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2025

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106
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World Ranking
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National Ranking
14

Michael Schloter 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 Michael Schloter sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 550 publications — 99th percentile

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

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

Michael Schloter 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 Michael Schloter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 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

  • Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges

    Gabriele Berg;Daria Rybakova;Doreen Fischer;Tomislav Cernava

  • Biogeochemistry of paddy soils

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

  • Indicators for evaluating soil quality

    M Schloter;O Dilly;J.C Munch

  • Nitrososphaera viennensis, an ammonia oxidizing archaeon from soil

    Maria Tourna;Michaela Stieglmeier;Anja Spang;Martin Könneke

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

    Eric Allan;Pete Manning;Fabian Alt;Julia Binkenstein

  • Biodiversity at multiple trophic levels is needed for ecosystem multifunctionality

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

  • Unraveling the plant microbiome: looking back and future perspectives

    Gabriele Berg;Martin Grube;Michael Schloter;Kornelia Smalla

  • 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

  • Ecology of Denitrifying Prokaryotes in Agricultural Soil

    Laurent Philippot;Sara Hallin;Michael Schloter

  • Microbial indicators for soil quality

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

  • Niche specialization of terrestrial archaeal ammonia oxidizers

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

  • Molecular analysis of ammonia oxidation and denitrification in natural environments

    Hermann Bothe;Günter Jost;Michael Schloter;Bettie Ward

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

    Witoon Purahong;Tesfaye Wubet;Guillaume Lentendu;Michael Schloter

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

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

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

    Karl Grigulis;Sandra Lavorel;Ute Krainer;Nicolas Legay

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Climate extremes initiate ecosystem-regulating functions while maintaining productivity

    Anke Jentsch;Juergen Kreyling;Michael Elmer;Ellen Gellesch

  • Nutrient acquisition from arable subsoils in temperate climates: A review

    Timo Kautz;Wulf Amelung;Frank Ewert;Thomas Gaiser

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

    Kristina Schauss;Andreas Focks;Sven Leininger;Anja Kotzerke

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Charles Munch
Jean Charles Munch Technical University of Munich
Andreas Gattinger
Andreas Gattinger University of Giessen
Anton Hartmann
Anton Hartmann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Franz Buegger
Franz Buegger Helmholtz Zentrum München
Michael Dannenmann
Michael Dannenmann Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
François Buscot
François Buscot Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner Technical University of Munich
Gabriele Berg
Gabriele Berg University of Potsdam
Wulf Amelung
Wulf Amelung University of Bonn
Ellen Kandeler
Ellen Kandeler University of Hohenheim

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