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2026

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D-Index
69
Citations
17746
World Ranking
750
National Ranking
8

Siu Mui Tsai 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 Siu Mui Tsai sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 299 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Siu Mui Tsai 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 Siu Mui Tsai sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Siu Mui Tsai is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil, specializing in environmental science with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences. Their research primarily focuses on soil science and ecology, integrating plant science and molecular biology approaches. The work addresses topics such as soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, microbial community ecology and physiology, and methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Their recent publications demonstrate an ongoing engagement with complex soil and microbial processes. Notable papers include:

  • Long-term lime and gypsum amendment increase nitrogen fixation and decrease nitrification and denitrification gene abundances in the rhizosphere and soil in a tropical no-till intercropping system, 2020, Geoderma
  • The natural recovery of soil microbial community and nitrogen functions after pasture abandonment in the Amazon region, 2020, FEMS Microbiology Ecology
  • Impact of the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum on the taxonomic and functional diversity of the common bean root microbiome, 2023, Environmental Microbiome
  • Sorption-desorption and biodegradation of sulfometuron-methyl and its effects on the bacterial communities in Amazonian soils amended with aged biochar, 2020, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • Rainforest-to-pasture conversion stimulates soil methanogenesis across the Brazilian Amazon, 2020, The ISME Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Tsai include Lucas William Mendes, Andressa M. Venturini, Jorge L. Mazza Rodrigues, Leandro Fonseca de Souza, and Plínio Barbosa de Camargo. These collaborations span numerous studies advancing the understanding of soil microbial ecology and environmental interactions.

Toward disseminating research, Tsai has regularly published in recognized venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Microbiology Resource Announcements
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Applied Soil Ecology

Their work covers subfields related to ecology, soil science, plant science, molecular biology, and global and planetary change, reflecting broad interests in both fundamental and applied aspects of environmental dynamics.

Key research topics addressed by Tsai span:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Soil Management and Crop Yield

Recognition of Tsai's contributions includes the title of Fellow awarded by The World Academy of Sciences in 2018, highlighting a career engaged in advancing scientific understanding in key fields of environmental and agricultural research.

Best Publications

  • Comparison of the genomes of two Xanthomonas pathogens with differing host specificities

    A. C. R. da Silva;J. A. Ferro;F. C. Reinach;C. S. Farah

  • The genome sequence of the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa

    A. J.G. Simpson;F. C. Reinach;P. Arruda;F. A. Abreu

  • Taxonomical and functional microbial community selection in soybean rhizosphere.

    Lucas W Mendes;Eiko E Kuramae;Acácio A Navarrete;Johannes A van Veen

  • Conversion of the Amazon rainforest to agriculture results in biotic homogenization of soil bacterial communities.

    Jorge L. M. Rodrigues;Vivian H. Pellizari;Rebecca Mueller;Kyunghwa Baek

  • Comparative Genomics of Two Leptospira interrogans Serovars Reveals Novel Insights into Physiology and Pathogenesis

    A. L. T. O. Nascimento;A. I. Ko;A. I. Ko;E. A. L. Martins;C. B. Monteiro-Vitorello

  • Influence of resistance breeding in common bean on rhizosphere microbiome composition and function

    Lucas William Mendes;Jos M Raaijmakers;Mattias de Hollander;Rodrigo Mendes

  • Towards an integrated linkage map of common bean. 4. Development of a core linkage map and alignment of RFLP maps

    R. Freyre;P. W. Skroch;V. Geffroy;A.-F. Adam-Blondon

  • Comparative analyses of the complete genome sequences of Pierce's disease and citrus variegated chlorosis strains of Xylella fastidiosa

    M. A. Van Sluys;M. C. De Oliveira;C. B. Monteiro-Vitorello;C. Y. Miyaki

  • Flavonoids released naturally from alfalfa promote development of symbiotic glomus spores in vitro.

