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Mariangela Hungria 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 Mariangela Hungria sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 469 publications — 99th percentile

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

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Mariangela Hungria 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 Mariangela Hungria sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Mariangela Hungria is affiliated with the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation in Brazil. Their research predominantly spans the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on subfields such as Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Soil Science, Molecular Biology, and Ecology.

The scientist's work is reflected through numerous publications in frequent venues, including:

  • Applied Soil Ecology
  • Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
  • Agronomy
  • Archives of Microbiology
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Key research topics covered by Mariangela Hungria include:

  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
  • Growth and nutrition in plants
  • Soil Management and Crop Yield
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

A selection of recent papers demonstrates the scientist's contributions to the field:

  • "Outstanding impact of Azospirillum brasilense strains Ab-V5 and Ab-V6 on the Brazilian agriculture: Lessons that farmers are receptive to adopt new microbial inoculants," 2021, Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
  • "Effects of growth-promoting bacteria on soybean root activity, plant development, and yield," 2020, Agronomy Journal
  • "Meta-analysis reveals benefits of co-inoculation of soybean with Azospirillum brasilense and Bradyrhizobium spp. in Brazil," 2021, Applied Soil Ecology
  • "Changes in root morphological traits in soybean co-inoculated with Bradyrhizobium spp. and Azospirillum brasilense or treated with A. brasilense exudates," 2020, Biology and Fertility of Soils
  • "Trichoderma asperellum Inoculation as a Tool for Attenuating Drought Stress in Sugarcane," 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science

Mariangela Hungria has worked with several frequent co-authors, highlighting collaborative research efforts. Notable co-authors include:

  • Marco Antônio Nogueira
  • Renan Augusto Ribeiro
  • Milena Serenato Klepa
  • Artur Berbel Lírio Rondina
  • Luisa Caroline Ferraz Helene

Best Publications

  • ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING N2 FIXATION IN GRAIN LEGUMES IN THE TROPICS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BRAZIL

    Mariangela Hungria;Milton A.T. Vargas

  • Inoculation with selected strains of Azospirillum brasilense and A. lipoferum improves yields of maize and wheat in Brazil

    Mariangela Hungria;Mariangela Hungria;Rubens J. Campo;Emanuel M. Souza;Emanuel M. Souza;Fabio O. Pedrosa;Fabio O. Pedrosa

  • Are the rates of photosynthesis stimulated by the carbon sink strength of rhizobial and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses

    Glaciela Kaschuk;Glaciela Kaschuk;Thomas W. Kuyper;Peter A. Leffelaar;Mariangela Hungria

  • Azospirillum: benefits that go far beyond biological nitrogen fixation.

    Josiane Fukami;Josiane Fukami;Paula Cerezini;Mariangela Hungria;Mariangela Hungria

  • Three decades of soil microbial biomass studies in Brazilian ecosystems: Lessons learned about soil quality and indications for improving sustainability

    Glaciela Kaschuk;Odair Alberton;Mariangela Hungria

  • Microbial inoculants: reviewing the past, discussing the present and previewing an outstanding future for the use of beneficial bacteria in agriculture.

    Mariana Sanches Santos;Mariana Sanches Santos;Marco Antonio Nogueira;Mariangela Hungria;Mariangela Hungria

  • Co-inoculation of soybeans and common beans with rhizobia and azospirilla: strategies to improve sustainability

    Mariangela Hungria;Marco Antonio Nogueira;Ricardo Silva Araujo

  • Nitrogen nutrition of soybean in Brazil: Contributions of biological N2 fixation and N fertilizer to grain yield

    Mariangela Hungria;Julio C Franchini;Rubens J Campo;Carla C Crispino

  • Swine and Poultry Pathogens: the Complete Genome Sequences of Two Strains of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and a Strain of Mycoplasma synoviae

    Ana Tereza R. Vasconcelos;Henrique B. Ferreira;Cristiano V. Bizarro;Sandro L. Bonatto

  • The complete genome sequence of Chromobacterium violaceum reveals remarkable and exploitable bacterial adaptability

    Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos;Darcy F. De Almeida;Mariangela Hungria;Claudia Teixeira Guimarães

  • Microbiological parameters as indicators of soil quality under various soil management and crop rotation systems in southern Brazil

    J.C. Franchini;C.C. Crispino;R.A. Souza;E. Torres

  • Isolation and characterization of new efficient and competitive bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) rhizobia from Brazil.

    Mariangela Hungria;Diva de S Andrade;Lígia Maria de O Chueire;Agustin Probanza

  • Polyphasic evidence supporting the reclassification of Bradyrhizobium japonicum group Ia strains as Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens sp. nov.

    Jakeline Renata Marçon Delamuta;Jakeline Renata Marçon Delamuta;Renan Augusto Ribeiro;Renan Augusto Ribeiro;Ernesto Ormeño-Orrillo;Itamar Soares Melo

  • Low-carbon agriculture in South America to mitigate global climate change and advance food security

    João Carlos de Moraes Sá;Rattan Lal;Carlos Clemente Cerri;Klaus Lorenz

  • Soil microbial activity and crop sustainability in a long-term experiment with three soil-tillage and two crop-rotation systems

    Mariangela Hungria;Julio Cezar Franchini;Osvaldino Brandão-Junior;Glaciela Kaschuk

  • Biomassa microbiana e sua atividade em solos sob diferentes sistemas de preparo e sucessão de culturas

    E. L. Balota;A. Colozzi-Filho;D. S. Andrade;M. Hungria

  • Genome of Herbaspirillum seropedicae Strain SmR1, a Specialized Diazotrophic Endophyte of Tropical Grasses

    Fábio O. Pedrosa;Rose Adele Monteiro;Roseli Wassem;Leonardo M. Cruz

  • Evidence of horizontal transfer of symbiotic genes from a Bradyrhizobium japonicum inoculant strain to indigenous diazotrophs Sinorhizobium (Ensifer) fredii and Bradyrhizobium elkanii in a Brazilian Savannah soil.

    Fernando Gomes Barcellos;Pâmela Menna;Jesiane Stefânia da Silva Batista;Mariangela Hungria

  • Benefits of inoculation of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) crop with efficient and competitive Rhizobium tropici strains

    Mariangela Hungria;Rubens José Campo;Iêda Carvalho Mendes

  • Nitrogen Fixation: From Molecules to Crop Productivity

    Fabio O. Pedrosa;Mariangela Hungria;Geoffrey Yates;William E. Newton

  • Phytohormones and Antibiotics Produced by Bacillus subtilis and their Effects on Seed Pathogenic Fungi and on Soybean Root Development

    Fabio Fernando Araújo;Ademir Assis Henning;Mariangela Hungria

  • Tillage method and crop rotation effects on the population sizes and diversity of bradyrhizobia nodulating soybean

    Magda C. Ferreira;Diva de S. Andrade;Ligia Maria de O. Chueire;Solange M. Takemura

Frequent Co-Authors

Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos
Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos National Laboratory of Scientific Computing
Esperanza Martínez-Romero
Esperanza Martínez-Romero National Autonomous University of Mexico
Fábio O. Pedrosa
Fábio O. Pedrosa Federal University of Paraná
Graham O’Hara
Graham O’Hara Murdoch University
Ken E. Giller
Ken E. Giller Wageningen University & Research
Maria Sueli Soares Felipe
Maria Sueli Soares Felipe Universidade Católica de Brasília
John Howieson
John Howieson Murdoch University
Thomas W. Kuyper
Thomas W. Kuyper Wageningen University & Research
Johanna Döbereiner
Johanna Döbereiner Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Donald A. Phillips
Donald A. Phillips University of California, Davis

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