# Community assembly of organisms regulates soil microbial functional potential through dual mechanisms

*PRI Rank #5 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #5 |
| 18m citations | 67 |
| Journal | Global Change Biology |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1111/gcb.17160 |
| Corresponding authors | Jiabao Zhang, Yuji Jiang |
| Institution | Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/mycorrhizal-fungi-and-plant-interactions/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1111/gcb.17160](https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17160)

## Topics

community assembly processes · Bacterial community · Fungal community · protist communities · nematode communities · high-throughput sequencing · GeoChip-based functional gene profiling · microbial functional potential · carbon cycling genes · nitrogen cycling genes · phosphorus cycling genes · sulfur cycling genes · Stochastic assembly · Deterministic assembly · normalized stochasticity ratio · NPK fertilization · phosphorus-deficient fertilization (NK) · network stability · β-diversity · soil nutrient stoichiometry

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