Petr Baldrián

36.2k total citations · 15 hit papers
277 papers, 22.7k citations indexed

About

Petr Baldrián is a scholar working on Plant Science, Insect Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Petr Baldrián has authored 277 papers receiving a total of 22.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 192 papers in Plant Science, 97 papers in Insect Science and 84 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Petr Baldrián's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (134 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (95 papers) and Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (66 papers). Petr Baldrián is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (134 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (95 papers) and Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (66 papers). Petr Baldrián collaborates with scholars based in Czechia, Germany and Belarus. Petr Baldrián's co-authors include Tomáš Větrovský, Vendula Valášková, Jaroslav Šnajdr, Jana Voříšková, Rubén López‐Mondéjar, Tomáš Cajthaml, Jiřı́ Gabriel, Martina Štursová, Lucia Žifčáková and Salvador Lladó and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Bioinformatics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Petr Baldrián

265 papers receiving 22.1k 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.

Fungal laccases – occurrence and properties

2006 1.7k citations Petr Baldrián profile →
The Variability of the 16S rRNA Gene in Bacterial Genomes and Its Consequences for Bacterial Community Analyses

2013 846 citations Tomáš Větrovský, Petr Baldrián profile →
Active and total microbial communities in forest soil are largely different and highly stratified during decomposition

2011 674 citations Petr Baldrián, Miroslav Kolařík et al. profile →
Mycobiome diversity: high-throughput sequencing and identification of fungi

2018 622 citations Petr Baldrián et al. profile →
Fungal community on decomposing leaf litter undergoes rapid successional changes

2012 601 citations Petr Baldrián et al. profile →
Degradation of cellulose by basidiomycetous fungi

2008 585 citations Petr Baldrián et al. profile →
Interactions of heavy metals with white-rot fungi

2002 530 citations Petr Baldrián profile →
Composition of fungal and bacterial communities in forest litter and soil is largely determined by dominant trees

2015 507 citations Petr Baldrián et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →
Forest microbiome: diversity, complexity and dynamics

2016 506 citations Petr Baldrián profile →
Forest Soil Bacteria: Diversity, Involvement in Ecosystem Processes, and Response to Global Change

2017 492 citations Petr Baldrián et al. profile →
Cellulose utilization in forest litter and soil: identification of bacterial and fungal decomposers

2012 389 citations Petr Baldrián et al. FEMS Microbiology Ecology profile →
Cellulose and hemicellulose decomposition by forest soil bacteria proceeds by the action of structurally variable enzymatic systems

2016 340 citations Petr Baldrián et al. Scientific Reports profile →
Seasonal dynamics of fungal communities in a temperate oak forest soil

2013 314 citations Vendula Brabcová, Tomáš Cajthaml et al. profile →
Microbial activity in forest soil reflects the changes in ecosystem properties between summer and winter

2015 311 citations Tomáš Větrovský, Petr Baldrián et al. profile →
Forest microbiome and global change

2023 139 citations Petr Baldrián, Petr Kohout et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Petr Baldrián

