Christopher H. House

11.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
106 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Christopher H. House is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher H. House has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 35 papers in Ecology and 35 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Christopher H. House's work include Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (34 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (27 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (25 papers). Christopher H. House is often cited by papers focused on Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (34 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (27 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (25 papers). Christopher H. House collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Christopher H. House's co-authors include Victoria J. Orphan, Kai‐Uwe Hinrichs, K. D. McKeegan, Edward F. DeLong, Jennifer F. Biddle, Sorel Fitz‐Gibbon, Jean E. Brenchley, Stephan C. Schuster, Karen E. Smith and Michael P. Callahan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Christopher H. House

103 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

Manganese- and Iron-Dependent Marine Methane Oxidation 2001 2026 2009 2017 2009 2001 2006 2002 250 500 750
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. Manganese- and Iron-Dependent Marine Methane Oxidation
    2009 797 citations Christopher H. House, Victoria J. Orphan et al. Science profile →
  2. Methane-Consuming Archaea Revealed by Directly Coupled Isotopic and Phylogenetic Analysis
    2001 758 citations Victoria J. Orphan, Christopher H. House et al. Science profile →
  3. Heterotrophic Archaea dominate sedimentary subsurface ecosystems off Peru
    2006 548 citations Jennifer F. Biddle, Andreas Teske et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Multiple archaeal groups mediate methane oxidation in anoxic cold seep sediments
    2002 502 citations Victoria J. Orphan, Christopher H. House et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher H. House United States 35 3.1k 2.8k 1.6k 1.2k 1.0k 106 6.3k
Tori M. Hoehler United States 36 2.2k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 952 0.6× 806 0.7× 681 0.7× 88 4.7k
Deborah S. Kelley United States 42 2.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.5× 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 472 0.5× 112 7.9k
T. C. Onstott United States 56 3.9k 1.2× 3.1k 1.1× 2.2k 1.4× 1.6k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 228 10.9k
Sean P. Sylva United States 36 3.5k 1.1× 2.6k 0.9× 948 0.6× 1.9k 1.7× 1.7k 1.6× 72 7.3k
Wolfgang Bach Germany 56 3.1k 1.0× 1.9k 0.7× 999 0.6× 1.7k 1.5× 599 0.6× 257 11.8k
T. M. McCollom United States 49 3.2k 1.0× 1.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 2.0k 1.7× 582 0.6× 102 8.5k
D. A. Butterfield United States 62 4.7k 1.5× 3.4k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 1.3k 1.3× 202 12.1k
Marvin D. Lilley United States 46 3.3k 1.1× 1.7k 0.6× 732 0.5× 1.5k 1.3× 1.2k 1.1× 143 8.3k
Jan P. Amend United States 40 2.1k 0.7× 2.3k 0.8× 1.7k 1.0× 461 0.4× 305 0.3× 132 5.4k
Steven D’Hondt United States 47 2.6k 0.8× 3.4k 1.2× 1.4k 0.9× 648 0.6× 652 0.6× 119 7.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Stern, J. C., Christopher R. Webster, Amy E. Hofmann, et al.. (2024). Highly enriched carbon and oxygen isotopes in carbonate-derived CO 2 at Gale crater, Mars. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(42). e2321342121–e2321342121. 3 indexed citations
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Edgar, L. A., Christopher M. Fedo, Sanjeev Gupta, et al.. (2020). A Lacustrine Paleoenvironment Recorded at Vera RubinRidge, Gale Crater: Overview of the Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Observed by the Mars ScienceLaboratory Curiosity Rover. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 125(3). 73 indexed citations
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Sutter, B., A. C. McAdam, D. W. Ming, et al.. (2019). Evolved gas and X-ray diffraction analyses of sedimentary rocks in Gale Crater, Mars: Results from the Vera Rubin Ridge to the Glen Torridon Clay Unit.. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 2019. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, S. S., Heather V. Graham, Eric V. Anslyn, et al.. (2019). Future Approaches to Life Detection on Mars. 2089. 6374. 1 indexed citations
