Dominika Kidaj

Dominika Kidaj serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics and Microbiology at the Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin, Poland. She maintains regular office hours on Mondays from 10:00-12:00 in room 223B of the Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology building located at ul. Akademicka 19.

Her research program focuses on legume plants including peas, vetch, and clover, which serve as important components of human food and agricultural fodder crops. Dr. Kidaj specifically investigates the symbiotic relationship between legumes and atmospheric nitrogen-fixing bacteria (Rhizobium species), which provides plants with an easily digestible nitrogen source. This work has significant implications for sustainable agriculture by reducing dependence on artificial nitrogen fertilizers. Her research spans plant growth, nod factor signaling, soil microbiology, root nodule formation, and seed yield optimization.

With 24 publications and 1 patent to her name, Dr. Kidaj has achieved an h-index of 7 according to both Scopus and Web of Science metrics, with a total impact factor of 14.619 across her scholarly output. Her work contributes substantially to biological sciences, particularly in plant-microbe interactions and environmentally sustainable farming practices.

Her bibliometric profile shows a Total SNIP of 10.824 and Total CiteScore of 43.5, with a Polish ministerial research score of 949. Dr. Kidaj maintains an active ORCID profile (0000-0001-7299-4065) and is indexed in major academic databases including Scopus, Europe PMC, and Crossref.