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D-Index
61
Citations
11101
World Ranking
1174
National Ranking
16

Jaacov Katan 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 Jaacov Katan sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 285 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jaacov Katan 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 Jaacov Katan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Horticulture

Jaacov Katan mainly investigates Agronomy, Fusarium oxysporum, Botany, Fusarium wilt and Soil solarization. His Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Soil water and Melon. Fusarium oxysporum is a subfield of Horticulture that he tackles.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Colonization and Root microbiome. As part of his studies on Botany, Jaacov Katan often connects relevant subjects like Inoculation. His Soil solarization study incorporates themes from Crop rotation, Crop, Fruit tree, Cultural methods and Orchard.

His most cited work include:

  • Solar Heating (Solarization) of Soil for Control of Soilborne Pests (362 citations)
  • Trichoderma harzianum: A biocontrol agent effective against Sclerotium rolfsii and Rhizoctonia solani. (295 citations)
  • Solar Heating by Polyethylene Mulching for the Control of Diseases Caused by Soil-Borne Pathogens (282 citations)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Agronomy, Horticulture, Soil solarization, Botany and Fusarium oxysporum. His Agronomy study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Soil water. The various areas that Jaacov Katan examines in his Soil water study include Environmental chemistry and Pesticide.

His studies examine the connections between Soil solarization and genetics, as well as such issues in Agroforestry, with regards to Agriculture and Ecology. His work in Fusarium oxysporum addresses issues such as Root rot, which are connected to fields such as Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersici. His study looks at the relationship between Mulch and fields such as Polyethylene, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (38.61%)
  • Horticulture (25.87%)
  • Soil solarization (24.32%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2019)?

  • Agronomy (38.61%)
  • Soil solarization (24.32%)
  • Horticulture (25.87%)

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

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Soil solarization, Horticulture, Fusarium and Fusarium oxysporum. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Soil water and Fusarium wilt. His studies deal with areas such as Agroforestry, Integrated pest management, Section, Invasive species and Pest control as well as Soil solarization.

Jaacov Katan studied Horticulture and Plant disease resistance that intersect with Race and Pathogenicity. In Fusarium, he works on issues like Root rot, which are connected to Crown, Crop yield and Dazomet. His Fusarium oxysporum research includes elements of Inoculation, Compost, Diplotaxis tenuifolia, Manure and Fish emulsion.

Between 2008 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • Soil Suppressiveness to Fusarium Disease Following Organic Amendments and Solarization. (67 citations)
  • Soil Suppressiveness to Fusarium Disease: Shifts in Root Microbiome Associated with Reduction of Pathogen Root Colonization (59 citations)
  • Induced resistance as a putative component of compost suppressiveness (56 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Agriculture

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Soil solarization, Fusarium oxysporum, Horticulture and Fusarium. His Agronomy research integrates issues from Agriculture, Soil water and Methyl isothiocyanate. His research on Soil solarization also deals with topics like

  • Sowing and Crop residue most often made with reference to Crop,
  • Rhizosphere that intertwine with fields like Salicylic acid, Botany, Resistance and Powdery mildew.

His Fusarium oxysporum research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Compost and Manure. In the subject of general Horticulture, his work in Solarisation and Inoculation is often linked to Meloidogyne javanica, thereby combining diverse domains of study. His Solarisation research incorporates elements of Rhizoctonia solani, Herbaceous plant and Macrophomina phaseolina.

Best Publications

  • Trichoderma harzianum: A biocontrol agent effective against Sclerotium rolfsii and Rhizoctonia solani.

    Y. Elad;I. Chet;J. Katan

  • Solar Heating (Solarization) of Soil for Control of Soilborne Pests

    J Katan

  • Solar Heating by Polyethylene Mulching for the Control of Diseases Caused by Soil-Borne Pathogens

    J. Katan;A. Greenberger;A. Alon;A. Grinstein

  • Effect of Solar Heating of Soils by Transparent Polyethylene Mulching on Their Chemical Properties

    Y. Chen;J. Katan

  • High-nitrogen compost as a medium for organic container-grown crops

    Michael Raviv;Yuji Oka;Jaacov Katan;Yitzhak Hadar

  • Interactions between herbicides and plant pathogens

    J. Katan;Y. Eshel

  • Physical and cultural methods for the management of soil-borne pathogens

    Jaacov Katan

  • An RFLP marker in tomato linked to the Fusarium oxysporum resistance gene I2.

    M Sarfatti;J Katan;R Fluhr;D Zamir

  • Vegetative compatibility groups and subgroups in Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersici.

    T. Katan;D. Zamir;M. Sarfatti;J. Katan

  • Vegetative Compatibility Groups of Verticillium dahliae in Israel: Their Distribution and Association with Pathogenicity.

    Nadia Korolev;Jaacov Katan;Talma Katan

  • Toward Integrated Management of Monosporascus Wilt of Melons in Israel.

    Ron Cohen;Shimon Pivonia;Yosef Burger;Menahem Edelstein

  • Biological Control of Sclerotium rolfsii and Verticillium dahliae by Talaromyces flavus Is Mediated by Different Mechanisms.

    Lea Madi;Talma Katan;Jaacov Katan;Yigal Henis

  • Solar pasteurization of soils for disease control: status and prospects.

    J. Katan

  • DISEASES CAUSED BY SOILBORNE PATHOGENS: BIOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND CHALLENGES

    J. Katan

  • Physical, biological, and chemical control integrated for soilborne diseases in potatoes.

    Y. Elad;J. Katan;I. Chet

  • Control of Rosellinia necatrix in soil and in apple orchard by solarization and Trichoderma harzianum.

    A. Sztejnberg;S. Freeman;I. Chet;J. Katan

  • Plant waste-based composts suppressive to diseases caused by pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum

    A. Yogev;M. Raviv;Y. Hadar;R. Cohen

  • RFLP mapping of I1, a new locus in tomato conferring resistance against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici race 1.

    M. Sarfatti;M. Abu-Abied;J. Katan;D. Zamir

  • Development of Crown and Root Rot Disease of Tomato Under Irrigation with Saline Water

    Shachaf Triky-Dotan;Uri Yermiyahu;Jaacov Katan;Abraham Gamliel

  • Control of Egyptian broomrape (Orobanche aegyptiaca) and other weeds by means of solar heating of the soil by polyethylene mulching.

    R. Jacobsohn;A. Greenberger;J. Katan;M. Levi

  • Short- and long-term effects of soil solarization and crop sequence on Fusarium wilt and yield of cotton in Israel.

    J. Katan;G. Fishler;A. Grinstein

  • Solar heating by polyethylene mulching for the control of diseases caused by soil-borne pathogens [Verticillium dahliae, Fusarium oxysporum, tomatoes, eggplants, fungus diseases].

    J Katan;A Greenberger;H Alon;A Grinstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Talma Katan
Talma Katan Agricultural Research Organization
Ilan Chet
Ilan Chet Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Oded Yarden
Oded Yarden Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Yigal Cohen
Yigal Cohen Bar-Ilan University
Baruch Rubin
Baruch Rubin Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Yigal Henis
Yigal Henis Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Leah Tsror
Leah Tsror Agricultural Research Organization
Yitzhak Hadar
Yitzhak Hadar Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Isaac Barash
Isaac Barash Tel Aviv University
Yu-Sheng Chen
Yu-Sheng Chen Nankai University

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