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Corné M. J. Pieterse

Corné M. J. Pieterse

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Netherlands
2026
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Biology and Biochemistry
Netherlands
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 110 92 88 4 4 270 69715

Corné M. J. Pieterse publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Corné M. J. Pieterse between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Corné M. J. Pieterse published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2013. 19 of the 294 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2013. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 11 publications
1988 2025

294 publications in total across all disciplines

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Corné M. J. Pieterse: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 2
1992 1
1993 3
1994 3
1995 3
1996 3
1997 4
1998 6
1999 4
2000 3
2001 6
2002 12
2003 6
2004 12
2005 5
2006 12
2007 9
2008 14
2009 11
2010 8
2011 6
2012 10
2013 22
2014 10
2015 6
2016 8
2017 8
2018 17
2019 15
2020 13
2021 16
2022 6
2023 9
2024 8
2025 11
Total 294
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Corné M. J. Pieterse 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 Corné M. J. Pieterse sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 266–270 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 270 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35 270
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Corné M. J. Pieterse 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 Corné M. J. Pieterse sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 109+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99 110
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2013 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Corné M. J. Pieterse is a researcher affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their primary research contributions lie within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, focusing extensively on Plant Science. Other areas of study include Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Food Science.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics related to plant interactions and responses. These main topics are:

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Corné M. J. Pieterse include:

  • "Coumarin Communication Along the Microbiome-Root-Shoot Axis" (2020), published in Trends in Plant Science
  • "The Induced Resistance Lexicon: Do's and Don'ts" (2021), published in Trends in Plant Science
  • "The Soil-Borne Identity and Microbiome-Assisted Agriculture: Looking Back to the Future" (2020), published in Molecular Plant
  • "Rapid evolution of bacterial mutualism in the plant rhizosphere" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "Pseudomonas simiae WCS417: star track of a model beneficial rhizobacterium" (2020), published in Plant and Soil

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Peter A. H. M. Bakker
  • Ronnie de Jonge
  • Roeland L. Berendsen
  • Ioannis A. Stringlis
  • Yang Song

The venues where Corné M. J. Pieterse has published frequently are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Trends in Plant Science
  • Nature Microbiology
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Methods in Molecular Biology

In 2013, Corné M. J. Pieterse was recognized by election to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Best Publications

  • The rhizosphere microbiome and plant health

    Roeland L. Berendsen;Corné M.J. Pieterse;Peter A.H.M. Bakker

  • Significance of Inducible Defense-related Proteins in Infected Plants

    L. C. Van Loon;Martijn Rep;Corne M.J. Pieterse

  • SYSTEMIC RESISTANCE INDUCED BY RHIZOSPHERE BACTERIA

    L.C. van Loon;P.A.H.M. Bakker;C.M.J. Pieterse

  • Induced systemic resistance by beneficial microbes

    Corné M J Pieterse;Christos Zamioudis;Roeland L. Berendsen;David M. Weller

  • Hormonal Modulation of Plant Immunity

    Corné M.J. Pieterse;Dieuwertje Van der Does;Christos Zamioudis;Antonio Leon-Reyes

  • Networking by small-molecule hormones in plant immunity.

    Corné M J Pieterse;Antonio Leon-Reyes;Sjoerd Van der Ent;Saskia C M Van Wees

  • Priming: Getting Ready for Battle

    Uwe Conrath;Gerold J.M. Beckers;Victor Flors;Pilar García-Agustín

  • A Novel Signaling Pathway Controlling Induced Systemic Resistance in Arabidopsis

    Corné M. J. Pieterse;Saskia C. M. van Wees;Johan A. Van Pelt;Marga Knoester

  • NPR1 Modulates Cross-Talk between Salicylate- and Jasmonate-Dependent Defense Pathways through a Novel Function in the Cytosol

    Steven H. Spoel;Steven H. Spoel;Annemart Koornneef;Susanne M. C. Claessens;Jerôme P. Korzelius

  • Cross Talk in Defense Signaling

    Annemart Koornneef;Corné M.J. Pieterse

  • Priming in plant-pathogen interactions.

    Uwe Conrath;Corné M.J. Pieterse;Brigitte Mauch-Mani

  • Signal signature and transcriptome changes of Arabidopsis during pathogen and insect attack.

    Martin De Vos;Vivian R. Van Oosten;Remco M. P. Van Poecke;Johan A. Van Pelt

  • Systemic resistance in Arabidopsis induced by biocontrol bacteria is independent of salicylic acid accumulation and pathogenesis-related gene expression.

    C.M.J. Pieterse;A.C.M. van Wees;E. Hoffland;J.A. van Pelt

  • Plant immune responses triggered by beneficial microbes

    Saskia C M Van Wees;Sjoerd Van der Ent;Corné M J Pieterse

  • Disease-induced assemblage of a plant-beneficial bacterial consortium.

    Roeland L Berendsen;Gilles Vismans;Ke Yu;Yang Song;Yang Song

  • Modulation of host immunity by beneficial microbes

    Christos Zamioudis;Corné M. J. Pieterse

  • Costs and benefits of priming for defense in Arabidopsis

    Marieke van Hulten;Maaike Pelser;L. C. van Loon;Corné M. J. Pieterse

  • MYB72-dependent coumarin exudation shapes root microbiome assembly to promote plant health

    Ioannis A. Stringlis;Ke Yu;Kirstin Feussner;Ronnie de Jonge;Ronnie de Jonge;Ronnie de Jonge

  • Salicylic acid-independent plant defence pathways

    Corné M.J Pieterse;Leendert C van Loon

  • The AP2/ERF domain transcription factor ORA59 integrates jasmonic acid and ethylene signals in plant defense

    Martial Pré;Mirna Atallah;Antony Champion;Martin De Vos

  • Enhancement of induced disease resistance by simultaneous activation of salicylate- and jasmonate-dependent defense pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana

    A.C.M. van Wees;E.A.M. de Swart;J.A. van Pelt;L.C. van Loon

Frequent Co-Authors

L.C. van Loon
L.C. van Loon Utrecht University
Saskia C. M. Van Wees
Saskia C. M. Van Wees Utrecht University
Jurriaan Ton
Jurriaan Ton University of Sheffield
Peter A. H. M. Bakker
Peter A. H. M. Bakker Utrecht University
Marcel Dicke
Marcel Dicke Wageningen University & Research
María J. Pozo
María J. Pozo Spanish National Research Council
Francine Govers
Francine Govers Wageningen University & Research
Brigitte Mauch-Mani
Brigitte Mauch-Mani University of Fribourg
Joop J. A. van Loon
Joop J. A. van Loon Wageningen University & Research
Robert C. Schuurink
Robert C. Schuurink University of Amsterdam

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