Laurent Philippot

30.6k total citations · 19 hit papers
184 papers, 21.5k citations indexed

About

Laurent Philippot is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Laurent Philippot has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 21.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Ecology, 82 papers in Soil Science and 67 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Laurent Philippot's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (97 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (79 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (42 papers). Laurent Philippot is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (97 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (79 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (42 papers). Laurent Philippot collaborates with scholars based in France, Sweden and Germany. Laurent Philippot's co-authors include David Bru, Sara Hallin, Philippe Lemanceau, Wim H. van der Putten, Jos M. Raaijmakers, Christopher M. Jones, Bryan S. Griffiths, Fabrice Martin‐Laurent, Sonia Henry and S. Hallet and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Laurent Philippot

180 papers receiving 21.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Going back to the roots: the microbial ecology of the rhizosphere

2013 2.5k citations Laurent Philippot, Philippe Lemanceau et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
Quantitative Detection of the nosZ Gene, Encoding Nitrous Oxide Reductase, and Comparison of the Abundances of 16S rRNA, narG , nirK , and nosZ Genes in Soils

2006 814 citations David Bru, S. Hallet et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
Insights into the resistance and resilience of the soil microbial community

2012 779 citations Laurent Philippot et al. profile →
The interplay between microbial communities and soil properties

2023 632 citations Laurent Philippot, Claire Chenu et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
Loss in microbial diversity affects nitrogen cycling in soil

2013 628 citations Laurent Philippot, Aymé Spor et al. profile →
Quantification of denitrifying bacteria in soils by nirK gene targeted real-time PCR

2004 545 citations Fabrice Martin‐Laurent, Laurent Philippot et al. profile →
DNA Extraction from Soils: Old Bias for New Microbial Diversity Analysis Methods

2001 539 citations Fabrice Martin‐Laurent, Laurent Philippot et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
The unaccounted yet abundant nitrous oxide-reducing microbial community: a potential nitrous oxide sink

2012 535 citations David Bru, Laurent Philippot et al. profile →
Abundance of narG , nirS , nirK , and nosZ Genes of Denitrifying Bacteria during Primary Successions of a Glacier Foreland

2006 519 citations Ellen Kandeler, David Bru et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
Relationship between N-cycling communities and ecosystem functioning in a 50-year-old fertilization experiment

2009 483 citations Sara Hallin, Michael Schloter et al. profile →
Genomics and Ecology of Novel N2O-Reducing Microorganisms

2017 446 citations Sara Hallin, Laurent Philippot et al. profile →
A plant perspective on nitrogen cycling in the rhizosphere

2019 399 citations Laurent Philippot et al. profile →
Recently identified microbial guild mediates soil N2O sink capacity

2014 371 citations Aymé Spor, Marie‐Christine Breuil et al. profile →
Microbial Community Resilience across Ecosystems and Multiple Disturbances

2021 252 citations Laurent Philippot et al. profile →
A closer look at the functions behind ecosystem multifunctionality: A review

2020 240 citations Gina Garland, Samiran Banerjee et al. Journal of Ecology profile →
Crop cover is more important than rotational diversity for soil multifunctionality and cereal yields in European cropping systems

2021 183 citations Gina Garland, Anna Edlinger et al. profile →
A highly conserved core bacterial microbiota with nitrogen-fixation capacity inhabits the xylem sap in maize plants

2022 148 citations Liyu Zhang, Meiling Zhang et al. Nature Communications profile →
Agricultural management and pesticide use reduce the functioning of beneficial plant symbionts

2022 110 citations Anna Edlinger, Gina Garland et al. profile →
Biotic homogenization, lower soil fungal diversity and fewer rare taxa in arable soils across Europe

