Caitlin M. Singleton

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Caitlin M. Singleton is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Caitlin M. Singleton has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Ecology, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Caitlin M. Singleton's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (15 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (10 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (9 papers). Caitlin M. Singleton is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (15 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (10 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (9 papers). Caitlin M. Singleton collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Australia and Austria. Caitlin M. Singleton's co-authors include Per Halkjær Nielsen, Francesca Petriglieri, Morten Simonsen Dueholm, Zivile Kondrotaite, Marta Nierychlo, Mads Albertsen, Jannie Munk Kristensen, Thomas Yssing Michaelsen, Rasmus Hansen Kirkegaard and Miriam Peces and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Caitlin M. Singleton

22 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Genome-centric view of carbon processing in thawing permafrost

2018 293 citations Ben J. Woodcroft, Caitlin M. Singleton et al. Nature profile →
Connecting structure to function with the recovery of over 1000 high-quality metagenome-assembled genomes from activated sludge using long-read sequencing

2021 212 citations Caitlin M. Singleton, Francesca Petriglieri et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Caitlin M. Singleton Denmark	16	677	587	462	193	186	23	1.4k
Weishou Shen China	24	650 1.0×	372 0.6×	396 0.9×	302 1.6×	154 0.8×	80	2.4k
Udo Jäckel Germany	23	453 0.7×	288 0.5×	474 1.0×	243 1.3×	168 0.9×	53	1.6k
Aviaja Anna Hansen Denmark	12	452 0.7×	759 1.3×	202 0.4×	78 0.4×	270 1.5×	18	1.2k
So‐Jeong Kim South Korea	22	839 1.2×	545 0.9×	544 1.2×	376 1.9×	176 0.9×	73	1.5k
Sabine Marie Podmirseg Austria	22	333 0.5×	536 0.9×	305 0.7×	71 0.4×	138 0.7×	40	1.4k
M. Carmen Portillo Spain	26	717 1.1×	236 0.4×	591 1.3×	199 1.0×	96 0.5×	72	2.1k
Stephen M. Techtmann United States	21	484 0.7×	446 0.8×	457 1.0×	189 1.0×	73 0.4×	57	1.3k
Mohamed Fauzi Haroon Saudi Arabia	15	801 1.2×	513 0.9×	421 0.9×	806 4.2×	280 1.5×	25	1.6k
Jiaqi Wang China	22	512 0.8×	491 0.8×	199 0.4×	507 2.6×	216 1.2×	53	1.4k
Pierre Rossi Switzerland	19	528 0.8×	507 0.9×	293 0.6×	183 0.9×	287 1.5×	44	1.5k

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Sereika, Mantas, Aaron J. Mussig, Chenjing Jiang, et al.. (2025). Genome-resolved long-read sequencing expands known microbial diversity across terrestrial habitats. Nature Microbiology. 10(8). 2018–2030. 3 indexed citations

Kondrotaite, Zivile, Caitlin M. Singleton, Miriam Peces, et al.. (2025). Ecophysiology and niche differentiation of three genera of polyphosphate-accumulating bacteria in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant. mSystems. 10(9). e0032225–e0032225.

Nierychlo, Marta, Zivile Kondrotaite, Francesca Petriglieri, et al.. (2025). Diversity and abundance of filamentous and non-filamentous “ Leptothrix” in global wastewater treatment plants. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 91(3). e0148524–e0148524. 1 indexed citations

Petersen, Jette Fischer, Maarten D. Verhoeven, Marta Nierychlo, et al.. (2024). Diversity and physiology of abundant Rhodoferax species in global wastewater treatment systems. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 48(1). 126574–126574. 6 indexed citations

Wasmund, Kenneth, Caitlin M. Singleton, Morten Simonsen Dueholm, Michael Wagner, & Per Halkjær Nielsen. (2024). The predicted secreted proteome of activated sludge microorganisms indicates distinct nutrient niches. mSystems. 9(10). e0030124–e0030124. 3 indexed citations

Singleton, Caitlin M., Mantas Sereika, Aaron J. Mussig, et al.. (2024). Proposal of Patescibacterium danicum gen. nov., sp. nov. in the ubiquitous bacterial phylum Patescibacteriota phyl. nov.. ISME Communications. 5(1). ycae147–ycae147. 4 indexed citations

