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John N. Klironomos publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John N. Klironomos sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 175 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

John N. Klironomos D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John N. Klironomos sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 86 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John N. Klironomos is affiliated with the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with specific emphasis on Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Insect Science.

The scientist's main areas of work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Plant and Animal Studies, and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by John N. Klironomos include:

  • Belowground cascading biotic interactions trigger crop diversity benefits, 2024, Trends in Plant Science
  • Acquisition and evolution of enhanced mutualism-an underappreciated mechanism for invasive success?, 2022, The ISME Journal
  • Globally, plant-soil feedbacks are weak predictors of plant abundance, 2021, Ecology and Evolution
  • Strong host-specific selection and over-dominance characterize arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal root colonizers of coastal sand dune plants of the Mediterranean region, 2021, FEMS Microbiology Ecology
  • Differential Response of Mycorrhizal Plants to Tomato bushy stunt virus and Tomato mosaic virus Infection, 2020, Microorganisms

Frequent co-authors in the research collaborations of John N. Klironomos include:

  • Soumya Koippully Manikandan
  • Mohamed S. Sheteiwy
  • Ali El-Keblawy
  • Т. Martijn Bezemer
  • Fusuo Zhang

The scientist publishes regularly in journals such as The ISME Journal, Trends in Plant Science, Ecology and Evolution, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, and Microorganisms.

John N. Klironomos's recognitions include being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2014 by the Academy of Science and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Ecological linkages between aboveground and belowground biota.

    David A. Wardle;David A. Wardle;Richard D. Bardgett;John N. Klironomos;Heikki Setälä

  • Mycorrhizal fungal diversity determines plant biodiversity, ecosystem variability and productivity

    Marcel G. A. van der Heijden;John N. Klironomos;Margot Ursic;Peter Moutoglis

  • Feedback with soil biota contributes to plant rarity and invasiveness in communities.

    John N. Klironomos

  • Plant–soil feedbacks: the past, the present and future challenges

    Wim H. van der Putten;Richard D. Bardgett;James D. Bever;T. Martijn Bezemer

  • VARIATION IN PLANT RESPONSE TO NATIVE AND EXOTIC ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI

    John N. Klironomos

  • Methods of studying soil microbial diversity

    Jennifer L Kirk;Lee A Beaudette;Miranda Hart;Peter Moutoglis

  • A meta-analysis of context-dependency in plant response to inoculation with mycorrhizal fungi

    Jason D. Hoeksema;V. Bala Chaudhary;Catherine A. Gehring;Nancy Collins Johnson

  • Influence of Phylogeny on Fungal Community Assembly and Ecosystem Functioning

    Hafiz Maherali;John N. Klironomos

  • Invasive Plant Suppresses the Growth of Native Tree Seedlings by Disrupting Belowground Mutualisms

    Kristina A Stinson;Stuart A Campbell;Jeff R Powell;Benjamin E Wolfe

  • Biotic interactions and plant invasions

    Charles E. Mitchell;Anurag A. Agrawal;James D. Bever;Gregory S. Gilbert

  • Rooting theories of plant community ecology in microbial interactions

    James D. Bever;Ian A. Dickie;Evelina Facelli;Jose M. Facelli

  • Plant-soil feedbacks and mycorrhizal type influence temperate forest population dynamics

    Jonathan A. Bennett;Hafiz Maherali;Kurt O. Reinhart;Ylva Lekberg

  • Soil microbes drive the classic plant diversity–productivity pattern

    Stefan A. Schnitzer;Stefan A. Schnitzer;John N. Klironomos;Janneke HilleRisLambers;Linda L. Kinkel

  • A trait-based framework to understand life history of mycorrhizal fungi

    Pierre-Luc Chagnon;Robert L. Bradley;Hafiz Maherali;John N. Klironomos

  • NOVEL WEAPONS: INVASIVE PLANT SUPPRESSES FUNGAL MUTUALISTS IN AMERICA BUT NOT IN ITS NATIVE EUROPE

    Ragan M. Callaway;Don Cipollini;Kathryn Barto;Giles C. Thelen

  • Breaking New Ground: Soil Communities and Exotic Plant Invasion

    Benjamin E. Wolfe;John N. Klironomos

  • The influence of arbuscular mycorrhizae on the relationship between plant diversity and productivity

    John N Klironomos;Jenny McCune;Miranda Hart;John Neville

  • Mycorrhizal Symbioses and Plant Invasions

    Anne Pringle;James D. Bever;Monique Gardes;Jeri L. Parrent

  • Cycling of extracellular DNA in the soil environment

    David J. Levy-Booth;Rachel G. Campbell;Robert H. Gulden;Miranda M. Hart

  • Worldwide evidence of a unimodal relationship between productivity and plant species richness

    Lauchlan H. Fraser;Jason Pither;Anke Jentsch;Marcelo Sternberg

  • ENEMY RELEASE? AN EXPERIMENT WITH CONGENERIC PLANT PAIRS AND DIVERSE ABOVE- AND BELOWGROUND ENEMIES

    Anurag A. Agrawal;Peter M. Kotanen;Charles E. Mitchell;Alison G. Power

Frequent Co-Authors

Miranda M. Hart
Miranda M. Hart University of British Columbia
Matthias C. Rillig
Matthias C. Rillig Freie Universität Berlin
Jeff R. Powell
Jeff R. Powell Western Sydney University
Pedro M. Antunes
Pedro M. Antunes Algoma University
Jack T. Trevors
Jack T. Trevors University of Guelph
Kari E. Dunfield
Kari E. Dunfield University of Guelph
Hafiz Maherali
Hafiz Maherali University of Guelph
Clarence J. Swanton
Clarence J. Swanton University of Guelph
Robert H. Gulden
Robert H. Gulden University of Manitoba
K. Peter Pauls
K. Peter Pauls University of Guelph

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