Alexander Loy

20.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
103 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Alexander Loy is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Loy has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Ecology, 62 papers in Molecular Biology and 30 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Alexander Loy's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (72 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (33 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (25 papers). Alexander Loy is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (72 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (33 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (25 papers). Alexander Loy collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and United States. Alexander Loy's co-authors include Michael Wagner, David Berry, Michael Pester, Thomas Rattei, Angelika Lehner, Matthias Horn, Natuschka Lee, Holger Daims, Bela Hausmann and Kenneth Wasmund and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Loy

102 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Oligonucleotide Microarray for 16S rRNA Gene-Based Detection of All Recognized Lineages of Sulfate-Reducing Prokaryotes in the Environment

2002 518 citations Alexander Loy, Natuschka Lee et al. profile →
amoA ‐based consensus phylogeny of ammonia‐oxidizing archaea and deep sequencing of amoA genes from soils of four different geographic regions

2011 449 citations Michael Pester, Thomas Rattei et al. Environmental Microbiology profile →
Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities

2020 350 citations David W. Waite, Maria Chuvochina et al. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY profile →
Expanded diversity of microbial groups that shape the dissimilatory sulfur cycle

2018 295 citations Karthik Anantharaman, Bela Hausmann et al. The ISME Journal profile →
The life sulfuric: microbial ecology of sulfur cycling in marine sediments

