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Stefan Hörtensteiner

Stefan Hörtensteiner

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 64 971 26 114 16530

Stefan Hörtensteiner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stefan Hörtensteiner between 1992 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stefan Hörtensteiner published across 31 years, from 1992 to 2022, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2018. 3 of the 115 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2018. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 2 publications
1992 2022

115 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stefan Hörtensteiner: publications per year, 1992 to 2022
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 1
1995 2
1996 3
1997 4
1998 4
1999 2
2000 5
2001 2
2002 2
2003 2
2004 7
2005 1
2006 5
2007 7
2008 4
2009 4
2010 2
2011 3
2012 5
2013 7
2014 8
2015 5
2016 5
2017 3
2018 10
2019 5
2020 3
2021 1
2022 2
Total 115
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Stefan Hörtensteiner 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 Stefan Hörtensteiner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 111–115 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 114 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255 114
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Stefan Hörtensteiner 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 Stefan Hörtensteiner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59 64
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry

His primary areas of study are Biochemistry, Chlorophyll, Arabidopsis, Catabolite repression and Pheophorbide A. His work is connected to Chloroplast, Arabidopsis thaliana, Oxygenase, Mutant and Thylakoid, as a part of Biochemistry. His study in Chlorophyll focuses on Chlorophyllase in particular.

His Arabidopsis research integrates issues from Molecular genetics, Regulation of gene expression and Locus. His Catabolite repression research focuses on Reductase and how it relates to Ferredoxin and Complementation. His Pheophorbide A study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Ripening and Chlorin.

His most cited work include:

  • Nitrogen metabolism and remobilization during senescence. (544 citations)
  • CHLOROPHYLL DEGRADATION DURING SENESCENCE (540 citations)
  • Chlorophyll breakdown in higher plants. (434 citations)

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

His main research concerns Chlorophyll, Biochemistry, Catabolite repression, Arabidopsis and Arabidopsis thaliana. He has researched Chlorophyll in several fields, including Oxygenase and Chloroplast. His is doing research in Mutant, Enzyme, Phytol, Catabolism and Tetrapyrrole, both of which are found in Biochemistry.

His research integrates issues of Reductase, Porphyrin, Hordeum vulgare, Plant physiology and Stereochemistry in his study of Catabolite repression. His Arabidopsis research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Jasmonic acid, Oxidative phosphorylation, Transporter and Cell biology. He interconnects Chloroplast membrane, Plant cell, Wild type and ATP-binding cassette transporter in the investigation of issues within Arabidopsis thaliana.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Chlorophyll (72.38%)
  • Biochemistry (69.52%)
  • Catabolite repression (31.43%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2020)?

  • Chlorophyll (72.38%)
  • Biochemistry (69.52%)
  • Cell biology (17.14%)

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

Stefan Hörtensteiner focuses on Chlorophyll, Biochemistry, Cell biology, Arabidopsis and Chloroplast. His Chlorophyll research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Catabolite repression, Senescence, Pheophytin and Arabidopsis thaliana. In his works, Stefan Hörtensteiner undertakes multidisciplinary study on Biochemistry and Glufosinate.

His Arabidopsis research includes themes of Photosynthesis, Photosystem II, Chlorophyllase and Kinase activity. In his research, Jasmonate is intimately related to Jasmonic acid, which falls under the overarching field of Chloroplast. The Pheophorbide A study which covers Oxygenase that intersects with Ripening, Plant senescence, Botany and Poaceae.

Between 2016 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • The biochemistry and molecular biology of chlorophyll breakdown (87 citations)
  • Plastidial NAD-Dependent Malate Dehydrogenase: A Moonlighting Protein Involved in Early Chloroplast Development through Its Interaction with an FtsH12-FtsHi Protease Complex. (21 citations)
  • Non-specific activities of the major herbicide-resistance gene BAR. (21 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Amino acid

His main research concerns Cell biology, Chlorophyll, Biochemistry, Chloroplast and Catabolite repression. His studies deal with areas such as Arabidopsis, Mutant, Repressor and Root hair as well as Cell biology. Stefan Hörtensteiner is studying Chlorophyllase, which is a component of Chlorophyll.

While working on this project, Stefan Hörtensteiner studies both Biochemistry and Catalytic triad. His study in Chloroplast is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Photosynthesis, Photomorphogenesis, Protein degradation and Darkness.

Best Publications

  • CHLOROPHYLL DEGRADATION DURING SENESCENCE

    Stefan Hörtensteiner

  • Chlorophyll breakdown in higher plants.

    Stefan Hörtensteiner;Bernhard Kräutler

  • Nitrogen metabolism and remobilization during senescence.

