J. Robie Vestal

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

J. Robie Vestal is a scholar working on Ecology, Pollution and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Robie Vestal has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Ecology, 13 papers in Pollution and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in J. Robie Vestal's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (16 papers), Polar Research and Ecology (12 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (8 papers). J. Robie Vestal is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (16 papers), Polar Research and Ecology (12 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (8 papers). J. Robie Vestal collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. J. Robie Vestal's co-authors include David C. White, Vicky L. McKinley, Thomas W. Federle, David Warshawsky, Robert J. Grosser, David B. Knaebel, Meredith A.J. Hullar, Jerome J. Perry, Margaret W. Miller and Anne E. Hershey and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

J. Robie Vestal

53 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Lipid Analysis in Microbial Ecology 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 200 400 600
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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. Lipid Analysis in Microbial Ecology
    1989 637 citations J. Robie Vestal, David C. White BioScience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Robie Vestal United States 26 1.2k 769 719 528 393 54 2.8k
Kyle D. Hoagland United States 32 1.1k 1.0× 818 1.1× 1.3k 1.7× 287 0.5× 181 0.5× 66 3.4k
James B. Guckert United States 23 1.2k 1.0× 510 0.7× 720 1.0× 336 0.6× 915 2.3× 38 3.2k
Janet S. Nickels United States 12 953 0.8× 268 0.3× 518 0.7× 538 1.0× 450 1.1× 19 2.0k
T. C. Hutchinson Canada 32 749 0.6× 1.2k 1.5× 497 0.7× 308 0.6× 110 0.3× 98 3.6k
E. B��th Sweden 12 1.5k 1.3× 974 1.3× 595 0.8× 2.1k 4.0× 270 0.7× 12 3.8k
Ronald J. Bobbie United States 10 958 0.8× 242 0.3× 514 0.7× 533 1.0× 409 1.0× 11 1.9k
Arthur E. Linkins United States 29 1.3k 1.1× 293 0.4× 592 0.8× 1.2k 2.3× 164 0.4× 56 3.1k
K. Haider Germany 40 761 0.6× 863 1.1× 423 0.6× 1.3k 2.4× 411 1.0× 118 3.9k
Ingvar Sundh Sweden 34 1.6k 1.4× 465 0.6× 751 1.0× 532 1.0× 436 1.1× 67 3.4k
Aaron D. Peacock United States 40 2.2k 1.9× 911 1.2× 1.3k 1.9× 1.5k 2.9× 956 2.4× 95 6.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Robie Vestal

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sutton, Susan D., Stacy Pfaller, Jodi R. Shann, et al.. (1996). Aerobic biodegradation of 4-methylquinoline by a soil bacterium. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 62(8). 2910–2914. 23 indexed citations
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Vestal, J. Robie, et al.. (1993). Biogeochemistry of oxalate in the antarctic cryptoendolithic lichen-dominated community. Microbial Ecology. 25(3). 305–19. 66 indexed citations
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Peterson, Bruce J., Linda A. Deegan, John Helfrich, et al.. (1993). Biological Responses of a Tundra River to Fertilization. Ecology. 74(3). 653–672. 266 indexed citations
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Moll, Deborah M. & J. Robie Vestal. (1992). Survival of microorganisms in smectite clays: Implications for Martian exobiology. Icarus. 98(2). 233–239. 14 indexed citations
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Lock, Maurice A., et al.. (1990). Phosphorous limitation in an arctic river biofilm—A whole ecosystem experiment. Water Research. 24(12). 1545–1549. 18 indexed citations
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Knaebel, David B., Thomas W. Federle, & J. Robie Vestal. (1990). MINERALIZATION OF LINEAR ALKYLBENZENE SULFONATE (LAS) AND LINEAR ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATE (LAE) IN 11 CONTRASTING SOILS. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 9(8). 981–981. 1 indexed citations
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Johnston, Carl G. & J. Robie Vestal. (1989). Distribution of inorganic species in two Antarctic cryptoendolithic microbial communities. Geomicrobiology Journal. 7(3). 137–153. 25 indexed citations
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Vestal, J. Robie. (1988). Carbon metabolism of the cryptoendolithic microbiota from the Antarctic desert. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 54(4). 960–965. 41 indexed citations
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Hullar, Meredith A.J. & J. Robie Vestal. (1988). The effects of nutrient limitation and stream discharge on the epilithic microbial community in an oligotrophic arctic stream. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 23(2). 1099–1099. 1 indexed citations
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Hershey, Anne E., Meredith A.J. Hullar, Margaret W. Miller, et al.. (1988). Nutrient Incluence on a Stream Grazer: Orthocladius Microcommunities Respond to Nutrient Input. Ecology. 69(5). 1383–1392. 80 indexed citations
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Vestal, J. Robie. (1988). Biomass of the cryptoendolithic microbiota from the Antarctic desert. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 54(4). 957–959. 24 indexed citations
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Vestal, J. Robie. (1986). South of 60°Antarctic Ecology R. M. Laws. BioScience. 36(4). 272–273.
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Peterson, Bruce J., John E. Hobbie, Anne E. Hershey, et al.. (1985). Transformation of a Tundra River from Heterotrophy to Autotrophy by Addition of Phosphorus. Science. 229(4720). 1383–1386. 162 indexed citations
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McKinley, Vicky L. & J. Robie Vestal. (1985). Physical and Chemical Correlates of Microbial Activity and Biomass in Composting Municipal Sewage Sludge. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 50(6). 1395–1403. 67 indexed citations
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McKinley, Vicky L. & J. Robie Vestal. (1984). Biokinetic analyses of adaptation and succession: microbial activity in composting municipal sewage sludge. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 47(5). 933–941. 105 indexed citations
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McKinley, Vicky L., Thomas W. Federle, & J. Robie Vestal. (1983). Improvements in and Environmental Applications of Double-Vial Radiorespirometry for the Study of Microbial Mineralization. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 45(1). 255–259. 21 indexed citations
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Federle, Thomas W., Vicky L. McKinley, & J. Robie Vestal. (1982). Physical determinants of microbial colonization and decomposition of plant litter in an Arctic Lake. Microbial Ecology. 8(2). 127–138. 11 indexed citations
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Smith, Glen A., et al.. (1982). Sensitive assay, based on hydroxy fatty acids from lipopolysaccharide lipid A, for Gram-negative bacteria in sediments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 44(5). 1170–1177. 113 indexed citations
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Federle, Thomas W. & J. Robie Vestal. (1980). Lignocellulose Mineralization by Arctic Lake Sediments in Response to Nutrient Manipulation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 40(1). 32–39. 33 indexed citations
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Vestal, J. Robie & Jerome J. Perry. (1969). Divergent Metabolic Pathways for Propane and Propionate Utilization by a Soil Isolate. Journal of Bacteriology. 99(1). 216–221. 78 indexed citations

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