2024 38 citations Samiran Banerjee, Cheng Zhao et al. Nature Communications profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Long‐Term Application of No‐Tillage‐Induced Greater Risk of Poor Topsoil Aeration Along a European Pedoclimatic Gradient 2025 ·European Journal of Soil Science ·(unknown), Marta Goberna, Sara Sánchez‐Moreno, Mansonia Pulido‐Moncada, Laurent Philippot, Mart Ros, Luca Bragazza, Sara Hallin, Dalia Feizienė, Lars Juhl Munkholm	1
2	Compost Application Enhances Soil Health and Maintains Crop Yield: Insights From 56 Farmer‐Managed Arable Fields 2025 ·Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling ·Anna Edlinger, Chantal Herzog, Gina Garland, Florian Walder, Samiran Banerjee, Sonja G. Keel, Jochen Mayer, Laurent Philippot, Sana Romdhane, Marcus Schiedung, Michael W. Schmidt, (unknown), Chloé Wüst‐Galley, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden	2
3	Dynamic response of soil microbial communities and network to hymexazol exposure 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), David Bru, (unknown), Claudio Screpanti, Laurent Philippot	1
4	How do different antibiotic residues in manure change soil N2O emissions and soil N-cycling microbial communities? 2024 ·Applied Soil Ecology ·Zhongchen Yang, Jan Willem van Groenigen, B.J.A. Berendsen, Laurent Philippot, Milou G.M. van de Schans, Gerlinde B. De Deyn	3
5	Biotic homogenization, lower soil fungal diversity and fewer rare taxa in arable soils across Europe breakdown → 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Samiran Banerjee, Cheng Zhao, Gina Garland, Anna Edlinger, Pablo García‐Palacios, Sana Romdhane, Florine Degrune, David S. Pescador, Chantal Herzog, (unknown), Jordi Bascompte, Sara Hallin, Laurent Philippot, Fernando T. Maestre, Matthias C. Rillig, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden	38
6	The Positive Effects of Soil Organic Carbon on European Cereal Yields Level Off at 1.4% 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Enrique Valencia, César Plaza, Gina Garland, Anna Edlinger, Chantal Herzog, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden, Samiran Banerjee, Matthias C. Rillig, Sara Hallin, Aurélien Saghaï, (unknown), David S. Pescador, Laurent Philippot, Aymé Spor, Sana Romdhane, Pablo García‐Palacios	0
7	Microbiota responses to mutations affecting NO homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana 2024 ·New Phytologist ·Antoine Berger, Eduardo Pérez‐Valera, Manuel Blouin, Marie‐Christine Breuil, Klaus Butterbach‐Bahl, Michael Dannenmann, Angélique Besson‐Bard, Sylvain Jeandroz, Josep Valls, Aymé Spor, (unknown), Pierre Pétriacq, David Wendehenne, Laurent Philippot	3
8	Size exclusion experiment in a grassland field unravels top–down control of the soil fauna on microbial community assembly 2024 ·Ecology Letters ·(unknown), Sana Romdhane, Marie‐Christine Breuil, David Bru, Stefan Geisen, Arnaud Mounier, Aymé Spor, Laurent Philippot	3
9	Precipitation patterns and N availability legacy govern microbial response to rewetting in a plant-soil system 2023 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·(unknown), Pascal A. Niklaus, Florian Bizouard, David Bru, Marie‐Christine Breuil, Nadine Rouard, Arnaud Mounier, Laurent Philippot, Romain L. Barnard	3
10	The interplay between microbial communities and soil properties breakdown → 2023 ·Nature Reviews Microbiology ·Laurent Philippot, Claire Chenu, Andreas Kappler, Matthias C. Rillig, Noah Fierer	632
11	Microbial ecological clusters structured by environments drive maize residue decomposition at the continental scale 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Meiling Zhang, Shiyu Wang, Liyu Zhang, Wentao Li, Mengmeng Cao, (unknown), Xinpeng Xu, Ping He, Wei Zhou, Laurent Philippot, Chao Ai	2
12	A closer look at the functions behind ecosystem multifunctionality: A review breakdown → 2020 ·Journal of Ecology ·Gina Garland, Samiran Banerjee, Anna Edlinger, (unknown), Chantal Herzog, Raphaël Wittwer, Laurent Philippot, Fernando T. Maestre, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden	240
13	A methodological framework to embrace soil biodiversity 2019 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Stefan Geisen, María J.I. Briones, Huijie Gan, Valerie M. Behan‐Pelletier, Ville‐Petri Friman, G.A. de Groot, S. Emilia Hannula, Zoë Lindo, Laurent Philippot, Alexei V. Tiunov, Diana H. Wall	92
14	Influence of land-use intensity on the spatial distribution of N-cycling microorganisms in grassland soils 2011 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·(unknown), Annabel Meyer, Doreen Berner, Christian Poll, André Schützenmeister, Hans‐Peter Piepho, (unknown), Laurent Philippot, Michael Schloter, Ellen Kandeler, Sven Marhan	67
15	Relative Abundances of Proteobacterial Membrane-Bound and Periplasmic Nitrate Reductases in Selected Environments 2007 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·David Bru, A. Sarr, Laurent Philippot	220
16	Repeated annual fertilizations of maize with pig slurry or pig manure enhance plant growth and N transformations in soil one year after the last application 2005 ·SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository ·Christophe Nguyen, Thierry Morvan, (unknown), Laurent Philippot, Fabienne Tatin‐Froux, Angélique Christophe, Sylvie Recous, Christophe Robin	0
17	Relative involvement of nitrate and nitrite reduction in the competitiveness of Pseudomonas fluorescens in the rhizosphere of maize under non-limiting nitrate conditions 2002 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Jean-FranÃ§ois Ghiglione, Agnès Richaume, Laurent Philippot, Robert Lensi	18
18	DNA Extraction from Soils: Old Bias for New Microbial Diversity Analysis Methods breakdown → 2001 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Fabrice Martin‐Laurent, Laurent Philippot, S. Hallet, R. Chaussod, J. C. Germon, Guy Soulas, G. Catroux	539
19	The establishment of an introduced community of fluorescent pseudomonads in the soil and in the rhizosphere is affected by the soil type 1999 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Xavier Latour, Laurent Philippot, (unknown), Philippe Lemanceau	55
20	Dissimilatory nitrite-reductase provides a competitive advantage to Pseudomonas sp. RTC01 to colonise the centre of soil aggregates 1996 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Laurent Philippot	3

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