Her research emphasis is on the development of sustainable methods of plant vitalisation with Bioeffectors and molecular analysis of microbial processes in the soil, particularly in the Rhizosphere.
She graduated with honours (1986) and then spent a research study year in Microbiology and Biotechnology at the University of Greifswald.
In 1995 she obtained the qualification Dr. rer nat with "magna cum laude" and in 2001 the Venia Legendi for Microbiology with her dissertation Antagonistic Micro-organisms.
[4] Frau Berg's research is focused on the environmental biotechnology, in particular the development of sustainable biotechnological methods to improve the microbiological performance potential of soil that has been intensively used for agriculture, and for biological plant protection with plant fortifiers and Biostimulants.
Gabriele Berg has been an author on 289 publications which have been cited 31,000 times; her h-index is 92 (As of 2021[update]),[5] there follows a small selection of this literature.