Kornelia Smalla

27.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
232 papers, 19.7k citations indexed

About

Kornelia Smalla is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kornelia Smalla has authored 232 papers receiving a total of 19.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 147 papers in Plant Science, 69 papers in Ecology and 62 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kornelia Smalla's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (90 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (49 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (45 papers). Kornelia Smalla is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (90 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (49 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (45 papers). Kornelia Smalla collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and Denmark. Kornelia Smalla's co-authors include Gabriele Berg, Holger Heuer, Gerard Muyzer, Elizabeth M. H. Wellington, Paul Baker, Michal Kršek, N. Roskot, Rita Grosch, Rodrigo Costa and Michael Schloter and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Kornelia Smalla

227 papers receiving 18.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Plant species and soil type cooperatively shape the structure and function of microbial communities in the rhizosphere

2009 1.6k citations Gabriele Berg, Kornelia Smalla FEMS Microbiology Ecology profile →
Application of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TGGE) in microbial ecology

1998 1.6k citations Kornelia Smalla et al. profile →
Analysis of actinomycete communities by specific amplification of genes encoding 16S rRNA and gel-electrophoretic separation in denaturing gradients

1997 1.3k citations Holger Heuer, Kornelia Smalla et al. profile →
Using the class 1 integron-integrase gene as a proxy for anthropogenic pollution

2014 1.1k citations Kornelia Smalla et al. profile →
Bulk and Rhizosphere Soil Bacterial Communities Studied by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis: Plant-Dependent Enrichment and Seasonal Shifts Revealed

2001 896 citations Kornelia Smalla, Holger Heuer et al. profile →
Unraveling the plant microbiome: looking back and future perspectives

2014 387 citations Gabriele Berg, Michael Schloter et al. profile →
Plant microbial diversity is suggested as the key to future biocontrol and health trends

2017 346 citations Gabriele Berg, Rita Grosch et al. FEMS Microbiology Ecology profile →

