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D-Index
61
Citations
13776
World Ranking
1153
National Ranking
81

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

His main research concerns Botany, Terpene, Biochemistry, Gene and Sesquiterpene. His research ties Agronomy and Botany together. His Agronomy research includes themes of PEST analysis, Biological pest control and Crown.

His Terpene research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Phylogenetics and Biosynthesis. His Sesquiterpene study incorporates themes from Terpene synthase N terminal domain and ATP synthase. Tobias G. Köllner works mostly in the field of Terpene synthase N terminal domain, limiting it down to topics relating to Amino acid and, in certain cases, Active site and Stereochemistry, as a part of the same area of interest.

His most cited work include:

  • Recruitment of entomopathogenic nematodes by insect-damaged maize roots (957 citations)
  • Monoterpene and sesquiterpene synthases and the origin of terpene skeletal diversity in plants. (609 citations)
  • The products of a single maize sesquiterpene synthase form a volatile defense signal that attracts natural enemies of maize herbivores (417 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Botany, Terpene, Biochemistry, Gene and Sesquiterpene. He performs integrative study on Botany and Nicotiana attenuata in his works. His studies in Terpene integrate themes in fields like Linalool, Enzyme, Monoterpene and Terpenoid.

His Biosynthesis, ATP synthase, Populus trichocarpa, Amino acid and Plant defense against herbivory study are his primary interests in Biochemistry. His Sesquiterpene study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Poaceae. Tobias G. Köllner has included themes like Jasmonic acid, Spodoptera littoralis, Larva and Agronomy in his Herbivore study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (48.12%)
  • Terpene (35.34%)
  • Biochemistry (31.58%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Botany (48.12%)
  • Biochemistry (31.58%)
  • Gene (23.31%)

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

Tobias G. Köllner mainly focuses on Botany, Biochemistry, Gene, Terpene and Herbivore. His study in the field of Types of tobacco, Lymantria dispar, Black poplar and Sesquiterpene is also linked to topics like Nicotiana attenuata. The Sesquiterpene study combines topics in areas such as Plant species, Transcriptome, Linalool, Monoterpene and Plant defense against herbivory.

The various areas that Tobias G. Köllner examines in his Terpene study include Amino acid, Iridoid, Enzyme, Metabolite and Methyl jasmonate. The study incorporates disciplines such as Stereochemistry and Escherichia coli in addition to Enzyme. The concepts of his Populus trichocarpa study are interwoven with issues in ATP synthase and Gene family.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Chemical convergence between plants and insects: biosynthetic origins and functions of common secondary metabolites. (31 citations)
  • A light-dependent molecular link between competition cues and defence responses in plants. (23 citations)
  • Root volatiles in plant–plant interactions I: High root sesquiterpene release is associated with increased germination and growth of plant neighbours (21 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Terpene, Gene, Genetics and Biochemistry. His work on Sesquiterpene, Iridoid and Linalool as part of general Botany study is frequently linked to Nicotiana attenuata, bridging the gap between disciplines. He interconnects Chemical defense, Metabolite, Insect, Chemical mimicry and Convergent evolution in the investigation of issues within Terpene.

His Heterologous expression and Horizontal gene transfer study, which is part of a larger body of work in Gene, is frequently linked to Red algae, bridging the gap between disciplines. His work on Phylogenetic tree as part of general Genetics study is frequently connected to Innate immune system, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. His specific area of interest is Biochemistry, where he studies Biosynthesis.

Best Publications

  • Recruitment of entomopathogenic nematodes by insect-damaged maize roots

    Sergio Rasmann;Tobias G. Köllner;Jörg Degenhardt;Ivan Hiltpold

  • Monoterpene and sesquiterpene synthases and the origin of terpene skeletal diversity in plants.

    Jörg Degenhardt;Tobias G. Köllner;Jonathan Gershenzon

  • The products of a single maize sesquiterpene synthase form a volatile defense signal that attracts natural enemies of maize herbivores

    Christiane Schnee;Tobias G. Köllner;Matthias Held;Ted C. J. Turlings

  • A Maize (E)-β-Caryophyllene Synthase Implicated in Indirect Defense Responses against Herbivores Is Not Expressed in Most American Maize Varieties

    Tobias G. Köllner;Matthias Held;Claudia Lenk;Ivan Hiltpold

  • Restoring a maize root signal that attracts insect-killing nematodes to control a major pest

    Jörg Degenhardt;Ivan Hiltpold;Tobias G. Köllner;Monika Frey

  • The Variability of Sesquiterpenes Emitted from Two Zea mays Cultivars Is Controlled by Allelic Variation of Two Terpene Synthase Genes Encoding Stereoselective Multiple Product Enzymes

