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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 129 44 42 7 7 367 49765

Wolf B. Frommer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wolf B. Frommer between 1959 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wolf B. Frommer published across 68 years, from 1959 to 2026, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2025. 28 of the 459 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1959 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2025. 1959: 1 publication 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 14 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 20 publications 2003: 23 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 21 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 25 publications 2026: 3 publications
1959 2026

459 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wolf B. Frommer: publications per year, 1959 to 2026
Year Publications
1959 1
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 3
1986 0
1987 1
1988 2
1989 6
1990 4
1991 5
1992 6
1993 6
1994 14
1995 9
1996 11
1997 6
1998 8
1999 11
2000 16
2001 7
2002 20
2003 23
2004 14
2005 21
2006 14
2007 20
2008 16
2009 6
2010 13
2011 13
2012 17
2013 13
2014 16
2015 14
2016 11
2017 8
2018 5
2019 5
2020 14
2021 17
2022 10
2023 13
2024 11
2025 25
2026 3
Total 459
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Wolf B. Frommer 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 Wolf B. Frommer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 366–370 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 367 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11 367
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Wolf B. Frommer 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 Wolf B. Frommer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 109+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 129 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99 129
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2015 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Genetics/Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Wolf B. Frommer is affiliated with Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions in plant molecular biology, molecular biology, genetics, and cell biology.

Their work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Their frequently published research venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Plant Cell
  • New Phytologist
  • BIO-PROTOCOL
  • The Plant Journal

Wolf B. Frommer has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including:

  • Michael M. Wudick
  • Masayoshi Nakamura
  • Eliza P.I. Loo
  • Van Schepler-Luu
  • Mayuri Sadoine

Recent publications by Frommer and colleagues include:

  • Distinct identities of leaf phloem cells revealed by single cell transcriptomics (2020, The Plant Cell)
  • Simultaneous changes in seed size, oil content and protein content driven by selection of SWEET homologues during soybean domestication (2020, National Science Review)
  • The evolving landscape around genome editing in agriculture (2020, EMBO Reports)
  • Evidence for phloem loading via the abaxial bundle sheath cells in maize leaves (2020, The Plant Cell)
  • An increasing number of countries regulate genome editing in crops (2022, New Phytologist)

Wolf B. Frommer has been recognized by several institutions and holds distinctions including:

  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften (2015), for Genetics/Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2003)

Best Publications

  • Sugar transporters for intercellular exchange and nutrition of pathogens

    Li Qing Chen;Bi Huei Hou;Sylvie Lalonde;Hitomi Takanaga

  • Sucrose Efflux Mediated by SWEET Proteins as a Key Step for Phloem Transport

    Li Qing Chen;Xiao Qing Qu;Xiao Qing Qu;Bi Huei Hou;Davide Sosso

  • The Selaginella genome identifies genetic changes associated with the evolution of vascular plants.

    Jo Ann Banks;Tomoaki Nishiyama;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;John L. Bowman;John L. Bowman

  • Broad-spectrum resistance to bacterial blight in rice using genome editing

    Ricardo Oliva;Chonghui Ji;Genelou Atienza-Grande;Genelou Atienza-Grande;José C. Huguet-Tapia

  • ARAMEMNON, a Novel Database for Arabidopsis Integral Membrane Proteins

    Rainer Schwacke;Anja Schneider;Eric van der Graaff;Karsten Fischer

  • Isolation and characterization of a sucrose carrier cDNA from spinach by functional expression in yeast.

    J. W. Riesmeier;L. Willmitzer;W. B. Frommer

  • Three Functional Transporters for Constitutive, Diurnally Regulated, and Starvation-Induced Uptake of Ammonium into Arabidopsis Roots

    Sonia Gazzarrini;Laurence Lejay;Alain Gojon;Olaf Ninnemann

  • Using membrane transporters to improve crops for sustainable food production

    Julian I. Schroeder;Emmanuel Delhaize;Wolf B. Frommer;Mary Lou Guerinot

  • The Dual Function of Sugar Carriers: Transport and Sugar Sensing

    Sylvie Lalonde;Eckhard Boles;Hanjo Hellmann;Laurence Barker

  • Gene targeting by the TAL effector PthXo2 reveals cryptic resistance gene for bacterial blight of rice

    Junhui Zhou;Zhao Peng;Juying Long;Juying Long;Davide Sosso

  • Both developmental and metabolic signals activate the promoter of a class I patatin gene

    Mario Rocha-Sosa;Uwe Sonnewald;Wolf Frommer;Marina Stratmann

  • TRANSPORT MECHANISMS FOR ORGANIC FORMS OF CARBON AND NITROGEN BETWEEN SOURCE AND SINK

    Sylvie Lalonde;Daniel Wipf;Wolf B. Frommer

  • Phloem loading and unloading of sugars and amino acids

    S. Lalonde;M. Tegeder;M. Throne-Holst;W. B. Frommer

  • Transport of Sugars

    Li Qing Chen;Lily S. Cheung;Liang Feng;Widmar Tanner

  • Macromolecular Trafficking Indicated by Localization and Turnover of Sucrose Transporters in Enucleate Sieve Elements

    Christina Kühn;Vincent R. Franceschi;Alexander Schulz;Rémi Lemoine

  • Identification of a high affinity NH4+ transporter from plants.

    O. Ninnemann;J.C. Jauniaux;W.B. Frommer

  • SWEETs, transporters for intracellular and intercellular sugar translocation

    Joon Seob Eom;Li Qing Chen;Davide Sosso;Benjamin T. Julius

  • Evidence for an essential role of the sucrose transporter in phloem loading and assimilate partitioning.

    J.W. Riesmeier;L. Willmitzer;W.B. Frommer

  • Seed filling in domesticated maize and rice depends on SWEET-mediated hexose transport

    Davide Sosso;Dangping Luo;Qin Bao Li;Joelle Sasse

  • SUT2, a Putative Sucrose Sensor in Sieve Elements

    Laurence Barker;Christina Kühn;Andreas Weise;Alexander Schulz

  • A Genetically Encoded FRET Lactate Sensor and Its Use To Detect the Warburg Effect in Single Cancer Cells

    Alejandro San Martín;Alejandro San Martín;Sebastián Ceballo;Sebastián Ceballo;Iván Ruminot;Iván Ruminot;Rodrigo Lerchundi;Rodrigo Lerchundi

Frequent Co-Authors

Dominique Loqué
Dominique Loqué Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lothar Willmitzer
Lothar Willmitzer Max Planck Society
Mechthild Tegeder
Mechthild Tegeder Washington State University
Loren L. Looger
Loren L. Looger Howard Hughes Medical Institute
John M. Ward
John M. Ward University College London
Doris Rentsch
Doris Rentsch University of Bern
Uwe Ludewig
Uwe Ludewig University of Hohenheim
David W. Ehrhardt
David W. Ehrhardt Carnegie Institution for Science
Nicolaus von Wirén
Nicolaus von Wirén Leibniz Association
Uwe Sonnewald
Uwe Sonnewald University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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