2017 272 citations Kenneth Wasmund, Marc Mußmann et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation 2025 ·Nature ·Song‐Can Chen, Xiaomin Li, (unknown), Guoqing Guan, María Montoya, Jay Osvatic, Petra Pjevac, Shaul Pollak, Andreas Richter, Arno Schintlmeister, Wolfgang Wanek, (unknown), Alexander Loy	5
2	Secondary Metabolite Production Potential in a Microbiome of the Freshwater Sponge Spongilla lacustris 2023 ·Microbiology Spectrum ·(unknown), (unknown), Martin Zehl, Petra Pjevac, Rasmus Hansen Kirkegaard, (unknown), Alexander Loy, Thomas Rattei, Andrew N. Ostrovsky, Sergey B. Zotchev	10
3	Sulfur and methane oxidation by a single microorganism 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Joo-Han Gwak, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Martin von Bergen�, Nico Jehmlich, K. Dimitri Kits, Alexander Loy, Peter F. Dunfield, Christiane Dahl, Jung‐Ho Hyun, Sung‐Keun Rhee	43
4	Sulfoquinovose is a select nutrient of prominent bacteria and a source of hydrogen sulfide in the human gut 2021 ·The ISME Journal ·Buck Hanson, K. Dimitri Kits, Jessica Löffler, Anna G. Burrichter, (unknown), Karin Denger, (unknown), Craig W. Herbold, Thomas Rattei, Nicolai Karcher, Nicola Segata, David Schleheck, Alexander Loy	48
5	Novel taxa of Acidobacteriota implicated in seafloor sulfur cycling 2021 ·The ISME Journal ·(unknown), Joy Buongiorno, Craig W. Herbold, Bela Hausmann, Thomas Rattei, Karen G. Lloyd, Alexander Loy, Kenneth Wasmund	89
6	Anaerobic bacterial degradation of protein and lipid macromolecules in subarctic marine sediment 2020 ·The ISME Journal ·Claus Pelikan, Kenneth Wasmund, Clemens Glombitza, Bela Hausmann, Craig W. Herbold, (unknown), Alexander Loy	55
7	Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities breakdown → 2020 ·INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY ·David W. Waite, Maria Chuvochina, Claus Pelikan, Donovan H. Parks, Pelin Yilmaz, Michael Wagner, Alexander Loy, Takeshi Naganuma, Ryosuke Nakai, William B. Whitman, Martin W. Hahn, Jan Kuever, Philip Hugenholtz	350
8	Diversity decoupled from sulfur isotope fractionation in a sulfate‐reducing microbial community 2019 ·Geobiology ·Jesse R. Colangelo-Lillis, Claus Pelikan, Craig W. Herbold, Ianina Altshuler, Alexander Loy, Lyle G. Whyte, Boswell A. Wing	6
9	A fiber-deprived diet disturbs the fine-scale spatial architecture of the murine colon microbiome 2019 ·Nature Communications ·Alessandra Riva, Orest Kuzyk, Erica M. Forsberg, Gary Siuzdak, (unknown), Craig W. Herbold, Holger Daims, Alexander Loy, Benedikt Warth, David Berry	84
10	Hair eruption initiates and commensal skin microbiota aggravate adverse events of anti-EGFR therapy 2019 ·Science Translational Medicine ·(unknown), Thomas Bauer, Buck Hanson, Craig W. Herbold, Philipp Starkl, Beate M. Lichtenberger, Dagmar Šrůtková, Daniel Schulz, Igor Vujic, Thomas Mohr, Klemens Rappersberger, Bernd Bodenmiller, Hana Kozáková, Sylvia Knapp, Alexander Loy, Maria Sibilia	28
11	Expanded diversity of microbial groups that shape the dissimilatory sulfur cycle breakdown → 2018 ·The ISME Journal ·Karthik Anantharaman, Bela Hausmann, Sean P. Jungbluth, Rose S. Kantor, Adi Lavy, Lesley A. Warren, Michael S. Rappé, Michael Pester, Alexander Loy, Brian C. Thomas, Jillian F. Banfield	295
12	Peatland Acidobacteria with a dissimilatory sulfur metabolism 2018 ·The ISME Journal ·Bela Hausmann, Claus Pelikan, Craig W. Herbold, Stephan Köstlbacher, Mads Albertsen, Stephanie A. Eichorst, Tijana Glavina Del Rio, (unknown), Per Halkjær Nielsen, Thomas Rattei, Ulrich Stingl, Susannah G. Tringe, Daniela Trojan, Cecilia Wentrup, Dagmar Woebken, Michael Pester, Alexander Loy	110
13	Stable-Isotope Probing of Human and Animal Microbiome Function 2018 ·Trends in Microbiology ·David Berry, Alexander Loy	63
14	HuR Small-Molecule Inhibitor Elicits Differential Effects in Adenomatosis Polyposis and Colorectal Carcinogenesis 2017 ·Cancer Research ·Michaela Lang, David Berry, (unknown), Ildikó Mesteri, Sabin Bhuju, Florian Ebner, Vitaly Sedlyarov, Rayko Evstatiev, Kyle Dammann, Alexander Loy, Orest Kuzyk, Pavel Kovarik, Vineeta Khare, Martin Beibel, Guglielmo Roma, Nicole Meisner‐Kober, Christoph Gasché	75
15	Longitudinal study of murine microbiota activity and interactions with the host during acute inflammation and recovery 2014 ·The ISME Journal ·Clarissa Schwab, David Berry, Isabella Rauch, (unknown), (unknown), Eva Hainzl, Susanne Heider, Thomas Decker, Lukas Kenner, Mathias Müller, Birgit Strobl, Michael Wagner, Christa Schleper, Alexander Loy, Tim Urich	156
16	Intestinal Bacteria Modify Lymphoma Incidence and Latency by Affecting Systemic Inflammatory State, Oxidative Stress, and Leukocyte Genotoxicity 2013 ·Cancer Research ·Mitsuko L. Yamamoto, Irene Maier, Angeline Tilly Dang, David Berry, Jared Liu, Paul Ruegger, Jiue-in Yang, (unknown), Laura L. Presley, Ramune Reliene, Aya M. Westbrook, Bo Wei, Alexander Loy, Christopher Chang, Jonathan Braun, James Borneman, Robert H. Schiestl	76
17	Endospores of thermophilic bacteria as tracers of microbial dispersal by ocean currents 2013 ·The ISME Journal ·Albert Müller, Júlia R. de Rezende, Casey R. J. Hubert, Kasper Urup Kjeldsen, Ilias Lagkouvardos, David Berry, Bo Barker Jørgensen, Alexander Loy	116
18	A Constant Flux of Diverse Thermophilic Bacteria into the Cold Arctic Seabed 2009 ·Science ·Casey R. J. Hubert, Alexander Loy, (unknown), Carol Arnosti, Christian Baranyi, Volker Brüchert, Timothy G. Ferdelman, Kai Finster, Flemming Christensen, Júlia R. de Rezende, Verona Vandieken, Bo Barker Jørgensen	160
19	Reverse dissimilatory sulfite reductase as phylogenetic marker for a subgroup of sulfur‐oxidizing prokaryotes 2008 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Alexander Loy, (unknown), Christian Baranyi, Marc Mußmann, Jörg A. Ott, Itai Sharon, Oded Béjà, Denis Le Paslier, Christiane Dahl, Michael Wagner	131
20	Functional Marker Genes for Identification of Sulfate‐Reducing Prokaryotes 2005 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Michael Wagner, Alexander Loy, Michael G. Klein, Natuschka Lee, Niels B. Ramsing, David A. Stahl, Michael W. Friedrich	81

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