    Siu M. Tsai;Donald A. Phillips

  • Soil-Borne Microbiome: Linking Diversity to Function

    Lucas William Mendes;Siu Mui Tsai;Acácio A. Navarrete;Mattias de Hollander

  • Amazonian Anthrosols Support Similar Microbial Communities that Differ Distinctly from Those Extant in Adjacent, Unmodified Soils of the Same Mineralogy

    Julie M. Grossman;Julie M. Grossman;Brendan E. O'Neill;Siu Mui Tsai;Biqing Liang;Biqing Liang

  • Acidobacterial community responses to agricultural management of soybean in Amazon forest soils.

    Acácio A. Navarrete;Eiko E. Kuramae;Mattias de Hollander;Agata S. Pijl

  • Growth and siderophore production of Xylella fastidiosa under iron-limited conditions.

    Maria Estela Silva-Stenico;Flávia Tereza Hansen Pacheco;Jorge Luiz Mazza Rodrigues;Emanuel Carrilho

  • Toward an integrated linkage map of common bean. III. Mapping genetic factors controlling host-bacteria interactions.

    R O Nodari;S M Tsai;P Guzmán;R L Gilbertson

  • Brazilian coffee genome project: an EST-based genomic resource

    Luiz Gonzaga Esteves Vieira;Alan Carvalho Andrade;Carlos Augusto Colombo;Ana Heloneida de Araújo Moraes

  • Validation of reference genes for RT-qPCR normalization in common bean during biotic and abiotic stresses

    Aline Borges;Siu Mui Tsai;Danielle Gregorio Gomes Caldas

  • Soil microbiome responses to the short‐term effects of Amazonian deforestation

    Acacio A. Navarrete;Siu M. Tsai;Lucas W. Mendes;Karoline Faust

  • Genotypic variation in biological nitrogen fixation by common bean

    G. Hardarson;F. A. Bliss;M. R. Cigales-Rivero;R. A. Henson

  • Mixed-species plantations of Acacia mangium and Eucalyptus grandis in Brazil: 2: Nitrogen accumulation in the stands and biological N2 fixation

    Jean-Pierre Bouillet;Jean-Paul Laclau;José Leonardo M. Gonçalves;M.Z. Moreira

  • The Genome Sequence of the Gram-Positive Sugarcane Pathogen Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli

    Claudia B. Monteiro-Vitorello;Luis E. A. Camargo;Marie A. Van Sluys;João P. Kitajima

  • Land-use system shapes soil bacterial communities in Southeastern Amazon region

    Lucas William Mendes;Maria Julia de Lima Brossi;Eiko Eurya Kuramae;Siu Mui Tsai

  • Brazilian Microbiome Project: Revealing the Unexplored Microbial Diversity—Challenges and Prospects

    Victor Satler Pylro;Victor Satler Pylro;Luiz Fernando Wurdig Roesch;José Miguel Ortega;Alexandre Morais do Amaral

  • Breeding for soil-borne pathogen resistance impacts active rhizosphere microbiome of common bean.

    Lucas William Mendes;Rodrigo Mendes;Jos M. Raaijmakers;Siu Mui Tsai

Frequent Co-Authors

Eiko E. Kuramae
Eiko E. Kuramae Utrecht University
Paul Gepts
Paul Gepts University of California, Davis
Brendan J. M. Bohannan
Brendan J. M. Bohannan University of Oregon
Maria Helena S. Goldman
Maria Helena S. Goldman Universidade de São Paulo
Luiz Lehmann Coutinho
Luiz Lehmann Coutinho Universidade de São Paulo
João C. Setubal
João C. Setubal Universidade de São Paulo
João Lúcio de Azevedo
João Lúcio de Azevedo Universidade de São Paulo
Adriano Brandelli
Adriano Brandelli Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Gustavo H. Goldman
Gustavo H. Goldman Universidade de São Paulo
Emanuel Carrilho
Emanuel Carrilho Universidade de São Paulo

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