Sofie Thijs

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Sofie Thijs is a scholar working on Plant Science, Pollution and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sofie Thijs has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Plant Science, 28 papers in Pollution and 21 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Sofie Thijs's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (33 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (18 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (16 papers). Sofie Thijs is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (33 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (18 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (16 papers). Sofie Thijs collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Poland and Canada. Sofie Thijs's co-authors include Jaco Vangronsveld, Nele Weyens, Wouter Sillen, Bram Beckers, Sascha Truyens, Ewa Oleńska, Izabela Święcicka, Wanda Małek, Małgorzata Wójcik and Michiel Op De Beeck and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Sofie Thijs

80 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Beneficial features of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria for improving plant growth and health in challenging conditions: A methodical review

2020 384 citations Ewa Oleńska, Wanda Małek et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sofie Thijs Belgium	27	1.6k	679	553	540	248	86	2.8k
Asma Imran Pakistan	30	2.3k 1.5×	583 0.9×	414 0.7×	542 1.0×	145 0.6×	59	3.4k
Linyan He China	29	1.6k 1.0×	1.0k 1.5×	517 0.9×	515 1.0×	462 1.9×	101	3.0k
Katarzyna Hrynkiewicz Poland	29	1.4k 0.9×	552 0.8×	286 0.5×	356 0.7×	116 0.5×	92	2.5k
Hui Chen China	33	1.9k 1.2×	811 1.2×	451 0.8×	855 1.6×	152 0.6×	120	4.0k
Giovanna Cristina Varese Italy	35	1.8k 1.1×	800 1.2×	415 0.8×	397 0.7×	548 2.2×	125	3.5k
Ayansina Segun Ayangbenro South Africa	21	1.1k 0.7×	668 1.0×	315 0.6×	338 0.6×	520 2.1×	75	2.6k
Milko A. Jorquera Chile	36	2.5k 1.6×	651 1.0×	779 1.4×	798 1.5×	373 1.5×	137	4.3k
Delong Meng China	26	888 0.6×	598 0.9×	613 1.1×	430 0.8×	413 1.7×	86	2.4k
Udai B. Singh India	24	1.3k 0.8×	511 0.8×	168 0.3×	311 0.6×	338 1.4×	81	2.4k
Marcos Rogério Tótola Brazil	26	1.2k 0.7×	855 1.3×	353 0.6×	756 1.4×	180 0.7×	88	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Sofie Thijs

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sofie Thijs

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Thijs, Sofie, et al.. (2025). Towards enhancing phytoremediation: The effect of syringic acid, a plant secondary metabolite, on the presence of phenoxy herbicide-tolerant endophytic bacteria. The Science of The Total Environment. 962. 178414–178414. 2 indexed citations

Oleńska, Ewa, Wanda Małek, Izabela Święcicka, et al.. (2025). Bacteria Under Metal Stress—Molecular Mechanisms of Metal Tolerance. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(12). 5716–5716. 4 indexed citations

Thijs, Sofie, et al.. (2024). White Rot Fungi as Tools for the Bioremediation of Xenobiotics: A Review. Journal of Fungi. 10(3). 167–167. 35 indexed citations

Mendez, Mariano J., et al.. (2024). Quantification of Airborne Particulate Matter and Trace Element Deposition on Hedera helix and Senecio cineraria Leaves. Plants. 13(17). 2519–2519.

