Douglas E. LaRowe

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
63 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Douglas E. LaRowe is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas E. LaRowe has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 20 papers in Ecology and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Douglas E. LaRowe's work include Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (35 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (20 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (14 papers). Douglas E. LaRowe is often cited by papers focused on Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (35 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (20 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (14 papers). Douglas E. LaRowe collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Douglas E. LaRowe's co-authors include Philippe Van Cappellen, Jan P. Amend, Sandra Arndt, Pierre Regnier, Richard D. Pancost, Bo Barker Jørgensen, Jack J. Middelburg, James A. Bradley, Harold C. Helgeson and Andrew W. Dale and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Douglas E. LaRowe

62 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Quantifying the degradation of organic matter in marine sediments: A review and synthesis

2013 709 citations Sandra Arndt, Douglas E. LaRowe et al. profile →
Degradation of natural organic matter: A thermodynamic analysis

2011 534 citations Douglas E. LaRowe et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Douglas E. LaRowe United States	29	1.4k	1.4k	848	568	510	63	3.3k
Beth N. Orcutt United States	30	1.9k 1.4×	2.0k 1.4×	672 0.8×	871 1.5×	468 0.9×	69	3.6k
Yuki Morono Japan	32	1.7k 1.2×	2.0k 1.4×	475 0.6×	1.0k 1.8×	371 0.7×	105	3.3k
Tori M. Hoehler United States	36	2.2k 1.6×	2.1k 1.5×	438 0.5×	952 1.7×	579 1.1×	88	4.7k
R. John Parkes United Kingdom	32	1.8k 1.2×	2.0k 1.5×	680 0.8×	872 1.5×	546 1.1×	48	3.7k
E. J. Olson United States	24	1.5k 1.1×	620 0.4×	541 0.6×	372 0.7×	881 1.7×	48	3.7k
Susan Q. Lang United States	25	904 0.6×	741 0.5×	381 0.4×	358 0.6×	355 0.7×	60	2.1k
L. L. Jahnke United States	33	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	571 0.7×	1.1k 1.9×	690 1.4×	78	3.8k
Margaret K. Tivey United States	30	931 0.7×	801 0.6×	633 0.7×	424 0.7×	914 1.8×	69	3.5k
C.G. Wheat United States	41	1.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	676 0.8×	515 0.9×	1.2k 2.4×	129	5.0k
R. John Parkes United Kingdom	30	2.3k 1.6×	1.9k 1.3×	377 0.4×	707 1.2×	582 1.1×	47	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Douglas E. LaRowe

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Aronson, Heidi S., Douglas E. LaRowe, Jennifer L. Macalady, & Jan P. Amend. (2025). Isolation of a putative sulfur comproportionating microorganism. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 17999–17999.

Feyhl‐Buska, Jayme, Fabai Wu, Ian E.M. Smith, et al.. (2024). Calorimetric measurement of energy and nutrient stimulation of microorganisms from the continental deep subsurface. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1455594–1455594. 1 indexed citations

Hausrath, Elisabeth M., Aaron J. Celestian, Douglas E. LaRowe, et al.. (2024). Fe/Mg-Silicate Chemical Gardens as Analogs to Silicate-Rich Hydrothermal Chimneys on Early Earth and Mars. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 8(10). 1982–1996. 2 indexed citations

Goldman, Aaron D., Jessica M. Weber, Douglas E. LaRowe, & Laura M. Barge. (2023). Electron transport chains as a window into the earliest stages of evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(34). e2210924120–e2210924120. 12 indexed citations

LaRowe, Douglas E., et al.. (2023). Quantifying the Bioavailable Energy in an Ancient Hydrothermal Vent on Mars and a Modern Earth-Based Analog. Astrobiology. 23(4). 431–445. 4 indexed citations

Aronson, Heidi S., et al.. (2023). Sulfur disproportionating microbial communities in a dynamic, microoxic‐sulfidic karst system. Geobiology. 21(6). 791–803. 7 indexed citations

Bradley, James A., et al.. (2022). Transfer efficiency of organic carbon in marine sediments. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7297–7297. 23 indexed citations

Bay, Sean K., Xiyang Dong, James A. Bradley, et al.. (2021). Trace gas oxidizers are widespread and active members of soil microbial communities. Nature Microbiology. 6(2). 246–256. 127 indexed citations

Lanclos, V. Celeste, Michael W. Henson, Chuankai Cheng, et al.. (2021). Ecophysiology of the Cosmopolitan OM252 Bacterioplankton ( Gammaproteobacteria ). mSystems. 6(3). 101128msystems0027621–101128msystems0027621. 11 indexed citations

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Weber, Jessica M., Bryana L. Henderson, Douglas E. LaRowe, et al.. (2021). Testing Abiotic Reduction of NAD ⁺ Directly Mediated by Iron/Sulfur Minerals. Astrobiology. 22(1). 25–34. 7 indexed citations

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Bradley, James A., Sandra Arndt, Jan P. Amend, et al.. (2020). Widespread energy limitation to life in global subseafloor sediments. Science Advances. 6(32). eaba0697–eaba0697. 72 indexed citations

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Amend, Jan P. & Douglas E. LaRowe. (2019). Minireview: demystifying microbial reaction energetics. Environmental Microbiology. 21(10). 3539–3547. 39 indexed citations

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Bradley, James A., Jan P. Amend, & Douglas E. LaRowe. (2018). Necromass as a Limited Source of Energy for Microorganisms in Marine Sediments. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 123(2). 577–590. 43 indexed citations

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Robador, Alberto, Douglas E. LaRowe, Steven E. Finkel, Jan P. Amend, & Kenneth H. Nealson. (2018). Changes in Microbial Energy Metabolism Measured by Nanocalorimetry during Growth Phase Transitions. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 109–109. 23 indexed citations

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Robador, Alberto, Sean P. Jungbluth, Douglas E. LaRowe, et al.. (2015). Activity and phylogenetic diversity of sulfate-reducing microorganisms in low-temperature subsurface fluids within the upper oceanic crust. Frontiers in Microbiology. 5. 748–748. 38 indexed citations

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Marlow, Jeffrey, Douglas E. LaRowe, B. L. Ehlmann, Jan P. Amend, & Victoria J. Orphan. (2014). Bioenergetic and Geobiological Possibilities of Methanotrophy on Mars. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2014. 1 indexed citations

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Marlow, Jeffrey, Douglas E. LaRowe, B. L. Ehlmann, Jan P. Amend, & Victoria J. Orphan. (2014). The Potential for Biologically Catalyzed Anaerobic Methane Oxidation on Ancient Mars. Astrobiology. 14(4). 292–307. 15 indexed citations

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Osburn, Magdalena R., Douglas E. LaRowe, Lily Momper, & Jan P. Amend. (2014). Chemolithotrophy in the continental deep subsurface: Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF), USA. Frontiers in Microbiology. 5. 610–610. 91 indexed citations

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Amend, Jan P. & Douglas E. LaRowe. (2013). Energetic constraints on life in deep marine sediments. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 1 indexed citations

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Dick, Jeffrey M., Douglas E. LaRowe, & Harold C. Helgeson. (2005). Group additivity calculation of the standard molal thermodynamic properties of aqueous amino acids, polypeptides and unfolded proteins as a function of temperature, pressure and ionization state. 4 indexed citations

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