    Stefan Hörtensteiner;Urs Feller

  • Arsenic tolerance in Arabidopsis is mediated by two ABCC-type phytochelatin transporters

    Won-Yong Song;Jiyoung Park;David G. Mendoza-Cózatl;Marianne Suter-Grotemeyer

  • Pheophytin Pheophorbide Hydrolase (Pheophytinase) Is Involved in Chlorophyll Breakdown during Leaf Senescence in Arabidopsis

    Silvia Schelbert;Sylvain Aubry;Bo Burla;Bo Burla;Birgit Agne

  • Chlorophyll breakdown: Pheophorbide a oxygenase is a Rieske-type iron–sulfur protein, encoded by the accelerated cell death 1 gene

    Adriana Pruzinská;Gaby Tanner;Iwona Anders;Maria Roca

  • Stay-green regulates chlorophyll and chlorophyll-binding protein degradation during senescence

    Stefan Hörtensteiner

  • Recent advances in chlorophyll biosynthesis and breakdown in higher plants.

    Ulrich Eckhardt;Bernhard Grimm;Stefan Hörtensteiner

  • Chlorophyll Breakdown in Senescent Leaves.

    Philippe Matile;Stefan Hortensteiner;Howard Thomas;Bernhard Krautler

  • STAY-GREEN and Chlorophyll Catabolic Enzymes Interact at Light-Harvesting Complex II for Chlorophyll Detoxification during Leaf Senescence in Arabidopsis

    Yasuhito Sakuraba;Silvia Schelbert;So-Yon Park;Su-Hyun Han

  • Chlorophyll breakdown in senescent Arabidopsis leaves. Characterization of chlorophyll catabolites and of chlorophyll catabolic enzymes involved in the degreening reaction.

    Adriana Pruzinská;Gaby Tanner;Sylvain Aubry;Iwona Anders

  • AtMRP2, an Arabidopsis ATP Binding Cassette Transporter Able to Transport Glutathione S-Conjugates and Chlorophyll Catabolites: Functional Comparisons with AtMRP1

    Yu-Ping Lu;Ze-Sheng Li;Yolanda M. Drozdowicz;Stefan Hörtensteiner

  • The biochemistry and molecular biology of chlorophyll breakdown

    Benke Kuai;Junyi Chen;Stefan Hörtensteiner

  • The Arabidopsis vacuolar malate channel is a member of the ALMT family

    Peter Kovermann;Stefan Meyer;Stefan Hörtensteiner;Cristiana Picco

  • Chlorophyllase Is a Rate-Limiting Enzyme in Chlorophyll Catabolism and Is Posttranslationally Regulated

    Smadar Harpaz-Saad;Smadar Harpaz-Saad;Tamar Azoulay;Tamar Azoulay;Tzahi Arazi;Eran Ben-Yaakov;Eran Ben-Yaakov

  • Update on the biochemistry of chlorophyll breakdown.

    Stefan Hörtensteiner

  • Chlorophyll breakdown in senescent cotyledons of rape, Brassica napus L.: Enzymatic cleavage of phaeophorbide a in vitro

    Stefan Hörtensteiner;Fabrizio Vicentini;Philippe Matile

  • In Vivo Participation of Red Chlorophyll Catabolite Reductase in Chlorophyll Breakdown

    Adriana Pruzinská;Iwona Anders;Sylvain Aubry;Nicole Schenk

  • Cross-species identification of Mendel's I locus.

    Ian Armstead;Iain Donnison;Sylvain Aubry;John Harper

  • Chlorophyll Breakdown in Senescent Chloroplasts (Cleavage of Pheophorbide a in Two Enzymic Steps).

    S. Rodoni;W. Muhlecker;M. Anderl;B. Krautler

  • Chlorophyll breakdown in higher plants and algae.

    S. Hörtensteiner

  • The Key Step in Chlorophyll Breakdown in Higher Plants CLEAVAGE OF PHEOPHORBIDE a MACROCYCLE BY A MONOOXYGENASE

    Stefan Hörtensteiner;Karin Lynn Wüthrich;Philippe Matile;Karl-Hans Ongania

  • Molecular cloning, functional expression and characterisation of RCC reductase involved in chlorophyll catabolism

    Karin L. Wüthrich;Lucien Bovet;Peter E. Hunziker;Iain S. Donnison

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernhard Kräutler
Bernhard Kräutler University of Innsbruck
Philippe Matile
Philippe Matile University of Zurich
Enrico Martinoia
Enrico Martinoia University of Zurich
Howard Thomas
Howard Thomas Singapore Management University
Yasuhito Sakuraba
Yasuhito Sakuraba University of Tokyo
Iain S. Donnison
Iain S. Donnison Aberystwyth University
Helen J. Ougham
Helen J. Ougham Aberystwyth University
Nam-Chon Paek
Nam-Chon Paek Seoul National University
Felix Henrique Paim Kessler
Felix Henrique Paim Kessler Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Ian P. Armstead
Ian P. Armstead Aberystwyth University

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