Petriglieri, Francesca, Zivile Kondrotaite, Caitlin M. Singleton, et al.. (2023). A comprehensive overview of the Chloroflexota community in wastewater treatment plants worldwide. mSystems. 8(6). e0066723–e0066723. 30 indexed citations

Kondrotaite, Zivile, Francesca Petriglieri, Caitlin M. Singleton, et al.. (2022). Diversity and Ecophysiology of the Genus OLB8 and Other Abundant Uncultured Saprospiraceae Genera in Global Wastewater Treatment Systems. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 917553–917553. 71 indexed citations

Peces, Miriam, et al.. (2022). Exploring the microbial influence on seasonal nitrous oxide concentration in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant using metagenome assembled genomes. Water Research. 219. 118563–118563. 36 indexed citations

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Singleton, Caitlin M., Francesca Petriglieri, Kenneth Wasmund, et al.. (2022). The novel genus, ‘Candidatus Phosphoribacter’, previously identified as Tetrasphaera, is the dominant polyphosphate accumulating lineage in EBPR wastewater treatment plants worldwide. The ISME Journal. 16(6). 1605–1616. 64 indexed citations

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Petriglieri, Francesca, Caitlin M. Singleton, Miriam Peces, et al.. (2021). “ Candidatus Dechloromonas phosphoritropha” and “ Ca . D. phosphorivorans”, novel polyphosphate accumulating organisms abundant in wastewater treatment systems. The ISME Journal. 15(12). 3605–3614. 124 indexed citations

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Miłobędzka, Aleksandra, Catarina Ferreira, Ivone Vaz‐Moreira, et al.. (2021). Monitoring antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater environments: The challenges of filling a gap in the One-Health cycle. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 424(Pt C). 127407–127407. 91 indexed citations

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Singleton, Caitlin M., Francesca Petriglieri, Jannie Munk Kristensen, et al.. (2021). Connecting structure to function with the recovery of over 1000 high-quality metagenome-assembled genomes from activated sludge using long-read sequencing. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2009–2009. 212 indexed citations breakdown →

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Emerson, Joanne, R. K. Varner, M. Wik, et al.. (2021). Diverse sediment microbiota shape methane emission temperature sensitivity in Arctic lakes. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5815–5815. 29 indexed citations

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Kristensen, Jannie Munk, et al.. (2021). High Diversity and Functional Potential of Undescribed “Acidobacteriota” in Danish Wastewater Treatment Plants. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 643950–643950. 95 indexed citations

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Nierychlo, Marta, Caitlin M. Singleton, Francesca Petriglieri, et al.. (2021). Low Global Diversity of Candidatus Microthrix, a Troublesome Filamentous Organism in Full-Scale WWTPs. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 690251–690251. 30 indexed citations

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Hao, Liping, Thomas Yssing Michaelsen, Caitlin M. Singleton, et al.. (2020). Novel syntrophic bacteria in full-scale anaerobic digesters revealed by genome-centric metatranscriptomics. The ISME Journal. 14(4). 906–918. 142 indexed citations

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Woodcroft, Ben J., Caitlin M. Singleton, Joel A. Boyd, et al.. (2018). Genome-centric view of carbon processing in thawing permafrost. Nature. 560(7716). 49–54. 293 indexed citations breakdown →

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Singleton, Caitlin M., C. K. McCalley, Ben J. Woodcroft, et al.. (2018). Methanotrophy across a natural permafrost thaw environment. The ISME Journal. 12(10). 2544–2558. 97 indexed citations

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Martínez, Miguel Ángel, Ben J. Woodcroft, J. Cesar Ignacio‐Espinoza, et al.. (2018). Discovery and ecogenomic context of a global Caldiserica-related phylum active in thawing permafrost, Candidatus Cryosericota phylum nov., Ca. Cryosericia class nov., Ca. Cryosericales ord. nov., Ca. Cryosericaceae fam. nov., comprising the four species Cryosericum septentrionale gen. nov. sp. nov., Ca. C. hinesii sp. nov., Ca. C. odellii sp. nov., Ca. C. terrychapinii sp. nov.. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 42(1). 54–66. 17 indexed citations

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