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Marcel G. A. van der Heijden | Researchclopedia

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Marcel G. A. van der Heijden

University of Zurich ORCID

406

Works

57,796

Citations

91

h-index

207

i10-index

Research Topics

Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Affiliations

University of Basel1998–2003

Utrecht University1977–2024

ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences2012–2020

University of Zurich2012–2025

Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica2025–2025

Top Works

The unseen majority: soil microbes as drivers of plant diversity and productivity in terrestrial ecosystems

Marcel G. A. van der Heijden,Richard D. Bardgett,et al.

20074,897 citations

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

Natalia Pérez Harguindeguy,Sandra Dı́az,et al.

20134,040 citations

A handbook of protocols for standardised and easy measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

J. H. C. Cornelissen,Sandra Lavorel,et al.

20033,981 citations

Mycorrhizal fungal diversity determines plant biodiversity, ecosystem variability and productivity

Marcel G. A. van der Heijden,John N. Klironomos,et al.

19983,533 citations

Keystone taxa as drivers of microbiome structure and functioning

Samiran Banerjee,Klaus Schlaeppi,et al.

20182,817 citations

Soil biodiversity and soil community composition determine ecosystem multifunctionality

Cameron Wagg,S. Franz Bender,et al.

20142,415 citations

Mycorrhizal ecology and evolution: the past, the present, and the future

Marcel G. A. van der Heijden,Francis Martin,et al.

20152,080 citations

Fungal-bacterial diversity and microbiome complexity predict ecosystem functioning

Cameron Wagg,Klaus Schlaeppi,et al.

20191,695 citations

Root exudate metabolites drive plant-soil feedbacks on growth and defense by shaping the rhizosphere microbiota

Lingfei Hu,Christelle A. M. Robert,et al.

20181,538 citations