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Peter Geigenberger

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
19204
World Ranking
4159
National Ranking
304

Peter Geigenberger publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 151 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Peter Geigenberger D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Geigenberger sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Peter Geigenberger is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research predominantly falls within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their scientific work has contributed notably to areas such as Molecular Biology and Plant Science, with additional focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biophysics, and Biochemistry.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Redox Biology and Oxidative Stress, and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance. Additional research interests cover Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, and the effects of Light on Plants.

The publication record includes papers in prominent venues such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, where they have contributed to five publications, Plant Cell & Environment with two publications, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with two contributions. Other journals featuring their work include New Phytologist and Trends in Plant Science.

Recent publications by this scientist include:

  • Trehalose 6-phosphate promotes seed filling by activating auxin biosynthesis, 2020, New Phytologist
  • Chloroplasts are key players to cope with light and temperature stress, 2022, Trends in Plant Science
  • Acclimation in plants - the Green Hub consortium, 2020, The Plant Journal
  • Genome-wide association study unveils ascorbate regulation by PAS/LOV PROTEIN during high light acclimation, 2023, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • NTRC regulates CP12 to activate Calvin-Benson cycle during cold acclimation, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The scientist collaborates frequently with a number of other researchers including Alisdair R. Fernie, Liang-Yu Hou, Louis Poeker, Saleh Alseekh, and Dejan Dziubek. These collaborations reflect consistent joint contributions to their shared research areas.

Best Publications

  • Response of plant metabolism to too little oxygen.

    Peter Geigenberger

  • Starch Synthesis in Potato Tubers Is Regulated by Post-Translational Redox Modification of ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase: A Novel Regulatory Mechanism Linking Starch Synthesis to the Sucrose Supply

    Axel Tiessen;Janneke H. M. Hendriks;Mark Stitt;Anja Branscheid

  • HRE1 and HRE2, two hypoxia-inducible ethylene response factors, affect anaerobic responses in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Francesco Licausi;Joost T. Van Dongen;Beatrice Giuntoli;Giacomo Novi

  • ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase is activated by posttranslational redox-modification in response to light and to sugars in leaves of Arabidopsis and other Plant species

    Janneke H.M. Hendriks;Anna Kolbe;Yves Gibon;Mark Stitt

  • Trehalose 6-phosphate regulates starch synthesis via posttranslational redox activation of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase.

    Anna Kolbe;Axel Tiessen;Henriette Schluepmann;Matthew Paul

  • Sucrose synthase catalyses a readily reversible reaction in vivo in developing potato tubers and other plant tissues

    Peter Geigenberger;Mark Stitt

  • Symbiotic Leghemoglobins Are Crucial for Nitrogen Fixation in Legume Root Nodules but Not for General Plant Growth and Development

    Thomas Ott;Joost T van Dongen;Catrin Gunther;Lene Krusell

  • Increasing seed oil content in oil-seed rape (Brassica napus L.) by over-expression of a yeast glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase under the control of a seed-specific promoter.

    Helene Vigeolas;Peter Waldeck;Thorsten Zank;Peter Geigenberger

  • Regulation of starch biosynthesis in response to a fluctuating environment.

    Peter Geigenberger

  • Analysis of the compartmentation of glycolytic intermediates, nucleotides, sugars, organic acids, amino acids, and sugar alcohols in potato tubers using a nonaqueous fractionation method

    Eva M. Farré;Axel Tiessen;Ute Roessner;Peter Geigenberger

  • Cold-induced repression of the rice anther-specific cell wall invertase gene OSINV4 is correlated with sucrose accumulation and pollen sterility

    Sandra N. Oliver;Sandra N. Oliver;Sandra N. Oliver;Joost T. Van Dongen;Sanjeev C. Alfred;Sanjeev C. Alfred;Ezaz A. Mamun;Ezaz A. Mamun

  • Metabolic activity decreases as an adaptive response to low internal oxygen in growing potato tubers.

    Peter Geigenberger;Alisdair R. Fernie;Yves Gibon;Maja Christ

  • Pleiotropic control of glucose and hormone responses by PRL1, a nuclear WD protein, in Arabidopsis

    Kinga Németh;Klaus Salchert;Péter Putnoky;Péter Putnoky;Rishikesh Bhalerao

  • Evidence that SNF1-related kinase and hexokinase are involved in separate sugar-signalling pathways modulating post-translational redox activation of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase in potato tubers.

    Axel Tiessen;Katrin Prescha;Anja Branscheid;Natalia Palacios

  • Regulation of Respiration and Fermentation to Control the Plant Internal Oxygen Concentration

    Ana Zabalza;Joost T. van Dongen;Anja Froehlich;Sandra N. Oliver

  • Identification of a Novel Enzyme Required for Starch Metabolism in Arabidopsis Leaves. The Phosphoglucan, Water Dikinase

    Oliver Kötting;Kerstin Pusch;Axel Tiessen;Peter Geigenberger

  • Regulation of sucrose and starch metabolism in potato tubers in response to short-term water deficit

    Peter Geigenberger;Ralph Reimholz;Michael Geiger;Lucia Merlo

  • NTRC links built-in thioredoxin to light and sucrose in regulating starch synthesis in chloroplasts and amyloplasts

    Justyna Michalska;Henrik Zauber;Bob B. Buchanan;Bob B. Buchanan;Francisco J. Cejudo

  • Redox regulation of carbon storage and partitioning in response to light and sugars

    Peter Geigenberger;Anna Kolbe;Axel Tiessen

  • Sucrose transporter StSUT4 from potato affects flowering, tuberization, and shade avoidance response

    Izabela A. Chincinska;Johannes Liesche;Undine Krügel;Justyna Michalska

Frequent Co-Authors

Alisdair R. Fernie
Alisdair R. Fernie Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Mark Stitt
Mark Stitt Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Joost T. van Dongen
Joost T. van Dongen RWTH Aachen University
Lothar Willmitzer
Lothar Willmitzer Max Planck Society
Francesco Licausi
Francesco Licausi University of Oxford
Uwe Sonnewald
Uwe Sonnewald University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Nicolas Schauer
Nicolas Schauer Max Planck Society
Martin Steup
Martin Steup University of Potsdam
Francisco Javier Cejudo
Francisco Javier Cejudo Spanish National Research Council
Joachim Kopka
Joachim Kopka Max Planck Society

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Best Scientists Citing Peter Geigenberger

Alisdair R. Fernie

Alisdair R. Fernie

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

Publications: 265

Mark Stitt

Mark Stitt

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

Publications: 111

Yves Gibon

Yves Gibon

University of Bordeaux

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John E. Lunn

John E. Lunn

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

Publications: 64

Pierdomenico Perata

Pierdomenico Perata

Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

Publications: 59

Lothar Willmitzer

Lothar Willmitzer

Max Planck Society

Publications: 52

Adriano Nunes-Nesi

Adriano Nunes-Nesi

Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Publications: 52

Wolfram Weckwerth

Wolfram Weckwerth

University of Vienna

Publications: 51

Uwe Sonnewald

Uwe Sonnewald

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Publications: 46

Regina Feil

Regina Feil

Max Planck Society

Publications: 45

Francesco Licausi

Francesco Licausi

University of Oxford

Publications: 45

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Lee J. Sweetlove

University of Oxford

Publications: 43

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Samuel C. Zeeman

ETH Zurich

Publications: 41

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Richard G. F. Visser

Wageningen University & Research

Publications: 37

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Julia Bailey-Serres

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