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Ralf J. Sommer

Ralf J. Sommer publishes mostly in Plant Science, Aging and Ecology, on topics such as Nematode management and characterization studies, Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions.

World rank
#175,604
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Germany
#10,797
of 86,443
Works
55
Citations
255
Citations per work
4.6

What does Ralf J. Sommer research?

Plant Science: 20.0%Aging: 13.8%Ecology: 12.3%Genetics: 12.3%other fields: 41.6%20%top field
Plant Science20.0%Aging13.8%Ecology12.3%Genetics12.3%other fields41.6%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Plant Science20% of their works
  2. 2Aging14% of their works
  3. 3Ecology12% of their works
  4. 4Genetics12% of their works
  5. 5Molecular Biology12% of their works
  6. 6Insect Science9% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Ralf J. Sommer's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Biological Control, Aging, Oxidative Stress, Nematodes, Plant-Parasitic, Genetic Regulation, Longevity and Ecosystem.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Biological Control122 topics
  2. Aging112 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress112 topics
  4. Nematodes101 topic
  5. Plant-Parasitic101 topic
  6. Genetic Regulation91 topic
  7. Longevity91 topic
  8. Ecosystem61 topic
  9. Parasites61 topic
  10. Biopesticides52 topics
  11. Genomics51 topic
  12. Social Insects51 topic
  13. Botanical Insecticides31 topic
  14. Essential Oils31 topic
  15. Bacillus thuringiensis21 topic
  16. Entomopathogenic Fungi21 topic
  17. Insect Pathogens21 topic
  18. Mitochondria21 topic
  19. RNA Interference21 topic
  20. Reactive Oxygen Species21 topic

Where does Ralf J. Sommer work?

Ralf J. Sommer's main affiliation in the publication record is Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany.

How many publications and citations does Ralf J. Sommer have?

Science Explorer counts 55 works and 255 citations for Ralf J. Sommer, ranking #175,604 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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