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D-Index
39
Citations
7088
World Ranking
4088
National Ranking
254

Michael Krings 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 Michael Krings sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 246 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Krings 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 Michael Krings sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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:

  • Botany
  • Genus
  • Ecology

Michael Krings mostly deals with Botany, Carboniferous, Paleontology, Herbivore and Oogonium. His Botany research includes elements of Devonian and Rhynie chert. Michael Krings has researched Carboniferous in several fields, including Microorganism, Coal ball and Paleozoic.

The Fossil Record, Geologic history and Prehistory research Michael Krings does as part of his general Paleontology study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Environmental ethics and Wonder, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science. His Herbivore research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Sicana odorifera, Cucurbitaceae, Insect and Palaeodictyopteroidea. His Oogonium study also includes fields such as

  • Peronosporomycetes and related Peat, Appendage and Hypha,
  • Viséan which intersects with area such as Endophyte, Lepidodendron and Fungus.

His most cited work include:

  • CONIFER POLLEN CONES FROM THE CRETACEOUS OF ARKANSAS: IMPLICATIONS FOR DIVERSITY AND REPRODUCTION IN THE CHEIROLEPIDIACEAE (36 citations)
  • Hassiella monospora gen. et sp. nov., a microfungus from the 400 million year old Rhynie chert. (36 citations)
  • Medullosa steinii sp. nov., a seed fern vine from the Upper Mississippian (35 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Paleontology, Devonian, Rhynie chert and Ecology. His research links Carboniferous with Botany. His work in the fields of Paleontology, such as Paleozoic and Permian, intersects with other areas such as Affinities.

His studies in Devonian integrate themes in fields like Plant tissue, Biodiversity, Cyanobacteria, Microbial mat and Genus. His study on Rhynie chert also encompasses disciplines like

  • Glomeromycota that connect with fields like Mantle and Mycelium,
  • Evolution of fungi which connect with Sporocarp. When carried out as part of a general Ecology research project, his work on Fossil Record, Ecosystem and Lichen is frequently linked to work in Host response, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (103.55%)
  • Paleontology (36.69%)
  • Devonian (43.79%)

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

  • Botany (103.55%)
  • Devonian (43.79%)
  • Rhynie chert (46.15%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Botany, Devonian, Rhynie chert, Cyanobacteria and Paleontology. Botany is closely attributed to Microorganism in his research. His Devonian study incorporates themes from Microbial mat, Unicellular organism, Genus, Hypha and Glomeromycota.

He interconnects Chytridiomycota, Resting spore, Spore and Fossil Record in the investigation of issues within Rhynie chert. Within one scientific family, Michael Krings focuses on topics pertaining to Fungus under Spore, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Taxonomy. His research in Paleontology intersects with topics in Plant tissue and Ephemeral key.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A microfossil resembling Merismopedia (Cyanobacteria) from the 410-million-yr-old Rhynie and Windyfield cherts – Rhyniococcus uniformis revisited (8 citations)
  • Fungal intruders of enigmatic propagule clusters occurring in microbial mats from the Lower Devonian Rhynie chert (6 citations)
  • Palaeolyngbya kerpii sp. nov., a large filamentous cyanobacterium with affinities to Oscillatoriaceae from the Lower Devonian Rhynie chert (5 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Genus
  • Ecology

His main research concerns Botany, Devonian, Cyanobacteria, Rhynie chert and Unicellular organism. His research combines Microbial mat and Botany. The Unicellular organism study combines topics in areas such as Microorganism and Substrate.

His Frond research includes themes of Polypodiales, Cretaceous, Molecular clock and Fern. His study in Trichome is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Oscillatoriales, Precambrian, Genus and Oscillatoriaceae. The various areas that Michael Krings examines in his Sporangium study include Pteridaceae and Fungus.

Best Publications

  • Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants

    Edith Taylor;Thomas Taylor;Michael Krings

  • Fungal endophytes in a 400-million-yr-old land plant: infection pathways, spatial distribution, and host responses.

