2026 Pedro E. Gundel: 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	36	4906	4596	7	7	142	4651
Ecology and Evolution	36	7177	6937	26	23	123	4608

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

350
Citations
Chemical Ecology Mediated by Fungal Endophytes in Grasses

Kari Saikkonen;Pedro Emilio Gundel;Marjo Helander

223
Citations
Epichloë Fungal Endophytes and Plant Defenses: Not Just Alkaloids

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

211
Citations
Climate change-driven species' range shifts filtered by photoperiodism

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

181
Citations
Incorporating the process of vertical transmission into understanding of host–symbiont dynamics

Pedro Emilio Gundel;J A Rudgers;Claudio Marco Ghersa

147
Citations
Glyphosate-resistant weeds of South American cropping systems: an overview.

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

143
Citations
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

128
Citations
Evolution of Glyphosate-Resistant Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) in Glyphosate-Resistant Soybean

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

124
Citations
Grass–endophyte symbiosis: A neglected aboveground interaction with multiple belowground consequences

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

117
Citations
Functional roles of microbial symbionts in plant cold tolerance.

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

111
Citations
Symbiotically modified organisms: nontoxic fungal endophytes in grasses

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

107
Citations
Experimental methods for estimation of plant fitness costs associated with herbicide-resistance genes

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

105
Citations
Competing neighbors: light perception and root function

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

101
Citations
Fungal endophytes can eliminate the plant growth–defence trade-off

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

89
Citations
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

88
Citations
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

88
Citations
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

85
Citations
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

78
Citations
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

75
Citations
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

74
Citations
Fungal endophytes help prevent weed invasions

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

72
Citations
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

68
Citations