Roca, Ángel Sánchez, Sofie Thijs, Jan Yperman, et al.. (2023). Batch and dynamic acid regeneration evaluation of granular activated carbons used in water cleaning treatment system. A comparative study between advanced analytical methods and a new infra-red thermographic method. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(5). 110357–110357. 1 indexed citations

Oleńska, Ewa, et al.. (2023). Community Profiling of Seed Endophytes from the Pb-Zn Hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens and Their Plant Growth Promotion Potential. Plants. 12(3). 643–643. 8 indexed citations

Oleńska, Ewa, Wanda Małek, Małgorzata Wójcik, et al.. (2023). Bacteria associated with Zn-hyperaccumulators Arabidopsis halleri and Arabidopsis arenosa from Zn–Pb–Cd waste heaps in Poland as promising tools for bioremediation. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 12606–12606. 3 indexed citations

Koczoń, Piotr, et al.. (2023). Accumulation of Plastics and Trace Elements in the Mangrove Forests of Bima City Bay, Indonesia. Plants. 12(3). 462–462. 16 indexed citations

Wójcik, Małgorzata, et al.. (2023). Endophyte Community Changes in the Seeds of Eight Plant Species following Inoculation with a Multi-Endophytic Bacterial Consortium and an Individual Sphingomonas wittichii Strain Obtained from Noccaea caerulescens. Plants. 12(20). 3660–3660.

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Hamad, Ibrahim, Sofie Thijs, Jaco Vangronsveld, et al.. (2023). Impact of High Salt-Intake on a Natural Gut Ecosystem in Wildling Mice. Nutrients. 15(7). 1565–1565. 13 indexed citations

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Rineau, François, Jannis Groh, Michel Mench, et al.. (2023). Limited effects of crop foliar Si fertilization on a marginal soil under a future climate scenario. Heliyon. 10(1). e23882–e23882.

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Oleńska, Ewa, Wanda Małek, Urszula Kotowska, et al.. (2021). Exopolysaccharide Carbohydrate Structure and Biofilm Formation by Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii Strains Inhabiting Nodules of Trifoliumrepens Growing on an Old Zn–Pb–Cd-Polluted Waste Heap Area. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(6). 2808–2808. 18 indexed citations

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Oleńska, Ewa, Wanda Małek, Tadeusz Włostowski, et al.. (2020). Trifolium repens-Associated Bacteria as a Potential Tool to Facilitate Phytostabilization of Zinc and Lead Polluted Waste Heaps. Plants. 9(8). 1002–1002. 18 indexed citations

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Bonné, Robin, Silvia Hidalgo‐Martinez, Rob Cornelissen, et al.. (2020). Intrinsic electrical properties of cable bacteria reveal an Arrhenius temperature dependence. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 19798–19798. 26 indexed citations

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Gkorezis, Panagiotis, Jan D’Haen, Jonathan D. Van Hamme, et al.. (2019). First high-quality draft genome of Ochrobactrum haematophilum P6BS-III, a highly glyphosate-tolerant strain isolated from agricultural soil in Argentina. 3 Biotech. 9(3). 74–74. 7 indexed citations

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Sánchez-López, Ariadna S., Isabel Pintelon, Vincent Stevens, et al.. (2018). Seed Endophyte Microbiome of Crotalaria pumila Unpeeled: Identification of Plant-Beneficial Methylobacteria. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(1). 291–291. 44 indexed citations

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Thijs, Sofie, Michiel Op De Beeck, Bram Beckers, et al.. (2017). Comparative Evaluation of Four Bacteria-Specific Primer Pairs for 16S rRNA Gene Surveys. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 494–494. 242 indexed citations

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Rangel, Wesley de Melo, Sofie Thijs, Jolien Janssen, et al.. (2016). Native rhizobia from Zn mining soil promote the growth of Leucaena leucocephala on contaminated soil. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 19(2). 142–156. 27 indexed citations

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Weyens, Nele, Sofie Thijs, Robert Popek, et al.. (2015). The Role of Plant–Microbe Interactions and Their Exploitation for Phytoremediation of Air Pollutants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 16(10). 25576–25604. 119 indexed citations

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Remans, Tony, Sofie Thijs, Sascha Truyens, et al.. (2012). Understanding the development of roots exposed to contaminants and the potential of plant-associated bacteria for optimization of growth. Annals of Botany. 110(2). 239–252. 63 indexed citations

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