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Yosef Steinberger

Yosef Steinberger

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
49
Citations
8189
World Ranking
2291
National Ranking
29

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
48
Citations
8093
World Ranking
4252
National Ranking
24

Yosef Steinberger 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 Yosef Steinberger sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 266 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yosef Steinberger 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 Yosef Steinberger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yosef Steinberger is affiliated with Bar-Ilan University in Israel, focusing on research primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their scholarly work includes a strong emphasis on plant science, ecology, soil science, and molecular biology, with subfields that highlight intersections in ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The scientist's research topics consist of soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, microbial community ecology and physiology, mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, nematode management, and studies of both plant and animal ecology and vegetation dynamics. Additionally, microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants are among their areas of interest.

Steinberger's publication record includes contributions to several research articles, notably:

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soils of an industrial area in semi-arid Uzbekistan: spatial distribution, relationship with trace metals and risk assessment, 2021, Environmental Geochemistry and Health
  • Changes in the composition of soil bacterial and fungal communities after revegetation with Caragana microphylla in a desertified semiarid grassland, 2020, Journal of Arid Environments
  • Abundance and community composition of free-living nematodes as a function of soil structure under different vineyard managements, 2021, Applied Soil Ecology
  • The 'fertile island effect' of Welwitschia plants on soil microbiota is influenced by plant gender, 2020, FEMS Microbiology Ecology
  • A sensitive soil biological indicator to changes in land-use in regions with Mediterranean climate, 2022, Scientific Reports

Frequent publication venues where Yosef Steinberger's work appears include Open Journal of Ecology, Land, Applied Soil Ecology, Agriculture, and Soil Research. Among these, Open Journal of Ecology stands out as the venue with the highest number of their publications.

Steinberger collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including Tirza Doniger, Chen Sherman, Itaii Applebaum, and Gil Eshel. These partnerships indicate continued research cooperation in related scientific fields.

Best Publications

  • A proposed mechanism for the formation of `Fertile Islands' in the desert ecosystem

    W. Garner;Y. Steinberger

  • Biomass yield and changes in chemical composition of sweet sorghum cultivars grown for biofuel.

    Ya Li Zhao;Abdughani Dolat;Yosef Steinberger;Xin Wang

  • Soil health assessment: A critical review of current methodologies and a proposed new approach.

    Oshri Rinot;Guy J. Levy;Yosef Steinberger;Tal Svoray

  • The failure of nitrogen and lignin control of decomposition in a North American desert.

    Douglas Schaefer;Yosef Steinberger;Walter G. Whitford

  • Phospholipid fatty acid profiles as indicators for the microbial community structure in soils along a climatic transect in the Judean Desert

    Yosef Steinberger;L. Zelles;Quing Yun Bai;Margit von Lützow

  • Effects of tillage and residue management on soil nematode communities in North China

    Xiaoke Zhang;Qi Li;Anning Zhu;Wenju Liang

  • Soil respiration in a chihuahuan desert rangeland

    L.W. Parker;J. Miller;Y. Steinberger;W.G. Whitford

  • Decomposition of genetically engineered tobacco under field conditions : persistence of the proteinase inhibitor I product and effects on soil microbial respiration and protozoa, nematode and microarthropod populations

    K. K. Donegan;R. J. Seidler;V. J. Fieland;D. L. Schaller

  • Contributions of subterranean termites to the "economy" of Chihuahuan desert ecosystems.

    Walter G. Whitford;Y. Steinberger;George Ettershank

  • Rainfall and decomposition in the chihuahuan desert

    W. G. Whitford;Y. Steinberger;W. MacKay;L. W. Parker

  • Influence of industrial heavy metal pollution on soil free-living nematode population

    Stanislav Pen-Mouratov;Nosir Shukurov;Yosef Steinberger

  • Microbial biomass response to seasonal fluctuation in soil salinity under the canopy of desert halophytes

    Shlomo Sarig;Yosef Steinberger

  • Effect of irrigation on nematode population dynamics and activity in desert soils

    D. W. Freckman;W. G. Whitford;Y. Steinberger

  • A Comparison of Surface and Buried Larrea Tridentata Leaf Litter Decomposition in North American Hot Deserts

    Perseu F. Santos;Ned Z. Elkins;Yosef Steinberger;Walter G. Whitford

  • Accumulation and partitioning of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in different varieties of sweet sorghum

    Li Pu Han;Yosef Steinberger;Ya Li Zhao;Ya Li Zhao;Guang Hui Xie

  • Changes in the abundance and structure of a soil mite (Acari) community under long-term organic and chemical fertilizer treatments

    Zhiping Cao;Xuemei Han;Cheng Hu;Jun Chen

  • Temporal and spatial dynamics of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under the canopy of Zygophyllum dumosum Boiss. in the Negev Desert

    Xueli He;Xueli He;Stanislav Mouratov;Yosef Steinberger

  • Response by soil nematode populations and the soil microbial biomass to a rain episode in the hot, dry Negev Desert.

    Y. Steinberger;S. Sarig

  • Spatial Distribution and Colonization of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi under the Canopies of Desert Halophytes

    Xueli He;Stanislav Mouratov;Yosef Steinberger

  • Field crop residue estimate and availability for biofuel production in China

    Xiaoyu Wang;Lu Yang;Yosef Steinberger;Zuxin Liu

  • Feeding, energy flow and soil turnover in the desert isopod, Hemilepistus reaumuri.

    M. Shachak;E. A. Chapman;Y. Steinberger

  • The influence of autumn dewfall on spatial and temporal distribution of nematodes in the desert ecosystem

    Y. Steinberger;I. Loboda;W. Garner

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter G. Whitford
Walter G. Whitford New Mexico State University
Wenju Liang
Wenju Liang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jonathan M. Adams
Jonathan M. Adams Nanjing University
Binu M. Tripathi
Binu M. Tripathi West Virginia University
Moshe Shachak
Moshe Shachak Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Avi Shmida
Avi Shmida Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Marcelo Sternberg
Marcelo Sternberg Tel Aviv University
Michael Kersten
Michael Kersten Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Zvy Dubinsky
Zvy Dubinsky Bar-Ilan University
Michael Schloter
Michael Schloter Technical University of Munich

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