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D-Index
77
Citations
19109
World Ranking
496
National Ranking
45

Markus Pauly 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 Markus Pauly sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 179 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Markus Pauly 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 Markus Pauly sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 77 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.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry

Markus Pauly mainly focuses on Biochemistry, Cell wall, Botany, Arabidopsis thaliana and Mutant. He works on Cell wall which deals in particular with Xyloglucan. The various areas that he examines in his Botany study include Biomass, Lipid metabolism, Lipid biosynthesis and Bacteria.

Markus Pauly works mostly in the field of Biomass, limiting it down to concerns involving Biofuel and, occasionally, Lignin, Biochemical engineering and Hemicellulose. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Arabidopsis thaliana, Xylosyltransferase, Secondary cell wall, Glycoprotein, Root hair elongation and Extensin is strongly linked to Root hair. His Mutant research includes themes of Inflorescence, Glycosyltransferase and Cell biology.

His most cited work include:

  • Cell‐wall carbohydrates and their modification as a resource for biofuels (568 citations)
  • Integrated Analysis of Metabolite and Transcript Levels Reveals the Metabolic Shifts That Underlie Tomato Fruit Development and Highlight Regulatory Aspects of Metabolic Network Behavior (372 citations)
  • An Arabidopsis gene regulatory network for secondary cell wall synthesis (360 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Biochemistry, Cell wall, Arabidopsis, Xyloglucan and Mutant. The study incorporates disciplines such as Cellulose, Gene, Biosynthesis, Pectin and Polysaccharide in addition to Cell wall. His work deals with themes such as Botany, Function, Golgi apparatus, Wild type and Genetic screen, which intersect with Arabidopsis.

His Botany study incorporates themes from Polymer and Bacteria. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Secondary cell wall, Cellulase, Biophysics, Apoplast and Oligosaccharide. His study in Mutant is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Phenotype, Oryza sativa, Mutation and Cell biology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Biochemistry (70.24%)
  • Cell wall (66.07%)
  • Arabidopsis (35.12%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Cell wall (66.07%)
  • Biochemistry (70.24%)
  • Mutant (35.71%)

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

Markus Pauly focuses on Cell wall, Biochemistry, Mutant, Polysaccharide and Lignin. His Cell wall study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Gene and Function. His study in Biochemistry focuses on Glucan in particular.

He combines subjects such as Xyloglucan and Cell biology with his study of Mutant. While the research belongs to areas of Polysaccharide, Markus Pauly spends his time largely on the problem of Biosynthesis, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Hydrolase and Mutation. His research on Lignin also deals with topics like

  • Pulp that connect with fields like Yield, Cellulose, Raw material and Cellulose fiber,
  • Pulp and paper industry that connect with fields like Lignocellulosic biomass, Biomass, Hydrolysis, Cellulase and Hemicellulose.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Mechanistic insights from plant heteromannan synthesis in yeast (15 citations)
  • The synthesis of xyloglucan, an abundant plant cell wall polysaccharide, requires CSLC function. (7 citations)
  • Deposition of lignin in four species of Saccharum. (7 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Genetics

His main research concerns Lignin, Cell wall, Hydrolysis, Fractionation and Pulp. His research on Lignin frequently links to adjacent areas such as Plant stem. His Cell wall research is within the category of Biochemistry.

His Biochemistry study typically links adjacent topics like Function. Markus Pauly has researched Hydrolysis in several fields, including Cellulose, Cellulose fiber and Pulp and paper industry. His Gene research includes elements of Botany and Saccharum.

Best Publications

  • Cell‐wall carbohydrates and their modification as a resource for biofuels

    Markus Pauly;Kenneth Keegstra

  • An Arabidopsis gene regulatory network for secondary cell wall synthesis

    M. Taylor-Teeples;L. Lin;M. De Lucas;G. Turco

  • Disrupting Two Arabidopsis thaliana Xylosyltransferase Genes Results in Plants Deficient in Xyloglucan, a Major Primary Cell Wall Component

    David M. Cavalier;Olivier Lerouxel;Lutz Neumetzler;Kazuchika Yamauchi

  • A cascade of arabinosyltransferases controls shoot meristem size in tomato

    Cao Xu;Katie L. Liberatore;Katie L. Liberatore;Katie L. Liberatore;Cora A. Macalister;Cora A. Macalister;Zejun Huang;Zejun Huang

  • Integrated Analysis of Metabolite and Transcript Levels Reveals the Metabolic Shifts That Underlie Tomato Fruit Development and Highlight Regulatory Aspects of Metabolic Network Behavior

    Fernando Carrari;Charles Baxter;Björn Usadel;Ewa Urbanczyk-Wochniak

  • Molecular domains of the cellulose/xyloglucan network in the cell walls of higher plants.

