2026 Martin Heil: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	73	590	544	4	4	174	20997
Ecology and Evolution	73	1181	1126	2	2	168	20764

Martin Heil 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 Martin Heil sits on this spectrum.

36 publications 467+

This scientist: 174 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Martin Heil 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 Martin Heil sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Mexico Leader Award
2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Mexico Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Mexico Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

Martin Heil is affiliated with the Instituto Politécnico Nacional in Mexico. Their research primarily spans the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Infectious Diseases, and Food Science.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Plant Molecular Biology Research, and studies involving both plants and animals.

Some of the notable recent papers authored by colleagues associated with Martin Heil include:

Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPs) in Plant Innate Immunity: Applying the Danger Model and Evolutionary Perspectives, 2021, Annual Review of Phytopathology
Arabidopsis thaliana Response to Extracellular DNA: Self Versus Nonself Exposure, 2021, Plants
Sequestration of Exogenous Volatiles by Plant Cuticular Waxes as a Mechanism of Passive Associational Resistance: A Proof of Concept, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
ATM and ATR, two central players of the DNA damage response, are involved in the induction of systemic acquired resistance by extracellular DNA, but not the plant wound response, 2023, Frontiers in Immunology
Context-Dependent Effects of Trichoderma Seed Inoculation on Anthracnose Disease and Seed Yield of Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris): Ambient Conditions Override Cultivar-Specific Differences, 2021, Plants

Their frequent collaborators include Susanne Brink, Fred Kop, Patrick Scheffmann, Jorge J. Casal, and Jeff Dangl, each having worked on multiple publications with them.

Martin Heil's work has appeared predominantly in several key scientific venues such as Trends in Plant Science, Plants, Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature, Frontiers in Plant Science, and Frontiers in Immunology.

Best Publications

Indirect defence via tritrophic interactions.

Martin Heil

982
Citations
Within-plant signaling by volatiles leads to induction and priming of an indirect plant defense in nature.

Martin Heil;Juan Carlos Silva Bueno

970
Citations
Induced Systemic Resistance (ISR) Against Pathogens in the Context of Induced Plant Defences

Martin Heil;Richard M. Bostock

827
Citations
Protective ant-plant interactions as model systems in ecological and evolutionary research.

Martin Heil;Doyle McKey

813
Citations
Recognizing Plant Defense Priming

Ainhoa Martinez-Medina;Victor Flors;Martin Heil;Brigitte Mauch-Mani

746
Citations
Explaining evolution of plant communication by airborne signals.

Martin Heil;Richard Karban

711
Citations
Fitness costs of induced resistance: emerging experimental support for a slippery concept.

Martin Heil;Ian T Baldwin

709
Citations
Long-distance signalling in plant defence

Martin Heil;Jurriaan Ton

707
Citations
Nectar: generation, regulation and ecological functions

Martin Heil

618
Citations
The Microbe-Free Plant: Fact or Artifact?

Laila P. Pamela Partida-Martinez;Martin Heil

475
Citations
Costs and trade-offs associated with induced resistance

Dale Walters;Martin Heil;Martin Heil

429
Citations
Herbivore‐induced plant volatiles: targets, perception and unanswered questions

Martin Heil

398
Citations
Herbivore-induced plant volatiles induce an indirect defence in neighbouring plants

C. Kost;M. Heil

387
Citations
Extrafloral nectar production of the ant-associated plant, Macaranga tanarius, is an induced, indirect, defensive response elicited by jasmonic acid

M. Heil;T. Koch;A. Hilpert;B. Fiala

383
Citations
Reduced growth and seed set following chemical induction of pathogen defence: does systemic acquired resistance (SAR) incur allocation costs?

Martin Heil;Andrea Hilpert;Werner Kaiser;K. Eduard Linsenmair

367
Citations
Extrafloral nectar at the plant-insect interface: a spotlight on chemical ecology, phenotypic plasticity, and food webs.

Martin Heil

324
Citations
Ecological costs of induced resistance.

Martin Heil

323
Citations
The multiple faces of indirect defences and their agents of natural selection

André Kessler;Martin Heil

321
Citations
Damaged-self recognition in plant herbivore defence

Martin Heil

283
Citations
Nectar chemistry is tailored for both attraction of mutualists and protection from exploiters.

Marcia González-Teuber;Martin Heil

282
Citations
Airborne induction and priming of plant defenses against a bacterial pathogen.

Hwe-Su Yi;Martin Heil;Rosa M. Adame-Álvarez;Daniel J. Ballhorn

262
Citations
Temporal, spatial and biotic variations in extrafloral nectar secretion by Macaranga tanarius

M Heil;B Fiala;B Baumann;K E Linsenmair

241
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Wilhelm Boland Max Planck Society

K. Eduard Linsenmair University of Würzburg

Karl Eduard Linsenmair University of Würzburg

Carsten Schmuck University of Duisburg-Essen

Corrie S. Moreau Cornell University

Isabel S. Gonçalves University of Aveiro

Aleš Svatoš Max Planck Society

Thomas Rauscher University of Basel

C. Rubbia European Organization for Nuclear Research

Michael Wiescher University of Notre Dame

External Links

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