José A. Siles

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

José A. Siles is a scholar working on Ecology, Plant Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, José A. Siles has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Ecology, 18 papers in Plant Science and 16 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in José A. Siles's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (17 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (16 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (11 papers). José A. Siles is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (17 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (16 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (11 papers). José A. Siles collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Czechia and Austria. José A. Siles's co-authors include Rosa Margesin, Tomáš Cajthaml, Stefano Minerbi, Felipe Bastida, Inmaculada García-Romera, Mercedes García‐Sánchez, Alberto Orgiazzi, Inmaculada Sampedro, María Gómez‐Brandón and Alena Filipová 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

José A. Siles

40 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Abundance and Diversity of Bacterial, Archaeal, and Fungal Communities Along an Altitudinal Gradient in Alpine Forest Soils: What Are the Driving Factors?

2016 321 citations José A. Siles, Rosa Margesin Microbial Ecology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
José A. Siles Spain	18	574	532	505	243	186	41	1.4k
Chanda Trivedi Australia	9	712 1.2×	845 1.6×	545 1.1×	258 1.1×	132 0.7×	10	1.4k
Gaspare Cesarano Italy	25	281 0.5×	518 1.0×	708 1.4×	126 0.5×	183 1.0×	36	1.6k
Mélanie Lelièvre France	17	916 1.6×	671 1.3×	472 0.9×	493 2.0×	114 0.6×	26	1.6k
Gehong Wei China	13	937 1.6×	673 1.3×	728 1.4×	467 1.9×	167 0.9×	20	1.7k
Salvador Lladó Czechia	14	598 1.0×	442 0.8×	530 1.0×	259 1.1×	290 1.6×	21	1.3k
Anna Gałązka Poland	26	355 0.6×	574 1.1×	900 1.8×	291 1.2×	274 1.5×	105	1.8k
Dan He China	25	1.1k 1.8×	490 0.9×	556 1.1×	531 2.2×	251 1.3×	49	1.9k
M. V. Semenov Russia	18	571 1.0×	755 1.4×	439 0.9×	210 0.9×	105 0.6×	65	1.4k
Erich Inselsbacher Austria	23	509 0.9×	924 1.7×	852 1.7×	131 0.5×	146 0.8×	49	1.7k

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Cheng, Zhen, Ting Zhou, Jiangbo Qiao, et al.. (2025). Plant clippings improved soil microbial community structure and potential functionality in farmland as organic amendments: fresh vs dry. Plant and Soil. 513(2). 3097–3115.

Aliste, Marina, C. Ros, Isabel Garrido, et al.. (2025). Green manure from cover crops enhances pesticide degradation and soil biological health. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 495. 138984–138984. 2 indexed citations

Siles, José A., et al.. (2024). A comparison among EL-FAME, PLFA, and quantitative PCR methods to detect changes in the abundance of soil bacteria and fungi. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 198. 109557–109557. 7 indexed citations

Cayuela, María Luz, et al.. (2024). Field Assessment of Biochar Interactions With Chemical and Biological N Fertilization in Pointed White Cabbage. GCB Bioenergy. 16(11). 1 indexed citations

Siles, José A., et al.. (2024). Phenological stages of wheat modulate effects of phosphorus fertilization in plant-soil microbial interactions. Plant and Soil. 509(1-2). 523–542. 7 indexed citations

Siles, José A., José M. de la Rosa Arranz, José Antonío González‐Pérez, et al.. (2024). Long-term restoration with organic amendments is clearer evidenced by soil organic matter composition than by changes in microbial taxonomy and functionality. Applied Soil Ecology. 198. 105383–105383. 17 indexed citations

Siles, José A., Alfonso Vera, Marta Díaz‐López, et al.. (2023). Land-use- and climate-mediated variations in soil bacterial and fungal biomass across Europe and their driving factors. Geoderma. 434. 116474–116474. 31 indexed citations

Siles, José A., Marta Díaz‐López, Alfonso Vera, et al.. (2022). Priming effects in soils across Europe. Global Change Biology. 28(6). 2146–2157. 39 indexed citations

Siles, José A., et al.. (2022). Coupling of metataxonomics and culturing improves bacterial diversity characterization and identifies a novel Rhizorhapis sp. with metal resistance potential in a multi-contaminated waste sediment. Journal of Environmental Management. 322. 116132–116132. 2 indexed citations

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Díaz‐López, Marta, José A. Siles, C. Ros, Felipe Bastida, & Emilio Nicolás. (2021). The effects of ozone treatments on the agro-physiological parameters of tomato plants and the soil microbial community. The Science of The Total Environment. 812. 151429–151429. 29 indexed citations

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Vaz, Aline B.M., Paula Luize Camargos Fonseca, Inmaculada Sampedro, et al.. (2020). Foliar mycoendophytome of an endemic plant of the Mediterranean biome (Myrtus communis ) reveals the dominance of basidiomycete woody saprotrophs. PeerJ. 8. e10487–e10487. 5 indexed citations

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Gómez‐Brandón, María, Maraike Probst, José A. Siles, et al.. (2020). Fungal communities and their association with nitrogen-fixing bacteria affect early decomposition of Norway spruce deadwood. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 8025–8025. 48 indexed citations

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Siles, José A., et al.. (2018). Characterization of soil bacterial, archaeal and fungal communities inhabiting archaeological human-impacted layers at Monte Iato settlement (Sicily, Italy). Scientific Reports. 8(1). 1903–1903. 22 indexed citations

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Siles, José A. & Rosa Margesin. (2017). Seasonal soil microbial responses are limited to changes in functionality at two Alpine forest sites differing in altitude and vegetation. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 2204–2204. 75 indexed citations

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Siles, José A. & Rosa Margesin. (2016). Abundance and Diversity of Bacterial, Archaeal, and Fungal Communities Along an Altitudinal Gradient in Alpine Forest Soils: What Are the Driving Factors?. Microbial Ecology. 72(1). 207–220. 321 indexed citations breakdown →

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Siles, José A., Caio Tavora Coelho da Costa Rachid, Inmaculada Sampedro, Inmaculada García-Romera, & James M. Tiedje. (2014). Microbial Diversity of a Mediterranean Soil and Its Changes after Biotransformed Dry Olive Residue Amendment. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e103035–e103035. 41 indexed citations

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Siles, José A., Víctor González-Menéndez, Gonzalo Platas, et al.. (2014). Effects of Dry Olive Residue Transformed by Coriolopsis floccosa (Polyporaceae) on the Distribution and Dynamic of a Culturable Fungal Soil Community. Microbial Ecology. 67(3). 648–658. 6 indexed citations

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Siles, José A., Daniel Pérez‐Mendoza, J. A. Ibáñez, et al.. (2014). Assessing the impact of biotransformed dry olive residue application to soil: Effects on enzyme activities and fungal community. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 89. 15–22. 19 indexed citations

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Sampedro, Inmaculada, Alessandro D’Annibale, Federico Federici, et al.. (2012). Non-supplemented aqueous extract from dry olive mill residue: A possible medium for fungal manganese peroxidase production. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 65. 96–99. 7 indexed citations

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Aranda, Elisabet, Inmaculada Sampedro, Rosario Díaz-González, et al.. (2010). Dry matter and root colonization of plants by indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi with physical fractions of dry olive mill residue inoculated with saprophytic fungi. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research. 8. 79–85. 3 indexed citations

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