François Buscot

26.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
249 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

François Buscot is a scholar working on Plant Science, Insect Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, François Buscot has authored 249 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 186 papers in Plant Science, 95 papers in Insect Science and 61 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in François Buscot's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (159 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (94 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (43 papers). François Buscot is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (159 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (94 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (43 papers). François Buscot collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Egypt. François Buscot's co-authors include Tesfaye Wubet, Carsten Renker, Witoon Purahong, Dirk Krüger, Thomas Reitz, Guillaume Lentendu, Elke Schulz, Harald Kellner, Stefan Hempel and Ingo Schöning and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

François Buscot

247 papers receiving 11.5k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Choosing and using diversity indices: insights for ecological applications from the German Biodiversity Exploratories

2014 747 citations François Buscot, Tesfaye Wubet et al. Ecology and Evolution profile →
Implementing large-scale and long-term functional biodiversity research: The Biodiversity Exploratories

2010 614 citations François Buscot, Ernst‐Detlef Schulze et al. profile →
Mineral vs. Organic Amendments: Microbial Community Structure, Activity and Abundance of Agriculturally Relevant Microbes Are Driven by Long-Term Fertilization Strategies

2016 552 citations Guillaume Lentendu, Tesfaye Wubet et al. profile →
Life in leaf litter: novel insights into community dynamics of bacteria and fungi during litter decomposition

2016 315 citations Witoon Purahong, Tesfaye Wubet et al. Molecular Ecology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of François Buscot

