Melanie Kuffner

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Melanie Kuffner is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melanie Kuffner has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Plant Science, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Melanie Kuffner's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (5 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (5 papers). Melanie Kuffner is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (5 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (5 papers). Melanie Kuffner collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Belgium and Spain. Melanie Kuffner's co-authors include Angela Sessitsch, Markus Puschenreiter, Walter W. Wenzel, Petra Kidd, Jaco Vangronsveld, Markus Gorfer, Andreas Schindlbacher, Sophie Zechmeister‐Boltenstern, Gerlinde Wieshammer and Alexandra Rodler and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Melanie Kuffner

14 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. The role of plant-associated bacteria in the mobilization and phytoextraction of trace elements in contaminated soils
    2013 480 citations Angela Sessitsch, Melanie Kuffner et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melanie Kuffner Austria 13 845 509 476 353 257 14 1.6k
Qinsong Xu China 24 962 1.1× 418 0.8× 471 1.0× 366 1.0× 359 1.4× 44 1.8k
Gehong Wei China 21 975 1.2× 327 0.6× 379 0.8× 276 0.8× 239 0.9× 49 1.6k
Émile Benizri France 22 1.3k 1.6× 419 0.8× 384 0.8× 579 1.6× 397 1.5× 61 2.2k
Jipeng Luo China 25 999 1.2× 506 1.0× 252 0.5× 299 0.8× 163 0.6× 48 1.6k
Anna Gałązka Poland 26 900 1.1× 274 0.5× 355 0.7× 574 1.6× 291 1.1× 105 1.8k
Ezékiel Baudoin France 15 882 1.0× 413 0.8× 550 1.2× 573 1.6× 225 0.9× 27 1.8k
Antonio Gelsomino Italy 21 593 0.7× 312 0.6× 384 0.8× 643 1.8× 188 0.7× 55 1.6k
Patrícia Dörr de Quadros Brazil 15 510 0.6× 318 0.6× 571 1.2× 596 1.7× 314 1.2× 26 1.5k
Russell K. Hynes Canada 24 1.4k 1.7× 521 1.0× 381 0.8× 435 1.2× 305 1.2× 47 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Melanie Kuffner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melanie Kuffner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melanie Kuffner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melanie Kuffner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melanie Kuffner 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 Melanie Kuffner. Melanie Kuffner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Corretto, Erika, Livio Antonielli, Angela Sessitsch, et al.. (2016). Agromyces aureus sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of Salix caprea L. grown in a heavy-metal-contaminated soil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 66(9). 3749–3754. 14 indexed citations
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Woegerbauer, Markus, Melanie Kuffner, Sara Domingues, & Kaare Magne Nielsen. (2015). Involvement of aph(3′)-IIa in the formation of mosaic aminoglycoside resistance genes in natural environments. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 442–442. 14 indexed citations
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Sessitsch, Angela, Melanie Kuffner, Petra Kidd, et al.. (2013). The role of plant-associated bacteria in the mobilization and phytoextraction of trace elements in contaminated soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 60(100). 182–194. 480 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pfeiffer, Stefan, et al.. (2013). Spirosoma endophyticum sp. nov., isolated from Zn- and Cd-accumulating Salix caprea. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 63(Pt_12). 4586–4590. 39 indexed citations
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Becerra-Castro, Cristina, Petra Kidd, Melanie Kuffner, et al.. (2013). Bacterially Induced Weathering of Ultramafic Rock and Its Implications for Phytoextraction. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 79(17). 5094–5103. 30 indexed citations
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Kuffner, Melanie, Brigitte Hai, Thomas Rattei, et al.. (2012). Effects of season and experimental warming on the bacterial community in a temperate mountain forest soil assessed by 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 82(3). 551–562. 130 indexed citations
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Maria, Susanna De, Anna Rita Rivelli, Melanie Kuffner, et al.. (2011). Interactions between accumulation of trace elements and macronutrients in Salix caprea after inoculation with rhizosphere microorganisms. Chemosphere. 84(9). 1256–1261. 61 indexed citations
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Schindlbacher, Andreas, Alexandra Rodler, Melanie Kuffner, et al.. (2011). Experimental warming effects on the microbial community of a temperate mountain forest soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 43(7). 1417–1425. 276 indexed citations
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Afzal, Muhammad, Sohail Yousaf, Thomas G. Reichenauer, Melanie Kuffner, & Angela Sessitsch. (2010). Soil type affects plant colonization, activity and catabolic gene expression of inoculated bacterial strains during phytoremediation of diesel. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 186(2-3). 1568–1575. 134 indexed citations
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Kuffner, Melanie, Susanna De Maria, Markus Puschenreiter, et al.. (2010). Culturable bacteria from Zn- and Cd-accumulatingSalix capreawith differential effects on plant growth and heavy metal availability. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 108(4). 1471–1484. 146 indexed citations
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Kuffner, Melanie, Markus Puschenreiter, Gerlinde Wieshammer, Markus Gorfer, & Angela Sessitsch. (2008). Rhizosphere bacteria affect growth and metal uptake of heavy metal accumulating willows. Plant and Soil. 304(1-2). 35–44. 193 indexed citations
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Kuffner, Melanie, Levente Bodrossy, Markus Puschenreiter, et al.. (2006). Characterization of Ni-tolerant methylobacteria associated with the hyperaccumulating plant Thlaspi goesingense and description of Methylobacterium goesingense sp. nov.. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 29(8). 634–644. 63 indexed citations
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Philippot, Laurent, et al.. (2006). Genetic structure and activity of the nitrate-reducers community in the rhizosphere of different cultivars of maize. Plant and Soil. 287(1-2). 177–186. 24 indexed citations
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Kuffner, Melanie, et al.. (2004). DGGE-fingerprinting of arable soils shows differences in microbial community structure of conventional and organic farming systems. International journal of food, agriculture and environment. 2(2). 260–264. 3 indexed citations

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