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Wolfgang Bilger

Wolfgang Bilger

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
47
Citations
17582
World Ranking
2467
National Ranking
155

Wolfgang Bilger 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 Wolfgang Bilger sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 96 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wolfgang Bilger 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 Wolfgang Bilger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Continuous recording of photochemical and non-photochemical chlorophyll fluorescence quenching with a new type of modulation fluorometer.

    U Schreiber;U Schliwa;W Bilger

  • Role of the xanthophyll cycle in photoprotection elucidated by measurements of light-induced absorbance changes, fluorescence and photosynthesis in leaves of Hedera canariensis.

    Wolfgang Bilger;Olle Björkman

  • Chlorophyll fluorescence as a nonintrusive indicator for rapid assessment of in vivo photosynthesis

    Unknown

  • Determination of the quantum efficiency of photosystem II and of non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence in the field

    Wolfgang Bilger;Ulrich Schreiber;Michael Bock

  • Progress in Chlorophyll Fluorescence Research: Major Developments During the Past Years in Retrospect

    Ulrich Schreiber;Wolfgang Bilger

  • Remote sensing of the xanthophyll cycle and chlorophyll fluorescence in sunflower leaves and canopies

    J. A. Gamon;C. B. Field;W. Bilger;O. Björkman

  • Contribution of hydroxycinnamates and flavonoids to epidermal shielding of UV‐A and UV‐B radiation in developing rye primary leaves as assessed by ultraviolet‐induced chlorophyll fluorescence measurements

    P. Burchard;W. Bilger;Gottfried Weissenböck

  • Energy-dependent quenching of dark-level chlorophyll fluorescence in intact leaves

    W. Bilger;U. Schreiber

  • Rapid assessment of stress effects on plant leaves by chlorophyll fluorescence measurements

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  • Temperature dependence of violaxanthin de-epoxidation and non-photochemical fluorescence quenching in intact leaves of Gossypium hirsutum L. and Malva parviflora L.

    Wolfgang Bilger;Olle Björkman

  • Light-induced spectral absorbance changes in relation to photosynthesis and the epoxidation state of xanthophyll cycle components in cotton leaves.

    Wolfgang Bilger;Olle Björkman;Susan S. Thayer

  • Inhibition of Zeaxanthin Formation and of Rapid Changes in Radiationless Energy Dissipation by Dithiothreitol in Spinach Leaves and Chloroplasts

    Barbara Demmig-Adams;William W. Adams;Ulrich Heber;Spidola Neimanis

  • UV‐induction of sun‐screening pigments in lichens

    Knut Asbjørn Solhaug;Yngvar Gauslaa;Line Nybakken;Wolfgang Bilger

  • Relationships among violaxanthin deepoxidation, thylakoid membrane conformation, and nonphotochemical chlorophyll fluorescence quenching in leaves of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

    Wolfgang Bilger;Olle Björkman

  • Phenolic contents and other health and sensory related properties of apple fruit (Malus domestica Borkh., cv. Aroma): Effect of postharvest UV-B irradiation

    Sidsel Fiskaa Hagen;Sidsel Fiskaa Hagen;Grethe Iren A. Borge;Gunnar B. Bengtsson;Wolfgang Bilger

  • UV-excited chlorophyll fluorescence as a tool for the assessment of UV-protection by the epidermis of plants.

    Wolfgang Bilger;Trine Johnsen;Ulrich Schreiber

  • Measurement of leaf epidermal transmittance of UV radiation by chlorophyll fluorescence

    Wolfgang Bilger;Markus Veit;Lukas Schreiber;Ulrich Schreiber

  • Regulation and possible function of the violaxanthin cycle

    Unknown

  • UV screening in higher plants induced by low temperature in the absence of UV-B radiation

    Wolfgang Bilger;Mari Rolland;Line Nybakken

  • Chlorophyll Fluorescence of Lichens Containing Green and Blue‐Green Algae During Hydration by Water Vapor Uptake and by Addition of Liquid Water*

    O. L. Lange;W. Bilger;S. Rimke;U. Schreiber

  • The lichens Xanthoria elegans and Cetraria islandica maintain a high protection against UV-B radiation in Arctic habitats

    Line Nybakken;Knut Asbjørn Solhaug;Wolfgang Bilger;Yngvar Gauslaa

  • Thermal energy dissipation in reaction centres and in the antenna of photosystem II protects desiccated poikilohydric mosses against photo-oxidation

    Ulrich Heber;Wolfgang Bilger;Vladimir A. Shuvalov

  • Arabidopsis thaliana G2-LIKE FLAVONOID REGULATOR and BRASSINOSTEROID ENHANCED EXPRESSION1 are low-temperature regulators of flavonoid accumulation.

