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D-Index
50
Citations
11397
World Ranking
2100
National Ranking
24

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Bacteria
  • Ecology
  • Botany

Nele Weyens spends much of her time researching Phytoremediation, Botany, Endophyte, Rhizosphere and Environmental remediation. Her studies in Phytoremediation integrate themes in fields like Phytotoxicity and Soil contamination. Her work in Botany addresses issues such as Bacteria, which are connected to fields such as Auxin, Colonization and Plant species.

Her studies deal with areas such as Bioremediation and Agronomy as well as Endophyte. Her work carried out in the field of Rhizosphere brings together such families of science as Biomass, Microbiome and Resistance. Her research in Environmental remediation intersects with topics in Short rotation coppice, Biotechnology, Renewable energy and Environmental protection.

Her most cited work include:

  • Phytoremediation of contaminated soils and groundwater: lessons from the field (593 citations)
  • Genome Survey and Characterization of Endophytic Bacteria Exhibiting a Beneficial Effect on Growth and Development of Poplar Trees (431 citations)
  • Exploiting plant–microbe partnerships to improve biomass production and remediation (386 citations)

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

Nele Weyens mostly deals with Phytoremediation, Botany, Bacteria, Environmental chemistry and Rhizosphere. Her research integrates issues of Endophyte, Biomass, Agronomy and Environmental remediation in her study of Phytoremediation. The Environmental remediation study combines topics in areas such as Waste management, Biotechnology, Energy crop and Environmental protection.

Her Botany study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Microorganism, Inoculation, Rhizobacteria and Siderophore. The study incorporates disciplines such as Genome, Whole genome sequencing, Plant growth and Microbiology in addition to Bacteria. Her work in the fields of Rhizosphere, such as Bulk soil, overlaps with other areas such as Rare biosphere.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Phytoremediation (61.11%)
  • Botany (48.41%)
  • Bacteria (31.75%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2016-2020)?

  • Phytoremediation (61.11%)
  • Botany (48.41%)
  • Bacteria (31.75%)

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

Phytoremediation, Botany, Bacteria, Rhizosphere and Microbiome are her primary areas of study. Her work carried out in the field of Phytoremediation brings together such families of science as Bioremediation and Pollutant. Her Bioremediation research integrates issues from Environmental chemistry, Management system and Environmental remediation.

The various areas that Nele Weyens examines in her Botany study include Microorganism, Methylobacterium, Host and Microbial inoculant. Her work in Bacteria tackles topics such as Plant growth which are related to areas like Mycorrhizal fungi and Rhodococcus erythropolis. Her study looks at the intersection of Rhizosphere and topics like Microbial ecology with Niche differentiation, Root microbiome and Resistance.

Between 2016 and 2020, her most popular works were:

  • Structural variability and niche differentiation in the rhizosphere and endosphere bacterial microbiome of field-grown poplar trees (138 citations)
  • Comparative Evaluation of Four Bacteria-Specific Primer Pairs for 16S rRNA Gene Surveys. (89 citations)
  • Use of Endophytic and Rhizosphere Bacteria To Improve Phytoremediation of Arsenic-Contaminated Industrial Soils by Autochthonous Betula celtiberica. (50 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Bacteria
  • Botany

Her primary scientific interests are in Phytoremediation, Botany, Microbiome, Bioremediation and Rhizosphere. Her study in Phytoremediation focuses on Phytotechnology in particular. Nele Weyens interconnects Burkholderiales, Niche differentiation, Soil microbiology and Microbial inoculant in the investigation of issues within Botany.

Her Microbiome research includes themes of Ecology, 16S ribosomal RNA, Pyrosequencing, Environmental remediation and Marginal land. Bioremediation is a subfield of Bacteria that Nele Weyens investigates. Her research in Rhizosphere intersects with topics in Proteobacteria, Bioaugmentation, Firmicutes and Actinobacteria.

