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D-Index
79
Citations
18794
World Ranking
453
National Ranking
41

Ulrich Heber 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 Ulrich Heber sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 255 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ulrich Heber 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 Ulrich Heber sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Photosynthesis
  • Biochemistry

His primary areas of study are Photosynthesis, Biochemistry, Photochemistry, Photosystem II and Electron transport chain. Ulrich Heber combines subjects such as Redox, Chlorophyll and Chloroplast stroma with his study of Photosynthesis. His research integrates issues of Biophysics and Hordeum vulgare in his study of Biochemistry.

His Photochemistry study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Photosystem I, DCMU and Photosystem. In general Photosystem II study, his work on P700, Cytochrome b6f complex and Photoinhibition often relates to the realm of Oxygen evolution, thereby connecting several areas of interest. His Electron transport chain research includes themes of Photorespiration and Mehler reaction.

His most cited work include:

  • Role of orthophosphate and other factors in the regulation of starch formation in leaves and isolated chloroplasts. (341 citations)
  • Metabolite Exchange Between Chloroplasts and Cytoplasm (305 citations)
  • Role of Ascorbate in Detoxifying Ozone in the Apoplast of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) Leaves (289 citations)

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

Ulrich Heber mainly focuses on Photosynthesis, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Photochemistry and Electron transport chain. His Photosynthesis research includes elements of Thylakoid and Chlorophyll. Ulrich Heber interconnects Chloroplast membrane and Chloroplast stroma in the investigation of issues within Biochemistry.

The concepts of his Biophysics study are interwoven with issues in Photorespiration, Vacuolar acidification, Phosphate and Transpiration. His Photochemistry research integrates issues from Cytochrome b6f complex, Photosystem I, Photosystem II and P700. His Electron transport chain research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Proton transport, DCMU, Electron transfer, Redox and Electron acceptor.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Photosynthesis (49.28%)
  • Biochemistry (39.71%)
  • Biophysics (26.32%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1994-2018)?

  • Photosynthesis (49.28%)
  • Photosystem II (18.18%)
  • Biochemistry (39.71%)

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

Ulrich Heber focuses on Photosynthesis, Photosystem II, Biochemistry, Photochemistry and Botany. The various areas that he examines in his Photosynthesis study include Biophysics and Electron transport chain. His study in Photosystem II is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Photosynthetic reaction centre, Desiccation, Photoprotection, Quenching and Chlorophyll fluorescence.

His research brings together the fields of Chloroplast membrane and Biochemistry. He has included themes like Thylakoid, Photosystem I, Photosystem, Light-harvesting complexes of green plants and Mehler reaction in his Photochemistry study. His Botany study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Environmental chemistry, Carbon dioxide, Spinacia and Spinach.

Between 1994 and 2018, his most popular works were:

  • Heat sensitivity of chloroplasts and leaves: Leakage of protons from thylakoids and reversible activation of cyclic electron transport (209 citations)
  • Irrungen, Wirrungen? The Mehler reaction in relation to cyclic electron transport in C3 plants. (179 citations)
  • Photorespiration is Essential for the Protection of the Photosynthetic Apparatus of C3 Plants Against Photoinactivation Under Sunlight (118 citations)

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

  • Enzyme
  • Photosynthesis
  • Botany

His main research concerns Photosynthesis, Chlorophyll fluorescence, Photosystem II, Photochemistry and Chlorophyll. His research integrates issues of Nuclear chemistry, P700, Photoinhibition, Phosphate and Vacuole in his study of Chlorophyll fluorescence. His Photochemistry study incorporates themes from Thylakoid, Electron transport chain, Mehler reaction and Photosystem.

His work is dedicated to discovering how Electron transport chain, Photosystem I are connected with Proton transport and Electrochemical gradient and other disciplines. Chlorophyll is a primary field of his research addressed under Botany. His work investigates the relationship between Botany and topics such as Biophysics that intersect with problems in Quenching, Biochemistry and Potassium malate.

Best Publications

  • Role of orthophosphate and other factors in the regulation of starch formation in leaves and isolated chloroplasts.

    Hans W. Heldt;Chong Ja Chon;Dorothea Maronde;Alice Herold

  • Metabolite Exchange Between Chloroplasts and Cytoplasm

    Ulrich Heber

  • Role of Ascorbate in Detoxifying Ozone in the Apoplast of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) Leaves

    Michael W. F. Luwe;Umeo Takahama;Ulrich Heber

  • Concerning a Dual Function of Coupled Cyclic Electron Transport in Leaves

    Ulrich Heber;David Walker

  • Heat sensitivity of chloroplasts and leaves: Leakage of protons from thylakoids and reversible activation of cyclic electron transport

    Nikolai G. Bukhov;Christian Wiese;Spidola Neimanis;Ulrich Heber

  • Direct and Indirect Transfer of ATP and ADP across the Chloroplast Envelope

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  • Changes in the intracellular levels of ATP, ADP, AMP and P1 and regulatory function of the adenylate system in leaf cells during photosynthesis.

