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Plant Science and Agronomy
Austria
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
99
Citations
39067
World Ranking
166
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Angela Sessitsch is affiliated with the Austrian Institute of Technology in Austria. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions also to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work primarily focuses on the intersection of plant science and microbial ecology, addressing complex interactions between plants and microorganisms.

They have published extensively in both main fields and specialized subfields. Key areas of research include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The scientist's subfield expertise highlights:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Food Science
  • Cell Biology

The main topics covered by their work include:

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Angela Sessitsch has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Tanja Kostić
  • Gabriele Berg
  • Emmanuelle Maguin
  • Livio Antonielli
  • Michael Schloter

Their publications are featured regularly in several scientific journals, such as:

  • Microbial Biotechnology
  • Environmental Microbiome
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges" (2020) published in Microbiome
  • "The plant endosphere world - bacterial life within plants" (2020) published in Environmental Microbiology
  • "Harnessing the plant microbiome for sustainable crop production" (2024) published in Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "Microbiome innovations for a sustainable future" (2021) published in Nature Microbiology
  • "Microbiome Interconnectedness throughout Environments with Major Consequences for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet" (2023) published in Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Best Publications

  • The Hidden World within Plants: Ecological and Evolutionary Considerations for Defining Functioning of Microbial Endophytes

    Pablo R. Hardoim;Leonard S. van Overbeek;Gabriele Berg;Anna Maria Pirttilä

  • Plant growth-promoting bacteria in the rhizo- and endosphere of plants: Their role, colonization, mechanisms involved and prospects for utilization

    Stéphane Compant;Christophe Clément;Angela Sessitsch

  • Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges

    Gabriele Berg;Daria Rybakova;Doreen Fischer;Tomislav Cernava

  • A review on the plant microbiome: Ecology, functions, and emerging trends in microbial application

    Stéphane Compant;Abdul Samad;Hanna Faist;Angela Sessitsch

  • Endophytic colonization of Vitis vinifera L. by plant growth-promoting bacterium Burkholderia sp. strain PsJN.

    Stéphane Compant;Birgit Reiter;Angela Sessitsch;Jerzy Nowak

  • Microbial Population Structures in Soil Particle Size Fractions of a Long-Term Fertilizer Field Experiment

    Angela Sessitsch;Alexandra Weilharter;Martin H. Gerzabek;Holger Kirchmann

  • Functional characteristics of an endophyte community colonizing rice roots as revealed by metagenomic analysis.

    A. Sessitsch;P. Hardoim;J. Döring;A. Weilharter

  • The role of plant-associated bacteria in the mobilization and phytoextraction of trace elements in contaminated soils

    Angela Sessitsch;Melanie Kuffner;Petra Kidd;Jaco Vangronsveld

  • Metabolic potential of endophytic bacteria

    Günter Brader;Stéphane Compant;Birgit Mitter;Friederike Trognitz

  • Bacterial Communities Associated with Flowering Plants of the Ni Hyperaccumulator Thlaspi goesingense

    Rughia Idris;Radoslava Trifonova;Markus Puschenreiter;Walter W. Wenzel

  • Climate change effects on beneficial plant–microorganism interactions

    Stéphane Compant;Marcel G.A. Van Der Heijden;Angela Sessitsch

  • Endophytes of Grapevine Flowers, Berries, and Seeds: Identification of Cultivable Bacteria, Comparison with Other Plant Parts, and Visualization of Niches of Colonization

    Stéphane Compant;Stéphane Compant;Birgit Mitter;Juan Gualberto Colli-Mull;Juan Gualberto Colli-Mull;Helmut Gangl

  • Increased drought stress resilience of maize through endophytic colonization by Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN and Enterobacter sp. FD17

    Muhammad Naveed;Birgit Mitter;Thomas G. Reichenauer;Krzysztof Wieczorek

  • Endophytic bacterial communities of field-grown potato plants and their plant-growth-promoting and antagonistic abilities

    Angela Sessitsch;Birgit Reiter;Gabriele Berg

  • Ecology and Genomic Insights into Plant-Pathogenic and Plant-Nonpathogenic Endophytes.

    Günter Brader;Stéphane Compant;Kathryn Vescio;Birgit Mitter

  • Burkholderia phytofirmans sp. nov., a novel plant-associated bacterium with plant-beneficial properties

    A. Sessitsch;T. Coenye;A.V. Sturz;P.A. Vandamme

  • Endophytic bacteria: prospects and applications for the phytoremediation of organic pollutants.

    Muhammad Afzal;Qaiser M. Khan;Angela Sessitsch

  • Advances in Rhizobium Research

    A. Sessitsch;J.G. Howieson;X. Perret;H. Antoun

  • Belowground carbon allocation by trees drives seasonal patterns of extracellular enzyme activities by altering microbial community composition in a beech forest soil

    Christina Kaiser;Marianne Koranda;Barbara Kitzler;Lucia Fuchslueger

  • Response of endophytic bacterial communities in potato plants to infection with Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica.

    Birgit Reiter;Ulrike Pfeifer;Helmut Schwab;Angela Sessitsch

  • Drought stress amelioration in wheat through inoculation with Burkholderia phytofirmans strain PsJN

    Muhammad Naveed;Muhammad Naveed;M. Baqir Hussain;Zahir A. Zahir;Birgit Mitter

Frequent Co-Authors

Stéphane Compant
Stéphane Compant Austrian Institute of Technology
Günter Brader
Günter Brader Austrian Institute of Technology
Levente Bodrossy
Levente Bodrossy Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Michael Schloter
Michael Schloter Technical University of Munich
Markus Puschenreiter
Markus Puschenreiter BOKU University
Joseph Strauss
Joseph Strauss BOKU University
Jan Dirk van Elsas
Jan Dirk van Elsas University of Groningen
Barbara Kitzler
Barbara Kitzler Austrian Research Centre for Forests
Ellen Kandeler
Ellen Kandeler University of Hohenheim

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