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Wilhelm Gruissem

Wilhelm Gruissem

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Genetics
Switzerland
2026
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Plant Science and Agronomy
Switzerland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
115
Citations
45168
World Ranking
80
National Ranking
3

Genetics

D-Index
114
Citations
44515
World Ranking
473
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Wilhelm Gruissem is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and specializes in research within Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their body of work notably centers on Plant Science, with additional contributions to Molecular Biology, Rheumatology, Neurology, and Ecology.

Their main research topics include:

  • Cassava research and cyanide
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
  • Banana Cultivation and Research
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration

Wilhelm Gruissem's research has been published in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Nature Communications
  • Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • Journal of Plant Physiology

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Gruissem include:

  • Multiplying the efficiency and impact of biofortification through metabolic engineering, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Current progress and challenges in crop genetic transformation, 2021, Journal of Plant Physiology
  • The Cassava Source-Sink project: opportunities and challenges for crop improvement by metabolic engineering, 2020, The Plant Journal
  • Diurnal dynamics of the Arabidopsis rosette proteome and phosphoproteome, 2020, Plant Cell & Environment
  • The haplotype-resolved chromosome pairs of a heterozygous diploid African cassava cultivar reveal novel pan-genome and allele-specific transcriptome features, 2022, GigaScience

Frequent coauthors working with Wilhelm Gruissem include:

  • Pascal Schläpfer
  • Ravi B. Anjanappa
  • Shu-Heng Chang
  • Weihong Qi
  • Yi-Wen Lim

Throughout their career, Wilhelm Gruissem has been recognized by scientific organizations. Notably, they were named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1998 and Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists in 2007.

Best Publications

  • GENEVESTIGATOR. Arabidopsis Microarray Database and Analysis Toolbox

    Philip Zimmermann;Matthias Hirsch-Hoffmann;Lars Hennig;Wilhelm Gruissem

  • Genevestigator v3: a reference expression database for the meta-analysis of transcriptomes.

    Tomas Hruz;Oliver Laule;Gabor Szabo;Frans Wessendorp

  • Fruits: A Developmental Perspective.

    Glenda Gillaspy;Hilla Ben-David;Wilhelm Gruissem

  • A systematic comparison and evaluation of biclustering methods for gene expression data

    Amela Prelić;Stefan Bleuler;Philip Zimmermann;Anja Wille

  • Network Analysis of the MVA and MEP Pathways for Isoprenoid Synthesis

    Eva Vranová;Diana Coman;Wilhelm Gruissem

  • Calmodulins and Calcineurin B–like Proteins: Calcium Sensors for Specific Signal Response Coupling in Plants

    Sheng Luan;Jörg Kudla;Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion;Shaul Yalovsky

  • Crosstalk between cytosolic and plastidial pathways of isoprenoid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Oliver Laule;Andreas FüRHOLZ;Hur-Song Chang;Tong Zhu

  • The Arabidopsis thaliana chloroplast proteome reveals pathway abundance and novel protein functions.

    Torsten Kleffmann;Doris Russenberger;Anne von Zychlinski;Wayne Christopher

  • Global analysis of the core cell cycle regulators of Arabidopsis identifies novel genes, reveals multiple and highly specific profiles of expression and provides a coherent model for plant cell cycle control.

    Margit Menges;Sarah M. De Jager;Wilhelm Gruissem;James A.H. Murray

  • Genome-Wide Analysis of Hydrogen Peroxide-Regulated Gene Expression in Arabidopsis Reveals a High Light-Induced Transcriptional Cluster Involved in Anthocyanin Biosynthesis

    Sandy Vanderauwera;Philip Zimmermann;Stéphane Rombauts;Steven Vandenabeele

  • Genome-Scale Proteomics Reveals Arabidopsis thaliana Gene Models and Proteome Dynamics

    Katja Baerenfaller;Jonas Grossmann;Jonas Grossmann;Monica A. Grobei;Roger Hull

  • Genes for Calcineurin B-Like Proteins in Arabidopsis Are Differentially Regulated by Stress Signals

    Jörg Kudla;Qiang Xu;Klaus Harter;Wilhelm Gruissem

  • Large-Scale Arabidopsis Phosphoproteome Profiling Reveals Novel Chloroplast Kinase Substrates and Phosphorylation Networks

    Sonja Reiland;Gaëlle Messerli;Katja Baerenfaller;Bertran Gerrits

  • Arabidopsis MSI1 is a component of the MEA/FIE Polycomb group complex and required for seed development

    Claudia Köhler;Lars Hennig;Romaric Bouveret;Jacqueline Gheyselinck

  • The Polycomb-group protein MEDEA regulates seed development by controlling expression of the MADS-box gene PHERES1.

    Claudia Köhler;Lars Hennig;Charles Spillane;Stephane Pien

  • Sparse graphical Gaussian modeling of the isoprenoid gene network in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Anja Wille;Anja Wille;Philip Zimmermann;Philip Zimmermann;Eva Vranová;Eva Vranová;Andreas Fürholz;Andreas Fürholz

  • Control of plastid gene expression: 3′ inverted repeats act as mRNA processing and stabilizing elements, but do not terminate transcription

    David B. Stern;Wilhelm Gruissem

  • The retinoblastoma-related gene regulates stem cell maintenance in Arabidopsis roots

    Marjolein Wildwater;Ana Campilho;Jose Manuel Perez-Perez;Renze Heidstra

  • Structure and Dynamics of the Isoprenoid Pathway Network

    Eva Vranová;Diana Coman;Wilhelm Gruissem

  • Cell Cycle Progression in the Pericycle Is Not Sufficient for SOLITARY ROOT/IAA14-Mediated Lateral Root Initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Steffen Vanneste;Bert De Rybel;Gerrit T.S. Beemster;Karin Ljung

  • Control of plastid gene expression during development: The limited role of transcriptional regulation

    Xing-Wang Deng;Wilhelm Gruissem

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Hennig
Lars Hennig Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Sacha Baginsky
Sacha Baginsky Ruhr University Bochum
Shaul Yalovsky
Shaul Yalovsky Tel Aviv University
Mark Stitt
Mark Stitt Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción
Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción Spanish National Research Council
Pierre Hilson
Pierre Hilson INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Jörg Kudla
Jörg Kudla University of Münster
Claudia Köhler
Claudia Köhler Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Ueli Grossniklaus
Ueli Grossniklaus University of Zurich

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