    Michael Krings;Thomas N. Taylor;Hagen Hass;Hans Kerp

  • Fungi from the Rhynie chert: a view from the dark side

    T. N. Taylor;S. D. Klavins;M. Krings;E. L. Taylor

  • Perithecial ascomycetes from the 400 million year old Rhynie chert: an example of ancestral polymorphism

    Thomas N. Taylor;Hagen Hass;Hans Kerp;Michael Krings

  • In situ fossil forest from the upper Fremouw Formation (Triassic) of Antarctica: paleoenvironmental setting and paleoclimate analysis

    N.Rubén Cúneo;Edith L. Taylor;Thomas N. Taylor;Michael Krings

  • How Paleozoic Vines and Lianas Got off the Ground: On Scrambling and Climbing Carboniferous–Early Permian Pteridosperms

    Michael Krings;Hans Kerp;Thomas N. Taylor;Edith L. Taylor

  • Fossil microorganisms and land plants : Associations and interactions

    Thomas N. Taylor;Michael Krings

  • Acaulosporoid glomeromycotan spores with a germination shield from the 400-million-year-old Rhynie chert

    Nora Dotzler;Christopher Walker;Michael Krings;Michael Krings;Hagen Hass

  • Endophytic cyanobacteria in a 400-million-yr-old land plant: A scenario for the origin of a symbiosis?

    Michael Krings;Hagen Hass;Hans Kerp;Thomas N. Taylor

  • Germination shields in Scutellospora (Glomeromycota: Diversisporales, Gigasporaceae) from the 400 million-year-old Rhynie chert

    Nora Dotzler;Michael Krings;Thomas N. Taylor;Reinhard Agerer

  • The Carnian (Late Triassic) flora from Lunz in Lower Austria: Paleoecological considerations

    Christian Pott;Michael Krings;Hans Kerp

  • Morphology, Growth Habit, and Ecology of Blanzyopteris praedentata (Gothan) nov. comb., a Climbing Neuropteroid Seed Fern from the Stephanian of Central France

    Michael Krings;Hans Kerp

  • Fungal Endophytes as a Driving Force in Land Plant Evolution: Evidence from the Fossil Record

    Michael Krings;Michael Krings;Thomas N. Taylor;Nora Dotzler

  • Fossil Insect Eggs and Ovipositional Damage on Bennettitalean Leaf Cuticles from the Carnian (Upper Triassic) of Austria

    Christian Pott;Conrad C. Labandeira;Michael Krings;Hans Kerp

  • Oldest fossil basidiomycete clamp connections

    Michael Krings;Michael Krings;Nora Dotzler;Jean Galtier;Thomas N. Taylor

  • A filamentous cyanobacterium showing structured colonial growth from the Early Devonian Rhynie chert

    Michael Krings;Hans Kerp;Hagen Hass;Thomas N. Taylor

  • The Permian Peltasperm Radiation: Evidence from the Southwestern United States

    William A. DiMichele;H. Kerp;M. Krings;Dan S. Chaney

  • Revision of the Pterophyllum species (Cycadophytina: Bennettitales) in the Carnian (Late Triassic) flora from Lunz, Lower Austria

    Christian Pott;Johanna H.A. van Konijnenburg-van Cittert;Hans Kerp;Michael Krings

  • Systematics and Paleoecology of a New Peltaspermalean Seed Fern from the Triassic Polar Vegetation of Gondwana

    Benjamin Bomfleur;Edith L. Taylor;Thomas N. Taylor;Rudolph Serbet

  • Perithecial ascomycetes from the 400 million year old Rhynie chert: an example of ancestral polymorphism

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  • Fungi and fungal interactions in the Rhynie chert: a review of the evidence, with the description of Perexiflasca tayloriana gen. et sp. nov.†.

    Michael Krings;Carla J. Harper;Carla J. Harper;Edith L. Taylor

  • Coprolites in a Middle Triassic cycad pollen cone: evidence for insect pollination in early cycads?

    Sharon D. Klavins;Derek W. Kellogg;Michael Krings;Edith L. Taylor

  • An improved method for obtaining large pteridosperm cuticles

    Michael Krings;Hans Kerp

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas N. Taylor
Thomas N. Taylor University of Kansas
Hans Kerp
Hans Kerp University of Münster
Christopher Walker
Christopher Walker Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Jochen Heinrichs
Jochen Heinrichs Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Harald Schneider
Harald Schneider Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden
Reinhard Agerer
Reinhard Agerer Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
James F. White
James F. White Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Gert Wörheide
Gert Wörheide Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Mark Brundrett
Mark Brundrett University of Western Australia
Dieter Uhl
Dieter Uhl University of Tübingen

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