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Plant Science and Agronomy
Czechia
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
60
Citations
13931
World Ranking
1201
National Ranking
8

Jan Jansa 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 Jan Jansa sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 162 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jan Jansa 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 Jan Jansa sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Czechia Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Agronomy, Soil water, Mycorrhiza and Glomus. His Botany research includes themes of Arbuscular mycorrhiza, Symbiosis, Gene and Competition. Jan Jansa has researched Symbiosis in several fields, including Mutualism and Fungus.

The Soil water study combines topics in areas such as Plough and Cycling. Jan Jansa interconnects Acaulospora and Poaceae in the investigation of issues within Mycorrhiza. His Glomus research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Microorganism, Plant physiology, Secondary metabolite and Microbial inoculant.

His most cited work include:

  • Reciprocal Rewards Stabilize Cooperation in the Mycorrhizal Symbiosis (930 citations)
  • Diversity and structure of AMF communities as affected by tillage in a temperate soil. (389 citations)
  • A phosphate transporter expressed in arbuscule-containing cells in potato (348 citations)

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

Jan Jansa focuses on Botany, Agronomy, Symbiosis, Ecology and Soil water. He has included themes like Mycorrhiza and Colonization in his Botany study. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Glomus and Poaceae.

His research integrates issues of Arbuscular mycorrhiza, Agriculture, Nutrient and Agroforestry in his study of Agronomy. His Symbiosis research incorporates elements of Nitrogen fixation, Rhizosphere and Host. His Medicago truncatula research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Rhizophagus irregularis and Inoculation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (54.74%)
  • Agronomy (38.69%)
  • Symbiosis (37.23%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Botany (54.74%)
  • Symbiosis (37.23%)
  • Medicago truncatula (13.87%)

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

His primary areas of study are Botany, Symbiosis, Medicago truncatula, Rhizophagus irregularis and Ecology. Botany and Host are frequently intertwined in his study. His study in Agronomy extends to Symbiosis with its themes.

His Medicago truncatula research integrates issues from Biomass, Inoculation, Mycorrhiza and Plant physiology. His study in Inoculation is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Taxon and Colonization. His work on Soil pH, Soil fertility, Ecology and Anthropocene as part of general Ecology research is frequently linked to Shading, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Diversity and biogeography of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in agricultural soils (43 citations)
  • Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Stimulates Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Two Medicago spp. through Improved Phosphorus Acquisition. (41 citations)
  • Decomposer food web in a deciduous forest shows high share of generalist microorganisms and importance of microbial biomass recycling. (39 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Rhizophagus irregularis, Arbuscular mycorrhiza, Symbiosis and Botany. The various areas that Jan Jansa examines in his Agronomy study include Soil organic matter, Biodiversity, Indicator species and Soil fertility. His Rhizophagus irregularis research incorporates themes from Inoculation and Fungus.

Jan Jansa combines subjects such as Colonization, Taxon, Andropogon, Real-time polymerase chain reaction and Mitochondrial DNA with his study of Inoculation. His studies deal with areas such as Soil biology, Microorganism, Plant physiology, Nutrient and Microbial inoculant as well as Arbuscular mycorrhiza. The study incorporates disciplines such as Medicago truncatula and Glomeromycota in addition to Botany.

Best Publications

  • Reciprocal Rewards Stabilize Cooperation in the Mycorrhizal Symbiosis

    E. Toby Kiers;Marie Duhamel;Marie Duhamel;Yugandhar Beesetty;Yugandhar Beesetty;Jerry A. Mensah

  • Diversity and structure of AMF communities as affected by tillage in a temperate soil.