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kornelia Smalla

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Rotational diversity shapes the bacterial and archaeal communities and confers positive plant-soil feedback in winter wheat rotations 2025 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·(unknown), Adriana Giongo, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bahar S. Razavi, Kornelia Smalla, Rüdiger Reichel, Nicolas Brüggemann	3
2	The transferable resistome of biosolids—plasmid sequencing reveals carriage of clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes 2025 ·mBio ·(unknown), Masato Suzuki, Birgit Wolters, (unknown), Ryo Yamazaki, (unknown), (unknown), Hideo Dohra, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Masaki Shintani, Kornelia Smalla	1
3	Transition from irrigation with untreated wastewater to treated wastewater and associated benefits and risks 2025 ·npj Clean Water ·(unknown), Melanie Braun, (unknown), (unknown), Sara Gallego, Wulf Amelung, (unknown), Gabriele Bierbaum, Stefanie P. Glaeser, Elisabeth Grohmann, (unknown), Ines Mulder, (unknown), Kornelia Smalla, Christiane Zarfl, Christina Siebe, (unknown)	8
4	Selective recruitment of beneficial microbes in the rhizosphere of maize affected by microbial inoculants, farming practice, and seasonal variations 2025 ·Environmental Microbiome ·Ioannis D. Kampouris, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Doreen Babin, Davide Francioli, Rita Zrenner, Susanne Kublik, Michael Schloter, Uwe Ludewig, Kornelia Smalla, Günter Neumann, Rita Grosch, Joerg Geistlinger	1
5	Drought response of the maize plant–soil–microbiome system is influenced by plant size and presence of root hairs 2025 ·Annals of Botany ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bunlong Yim, Eva Lippold, (unknown), Eva Oburger, Mika Tarkka, Doris Vetterlein, (unknown), Еvgenia Blagodatskaya, Kornelia Smalla, Bettina Hause, Monika Wimmer	5
6	Pasture-crop rotations modulate the soil and rhizosphere microbiota and preserve soil structure supporting oat cultivation in the Pampa biome 2024 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·(unknown), Carolina Leoni, Stephanie D. Jurburg, Ioannis D. Kampouris, Kornelia Smalla, Doreen Babin	16
7	Long-term conservation tillage with reduced nitrogen fertilization intensity can improve winter wheat health via positive plant–microorganism feedback in the rhizosphere 2024 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Narges Moradtalab, Soumitra Paul Chowdhury, Michael Schloter, (unknown), Ingo Schellenberg, Lorrie Maccario, Søren J. Sørensen, Michael Rothballer, Joerg Geistlinger, Kornelia Smalla, Uwe Ludewig, Günter Neumann, Rita Grosch, Doreen Babin	10
8	Beneficial microbial consortium improves winter rye performance by modulating bacterial communities in the rhizosphere and enhancing plant nutrient acquisition 2023 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·(unknown), Ioannis D. Kampouris, Doreen Babin, (unknown), Davide Francioli, (unknown), Soumitra Paul Chowdhury, Joerg Geistlinger, Kornelia Smalla, Günter Neumann, Rita Grosch	16
9	Genomics of the “tumorigenes” clade of the family Rhizobiaceae and description of Rhizobium rhododendri sp. nov. 2023 ·MicrobiologyOpen ·Nemanja Kuzmanović, George C. diCenzo, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Anja Frühling, Meina Neumann‐Schaal, Jörg Overmann, Kornelia Smalla	7
10	Biosolids for safe land application: does wastewater treatment plant size matters when considering antibiotics, pollutants, microbiome, mobile genetic elements and associated resistance genes? 2022 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Birgit Wolters, (unknown), Khald Blau, Ines Mulder, (unknown), Søren J. Sørensen, Jan Siemens, Sven Jechalke, Kornelia Smalla, Joseph Nesme	24
11	Reduced tillage, cover crops and organic amendments affect soil microbiota and improve soil health in Uruguayan vegetable farming systems 2021 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·(unknown), Kornelia Smalla, Joseph Nesme, (unknown), Pablo Fresia, Søren J. Sørensen, Doreen Babin, Carolina Leoni	17
12	Root exposure to apple replant disease soil triggers local defense response and rhizoplane microbiome dysbiosis 2021 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·(unknown), Samuel Jacquiod, (unknown), Benye Liu, Henryk Flachowsky, Traud Winkelmann, Ludger Beerhues, Joseph Nesme, Søren J. Sørensen, Doris Vetterlein, Kornelia Smalla	34
13	Compatibility of X-ray computed tomography with plant gene expression, rhizosphere bacterial communities and enzyme activities 2020 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·(unknown), Bunlong Yim, (unknown), Manuela Désirée Bienert, Eva Lippold, Lorrie Maccario, Søren J. Sørensen, Gerd Patrick Bienert, Doris Vetterlein, Anna Heintz‐Buschart, Еvgenia Blagodatskaya, Kornelia Smalla, Mika Tarkka	19
14	Rhizosphere microbial communities associated to rose replant disease: links to plant growth and root metabolites 2020 ·Horticulture Research ·Bunlong Yim, (unknown), Gisela Grunewaldt‐Stöcker, Benye Liu, Ludger Beerhues, Sebastian Zühlke, Melanie Sapp, Joseph Nesme, Søren J. Sørensen, Kornelia Smalla, Traud Winkelmann	26
15	Selective transport and retention of organic matter and bacteria shapes initial pedogenesis in artificial soil - A two-layer column study 2018 ·Geoderma ·Katharina Lehmann, Sabine Schaefer, Doreen Babin, John Maximilian Köhne, Steffen Schlüter, Kornelia Smalla, Hans J. Vogel, Kai Uwe Totsche	23
16	Antibiotika-Resistenzgene als Marker in gentechnisch veränderten Pflanzen - Gefahr durch horizontalen Gentransfer? 2015 ·Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (Julius Kühn-Institut) ·Kornelia Smalla, F. Gebhard, Holger Heuer	0
17	Establishment of introduced antagonistic bacteria in the rhizosphere of transgenic potatoes and their effect on the bacterial community 2000 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·J. Lottmann, Holger Heuer, Johann de Vries, (unknown), Klaus Ring, Wilfried Wackernagel, Kornelia Smalla, Gabriele Berg	106
18	Antibiotic resistance genes as markers in transgenic plants - risk of horizontal gene transfer? 2000 ·Nachrichtenblatt des Deutschen Pflanzenschutzdienstes ·Kornelia Smalla, F. Gebhard, Holger Heuer	2
19	Monitoring the fate of genetically engineered bacteria sprayed on the phylloplane of bush beans and grass 1994 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff, Horst Backhaus, Kornelia Smalla	2
20	Prevalence of nptII and Tn5 in kanamycin-resistant bacteria from different environments 1993 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Kornelia Smalla, L.S. van Overbeek, Rüdiger Pukall, Jan Dirk van Elsas	49

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