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86
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20003
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1267
National Ranking
98

Thomas Börner publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas Börner sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 197 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Thomas Börner D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas Börner sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 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
  • 2004 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Genetics/Molecular Biology and Cell Biology

Overview

Thomas Börner is affiliated with Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in Germany. Their research focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with particular expertise in plant science and molecular biology. The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, plant molecular biology research, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, wheat and barley genetics and pathology, genomics and phylogenetic studies, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, and plant disease resistance and genetics.

Recent publications by Thomas Börner include:

  • Mutation of the ALBOSTRIANS Ohnologous Gene HvCMF3 Impairs Chloroplast Development and Thylakoid Architecture in Barley, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • The Arabidopsis AAC Proteins CIL and CIA2 Are Sub-functionalized Paralogs Involved in Chloroplast Development, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • ATP-Dependent Clp Protease Subunit C1, HvClpC1, Is a Strong Candidate Gene for Barley Variegation Mutant luteostrians as Revealed by Genetic Mapping and Genomic Re-sequencing, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • The Arabidopsis AAC Proteins CIL and CIA2 Are Sub-functionalized Paralogs involved in Chloroplast Development, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ATP-dependent Clp protease subunit C1, HvClpC1, is a strong candidate gene for barley variegation mutant luteostrians as revealed by genetic mapping and genomic re-sequencing, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent coauthors of Thomas Börner are:

  • Mingjiu Li
  • Michael Melzer
  • Nils Stein
  • Göetz Hensel
  • Astrid Junker

The main venues for their publications include:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Thomas Börner's awarded recognition includes election to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2004 for contributions in genetics, molecular biology, and cell biology.

Best Publications

  • Structural organization of microcystin biosynthesis in Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7806: an integrated peptide–polyketide synthetase system

    Daniel Tillett;Elke Dittmann;Marcel Erhard;Hans von Döhren

  • Phylogenetic evidence for the early evolution of microcystin synthesis

    Anne Rantala;David P. Fewer;Michael Hisbergues;Leo Rouhiainen

  • Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Phage-Type RNA Polymerases in Arabidopsis

    Boris Hedtke;Thomas Börner;Andreas Weihe

  • Insertional mutagenesis of a peptide synthetase gene that is responsible for hepatotoxin production in the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806

    E Dittmann;B A Neilan;M Erhard;H von Döhren

  • The cyanobacterial hepatotoxin microcystin binds to proteins and increases the fitness of microcystis under oxidative stress conditions.

    Yvonne Zilliges;Jan-Christoph Kehr;Sven Meissner;Keishi Ishida

  • Light and the transcriptional response of the microcystin biosynthesis gene cluster.

    Melanie Kaebernick;Melanie Kaebernick;Brett A. Neilan;Thomas Börner;Elke Dittmann

  • Microcystin Biosynthesis in Planktothrix: Genes, Evolution, and Manipulation

    Guntram Christiansen;Jutta Fastner;Marcel Erhard;Thomas Börner

  • Nonribosomal Peptide Synthesis and Toxigenicity of Cyanobacteria

    Brett A. Neilan;Brett A. Neilan;Elke Dittmann;Leo Rouhiainen;R. Amanda Bass

  • PCR-based identification of microcystin-producing genotypes of different cyanobacterial genera

    Michael Hisbergues;Guntram Christiansen;Leo Rouhiainen;Kaarina Sivonen

  • Organellar RNA polymerases of higher plants.

    Wolfgang R. Hess;Thomas Börner

  • Towards clarification of the biological role of microcystins, a family of cyanobacterial toxins

    Daniella Schatz;Yael Keren;Assaf Vardi;Assaf Sukenik

  • One RNA polymerase serving two genomes.

    Boris Hedtke;Thomas Börner;Andreas Weihe

  • Abundance of active and inactive microcystin genotypes in populations of the toxic cyanobacterium Planktothrix spp.

    Rainer Kurmayer;Guntram Christiansen;Jutta Fastner;Thomas Börner

  • Chloroplast rps15 and the rpoB/C1/C2 gene cluster are strongly transcribed in ribosome-deficient plastids : evidence for a functioning non-chloroplast-encoded RNA polymerase

    W.R. Hess;A. Prombona;B. Fieder;A.R. Subramanian

  • The transcription machineries of plant mitochondria and chloroplasts: Composition, function, and regulation.

    Karsten Liere;Andreas Weihe;Thomas Börner

  • Chloroplast RNA polymerases: Role in chloroplast biogenesis

    Thomas Börner;Anastasia Yu. Aleynikova;Yan O. Zubo;Victor V. Kusnetsov

  • Effects of cell-bound microcystins on survival and feeding of Daphnia spp.

    Thomas Rohrlack;Elke Dittmann;Thomas Börner;Kirsten Christoffersen

  • Cytoplasmic synthesis of plastid polypeptides may be controlled by plastid-synthesised RNA

    J. William Bradbeer;Yvonne E. Atkinson;Thomas Börner;Rudolf Hagemann

  • Inactivation of an ABC Transporter Gene, mcyH, Results in Loss of Microcystin Production in the Cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806

    Leanne A. Pearson;Michael Hisbergues;Thomas Börner;Elke Dittmann

  • The Primary Transcriptome of Barley Chloroplasts: Numerous Noncoding RNAs and the Dominating Role of the Plastid-Encoded RNA Polymerase

    Petya Zhelyazkova;Cynthia M. Sharma;Konrad U. Förstner;Karsten Liere

Frequent Co-Authors

Elke Dittmann
Elke Dittmann University of Potsdam
Wolfgang R. Hess
Wolfgang R. Hess University of Freiburg
Brett A. Neilan
Brett A. Neilan University of Newcastle Australia
Wieland Meyer
Wieland Meyer Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
Gary J. Samuels
Gary J. Samuels United States Department of Agriculture
Reinhold G. Herrmann
Reinhold G. Herrmann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Nils Stein
Nils Stein University of Western Australia
Ralph Bock
Ralph Bock Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Jörg Vogel
Jörg Vogel University of Würzburg

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