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Microbiology

D-Index
80
Citations
20110
World Ranking
1178
National Ranking
7

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D-Index
85
Citations
22223
World Ranking
350
National Ranking
4

Yitzhak Hadar 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 Yitzhak Hadar sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 286 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yitzhak Hadar 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 Yitzhak Hadar sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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 Plant Science and Agronomy in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Israel Leader Award
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Yitzhak Hadar is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions also in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, their work spans several subfields, including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Soil Science, and Pharmacology.

The topics covered by Yitzhak Hadar's research include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Transgenic Plants and Applications, Fungal Biology and Applications, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, and Gut Microbiota and Health.

Yitzhak Hadar has collaborated frequently with several co-authors throughout their career. Notable frequent co-authors are Dror Minz, Oded Yarden, Alla Usyskin-Tonne, Avihai Zolti, and Stefan J. Green.

Their recent publications illustrate research interests and expertise in fungal biotechnology, microbial communities, and plant-microbe interactions. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Growing a circular economy with fungal biotechnology: a white paper," 2020, Fungal Biology and Biotechnology
  • "Seeking the Roles for Fungal Small-Secreted Proteins in Affecting Saprophytic Lifestyles," 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Elevated CO2 and nitrate levels increase wheat root-associated bacterial abundance and impact rhizosphere microbial community composition and function," 2020, The ISME Journal
  • "The microbiome as a biosensor: functional profiles elucidate hidden stress in hosts," 2020, Microbiome
  • "Altered Expression of Two Small Secreted Proteins (ssp4 and ssp6) Affects the Degradation of a Natural Lignocellulosic Substrate by Pleurotus ostreatus," 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

The scientist has published multiple papers in journals such as Frontiers in Microbiology, Microbiome, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Fungal Biology and Biotechnology, and The ISME Journal, with multiple contributions in Frontiers in Microbiology, Microbiome, and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Yitzhak Hadar is also recognized as a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

  • Biotechnological applications and potential of wood-degrading mushrooms of the genus Pleurotus.

    R. Cohen;L. Persky;Y. Hadar

  • Chemical and biological characterization of organic matter during composting of municipal solid waste

    Benny Chefetz;Patrick G. Hatcher;Yitzhak Hadar;Yona Chen

  • Colonization, biofilm formation and biodegradation of polyethylene by a strain of Rhodococcus ruber

    I. Gilan;Yitzhak Hadar;Alex Sivan

  • Parasitism of Trichoderma spp. on Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotium rolfsii--scanning electron microscopy and fluorescence microscopy.

    Elad Y;Chet I;Boyle P;Henis Y

  • Growing a circular economy with fungal biotechnology: a white paper

    Vera Meyer;Evelina Y Basenko;J Philipp Benz;Gerhard H Braus

  • Recycling of Cattle Manure: The Composting Process and Characterization of Maturity

    Yossi Inbar;Yitzhak Hadar;Yona Chen

  • Humic substances formed during the composting of organic matter

    Y. Inbar;Y. Chen;Y. Hadar

  • Niche and host-associated functional signatures of the root surface microbiome

    Maya Ofek-Lalzar;Noa Sela;Milana Goldman-Voronov;Stefan J. Green

  • Purification and characterization of laccase from Chaetomium thermophilium and its role in humification

    Benny Chefetz;Yona Chen;Yitzhak Hadar

  • Iron Uptake by Plants from Microbial Siderophores A Study with 7-Nitrobenz-2 Oxa-1,3-Diazole-Desferrioxamine as Fluorescent Ferrioxamine B Analog

    Eli Bar-Ness;Yitzhak Hadar;Yona Chen;Abraham Shanzer

  • Biological control of Rhizoctonia solani damping-off with wheat bran culture of Trichoderma harzianum.

    Hadar Y;Chet I;Henis Y

  • Solid-state Carbon-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Infrared Spectroscopy of Composted Organic Matter

    Y. Inbar;Y. Chen;Y. Hadar

  • Ecology of Root Colonizing Massilia (Oxalobacteraceae)

    Maya Ofek;Yitzhak Hadar;Dror Minz

  • Comparative genomics of Ceriporiopsis subvermispora and Phanerochaete chrysosporium provide insight into selective ligninolysis

    Elena Fernandez-Fueyo;Francisco J. Ruiz-Dueñas;Patricia Ferreira;Dimitrios Floudas

  • Enzymatic Mechanisms Involved in Phenanthrene Degradation by the White Rot Fungus Pleurotus ostreatus.

    Lea Bezalel;Yitzhak Hadar;Carl E. Cerniglia

  • Mineralization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by the white rot fungus Pleurotus ostreatus

    Lea Bezalel;Yitzhak Hadar;Carl E. Cerniglia

  • An aqueous polysaccharide extract from the edible mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus induces anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects on HT-29 colon cancer cells.

    Iris Lavi;Dana Friesem;Shimona Geresh;Yitzhak Hadar

  • Initial Oxidation Products in the Metabolism of Pyrene, Anthracene, Fluorene, and Dibenzothiophene by the White Rot Fungus Pleurotus ostreatus.

    L Bezalel;Y Hadar;P P Fu;J P Freeman

  • The remedy of lime‐induced chlorosis in peanuts by pseudomonas sp. siderophores

    E. Jurkevitch;Y. Hadar;Y. Chen

  • Biodegradability of pharmaceutical compounds in agricultural soils irrigated with treated wastewater

    Amnon Grossberger;Yitzhak Hadar;Thomas Borch;Benny Chefetz

  • Metabolism of phenanthrene by the white rot fungus Pleurotus ostreatus.

    L Bezalel;Y Hadar;P P Fu;J P Freeman

  • Effect of different carbon and nitrogen sources on laccase and peroxidases production by selected Pleurotus species

    Mirjana Stajić;Mirjana Stajić;Limor Persky;Dana Friesem;Yitzhak Hadar

Frequent Co-Authors

Yona Chen
Yona Chen Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Oded Yarden
Oded Yarden Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Dror Minz
Dror Minz Agricultural Research Organization
Ilan Chet
Ilan Chet Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Benny Chefetz
Benny Chefetz Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jaacov Katan
Jaacov Katan Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Abraham Shanzer
Abraham Shanzer Weizmann Institute of Science
Stefan J. Green
Stefan J. Green University of Illinois at Chicago
Yigal Henis
Yigal Henis Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Eviatar Nevo
Eviatar Nevo University of Haifa

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