Ute Hoecker

Ute Hoecker publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Ute Hoecker 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 Ute Hoecker sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• The COP1–SPA1 interaction defines a critical step in phytochrome A-mediated regulation of HY5 activity

  Yusuke Saijo;James A. Sullivan;Haiyang Wang;Jianping Yang

  546
  Citations

• Light and the E3 ubiquitin ligase COP1/SPA control the protein stability of the MYB transcription factors PAP1 and PAP2 involved in anthocyanin accumulation in Arabidopsis.

  Alexander Maier;Andrea Schrader;Leonie Kokkelink;Christian Falke

  508
  Citations

• Arabidopsis SPA proteins regulate photoperiodic flowering and interact with the floral inducer CONSTANS to regulate its stability.

  Sascha Laubinger;Virginie Marchal;José Gentilhomme;Stephan Wenkel

  398
  Citations

• Light Regulates COP1-Mediated Degradation of HFR1, a Transcription Factor Essential for Light Signaling in Arabidopsis

  Jianping Yang;Rongcheng Lin;James Sullivan;Ute Hoecker

  378
  Citations

• SPA1, a WD-repeat protein specific to phytochrome A signal transduction.

  Ute Hoecker;James M. Tepperman;Peter H. Quail

  307
  Citations

• Integrated control of seed maturation and germination programs by activator and repressor functions of Viviparous-1 of maize.

  U Hoecker;I K Vasil;D R McCarty

  286
  Citations

• The SPA Quartet: A Family of WD-Repeat Proteins with a Central Role in Suppression of Photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis

  Sascha Laubinger;Kirsten Fittinghoff;Ute Hoecker

  248
  Citations

• Biochemical characterization of Arabidopsis complexes containing constitutively photomorphogenic1 and suppressor of PHYA proteins in light control of plant development

  Danmeng Zhu;Danmeng Zhu;Alexander Maier;Jae-Hoon Lee;Sascha Laubinger

  247
  Citations

• The activities of the E3 ubiquitin ligase COP1/SPA, a key repressor in light signaling.

  Ute Hoecker

  228
  Citations

• SPA1: A New Genetic Locus Involved in Phytochrome A–Specific Signal Transduction

  Ute Hoecker;Yong Xu;Peter H. Quail

  199
  Citations

• The Phytochrome A-specific Signaling Intermediate SPA1 Interacts Directly with COP1, a Constitutive Repressor of Light Signaling inArabidopsis

  Ute Hoecker;Peter H. Quail;Peter H. Quail

  187
  Citations

• Arabidopsis COP1/SPA1 Complex and FHY1/FHY3 Associate with Distinct Phosphorylated Forms of Phytochrome A in Balancing Light Signaling

  Yusuke Saijo;Danmeng Zhu;Danmeng Zhu;Jigang Li;Vicente Rubio

  146
  Citations

• CUL4 forms an E3 ligase with COP1 and SPA to promote light-induced degradation of PIF1

  Ling Zhu;Qingyun Bu;Xiaosa Xu;Inyup Paik

  129
  Citations

• The SPA1-like proteins SPA3 and SPA4 repress photomorphogenesis in the light.

  Sascha Laubinger;Ute Hoecker

  114
  Citations

• RED1 is necessary for phytochrome B-mediated red light-specific signal transduction in Arabidopsis.

  Doris Wagner;Ute Hoecker;Peter H. Quail

  109
  Citations

• Synergism of Red and Blue Light in the Control of Arabidopsis Gene Expression and Development

  Romina Vanesa Sellaro;Ute Hoecker;Marcelo Javier Yanovsky;Joanne Chory

  108
  Citations

• Cryptochrome 2 competes with COP1 substrates to repress COP1 ubiquitin ligase activity during Arabidopsis photomorphogenesis.

  Jathish Ponnu;Tabea Riedel;Eva Penner;Andrea Schrader

  106
  Citations

• Signaling Mechanisms by Arabidopsis Cryptochromes

  Unknown

  105
  Citations

• Illuminating the COP1/SPA Ubiquitin Ligase: Fresh Insights Into Its Structure and Functions During Plant Photomorphogenesis.

  Jathish Ponnu;Ute Hoecker

  102
  Citations

• Regulated proteolysis in light signaling.

  Ute Hoecker

  101
  Citations