Gary L. Andersen

71.6k total citations · 8 hit papers
216 papers, 34.5k citations indexed

About

Gary L. Andersen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary L. Andersen has authored 216 papers receiving a total of 34.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Molecular Biology, 83 papers in Ecology and 32 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Gary L. Andersen's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (65 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (36 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (27 papers). Gary L. Andersen is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (65 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (36 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (27 papers). Gary L. Andersen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Germany. Gary L. Andersen's co-authors include Todd Z. DeSantis, Eoin Brodie, Philip Hugenholtz, Rob Knight, Keith Keller, Yvette M. Piceno, Daniel Dalevi, Thomas Huber, Pengwei Hu and N. Larsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Gary L. Andersen

214 papers receiving 33.8k citations

Hit Papers

Greengenes, a Chimera-Checked 16S rRNA Gene Database and ... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2011 2009 2011 2012 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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. Greengenes, a Chimera-Checked 16S rRNA Gene Database and Workbench Compatible with ARB
    2006 8.6k citations Todd Z. DeSantis, Philip Hugenholtz et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
  2. An improved Greengenes taxonomy with explicit ranks for ecological and evolutionary analyses of bacteria and archaea
    2011 4.0k citations Todd Z. DeSantis, Gary L. Andersen et al. The ISME Journal profile →
  3. PyNAST: a flexible tool for aligning sequences to a template alignment
    2009 2.9k citations Todd Z. DeSantis, Gary L. Andersen et al. profile →
  4. Deciphering the Rhizosphere Microbiome for Disease-Suppressive Bacteria
    2011 1.8k citations Yvette M. Piceno, Todd Z. DeSantis et al. Science profile →
  5. Chronic kidney disease alters intestinal microbial flora
    2012 894 citations Yvette M. Piceno, Todd Z. DeSantis et al. profile →
  6. NAST: a multiple sequence alignment server for comparative analysis of 16S rRNA genes
    2006 880 citations Todd Z. DeSantis, Philip Hugenholtz et al. profile →
  7. Expansion of Urease- and Uricase-Containing, Indole- and p-Cresol-Forming and Contraction of Short-Chain Fatty Acid-Producing Intestinal Microbiota in ESRD
    2014 519 citations Yvette M. Piceno, Todd Z. DeSantis et al. profile →
  8. Urban aerosols harbor diverse and dynamic bacterial populations
    2006 500 citations Eoin Brodie, Todd Z. DeSantis 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
Gary L. Andersen United States 70 15.7k 10.6k 4.7k 3.7k 3.0k 216 34.5k
Patrick D. Schloss United States 75 22.6k 1.4× 14.1k 1.3× 4.7k 1.0× 4.0k 1.1× 2.8k 1.0× 201 44.1k
Paul J. McMurdie United States 19 19.9k 1.3× 12.9k 1.2× 6.3k 1.3× 3.4k 0.9× 3.3k 1.1× 22 42.5k
Jack A. Gilbert United States 92 18.0k 1.2× 13.6k 1.3× 5.0k 1.1× 3.3k 0.9× 3.6k 1.2× 383 38.9k
Susan Holmes United States 60 23.9k 1.5× 13.8k 1.3× 6.8k 1.4× 3.4k 0.9× 3.8k 1.3× 189 52.9k
Christian Quast Germany 17 17.9k 1.1× 15.1k 1.4× 4.9k 1.0× 3.9k 1.0× 2.0k 0.7× 22 38.6k
Christopher Quince United Kingdom 54 17.1k 1.1× 14.0k 1.3× 4.9k 1.0× 3.3k 0.9× 1.5k 0.5× 111 34.5k
Janet Jansson United States 76 15.9k 1.0× 8.0k 0.8× 3.9k 0.8× 2.8k 0.8× 2.6k 0.9× 232 29.3k
Elmar Pruesse Germany 8 19.8k 1.3× 16.4k 1.5× 5.3k 1.1× 4.0k 1.1× 2.0k 0.7× 10 41.1k
James R. Cole United States 46 16.2k 1.0× 13.0k 1.2× 4.7k 1.0× 6.0k 1.6× 1.5k 0.5× 98 35.8k
Jörg Peplies Germany 28 21.9k 1.4× 17.5k 1.7× 5.9k 1.2× 4.3k 1.1× 2.1k 0.7× 39 44.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gary L. Andersen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Borrel, Guillaume, Panagiotis S. Adam, Luke J. McKay, et al.. (2019). Wide diversity of methane and short-chain alkane metabolisms in uncultured archaea. Nature Microbiology. 4(4). 603–613. 156 indexed citations
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Handley, Kim M., Yvette M. Piceno, Ping Hu, et al.. (2017). Metabolic and spatio-taxonomic response of uncultivated seafloor bacteria following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The ISME Journal. 11(11). 2569–2583. 32 indexed citations
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Ling, Fangqiong, Chiachi Hwang, Mark W. LeChevallier, Gary L. Andersen, & Wen‐Tso Liu. (2015). Core-satellite populations and seasonality of water meter biofilms in a metropolitan drinking water distribution system. The ISME Journal. 10(3). 582–595. 96 indexed citations