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of François Buscot. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of François Buscot based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with François Buscot. François Buscot is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Feels Like Home: A Biobased and Biodegradable Plastic Offers a Novel Habitat for Diverse Plant Pathogenic Fungi in Temperate Forest Ecosystems 2024 ·Microbial Ecology ·(unknown), Benjawan Tanunchai, (unknown), Sara Fareed Mohamed Wahdan, Eliane Gomes Alves, Ines Hilke, François Buscot, Ernst‐Detlef Schulze, Terd Disayathanoowat, Witoon Purahong, Matthias Noll	2
2	Fate of a biodegradable plastic in forest soil: Dominant tree species and forest types drive changes in microbial community assembly, influence the composition of plastisphere, and affect poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) degradation 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Benjawan Tanunchai, Li Ji, Olaf Schröder, (unknown), Andreas Geißler, Sara Fareed Mohamed Wahdan, François Buscot, Stefan Kalkhof, Ernst‐Detlef Schulze, Matthias Noll, Witoon Purahong	21
3	Climate change and cropland management compromise soil integrity and multifunctionality 2023 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·Marie Sünnemann, Rémy Beugnon, Claudia Breitkreuz, François Buscot, Simone Cesarz, Arwyn Jones, Anika Lehmann, Alfred Lochner, Alberto Orgiazzi, Thomas Reitz, Matthias C. Rillig, Martin Schädler, Linnea C. Smith, (unknown), Carlos A. Guerra, Nico Eisenhauer	37
4	Carbon–biodiversity relationships in a highly diverse subtropical forest 2023 ·Global Change Biology ·Andreas Schuldt, Xiaojuan Liu, François Buscot, Helge Bruelheide, Alexandra Erfmeier, Jin He, Alexandra‐Maria Klein, Keping Ma, Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen, Bernhard Schmid, Thomas Scholten, Zhiyao Tang, Stefan Trogisch, Christian Wirth, Tesfaye Wubet, Michael Staab	27
5	Regional variation in deadwood decay of 13 tree species: Effects of climate, soil and forest structure 2023 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·(unknown), Wolfgang W. Weisser, Didem Ambarlı, Claus Bässler, François Buscot, Martin Hofrichter, Björn Hoppe, Harald Kellner, (unknown), Julia Moll, Derek Peršoh, Sebastian Seibold, (unknown), Ernst‐Detlef Schulze, Stephan Wöllauer, Werner Borken	20
6	Biofilm forming rhizobacteria affect the physiological and biochemical responses of wheat to drought 2022 ·AMB Express ·(unknown), Nasser Aliasgharzad, Ezatollah Esfandiari, Mohammad Bagher Hassanpouraghdam, Thomas R. Neu, François Buscot, Thomas Reitz, Claudia Breitkreuz, Mika Tarkka	17
7	Distinct effects of host and neighbour tree identity on arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal fungi along a tree diversity gradient 2021 ·ISME Communications ·Olga Ferlian, Kezia Goldmann, Nico Eisenhauer, Mika Tarkka, François Buscot, Anna Heintz‐Buschart	30
8	The iDiv Ecotron—A flexible research platform for multitrophic biodiversity research 2021 ·Ecology and Evolution ·Anja Schmidt, Jes Hines, Manfred Türke, François Buscot, Martin Schädler, Alexandra Weigelt, Alban Gebler, Stefan Klotz, Tao Liu, Sascha Reth, Stefan Trogisch, Jacques Roy, Christian Wirth, Nico Eisenhauer	12
9	Taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungi associated with the invasive weed Chromolaena odorata (Siam weed) 2020 ·Fungal Diversity ·Ausana Mapook, Kevin D. Hyde, Eric H. C. McKenzie, E.B. Gareth Jones, D. Jayarama Bhat, Rajesh Jeewon, Marc Stadler, Milan C. Samarakoon, (unknown), Benjawan Tanunchai, François Buscot, Tesfaye Wubet, Witoon Purahong	126
10	Fungal guilds and soil functionality respond to tree community traits rather than to tree diversity in European forests 2020 ·Molecular Ecology ·(unknown), Kezia Goldmann, Anna Heintz‐Buschart, Thomas Reitz, Janna Wambsganss, Jürgen Bauhus, François Buscot	38
11	Tree phylogenetic diversity structures multitrophic communities 2020 ·Functional Ecology ·Michael Staab, Xiaojuan Liu, Thorsten Aßmann, Helge Bruelheide, François Buscot, Walter Durka, Alexandra Erfmeier, Alexandra‐Maria Klein, Keping Ma, Stefan G. Michalski, Tesfaye Wubet, Bernhard Schmid, Andreas Schuldt	29
12	Collembola interact with mycorrhizal fungi in modifying oak morphology, C and N incorporation and transcriptomics 2019 ·Royal Society Open Science ·Marcel Graf, Markus Bönn, Lasse Feldhahn, (unknown), Thorsten E. E. Grams, Sylvie Herrmann, Mika Tarkka, François Buscot, Stefan Scheu	15
13	Mycorrhiza in tree diversity–ecosystem function relationships: conceptual framework and experimental implementation 2018 ·Ecosphere ·Olga Ferlian, Simone Cesarz, Dylan Craven, Jes Hines, Kathryn E. Barry, Helge Bruelheide, François Buscot, Sylvia Haider, Heike Heklau, Sylvie Herrmann, (unknown), (unknown), Martin Schädler, Cameron Wagg, Alexandra Weigelt, Tesfaye Wubet, Nico Eisenhauer	55
14	First insights into the living groundwater mycobiome of the terrestrial biogeosphere 2018 ·Water Research ·(unknown), Witoon Purahong, Robert Lehmann, Martina Herrmann, Kai Uwe Totsche, Kirsten Küsel, Tesfaye Wubet, François Buscot	22
15	Linking molecular deadwood-inhabiting fungal diversity and community dynamics to ecosystem functions and processes in Central European forests 2015 ·Fungal Diversity ·Björn Hoppe, Witoon Purahong, Tesfaye Wubet, Tiemo Kahl, Jürgen Bauhus, Tobias Arnstadt, Martin Hofrichter, François Buscot, Dirk Krüger	149
16	Streptomyces -Induced Resistance Against Oak Powdery Mildew Involves Host Plant Responses in Defense, Photosynthesis, and Secondary Metabolism Pathways 2014 ·Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions ·(unknown), (unknown), Markus Bönn, Lasse Feldhahn, Sylvie Herrmann, Ivo Große, François Buscot, Silvia D. Schrey, Mika Tarkka	91
17	Effects of long‐term differential fertilization on eukaryotic microbial communities in an arable soil: a multiple barcoding approach 2014 ·Molecular Ecology ·Guillaume Lentendu, Tesfaye Wubet, Antonis Chatzinotas, Christian Wilhelm, François Buscot, Martin Schlegel	149
18	Septoglomus fuscum and S. furcatum , two new species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota) 2013 ·Mycologia ·Janusz Błaszkowski, (unknown), Gábor M. Kovács, Bence Gáspár, Przemysław Ryszka, Elżbieta Orłowska, Marcela C. Pagano, Francisca Soares Araújo, Tesfaye Wubet, François Buscot	19
19	The arbuscular mycorrhizal Paraglomus majewskii sp. nov. represents a distinct basal lineage in Glomeromycota 2012 ·Mycologia ·Janusz Błaszkowski, Gábor M. Kovács, Bence Gáspár, (unknown), François Buscot, Przemysław Ryszka	49
20	Patchiness and Spatial Distribution of Laccase Genes of Ectomycorrhizal, Saprotrophic, and Unknown Basidiomycetes in the Upper Horizons of a Mixed Forest Cambisol 2005 ·Microbial Ecology ·Patricia Luis, Harald Kellner, Bettina Zimdars, Uwe Langer, Francis Martin, François Buscot	79

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