Jan Dirk van Elsas

20.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
175 papers, 14.6k citations indexed

About

Jan Dirk van Elsas is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Dirk van Elsas has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 14.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Ecology, 76 papers in Molecular Biology and 57 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Jan Dirk van Elsas's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (89 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (36 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (32 papers). Jan Dirk van Elsas is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (89 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (36 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (32 papers). Jan Dirk van Elsas collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, France and Brazil. Jan Dirk van Elsas's co-authors include Johannes A. van Veen, L.S. van Overbeek, Paolina Garbeva, Frans J. de Bruijn, A.D.L. Akkermans, Joana Falcão Salles, J. T. Trevors, Alexandre Soares Rosado, Janet Jansson and Jacek Kozdrój and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Jan Dirk van Elsas

174 papers receiving 13.8k citations

Hit Papers

MICROBIAL DIVERSITY IN SOIL: Selection of Microbial Popul... 1995 2026 2005 2015 2004 1995 2006 1997 2011 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. MICROBIAL DIVERSITY IN SOIL: Selection of Microbial Populations by Plant and Soil Type and Implications for Disease Suppressiveness
    2004 1.1k citations Paolina Garbeva, Johannes A. van Veen et al. profile →
  2. Molecular Microbial Ecology Manual
    1995 927 citations A.D.L. Akkermans, Jan Dirk van Elsas et al. profile →
  3. Modern Soil Microbiology
    2006 686 citations Jan Dirk van Elsas, J. T. Trevors et al. profile →
  4. Fate and activity of microorganisms introduced into soil
    1997 519 citations Johannes A. van Veen, L.S. van Overbeek et al. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews profile →
  5. Functional Characteristics of an Endophyte Community Colonizing Rice Roots as Revealed by Metagenomic Analysis
    2011 460 citations Angela Sessitsch, L.S. van Overbeek et al. profile →
  6. Microbial indicators for soil quality
    2017 352 citations Jan Dirk van Elsas et al. profile →
  7. Microbial Invasions: The Process, Patterns, and Mechanisms
    2015 350 citations Jan Dirk van Elsas, Joana Falcão Salles et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jan Dirk van Elsas Netherlands 64 6.5k 5.7k 4.4k 2.8k 2.1k 175 14.6k
Jan Dirk van Elsas Netherlands 69 9.4k 1.4× 6.0k 1.0× 5.2k 1.2× 2.4k 0.9× 2.9k 1.4× 232 18.6k
Kornelia Smalla Germany 71 9.9k 1.5× 6.0k 1.0× 5.4k 1.2× 3.9k 1.4× 2.8k 1.3× 232 19.7k
Wietse de Boer Netherlands 66 7.3k 1.1× 4.8k 0.8× 2.6k 0.6× 2.0k 0.7× 3.8k 1.8× 203 14.2k
George A. Kowalchuk Netherlands 73 9.0k 1.4× 8.8k 1.5× 4.8k 1.1× 4.1k 1.5× 4.5k 2.1× 214 20.1k
Christopher W. Schadt United States 59 4.2k 0.6× 5.0k 0.9× 2.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.4× 2.9k 1.4× 143 11.1k
Susan M. Barns United States 27 3.6k 0.5× 5.4k 0.9× 6.6k 1.5× 1.7k 0.6× 720 0.3× 29 15.0k
Johannes A. van Veen Netherlands 72 9.5k 1.5× 6.1k 1.1× 3.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 6.5k 3.1× 181 17.7k
Yoav Bashan United States 69 10.2k 1.6× 2.9k 0.5× 3.1k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 1.5k 0.7× 237 19.2k
Angela Sessitsch Austria 77 14.6k 2.2× 4.7k 0.8× 5.2k 1.2× 2.5k 0.9× 2.7k 1.3× 226 21.8k
P. R. Hirsch United Kingdom 55 5.7k 0.9× 2.7k 0.5× 3.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 2.3k 1.1× 152 10.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mawarda, Panji Cahya, et al.. (2022). Temporal dynamics of the soil bacterial community following Bacillus invasion. iScience. 25(5). 104185–104185. 24 indexed citations
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Dealtry, Simone, Guochun Ding, Vincent Dunon, et al.. (2014). Cultivation-Independent Screening Revealed Hot Spots of IncP-1, IncP-7 and IncP-9 Plasmid Occurrence in Different Environmental Habitats. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e89922–e89922. 31 indexed citations
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Elsas, Jan Dirk van, et al.. (2013). The Molecularly Crowded Cytoplasm of Bacterial Cells: Dividing Cells Contrasted with Viable but Non-culturable (VBNC) Bacterial Cells. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 15. 1–6. 23 indexed citations
