H. Peter Eilers

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

H. Peter Eilers is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, H. Peter Eilers has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Ecology, 7 papers in Oceanography and 5 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in H. Peter Eilers's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (6 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (6 papers) and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (5 papers). H. Peter Eilers is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (6 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (6 papers) and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (5 papers). H. Peter Eilers collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Slovakia. H. Peter Eilers's co-authors include Rudolf Amann, Jakob Pernthaler, Frank Oliver Glöckner, Jörg Peplies, Gunnar Gerdts, Olaf Pfannkuche, Karin Lochte, Katrin Knittel, Andreas Lemke and Antje Boëtius and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Environmental Management and Geomicrobiology Journal.

In The Last Decade

H. Peter Eilers

16 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Culturability and In Situ Abundance of Pelagic Bacteria f... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Culturability and In Situ Abundance of Pelagic Bacteria from the North Sea
    2000 520 citations H. Peter Eilers, Jakob Pernthaler et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
H. Peter Eilers Germany 8 1.1k 532 495 365 185 16 1.4k
Günter Jost Germany 19 1.1k 1.0× 420 0.8× 587 1.2× 332 0.9× 385 2.1× 29 1.5k
Claudia Dziallas Germany 17 734 0.7× 256 0.5× 557 1.1× 499 1.4× 104 0.6× 18 1.2k
Taichi Yokokawa Japan 25 1.3k 1.2× 512 1.0× 620 1.3× 412 1.1× 229 1.2× 53 1.7k
Rodolfo Iturriaga United States 18 772 0.7× 244 0.5× 953 1.9× 286 0.8× 161 0.9× 31 1.6k
Miho Hirai Japan 22 992 0.9× 583 1.1× 233 0.5× 579 1.6× 192 1.0× 49 1.5k
Maria Pachiadaki United States 25 1.5k 1.4× 961 1.8× 563 1.1× 490 1.3× 187 1.0× 55 2.0k
Elena Manini Italy 25 1.1k 1.0× 245 0.5× 860 1.7× 353 1.0× 232 1.3× 58 1.7k
Hélène Agogué France 23 1.6k 1.4× 755 1.4× 740 1.5× 548 1.5× 336 1.8× 55 2.1k
David Kamanda Ngugi Saudi Arabia 23 900 0.8× 653 1.2× 236 0.5× 211 0.6× 165 0.9× 48 1.4k
Svein Norland Norway 16 800 0.7× 276 0.5× 502 1.0× 220 0.6× 124 0.7× 26 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by H. Peter Eilers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H. Peter Eilers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of H. Peter Eilers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of H. Peter Eilers 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 H. Peter Eilers. H. Peter Eilers is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Kephart, Susan R., et al.. (2007). Blue Flower of Tribal Legend: "Skye blue petals resemble lakes of fine clear water". 3 indexed citations
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Knittel, Katrin, Antje Boëtius, Andreas Lemke, et al.. (2003). Activity, distribution, and diversity of sulfate reducers and other bacteria above gas hydrate (Cascadia Margin, OR).. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 7 indexed citations
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Knittel, Katrin, Antje Boëtius, Andreas Lemke, et al.. (2003). Activity, Distribution, and Diversity of Sulfate Reducers and Other Bacteria in Sediments above Gas Hydrate (Cascadia Margin, Oregon). Geomicrobiology Journal. 20(4). 269–294. 228 indexed citations
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Pernthaler, Annelie, Jakob Pernthaler, H. Peter Eilers, & Rudolf Amann. (2001). Growth Patterns of Two Marine Isolates: Adaptations to Substrate Patchiness?. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 67(9). 4077–4083. 60 indexed citations
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Eilers, H. Peter, Jakob Pernthaler, Jörg Peplies, et al.. (2001). Isolation of Novel Pelagic Bacteria from the German Bight and Their Seasonal Contributions to Surface Picoplankton. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 67(11). 5134–5142. 229 indexed citations
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Eilers, H. Peter, Jakob Pernthaler, Frank Oliver Glöckner, & Rudolf Amann. (2000). Culturability and In Situ Abundance of Pelagic Bacteria from the North Sea. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 66(7). 3044–3051. 520 indexed citations breakdown →
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Eilers, H. Peter, Jakob Pernthaler, & Rudolf Amann. (2000). Succession of Pelagic Marine Bacteria during Enrichment: a Close Look at Cultivation-Induced Shifts. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 66(11). 4634–4640. 215 indexed citations
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Zubkov, Mikhail V., Bernhard M. Fuchs, H. Peter Eilers, Peter Burkill, & Rudolf Amann. (1999). Determination of Total Protein Content of Bacterial Cells by SYPRO Staining and Flow Cytometry. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 65(7). 3251–3257. 87 indexed citations
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Eilers, H. Peter, et al.. (1986). Environmental gradients in northwest freshwater wetlands. Environmental Management. 10(1). 125–134. 4 indexed citations
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Eilers, H. Peter, et al.. (1983). Vegetative delineation of coastal salt marsh boundaries. Environmental Management. 7(5). 443–452. 8 indexed citations
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Eilers, H. Peter, et al.. (1982). Vegetative delineation of coastal salt marsh boundaries: evaluation of methodology.. 1 indexed citations
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Frenkel, Robert E., et al.. (1981). Oregon Coastal Salt Marsh Upper Limits and Tidal Datums. Estuaries. 4(3). 198–198. 19 indexed citations
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Eilers, H. Peter. (1980). Ecology of a Coastal Salt Marsh after Long-Term Absence of Tidal Fluctuation. Occidental College Scholar (Occidental College). 2 indexed citations
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Eilers, H. Peter. (1979). Production ecology in an Oregon coastal salt marsh. Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science. 8(5). 399–410. 6 indexed citations
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Eilers, H. Peter. (1976). The Ecological Biogeography of an Oregon Coastal Salt Marsh. Yearbook - Association of Pacific Coast Geographers. 38(1). 19–32. 5 indexed citations
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Frenkel, Robert E. & H. Peter Eilers. (1976). Tidal datums and characteristics of the upper limits of coastal marshes in selected Oregon estuaries : final report. 3 indexed citations

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