vegetation mortality

    Nate G. McDowell;David J. Beerling;David D. Breshears;Rosie A. Fisher

  • Starch turnover: pathways, regulation and role in growth.

    Mark Stitt;Samuel C Zeeman

  • Metabolic and signaling aspects underpinning the regulation of plant carbon nitrogen interactions

    Adriano Nunes-Nesi;Alisdair R. Fernie;Mark Stitt

  • Nitrate regulation of metabolism and growth.

    Mark Stitt

  • Sugars and Circadian Regulation Make Major Contributions to the Global Regulation of Diurnal Gene Expression in Arabidopsis

    Oliver E. Bläsing;Yves Gibon;Manuela Günther;Melanie Höhne

  • Regulation of Flowering by Trehalose-6-Phosphate Signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Vanessa Wahl;Jathish Ponnu;Armin Schlereth;Stéphanie Arrivault

  • Metabolite levels in specific cells and subcellular compartments of plant leaves

    Mark Stitt;Ross McC. Lilley;Richard Gerhardt;Hans W. Heldt

  • Steps towards an integrated view of nitrogen metabolism

    Mark Stitt;Cathrin Müller;Petra Matt;Yves Gibon

  • Nitrate Acts as a Signal to Induce Organic Acid Metabolism and Repress Starch Metabolism in Tobacco.

    Wolf-Rudiger Scheible;Agustin Gonzalez-Fontes;Marianne Lauerer;Bernd Muller-Rober

  • A Robot-Based Platform to Measure Multiple Enzyme Activities in Arabidopsis Using a Set of Cycling Assays: Comparison of Changes of Enzyme Activities and Transcript Levels during Diurnal Cycles and in Prolonged Darkness

    Yves Gibon;Oliver E. Blaesing;Jan Hannemann;Petronia Carillo

  • Real-time RT-PCR profiling of over 1400 Arabidopsis transcription factors: unprecedented sensitivity reveals novel root- and shoot-specific genes

    Tomasz Czechowski;Rajendra P. Bari;Mark Stitt;Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible

  • Circadian control of carbohydrate availability for growth in Arabidopsis plants at night

    Alexander Graf;Armin Schlereth;Mark Stitt;Alison M. Smith

  • Extension of the Visualization Tool MapMan to Allow Statistical Analysis of Arrays, Display of Coresponding Genes, and Comparison with Known Responses

    Björn Usadel;Axel Nagel;Oliver Thimm;Henning Redestig

Frequent Co-Authors

Yves Gibon
Yves Gibon University of Bordeaux
Ronan Sulpice
Ronan Sulpice University of Galway
Alisdair R. Fernie
Alisdair R. Fernie Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Hans W. Heldt
Hans W. Heldt University of Göttingen
John E. Lunn
John E. Lunn Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Regina Feil
Regina Feil Max Planck Society
Peter Geigenberger
Peter Geigenberger Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Uwe Sonnewald
Uwe Sonnewald University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Björn Usadel
Björn Usadel Forschungszentrum Jülich
Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible
Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible Max Planck Society

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