Erick Cardenas

8.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Erick Cardenas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Erick Cardenas has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Ecology and 7 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Erick Cardenas's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (11 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers) and Radioactive element chemistry and processing (7 papers). Erick Cardenas is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (11 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers) and Radioactive element chemistry and processing (7 papers). Erick Cardenas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Czechia. Erick Cardenas's co-authors include James M. Tiedje, James R. Cole, Qi Wang, Benli Chai, George M Garrity, Terence L. Marsh, Jason E. Fish, William W. Mohn, Steven Hallam and Kendra Maas and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Erick Cardenas

26 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

The Ribosomal Database Project: improved alignments and new tools for rRNA analysis

2008 4.0k citations James R. Cole, Qi Wang et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
The ribosomal database project (RDP-II): introducing myRDP space and quality controlled public data

2006 940 citations James R. Cole, Benli Chai et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erick Cardenas United States	18	3.1k	2.4k	901	817	586	28	6.4k
Anna Klindworth Germany	7	3.0k 1.0×	2.2k 0.9×	741 0.8×	675 0.8×	690 1.2×	9	6.6k
Markus Bauer Austria	6	3.2k 1.0×	2.2k 0.9×	776 0.9×	924 1.1×	454 0.8×	9	6.9k
Louise Fraser United Kingdom	6	3.4k 1.1×	2.4k 1.0×	788 0.9×	942 1.2×	511 0.9×	10	7.5k
Chi-Man Liu Hong Kong	8	3.6k 1.2×	2.8k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	1.0k 1.3×	525 0.9×	13	7.4k
Dinghua Li China	18	3.3k 1.1×	2.8k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	956 1.2×	518 0.9×	42	7.6k
Jason Betley United Kingdom	12	3.6k 1.2×	2.5k 1.0×	804 0.9×	982 1.2×	587 1.0×	16	7.9k
Niall Gormley United Kingdom	22	3.7k 1.2×	2.4k 1.0×	783 0.9×	1000 1.2×	470 0.8×	36	8.3k
Rebecca L. Vega Thurber United States	16	4.2k 1.4×	2.8k 1.2×	900 1.0×	781 1.0×	729 1.2×	21	8.4k
Mark Rojas United States	11	4.6k 1.5×	2.8k 1.1×	822 0.9×	870 1.1×	865 1.5×	15	8.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erick Cardenas

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cardenas, Erick, et al.. (2023). Multiple micronutrient deficiencies in early life cause multi-kingdom alterations in the gut microbiome and intrinsic antibiotic resistance genes in mice. Nature Microbiology. 8(12). 2392–2405. 14 indexed citations

Holert, Johannes, et al.. (2022). Microbiome of the freshwater sponge Ephydatia muelleri shares compositional and functional similarities with those of marine sponges. The ISME Journal. 16(11). 2503–2512. 9 indexed citations

Cait, Alissa, Erick Cardenas, Pedro A. Dimitriu, et al.. (2019). Reduced genetic potential for butyrate fermentation in the gut microbiome of infants who develop allergic sensitization. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 144(6). 1638–1647.e3. 110 indexed citations

Cardenas, Erick, Luis H. Orellana, Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis, & William W. Mohn. (2018). Effects of timber harvesting on the genetic potential for carbon and nitrogen cycling in five North American forest ecozones. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 3142–3142. 21 indexed citations

Li, Bing, Wei‐Min Wu, David B. Watson, et al.. (2018). Bacterial Community Shift and Coexisting/Coexcluding Patterns Revealed by Network Analysis in a Uranium-Contaminated Site after Bioreduction Followed by Reoxidation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 84(9). 40 indexed citations

Wilhelm, Roland C., Erick Cardenas, Kendra Maas, et al.. (2017). Biogeography and organic matter removal shape long-term effects of timber harvesting on forest soil microbial communities. The ISME Journal. 11(11). 2552–2568. 46 indexed citations

Wilhelm, Roland C., Erick Cardenas, Hilary Leung, et al.. (2017). A metagenomic survey of forest soil microbial communities more than a decade after timber harvesting. Scientific Data. 4(1). 170092–170092. 9 indexed citations

Wilhelm, Roland C., et al.. (2017). Long-Term Enrichment of Stress-Tolerant Cellulolytic Soil Populations following Timber Harvesting Evidenced by Multi-Omic Stable Isotope Probing. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 1170–1170. 36 indexed citations

Choi, Jinlyung, Fan Yang, Ramūnas Stepanauskas, et al.. (2016). Strategies to improve reference databases for soil microbiomes. The ISME Journal. 11(4). 829–834. 82 indexed citations

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Garoutte, Aaron, Erick Cardenas, James M. Tiedje, & Adina Howe. (2016). Methodologies for probing the metatranscriptome of grassland soil. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 131. 122–129. 8 indexed citations

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VanInsberghe, David, Kendra Maas, Erick Cardenas, et al.. (2015). Non-symbiotic Bradyrhizobium ecotypes dominate North American forest soils. The ISME Journal. 9(11). 2435–2441. 145 indexed citations

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Cardenas, Erick, J. M. Kranabetter, Graeme D. Hope, et al.. (2015). Forest harvesting reduces the soil metagenomic potential for biomass decomposition. The ISME Journal. 9(11). 2465–2476. 93 indexed citations

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Uhlík, Ondřej, Jiri Wald, Michal Strejcek, et al.. (2012). Identification of Bacteria Utilizing Biphenyl, Benzoate, and Naphthalene in Long-Term Contaminated Soil. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e40653–e40653. 92 indexed citations

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Wu, Wei‐Min, Jack Carley, David B. Watson, et al.. (2011). Bioreduction and immobilization of uranium in situ: A case study at a USA Department of Energy radioactive waste site, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 31(3). 449–459.

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Cardenas, Erick, et al.. (2009). Microbial Community Analysis using RDP II (Ribosomal Database Project II):Methods, Tools and New Advances. Environmental Engineering Research. 14(1). 3–9. 12 indexed citations

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Cardenas, Erick & James M. Tiedje. (2008). New tools for discovering and characterizing microbial diversity. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 19(6). 544–549. 118 indexed citations

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Cole, James R., Qi Wang, Erick Cardenas, et al.. (2008). The Ribosomal Database Project: improved alignments and new tools for rRNA analysis. Nucleic Acids Research. 37(Database). D141–D145. 4017 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cardenas, Erick, Wei‐Min Wu, Mary Beth Leigh, et al.. (2008). Microbial Communities in Contaminated Sediments, Associated with Bioremediation of Uranium to Submicromolar Levels. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 74(12). 3718–3729. 137 indexed citations

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Cole, James R., Benli Chai, Qi Wang, et al.. (2006). The ribosomal database project (RDP-II): introducing myRDP space and quality controlled public data. Nucleic Acids Research. 35(Database). D169–D172. 940 indexed citations breakdown →

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Avila‐Poveda, Omar Hernando, et al.. (2005). Preliminary data of the gametogenic cycle of Strombus gigas from Archipelago of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina, Colombia (Seaflower Biosphere Reserve). AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 1 indexed citations

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