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2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
79
Citations
19764
World Ranking
449
National Ranking
6

Vivienne Gianinazzi-Pearson 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 Vivienne Gianinazzi-Pearson sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 230 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vivienne Gianinazzi-Pearson 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 Vivienne Gianinazzi-Pearson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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 France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in France Leader Award

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Fungus

Her primary areas of investigation include Botany, Mycorrhiza, Glomus, Hypha and Symbiosis. Particularly relevant to Fungus is her body of work in Botany. Her work in Mycorrhiza addresses issues such as Rhizobiaceae, which are connected to fields such as Sinorhizobium meliloti and Rhizobia.

Her Glomus research includes themes of Arbuscular mycorrhiza, Molecular biology and Callose, Cell wall. Her Hypha research incorporates elements of Pathogen, Alkaline phosphatase and Mycelium. Her Symbiosis research integrates issues from Microorganism, Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Habitat and Population biology.

Her most cited work include:

  • Characterization of root colonization profiles by a microcosm community of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi using 25S rDNA‐targeted nested PCR (383 citations)
  • Cell defense responses associated with localized and systemic resistance to Phytophthora parasitica induced in tomato by an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (325 citations)
  • First report of non-mycorrhizal plant mutants (Myc−) obtained in pea (Pisum sativum L.) and fababean (Vicia faba L.) (305 citations)

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

Her primary scientific interests are in Botany, Mycorrhiza, Glomus, Arbuscular mycorrhiza and Symbiosis. Her Botany research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Host, Gene and Microbiology. Her Mycorrhiza research focuses on subjects like Ultrastructure, which are linked to Ericaceae.

As a part of the same scientific family, Vivienne Gianinazzi-Pearson mostly works in the field of Glomus, focusing on Mutant and, on occasion, Appressorium and Molecular biology. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Obligate, Glomeromycota and Colonization. Her work in Symbiosis tackles topics such as Genome which are related to areas like Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (61.49%)
  • Mycorrhiza (37.84%)
  • Glomus (29.73%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2004-2020)?

  • Botany (61.49%)
  • Arbuscular mycorrhiza (27.03%)
  • Mycorrhiza (37.84%)

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

Vivienne Gianinazzi-Pearson spends much of her time researching Botany, Arbuscular mycorrhiza, Mycorrhiza, Symbiosis and Glomeromycota. Her Botany study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Meloidogyne incognita and Pathogen, Microbiology. Her studies deal with areas such as Convolvulaceae, Pathogenic fungus, Horticulture and Ribosomal DNA as well as Arbuscular mycorrhiza.

Her research integrates issues of Inoculation and Ecology in her study of Mycorrhiza. Her Symbiosis study combines topics in areas such as Ecology, Genome and Gene expression profiling. The study incorporates disciplines such as Rhizophagus irregularis, Pisum, Fungal protein and Mycelium in addition to Glomus.

Between 2004 and 2020, her most popular works were:

  • The transcriptome of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices (DAOM 197198) reveals functional tradeoffs in an obligate symbiont (259 citations)
  • A β-1,3 Glucan Sulfate Induces Resistance in Grapevine against Plasmopara viticola Through Priming of Defense Responses, Including HR-like Cell Death (158 citations)
  • The long hard road to a completed Glomus intraradices genome (98 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • DNA

Botany, Arbuscular mycorrhiza, Glomus, Mycorrhiza and Symbiosis are her primary areas of study. Her Botany research incorporates themes from Plant defense against herbivory, Tobamovirus and Elicitor. The concepts of her Arbuscular mycorrhiza study are interwoven with issues in Rhizophagus irregularis, Glomeromycota, Obligate and Ribosomal DNA.

Her Glomus study incorporates themes from Gene, Sinorhizobium meliloti, Mutant, Suppression subtractive hybridization and Medicago truncatula. Her studies in Mycorrhiza integrate themes in fields like Transplanting, Inoculation, Germination, Horticulture and Convolvulaceae. The Symbiosis study combines topics in areas such as Protein profiling, Genome and Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.

Best Publications

  • Genome of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus provides insight into the oldest plant symbiosis

    Emilie Tisserant;Mathilde Malbreil;Alan Kuo;Annegret Kohler

  • Characterization of root colonization profiles by a microcosm community of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi using 25S rDNA‐targeted nested PCR

    D. Van Tuinen;E. Jacquot;B. Zhao;A. Gollotte

  • Physiological Interactions Between Symbionts in Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Plants

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  • Cell defense responses associated with localized and systemic resistance to Phytophthora parasitica induced in tomato by an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus

    C. Cordier;M. J. Pozo;J. M. Barea;S. Gianinazzi

  • First report of non-mycorrhizal plant mutants (Myc−) obtained in pea (Pisum sativum L.) and fababean (Vicia faba L.)

    Gerard Duc;Alain Trouvelot;Vivienne Gianinazzi-Pearson;Silvio Gianinazzi

  • The transcriptome of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices (DAOM 197198) reveals functional tradeoffs in an obligate symbiont

    E. Tisserant;A. Kohler;P. Dozolme-Seddas;R. Balestrini

  • In Vitro Enhancement of Spore Germination and Early Hyphal Growth of a Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus by Host Root Exudates and Plant Flavonoids

    V. Gianinazzi-Pearson;B. Branzanti;S. Gianinazzi

  • Cellular and molecular defence‐related root responses to invasion by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

    Vivienne Gianinazzi-Pearson;Eliane Dumas-Gaudot;Armelle Gollotte;A. Tahiri Alaoui

  • Medicago truncatula ENOD11: a novel RPRP-encoding early nodulin gene expressed during mycorrhization in arbuscule-containing cells.