    Antonios Petridis;Stefanie Döll;Lars Nichelmann;Wolfgang Bilger

  • Phototolerance of lichens, mosses and higher plants in an alpine environment: analysis of photoreactions

    Ulrich Heber;Wolfgang Bilger;Richard Bligny;Otto Ludwig Lange

  • Chlorophyll fluorescence as a tool for non-destructive estimation of anthocyanins and total flavonoids in apples

    Sidsel Fiskaa Hagen;Sidsel Fiskaa Hagen;Knut Asbjørn Solhaug;Gunnar B. Bengtsson;Grethe Iren A. Borge

  • Photoprotection of reaction centres in photosynthetic organisms: mechanisms of thermal energy dissipation in desiccated thalli of the lichen Lobaria pulmonaria

    Ulrich Heber;Wolfgang Bilger;Roman Türk;Otto L. Lange

  • An alternative strategy of dismantling of the chloroplasts during leaf senescence observed in a high-yield variety of barley.

    Karin Krupinska;Maria Mulisch;Julien Hollmann;Krzysztof Tokarz

  • Violaxanthin Cycle Pigment Contents in Potato and Tobacco Plants with Genetically Reduced Photosynthetic Capacity

    W. Bilger;J. Fisahn;W. Brummet;J. Kossmann

  • Sunscreening fungal pigments influence the vertical gradient of pendulous lichens in boreal forest canopies

    Leonie Färber;Knut Asbjørn Solhaug;Per-Anders Esseen;Wolfgang Bilger

  • Aspect-dependent high-irradiance damage in two transplanted foliose forest lichens, Lobaria pulmonaria and Parmelia sulcata

    Yngvar Gauslaa;Mikael Ohlson;Knut Asbjørn Solhaug;Wolfgang Bilger

  • Influence of pre-harvest UV-B irradiation and normal or controlled atmosphere storage on flavonoid and hydroxycinnamic acid contents of pak choi (Brassica campestris L. ssp. chinensis var. communis)

    Britta Harbaum-Piayda;Bettina Walter;Gunnar B. Bengtsson;Eva Maria Hubbermann

  • Carotenoid composition of terrestrial Cyanobacteria: response to natural light conditions in open rock habitats in Venezuela

    Michael Lakatos;Wolfgang Bilger;Burkhard Büdel

  • Epidermal UV-screening in vascular plants from Svalbard (Norwegian Arctic)

    Line Nybakken;Wolfgang Bilger;Ulf Johanson;Lars Olof Björn

  • Epidermal UV-screening of arctic and alpine plants along a latitudinal gradient in Europe

    Line Nybakken;Serge Aubert;Wolfgang Bilger

  • Screening of microalgae and cyanobacteria strains for α-tocopherol content at different growth phases and the influence of nitrate reduction on α-tocopherol production

    Opayi Mudimu;Inga Klara Koopmann;Nataliya Rybalka;Thomas Friedl

Frequent Co-Authors

Karin Krupinska
Karin Krupinska Kiel University
Knut Asbjørn Solhaug
Knut Asbjørn Solhaug Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Yngvar Gauslaa
Yngvar Gauslaa Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Goetz Hensel
Goetz Hensel Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences
Ulrich Heber
Ulrich Heber University of Würzburg
Marcel A. K. Jansen
Marcel A. K. Jansen University College Cork
Otto L. Lange
Otto L. Lange University of Würzburg
William W. Adams
William W. Adams University of Colorado Boulder
Barbara Demmig-Adams
Barbara Demmig-Adams University of Colorado Boulder
Joachim Fisahn
Joachim Fisahn Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

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