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Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible

Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible

Max Planck Society
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
27150
World Ranking
14728
National Ranking
1054

Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 95 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and conducts research primarily in the Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work focuses extensively on plant science, with additional contributions to agronomy and crop science, molecular biology, biomedical engineering, and biotechnology.

The research topics frequently addressed by Scheible include plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, plant molecular biology research, legume nitrogen-fixing symbiosis, bioenergy crop production and management, biofuel production and bioconversion, plant reproductive biology, and plant micronutrient interactions and effects.

Scheible has published in various scientific venues, contributing multiple papers to journals such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal of Experimental Botany, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, and Plant Cell & Environment.

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Plant Cell & Environment

Frequent collaborators in Scheible's research include Michael K. Udvardi, Ivone Torres-Jerez, Nick Krom, Sonali Roy, and Shulan Zhang.

  • Michael K. Udvardi
  • Ivone Torres-Jerez
  • Nick Krom
  • Sonali Roy
  • Shulan Zhang

Notable recent publications authored or co-authored by Scheible reflect research into plant peptides, nutrient uptake, and root development:

  • "MtSSPdb: The Medicago truncatula Small Secreted Peptide Database" (2020), published in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "Transcriptional, metabolic, physiological and developmental responses of switchgrass to phosphorus limitation" (2020), published in Plant Cell & Environment
  • "Application of Synthetic Peptide CEP1 Increases Nutrient Uptake Rates Along Plant Roots" (2022), published in Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "A phosphorus-limitation induced, functionally conserved DUF506 protein is a repressor of root hair elongation in plants" (2021), published in New Phytologist
  • "The peptide GOLVEN10 alters root development and noduletaxis in Medicago truncatula" (2024), published in The Plant Journal

Best Publications

  • Genome-Wide Identification and Testing of Superior Reference Genes for Transcript Normalization in Arabidopsis

    Tomasz Czechowski;Mark Stitt;Thomas Altmann;Michael K. Udvardi

  • Genome-Wide Reprogramming of Primary and Secondary Metabolism, Protein Synthesis, Cellular Growth Processes, and the Regulatory Infrastructure of Arabidopsis in Response to Nitrogen

    Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible;Rosa Morcuende;Tomasz Czechowski;Christina Fritz

  • Opportunities for improving phosphorus-use efficiency in crop plants.

    Erik J. Veneklaas;Hans Lambers;Jason Bragg;Patrick M. Finnegan

  • Sugars and Circadian Regulation Make Major Contributions to the Global Regulation of Diurnal Gene Expression in Arabidopsis

    Oliver E. Bläsing;Yves Gibon;Manuela Günther;Melanie Höhne

  • Eleven Golden Rules of Quantitative RT-PCR

    Michael K. Udvardi;Tomasz Czechowski;Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible

  • Repressor- and activator-type ethylene response factors functioning in jasmonate signaling and disease resistance identified via a genome-wide screen of Arabidopsis transcription factor gene expression.

    Ken C. McGrath;Bruno Dombrecht;John M. Manners;Peer M. Schenk

  • MicroRNA399 is a long-distance signal for the regulation of plant phosphate homeostasis

    Bikram Datt Pant;Anja Buhtz;Julia Kehr;Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible

  • Steps towards an integrated view of nitrogen metabolism

    Mark Stitt;Cathrin Müller;Petra Matt;Yves Gibon

  • Nitrate Acts as a Signal to Induce Organic Acid Metabolism and Repress Starch Metabolism in Tobacco.

    Wolf-Rudiger Scheible;Agustin Gonzalez-Fontes;Marianne Lauerer;Bernd Muller-Rober

  • Real-time RT-PCR profiling of over 1400 Arabidopsis transcription factors: unprecedented sensitivity reveals novel root- and shoot-specific genes

    Tomasz Czechowski;Rajendra P. Bari;Mark Stitt;Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible

  • Extension of the Visualization Tool MapMan to Allow Statistical Analysis of Arrays, Display of Coresponding Genes, and Comparison with Known Responses

    Björn Usadel;Axel Nagel;Oliver Thimm;Henning Redestig

  • Positional Cloning in Arabidopsis. Why It Feels Good to Have a Genome Initiative Working for You

    W. Lukowitz;C. S. Gillmor;C. S. Gillmor;W.-R. Scheible

  • Sugar-induced increases in trehalose 6-phosphate are correlated with redox activation of ADPglucose pyrophosphorylase and higher rates of starch synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

    John E. Lunn;Regina Feil;Janneke H.M. Hendriks;Yves Gibon

  • Genome-wide reprogramming of metabolism and regulatory networks of Arabidopsis in response to phosphorus

    Rosa Morcuende;Rajendra Bari;Yves Gibon;Wenming Zheng

  • Arabidopsis miR156 Regulates Tolerance to Recurring Environmental Stress through SPL Transcription Factors

    Anna Stief;Simone Altmann;Karen Hoffmann;Bikram Datt Pant

  • Members of the LBD Family of Transcription Factors Repress Anthocyanin Synthesis and Affect Additional Nitrogen Responses in Arabidopsis

    Grit Rubin;Takayuki Tohge;Fumio Matsuda;Kazuki Saito

  • The irregular xylem3 locus of Arabidopsis encodes a cellulose synthase required for secondary cell wall synthesis.

    Neil G. Taylor;Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible;Sean Cutler;Chris R. Somerville

  • Accumulation of nitrate in the shoot acts as a signal to regulate shoot‐root allocation in tobacco†

    Wolf-Rudiger Scheible;Marianne Lauerer;Ernst-Detlef Schulze;Michel Caboche

  • Modifications of cellulose synthase confer resistance to isoxaben and thiazolidinone herbicides in Arabidopsis Ixr1 mutants

    Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible;Ravit Eshed;Todd Richmond;Deborah Delmer

  • Identification of Nutrient-Responsive Arabidopsis and Rapeseed MicroRNAs by Comprehensive Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Profiling and Small RNA Sequencing

    Bikram Datt Pant;Magdalena Musialak-Lange;Przemyslaw Nuc;Patrick May

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Stitt
Mark Stitt Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Michael K. Udvardi
Michael K. Udvardi Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Rosa Morcuende
Rosa Morcuende Spanish National Research Council
Chris Somerville
Chris Somerville University of California, Berkeley
Yves Gibon
Yves Gibon University of Bordeaux
Björn Usadel
Björn Usadel Forschungszentrum Jülich
Anne Krapp
Anne Krapp University of Paris-Saclay
Hans Lambers
Hans Lambers University of Western Australia
Michel Caboche
Michel Caboche INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Javier Paz-Ares
Javier Paz-Ares Spanish National Research Council

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