    Etienne-Pascal Journet;Naima El-Gachtouli;Vanessa Vernoud;Françoise de Billy

  • In planta histochemical staining of fungal alkaline phosphatase activity for analysis of efficient arbuscular mycorrhizal infections

    Benoît Tisserant;Vivienne Gianinazzi-Pearson;Silvio Gianinazzi;Armelle Gollotte

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal induced changes to plant growth and root system morphology in Prunus cerasifera.

    Graziella Berta;A. Trotta;A. Fusconi;J. E. Hooker

  • ENZYMATIC STUDIES ON THE METABOLISM OF VESICULAR–ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAS

    C. Marx;J. Dexheimer;V. Gianinazzi-Pearson;S. Gianinazzi

  • Cadmium accumulation and buffering of cadmium‐induced stress by arbuscular mycorrhiza in three Pisum sativum L. genotypes

    Facundo Rivera‐Becerril;Catherine Calantzis;Katarzyna Turnau;Jean‐Pierre Caussanel

  • Involvement of the outer membrane lipopolysaccharides in the endophytic colonization of tomato roots by biocontrol Pseudomonas fluorescens strain WCS417r

    Ben J. Duijff;Vivienne Gianinazzi-Pearson;Philippe Lemanceau

  • Enzymatic studies on the metabolism of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizas. V, Is H+-ATPase a component of ATP-hydrolysing enzyme activities in plant-fungus interfaces ?

    V. Gianinazzi-Pearson;S. E. Smith;S. Gianinazzi;F. A. Smith

  • A β-1,3 Glucan Sulfate Induces Resistance in Grapevine against Plasmopara viticola Through Priming of Defense Responses, Including HR-like Cell Death

    S. Trouvelot;A.-L. Varnier;M. Allègre;L. Mercier

  • Colonisation patterns of root tissues byPhytophthora nicotianae var.parasitica related to reduced disease in mycorrhizal tomato

    C. Cordier;S. Gianinazzi;V. Gianinazzi-Pearson

  • Nutrient transport in mycorrhizas: structure, physiology and consequences for efficiency of the symbiosis

    S. E. Smith;V. Gianinazzi-Pearson;R. Koide;J. W. G. Cairney

  • Effect of 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol on pythium: cellular responses and variation in sensitivity among propagules and species.

    Jorge T. de Souza;Christine Arnould;Chrystel Deulvot;Philippe Lemanceau

  • Identification of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soils and roots of plants colonizing zinc wastes in southern Poland

    K. Turnau;P. Ryszka;V. Gianinazzi-Pearson;D. van Tuinen

  • Differential activation of H+-ATPase genes by an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus in root cells of transgenic tobacco.

    V. Gianinazzi-Pearson;C. Arnould;M. Oufattole;M. Arango

  • Mycorrhiza-induced resistance against the root–knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita involves priming of defense gene responses in tomato

    Christine Vos;Nele Schouteden;D. van Tuinen;O. Chatagnier

  • Visualization of ribosomal DNA loci in spore interphasic nuclei of glomalean fungi by fluorescence in situ hybridization

    Sophie Trouvelot;Diederik van Tuinen;Mohamed Hijri;V. Gianinazzi-Pearson

  • Fungal elicitation of signal transduction-related plant genes precedes mycorrhiza establishment and requires the dmi3 gene in Medicago truncatula.

    Stéphanie Weidmann;Lisa Sanchez;Julie Descombin;Odile Chatagnier

  • ENZYMATIC STUDIES ON THE METABOLISM OF VESICULAR‐ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA. III. ULTRASTRUCTURAL LOCALIZATION OF ACID AND ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE IN ONION ROOTS INFECTED BY GLOMUS MOSSEAE (NICOL. & GERD.)

    S. Gianinazzi;V. Gianinazzi-Pearson;J. Dexheimer

  • Cellular localization and cytochemical probing of resistance reactions to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a locus a myc- mutant of Pisum sativum L.

    A. Gollotte;V. Gianinazzi-Pearson;M. Giovannetti;C. Sbrana

  • Defense Genes Are Differentially Induced by a Mycorrhizal Fungus and Rhizobium sp. in Wild-Type and Symbiosis-Defective Pea Genotypes

    Juan M. Ruiz-Lozano;Hélène Roussel;Silvio Gianinazzi;Vivienne Gianinazzi-Pearson

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvio Gianinazzi
Silvio Gianinazzi INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Eliane Dumas-Gaudot
Eliane Dumas-Gaudot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Fabrice Martin-Laurent
Fabrice Martin-Laurent INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Graziella Berta
Graziella Berta University of Eastern Piedmont Amadeo Avogadro
Manuela Giovannetti
Manuela Giovannetti University of Pisa
Philipp Franken
Philipp Franken Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Ian R. Sanders
Ian R. Sanders University of Lausanne
Concepción Azcón-Aguilar
Concepción Azcón-Aguilar Spanish National Research Council
Philippe Lemanceau
Philippe Lemanceau INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Gerald A. Tuskan
Gerald A. Tuskan Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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