2026 Michael Schloter: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	106	113	108	14	14	550	44918

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Michael Schloter is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields within agricultural and biological sciences and environmental science, with a focus on both foundational and applied aspects of microbial ecology and environmental interactions.

The main fields of study covered by their publications include Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work further delves into specialized subfields such as Plant Science, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Soil Science, and Environmental Chemistry. These subfields reflect the breadth of their research interests and interdisciplinary approach.

The topics addressed in Michael Schloter's research consist of:

Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Gut microbiota and health
Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

Prominent recent papers authored by or involving Michael Schloter include:

Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges (2020), published in Microbiome
Land-use intensity alters networks between biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and services (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
The supply of multiple ecosystem services requires biodiversity across spatial scales (2022), published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
Integrated microbiota and metabolite profiles link Crohn's disease to sulfur metabolism (2020), published in Nature Communications
Denitrifying pathways dominate nitrous oxide emissions from managed grassland during drought and rewetting (2021), published in Science Advances

Michael Schloter collaborates frequently with the following researchers:

Stefanie Schulz
Susanne Kublik
Silvia Gschwendtner
Viviane Radl
Gabriele Berg

Regarding publication venues, their work has appeared multiple times in:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Frontiers in Microbiology
Microbiome
FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Environmental Microbiome

Best Publications

Archaea predominate among ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes in soils

S. Leininger;T. Urich;M. Schloter;L. Schwark

2986
Citations
Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges

Gabriele Berg;Daria Rybakova;Doreen Fischer;Tomislav Cernava

2027
Citations
Biogeochemistry of paddy soils

Ingrid Kögel-Knabner;Wulf Amelung;Zhihong Cao;Sabine Fiedler

1289
Citations
Indicators for evaluating soil quality

M Schloter;O Dilly;J.C Munch

1101
Citations
Nitrososphaera viennensis, an ammonia oxidizing archaeon from soil

Maria Tourna;Michaela Stieglmeier;Anja Spang;Martin Könneke

1056
Citations
Land use intensification alters ecosystem multifunctionality via loss of biodiversity and changes to functional composition

Eric Allan;Pete Manning;Fabian Alt;Julia Binkenstein

882
Citations
Biodiversity at multiple trophic levels is needed for ecosystem multifunctionality

Santiago Soliveres;Fons van der Plas;Peter Manning;Daniel Prati

849
Citations
Unraveling the plant microbiome: looking back and future perspectives

Gabriele Berg;Martin Grube;Michael Schloter;Kornelia Smalla

675
Citations
Relationship between N-cycling communities and ecosystem functioning in a 50-year-old fertilization experiment.

Sara Hallin;Christopher M Jones;Michael Schloter;Laurent Philippot;Laurent Philippot

653
Citations
Ecology of Denitrifying Prokaryotes in Agricultural Soil

Laurent Philippot;Sara Hallin;Michael Schloter

543
Citations
Microbial indicators for soil quality

Michael Schloter;Paolo Nannipieri;Søren J. Sørensen;Jan Dirk van Elsas

532
Citations
Niche specialization of terrestrial archaeal ammonia oxidizers

Cécile Gubry-Rangin;Brigitte Hai;Christopher Quince;Marion Engel

485
Citations
Molecular analysis of ammonia oxidation and denitrification in natural environments

Hermann Bothe;Günter Jost;Michael Schloter;Bettie Ward

460
Citations
Life in leaf litter: novel insights into community dynamics of bacteria and fungi during litter decomposition

Witoon Purahong;Tesfaye Wubet;Guillaume Lentendu;Michael Schloter

443
Citations
Submicron structures provide preferential spots for carbon and nitrogen sequestration in soils

Cordula Vogel;Carsten W. Mueller;Carmen Höschen;Franz Buegger

433
Citations
Relative contributions of plant traits and soil microbial properties to mountain grassland ecosystem services

Karl Grigulis;Sandra Lavorel;Ute Krainer;Nicolas Legay

422
Citations
Influence of freeze-thaw stress on the structure and function of microbial communities and denitrifying populations in soil.

Shilpi Sharma;Zsofia Szele;Rolf Schilling;Jean Charles Munch

402
Citations
Land-use intensity alters networks between biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and services.

María R. Felipe-Lucia;Santiago Soliveres;Caterina Penone;Markus Fischer

384
Citations
Microbial community structure and function in a soil contaminated by heavy metals: effects of plant growth and different amendments

Alfredo Pérez-de-Mora;Pilar Burgos;Engracia Madejón;Francisco Cabrera

368
Citations
Phosphorus depletion in forest soils shapes bacterial communities towards phosphorus recycling systems: Microbial phosphorus turnover in soil

Fabian Bergkemper;Anne Schöler;Marion Engel;Friederike Lang

359
Citations
Climate extremes initiate ecosystem-regulating functions while maintaining productivity

Anke Jentsch;Juergen Kreyling;Michael Elmer;Ellen Gellesch

353
Citations
Nutrient acquisition from arable subsoils in temperate climates: A review

Timo Kautz;Wulf Amelung;Frank Ewert;Thomas Gaiser

352
Citations
Dynamics and functional relevance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in two agricultural soils.

Kristina Schauss;Andreas Focks;Sven Leininger;Anja Kotzerke

350
Citations