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Paul Schulze-Lefert

Paul Schulze-Lefert

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Germany
2026
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Genetics
Germany
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
114
Citations
52711
World Ranking
82
National Ranking
9

Genetics

D-Index
111
Citations
46274
World Ranking
516
National Ranking
33

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2010 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
  • 2010 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Paul Schulze-Lefert is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Plant Science and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, they have explored areas such as Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies.

Their recent scholarly contributions include the following publications:

  • "Direct pathogen-induced assembly of an NLR immune receptor complex to form a holoenzyme," 2020, Science
  • "Root-Secreted Coumarins and the Microbiota Interact to Improve Iron Nutrition in Arabidopsis," 2020, Cell Host & Microbe
  • "Critical Assessment of Metagenome Interpretation: the second round of challenges," 2022, Nature Methods
  • "A wheat resistosome defines common principles of immune receptor channels," 2022, Nature
  • "High-throughput cultivation and identification of bacteria from the plant root microbiota," 2021, Nature Protocols

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Rubén Garrido-Oter
  • Jijie Chai
  • Elke Logemann
  • Aaron W. Lawson
  • Ka-Wai Ma

Paul Schulze-Lefert's frequent publication venues reflect the focus on life sciences and plant research, with repeated contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature
  • Nature Protocols
  • Nature Plants

Their research interests further break down into specialized subfields including Ecology, Cell Biology, and Immunology, which complement the primary focus on plant biology and microbial interactions.

The main topics of work addressed in their publications and research projects include:

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance

Paul Schulze-Lefert has received recognition through membership in prestigious scientific organizations such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2010
  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, 2010
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Structure and functions of the bacterial microbiota of plants

    Davide Bulgarelli;Klaus Schlaeppi;Stijn Spaepen;Stijn Spaepen;Emiel Ver Loren van Themaat

  • Revealing structure and assembly cues for Arabidopsis root-inhabiting bacterial microbiota

    Davide Bulgarelli;Matthias Rott;Klaus Schlaeppi;Emiel Ver Loren van Themaat

  • The Barley Mlo Gene: A Novel Control Element of Plant Pathogen Resistance

    Rainer Büschges;Karin Hollricher;Ralph Panstruga;Guus Simons

  • Structure and Function of the Bacterial Root Microbiota in Wild and Domesticated Barley

    Davide Bulgarelli;Davide Bulgarelli;Ruben Garrido-Oter;Ruben Garrido-Oter;Philipp C. Münch;Aaron Weiman

  • Functional overlap of the Arabidopsis leaf and root microbiota

    Yang Bai;Daniel B. Müller;Girish Srinivas;Ruben Garrido-Oter;Ruben Garrido-Oter

  • A glucosinolate metabolism pathway in living plant cells mediates broad-spectrum antifungal defense.

    Paweł Bednarek;Paweł Bednarek;Mariola Piślewska-Bednarek;Mariola Piślewska-Bednarek;Aleš Svatoš;Aleš Svatoš;Bernd Schneider;Bernd Schneider

  • SNARE-protein-mediated disease resistance at the plant cell wall

    Nicholas C. Collins;Hans Thordal-Christensen;Volker Lipka;Stephan Bau

  • Lifestyle transitions in plant pathogenic Colletotrichum fungi deciphered by genome and transcriptome analyses

    Richard J. O'Connell;Michael R. Thon;Stéphane Hacquard;Stefan G. Amyotte

  • Microbial Interkingdom Interactions in Roots Promote Arabidopsis Survival

    Paloma Durán;Thorsten Thiergart;Ruben Garrido-Oter;Matthew Agler

  • Genome expansion and gene loss in powdery mildew fungi reveal tradeoffs in extreme parasitism

    Pietro D. Spanu;James C. Abbott;Joelle Amselem;Timothy A. Burgis

  • Pre- and postinvasion defenses both contribute to nonhost resistance in Arabidopsis

    Volker Lipka;Jan Dittgen;Pawel Bednarek;Riyaz Bhat

  • Nuclear Activity of MLA Immune Receptors Links Isolate-Specific and Basal Disease-Resistance Responses

    Qian-Hua Shen;Yusuke Saijo;Stefan Mauch;Christoph Biskup

  • Critical Assessment of Metagenome Interpretation - A benchmark of metagenomics software

    Alexander Sczyrba;Peter Hofmann;Peter Hofmann;Peter Belmann;David Koslicki

  • The RAR1 interactor SGT1, an essential component of R gene-triggered disease resistance

    Cristina Azevedo;Ari Sadanandom;Katsumi Kitagawa;Andreas Freialdenhoven

  • Microbiota and Host Nutrition across Plant and Animal Kingdoms

    Stéphane Hacquard;Ruben Garrido-Oter;Ruben Garrido-Oter;Antonio González;Stijn Spaepen

  • Arabidopsis PEN3/PDR8, an ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Contributes to Nonhost Resistance to Inappropriate Pathogens That Enter by Direct Penetration

    Mónica Stein;Jan Dittgen;Clara Sánchez-Rodríguez;Bi-Huei Hou

  • Root Endophyte Colletotrichum tofieldiae Confers Plant Fitness Benefits that Are Phosphate Status Dependent

    Kei Hiruma;Kei Hiruma;Nina Gerlach;Soledad Sacristán;Ryohei Thomas Nakano;Ryohei Thomas Nakano

  • Conserved requirement for a plant host cell protein in powdery mildew pathogenesis.

    C. Consonni;M. E. Humphry;H. A. Hartmann;M. Livaja

  • An Arabidopsis Callose Synthase, GSL5, Is Required for Wound and Papillary Callose Formation

    Andrew K. Jacobs;Andrew K. Jacobs;Volker Lipka;Rachel A. Burton;Ralph Panstruga

  • Quantitative divergence of the bacterial root microbiota in Arabidopsis thaliana relatives

    Klaus Schlaeppi;Nina Dombrowski;Ruben Garrido Oter;Ruben Garrido Oter;Emiel Ver Loren van Themaat

  • Co-option of a default secretory pathway for plant immune responses

    Chian Kwon;Christina Neu;Christina Neu;Simone Pajonk;Hye Sup Yun

  • Rapid reorganization of resistance gene homologues in cereal genomes

    Dario Leister;Joachim Kurth;David A. Laurie;Masahiro Yano

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph Panstruga
Ralph Panstruga RWTH Aachen University
Paweł Bednarek
Paweł Bednarek Polish Academy of Sciences
Volker Lipka
Volker Lipka University of Göttingen
Shauna Somerville
Shauna Somerville University of California, Berkeley
Stéphane Hacquard
Stéphane Hacquard Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
Alice C. McHardy
Alice C. McHardy Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Richard O'Connell
Richard O'Connell University of Paris-Saclay
Jeffery L. Dangl
Jeffery L. Dangl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Pietro Piffanelli
Pietro Piffanelli Parco Tecnologico Padano

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