B Schweitzer

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

B Schweitzer is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, B Schweitzer has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Ecology, 6 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 5 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in B Schweitzer's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (6 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (5 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (2 papers). B Schweitzer is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (6 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (5 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (2 papers). B Schweitzer collaborates with scholars based in Germany and Denmark. B Schweitzer's co-authors include Meinhard Simon, Helle Ploug, HP Grossart, Peter Weiss, Rudolf Amann, ICR Holford and G.J. Crocker and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Microbial Ecology and Aquatic Microbial Ecology.

In The Last Decade

B Schweitzer

8 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Microbial ecology of organic aggregates in aquatic ecosystems

2002 839 citations Meinhard Simon, HP Grossart et al. Aquatic Microbial Ecology profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
B Schweitzer Germany	8	789	585	293	221	184	8	1.1k
Günter Jost Germany	19	1.1k 1.4×	587 1.0×	332 1.1×	420 1.9×	385 2.1×	29	1.5k
Helge Norf Germany	16	554 0.7×	329 0.6×	176 0.6×	117 0.5×	169 0.9×	25	859
JT Hollibaugh United States	18	966 1.2×	799 1.4×	295 1.0×	427 1.9×	191 1.0×	26	1.7k
Katarina Vrede Sweden	14	546 0.7×	399 0.7×	338 1.2×	83 0.4×	84 0.5×	19	813
Clara A. Fuchsman United States	20	946 1.2×	555 0.9×	250 0.9×	348 1.6×	411 2.2×	35	1.3k
DL Kirchman United States	20	1.4k 1.7×	1.2k 2.0×	369 1.3×	347 1.6×	152 0.8×	29	1.7k
Miroslav Macek Mexico	20	1.1k 1.4×	807 1.4×	567 1.9×	517 2.3×	184 1.0×	49	1.6k
Antonio Picazo Spain	20	869 1.1×	316 0.5×	273 0.9×	493 2.2×	116 0.6×	51	1.2k
Cecília Alonso Uruguay	17	820 1.0×	561 1.0×	246 0.8×	325 1.5×	187 1.0×	30	1.2k
J. H. Baker United States	19	429 0.5×	209 0.4×	253 0.9×	135 0.6×	171 0.9×	54	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by B Schweitzer

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Fields of papers citing papers by B Schweitzer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B Schweitzer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B Schweitzer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B Schweitzer 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 B Schweitzer. B Schweitzer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Simon, Meinhard, HP Grossart, B Schweitzer, & Helle Ploug. (2002). Microbial ecology of organic aggregates in aquatic ecosystems. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 28. 175–211. 839 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ploug, Helle, et al.. (2002). Microbial communities and respiration on aggregates in the Elbe Estuary, Germany. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 27. 241–248. 19 indexed citations

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Schweitzer, B, et al.. (2001). Dynamics and bacterial colonization of microaggregates in a large mesotrophic lake. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 26. 23–35. 29 indexed citations

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Holford, ICR, B Schweitzer, & G.J. Crocker. (1998). Comparative effects of subterranean clover, medic, lucerne, and chickpea in wheat rotations, on nitrogen, organic carbon, and moisture in two contrasting soils. Australian Journal of Soil Research. 36(1). 57–72. 33 indexed citations

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Schweitzer, B, et al.. (1996). Use of dissolved carbohydrates by planktonic bacteria in a mesotrophic lake. Microbial Ecology. 31(1). 41–55. 35 indexed citations

6.

Weiss, Peter, B Schweitzer, Rudolf Amann, & Meinhard Simon. (1996). Identification in situ and dynamics of bacteria on limnetic organic aggregates (lake snow). Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 62(6). 1998–2005. 111 indexed citations

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Schweitzer, B & Meinhard Simon. (1995). Growth limitation of planktonic bacteria in a large mesotrophic lake. Microbial Ecology. 30(1). 89–104. 47 indexed citations

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Holford, ICR, et al.. (1994). Long-term effects of lime on soil-phosphorus solubility and sorption in eight acidic soils. Australian Journal of Soil Research. 32(4). 795–803. 20 indexed citations

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