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Freissinet, Caroline, D. P. Glavin, A. Buch, et al.. (2019). Detection of Long-Chain Hydrocarbons on Mars with the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) Instrument. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 2089. 6123. 2 indexed citations
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Arvidson, R. E., K. A. Bennett, A. B. Bryk, et al.. (2019). In-situ investigation of periodic bedrock ridges in the Glen Torridon area with the MSL Curiosity rover, Gale crater, Mars. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2019. 2 indexed citations
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Fox, V. K., K. A. Bennett, T. F. Bristow, et al.. (2019). Exploring the Clay-Bearing Unit with the Curiosity Rover. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2826. 2 indexed citations
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Siebach, K. L., Christopher M. Fedo, Lauren Edgar, et al.. (2019). Overview of Gale Crater Stratigraphy and Sedimentology from 6 Years of Roving with Mars Science Laboratory. LPI. 1479. 6 indexed citations
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Fedo, Christopher M., J. P. Grotzinger, Sanjeev Gupta, et al.. (2017). Facies Analysis and Basin Architecture of the Upper Part of the Murray Formation, Gale Crater, Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1689. 7 indexed citations
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Brandt, Leah D. & Christopher H. House. (2016). Marine Subsurface Microbial Community Shifts Across a Hydrothermal Gradient in Okinawa Trough Sediments. Archaea. 2016. 1–12. 16 indexed citations
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Oehler, Dorothy Z., Maud M. Walsh, Kenichiro Sugitani, & Christopher H. House. (2014). Spindle-shaped Microstructures: Potential Models for Planktonic Life Forms on Other Worlds. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1254. 4 indexed citations
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Sigurðsson, Steinn, et al.. (2013). Seeding Life on the Moons of the Outer Planets via Lithopanspermia. Astrobiology. 13(12). 1155–1165. 39 indexed citations
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Yanagawa, Katsunori, Takuro Nunoura, Shinsuke Kawagucci, et al.. (2012). Structural and functional diversity of microbial communities beneath the hydrothermal vent at the Iheya North field of the Mid-Okinawa Trough (IODP Expedition 331). AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2012. 1 indexed citations
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Mumma, M. J., David L. Des Marais, J. A. Baross, et al.. (2010). The Astrobiology of Mars: Methane and Other Candidate Biomarker Gases, and Related Interdisciplinary Studies on Earth and Mars. LPICo. 1538. 5590. 1 indexed citations
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House, Christopher H. & Sorel Fitz‐Gibbon. (2010). Genome-Wide Gene Order Distances Support a United Gram-Positive Bacteria. 1538. 5275.
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House, Christopher H., et al.. (2009). Manganese- and Iron-Dependent Marine Methane Oxidation. Science. 325(5937). 184–187. 797 indexed citations breakdown →
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Durbin, Alan M., Jennifer F. Biddle, Christopher H. House, et al.. (2009). Microbial community stratification in TOC-depleted marine subsurface sediments of the Pacific Ocean. Max Planck Digital Library. 73. 1 indexed citations
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Treude, Tina, Victoria J. Orphan, Katrin Knittel, et al.. (2007). Consumption of methane and CO2 by methanotrophic microbial mats from gas seeps of the anoxic black sea (vol 73, pg 2271, 2007). Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73(11). 3770–3770. 2 indexed citations
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Moran, James, et al.. (2006). Methyl Sulfide Production by a Novel Carbon Monoxide Metabolism in Methanosarcina acetivorans. AGUFM. 2006. 1 indexed citations
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House, Christopher H., Bruce Runnegar, & Sorel Fitz‐Gibbon. (2003). Geobiological analysis using whole genome‐based tree building applied to the Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya. Geobiology. 1(1). 15–26. 33 indexed citations

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