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D-Index
70
Citations
16949
World Ranking
714
National Ranking
14

Christian Steinberg 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 Christian Steinberg sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 231 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christian Steinberg 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 Christian Steinberg sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Gene
  • Botany

Christian Steinberg focuses on Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium, Agronomy, Botany and Microbiology. His study in Fusarium oxysporum is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Verticillium dahliae, Fungi imperfecti and Biological pest control. His work deals with themes such as Soil biology, Soil water and Soil classification, which intersect with Agronomy.

His Botany research incorporates elements of Restriction fragment, Rhizosphere and Genetic diversity. His research integrates issues of Beneficial organism, Microorganism and Phyllosphere in his study of Rhizosphere. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Rhizoctonia solani and Trichoderma.

His most cited work include:

  • The rhizosphere: a playground and battlefield for soilborne pathogens and beneficial microorganisms (891 citations)
  • Soil health through soil disease suppression: Which strategy from descriptors to indicators? (375 citations)
  • Response of soil microbial communities to compost amendments (290 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Christian Steinberg spends much of his time researching Fusarium oxysporum, Botany, Fusarium, Microbiology and Agronomy. His work carried out in the field of Fusarium oxysporum brings together such families of science as Fungi imperfecti, Gene and Biological pest control. The concepts of his Botany study are interwoven with issues in Genotype, Rhizosphere and Genetic diversity.

His work in Fusarium covers topics such as Inoculation which are related to areas like Intraspecific competition. His Microbiology study incorporates themes from Veterinary medicine, Antibiosis, Bacteria and Trichoderma. Christian Steinberg interconnects Soil biology, Crop residue and Soil classification in the investigation of issues within Agronomy.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Fusarium oxysporum (39.02%)
  • Botany (21.95%)
  • Fusarium (22.76%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Fusarium oxysporum (39.02%)
  • Botany (21.95%)
  • Fusarium (22.76%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Fusarium oxysporum, Botany, Fusarium, Genetics and Magnetoencephalography. He combines subjects such as Veterinary medicine, Ribosomal RNA and Microbiology with his study of Fusarium oxysporum. His Botany research incorporates themes from Relative species abundance and Soil microbiology.

His Fusarium research incorporates themes from Inoculation, Agronomy, Contamination, Species complex and Mycotoxin. His research in Agronomy intersects with topics in Species richness, Pyrosequencing, Crop residue and Phyllosphere. The Magnetoencephalography study combines topics in areas such as Stimulus and Prefrontal cortex, Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • N2O production, a widespread trait in fungi. (101 citations)
  • Fungicide effects on fungal community composition in the wheat phyllosphere. (64 citations)
  • Bioherbicides: Dead in the water? A review of the existing products for integrated weed management (59 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Ecology
  • Botany

Christian Steinberg mostly deals with Botany, Fusarium, Agronomy, Mycotoxin and Weed. His Botany research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Relative species abundance, Gene and Soil microbiology. The Soil microbiology study which covers Penicillium that intersects with Fusarium oxysporum.

His work carried out in the field of Fusarium oxysporum brings together such families of science as Ecology, Sordariales and Trichoderma. His study in Fusarium is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Acremonium, Cladosporium, Stenotrophomonas and Verticillium. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Pyrosequencing, Species richness and Phyllosphere.

Best Publications

  • The rhizosphere: a playground and battlefield for soilborne pathogens and beneficial microorganisms

    Jos M. Raaijmakers;Timothy C. Paulitz;Christian Steinberg;Claude Alabouvette

  • Soil health through soil disease suppression: Which strategy from descriptors to indicators?

    Céline Janvier;François Villeneuve;Claude Alabouvette;Véronique Edel-Hermann

  • Response of soil microbial communities to compost amendments

    Ana Pérez-Piqueres;Véronique Edel-Hermann;Claude Alabouvette;Christian Steinberg

  • Suppressiveness of 18 composts against 7 pathosystems: Variability in pathogen response

    A.J. Termorshuizen;E. Van Rijn;D.J. Van der Gaag;C. Alabouvette

  • Biological Control of Plant Diseases: The European Situation

    Claude Alabouvette;Chantal Olivain;Christian Steinberg

  • Use of sewage sludge compost and Trichoderma asperellum isolates to suppress Fusarium wilt of tomato

    L. Cotxarrera;M.I. Trillas-Gay;C. Steinberg;C. Alabouvette

  • Microbiological control of soil‐borne phytopathogenic fungi with special emphasis on wilt‐inducing Fusarium oxysporum

    Claude Alabouvette;Chantal Olivain;Quirico Migheli;Christian Steinberg

  • Recent advances in the biological control of Fusarium wilts.