    Markus Pauly;Peter Albersheim;Alan Darvill;William S. York

  • Comparative transcriptomics reveals patterns of selection in domesticated and wild tomato

    Daniel Koenig;José M. Jiménez-Gómez;Seisuke Kimura;Daniel Fulop

  • Overexpression of Pectin Methylesterase Inhibitors in Arabidopsis Restricts Fungal Infection by Botrytis cinerea

    Vincenzo Lionetti;Alessandro Raiola;Laura Camardella;Alfonso Giovane

  • Hemicellulose biosynthesis

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  • Plant cell wall polymers as precursors for biofuels

    Markus Pauly;Kenneth Keegstra

  • The Transcription Factor WIN1/SHN1 Regulates Cutin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Rubini Kannangara;Caroline Branigan;Yan Liu;Teresa Penfield

  • Glycosyltransferases and cell wall biosynthesis: novel players and insights

    Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible;Markus Pauly

  • O-Glycosylated Cell Wall Proteins Are Essential in Root Hair Growth

    Silvia M. Velasquez;Martiniano M. Ricardi;Javier Gloazzo Dorosz;Paula V. Fernandez

  • Comprehensive compositional analysis of plant cell walls (Lignocellulosic biomass) part I: lignin.

    Cliff E. Foster;Tina M. Martin;Markus Pauly

  • ARABINAN DEFICIENT 1 Is a Putative Arabinosyltransferase Involved in Biosynthesis of Pectic Arabinan in Arabidopsis

    Jesper Harholt;Jacob Krüger Jensen;Susanne Oxenbøll Sørensen;Caroline Orfila

  • O-Acetylation of Plant Cell Wall Polysaccharides

    Sascha Gille;Markus Pauly

  • Comparative deep transcriptional profiling of four developing oilseeds

    Manuel A. Troncoso-Ponce;Aruna Kilaru;Xia Cao;Xia Cao;Timothy P. Durrett;Timothy P. Durrett

  • Comprehensive compositional analysis of plant cell walls (lignocellulosic biomass) part II: carbohydrates.

    Cliff E. Foster;Tina M. Martin;Markus Pauly

  • Biosynthesis of the Plant Cell Wall Matrix Polysaccharide Xyloglucan

    Markus Pauly;Kenneth Keegstra

  • A xyloglucan-specific endo-beta-1,4-glucanase from Aspergillus aculeatus: expression cloning in yeast, purification and characterization of the recombinant enzyme.

    Markus Pauly;Lene N. Andersen;Sakari Kauppinen;Lene V. Kofod

  • Overexpression of the maize Corngrass1 microRNA prevents flowering, improves digestibility, and increases starch content of switchgrass

    George S. Chuck;Christian Tobias;Lan Sun;Florian Kraemer

  • XAX1 from glycosyltransferase family 61 mediates xylosyltransfer to rice xylan

    Dawn Chiniquy;Dawn Chiniquy;Vaishali Sharma;Alex Schultink;Edward E. Baidoo;Edward E. Baidoo

  • Rapid Structural Phenotyping of Plant Cell Wall Mutants by Enzymatic Oligosaccharide Fingerprinting

    Olivier Lerouxel;Tze Siang Choo;Martial Séveno;Björn Usadel

Frequent Co-Authors

Henrik Vibe Scheller
Henrik Vibe Scheller Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
William S. York
William S. York University of Georgia
Alan G. Darvill
Alan G. Darvill University of Georgia
Peter Albersheim
Peter Albersheim University of Georgia
Sarah Hake
Sarah Hake University of California, Berkeley
Peter Ulvskov
Peter Ulvskov University of Copenhagen
John P. Vogel
John P. Vogel University of California, Berkeley
Jesper Harholt
Jesper Harholt Carlsberg Group (Denmark)
Joshua L. Heazlewood
Joshua L. Heazlewood University of Melbourne
Björn Usadel
Björn Usadel Forschungszentrum Jülich

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