Benjamin J. Nettersheim

704 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 467 citations indexed

About

Benjamin J. Nettersheim is a scholar working on Paleontology, Ecology and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin J. Nettersheim has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 467 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Paleontology, 5 papers in Ecology and 5 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Benjamin J. Nettersheim's work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (11 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (5 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (4 papers). Benjamin J. Nettersheim is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (11 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (5 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (4 papers). Benjamin J. Nettersheim collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Australia and United States. Benjamin J. Nettersheim's co-authors include Jochen J. Brocks, Christian Hallmann, Janet M. Hope, Ilya Bobrovskiy, A. Yu. Ivantsov, Pierre Adam, Philippe Schaeffer, Romain Guilbaud, Thomas H. P. Harvey and Simon W. Poulton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin J. Nettersheim

14 papers receiving 452 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.

Lost world of complex life and the late rise of the eukaryotic crown

2023 68 citations Jochen J. Brocks, Benjamin J. Nettersheim et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Benjamin J. Nettersheim

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Ilya Bobrovskiy Australia

Eva Sirantoine Australia

E. D. Matys United States

Sarah Wörndle United States

S. Méhay United States

Vivien M. Cumming United Kingdom

Chengling Jia China

Arne Leider Germany

Leigh Anne Riedman United States

Megan Rohrssen United States

Ilya Bobrovskiy Australia

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332 ×1.0

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174 ×1.1

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110 ×1.1

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75 ×0.8

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63 ×0.8

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Citations per year, relative to Benjamin J. Nettersheim Benjamin J. Nettersheim (= 1×) peers Ilya Bobrovskiy

Countries citing papers authored by Benjamin J. Nettersheim

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Fields of papers citing papers by Benjamin J. Nettersheim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin J. Nettersheim

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Xiao, Hong, et al.. (2025). Late Cretaceous marine incursion into central Africa. Petroleum Science. 22(5). 1811–1822.

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Xiao, Hong, Meijun Li, & Benjamin J. Nettersheim. (2024). Short chain tricyclic terpanes as organic proxies for paleo-depositional conditions. Chemical Geology. 652. 122023–122023. 9 indexed citations

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Hoshino, Yosuke, Benjamin J. Nettersheim, David A. Gold, et al.. (2023). Genetics re-establish the utility of 2-methylhopanes as cyanobacterial biomarkers before 750 million years ago. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 7(12). 2045–2054. 9 indexed citations

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Brocks, Jochen J., Benjamin J. Nettersheim, Pierre Adam, et al.. (2023). Lost world of complex life and the late rise of the eukaryotic crown. Nature. 618(7966). 767–773. 68 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nettersheim, Benjamin J., Arne Leider, Jochen J. Brocks, et al.. (2020). Geological alteration of Precambrian steroids mimics early animal signatures. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 5(2). 169–173. 19 indexed citations

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Bobrovskiy, Ilya, Janet M. Hope, Benjamin J. Nettersheim, et al.. (2020). Algal origin of sponge sterane biomarkers negates the oldest evidence for animals in the rock record. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 5(2). 165–168. 39 indexed citations

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Brocks, Jochen J. & Benjamin J. Nettersheim. (2020). Lost World of Complex Life: Molecular Traces of our Deepest Eukaryotic Ancestors. Goldschmidt Abstracts. 263–263. 2 indexed citations

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Nettersheim, Benjamin J., Jochen J. Brocks, Arne Schwelm, et al.. (2019). Putative sponge biomarkers in unicellular Rhizaria question an early rise of animals. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 3(4). 577–581. 60 indexed citations

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Sansjofre, Pierre, Johan W.H. Weijers, Klaus Wolkenstein, et al.. (2019). Bisnorgammacerane traces predatory pressure and the persistent rise of algal ecosystems after Snowball Earth. Nature Communications. 10(1). 476–476. 32 indexed citations

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Leider, Arne, et al.. (2019). Low-femtogram sensitivity analysis of polyaromatic hydrocarbons using GC-APLI-TOF mass spectrometry: Extending the target window for aromatic steroids in early Proterozoic rocks. Organic Geochemistry. 129. 77–87. 13 indexed citations

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Nettersheim, Benjamin J., Jochen J. Brocks, Ilya Bobrovskiy, & Christian Hallmann. (2019). Reconsidering the Role of Animals and Protists During the Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Transition. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 1–2. 1 indexed citations

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Nettersheim, Benjamin J., et al.. (2019). Tracing the Diagenetic Origin of Neoproterozoic 26-Alkylsteranes. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 1–2. 1 indexed citations

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Nettersheim, Benjamin J., et al.. (2019). Pyrolytic Formation of Alkylsteranes — Assigning Geological Orphans to their Biological Parents. 1–2. 1 indexed citations

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Bobrovskiy, Ilya, Janet M. Hope, A. Yu. Ivantsov, et al.. (2018). Ancient steroids establish the Ediacaran fossilDickinsoniaas one of the earliest animals. Science. 361(6408). 1246–1249. 155 indexed citations

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Guilbaud, Romain, Ben J. Slater, Simon W. Poulton, et al.. (2018). Oxygen minimum zones in the early Cambrian ocean. Geochemical Perspectives Letters. 33–38. 58 indexed citations

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