    Claude Alabouvette;Philippe Lemanceau;Christian Steinberg

  • Bioherbicides: Dead in the water? A review of the existing products for integrated weed management

    Stéphane Cordeau;Stéphane Cordeau;Marion Triolet;Sandra Wayman;Christian Steinberg

  • N2O production, a widespread trait in fungi.

    Koki Maeda;Aymé Spor;Véronique Edel-Hermann;Cécile Heraud

  • Survival of Fusarium graminearum, the causal agent of Fusarium head blight. A review

    Johann Leplat;Johann Leplat;Hanna Friberg;Muhammad Abid;Muhammad Abid;Christian Steinberg;Christian Steinberg

  • Fungicide effects on fungal community composition in the wheat phyllosphere.

    Ida Karlsson;Hanna Friberg;Christian Steinberg;Paula Persson

  • Potato soil-borne diseases. A review

    Marie Fiers;Véronique Edel-Hermann;Catherine Chatot;Yves Le Hingrat

  • The endophytic strain Fusarium oxysporum Fo47: a good candidate for priming the defense responses in tomato roots.

    Sébastien Aimé;Claude Alabouvette;Christian Steinberg;Chantal Olivain

  • Characterization of field isolates of Trichoderma antagonistic against Rhizoctonia solani.

    Muhammad Anees;Arne Tronsmo;Véronique Edel-Hermann;Linda Gordon Hjeljord

  • Phylogenomic Analysis of a 55.1-kb 19-Gene Dataset Resolves a Monophyletic Fusarium that Includes the Fusarium solani Species Complex.

    David M. Geiser;Abdullah M. S. Al-Hatmi;Takayuki Aoki;Tsutomu Arie

  • Comparative Microbiome Analysis of a Fusarium Wilt Suppressive Soil and a Fusarium Wilt Conducive Soil From the Châteaurenard Region.

    Katarzyna Siegel-Hertz;Véronique Edel-Hermann;Emilie Chapelle;Sébastien Terrat

  • Biological control of ornamental plant diseases caused by Fusarium oxysporum: A review

    Charline Lecomte;Claude Alabouvette;Véronique Edel-Hermann;Fabien Robert

  • The potential of nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum and other biological control organisms for suppressing fusarium wilt of banana

    B. Nel;C. Steinberg;N. Labuschagne;A. Viljoen

  • Abiotic and biotic factors affecting crop seed germination and seedling emergence: a conceptual framework

    Jay Ram Lamichhane;Philippe Debaeke;Christian Steinberg;Ming Pei You

  • Defense responses of Fusarium oxysporum to 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol, a broad-spectrum antibiotic produced by Pseudomonas fluorescens.

    Alexander Schouten;Grardy van den Berg;Véronique Edel-Hermann;Christian Steinberg

  • Evaluation of fungicides and sterilants for potential application in the management of Fusarium wilt of banana

    B. Nel;C. Steinberg;Nico Labuschagne;Altus Viljoen

  • Effects of the cyanobacterial toxin microcystin‐LR on detoxication enzymes in aquatic plants

    Stephan Pflugmacher;Geoffrey A. Codd;Christian E. W. Steinberg

  • Fungal proteins and genes associated with biocontrol mechanisms of soil-borne pathogens: a review

    Yohann Daguerre;Katarzyna Siegel;Véronique Edel-Hermann;Christian Steinberg

  • Populations of Nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum Associated with Roots of Four Plant Species Compared to Soilborne Populations.

    V. Edel;C. Steinberg;N. Gautheron;C. Alabouvette

  • Involvement of clay type and pH in the mechanisms of soil suppressiveness to fusarium wilt of flax

    H. Höper;C. Steinberg;C. Alabouvette

Frequent Co-Authors

Claude Alabouvette
Claude Alabouvette INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Antonius Kettrup
Antonius Kettrup Technical University of Munich
Walter Traunspurger
Walter Traunspurger Bielefeld University
Philippe Lemanceau
Philippe Lemanceau INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Markus Junghöfer
Markus Junghöfer University of Münster
H. Corby Kistler
H. Corby Kistler University of Minnesota
Stephan Pflugmacher
Stephan Pflugmacher Coburg University of Applied Sciences
Sabine Houot
Sabine Houot University of Paris-Saclay
Altus Viljoen
Altus Viljoen Stellenbosch University
Corinne Leyval
Corinne Leyval University of Lorraine

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