Ruth Schmidt

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Ruth Schmidt is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Schmidt has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Plant Science, 6 papers in Cell Biology and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ruth Schmidt's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (6 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (4 papers). Ruth Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (6 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (4 papers). Ruth Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Canada and Austria. Ruth Schmidt's co-authors include Paolina Garbeva, Wietse de Boer, Viviane Cordovez, Jos M. Raaijmakers, Gabriele Berg, Elshahat M. Ramadan, Martina Köberl, Rudolf Bauer, Victor de Jager and Desalegn W. Etalo and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, New Phytologist and Soil Biology and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Schmidt

23 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Volatile affairs in microbial interactions 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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. Volatile affairs in microbial interactions
    2015 340 citations Ruth Schmidt, Viviane Cordovez et al. The ISME Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ruth Schmidt Netherlands 14 775 387 231 194 191 24 1.3k
Ghislaine Recorbet France 20 1.2k 1.6× 472 1.2× 268 1.2× 139 0.7× 162 0.8× 42 1.7k
Gerardo Puopolo Italy 25 1.2k 1.5× 358 0.9× 387 1.7× 108 0.6× 141 0.7× 57 1.6k
Émilie Tisserant France 19 911 1.2× 455 1.2× 249 1.1× 202 1.0× 159 0.8× 24 1.2k
Martina Köberl Austria 16 1.4k 1.8× 469 1.2× 371 1.6× 121 0.6× 285 1.5× 25 1.8k
Youn‐Sig Kwak South Korea 20 1.5k 1.9× 597 1.5× 382 1.7× 155 0.8× 114 0.6× 152 1.9k
Maria Carolina Quecine Brazil 25 1.3k 1.7× 587 1.5× 354 1.5× 109 0.6× 150 0.8× 63 1.8k
Ming‐He Mo China 21 1.2k 1.5× 493 1.3× 214 0.9× 262 1.4× 229 1.2× 73 1.8k
Undine Behrendt Germany 20 604 0.8× 391 1.0× 180 0.8× 54 0.3× 269 1.4× 37 1.1k
Peipei Li China 15 560 0.7× 283 0.7× 106 0.5× 74 0.4× 226 1.2× 58 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Ruth Schmidt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ruth Schmidt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruth Schmidt

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schmidt, Ruth, Hamed Azarbad, Luke D. Bainard, Julien Tremblay, & Étienne Yergeau. (2024). Intermittent water stress favors microbial traits that better help wheat under drought. ISME Communications. 4(1). ycae074–ycae074. 3 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Ruth, Tatsuhiko Hoshino, Yuki Morono, Julien Tremblay, & Dana Ulanová. (2023). Terpene Synthase Gene Amplicons from Subseafloor Sediment. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 12(2). e0103722–e0103722. 2 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Ruth, Xiaobo Wang, Paolina Garbeva, & Étienne Yergeau. (2021). The nitrification inhibitor nitrapyrin has non-target effects on the soil microbial community structure, composition, and functions. Applied Soil Ecology. 171. 104350–104350. 13 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Ruth, et al.. (2020). A Gaseous Milieu: Extending the Boundaries of the Rhizosphere. Trends in Microbiology. 28(7). 536–542. 44 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaobo, Ruth Schmidt, Étienne Yergeau, & Philippe Constant. (2020). Field H2 infusion alters bacterial and archaeal communities but not fungal communities nor nitrogen cycle gene abundance. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 151. 108018–108018. 14 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Ruth & Mahasweta Saha. (2020). Infochemicals in terrestrial plants and seaweed holobionts: current and future trends. New Phytologist. 229(4). 1852–1860. 21 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Ruth, Victor de Jager, Daniela Zühlke, et al.. (2017). Fungal volatile compounds induce production of the secondary metabolite Sodorifen in Serratia plymuthica PRI-2C. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 862–862. 111 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Ruth, et al.. (2016). Microbial small talk. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 1 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Ruth, Desalegn W. Etalo, Victor de Jager, et al.. (2016). Microbial Small Talk: Volatiles in Fungal–Bacterial Interactions. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 1495–1495. 130 indexed citations
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Adam, Eveline, Viola Kurm, Magdalena Rajewska, et al.. (2016). Controlling the Microbiome: Microhabitat Adjustments for Successful Biocontrol Strategies in Soil and Human Gut. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 1079–1079. 36 indexed citations
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Song, Chunxu, Ruth Schmidt, Victor de Jager, et al.. (2015). Exploring the genomic traits of fungus-feeding bacterial genus Collimonas. BMC Genomics. 16(1). 1103–1103. 53 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Ruth, Viviane Cordovez, Wietse de Boer, Jos M. Raaijmakers, & Paolina Garbeva. (2015). Volatile affairs in microbial interactions. The ISME Journal. 9(11). 2329–2335. 340 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schmidt, Ruth, Martina Köberl, Elshahat M. Ramadan, et al.. (2014). Effects of bacterial inoculants on the indigenous microbiome and secondary metabolites of chamomile plants. Frontiers in Microbiology. 5. 64–64. 92 indexed citations
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Köberl, Martina, Ruth Schmidt, Elshahat M. Ramadan, et al.. (2014). The microbiome of medicinal plants: diversity and importance for plant growth, quality and health. 48 indexed citations
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Köberl, Martina, Ruth Schmidt, Elshahat M. Ramadan, Rudolf Bauer, & Gabriele Berg. (2013). The microbiome of medicinal plants: diversity and importance for plant growth, quality and health. Frontiers in Microbiology. 4. 400–400. 196 indexed citations
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Köberl, Martina, Ruth Schmidt, Elshahat M. Ramadan, et al.. (2013). Indigenous PGPR and below-ground microbial communities of an organically managed desert agro-ecosystem.. 226–233. 1 indexed citations
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Köberl, Martina, Ruth Schmidt, Elshahat M. Ramadan, et al.. (2013). Biocontrol strategies and next generation sequencing: organic desert agriculture in Egypt. 317–336. 3 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Ruth, et al.. (2006). Water uptake and proline index as indicators of predisposition in tomato plants to Phytophthora nicotianae infection as influenced by abiotic stresses. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 69(4-6). 121–130. 10 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Ruth. (1960). Factors controlling the distribution of Douglas Fir in coastal British Columbia.. 54(2). 9 indexed citations

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