Geoffrey Michael Gadd

38.3k total citations · 11 hit papers
422 papers, 27.2k citations indexed

About

Geoffrey Michael Gadd is a scholar working on Pollution, Plant Science and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Geoffrey Michael Gadd has authored 422 papers receiving a total of 27.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Pollution, 79 papers in Plant Science and 75 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Geoffrey Michael Gadd's work include Heavy metals in environment (60 papers), Building materials and conservation (56 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (48 papers). Geoffrey Michael Gadd is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (60 papers), Building materials and conservation (56 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (48 papers). Geoffrey Michael Gadd collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. Geoffrey Michael Gadd's co-authors include Marina Fomina, Christopher White, A.J. Griffiths, Jacqueline A. Sayer, Stephen Hillier, Qianwei Li, László Csetényi, Xinjin Liang, C. White and Euan P. Burford and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Geoffrey Michael Gadd

417 papers receiving 25.8k citations

Hit Papers

Metals, minerals and microbes... 1977 2026 1993 2009 2009 2007 2008 1993 2007 400 800 1.2k
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. Metals, minerals and microbes: geomicrobiology and bioremediation
    2009 1.3k citations Geoffrey Michael Gadd Microbiology profile →
  2. Comparative Toxicity of Nanoparticulate ZnO, Bulk ZnO, and ZnCl2 to a Freshwater Microalga (Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata): The Importance of Particle Solubility
    2007 1.1k citations Geoffrey Michael Gadd et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  3. Biosorption: critical review of scientific rationale, environmental importance and significance for pollution treatment
    2008 914 citations Geoffrey Michael Gadd profile →
  4. Interactions of fungi with toxic metals
    1993 896 citations Geoffrey Michael Gadd profile →
  5. Geomycology: biogeochemical transformations of rocks, minerals, metals and radionuclides by fungi, bioweathering and bioremediation
    2007 855 citations Geoffrey Michael Gadd profile →
  6. Biosorption: current perspectives on concept, definition and application
    2014 807 citations Marina Fomina, Geoffrey Michael Gadd profile →
  7. Microorganisms and heavy metal toxicity
    1977 593 citations Geoffrey Michael Gadd et al. profile →
  8. Fungal Production of Citric and Oxalic Acid: Importance in Metal Speciation, Physiology and Biogeochemical Processes
    1999 522 citations Geoffrey Michael Gadd profile →
  9. Heavy metal accumulation by bacteria and other microorganisms
    1990 397 citations Geoffrey Michael Gadd profile →
  10. Oxalate production by fungi: significance in geomycology, biodeterioration and bioremediation
    2014 294 citations Geoffrey Michael Gadd, Qianwei Li et al. Fungal Biology Reviews profile →
  11. Fungal biodeterioration and preservation of cultural heritage, artwork, and historical artifacts: extremophily and adaptation
    2024 30 citations Geoffrey Michael Gadd, Marina Fomina et al. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Geoffrey Michael Gadd United Kingdom 85 6.4k 5.7k 5.1k 3.9k 3.7k 422 27.2k
Donald L. Sparks United States 91 9.1k 1.4× 3.8k 0.7× 4.3k 0.8× 2.6k 0.7× 5.0k 1.4× 348 34.0k
Gerard Muyzer Netherlands 81 10.5k 1.6× 3.4k 0.6× 2.7k 0.5× 2.8k 0.7× 1.6k 0.4× 290 36.2k
Ji‐Dong Gu China 72 8.0k 1.2× 3.8k 0.7× 1.4k 0.3× 2.2k 0.6× 2.6k 0.7× 508 19.5k
Xiangdong Li China 95 16.6k 2.6× 10.8k 1.9× 2.7k 0.5× 1.6k 0.4× 3.0k 0.8× 530 33.2k
Patrick G. Hatcher United States 93 3.5k 0.5× 3.3k 0.6× 1.9k 0.4× 2.9k 0.7× 1.5k 0.4× 398 26.7k
Rudolf Amann Germany 133 19.4k 3.0× 5.9k 1.0× 5.6k 1.1× 4.0k 1.0× 2.0k 0.5× 471 75.9k
Nico Boon Belgium 108 10.8k 1.7× 4.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.3× 5.1k 1.3× 3.3k 0.9× 679 41.1k
Andreas Kappler Germany 81 5.7k 0.9× 3.1k 0.5× 1.4k 0.3× 3.6k 0.9× 2.7k 0.7× 438 26.7k
Ingrid Kögel‐Knabner Germany 96 4.4k 0.7× 1.4k 0.3× 5.1k 1.0× 1.1k 0.3× 1.0k 0.3× 379 41.1k
Lenore S. Clesceri United States 13 19.5k 3.0× 10.5k 1.8× 2.9k 0.6× 8.3k 2.1× 22.0k 6.0× 24 66.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Geoffrey Michael Gadd

