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2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
78
Citations
17997
World Ranking
1315
National Ranking
8

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
78
Citations
18061
World Ranking
478
National Ranking
7

Yaacov Okon 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 Yaacov Okon sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 194 publications — 75th percentile

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

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

Yaacov Okon 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 Yaacov Okon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 78 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 Microbiology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Yaacov Okon is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. The available information provides a focused overview of their academic profile and research context.

There are no listed recent papers or publications attributable to Yaacov Okon in the provided data. Similarly, no frequent co-authors or common publication venues have been recorded.

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The profile data does not indicate that Yaacov Okon is deceased, thus all references remain in the present tense.

Best Publications

  • Plant Growth-Promoting Effects of Diazotrophs in the Rhizosphere

    Sofie Dobbelaere;Jozef Vanderleyden;Yaacov Okon

  • Agronomic applications of azospirillum: An evaluation of 20 years worldwide field inoculation

    Yaacov Okon;Carlos A. Labandera-Gonzalez

  • Responses of agronomically important crops to inoculation with Azospirillum

    Sofie Dobbelaere;Anja Croonenborghs;Amber Thys;David Ptacek

  • Methods for Growing Spirillum lipoferum and for Counting It in Pure Culture and in Association with Plants.

    Yaacov Okon;Stephan L. Albrecht;R. H. Burris

  • Azospirillum as a potential inoculant for agriculture

    Yaacov Okon

  • Indole-3-acetic acid: a reciprocal signalling molecule in bacteria-plant interactions

    Mark Lambrecht;Yaacov Okon;Ann Vande Broek;Jos Vanderleyden

  • Development and function of Azospirillum -inoculated roots

    Y. Okon;Y. Kapulnik

  • Development and function ofAzospirillum-inoculated roots

    Y. Okon;Y. Kapulnik

  • Ecological and Agricultural Significance of Bacterial Polyhydroxyalkanoates

    Daniel Kadouri;Edouard Jurkevitch;Yaacov Okon;Susana Castro-Sowinski

  • Enhanced Mineral Uptake by Zea mays and Sorghum bicolor Roots Inoculated with Azospirillum brasilense

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  • Key physiological properties contributing to rhizosphere adaptation and plant growth promotion abilities of Azospirillum brasilense.

    Sharon Fibach-Paldi;Saul Burdman;Yaacov Okon

  • Effect of Azospirillum brasilense coinoculated with Rhizobium on Phaseolus vulgaris flavonoids and Nod factor production under salt stress

    Marta S. Dardanelli;Marta S. Dardanelli;Francisco J. Fernández de Córdoba;M. Rosario Espuny;Miguel A. Rodríguez Carvajal

  • A Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus (Glomus intraradix) Induces a Defense Response in Alfalfa Roots

    Hanne Volpin;Yonatan Elkind;Yaacov Okon;Yoram Kapulnik

  • Effect of inoculation with wild type Azospirillum brasilense and A. irakense strains on development and nitrogen uptake of spring wheat and grain maize

    Sofie Dobbelaere;Anja Croonenborghs;Amber Thys;David Ptacek

  • Effects of inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on resident rhizosphere microorganisms.

    Susana Castro-Sowinski;Susana Castro-Sowinski;Yoav Herschkovitz;Yaacov Okon;Edouard Jurkevitch

  • Chapter 7 Plant Growth-Promoting Actions of Rhizobacteria

    Stijn Spaepen;Jozef Vanderleyden;Yaacov Okon

  • Involvement of the Reserve Material Poly-β-Hydroxybutyrate in Azospirillum brasilense Stress Endurance and Root Colonization

    Daniel Kadouri;Edouard Jurkevitch;Yaacov Okon

  • Changes in root morphology of wheat caused by Azospirillum inoculation

    Yoram Kapulnik;Yaacov Okon;Yigel Henis

  • The development of Azospirillum as a commercial inoculant for improving crop yields.

    Yaacov Okon;Robin Itzigsohn

  • Identification and quantification of IAA and IBA in Azospirillum brasilense-inoculated maize roots

    Elazar Fallik;Yaacov Okon;Ephraim Epstein;Alexander Goldman

  • Aggregation in Azospirillum brasilense: effects of chemical and physical factors and involvement of extracellular components

    Saul Burdman;Edouard Jurkevitch;Boris Schwartsburd;Michal Hampel

  • Recent advances in the use of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in agriculture.

    S. Burdman;E. Jurkevitch;Y. Okon

  • Production of the reserve material poly-β-hydroxybutyrate and its function in Azospirillum brasilense Cd

    Sara Tal;Yaacov Okon

Frequent Co-Authors

Yigal Henis
Yigal Henis Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Saul Burdman
Saul Burdman Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Yoram Kapulnik
Yoram Kapulnik BARD The U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund
Ilan Chet
Ilan Chet Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jaime Kigel
Jaime Kigel Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Anton Hartmann
Anton Hartmann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Donald A. Phillips
Donald A. Phillips University of California, Davis
Yvan Moënne-Loccoz
Yvan Moënne-Loccoz Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Dov Prusky
Dov Prusky Agricultural Research Organization

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