Werner Selbitschka

1.8k total citations
31 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Werner Selbitschka is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Werner Selbitschka has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Plant Science, 15 papers in Ecology and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Werner Selbitschka's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (24 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (11 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (11 papers). Werner Selbitschka is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (24 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (11 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (11 papers). Werner Selbitschka collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Spain and United Kingdom. Werner Selbitschka's co-authors include Alfred Pühler, Marcus Dröge, Stefan Niemann, Reinhard Simon, Hans‐Volker Tichy, Olaf Kaiser, Alfred P�hler, Walter Arnold, Nicolás Toro and Alfred PÃ ⁄ hler and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bacteriology, Soil Biology and Biochemistry and Molecular Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Werner Selbitschka

29 papers receiving 965 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Werner Selbitschka Germany 15 553 410 347 135 112 31 1.0k
Daniel Pérez‐Mendoza Spain 18 561 1.0× 266 0.6× 182 0.5× 70 0.5× 57 0.5× 31 852
Mengsheng Gao United States 15 900 1.6× 647 1.6× 254 0.7× 51 0.4× 47 0.4× 20 1.5k
Francisco Martínez‐Abarca Spain 26 724 1.3× 915 2.2× 618 1.8× 84 0.6× 62 0.6× 66 1.7k
Antonio Lagares Argentina 21 1.2k 2.1× 342 0.8× 336 1.0× 142 1.1× 69 0.6× 78 1.6k
María Florencia Del Papa Argentina 17 689 1.2× 257 0.6× 212 0.6× 97 0.7× 52 0.5× 44 978
Scott A. C. Godfrey New Zealand 10 412 0.7× 568 1.4× 198 0.6× 83 0.6× 156 1.4× 14 1.0k
Mónica Sánchez-Contreras Spain 14 555 1.0× 451 1.1× 217 0.6× 87 0.6× 26 0.2× 22 1.0k
Ludovic Vial France 22 792 1.4× 605 1.5× 210 0.6× 41 0.3× 90 0.8× 43 1.4k
Xianwu Guo Mexico 18 327 0.6× 559 1.4× 279 0.8× 126 0.9× 23 0.2× 51 1.3k
Eduardo A. Robleto United States 20 241 0.4× 509 1.2× 191 0.6× 70 0.5× 80 0.7× 45 854

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All Works

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Becker, Anke, Thomas Bekel, Alexander Goesmann, et al.. (2008). Comparative genomic hybridisation and ultrafast pyrosequencing revealed remarkable differences between the Sinorhizobium meliloti genomes of the model strain Rm1021 and the field isolate SM11. Journal of Biotechnology. 136(1-2). 31–37. 15 indexed citations
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Selbitschka, Werner, Mathias Keller, Rona Miethling-Graff, et al.. (2006). Long-Term Field Release of Bioluminescent Sinorhizobium meliloti Strains to Assess the Influence of a recA Mutation on the Strains' Survival. Microbial Ecology. 52(3). 583–595. 12 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Olaf, Alfred Pühler, & Werner Selbitschka. (2001). Phylogenetic Analysis of Microbial Diversity in the Rhizoplane of Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus cv. Westar) Employing Cultivation-Dependent and Cultivation-Independent Approaches. Microbial Ecology. 42(2). 136–149. 93 indexed citations
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Dröge, Marcus, Alfred Pühler, & Werner Selbitschka. (2000). Phenotypic and molecular characterization of conjugative antibiotic resistance plasmids isolated from bacterial communities of activated sludge. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 263(3). 471–482. 107 indexed citations
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Schwieger, Frank, Werner Selbitschka, Jean Charles Munch, et al.. (2000). Field lysimeter investigation with luciferase-gene (luc)-tagged Sinorhizobium meliloti strains to evaluate the ecological significance of soil inoculation and a recA-mutation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 32(6). 859–868. 14 indexed citations
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Hirsch, P. R., Tom A. Mendum, Alfred Pühler, & Werner Selbitschka. (1999). The field release and monitoring of GUS-marked rhizobial strain CT0370. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 3 indexed citations
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Selbitschka, Werner, et al.. (1999). TheSinorhizobium melilotiinsertion sequence (IS) elements ISRm102F34-1/ISRm7and ISRm220-13-5belong to a new family of insertion sequence elements. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 172(1). 1–7. 11 indexed citations
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Selbitschka, Werner, et al.. (1998). Reduced survival of a RecA-deficient Sinorhizobium meliloti strain in sterile and non-sterile soil during heat stress. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 27(4). 327–338. 10 indexed citations
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Dröge, Marcus, Alfred Pühler, & Werner Selbitschka. (1998). Horizontal gene transfer as a biosafety issue: A natural phenomenon of public concern. Journal of Biotechnology. 64(1). 75–90. 125 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Richard J., et al.. (1997). Stationary-phase mutants of Sinorhizobium meliloti are impaired in stationary-phase survival or in recovery to logarithmic growth. Journal of Bacteriology. 179(20). 6432–6440. 14 indexed citations
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Selbitschka, Werner, Mathias Keller, & Alfred Pühler. (1997). Vorbereitung eines Freilandexperiments. Biologie in unserer Zeit. 27(4). 277–285.
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Niemann, Stefan, et al.. (1996). Characterization of two bioluminescentRhizobium meliloti strains constructed for field releases. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 45(4). 509–512. 14 indexed citations
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Niemann, Stefan, et al.. (1996). Characterization of two bioluminescent Rhizobium meliloti strains constructed for field releases. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 45(4). 509–512. 2 indexed citations
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Selbitschka, Werner, et al.. (1995). Construction and characterization of aRhizobium leguminosarumbiovarviciaestrain designed to assess horizontal gene transfer in the environment. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 128(3). 255–263. 10 indexed citations
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Selbitschka, Werner, Walter Arnold, Ursula B. Priefer, et al.. (1991). Characterization of recA genes and recA mutants of Rhizobium meliloti and Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 229(1). 86–95. 41 indexed citations

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