Beverly K. Pierson

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Beverly K. Pierson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Beverly K. Pierson has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Ecology and 9 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Beverly K. Pierson's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (19 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (13 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (8 papers). Beverly K. Pierson is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (19 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (13 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (8 papers). Beverly K. Pierson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Norway. Beverly K. Pierson's co-authors include Richard W. Castenholz, J. William Schopf, John M. Olson, Harald Strauß, J. Philip Thornber, Mary N. Parenteau, Carl V. Mendelson, Roger E. Summons, Kenneth M. Towe and John F. Stolz and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Beverly K. Pierson

35 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Proterozoic Biosphere

1992 642 citations J. William Schopf, J. William Schopf et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Beverly K. Pierson United States	26	1.1k	983	637	369	363	36	2.4k
Nils G. Holm Sweden	32	701 0.6×	499 0.5×	440 0.7×	456 1.2×	1.1k 3.0×	88	3.5k
L. L. Jahnke United States	33	1.1k 1.0×	1.5k 1.5×	824 1.3×	690 1.9×	1.1k 3.1×	78	3.8k
Pierre Albrecht France	34	783 0.7×	535 0.5×	589 0.9×	652 1.8×	523 1.4×	94	4.7k
Hans van Gemerden Netherlands	32	796 0.7×	1.6k 1.7×	328 0.5×	385 1.0×	790 2.2×	68	3.2k
Raymond P. Cox Denmark	26	1.0k 0.9×	589 0.6×	160 0.3×	145 0.4×	285 0.8×	64	2.0k
A. J. Hall United Kingdom	24	652 0.6×	276 0.3×	393 0.6×	344 0.9×	537 1.5×	69	2.8k
James F. Holden United States	25	640 0.6×	580 0.6×	115 0.2×	216 0.6×	579 1.6×	81	2.0k
Alexander S. Bradley United States	25	697 0.6×	809 0.8×	1.2k 1.9×	836 2.3×	958 2.6×	51	3.3k
Tori M. Hoehler United States	36	952 0.8×	2.1k 2.1×	381 0.6×	579 1.6×	2.2k 6.2×	88	4.7k
Günter Wächtershäuser Germany	25	2.6k 2.3×	389 0.4×	205 0.3×	229 0.6×	363 1.0×	36	5.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Beverly K. Pierson

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Parenteau, Mary N., Nancy Y. Kiang, R.E. Blankenship, et al.. (2015). Global Surface Photosynthetic Biosignatures Prior to the Rise of Oxygen. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting. 2015.

Tang, Kuo‐Hsiang, Kerrie Barry, Olga Chertkov, et al.. (2011). Complete genome sequence of the filamentous anoxygenic phototrophic bacterium Chloroflexus aurantiacus. BMC Genomics. 12(1). 334–334. 86 indexed citations

Parenteau, Mary N., et al.. (2010). Marine Chloroflexus-like Organisms Synthesize Mid-Chain Branched Monomethylalkanes. LPICo. 1538. 5643. 3 indexed citations

Olson, Tien L., Allison van de Meene, James N. Francis, Beverly K. Pierson, & Robert E. Blankenship. (2007). Pigment Analysis of “ Candidatus Chlorothrix halophila,” a Green Filamentous Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacterium. Journal of Bacteriology. 189(11). 4187–4195. 11 indexed citations

Klappenbach, Joel A. & Beverly K. Pierson. (2004). Phylogenetic and physiological characterization of a filamentous anoxygenic photoautotrophic bacterium ?Candidatus Chlorothrix halophila? gen. nov., sp. nov., recovered from hypersaline microbial mats. Archives of Microbiology. 181(1). 17–25. 50 indexed citations

Boomer, Sarah M., et al.. (2002). Molecular Characterization of Novel Red Green Nonsulfur Bacteria from Five Distinct Hot Spring Communities in Yellowstone National Park. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 68(1). 346–355. 56 indexed citations

Pierson, Beverly K. & Mary N. Parenteau. (2000). Phototrophs in high iron microbial mats: microstructure of mats in iron-depositing hot springs. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 32(3). 181–196. 64 indexed citations

Boomer, Sarah M., et al.. (2000). Characterization of novel bacteriochlorophyll- a -containing red filaments from alkaline hot springs in Yellowstone National Park. Archives of Microbiology. 174(3). 152–161. 35 indexed citations

Pierson, Beverly K., et al.. (1994). Chloroflexus-like organisms from marine and hypersaline environments: Distribution and diversity. Photosynthesis Research. 41(1). 35–52. 40 indexed citations

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Pierson, Beverly K.. (1994). Reflections onChloroflexus. Photosynthesis Research. 41(1). 7–15. 4 indexed citations

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Schopf, J. William, J. William Schopf, J. William Schopf, et al.. (1992). The Proterozoic Biosphere. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 642 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pierson, Beverly K., et al.. (1990). Spectral Irradiance and Distribution of Pigments in a Highly Layered Marine Microbial Mat. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 56(8). 2327–2340. 57 indexed citations

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Stolz, John F., et al.. (1987). Structure of a microbiol mat at Great Sippewissett Marsh, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 45(6). 343–364. 88 indexed citations

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Pierson, Beverly K., et al.. (1987). Pigments, light penetration, and photosynthetic activity in the multi-layered microbial mats of Great Sippewissett Salt Marsh, Massachusetts. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 45(6). 365–376. 77 indexed citations

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Olson, John M. & Beverly K. Pierson. (1987). Evolution of Reaction Centers in Photosynthetic Prokaryotes. International review of cytology. 108. 209–248. 59 indexed citations

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Olson, John M. & Beverly K. Pierson. (1986). Photosynthesis 3.5 thousand million years ago. Photosynthesis Research. 9(1-2). 251–259. 53 indexed citations

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Olson, John M. & Beverly K. Pierson. (1986). Origin and evolution of photosynthetic reaction centers. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 16(3-4). 361–362. 3 indexed citations

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Pierson, Beverly K., Stephen J. Giovannoni, D. A. Stahl, & Richard W. Castenholz. (1985). Heliothrix oregonensis, gen. nov., sp. nov., a phototrophic filamentous gliding bacterium containing bacteriochlorophyll a. Archives of Microbiology. 142(2). 164–167. 53 indexed citations

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Pierson, Beverly K., et al.. (1984). Isolation of pigmentation mutants of the green filamentous photosynthetic bacterium Chloroflexus aurantiacus. Journal of Bacteriology. 159(1). 222–227. 6 indexed citations

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Henderson, Eric, Beverly K. Pierson, & James A. Lake. (1983). Chloroflexus aurantiacus has 30S ribosomal subunits of the eubacterial type. Journal of Bacteriology. 155(2). 900–902. 3 indexed citations

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