F Azam

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

F Azam is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, F Azam has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Ecology, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in F Azam's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (9 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (3 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (2 papers). F Azam is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (9 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (3 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (2 papers). F Azam collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and South Africa. F Azam's co-authors include J. S. Gray, T. Frede Thingstad, JG Field, Tom Fenchel, LA Meyer-Reil, Grieg F. Steward, David C. Smith, Andrea Rosso, Hilde Nissen and P. Nissen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Reviews Microbiology, Marine Ecology Progress Series and FEMS Microbiology Ecology.

In The Last Decade

F Azam

13 papers receiving 4.4k 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 Ecological Role of Water-Column Microbes in the Sea

1983 4.2k citations F Azam, Tom Fenchel et al. Marine Ecology Progress Series profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
F Azam United States	12	3.6k	3.5k	981	920	658	13	4.8k
LA Meyer-Reil Germany	8	3.3k 0.9×	3.3k 0.9×	937 1.0×	802 0.9×	624 0.9×	8	4.4k
Fereidoun Rassoulzadegan France	39	4.0k 1.1×	4.4k 1.3×	1.0k 1.0×	914 1.0×	981 1.5×	76	6.0k
J. S. Gray Norway	16	3.7k 1.0×	4.0k 1.1×	904 0.9×	807 0.9×	1.1k 1.7×	30	5.5k
Dolors Vaqué Spain	43	3.9k 1.1×	3.6k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	914 1.0×	718 1.1×	119	5.3k
Mark R. Dennett United States	35	2.1k 0.6×	2.4k 0.7×	656 0.7×	913 1.0×	476 0.7×	53	3.7k
George B. McManus United States	39	2.8k 0.8×	2.3k 0.6×	701 0.7×	1.5k 1.7×	533 0.8×	83	3.9k
Robert W. Sanders United States	36	3.3k 0.9×	3.5k 1.0×	1.7k 1.7×	1.0k 1.1×	373 0.6×	90	4.9k
Toshi Nagata Japan	36	3.3k 0.9×	3.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	514 0.6×	624 0.9×	117	4.8k
Xosé Anxelu G. Morán Spain	39	3.3k 0.9×	3.5k 1.0×	693 0.7×	698 0.8×	766 1.2×	136	4.7k
Barry F. Sherr United States	37	4.1k 1.1×	3.9k 1.1×	1.4k 1.4×	1.4k 1.5×	644 1.0×	55	6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by F Azam

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Fields of papers citing papers by F Azam

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F Azam

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of F Azam. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of F Azam based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with F Azam. F Azam is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

1.

Herndl, Gerhard J., Dennis A. Hansell, Ronald Benner, et al.. (2010). The microbial carbon pump in the ocean. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 8. 3 indexed citations

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Steward, Grieg F. & F Azam. (1999). Bromodeoxyuridine as an alternative to 3H-thymidine for measuring bacterial productivity in aquatic samples. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 19. 57–66. 47 indexed citations

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DeNardis, Nadica Ivošević, et al.. (1999). Film formation by marine bacteria at a model fluid interface. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 17. 231–238. 15 indexed citations

4.

Cho, BC, et al.. (1996). Significance of bacteria in urea dynamics in coastal surface waters. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 142. 19–26. 58 indexed citations

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Azam, F, et al.. (1994). Bacteria-organic matter coupling and its significance for oceanic carbon cycling. Microbial Ecology. 28(2). 167–179. 242 indexed citations

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Wikner, Joakim, Joseph J. Vallino, Grieg F. Steward, David C. Smith, & F Azam. (1993). Nucleic acids from the host bacterium as a major source of nucleotides for three marine bacteriophages. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 12(4). 237–248. 39 indexed citations

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Hagström, Åke, et al.. (1988). Inorganic nitrogen utilization by assemblages of marine bacteria in sea-water culture. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 50. 147–150. 46 indexed citations

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Rosso, Andrea & F Azam. (1987). Proteolytic activity in coastal oceanic waters: depth distribution and relationship to bacterial populations. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 41. 231–240. 79 indexed citations

9.

Price, Neil M., et al.. (1986). Toxic effects of latex and Tygon tubing on marine phytoplankton, zooplankton and bacteria. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 34. 41–49. 53 indexed citations

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Nissen, Hilde, P. Nissen, & F Azam. (1984). Multiphasic uptake of D-glucose by an oligotrophic marine bacterium. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 16. 155–160. 55 indexed citations

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Azam, F, Tom Fenchel, JG Field, et al.. (1983). The Ecological Role of Water-Column Microbes in the Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 10. 257–263. 4161 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fuhrman, Jed A. & F Azam. (1983). Adaptations of bacteria to marine subsurface waters studied by temperature response. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 13. 95–98. 17 indexed citations

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Ammerman, JW & F Azam. (1981). Dissolved Cycllc Adenosine Monophosphate (CAMP) in the Sea and Uptake of CAMP by Marine Bacteria. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 5. 85–89. 24 indexed citations

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