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46
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47
Citations
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2465
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83

Essaid Ait Barka 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 Essaid Ait Barka sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 126 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Essaid Ait Barka 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 Essaid Ait Barka sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Essaid Ait Barka is affiliated with the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne in France. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with particular attention to plant science, cell biology, and molecular biology within this broad field.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to plant-microbe interactions and immunity, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, and plant pathogenic bacteria studies. Their work also covers areas such as mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, legume nitrogen-fixing symbiosis, nematode management and characterization studies, and plant parasitism and resistance.

Frequent co-authors in their research include Rachid Lahlali, Qassim Esmaeel, Cédric Jacquard, Nabil Radouane, and Zineb Belabess. Collaboration with these researchers suggests an active engagement in a network focused on plant pathology and microbiology.

Ait Barka has published in a variety of scientific venues. The most common publication outlets are:

  • Agronomy
  • Microorganisms
  • Plants
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Journal of Fungi

Among recent papers, several notable examples include:

  • "Biological Control of Plant Pathogens: A Global Perspective," 2022, Microorganisms
  • "Chitosan as a potential natural compound to manage plant diseases," 2022, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • "Role of plant extracts and essential oils in fighting against postharvest fruit pathogens and extending fruit shelf life: A review," 2022, Trends in Food Science & Technology
  • "Advances in Wheat Physiology in Response to Drought and the Role of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria to Trigger Drought Tolerance," 2021, Microorganisms
  • "Effects of climate change on plant pathogens and host-pathogen interactions," 2024, Crop and Environment

Essaid Ait Barka has also contributed to book publications, including a 2024 title published by Frontiers Media titled Endophytic Fungi: Secondary Metabolites and Plant Biotic and Abiotic Stress Management.

Best Publications

  • Use of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria for Biocontrol of Plant Diseases: Principles, Mechanisms of Action, and Future Prospects

    Stéphane Compant;Brion Duffy;Jerzy Nowak;Christophe Clément

  • Taxonomy, Physiology, and Natural Products of Actinobacteria

    Essaid Ait Barka;Parul Vatsa;Lisa Sanchez;Nathalie Gaveau-Vaillant

  • Chitosan as a potential natural compound to control pre and postharvest diseases of horticultural commodities

    S. Bautista-Baños;A.N. Hernández-Lauzardo;M.G. Velázquez-del Valle;M. Hernández-López

  • Correction for Barka et al., Taxonomy, Physiology, and Natural Products of Actinobacteria.

    Essaid Ait Barka;Parul Vatsa;Lisa Sanchez;Nathalie Gaveau-Vaillant

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

    Stéphane Compant;Birgit Reiter;Angela Sessitsch;Jerzy Nowak

  • Biological Control of Plant Pathogens: A Global Perspective

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  • Physiological and molecular changes in plants grown at low temperatures

    Andreas Theocharis;Christophe Clément;Essaïd Ait Barka

  • Enhancement of Chilling Resistance of Inoculated Grapevine Plantlets with a Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacterium, Burkholderia phytofirmans Strain PsJN

    Essaid Ait Barka;Jerzy Nowak;Christophe Clément

  • Diversity and occurrence of Burkholderia spp. in the natural environment.

    Stéphane Compant;Jerzy Nowak;Tom Coenye;Christophe Clément

  • Chitosan improves development, and protects Vitis vinifera L. against Botrytis cinerea

    E. Ait Barka;P. Eullaffroy;C. Clément;G. Vernet

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

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

  • Inhibitory effect of endophyte bacteria on Botrytis cinerea and its influence to promote the grapevine growth

    Essaid Ait Barka;Sabine Gognies;Jerzy Nowak;Jean-Claude Audran

  • Endophytic colonization of Vitis vinifera L. by Burkholderia phytofirmans strain PsJN: from the rhizosphere to inflorescence tissues.

    Stéphane Compant;Hervé Kaplan;Angela Sessitsch;Jerzy Nowak

  • Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN Acclimates Grapevine to Cold by Modulating Carbohydrate Metabolism

    Olivier Fernandez;Andreas Theocharis;Sophie Bordiec;Regina Feil

  • Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN Primes Vitis vinifera L. and Confers a Better Tolerance to Low Nonfreezing Temperatures

    Andreas Theocharis;Sophie Bordiec;Olivier Fernandez;Sandra Paquis

  • Impact of UV-C Irradiation on the Cell Wall-Degrading Enzymes during Ripening of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) Fruit

    Essaid Ait Barka;Siamak Kalantari;Joseph Makhlouf;Joseph Arul

  • Enhancement of in vitro growth and resistance to gray mould of Vitis vinifera co‐cultured with plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria

    Essaid Ait Barka;Abdel Belarbi;Cathy Hachet;Jerzy Nowak

  • Chitosan as potential natural compound to manage plant diseases.

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  • Role of plant extracts and essential oils in fighting against postharvest fruit pathogens and extending fruit shelf life: A review

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  • Chitosan, Antifungal Product against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis and Elicitor of Defence Reactions in Date Palm Roots

    Majida El Hassni;Abdelbasset El Hadrami;Fouad Daayf;Essaid Ait Barka

  • Cyclic lipopeptides from Bacillus subtilis activate distinct patterns of defence responses in grapevine

    Giovanni Farace;Olivier Fernandez;Lucile Jacquens;François Coutte

  • Antagonistic actinomycetes from Moroccan soil to control the grapevine gray mold

    Souad Loqman;Essaid Ait Barka;Christophe Clément;Yedir Ouhdouch

  • Cross-talk between environmental stresses and plant metabolism during reproductive organ abscission

    Mélodie Sawicki;Essaïd Aït Barka;Christophe Clément;Nathalie Vaillant-Gaveau

  • Comparative analysis of defence responses induced by the endophytic plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Burkholderia phytofirmans strain PsJN and the non-host bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi in grapevine cell suspensions

    Sophie Bordiec;Sandra Paquis;Hélène Lacroix;Sandrine Dhondt

  • Protective enzymes against reactive oxygen species during ripening of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) fruits in response to low amounts of UV-C

    Essaid Ait Barka

Frequent Co-Authors

Christophe Clément
Christophe Clément University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Aziz Aziz
Aziz Aziz University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Stéphane Compant
Stéphane Compant Austrian Institute of Technology
Rachid Lahlali
Rachid Lahlali École Normale Supérieure
Gea Guerriero
Gea Guerriero Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Michele Perazzolli
Michele Perazzolli University of Trento
Joseph Arul
Joseph Arul Université Laval
Fouad Daayf
Fouad Daayf University of Manitoba
Jean-Francois Hausman
Jean-Francois Hausman Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Hans-Peter Klenk
Hans-Peter Klenk Newcastle University

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