    Kurt A. Santarius;Ulrich Heber

  • Compartmentation and reduction of pyridine nucleotides in relation to photosynthesis.

    U.W. Heber;Kurt A. Santarius

  • Inhibition of Zeaxanthin Formation and of Rapid Changes in Radiationless Energy Dissipation by Dithiothreitol in Spinach Leaves and Chloroplasts

    Barbara Demmig-Adams;William W. Adams;Ulrich Heber;Spidola Neimanis

  • Conformational changes of chloroplasts induced by illumination of leaves in vivo.

    Ulrich Heber

  • Irrungen, Wirrungen? The Mehler reaction in relation to cyclic electron transport in C3 plants.

    Ulrich Heber

  • Rate-limiting factors in leaf photosynthesis. I. Carbon fluxes in the calvin cycle

    Karl-Josef Dietz;Ulrich Heber

  • Photosynthesis and water relations of lichen soil crusts: field measurements in the coastal fog zone of the Namib Desert

    O. L. Lange;A. Meyer;H. Zellner;U. Heber

  • Loss of Adenosine Triphosphate Synthesis Caused by Freezing and Its Relationship to Frost Hardiness Problems.

    U. W. Heber;K. A. Santarius

  • The relationship between the redox state of Q A and photosynthesis in leaves at various carbon-dioxide, oxygen and light regimes.

    Karl-Josef Dietz;U Schreiber;U Heber

  • Electron Flow to the Intersystem Chain from Stromal Components and Cyclic Electron Flow in Maize Chloroplasts, as Detected in Intact Leaves by Monitoring Redox Change of P700 and Chlorophyll Fluorescence

    Kozi Asada;Ulrich Heber;Ulrich Schreiber

  • Glucose Transport into Spinach Chloroplasts

    Gisela Schäfer;Ulrich Heber;Hans W. Heldt

  • Regulation of photosynthetic electron transport and photophosphorylation in intact chloroplasts and leaves of Spinacia oleracea L.

    U. Heber;H. Egneus;U. Hanck;M. Jensen

  • Localization of Carboxydismutase & Triosephosphate Dehydrogenases in Chloroplasts.

    U. Heber;N. G. Pon;M. Heber

  • Phosphate transport across biomembranes and cytosolic phosphate homeostasis in barley leaves

    T. Mimura;Karl-Josef Dietz;W. Kaiser;M. J. Schramm

  • Photosynthesis under osmotic stress : Inhibition of photosynthesis of intact chloroplasts, protoplasts, and leaf slices at high osmotic potentials.

    W. M. Kaiser;G. Kaiser;P. K. Prachuab;S. G. Wildman

  • Photorespiration is Essential for the Protection of the Photosynthetic Apparatus of C3 Plants Against Photoinactivation Under Sunlight

    U. Heber;R. Bligny;P. Streb;R. Douce

  • Sucrose transport into vacuoles isolated from barley mesophyll protoplasts

    Georg Kaiser;Ulrich Heber

  • Energy-dependent uptake of malate into vacuoles isolated from barley mesophyll protoplasts

    Enrico Martinoia;Ulf Ingo Flügge;Georg Kaiser;Ulrich Heber

  • The redox state of the NADP system in illuminated chloroplasts

    U. Takahama;M. Shimizu-Takahama;U. Heber

  • Flexible coupling between light-dependent electron and vectorial proton transport in illuminated leaves of C3 plants. Role of photosystem I-dependent proton pumping.

    Gabriel Cornic;Nicolai G. Bukhov;Christian Wiese;Richard Bligny

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl-Josef Dietz
Karl-Josef Dietz Bielefeld University
Werner M. Kaiser
Werner M. Kaiser University of Würzburg
Hardy Pfanz
Hardy Pfanz University of Duisburg-Essen
Agu Laisk
Agu Laisk University of Tartu
David A. Walker
David A. Walker University of Sheffield
Enrico Martinoia
Enrico Martinoia University of Zurich
Ulrich Schreiber
Ulrich Schreiber University of Würzburg
Andrea Polle
Andrea Polle University of Göttingen
Friedrich Beese
Friedrich Beese University of Göttingen
Otto L. Lange
Otto L. Lange University of Würzburg

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