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Rasche, Frank, Christian Poll, Ellen Kandeler, et al.. (2006). Rhizosphere bacteria affected by transgenic potatoes with antibacterial activities compared with the effects of soil, wild-type potatoes, vegetation stage and pathogen exposure. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 56(2). 219–235. 125 indexed citations
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Overbeek, Leonard S. van, Jan Dirk van Elsas, & J.A. van Veen. (2006). Pseudomonas fluorescens Tn5-B20 mutant RA92 responds to carbon limitation in soil. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 24(1). 57–71. 5 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Carsten Suhr, George A. Kowalchuk, Frans J. de Bruijn, et al.. (2004). Purification of microbial genes from soil and rhizosphere by magnetic capture hybridization and subsequent amplification of target genes by PCR.. 181–188. 1 indexed citations
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Garbeva, Paolina, Johannes A. van Veen, & Jan Dirk van Elsas. (2003). Predominant Bacillus spp. in Agricultural Soil under Different Management Regimes Detected via PCR-DGGE. Microbial Ecology. 45(3). 302–316. 195 indexed citations
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Elsas, Jan Dirk van & Mark Bailey. (2002). The ecology of transfer of mobile genetic elements. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 42(2). 187–197. 163 indexed citations
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Kozdrój, Jacek & Jan Dirk van Elsas. (2000). Bacterial Community DNA Extracted from Soils Polluted with Heavy Metals. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 9(5). 403–407. 5 indexed citations
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Rosado, Alexandre Soares, Gabriela Frois Duarte, Lucy Seldin, & Jan Dirk van Elsas. (1997). Molecular Microbial Ecology; a Minireview. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 28(3). 135–147. 14 indexed citations
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Veen, J.A. van, L.S. van Overbeek, & Jan Dirk van Elsas. (1997). Fate and activity of microorganisms following release into soil. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews. 61(1). 121–135. 9 indexed citations
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Elsas, Jan Dirk van, et al.. (1997). Application of common statistical tools.. 501–523. 15 indexed citations
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Rosado, Alexandre Soares, Lucy Seldin, A. C. Wolters, & Jan Dirk van Elsas. (1996). Quantitative 16S rDNA-targeted polymerase chain reaction and oligonucleotide hybridization for the detection of Paenibacillus azotofixans in soil and the wheat rhizosphere. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 19(3). 153–164. 49 indexed citations
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Elsas, Jan Dirk van, et al.. (1996). Methods for Sampling of Soil Microbes. 383–390. 3 indexed citations
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Smit, Edith G., et al.. (1995). Genetic stability, conjugal transfer and expression of heterologous DNA inserted into different genomic locations of Pseudomonas fluorescens introduced into soil. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 26. 169–179. 2 indexed citations
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Heijnen, C.E., Stephen W. Page, & Jan Dirk van Elsas. (1995). Metabolic activity of Flavobacterium strain P25 during starvation and after introduction into bulk soil and the rhizosphere of wheat. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 18(2). 129–138. 36 indexed citations
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Heijnen, C.E., et al.. (1994). Water flow induced transport of Pseudomonas fluorescens cells through soil columns as affected by inoculant treatment. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 13(4). 313–326. 24 indexed citations
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Clegg, C. D., Jan Dirk van Elsas, Jonathan M. Anderson, & Hilary Lappin‐Scott. (1994). Assessment of the role of a terrestrial isopod in the survival of a genetically modified pseudomonad and its detection using the polymerase chain reaction. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 15(1-2). 161–168. 15 indexed citations
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Elsas, Jan Dirk van & E. G. C. Penido. (1981). Characterization of phages of bacillus subtilis isolated from brazilian soils. Revista de Microbiologia. 12(2). 48–54. 6 indexed citations

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