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Sofie Goormachtig

Sofie Goormachtig

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
54
Citations
9025
World Ranking
1734
National Ranking
20

Sofie Goormachtig 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 Sofie Goormachtig sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 152 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sofie Goormachtig 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 Sofie Goormachtig sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Bacteria
  • Botany

Botany, Symbiosis, Rhizobia, Root nodule and Sesbania rostrata are her primary areas of study. Her Botany study incorporates themes from Primordium, Plant hormone, Rhizobium, Root hair and Medicago truncatula. Her Primordium research includes themes of Regulation of gene expression and Cytokinin.

Her work focuses on many connections between Rhizobium and other disciplines, such as Lateral root, that overlap with her field of interest in Epidermis. Sofie Goormachtig usually deals with Medicago truncatula and limits it to topics linked to Cell biology and Lotus japonicus. As part of the same scientific family, Sofie Goormachtig usually focuses on Sesbania rostrata, concentrating on Azorhizobium caulinodans and intersecting with Microbiology and Ontogeny.

Her most cited work include:

  • Transcriptional machineries in jasmonate-elicited plant secondary metabolism (316 citations)
  • CLE Peptides Control Medicago truncatula Nodulation Locally and Systemically (226 citations)
  • Strigolactones suppress adventitious rooting in Arabidopsis and pea (211 citations)

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

Sofie Goormachtig mainly focuses on Botany, Sesbania rostrata, Cell biology, Medicago truncatula and Azorhizobium caulinodans. Her work deals with themes such as Primordium, Rhizobia, Lateral root, Root nodule and Root hair, which intersect with Botany. Her Sesbania rostrata research incorporates themes from Legume, Gene expression, Chitinase, Molecular biology and Sesbania.

Her Cell biology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Arabidopsis thaliana, Arabidopsis, Mutant, Transcriptome and Meristem. Her research integrates issues of Lotus japonicus, Transcription factor, Gene and Sinorhizobium meliloti in her study of Medicago truncatula. In her study, Nod is inextricably linked to Microbiology, which falls within the broad field of Azorhizobium caulinodans.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (65.08%)
  • Sesbania rostrata (36.51%)
  • Cell biology (29.37%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Cell biology (29.37%)
  • Arabidopsis thaliana (15.87%)
  • Medicago truncatula (27.78%)

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

Her primary areas of study are Cell biology, Arabidopsis thaliana, Medicago truncatula, Botany and Computational biology. In the field of Cell biology, her study on Signalling pathways overlaps with subjects such as Tandem affinity purification. The concepts of her Arabidopsis thaliana study are interwoven with issues in Arabidopsis and Strigolactone.

Her research in Medicago truncatula focuses on subjects like Rhizobia, which are connected to Ectopic expression, Lotus japonicus, Transcriptome and F-box protein. Her Botany research incorporates elements of Arbuscular mycorrhiza, Symbiosis, Root nodule and Rhizosphere. Her studies in Computational biology integrate themes in fields like Proteomics, A protein and Protein–protein interaction.

Between 2017 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • The Plant PTM Viewer, a central resource for exploring plant protein modifications. (19 citations)
  • Unraveling new molecular players involved in the autoregulation of nodulation in Medicago truncatula. (16 citations)
  • Seed germination in parasitic plants: what insights can we expect from strigolactone research? (16 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Bacteria
  • Botany

Her scientific interests lie mostly in Arabidopsis thaliana, Rhizobacteria, Orobanchaceae, Cell biology and Arabidopsis. Her study in Botany extends to Arabidopsis thaliana with its themes. Her work carried out in the field of Rhizobacteria brings together such families of science as Microbiome, 16S ribosomal RNA and Horticulture.

The various areas that she examines in her Orobanchaceae study include Abscisic acid, Strigolactone, Germination, Orobanche minor and Obligate. Her Cell biology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in F-box protein, Rhizobia, Transcriptome, Karrikin and Obligate parasite. Sofie Goormachtig combines subjects such as Rhizosphere and Auxin with her study of Arabidopsis.

Best Publications

  • Transcriptional machineries in jasmonate-elicited plant secondary metabolism

    Nathan De Geyter;Azra Gholami;Sofie Goormachtig;Alain Goossens

  • Plant flavones enrich rhizosphere Oxalobacteraceae to improve maize performance under nitrogen deprivation

    Peng Yu;Peng Yu;Xiaoming He;Xiaoming He;Marcel Baer;Stien Beirinckx

  • Strigolactones suppress adventitious rooting in Arabidopsis and pea

    Amanda Rasmussen;Michael Glenn Mason;Carolien De Cuyper;Philip B. Brewer

  • CLE Peptides Control Medicago truncatula Nodulation Locally and Systemically

    Virginie Mortier;Griet Den Herder;Ryan Whitford;Willem Van de Velde

  • Streptomyces as a plant's best friend?

