Ulrich Kutschera

Ulrich Kutschera 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 Kutschera sits on this spectrum.

Ulrich Kutschera 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 Kutschera sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• The modern theory of biological evolution: an expanded synthesis.

  Ulrich Kutschera;Karl J. Niklas

  467
  Citations

• The epidermal-growth-control theory of stem elongation: An old and a new perspective

  U. Kutschera;K.J. Niklas

  291
  Citations

• Cooperation of epidermis and inner tissues in auxin-mediated growth of maize coleoptiles.

  U. Kutschera;R. Bergfeld;P. Schopfer

  289
  Citations

• Evidence against the acid-growth theory of auxin action.

  U. Kutschera;P. Schopfer

  232
  Citations

• The evolution of the land plant life cycle

  Karl J. Niklas;Ulrich Kutschera

  230
  Citations

• Endosymbiosis, cell evolution, and speciation

  Ulrich Kutschera;Karl J. Niklas

  193
  Citations

• Plant-associated methylobacteria as co-evolved phytosymbionts: a hypothesis.

  Ulrich Kutschera

  177
  Citations

• The current status of the acid-growth hypothesis

  U. Kutschera

  167
  Citations

• Effect of auxin and abscisic acid on cell wall extensibility in maize coleoptiles

  U. Kutschera;P. Schopfer

  157
  Citations

• Tissue stresses in growing plant organs

  U. Kutschera

  155
  Citations

• Medicinal Leeches: Historical use, Ecology, Genetics and Conservation

  J.Malcolm Elliott;Ulrich Kutschera

  131
  Citations

• The Role of the Epidermis in the Control of Elongation Growth in Stems and Coleoptiles

  U. Kutschera

  121
  Citations

• The Evolution of Parental Care in Freshwater Leeches

  Ulrich Kutschera;Peter Wirtz

  114
  Citations

• The Growing Outer Epidermal Wall: Design and Physiological Role of a Composite Structure

  U. Kutschera

  113
  Citations

• Cell-wall synthesis and elongation growth in hypocotyls of Helianthus annuus L.

  U. Kutschera

  111
  Citations

• Root phototropism: from dogma to the mechanism of blue light perception.

  Ulrich Kutschera;Winslow R. Briggs

  105
  Citations

• Occurrence and phylogenetic significance of cytokinesis-related callose in green algae, bryophytes, ferns and seed plants.

  P. Scherp;R. Grotha;U. Kutschera

  97
  Citations

• Cell division and turgor-driven stem elongation in juvenile plants: a synthesis.

  Ulrich Kutschera;Karl J. Niklas

  97
  Citations

• Evidence for the acid-growth theory of fusicoccin action.

  U. Kutschera;P. Schopfer

  95
  Citations

• The evolutionary development of plant body plans

  Karl J Niklas;Ulrich Kutschera

  94
  Citations

• A Comparative Analysis of the Darwin-Wallace Papers and the Development of the Concept of Natural Selection

  Ulrich Kutschera

  89
  Citations

• In-vivo measurement of cell-wall extensibility in maize coleoptiles: Effects of auxin and abscisic acid.

  U. Kutschera;P. Schopfer

  83
  Citations

• Brassinosteroid action in flowering plants: a Darwinian perspective

  Ulrich Kutschera;Zhi-Yong Wang

  82
  Citations

• Epiphytic Bacteria Associated with the Bryophyte Funaria hygrometrica: Effects of Methylobacterium Strains on Protonema Development

  M. Hornschuh;R. Grotha;U. Kutschera

  78
  Citations