Wanda Małek

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Wanda Małek is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wanda Małek has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Plant Science, 9 papers in Ecology and 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Wanda Małek's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (45 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (18 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (8 papers). Wanda Małek is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (45 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (18 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (8 papers). Wanda Małek collaborates with scholars based in Poland, Belgium and United States. Wanda Małek's co-authors include Ewa Oleńska, Izabela Święcicka, Sofie Thijs, Jaco Vangronsveld, Małgorzata Wójcik, Matthew A. Parker, Ingrid M. Parker, Aneta A. Ptaszyńska, Grzegorz Borsuk and Ewa Sajnaga and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Wanda Małek

54 papers receiving 1.1k 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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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wanda Małek Poland	16	840	185	171	150	148	56	1.1k
Pedro Alberto Balatti Argentina	25	1.4k 1.6×	137 0.7×	116 0.7×	174 1.2×	264 1.8×	114	1.7k
Fabio Mascher Switzerland	22	989 1.2×	127 0.7×	154 0.9×	80 0.5×	167 1.1×	41	1.2k
Nora Altier Uruguay	15	577 0.7×	111 0.6×	136 0.8×	112 0.7×	228 1.5×	55	825
W. G. Dilantha Fernando Canada	24	1.7k 2.0×	168 0.9×	77 0.5×	110 0.7×	514 3.5×	71	2.0k
Charles T. Hunter United States	18	840 1.0×	183 1.0×	146 0.9×	69 0.5×	541 3.7×	33	1.2k
Tim H. Mauchline United Kingdom	24	1.5k 1.8×	344 1.9×	215 1.3×	89 0.6×	407 2.8×	65	1.9k
Rumakanta Sapkota Denmark	18	772 0.9×	224 1.2×	141 0.8×	115 0.8×	209 1.4×	43	1.1k
Xiaoyan Zhang China	21	815 1.0×	89 0.5×	113 0.7×	91 0.6×	168 1.1×	64	1.2k
Deborah L. Boykin United States	21	753 0.9×	46 0.2×	107 0.6×	119 0.8×	241 1.6×	59	1.1k
A. Zoina Italy	20	1.1k 1.3×	116 0.6×	105 0.6×	99 0.7×	438 3.0×	58	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wanda Małek

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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

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

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

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

Ptaszyńska, Aneta A., et al.. (2020). Insight into probiotic properties of lactic acid bacterial endosymbionts of Apis mellifera L. derived from the Polish apiary. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 28(3). 1890–1899. 37 indexed citations

Oleńska, Ewa, Wanda Małek, Małgorzata Wójcik, et al.. (2020). Beneficial features of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria for improving plant growth and health in challenging conditions: A methodical review. The Science of The Total Environment. 743. 140682–140682. 384 indexed citations breakdown →

Oleńska, Ewa & Wanda Małek. (2019). Genomic polymorphism of Trifolium repens root nodule symbionts from heavy metal-abundant 100-year-old waste heap in southern Poland. Archives of Microbiology. 201(10). 1405–1414. 10 indexed citations

Małek, Wanda, et al.. (2018). The ftsA gene as a molecular marker for phylogenetic studies in Bradyrhizobium and identification of Bradyrhizobium japonicum. Journal of Applied Genetics. 60(1). 123–126. 3 indexed citations

Małek, Wanda, et al.. (2017). Molecular phylogeny of Bradyrhizobium bacteria isolated from root nodules of tribe Genisteae plants growing in southeast Poland. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 40(8). 482–491. 15 indexed citations

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Gnat, Sebastian, et al.. (2015). Phylogeny of Symbiotic Genes and the Symbiotic Properties of Rhizobia Specific to Astragalus glycyphyllos L.. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0141504–e0141504. 12 indexed citations

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Małek, Wanda, et al.. (2013). Salt Tolerance in Astragalus cicer Microsymbionts: The Role of Glycine Betaine in Osmoprotection. Current Microbiology. 66(5). 428–436. 15 indexed citations

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Pawlik, Anna, et al.. (2012). Genetic Diversity of the Edible Mushroom Pleurotus sp. by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism. Current Microbiology. 65(4). 438–445. 26 indexed citations

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Małek, Wanda, et al.. (2010). Robinia pseudoacacia in Poland and Japan is nodulated by Mesorhizobium amorphae strains. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 97(4). 351–361. 14 indexed citations

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Parker, Matthew A., Wanda Małek, & Ingrid M. Parker. (2006). Growth of an invasive legume is symbiont limited in newly occupied habitats. Diversity and Distributions. 12(5). 563–571. 105 indexed citations

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Małek, Wanda, et al.. (2006). Application of the AFLP method to differentiate Genista tinctoria microsymbionts. The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology. 52(6). 321–328. 5 indexed citations

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Małek, Wanda, et al.. (2005). W poszukiwaniu koncepcji gatunku bakteryjnego. Postępy Mikrobiologii - Advancements of Microbiology. 44(4). 323–328.

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Małek, Wanda, et al.. (2004). Phenotypic and Genomic Characteristics of Rhizobia Isolated From Genista tinctoria Root Nodules. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 27(6). 707–715. 14 indexed citations

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Sajnaga, Ewa, Wanda Małek, Barbara Łotocka, Tomasz Stępkowski, & Andrzej B. Legocki. (2001). The root-nodule symbiosis between Sarothamnus scoparius L. and its microsymbionts. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 79(3-4). 385–391. 24 indexed citations

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Małek, Wanda, et al.. (2000). Symbiosis of Astragalus cicer with its microsymbionts: partial nodC gene sequence, host plant specificity, and root nodule structure. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 78(1). 63–71. 8 indexed citations

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Małek, Wanda. (1974). Relation between phage sensitivity and symbiotic properties of auxotrophic mutants of Rhizobium meliloti.. PubMed. 6(3). 225–9. 4 indexed citations

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