Andrew D. Steen

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Andrew D. Steen is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew D. Steen has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Ecology, 22 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 16 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Andrew D. Steen's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (29 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (21 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (16 papers). Andrew D. Steen is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (29 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (21 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (16 papers). Andrew D. Steen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Germany. Andrew D. Steen's co-authors include Carol Arnosti, Karen G. Lloyd, Kai Ziervogel, Joshua Ladau, Junqi Yin, Lonnie D. Crosby, Bo Barker Jørgensen, Michael Richter, Kasper Urup Kjeldsen and Andreas Schramm and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Andrew D. Steen

46 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Predominant archaea in marine sediments degrade detrital ... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Predominant archaea in marine sediments degrade detrital proteins
    2013 416 citations Karen G. Lloyd, Lars Schreiber et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Andrew D. Steen
Lars Wörmer Germany
Fabien Joux France
Jennifer B. Glass United States
Yao Zhang China
Punyasloke Bhadury India
Nianzhi Jiao China
Hila Elifantz Israel
Barbara J. MacGregor United States
Todd R. Miller United States
Peer H. A. Timmers Netherlands
Lars Wörmer Germany
Andrew D. Steen
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Countries citing papers authored by Andrew D. Steen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Andrew D. Steen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andrew D. Steen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Andrew D. Steen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Andrew D. Steen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Andrew D. Steen. Andrew D. Steen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lloyd, Karen G. & Andrew D. Steen. (2025). Defining ultra-slow-growing extremophilic microorganisms as aeonophiles. Nature Microbiology. 10(7). 1555–1557.
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Buongiorno, Joy, Andrew D. Steen, Andrey Abramov, et al.. (2024). Depth-specific distribution of bacterial MAGs in permafrost active layer in Ny Ålesund, Svalbard (79°N). Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 47(6). 126544–126544. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, L W, Roberto Efraín Díaz, R.T. Kevorkian, et al.. (2024). Control of hydrogen concentrations by microbial sulfate reduction in two contrasting anoxic coastal sediments. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1455857–1455857. 1 indexed citations
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Mahmoudi, Nagissa, Andrew D. Steen, Galen P. Halverson, & Kurt O. Konhauser. (2023). Biogeochemistry of Earth before exoenzymes. Nature Geoscience. 16(10). 845–850. 8 indexed citations
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Steen, Andrew D., J. Maarten de Moor, Agostina Chiodi, et al.. (2023). Complex organic matter degradation by secondary consumers in chemolithoautotrophy-based subsurface geothermal ecosystems. PLoS ONE. 18(8). e0281277–e0281277. 8 indexed citations
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Ruff, S. Emil, Isabella Hrabě de Angelis, Jérôme Payet, et al.. (2023). A global atlas of subsurface microbiomes reveals phylogenetic novelty, large scale biodiversity gradients, and a marine-terrestrial divide. 6. 2 indexed citations
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Steen, Andrew D., et al.. (2019). Characterization of the Interactive Effects of Labile and Recalcitrant Organic Matter on Microbial Growth and Metabolism. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 493–493. 11 indexed citations
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Ziervogel, Kai, Samantha B. Joye, Sara Kleindienst, et al.. (2019). Polysaccharide hydrolysis in the presence of oil and dispersants: Insights into potential degradation pathways of exopolymeric substances (EPS) from oil-degrading bacteria. Elementa Science of the Anthropocene. 7. 4 indexed citations
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Murray, Patrick, et al.. (2018). Potential Activities of Freshwater Exo- and Endo-Acting Extracellular Peptidases in East Tennessee and the Pocono Mountains. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 368–368. 5 indexed citations
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Farmer, Abigail T., et al.. (2018). Understanding Electrochemically Activated Persulfate and Its Application to Ciprofloxacin Abatement. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(10). 5875–5883. 174 indexed citations
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Lloyd, Karen G., Lars Schreiber, Dorthe Groth Petersen, et al.. (2013). Predominant archaea in marine sediments degrade detrital proteins. Nature. 496(7444). 215–218. 416 indexed citations breakdown →
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Steen, Andrew D., Bo Barker Jørgensen, & Bente Aa. Lomstein. (2013). Abiotic Racemization Kinetics of Amino Acids in Marine Sediments. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e71648–e71648. 23 indexed citations
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Arnosti, Carol, Andrew D. Steen, Kai Ziervogel, Sherif Ghobrial, & Wade H. Jeffrey. (2011). Latitudinal Gradients in Degradation of Marine Dissolved Organic Carbon. PLoS ONE. 6(12). e28900–e28900. 80 indexed citations
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Ziervogel, Kai, Andrew D. Steen, & Carol Arnosti. (2010). Changes in the spectrum and rates of extracellular enzyme activities in seawater following aggregate formation. Biogeosciences. 7(3). 1007–1015. 48 indexed citations
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Steen, Andrew D. & Carol Arnosti. (2010). Long lifetimes of β-glucosidase, leucine aminopeptidase, and phosphatase in Arctic seawater. Marine Chemistry. 123(1-4). 127–132. 47 indexed citations
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Steen, Andrew D., et al.. (2008). Fluorescence anisotropy as a means to determine extracellular polysaccharide hydrolase activity in environmental samples. Analytical Biochemistry. 383(2). 340–342. 2 indexed citations
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Steen, Andrew D., Leila J. Hamdan, & Carol Arnosti. (2008). Dynamics of dissolved carbohydrates in the Chesapeake Bay: Insights from enzyme activities, concentrations, and microbial metabolism. Limnology and Oceanography. 53(3). 936–947. 26 indexed citations
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