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Martin Heil

Martin Heil

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Ecology and Evolution
Mexico
2026
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Plant Science and Agronomy
Mexico
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
73
Citations
20997
World Ranking
590
National Ranking
4

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
73
Citations
20764
World Ranking
1185
National Ranking
2

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

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

    Martin Heil;Juan Carlos Silva Bueno

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

    Martin Heil;Richard M. Bostock

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

    Martin Heil;Doyle McKey

  • Recognizing Plant Defense Priming

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

  • Explaining evolution of plant communication by airborne signals.

    Martin Heil;Richard Karban

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

    Martin Heil;Ian T Baldwin

  • Long-distance signalling in plant defence

    Martin Heil;Jurriaan Ton

  • Nectar: generation, regulation and ecological functions

    Martin Heil

  • The Microbe-Free Plant: Fact or Artifact?

    Laila P. Pamela Partida-Martinez;Martin Heil

  • Costs and trade-offs associated with induced resistance

    Dale Walters;Martin Heil;Martin Heil

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

    Martin Heil

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

    C. Kost;M. Heil

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Martin Heil

  • Ecological costs of induced resistance.

    Martin Heil

  • The multiple faces of indirect defences and their agents of natural selection

    André Kessler;Martin Heil

  • Damaged-self recognition in plant herbivore defence

    Martin Heil

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

    Marcia González-Teuber;Martin Heil

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

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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Wilhelm Boland
Wilhelm Boland Max Planck Society
K. Eduard Linsenmair
K. Eduard Linsenmair University of Würzburg
Karl Eduard Linsenmair
Karl Eduard Linsenmair University of Würzburg
Carsten Schmuck
Carsten Schmuck University of Duisburg-Essen
Corrie S. Moreau
Corrie S. Moreau Cornell University
Isabel S. Gonçalves
Isabel S. Gonçalves University of Aveiro
Aleš Svatoš
Aleš Svatoš Max Planck Society
Thomas Rauscher
Thomas Rauscher University of Basel
C. Rubbia
C. Rubbia European Organization for Nuclear Research
Michael Wiescher
Michael Wiescher University of Notre Dame

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