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gadd, Geoffrey Michael, et al.. (2024). Fungal colonization and penetration of mortar as a suitable simulant for concrete: Implications for fungal biodeterioration in the built environment. Fungal Biology. 128(5). 1899–1906. 1 indexed citations
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Gadd, Geoffrey Michael, Marina Fomina, & Flavia Pinzari. (2024). Fungal biodeterioration and preservation of cultural heritage, artwork, and historical artifacts: extremophily and adaptation. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews. 88(1). e0020022–e0020022. 30 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liang, Shuxin, Weihong Zhang, Hans‐Peter Grossart, et al.. (2023). The unique climate shapes distinct life-history traits of abundant bacteria in Tibetan Plateau grassland soil. The Science of The Total Environment. 908. 168353–168353. 13 indexed citations
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Kang, Xia, László Csetényi, Xiang Gao, & Geoffrey Michael Gadd. (2022). Solubilization of struvite and biorecovery of cerium by Aspergillus niger. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 106(2). 821–833. 7 indexed citations
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Yu, Guanghui, H. Henry Teng, Jian Wang, et al.. (2022). Molecular Trade-Offs between Lattice Oxygen and Oxygen Vacancy Drive Organic Pollutant Degradation in Fungal Biomineralized Exoskeletons. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(12). 8132–8141. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Qianwei, Feixue Liu, Min Li, Chunmao Chen, & Geoffrey Michael Gadd. (2021). Nanoparticle and nanomineral production by fungi. Fungal Biology Reviews. 41. 31–44. 53 indexed citations
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Csetényi, László, et al.. (2021). Selective fungal bioprecipitation of cobalt and nickel for multiple‐product metal recovery. Microbial Biotechnology. 14(4). 1747–1756. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuai, Xinjin Liang, Geoffrey Michael Gadd, & Qi Zhao. (2021). Marine Microbial-Derived Antibiotics and Biosurfactants as Potential New Agents against Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. Marine Drugs. 19(5). 255–255. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Wenfeng, et al.. (2020). Applications of nanozymes in the environment. Environmental Science Nano. 7(5). 1305–1318. 132 indexed citations
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Suyamud, Bongkotrat, et al.. (2020). Biotransformation of struvite by Aspergillus niger : phosphate release and magnesium biomineralization as glushinskite. Environmental Microbiology. 22(4). 1588–1602. 33 indexed citations
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Yang, Yuyi, et al.. (2019). Biorecovery of cobalt and nickel using biomass-free culture supernatants from Aspergillus niger. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 104(1). 417–425. 24 indexed citations
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Liang, Xinjin, et al.. (2019). Fungal formation of selenium and tellurium nanoparticles. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 103(17). 7241–7259. 69 indexed citations
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Kang, Xia, László Csetényi, & Geoffrey Michael Gadd. (2018). Biotransformation of lanthanum by Aspergillus niger. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 103(2). 981–993. 28 indexed citations
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Brown, John W., Craig G. Simpson, Yamile Márquez, et al.. (2015). Lost in Translation: Pitfalls in Deciphering Plant Alternative Splicing Transcripts. The Plant Cell. 27(8). 2083–2087. 29 indexed citations
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Gadd, Geoffrey Michael. (2009). Metals, minerals and microbes: geomicrobiology and bioremediation. Microbiology. 156(3). 609–643. 1330 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gadd, Geoffrey Michael, Euan P. Burford, & Marina Fomina. (2003). Biogeochemical activities of microorganisms in mineral transformations: Consequences for metal and nutrient mobility. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 13(3). 323–331. 7 indexed citations
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Garrido, Ignacio, G. A. Codd, Geoffrey Michael Gadd, & Luís M. Lubián. (2002). Acumulación de Cu y Zn por células microalgales marinas de Nannochloropsis gaditana(Eustigmatophyceae) inmovilizadas en alginato de calcio. Ciencias Marinas. 28(1). 1 indexed citations
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Gadd, Geoffrey Michael. (2001). Microbial Metal Transformations. The Journal of Microbiology. 39(2). 83–88. 27 indexed citations
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Gadd, Geoffrey Michael, et al.. (1954). An experimental investigation of the interaction between shock waves and boundary layers. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 226(1165). 227–253. 66 indexed citations

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