    Jansa J;Mozafar A;Anken T;Ruh R

  • Are there benefits of simultaneous root colonization by different arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

    Jan Jansa;Jan Jansa;F. Andrew Smith;Sally E. Smith

  • A phosphate transporter expressed in arbuscule-containing cells in potato

    Christine Rausch;Pierre Daram;Silvia Brunner;Jan Jansa

  • SOIL TILLAGE AFFECTS THE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI IN MAIZE ROOTS

    J. Jansa;A. Mozafar;G. Kuhn;T. Anken

  • Belowground biodiversity effects of plant symbionts support aboveground productivity

    Cameron Wagg;Jan Jansa;Bernhard Schmid;Marcel G. A. van der Heijden

  • Mycorrhizal fungal identity and diversity relaxes plant–plant competition

    Cameron Wagg;Jan Jansa;Marina Stadler;Bernhard Schmid

  • Soil and geography are more important determinants of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal communities than management practices in Swiss agricultural soils

    Jan Jansa;Jan Jansa;Angela Erb;Hans-Rudolf Oberholzer;Petr Šmilauer

  • Long-distance transport of P and Zn through the hyphae of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus in symbiosis with maize

    Jan Jansa;Ahmad Mozafar;Emmanuel Frossard

  • Phosphorus Acquisition Strategies within Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Community of a Single Field Site

    Jan Jansa;Ahmad Mozafar;Emmanuel Frossard

  • Chemical and Biological Gradients along the Damma Glacier Soil Chronosequence, Switzerland

    Stefano M. Bernasconi;Andreas Bauder;Bernard Bourdon;Ivano Brunner

  • Agricultural management and pesticide use reduce the functioning of beneficial plant symbionts

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  • Long-term tillage system effects under moist cool conditions in Switzerland

    Thomas Anken;Peter Weisskopf;Urs Zihlmann;Hansrudolf Forrer

  • The Use of Tracers to Investigate Phosphate Cycling in Soil–Plant Systems

    Emmanuel Frossard;David L. Achat;Stefano M. Bernasconi;Else K. Bünemann

  • Glomalin – Truths, myths, and the future of this elusive soil glycoprotein

    Jiří Holátko;Martin Brtnický;Martin Brtnický;Jiří Kučerík;Michala Kotianová

  • Impact of agricultural management on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in Kenyan ferralsol

    N. Mathimaran;R. Ruh;B. Jama;L. Verchot

  • The effects of agricultural practices on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

    Jan Jansa;Andres Wiemken;Emmanuel Frossard

  • Traits related to differences in function among three arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

    Cécile Thonar;Andrea Schnepf;Emmanuel Frossard;Tiina Roose

  • Variation of secondary metabolite levels in maize seedling roots induced by inoculation with Azospirillum, Pseudomonas and Glomus consortium under field conditions

    Vincent Walker;Vincent Walker;Olivier Couillerot;Olivier Couillerot;Andreas Von Felten;Floriant Bellvert;Floriant Bellvert

  • Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Stimulates Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Two Medicago spp. through Improved Phosphorus Acquisition.

    David Püschel;Martina Janoušková;Alena Voříšková;Hana Gryndlerová

  • Mycorrhizal hyphae as ecological niche for highly specialized hypersymbionts - or just soil free-riders?

    Jan Jansa;Petra Bukovská;Milan Gryndler

  • Symbiont identity matters: carbon and phosphorus fluxes between Medicago truncatula and different arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

    Mark Lendenmann;Cécile Thonar;Cécile Thonar;Romain L. Barnard;Romain L. Barnard;Yann Salmon;Yann Salmon

  • Role of Mycorrhizal Symbioses in Phosphorus Cycling

    Jan Jansa;Roger Finlay;Håkan Wallander;F. Andrew Smith

  • Real-time PCR to quantify composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities—marker design, verification, calibration and field validation

    Cécile Thonar;A. Erb;J. Jansa

  • Plant-fungus competition for nitrogen erases mycorrhizal growth benefits of Andropogon gerardii under limited nitrogen supply.

    David Püschel;Martina Janoušková;Martina Hujslová;Renata Slavíková

Frequent Co-Authors

Milan Gryndler
Milan Gryndler Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem
Miroslav Vosátka
Miroslav Vosátka Czech Academy of Sciences
Marcel G. A. van der Heijden
Marcel G. A. van der Heijden University of Zurich
Else K. Bünemann
Else K. Bünemann Research Institute of Organic Agriculture
Fritz Oehl
Fritz Oehl University of Basel
E. Toby Kiers
E. Toby Kiers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Astrid Oberson
Astrid Oberson ETH Zurich
Erik Verbruggen
Erik Verbruggen University of Antwerp
Yvan Moënne-Loccoz
Yvan Moënne-Loccoz Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

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