2026 Twan Rutten: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	52	2454	2213	163	151	134	7176

Overview

Twan Rutten is affiliated with the Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research in Germany. Their research focuses primarily on Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broad fields, their work concentrates particularly on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.

The main research topics covered in Twan Rutten's publications include:

Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
Plant Molecular Biology Research
Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
Plant Reproductive Biology
Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Twan Rutten are:

Providing an Additional Electron Sink by the Introduction of Cyanobacterial Flavodiirons Enhances Growth of A. thaliana Under Various Light Intensities (2020, Frontiers in Plant Science)
Structural variation in the pangenome of wild and domesticated barley (2024, Nature)
COMPOSITUM 1 contributes to the architectural simplification of barley inflorescence via meristem identity signals (2020, Nature Communications)
The Biochemical and Genetic Basis for the Biosynthesis of Bioactive Compounds in Hypericum perforatum L., One of the Largest Medicinal Crops in Europe (2020, Genes)
Transcriptional landscapes of floral meristems in barley (2021, Science Advances)

Twan Rutten frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

Michael Melzer
Thorsten Schnurbusch
Ravi Koppolu
Jochen Kumlehn
Martin Mascher

The main venues where Twan Rutten has published most of their work are:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
The Plant Cell
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Journal of Experimental Botany
Plants

Best Publications

Genebank genomics highlights the diversity of a global barley collection

Sara G Milner;Matthias Jost;Matthias Jost;Shin Taketa;Elena Rey Mazón

438
Citations
Uniparental Chromosome Elimination at Mitosis and Interphase in Wheat and Pearl Millet Crosses Involves Micronucleus Formation, Progressive Heterochromatinization, and DNA Fragmentation

Dorota Gernand;Twan Rutten;Alok Varshney;Myroslava Rubtsova

273
Citations
Cryo-electron microscopy reveals the functional organization of an enveloped virus, Semliki Forest virus.

Erika J Mancini;Mairi Clarke;Brent E Gowen;Twan Rutten

271
Citations
Organization of Immature Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

Thomas Wilk;Ingolf Gross;Brent E. Gowen;Twan Rutten

271
Citations
Six-rowed spike4 (Vrs4) controls spikelet determinacy and row-type in barley

Ravi Koppolu;Nadia Anwar;Shun Sakuma;Akemi Tagiri

193
Citations
Elongation‐related functions of LEAFY COTYLEDON1 during the development of Arabidopsis thaliana

Astrid Junker;Gudrun Mönke;Twan Rutten;Jens Keilwagen

158
Citations
The Genetic Basis of Composite Spike Form in Barley and 'Miracle-Wheat'.

Naser Poursarebani;Tina Seidensticker;Ravi Koppolu;Corinna Trautewig

152
Citations
Host-induced silencing of Fusarium culmorum genes protects wheat from infection.

Wanxin Chen;Christine Kastner;Daniela Nowara;Ely Oliveira-Garcia

149
Citations
VRS2 regulates hormone-mediated inflorescence patterning in barley

Helmy M Youssef;Helmy M Youssef;Kai Eggert;Ravi Koppolu;Ahmad M Alqudah

148
Citations
Phylogeny of Crocus (Iridaceae) based on one chloroplast and two nuclear loci: ancient hybridization and chromosome number evolution.

Dörte Harpke;Shuchun Meng;Twan Rutten;Helmut Kerndorff

146
Citations
Members of the RKD transcription factor family induce an egg cell-like gene expression program.

Dávid Kőszegi;Amal J. Johnston;Twan Rutten;Andreas Czihal

142
Citations
A proteome approach defines protective functions of tobacco leaf trichomes.

Steffen Amme;Twan Rutten;Michael Melzer;Guido Sonsmann

133
Citations
Knockdown of CENH3 in Arabidopsis reduces mitotic divisions and causes sterility by disturbed meiotic chromosome segregation

Inna Lermontova;Olga Koroleva;Twan Rutten;Joerg Fuchs

128
Citations
Live cell CRISPR-imaging in plants reveals dynamic telomere movements

Steven Dreissig;Simon Schiml;Patrick Schindele;Oda Weiss

128
Citations
Isolation of microtubule-associated proteins from carrot cytoskeletons : a 120 kDa map decorates all four microtubule arrays and the nucleus

Jordi Chan;Twan Rutten;Clive Lloyd

125
Citations
Bacteriophage PRD1 contains a labile receptor-binding structure at each vertex.

Pia S Rydman;Javier Caldentey;Sarah J Butcher;Stephen D Fuller

118
Citations
Combined EM/X-ray imaging yields a quasi-atomic model of the adenovirus-related bacteriophage PRD1 and shows key capsid and membrane interactions.

Carmen San Martı́n;Roger M. Burnett;Felix de Haas;Ralph Heinkel

100
Citations
Quantitative imaging of oil storage in developing crop seeds

Thomas Neuberger;Nese Sreenivasulu;Markus Rokitta;Hardy Rolletschek

95
Citations
Arabidopsis KINETOCHORE NULL2 Is an Upstream Component for Centromeric Histone H3 Variant cenH3 Deposition at Centromeres

Inna Lermontova;Markus Kuhlmann;Markus Kuhlmann;Swetlana Friedel;Twan Rutten

90
Citations
Dynamic 13C/1H NMR imaging uncovers sugar allocation in the living seed

Gerd Melkus;Hardy Rolletschek;Johannes Fuchs;Johannes Fuchs;Volodymyr Radchuk

86
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jochen Kumlehn Leibniz Association

Andreas Houben Leibniz Association

Thorsten Schnurbusch Leibniz Association

Goetz Hensel Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences

Axel Himmelbach Leibniz Association

Nils Stein University of Western Australia

Ljudmilla Borisjuk Leibniz Association

Hardy Rolletschek Leibniz Association

Martin Mascher Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research

Nese Sreenivasulu International Rice Research Institute

External Links

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