    Tom Viaene;Sarah Langendries;Stien Beirinckx;Martine Maes

  • Aging in Legume Symbiosis. A Molecular View on Nodule Senescence in Medicago truncatula

    Willem Van de Velde;Juan Carlos Pérez Guerra;Annick De Keyser;Riet De Rycke

  • Strigolactones Are Involved in Root Response to Low Phosphate Conditions in Arabidopsis

    Einav Mayzlish-Gati;Carolien De-Cuyper;Sofie Goormachtig;Tom Beeckman

  • Reactive oxygen species and ethylene play a positive role in lateral root base nodulation of a semiaquatic legume

    Wim D'Haeze;Riet De Rycke;René Mathis;Sofie Goormachtig

  • Dynamic Changes in ANGUSTIFOLIA3 Complex Composition Reveal a Growth Regulatory Mechanism in the Maize Leaf

    Hilde Nelissen;Dominique Eeckhout;Kirin Demuynck;Geert Persiau

  • Never too many? How legumes control nodule numbers.

    Virginie Mortier;Marcelle Holsters;Sofie Goormachtig

  • Nodulation of Aeschynomene afraspera and A. indica by photosynthetic Bradyrhizobium sp. strain ORS285: the Nod-dependent versus the Nod-independent symbiotic interaction

    Katia Bonaldi;Daniel Gargani;Yves Prin;Joel Fardoux

  • Nodule numbers are governed by interaction between CLE peptides and cytokinin signaling

    Virginie Mortier;Eva De Wever;Marnik Vuylsteke;Marcelle Holsters

  • Switch from intracellular to intercellular invasion during water stress-tolerant legume nodulation.

    Sofie Goormachtig;Ward Capoen;Euan K. James;Marcelle Holsters

  • Comparison of Developmental and Stress-Induced Nodule Senescence in Medicago truncatula

    Juan Carlos Pérez Guerra;Griet Coussens;Annick De Keyser;Riet De Rycke

  • SrSymRK, a plant receptor essential for symbiosome formation

    Ward Capoen;Sofie Goormachtig;Riet De Rycke;Katrien Schroeyers

  • The Plant PTM Viewer, a central resource for exploring plant protein modifications.

    Patrick Willems;Alison Horne;Thomas Van Parys;Sofie Goormachtig

  • The protein quality control system manages plant defence compound synthesis

    Jacob Pollier;Tessa Moses;Miguel González-Guzmán;Miguel González-Guzmán;Nathan De Geyter

  • Rhizobium infection: lessons from the versatile nodulation behaviour of water-tolerant legumes

    Sofie Goormachtig;Ward Capoen;Marcelle Holsters

  • Natural product biosynthesis in Medicago species

    Azra Gholami;Nathan De Geyter;Jacob Pollier;Sofie Goormachtig

  • Srchi13, a novel early nodulin from Sesbania rostrata, is related to acidic class III chitinases

    Sofie Goormachtig;Sam Lievens;Willem Van de Velde;Marc Van Montagu

  • WUSCHEL-RELATED HOMEOBOX5 Gene Expression and Interaction of CLE Peptides with Components of the Systemic Control Add Two Pieces to the Puzzle of Autoregulation of Nodulation

    Maria A. Osipova;Virginie Mortier;Kirill N. Demchenko;Victor E. Tsyganov

  • Strigolactones Suppress Adventitious Rooting in Arabidopsis and Pea 1(C)(W)(OA)

    Amanda Rasmussen;Michael Glenn Mason;Carolien De Cuyper;Philip B. Brewer

Frequent Co-Authors

Kris Gevaert
Kris Gevaert Ghent University
Riet De Rycke
Riet De Rycke Ghent University
Danny Geelen
Danny Geelen Ghent University
M. Van Montagu
M. Van Montagu Ghent University
Stephane Rombauts
Stephane Rombauts Ghent University
Alain Goossens
Alain Goossens Ghent University
Ive De Smet
Ive De Smet Ghent University
Tom Beeckman
Tom Beeckman Ghent University
Geert De Jaeger
Geert De Jaeger Ghent University
Philippe Delavault
Philippe Delavault University of Nantes

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