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D-Index
33
Citations
8534
World Ranking
5538
National Ranking
231

Thomas Kroj 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 Thomas Kroj sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 99 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas Kroj 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 Thomas Kroj sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • bZIP transcription factors in Arabidopsis.

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  • The Rice Resistance Protein Pair RGA4/RGA5 Recognizes the Magnaporthe oryzae Effectors AVR-Pia and AVR1-CO39 by Direct Binding

    Stella Cesari;Gaëtan Thilliez;Cécile Ribot;Véronique Chalvon

  • The Transcription Factors WRKY11 and WRKY17 Act as Negative Regulators of Basal Resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Noëllie Journot-Catalino;Imre E. Somssich;Dominique Roby;Thomas Kroj

  • Receptor-Mediated Activation of a MAP Kinase in Pathogen Defense of Plants

    Wilco Ligterink;Thomas Kroj;Uta zur Nieden;Heribert Hirt

  • A novel conserved mechanism for plant NLR protein pairs: the "integrated decoy" hypothesis.

    Stella Cesari;Stella Cesari;Maud Bernoux;Philippe Moncuquet;Thomas Kroj

  • The NB-LRR proteins RGA4 and RGA5 interact functionally and physically to confer disease resistance

    Stella Césari;Stella Césari;Hiroyuki Kanzaki;Tadashi Fujiwara;Maud Bernoux

  • Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenases-C and D, key enzymes in lignin biosynthesis, play an essential role in disease resistance in Arabidopsis.

    Maurice Tronchet;Claudine Balagué;Thomas Kroj;Lise Jouanin

  • Regulation of storage protein gene expression in Arabidopsis

    Thomas Kroj;Gil Savino;Christiane Valon;Jérôme Giraudat

  • Structure Analysis Uncovers a Highly Diverse but Structurally Conserved Effector Family in Phytopathogenic Fungi.

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  • Integration of decoy domains derived from protein targets of pathogen effectors into plant immune receptors is widespread.

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  • Several wall-associated kinases participate positively and negatively in basal defense against rice blast fungus

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  • Analysis of an activated ABI5 allele using a new selection method for transgenic Arabidopsis seeds

    Sandra Bensmihen;Alexandra To;Guillaume Lambert;Thomas Kroj

  • VASCULAR ASSOCIATED DEATH1, a Novel GRAM Domain–Containing Protein, Is a Regulator of Cell Death and Defense Responses in Vascular Tissues

    Séverine Lorrain;Baiqing Lin;Marie Christine Auriac;Thomas Kroj

  • Recognition of the Magnaporthe oryzae Effector AVR-Pia by the Decoy Domain of the Rice NLR Immune Receptor RGA5.

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  • Specific recognition of two MAX effectors by integrated HMA domains in plant immune receptors involves distinct binding surfaces.

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  • Cytokinin Production by the Rice Blast Fungus Is a Pivotal Requirement for Full Virulence

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  • An Atypical Kinase under Balancing Selection Confers Broad-Spectrum Disease Resistance in Arabidopsis

    Carine Huard-Chauveau;Laure Perchepied;Marilyne Debieu;Marilyne Debieu;Susana Rivas;Susana Rivas

  • Mitogen-activated Protein Kinases Play an Essential Role in Oxidative Burst-independent Expression of Pathogenesis-related Genes in Parsley*

    Thomas Kroj;Jason J. Rudd;Thorsten Nürnberger;Yvonne Gäbler

  • The Magnaporthe oryzae effector AVR1–CO39 is translocated into rice cells independently of a fungal-derived machinery

    Cécile Ribot;Stella Césari;Imène Abidi;Véronique Chalvon

  • Deciphering Genome Content and Evolutionary Relationships of Isolates from the Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae Attacking Different Host Plants.

    Hélène Chiapello;Ludovic Mallet;Cyprien Guérin;Gabriela Aguileta

Frequent Co-Authors

Elisabeth Fournier
Elisabeth Fournier Montpellier SupAgro
Didier Tharreau
Didier Tharreau Montpellier SupAgro
Dominique Roby
Dominique Roby INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Marc-Henri Lebrun
Marc-Henri Lebrun University of Paris-Saclay
Joelle Amselem
Joelle Amselem INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Pierre Gladieux
Pierre Gladieux University of Montpellier
François Parcy
François Parcy Grenoble Alpes University
Jérôme Giraudat
Jérôme Giraudat Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Ralf Koebnik
Ralf Koebnik University of Montpellier
Ryohei Terauchi
Ryohei Terauchi Kyoto University

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