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Pedro E. Gundel

Pedro E. Gundel

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
36
Citations
4651
World Ranking
4906
National Ranking
7

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
36
Citations
4608
World Ranking
7173
National Ranking
26

Pedro E. Gundel 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 Pedro E. Gundel sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 142 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pedro E. Gundel 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 Pedro E. Gundel sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Pedro E. Gundel is affiliated with the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with additional contributions to Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, their work extensively covers subfields such as Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Cell Biology, Insect Science, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist has contributed to a range of topics including:

  • Plant and fungal interactions
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Andrea C. Ueno
  • Marco A. Molina-Montenegro
  • Daniel A. Bastías
  • M. Alejandra Martínez-Ghersa
  • Cecilia Casas

Prominent venues where Pedro E. Gundel's work has been frequently published are:

  • Plant Cell & Environment
  • Functional Ecology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • New Phytologist

Recent significant papers include:

  • "Functional roles of microbial symbionts in plant cold tolerance" (2020) published in Ecology Letters
  • "Antarctic root endophytes improve physiological performance and yield in crops under salt stress by enhanced energy production and Na+ sequestration" (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Fungal endophytes can eliminate the plant growth-defence trade-off" (2021) published in New Phytologist
  • "Fungal Endophytes Exert Positive Effects on Colobanthus quitensis Under Water Stress but Neutral Under a Projected Climate Change Scenario in Antarctica" (2020) published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Environmental interference of plant−microbe interactions" (2022) published in Plant Cell & Environment

The breadth of publication years and venues indicates ongoing active research in plant-microbe interactions, stress tolerances, and ecological adaptability. Pedro E. Gundel's collaborative network and focused research topics reflect a strong presence in the study of plant biology and its ecological and molecular contexts.

Best Publications

  • Endophytic mediation of reactive oxygen species and antioxidant activity in plants: a review

    Cyd E. Hamilton;Pedro E. Gundel;Marjo Helander;Kari Saikkonen

  • Chemical Ecology Mediated by Fungal Endophytes in Grasses

    Kari Saikkonen;Pedro Emilio Gundel;Marjo Helander

  • Epichloë Fungal Endophytes and Plant Defenses: Not Just Alkaloids

    Daniel A. Bastias;M. Alejandra Martínez-Ghersa;Carlos L. Ballaré;Pedro E. Gundel

  • Climate change-driven species' range shifts filtered by photoperiodism

    Kari Saikkonen;Kari Taulavuori;Terho Hyvönen;Pedro E. Gundel

  • Incorporating the process of vertical transmission into understanding of host–symbiont dynamics

    Pedro Emilio Gundel;J A Rudgers;Claudio Marco Ghersa

  • Glyphosate-resistant weeds of South American cropping systems: an overview.

    Martin M Vila-Aiub;Ribas A Vidal;Maria C Balbi;Pedro E Gundel

  • Neotyphodium endophyte infection frequency in annual grass populations: relative importance of mutualism and transmission efficiency

    Pedro E Gundel;William B Batista;Marcos Texeira;M. Alejandra Martínez-Ghersa

  • Evolution of Glyphosate-Resistant Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) in Glyphosate-Resistant Soybean

    Martin M. Vila-Aiub;Maria C. Balbi;Pedro E. Gundel;Claudio M. Ghersa

  • Grass–endophyte symbiosis: A neglected aboveground interaction with multiple belowground consequences

    Marina Omacini;Maria Semmartin;Luis I. Pérez;Pedro E. Gundel

  • Functional roles of microbial symbionts in plant cold tolerance.

    Ian S. Acuña‐Rodríguez;Kevin K. Newsham;Pedro E. Gundel;Cristian Torres‐Díaz

  • Symbiotically modified organisms: nontoxic fungal endophytes in grasses

    Pedro E. Gundel;Luis I. Pérez;Marjo Helander;Kari Saikkonen

  • Experimental methods for estimation of plant fitness costs associated with herbicide-resistance genes

    Martin M. Vila-Aiub;Pedro E. Gundel;Christopher Preston

  • Competing neighbors: light perception and root function

    Pedro Emilio Gundel;Ronald Pierik;Liesje Mommer;Carlos Luis Ballare;Carlos Luis Ballare

  • Fungal endophytes can eliminate the plant growth–defence trade-off

    Daniel A. Bastías;Ernesto Gianoli;Ernesto Gianoli;Pedro E. Gundel

  • Imperfect Vertical Transmission of the Endophyte Neotyphodium in Exotic Grasses in Grasslands of the Flooding Pampa

    Pedro E. Gundel;Lucas A. Garibaldi;Pedro M. Tognetti;Roxana Aragón

  • Antarctic root endophytes improve physiological performance and yield in crops under salt stress by enhanced energy production and Na + sequestration

    Marco A. Molina-Montenegro;Marco A. Molina-Montenegro;Marco A. Molina-Montenegro;Ian S. Acuña-Rodríguez;Cristian Torres-Díaz;Pedro E. Gundel

  • Mutualism effectiveness and vertical transmission of symbiotic fungal endophytes in response to host genetic background.

    Pedro E. Gundel;María A. Martínez‐Ghersa;Marina Omacini;Romina Cuyeu

  • Glyphosate resistance in Sorghum halepense and Lolium rigidum is reduced at suboptimal growing temperatures

    Martin M Vila-Aiub;Martin M Vila-Aiub;Pedro E Gundel;Qin Yu;Stephen B Powles

  • The plant hormone salicylic acid interacts with the mechanism of anti-herbivory conferred by fungal endophytes in grasses.

    Daniel A. Bastías;M. Alejandra Martínez-Ghersa;Jonathan A. Newman;Stuart D. Card

  • Fungal Endophytes Exert Positive Effects on Colobanthus quitensis Under Water Stress but Neutral Under a Projected Climate Change Scenario in Antarctica.

    Rasme Hereme;Samuel Morales-Navarro;Gabriel Ballesteros;Andrea Barrera

  • Fungal endophytes help prevent weed invasions

    Kari Saikkonen;Kalle Ruokolainen;Otso Huitu;Pedro Emilio Gundel

  • Effects of Neotyphodium fungi on Lolium multiflorum seed germination in relation to water availability.

    P. E. Gundel;P. H. Maseda;M. M. Vila-Aiub;C. M. Ghersa

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio M. Ghersa
Claudio M. Ghersa University of Buenos Aires
Marco A. Molina-Montenegro
Marco A. Molina-Montenegro University of Talca
Kari Saikkonen
Kari Saikkonen University of Turku
Marjo Helander
Marjo Helander University of Turku
Lucas A. Garibaldi
Lucas A. Garibaldi National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Iñigo Zabalgogeazcoa
Iñigo Zabalgogeazcoa Spanish National Research Council
Martin M. Vila-Aiub
Martin M. Vila-Aiub University of Western Australia
Jennifer A. Rudgers
Jennifer A. Rudgers University of New Mexico
Carlos L. Ballaré
Carlos L. Ballaré University of Buenos Aires
Esteban G. Jobbágy
Esteban G. Jobbágy National University of San Luis

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