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Alexandre Jousset publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexandre Jousset sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 152 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Alexandre Jousset D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexandre Jousset sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 61 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Alexandre Jousset is affiliated with Blossom Microbial Technologies B.V. in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, particularly focusing on plant-related microbiological interactions. Their research encompasses key areas within Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Genetics, and related subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their scholarly output includes multiple recent papers addressing fundamental and applied aspects of plant-microbe interactions and microbial ecology. Notable publications include:

  • Competition for iron drives phytopathogen control by natural rhizosphere microbiomes, 2020, Nature Microbiology
  • Rhizosphere protists are key determinants of plant health, 2020, Microbiome
  • Trophic interactions between predatory protists and pathogen-suppressive bacteria impact plant health, 2022, The ISME Journal
  • Small changes in rhizosphere microbiome composition predict disease outcomes earlier than pathogen density variations, 2022, The ISME Journal
  • Rhizosphere microbiome functional diversity and pathogen invasion resistance build up during plant development, 2020, Environmental Microbiology

Among frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Jousset are Qirong Shen, Zhong Wei, Yangchun Xu, George A. Kowalchuk, and Ville-Petri Friman, each contributing to a significant body of joint research.

Jousset has also published extensively in several prominent scientific venues that include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The ISME Journal, Microbiome, Environmental Microbiology, and Nature Communications, reflecting active engagement with diverse publication outlets relevant to microbial ecology and plant sciences.

The substantive research topics they focus on cover:

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

This portfolio of research concerns complex ecological and physiological mechanisms underlying plant health, pathogen suppression, and microbial network dynamics within the rhizosphere environment.

Best Publications

  • Where less may be more: How the rare biosphere pulls ecosystems strings

    Alexandre Jousset;Christina Bienhold;Antonis Chatzinotas;Laure Gallien

  • Soil protists: a fertile frontier in soil biology research.

    Stefan Geisen;Edward A D Mitchell;Sina Adl;Michael Bonkowski

  • Trophic network architecture of root-associated bacterial communities determines pathogen invasion and plant health

    Zhong Wei;Tianjie Yang;Ville-Petri Friman;Yangchun Xu

  • Initial soil microbiome composition and functioning predetermine future plant health

    Zhong Wei;Yian Gu;Ville-Petri Friman;Ville-Petri Friman;George A. Kowalchuk;George A. Kowalchuk

  • More Than the Sum of Its Parts: Microbiome Biodiversity as a Driver of Plant Growth and Soil Health

    Muhammad Saleem;Jie Hu;Alexandre Jousset

  • Probiotic Diversity Enhances Rhizosphere Microbiome Function and Plant Disease Suppression.

    Jie Hu;Jie Hu;Zhong Wei;Ville Petri Friman;Shao Hua Gu

  • Protists: Puppet Masters of the Rhizosphere Microbiome.

    Zhilei Gao;Ida Karlsson;Stefan Geisen;George Kowalchuk

  • Distinct roles for soil fungal and bacterial communities associated with the suppression of vanilla Fusarium wilt disease

    Wu Xiong;Wu Xiong;Rong Li;Yi Ren;Chen Liu

  • Legacy of land use history determines reprogramming of plant physiology by soil microbiome.

    Xiaogang Li;Alexandre Jousset;Wietse de Boer;Víctor J. Carrión

  • Rhizosphere protists are key determinants of plant health

    Wu Xiong;Wu Xiong;Yuqi Song;Keming Yang;Yian Gu

  • Ecological and evolutive implications of bacterial defences against predators.

    Alexandre Jousset

  • Increasing antagonistic interactions cause bacterial communities to collapse at high diversity

    Joachim Becker;Nico Eisenhauer;Stefan Scheu;Alexandre Jousset

  • Plant diversity improves protection against soil-borne pathogens by fostering antagonistic bacterial communities

    Ellen Latz;Nico Eisenhauer;Björn C. Rall;Eric Allan

  • Soil protist communities form a dynamic hub in the soil microbiome

    Wu Xiong;Alexandre Jousset;Alexandre Jousset;Sai Guo;Ida Karlsson

  • Ecological stability in response to warming

    Katarina E. Fussmann;Florian Schwarzmüller;Ulrich Brose;Alexandre Jousset;Alexandre Jousset

  • Secondary Metabolites Help Biocontrol Strain Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0 To Escape Protozoan Grazing

    Alexandre Jousset;Enrique Lara;Luis G. Wall;Claudio Valverde

  • Genotypic richness and dissimilarity opposingly affect ecosystem functioning

    A. Jousset;B. Schmid;S. Scheu;N. Eisenhauer;N. Eisenhauer

  • Niche dimensionality links biodiversity and invasibility of microbial communities

    Nico Eisenhauer;Nico Eisenhauer;Wiebke Schulz;Stefan Scheu;Alexandre Jousset

  • Ralstonia solanacearum pathogen disrupts bacterial rhizosphere microbiome during an invasion

    Zhong Wei;Jie Hu;Jie Hu;Yi'an Gu;Shixue Yin

  • Soil protistology rebooted: 30 fundamental questions to start with

    Stefan Geisen;Edward A. D. Mitchell;David M. Wilkinson;Sina Adl

  • Bacterial diversity stabilizes community productivity.

    Nico Eisenhauer;Nico Eisenhauer;Stefan Scheu;Alexandre Jousset

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan Scheu
Stefan Scheu University of Göttingen
Qirong Shen
Qirong Shen Nanjing Agricultural University
George A. Kowalchuk
George A. Kowalchuk Utrecht University
Nico Eisenhauer
Nico Eisenhauer Leipzig University
Michael Bonkowski
Michael Bonkowski University of Cologne
Yangchun Xu
Yangchun Xu Nanjing Agricultural University
Stefan Geisen
Stefan Geisen Wageningen University & Research
Matthias C. Rillig
Matthias C. Rillig Freie Universität Berlin
Christoph Keel
Christoph Keel University of Lausanne
Peter A. H. M. Bakker
Peter A. H. M. Bakker Utrecht University

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