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Impacts of Canopy Disturbances by Tree Logging on Soil Biota Increase With Organism Size 2025 ·Global Change Biology ·Leticia Pérez‐Izquierdo, (unknown), Petr Baldrián, Virginie Baldy, (unknown), Raphaël Gros, Ana‐Maria Hereş, Yoann Le Bagousse‐Pinguet, Tijana Martinović, Ion Cătălin Petrițan, Sara Sánchez‐Moreno, Mathieu Santonja, Jorge Curiel Yuste	0
2	Protein Coding Low‐Copy rpb2 and ef1‐α Regions Are Viable Fungal Metabarcoding DNA Markers Which Can Supplement ITS for Better Accuracy 2025 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), Miroslav Caboň, Miroslav Kolařík, Katarína Adamčíková, Petr Baldrián, (unknown), Tomáš Větrovský, Slavomír Adamčík	0
3	Selective Pressure of Heavy Metals on Soil Microbial Taxa near a Smelting Area 2025 ·Toxics ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Petr Baldrián, Galina Radeva	0
4	Dominant herbaceous plants contribute to the spatial heterogeneity of beech and riparian forest soils by influencing fungal and bacterial diversity 2024 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Szymon Zubek, (unknown), (unknown), Iñaki Odriozola, Tomáš Větrovský, (unknown), Priscila Thiago Dobbler, Anna M. Stefanowicz, Małgorzata Stanek, Aleksandra Orzechowska, Petr Kohout, Petr Baldrián	4
5	Soil fungal and bacterial community structure in monocultures of fourteen tree species of the temperate zone 2023 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·(unknown), (unknown), Iñaki Odriozola, Tomáš Větrovský, Kaja Rola, Petr Kohout, Petr Baldrián, Szymon Zubek	8
6	Bacterial, but not fungal, communities show spatial heterogeneity in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) deadwood 2023 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Jason Bosch, (unknown), Vojtěch Tláskal, Vendula Brabcová, Petr Baldrián	4
7	Recovery of 197 eukaryotic bins reveals major challenges for eukaryote genome reconstruction from terrestrial metagenomes 2023 ·Molecular Ecology Resources ·J. Saraiva, Alexander Bartholomäus, Rodolfo Brizola Toscan, Petr Baldrián, Ulisses Nunes da Rocha	16
8	MuDoGeR: Multi‐Domain Genome recovery from metagenomes made easy 2023 ·Molecular Ecology Resources ·Ulisses Nunes da Rocha, (unknown), René Kallies, J. Saraiva, Rodolfo Brizola Toscan, Polonca Štefanič, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alexander J. Probst, Petr Baldrián, Peter F. Stadler	14
9	Defining a core microbial necrobiome associated with decomposing fungal necromass 2023 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·(unknown), François Maillard, Petr Baldrián, Peter G. Kennedy	13
10	Continuous microhabitats as crossroads of fungal communities in a primeval temperate forest 2023 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Sarah Piché‐Choquette, Vojtěch Tláskal, Tomáš Vrška, (unknown), Tomáš Větrovský, Petr Baldrián	4
11	Climate-driven shifts in plant and fungal communities can lead to topsoil carbon loss in alpine ecosystems 2023 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·(unknown), (unknown), Vendula Brabcová, Tomáš Cajthaml, Tijana Martinović, (unknown), (unknown), Petr Baldrián, Petr Kohout	3
12	Improved recovery and annotation of genes in metagenomes through the prediction of fungal introns 2023 ·Molecular Ecology Resources ·(unknown), Tomáš Větrovský, (unknown), J. Saraiva, Priscila Thiago Dobbler, Petr Kohout, Martin Pospíšek, Ulisses Nunes da Rocha, Jǐŕı Kléma, Petr Baldrián	1
13	Impact of Wood Age on Termite Microbial Assemblages 2023 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Amrita Chakraborty, Jan Šobotník, (unknown), Jaromír Hradecký, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Bourguignon, Petr Baldrián, Michael S. Engel, Vojtêch Novotný, Iñaki Odriozola, Tomáš Větrovský	4
14	Composition and functioning of the soil microbiome in the highest altitudes of the Italian Alps and potential effects of climate change 2022 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·(unknown), Petr Baldrián, Iñaki Odriozola, Daniel Morais, Tomáš Větrovský, Laura Zucconi, (unknown), Nicoletta Cannone, Francesco Malfasi, Silvano Onofri	12
15	Quantifying wood decomposition by insects and fungi using computed tomography scanning and machine learning 2022 ·Scientific Reports ·Sebastian Seibold, Jörg Müller, Sebastian Allner, Marian Willner, Petr Baldrián, Michael D. Ulyshen, Roland Brandl, Claus Bässler, Jonas Hagge, Oliver Mitesser	13
16	Temporal turnover of the soil microbiome composition is guild‐specific 2021 ·Ecology Letters ·Tijana Martinović, Iñaki Odriozola, Tereza Mašínová, Barbara Doreen Bahnmann, Petr Kohout, Petr Sedlák, Kristina Merunková, Tomáš Větrovský, Michal Tomšovský, Otso Ovaskainen, Petr Baldrián	29
17	High-throughput sequencing view on the magnitude of global fungal diversity 2021 ·Fungal Diversity ·Petr Baldrián, Tomáš Větrovský, Clémentine Lepinay, Petr Kohout	131
18	Tree species identity alters decomposition of understory litter and associated microbial communities: a case study 2019 ·Biology and Fertility of Soils ·Šárka Angst, Lenka Harantová, Petr Baldrián, Gerrit Angst, Tomáš Cajthaml, Petra Straková, Jan Blahut, (unknown), Jan Frouz	27
19	Different twig litter (Salix caprea) diameter does affect microbial community activity and composition but not decay rate 2018 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Šárka Angst, Petr Baldrián, Lenka Harantová, Tomáš Cajthaml, Jan Frouz	13
20	Diversity of foliar endophytes in wind-fallen Picea abies trees 2011 ·Fungal Diversity ·Ondřej Koukol, Miroslav Kolařík, (unknown), Petr Baldrián	59

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