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D-Index
58
Citations
14922
World Ranking
1322
National Ranking
45

Claude Alabouvette 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 Claude Alabouvette sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 166 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Claude Alabouvette 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 Claude Alabouvette sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Bacteria

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Fusarium oxysporum, Microbiology, Fusarium, Fusarium wilt and Botany. His study in Fusarium oxysporum is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Inoculation, Fungi imperfecti, Biological pest control and Agronomy. His Fungi imperfecti study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Forestry and Pathogenicity.

Many of his research projects under Microbiology are closely connected to Antagonism with Antagonism, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His work on Fusarium is being expanded to include thematically relevant topics such as Pseudomonas fluorescens. His Botany research incorporates elements of Rhizosphere and Bacteria.

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)
  • Fusarium oxysporum and its biocontrol (354 citations)

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

Claude Alabouvette mostly deals with Fusarium oxysporum, Botany, Fusarium, Microbiology and Fungi imperfecti. His Fusarium oxysporum research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Inoculation and Biological pest control. His Rhizosphere research extends to Botany, which is thematically connected.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Ribosomal DNA and Pseudomonas. The various areas that Claude Alabouvette examines in his Microbiology study include Pseudomonas fluorescens and Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici. In Fungi imperfecti, he works on issues like Pseudomonadaceae, which are connected to Pseudomonadales, Siderophore and Pseudomonas putida.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Fusarium oxysporum (49.68%)
  • Botany (32.90%)
  • Fusarium (22.58%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2007-2020)?

  • Botany (32.90%)
  • Fusarium oxysporum (49.68%)
  • Cave (9.68%)

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

Claude Alabouvette mainly focuses on Botany, Fusarium oxysporum, Cave, Ecology and Biological pest control. His Botany research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Rhizosphere, Pathogenicity and Horticulture. He has included themes like Inoculation, Fusarium and Microbiology in his Fusarium oxysporum study.

Claude Alabouvette combines subjects such as Fusarium solani and Fungus with his study of Cave. His Ecology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Soil fungi and Aerobiology. He has researched Biological pest control in several fields, including Ornamental plant, Integrated pest management, Biotechnology, Trichoderma and Pesticide.

Between 2007 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • The rhizosphere: a playground and battlefield for soilborne pathogens and beneficial microorganisms (891 citations)
  • Microbiological control of soil‐borne phytopathogenic fungi with special emphasis on wilt‐inducing Fusarium oxysporum (204 citations)
  • The microbiology of Lascaux Cave (126 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Bacteria

His scientific interests lie mostly in Cave, Ecology, Fusarium oxysporum, Microbiology and Botany. The Ecology study combines topics in areas such as Soil fungi, Fusarium solani and Fungus. His Fusarium oxysporum research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Biotechnology, Fusarium, Ornamental plant and Biological pest control.

Claude Alabouvette works mostly in the field of Fusarium, limiting it down to concerns involving Soil water and, occasionally, Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism. Claude Alabouvette mostly deals with Fungi imperfecti in his studies of Microbiology. His research investigates the connection with Botany and areas like Microorganism which intersect with concerns in Phyllosphere, Rhizosphere and Bulk soil.

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

  • Fusarium oxysporum and its biocontrol

    D. Fravel;C. Olivain;C. Alabouvette

  • 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

  • Effect of Two Plant Species, Flax (Linum usitatissinum L.) and Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.), on the Diversity of Soilborne Populations of Fluorescent Pseudomonads

    P. Lemanceau;T. Corberand;L. Gardan;X. Latour

  • Recent advances in the biological control of Fusarium wilts.

    Claude Alabouvette;Philippe Lemanceau;Christian Steinberg

  • Biological control of fusarium diseases by fluorescent Pseudomonas and non-pathogenic Fusarium

    Philippe Lemanceau;Claude Alabouvette

  • Fusarium-wilt suppressive soils from the Châteaurenard region : review of a 10-year study

    Claude Alabouvette

  • The microbiology of Lascaux Cave

    Fabiola Bastian;Valme Jurado;Alena Nováková;Claude Alabouvette

  • Suppression of fusarium wilts by fluorescent pseudomonads: Mechanisms and applications

    P. Lemanceau;C. Alabouvette

  • Implication of systemic induced resistance in the suppression of Fusarium wilt of tomato by Pseudomonas fluorescens WCS417r and by nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum Fo47.

    Ben J. Duijff;Daniel Pouhair;Chantal Olivain;Claude Alabouvette

  • Effect of pseudobactin 358 production by Pseudomonas putida WCS358 on suppression of fusarium wilt of carnations by nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum Fo47.

    P. Lemanceau;P. A. H. M. Bakker;W. J. De Kogel;C. Alabouvette

  • Colonization of tomato root by pathogenic and nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum strains inoculated together and separately into the soil.

    Chantal Olivain;Claude Humbert;Jarmila Nahalkova;Jamshid Fatehi

  • Process of tomato root colonization by a pathogenic strain of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici in comparison with a non-pathogenic strain

    Chantal Olivain;Claude Alabouvette

  • Antagonistic Effect of Nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum Fo47 and Pseudobactin 358 upon Pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. dianthi.

    Philippe Lemanceau;Peter A. H. M. Bakker;Willem Jan De Kogel;Claude Alabouvette

  • Fusarium wilt suppressive soils: an example of disease-suppressive soils

    Claude Alabouvette

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Steinberg
Christian Steinberg INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Cesáreo Sáiz-Jiménez
Cesáreo Sáiz-Jiménez Spanish National Research Council
Philippe Lemanceau
Philippe Lemanceau INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
H. Corby Kistler
H. Corby Kistler University of Minnesota
Quirico Migheli
Quirico Migheli University of Sassari
John M. Whipps
John M. Whipps University of Warwick
Martijn Rep
Martijn Rep University of Amsterdam
Aad J. Termorshuizen
Aad J. Termorshuizen Wageningen University & Research
Silvio Gianinazzi
Silvio Gianinazzi INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Eliane Dumas-Gaudot
Eliane Dumas-Gaudot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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