    Tobias G. Köllner;Christiane Schnee;Jonathan Gershenzon;Jörg Degenhardt

  • Natural Variation in Maize Aphid Resistance Is Associated with 2,4-Dihydroxy-7-Methoxy-1,4-Benzoxazin-3-One Glucoside Methyltransferase Activity

    Lisa N. Meihls;Vinzenz Handrick;Gaetan Glauser;Hugues Barbier

  • The maize gene terpene synthase 1 encodes a sesquiterpene synthase catalyzing the formation of (E)-beta-farnesene, (E)-nerolidol, and (E,E)-farnesol after herbivore damage.

    Christiane Schnee;Tobias G. Köllner;Jonathan Gershenzon;Jörg Degenhardt

  • The maize W22 genome provides a foundation for functional genomics and transposon biology

    Nathan M. Springer;Sarah N. Anderson;Carson M. Andorf;Kevin R. Ahern

  • Molecular and genomic basis of volatile-mediated indirect defense against insects in rice

    Joshua S. Yuan;Tobias G. Köllner;Greg Wiggins;Jerome Grant

  • Origin and early evolution of the plant terpene synthase family

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  • A specialist root herbivore exploits defensive metabolites to locate nutritious tissues

    Christelle A. M. Robert;Nathalie Veyrat;Gaétan Glauser;Guillaume Marti

  • Identification and Regulation of TPS04/GES, an Arabidopsis Geranyllinalool Synthase Catalyzing the First Step in the Formation of the Insect-Induced Volatile C16-Homoterpene TMTT

    Marco Herde;Katrin Gärtner;Tobias G. Köllner;Benjamin Fode

  • The Eucalyptus terpene synthase gene family

    Carsten Kulheim;Amanda Padovan;Charles Hefer;Sandra T. Krause

  • Herbivore-induced volatile emission in black poplar: regulation and role in attracting herbivore enemies

    Andrea Clavijo Mccormick;Sandra Irmisch;Andreas Reinecke;G. Andreas Boeckler

  • Colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal and endophytic fungi enhanced terpene production in tomato plants and their defense against a herbivorous insect

    Gitika Shrivastava;Bonnie H. Ownley;Robert M. Augé;Heather Toler

  • The sesquiterpene hydrocarbons of maize (Zea mays) form five groups with distinct developmental and organ-specific distributions

    Tobias G. Köllner;Christiane Schnee;Jonathan Gershenzon;Jörg Degenhardt

  • Chemical convergence between plants and insects: biosynthetic origins and functions of common secondary metabolites.

    Franziska Beran;Tobias G. Köllner;Jonathan Gershenzon;Dorothea Tholl

  • Herbivore-induced poplar cytochrome P450 enzymes of the CYP71 family convert aldoximes to nitriles which repel a generalist caterpillar

    Sandra Irmisch;Andrea Liliana Clavijo McCormick;Jan Günther;Axel Schmidt

  • Defensive weapons and defense signals in plants: some metabolites serve both roles

    Daniel Maag;Matthias Erb;Tobias G. Köllner;Jonathan Gershenzon

  • Two Herbivore-Induced Cytochrome P450 Enzymes CYP79D6 and CYP79D7 Catalyze the Formation of Volatile Aldoximes Involved in Poplar Defense

    Sandra Irmisch;Andrea Liliana Clavijo McCormick;Andreas Boeckler;Axel Schmidt

  • Nonseed plant Selaginella moellendorfii has both seed plant and microbial types of terpene synthases

    Guanglin Li;Tobias G. Köllner;Yanbin Yin;Yifan Jiang

  • The role of abscisic acid and water stress in root herbivore-induced leaf resistance.

    Matthias Erb;Tobias G. Köllner;Jörg Degenhardt;Claudia Zwahlen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan Gershenzon
Jonathan Gershenzon Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Sybille B. Unsicker
Sybille B. Unsicker Max Planck Society
Jeroen S. Dickschat
Jeroen S. Dickschat University of Bonn
Matthias Erb
Matthias Erb University of Bern
Ted C. J. Turlings
Ted C. J. Turlings University of Neuchâtel
Edward S. Buckler
Edward S. Buckler Cornell University
Wilhelm Boland
Wilhelm Boland Max Planck Society
Michael Reichelt
Michael Reichelt Max Planck Society
Ian T. Baldwin
Ian T. Baldwin Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Gane Ka-Shu Wong
Gane Ka-Shu Wong University of Alberta

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