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Lowell, Jennifer L., Michael F. Antolin, Gary L. Andersen, et al.. (2015). Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Reveal Spatial Diversity Among Clones of Yersinia pestis During Plague Outbreaks in Colorado and the Western United States. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 15(5). 291–302. 24 indexed citations
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Piceno, Yvette M., Lauren M. Tom, Mark E. Conrad, et al.. (2014). Temperature and injection water source influence microbial community structure in four Alaskan North Slope hydrocarbon reservoirs. Frontiers in Microbiology. 5. 409–409. 30 indexed citations
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Ding, Guo‐Chun, Yvette M. Piceno, Holger Heuer, et al.. (2013). Changes of Soil Bacterial Diversity as a Consequence of Agricultural Land Use in a Semi-Arid Ecosystem. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e59497–e59497. 93 indexed citations
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Beazley, Melanie J., Robert J. Martinez, Yvette M. Piceno, et al.. (2012). Microbial Community Analysis of a Coastal Salt Marsh Affected by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e41305–e41305. 144 indexed citations
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Hwang, Chiachi, Fangqiong Ling, Gary L. Andersen, Mark W. LeChevallier, & Wen‐Tso Liu. (2012). Microbial Community Dynamics of an Urban Drinking Water Distribution System Subjected to Phases of Chloramination and Chlorination Treatments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 78(22). 7856–7865. 126 indexed citations
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Lee, Patrick K. H., Dan Cheng, Ping Hu, et al.. (2011). Comparative genomics of two newly isolated Dehalococcoides strains and an enrichment using a genus microarray. The ISME Journal. 5(6). 1014–1024. 48 indexed citations
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Maier, Raina M., Michael W. Palmer, Gary L. Andersen, et al.. (2010). Environmental Determinants of and Impact on Childhood Asthma by the Bacterial Community in Household Dust. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76(8). 2663–2667. 47 indexed citations
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Wrighton, Kelly, Bernardino Virdis, Peter Clauwaert, et al.. (2010). Bacterial community structure corresponds to performance during cathodic nitrate reduction. The ISME Journal. 4(11). 1443–1455. 135 indexed citations
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Andersen, Gary L.. (2010). The use of microarrays in microbial ecology. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 5 indexed citations
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Wu, Cindy H., Stéphanie Bernard, Gary L. Andersen, & Wilfred Chen. (2009). Developing microbe–plant interactions for applications in plant‐growth promotion and disease control, production of useful compounds, remediation and carbon sequestration. Microbial Biotechnology. 2(4). 428–440. 93 indexed citations
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Suttle, K. Blake, et al.. (2009). Despite strong seasonal responses, soil microbial consortia are more resilient to long-term changes in rainfall than overlying grassland. The ISME Journal. 3(6). 738–744. 224 indexed citations
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Chivian, Dylan, Eoin Brodie, Eric J. Alm, et al.. (2008). Environmental Genomics Reveals a Single-Species Ecosystem Deep Within Earth. Science. 322(5899). 275–278. 329 indexed citations
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Yergeau, Étienne, Eoin Brodie, Sébastien Dejean, et al.. (2008). Environmental microarray analyses of Antarctic soil microbial communities. The ISME Journal. 3(3). 340–351. 116 indexed citations
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Lin, Li‐Hung, Pei‐Ling Wang, D. Rumble, et al.. (2006). Long-Term Sustainability of a High-Energy, Low-Diversity Crustal Biome. Science. 314(5798). 479–482. 262 indexed citations
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Brodie, Eoin, et al.. (2006). Urban aerosols harbor diverse and dynamic bacterial populations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(1). 299–304. 500 indexed citations breakdown →
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DeSantis, Todd Z., Philip Hugenholtz, N. Larsen, et al.. (2006). Greengenes: Chimera-checked 16S rRNA gene database and workbench compatible in ARB. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 10 indexed citations

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