Best Publications

  • Phytoremediation of contaminated soils and groundwater: lessons from the field

    Jaco Vangronsveld;Rolf Herzig;Nele Weyens;Jana Boulet

  • Genome Survey and Characterization of Endophytic Bacteria Exhibiting a Beneficial Effect on Growth and Development of Poplar Trees

    Safiyh Taghavi;Craig Garafola;Sébastien Monchy;Lee Newman

  • Phytoremediation: plant–endophyte partnerships take the challenge

    Nele Weyens;Daniel van der Lelie;Safiyh Taghavi;Jaco Vangronsveld

  • Bacterial seed endophytes: genera, vertical transmission and interaction with plants

    Sascha Truyens;Nele Weyens;Ann Cuypers;Jaco Vangronsveld

  • Exploiting plant–microbe partnerships to improve biomass production and remediation

    Nele Weyens;Daniel van der Lelie;Safiyh Taghavi;Lee Newman

  • Structural variability and niche differentiation in the rhizosphere and endosphere bacterial microbiome of field-grown poplar trees

    Bram Beckers;Michiel Op De Beeck;Michiel Op De Beeck;Nele Weyens;Wout Boerjan

  • ENDOPHYTIC BACTERIA FROM SEEDS OF NICOTIANA TABACUM CAN REDUCE CADMIUM PHYTOTOXICITY

    Chiara Mastretta;Safiyh Taghavi;Daniel van der Lelie;Alessio Mengoni

  • Phytoextraction of toxic metals: a central role for glutathione

    C.S. Seth;Tony Remans;Els Keunen;Marijke Jozefczak

  • Comparative Evaluation of Four Bacteria-Specific Primer Pairs for 16S rRNA Gene Surveys.

    Sofie Thijs;Michiel Op De Beeck;Bram Beckers;Sascha Truyens

  • Performance of 16s rDNA Primer Pairs in the Study of Rhizosphere and Endosphere Bacterial Microbiomes in Metabarcoding Studies

    Bram Beckers;Michiel Op De Beeck;Sofie Thijs;Sascha Truyens

  • Towards an Enhanced Understanding of Plant–Microbiome Interactions to Improve Phytoremediation: Engineering the Metaorganism

    Sofie Thijs;Wouter Sillen;Francois Rineau;Nele Weyens

  • Bioaugmentation with engineered endophytic bacteria improves contaminant fate in phytoremediation.

    Nele Weyens;Daniël Van Der Lelie;Tom J. Artois;Karen Smeets

  • The Role of Plant–Microbe Interactions and Their Exploitation for Phytoremediation of Air Pollutants

    Nele Weyens;Sofie Thijs;Robert Popek;Nele Witters

  • Phytoremediation, a sustainable remediation technology? Conclusions from a case study. I: Energy production and carbon dioxide abatement

    N Witters;RO Mendelsohn;S Van Slycken;N Weyens

  • Brownfields to green fields: Realising wider benefits from practical contaminant phytomanagement strategies

    A.B. Cundy;R.P. Bardos;Markus Puschenreiter;Michel Mench

  • Poplar and its Bacterial Endophytes: Coexistence and Harmony

    D. van der Lelie;Safiyh Taghavi;Sebastien Monchy;Jorg Schwender

  • Effects of silver nanoparticles on soil microorganisms and maize biomass are linked in the rhizosphere

    Wouter M.A. Sillen;Sofie Thijs;Gennaro Roberto Abbamondi;Gennaro Roberto Abbamondi;Jolien Janssen

  • Endophytic bacteria improve phytoremediation of Ni and TCE co-contamination.

    Nele Weyens;Sarah Croes;Joke Dupae;Lee Newman

  • Optimization of isolation and cultivation of bacterial endophytes through addition of plant extract to nutrient media.

    N. Eevers;M. Gielen;A. Sánchez-López;S. Jaspers

  • Use of Endophytic and Rhizosphere Bacteria To Improve Phytoremediation of Arsenic-Contaminated Industrial Soils by Autochthonous Betula celtiberica.

    Victoria Mesa;Alejandro Navazas;Alejandro Navazas;Ricardo González-Gil;Aida González

  • Short rotation coppice culture of willows and poplars as energy crops on metal contaminated agricultural soils.

    Ann Ruttens;Jana Boulet;Nele Weyens;Karen Smeets

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaco Vangronsveld
Jaco Vangronsveld Hasselt University
Safiyh Taghavi
Safiyh Taghavi Research Triangle Park Foundation
Daniel van der Lelie
Daniel van der Lelie Gusto Global LLC
Ann Cuypers
Ann Cuypers Hasselt University
Jason C. White
Jason C. White Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Michel Mench
Michel Mench INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Erik Meers
Erik Meers Ghent University
Filip Tack
Filip Tack Ghent University
Ann Ruttens
Ann Ruttens Sciensano (Belgium)
Jan V. Colpaert
Jan V. Colpaert Hasselt University

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