Michael Bitterlich

1.2k total citations
23 papers, 830 citations indexed

About

Michael Bitterlich is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Bitterlich has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 830 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Plant Science, 6 papers in Soil Science and 4 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Michael Bitterlich's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (15 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (11 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (5 papers). Michael Bitterlich is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (15 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (11 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (5 papers). Michael Bitterlich collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Czechia and Hungary. Michael Bitterlich's co-authors include Philipp Franken, Jan Graefe, Jan Jansa, David Püschel, Christina Kühn, Jana Rydlová, Undine Krügel, Martin Sandmann, Youssef Rouphael and Yvonne Pörs and has published in prestigious journals such as The Plant Journal, Soil Biology and Biochemistry and Journal of Experimental Botany.

In The Last Decade

Michael Bitterlich

22 papers receiving 816 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Bitterlich Germany 16 764 132 114 78 64 23 830
Sarah Symanczik Switzerland 17 612 0.8× 128 1.0× 109 1.0× 85 1.1× 68 1.1× 33 727
Elisabeth Armada Spain 13 856 1.1× 97 0.7× 77 0.7× 148 1.9× 45 0.7× 15 977
Zhang Feng-feng China 6 643 0.8× 70 0.5× 145 1.3× 62 0.8× 67 1.0× 7 701
Chaoyuan Zheng China 13 373 0.5× 95 0.7× 49 0.4× 66 0.8× 61 1.0× 22 473
Yanhui Huang China 7 664 0.9× 69 0.5× 142 1.2× 68 0.9× 68 1.1× 8 699
Eva Nouri Switzerland 6 668 0.9× 74 0.6× 138 1.2× 89 1.1× 67 1.0× 6 732
Diégane Diouf Senegal 15 612 0.8× 94 0.7× 50 0.4× 67 0.9× 55 0.9× 60 731
Masao Higo Japan 13 431 0.6× 123 0.9× 84 0.7× 27 0.3× 30 0.5× 38 507
Adriana Mayumi Yano‐Melo Brazil 14 530 0.7× 70 0.5× 129 1.1× 87 1.1× 61 1.0× 45 600
Petra Bukovská Czechia 15 615 0.8× 183 1.4× 144 1.3× 51 0.7× 55 0.9× 27 705

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Bitterlich

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All Works

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Lopes, Ivã Guidini, María Gómez‐Brandón, Nadine Praeg, et al.. (2025). BugBook: Critical considerations for evaluating and applying insect frass. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 11(18). 507–534.
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Püschel, David, Jana Rydlová, Radka Sudová, Jan Jansa, & Michael Bitterlich. (2024). Soil compaction reversed the effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on soil hydraulic properties. Mycorrhiza. 34(4). 361–368. 2 indexed citations
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Bitterlich, Michael, Jan Jansa, Jan Graefe, et al.. (2024). Drought accentuates the role of mycorrhiza in phosphorus uptake, part II – The intraradical enzymatic response. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 193. 109414–109414. 2 indexed citations
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Abdalla, Mohanned, Michael Bitterlich, Jan Jansa, David Püschel, & Mutez Ali Ahmed. (2023). The role of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in improving plant water status under drought. Journal of Experimental Botany. 74(16). 4808–4824. 36 indexed citations
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Graefe, Jan, et al.. (2023). An arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus alters soil water retention and hydraulic conductivity in a soil texture specific way. Mycorrhiza. 33(3). 165–179. 37 indexed citations
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Graefe, Jan, et al.. (2023). Water flow within and towards plant roots—a new concurrent solution. 5(2). 1 indexed citations
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Püschel, David, Michael Bitterlich, Jana Rydlová, et al.. (2023). Benefits in plant N uptake via the mycorrhizal pathway in ample soil moisture persist under severe drought. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 187. 109220–109220. 6 indexed citations
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Püschel, David, Michael Bitterlich, Jana Rydlová, & Jan Jansa. (2021). Drought accentuates the role of mycorrhiza in phosphorus uptake. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 157. 108243–108243. 71 indexed citations
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Bitterlich, Michael, et al.. (2020). Brassinosteroids and sucrose transport in mycorrhizal tomato plants. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 15(2). 1714292–1714292. 17 indexed citations
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Püschel, David, Michael Bitterlich, Jana Rydlová, & Jan Jansa. (2020). Facilitation of plant water uptake by an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus: a Gordian knot of roots and hyphae. Mycorrhiza. 30(2-3). 299–313. 82 indexed citations
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Bitterlich, Michael, et al.. (2019). Brassinosteroids Affect the Symbiosis Between the AM Fungus Rhizoglomus irregularis and Solanaceous Host Plants. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. 571–571. 15 indexed citations
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Bitterlich, Michael, Youssef Rouphael, Jan Graefe, & Philipp Franken. (2018). Arbuscular Mycorrhizas: A Promising Component of Plant Production Systems Provided Favorable Conditions for Their Growth. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 1329–1329. 55 indexed citations
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Bitterlich, Michael, Philipp Franken, & Jan Graefe. (2018). Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Improves Substrate Hydraulic Conductivity in the Plant Available Moisture Range Under Root Growth Exclusion. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 301–301. 67 indexed citations
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Bitterlich, Michael, Martin Sandmann, & Jan Graefe. (2018). Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Alleviates Restrictions to Substrate Water Flow and Delays Transpiration Limitation to Stronger Drought in Tomato. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 154–154. 61 indexed citations
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Wang, Ming, Martin Schäfer, Dapeng Li, et al.. (2018). Blumenols as shoot markers of root symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. eLife. 7. 62 indexed citations
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Rouphael, Youssef, E. Rea, Mariateresa Cardarelli, et al.. (2016). Can Adverse Effects of Acidity and Aluminum Toxicity Be Alleviated by Appropriate Rootstock Selection in Cucumber?. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. 1283–1283. 33 indexed citations
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Bitterlich, Michael, et al.. (2014). Interaction of brassinosteroid functions and sucrose transporter SlSUT2 regulate the formation of arbuscular mycorrhiza. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 9(10). e970426–e970426. 24 indexed citations
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Bitterlich, Michael, et al.. (2014). The sucrose transporter SlSUT2 from tomato interacts with brassinosteroid functioning and affects arbuscular mycorrhiza formation. The Plant Journal. 78(5). 877–889. 85 indexed citations
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Pörs, Yvonne, et al.. (2011). Photochemical processes, carbon assimilation and RNA accumulation of sucrose transporter genes in tomato arbuscular mycorrhiza. Journal of Plant Physiology. 168(11). 1256–1263. 125 indexed citations

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