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Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Imane El Attar
Mohammed V University
2
Irfan Iftikhar
University of Agriculture Faisalabad
3
Jokūbas Daunoras
Vilnius University
4
Luis F. Camarillo-Guerrero
Wellcome Sanger Institute
5
Sughra Hakim
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
6
Julia Wiesenbauer
University of Vienna
7
Mengjie Qiao
Chinese Academy of Sciences
8
Jiayu Li
University of California, Los Angeles
9
Wannaporn Thepbandit
Srinakharinwirot University
10
Kelsey Williamson
Dalhousie University

Papers

1
Role of Soil Microbiota Enzymes in Soil Health and Activity Changes Depending on Climate Change and the Type of Soil Ecosystem
Biology|2024
290 cit.
2
Legume rhizodeposition promotes nitrogen fixation by soil microbiota under crop diversification
Nature Communications|2024
170 cit.
3
Publication in Microorganisms (2024) [142 citations, W4392662120]
Microorganisms|2024
142 cit.
4
Publication in Soil Biology and Biochemistry (2025) [81 citations, W4407164263]
Soil Biology and Biochemistry|2025
81 cit.
5
Publication in Cell Host & Microbe (2025) [49 citations, W4410858051]
Cell Host & Microbe|2025
49 cit.
6
Publication in Antioxidants (2024) [11 citations, W4402052823]
Antioxidants|2024
11 cit.
7
Publication in Horticulture Research (2025) [3 citations, W4413411469]
Horticulture Research|2025
3 cit.
8
Publication in Plant Pathology (2025) [W4409725208]
Plant Pathology|2025
0 cit.
9
Publication in Highlights in Science Engineering and Technology (2025) [W4413401849]
Highlights in Science Engineering and Technology|2025
0 cit.
10
Publication in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2026) [W7155503586]
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Stéphane Hacquard
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
2
Bahar S. Razavi
Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Kiel
3
Rubén Garrido‐Oter
Norwich Research Park
4
Juan E. Pérez‐Jaramillo
Universidad de Antioquia
5
Vittorio Tracanna
University of Cologne
6
Viviane Cordovez
Netherlands Institute of Ecology
7
Chengzhi Liang
Nanchang University
8
Ning Ling
Nanjing Agricultural University
9
Roeland L. Berendsen
Utrecht University
10
Sadaf Kalam
University College for Women

Papers

1
Rhizosphere bacteriome structure and functions
Nature Communications|2022
1.1k cit.
2
Core species impact plant health by enhancing soil microbial cooperation and network complexity during community coalescence
Soil Biology and Biochemistry|2023
245 cit.
3
Synthetic community derived from grafted watermelon rhizosphere provides protection for ungrafted watermelon against Fusarium oxysporum via microbial synergistic effects
Microbiome|2024
116 cit.
4
A tripartite bacterial-fungal-plant symbiosis in the mycorrhiza-shaped microbiome drives plant growth and mycorrhization
Microbiome|2024
103 cit.
5
Microbial resistance in rhizosphere hotspots under biodegradable and conventional microplastic amendment: Community and functional sensitivity
Soil Biology and Biochemistry|2023
93 cit.
6
Carbon starvation raises capacities in bacterial antibiotic resistance and viral auxiliary carbon metabolism in soils
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2024
75 cit.
7
Elevated temperature and CO2 strongly affect the growth strategies of soil bacteria
Nature Communications|2023
73 cit.
8
Coumarin biosynthesis genes are required after foliar pathogen infection for the creation of a microbial soil-borne legacy that primes plants for SA-dependent defenses
Scientific Reports|2022
59 cit.
9
The spatial distribution of rhizosphere microbial activities under drought: water availability is more important than root‐hair‐controlled exudation
New Phytologist|2022
58 cit.
10
Genome-resolved metatranscriptomics reveals conserved root colonization determinants in a synthetic microbiota
Nature Communications|2023
58 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Bernard R. Glick
University of Waterloo
2
Sharon R. Long
Stanford University
3
Paul Schulze‐Lefert
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
4
Jeffery L. Dangl
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
5
Jens Stougaard
Aarhus University
6
Ashlee M. Earl
Broad Institute
7
Kathryn E. Holt
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
8
Gary Stacey
University of Missouri
9
Scott A. Jackson
Stanford Medicine
10
Mariangela Hungría
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Papers

1
Pilon: An Integrated Tool for Comprehensive Microbial Variant Detection and Genome Assembly Improvement
PLoS ONE|2014
10.2k cit.
2
Unicycler: Resolving bacterial genome assemblies from short and long sequencing reads
PLoS Computational Biology|2017
8.8k cit.
3
Genome sequence of the palaeopolyploid soybean
Nature|2010
4.6k cit.
4
Performance of neural network basecalling tools for Oxford Nanopore sequencing
Genome biology|2019
3.3k cit.
5
Bandage: interactive visualization of <i>de novo</i> genome assemblies
Bioinformatics|2015
3.2k cit.
6
Defining the core Arabidopsis thaliana root microbiome
Nature|2012
2.9k cit.
7
The enhancement of plant growth by free-living bacteria
Canadian Journal of Microbiology|1995
2.7k cit.
8
Revealing structure and assembly cues for Arabidopsis root-inhabiting bacterial microbiota
Nature|2012
2.6k cit.
9
Role of <i>Pseudomonas putida</i> Indoleacetic Acid in Development of the Host Plant Root System
Applied and Environmental Microbiology|2002
1.8k cit.
10
Reactive Oxygen Species Signaling in Response to Pathogens
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY|2006
1.7k cit.

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