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Claire Prigent-Combaret

Claire Prigent-Combaret

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
44
Citations
12013
World Ranking
5079
National Ranking
308

Claire Prigent-Combaret publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Claire Prigent-Combaret sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 113 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Claire Prigent-Combaret D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Claire Prigent-Combaret sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Claire Prigent-Combaret is affiliated with Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 in France. Their research primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Cell Biology, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's work concentrates on several main topics including Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Allelopathy and Phytotoxic Interactions, Nematode Management and Characterization Studies, and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance.

Several papers authored or coauthored by Claire Prigent-Combaret illustrate the range of their research interests:

  • Lipopeptide Interplay Mediates Molecular Interactions between Soil Bacilli and Pseudomonads, 2021, Microbiology Spectrum
  • Secondary metabolites from plant-associated Pseudomonas are overproduced in biofilm, 2020, Microbial Biotechnology
  • Experimental Evolution in Plant-Microbe Systems: A Tool for Deciphering the Functioning and Evolution of Plant-Associated Microbial Communities, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • The application of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in Solanum lycopersicum production in the agricultural system: a review, 2022, PeerJ
  • Effect of Inoculation Level on the Impact of the PGPR Azospirillum lipoferum CRT1 on Selected Microbial Functional Groups in the Rhizosphere of Field Maize, 2022, Microorganisms

Claire Prigent-Combaret frequently publishes in journals such as Microbiology Spectrum, Microbial Biotechnology, Frontiers in Microbiology, Microorganisms, and Metabolites.

Their frequent coauthors include Marjolaine Rey, Florence Wisniewski-Dyé, Daniel Müller, Florence Gerin, and Yvan Moënne-Loccoz.

In addition to journal articles, they have contributed to books, including a publication with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique titled Biocontrol of Plant Disease. Recent Advances and Prospects in Plant Protection in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Acquisition of phosphorus and nitrogen in the rhizosphere and plant growth promotion by microorganisms

    Alan E. Richardson;José-Miguel Barea;Ann M. McNeill;Claire Prigent-Combaret;Claire Prigent-Combaret

  • Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and root system functioning.

    Jordan Vacheron;Guilhem Desbrosses;Marie-Lara Bouffaud;Bruno Touraine

  • Abiotic Surface Sensing and Biofilm-Dependent Regulation of Gene Expression in Escherichia coli

    Claire Prigent-Combaret;Olivier Vidal;Corinne Dorel;Philippe Lejeune

  • Isolation of an Escherichia coli K-12 Mutant Strain Able To Form Biofilms on Inert Surfaces: Involvement of a New ompR Allele That Increases Curli Expression

    Olivier Vidal;Robert Longin;Claire Prigent-Combaret;Corinne Dorel

  • Developmental pathway for biofilm formation in curli-producing Escherichia coli strains: role of flagella, curli and colanic acid

    Claire Prigent-Combaret;Gérard Prensier;Thanh Thuy Le Thi;Olivier Vidal

  • Complex Regulatory Network Controls Initial Adhesion and Biofilm Formation in Escherichia coli via Regulation of the csgD Gene

    Claire Prigent-Combaret;Eva Brombacher;Olivier Vidal;Arnaud Ambert

  • Phylogeny of the 1‐aminocyclopropane‐1‐carboxylic acid deaminase‐encoding gene acdS in phytobeneficial and pathogenic Proteobacteria and relation with strain biogeography

    Didier Blaha;Claire Prigent-Combaret;Muhammad Sajjad Mirza;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz

  • Pseudomonas fluorescens and closely-related fluorescent pseudomonads as biocontrol agents of soil-borne phytopathogens.

    O. Couillerot;O. Couillerot;C. Prigent-Combaret;C. Prigent-Combaret;J. Caballero-Mellado;Yvan Moenne-Loccoz;Yvan Moenne-Loccoz

  • Analysis of genes contributing to plant-beneficial functions in plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and related Proteobacteria

    Maxime Bruto;Claire Prigent-Combaret;Claire Prigent-Combaret;Daniel Muller;Daniel Muller;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz

  • Azospirillum genomes reveal transition of bacteria from aquatic to terrestrial environments.

    Florence Wisniewski-Dyé;Kirill Borziak;Gurusahai Khalsa-Moyers;Gladys Alexandre

  • Involvement of the Cpx signal transduction pathway of E. coli in biofilm formation

    Corinne Dorel;Olivier Vidal;Claire Prigent-Combaret;Isabelle Vallet

  • Biochemical and genomic comparison of inorganic phosphate solubilization in Pseudomonas species

    Simon H. Miller;Patrick Browne;Claire Prigent-Combaret;Claire Prigent-Combaret;Emeline Combes-Meynet;Emeline Combes-Meynet

  • Plant secondary metabolite profiling evidences strain-dependent effect in the Azospirillum-Oryza sativa association.

    Amel Chamam;Hervé Sanguin;Floriant Bellvert;Guillaume Meiffren

  • Long-term survival of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in cattle effluents and environment: an updated review

    B Fremaux;C Prigent-Combaret;C Vernozy-Rozand

  • The Pseudomonas Secondary Metabolite 2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol Is a Signal Inducing Rhizoplane Expression of Azospirillum Genes Involved in Plant-Growth Promotion

    Emeline Combes-Meynet;Joël F. Pothier;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz;Claire Prigent-Combaret

  • Which specificity in cooperation between phytostimulating rhizobacteria and plants

    Benoît Drogue;Hugo Doré;Stéphanie Borland;Florence Wisniewski-Dyé

  • Comparison of prominent Azospirillum strains in Azospirillum – Pseudomonas – Glomus consortia for promotion of maize growth

    Olivier Couillerot;Olivier Couillerot;Augusto Ramírez-Trujillo;Vincent Walker;Vincent Walker;Andreas von Felten

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence genes identified in a Dictyostelium host model.

    Laethitia Alibaud;Thilo Kohler;Alice Coudray;Claire Prigent-Combaret

  • Molecular characterization and PCR detection of a nitrogen-fixing Pseudomonas strain promoting rice growth

    M. Sajjad Mirza;Samina Mehnaz;Philippe Normand;Claire Prigent-Combaret

  • Promoter-trap identification of wheat seed extract-induced genes in the plant-growth-promoting rhizobacterium Azospirillum brasilense Sp245

    Joël F. Pothier;Joël F. Pothier;Florence Wisniewski-Dyé;Florence Wisniewski-Dyé;Michèle Weiss-Gayet;Michèle Weiss-Gayet;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz;Yvan Moënne-Loccoz

Frequent Co-Authors

Yvan Moënne-Loccoz
Yvan Moënne-Loccoz Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Jean Thioulouse
Jean Thioulouse Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Gerard Lina
Gerard Lina Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Olivier Panaud
Olivier Panaud University of Perpignan
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola North-West University
Bruno Touraine
Bruno Touraine University of Montpellier
Eric J. W. Visser
Eric J. W. Visser Radboud University
Igor B. Zhulin
Igor B. Zhulin The Ohio State University
Valérie Barbe
Valérie Barbe Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Philippe Hinsinger
Philippe Hinsinger INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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