Viola Kurm

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Viola Kurm is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Viola Kurm has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Plant Science, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Viola Kurm's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (7 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (5 papers). Viola Kurm is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (7 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (5 papers). Viola Kurm collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Austria. Viola Kurm's co-authors include W. H. Gera Hol, Joana Falcão Salles, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden, Kirsten Küsel, Matthias C. Rillig, Christina Bienhold, Laure Gallien, Zhong Wei, Xiaowei Zhang and Angélique Gobet and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and Frontiers in Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Viola Kurm

17 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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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.

Where less may be more: how the rare biosphere pulls ecosystems strings

2017 905 citations Alexandre Jousset, Christina Bienhold et al. The ISME Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Viola Kurm Netherlands	8	700	519	352	171	131	18	1.2k
Yiqin Xu China	4	747 1.1×	456 0.9×	362 1.0×	317 1.9×	129 1.0×	6	1.1k
Christopher A. Searcy United States	16	770 1.1×	342 0.7×	388 1.1×	219 1.3×	156 1.2×	37	1.5k
Franziska Wemheuer Germany	15	670 1.0×	567 1.1×	428 1.2×	242 1.4×	174 1.3×	29	1.5k
Teresa Bilinski United States	5	1.1k 1.5×	702 1.4×	357 1.0×	196 1.1×	136 1.0×	7	1.5k
Lisa Röttjers Belgium	7	479 0.7×	430 0.8×	202 0.6×	137 0.8×	122 0.9×	8	941
Renaud Berlemont United States	19	657 0.9×	659 1.3×	500 1.4×	366 2.1×	81 0.6×	36	1.6k
Tristrom Winsley Australia	13	633 0.9×	331 0.6×	244 0.7×	314 1.8×	151 1.2×	16	1.1k
Pandeng Wang China	16	540 0.8×	238 0.5×	283 0.8×	155 0.9×	212 1.6×	54	1.0k

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18 of 18 papers shown

Kurm, Viola, et al.. (2025). Microbiome-driven machine learning for predicting suppressiveness to Rhizoctonia solani in organic-amended soils. Applied Soil Ecology. 214. 106409–106409.

Nijhuis, E.H., Viola Kurm, J.H.M. Visser, G.W. Korthals, & L.S. van Overbeek. (2024). Effects of several long-term soil health treatments on populations of Pratylenchus penetrans and the soil microbial community. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 60(7). 1025–1040. 1 indexed citations

Kurm, Viola, O. Mendes, Jack Gros, & J.M. van der Wolf. (2023). Potato tuber origin and microbial composition determines resistance against soft rot Pectobacteriaceae. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 168(2). 383–399. 6 indexed citations

Kurm, Viola, J.H.M. Visser, M.T. Schilder, et al.. (2023). Soil Suppressiveness Against Pythium ultimum and Rhizoctonia solani in Two Land Management Systems and Eleven Soil Health Treatments. Microbial Ecology. 86(3). 1709–1724. 6 indexed citations

Wolf, J.M. van der, M.C. Krijger, O. Mendes, Viola Kurm, & Jack Gros. (2022). Natural Infections of Potato Plants Grown from Minitubers with Blackleg-Causing Soft Rot Pectobacteriaceae. Microorganisms. 10(12). 2504–2504. 6 indexed citations

Kurm, Viola, M.T. Schilder, Wiepie Haagsma, et al.. (2022). Reduced tillage increases soil biological properties but not suppressiveness against Rhizoctonia solani and Streptomyces scabies. Applied Soil Ecology. 181. 104646–104646. 10 indexed citations

Kurm, Viola, et al.. (2022). Development of an on-site LAMP assay for identification of Thaumatotibia leucotreta and Helicoverpa armigera larvae on rose. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 165(3). 593–601. 1 indexed citations

Wolf, J.M. van der, P. Kastelein, M.C. Krijger, et al.. (2022). Factors influencing Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum infection incidence and disease development in rose plants. Plant Pathology. 71(7). 1619–1632. 2 indexed citations

Kurm, Viola, Claudia E. Coipan, P.J.M. Bonants, et al.. (2021). Whole genome characterization of strains belonging to the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex and in silico analysis of TaqMan assays for detection in this heterogenous species complex. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 159(3). 593–613. 2 indexed citations

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Christensen, Søren, et al.. (2021). Increased Likelihood of High Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Exchange in Soils at Reduced Microbial Diversity. Sustainability. 13(4). 1685–1685. 1 indexed citations

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Kurm, Viola, Wim H. van der Putten, & W. H. Gera Hol. (2019). Cultivation-success of rare soil bacteria is not influenced by incubation time and growth medium. PLoS ONE. 14(1). e0210073–e0210073. 31 indexed citations

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Kurm, Viola, et al.. (2019). Competition and predation as possible causes of bacterial rarity. Environmental Microbiology. 21(4). 1356–1368. 27 indexed citations

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Kurm, Viola, et al.. (2018). A low proportion of rare bacterial taxa responds to abiotic changes compared with dominant taxa. Environmental Microbiology. 21(2). 750–758. 76 indexed citations

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Jousset, Alexandre, Christina Bienhold, Antonis Chatzinotas, et al.. (2017). Where less may be more: how the rare biosphere pulls ecosystems strings. The ISME Journal. 11(4). 853–862. 905 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kurm, Viola, Wim H. van der Putten, Ana Pineda, & W. H. Gera Hol. (2017). Soil microbial species loss affects plant biomass and survival of an introduced bacterial strain, but not inducible plant defences. Annals of Botany. 121(2). 311–319. 8 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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Kurm, Viola, Wim H. van der Putten, Wietse de Boer, Suzanne Naus‐Wiezer, & W. H. Gera Hol. (2016). Low abundant soil bacteria can be metabolically versatile and fast growing. Ecology. 98(2). 555–564. 74 indexed citations

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Kurm, Viola, Wim H. van der Putten, Wietse de Boer, Suzanne Naus‐Wiezer, & W. H. Gera Hol. (2016). Data from: Low abundant soil bacteria can be metabolically versatile and fast growing. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 2 indexed citations

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