James I. Prosser

39.5k total citations · 13 hit papers
266 papers, 29.6k citations indexed

About

James I. Prosser is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, James I. Prosser has authored 266 papers receiving a total of 29.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Ecology, 105 papers in Molecular Biology and 104 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in James I. Prosser's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (143 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (88 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (42 papers). James I. Prosser is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (143 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (88 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (42 papers). James I. Prosser collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and United States. James I. Prosser's co-authors include Graeme W. Nicol, L. Anne Glover, Cécile Gubry‐Rangin, Thomas E. Freitag, Christa Schleper, T. Martin Embley, Sven Leininger, Allison E. McCaig, Linda Hink and J. Stephen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

James I. Prosser

265 papers receiving 28.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Archaea predominate among ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes in soils

2006 1.9k citations Graeme W. Nicol, James I. Prosser et al. profile →
Soil bacterial networks are less stable under drought than fungal networks

2018 1.4k citations Franciska T. de Vries, Mark Bailey et al. profile →
The influence of soil pH on the diversity, abundance and transcriptional activity of ammonia oxidizing archaea and bacteria

2008 1.1k citations Graeme W. Nicol, James I. Prosser et al. Environmental Microbiology profile →
Archaeal and bacterial ammonia-oxidisers in soil: the quest for niche specialisation and differentiation

2012 872 citations James I. Prosser, Graeme W. Nicol profile →
Plant host habitat and root exudates shape soil bacterial community structure

2008 850 citations Feth el Zahar Haichar, C. Marol et al. The ISME Journal profile →
The role of ecological theory in microbial ecology

2007 732 citations James I. Prosser, Mary K. Firestone et al. profile →
Analysis of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria of the beta subdivision of the class Proteobacteria in coastal sand dunes by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and sequencing of PCR-amplified 16S ribosomal DNA fragments

1997 666 citations J. Stephen, James I. Prosser et al. profile →
Autotrophic Nitrification in Bacteria

1990 659 citations James I. Prosser profile →
Growth, activity and temperature responses of ammonia‐oxidizing archaea and bacteria in soil microcosms

2008 653 citations Graeme W. Nicol, James I. Prosser et al. Environmental Microbiology profile →
Ammonia concentration determines differential growth of ammonia-oxidising archaea and bacteria in soil microcosms

2011 571 citations Anne Verhamme, James I. Prosser et al. The ISME Journal profile →
Temperature sensitivity of soil respiration rates enhanced by microbial community response

2014 538 citations James I. Prosser et al. profile →
Relative contributions of archaea and bacteria to aerobic ammonia oxidation in the environment

2008 508 citations James I. Prosser, Graeme W. Nicol Environmental Microbiology profile →
Nitrous oxide production by ammonia oxidizers: Physiological diversity, niche differentiation and potential mitigation strategies

2019 309 citations James I. Prosser, Linda Hink et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Nitrosotalea devaniterrae gen. nov., sp. nov. and Nitrosotalea sinensis sp. nov., two acidophilic ammonia oxidising archaea isolated from acidic soil, and proposal of the new order Nitrosotaleales ord. nov. within the class Nitrososphaeria of the phylum Nitrososphaerota 2024 ·INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY ·Laura E. Lehtovirta‐Morley, Chaorong Ge, Jenna L. Ross, Huaiying Yao, Christina Hazard, Cécile Gubry‐Rangin, James I. Prosser, Graeme W. Nicol	2
2	Glacier forelands reveal fundamental plant and microbial controls on short‐term ecosystem nitrogen retention 2021 ·Journal of Ecology ·Franciska T. de Vries, Cécile Thion, Michael Bahn, (unknown), Sébastien Cecillon, Beat Frey, Helen Grant, Graeme W. Nicol, Wolfgang Wanek, James I. Prosser, Richard D. Bardgett	13
3	Putting science back into microbial ecology: a question of approach 2020 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·James I. Prosser	46
4	Experimental testing of hypotheses for temperature‐ and pH ‐based niche specialization of ammonia oxidizing archaea and bacteria 2020 ·Environmental Microbiology ·(unknown), Cécile Gubry‐Rangin, Cécile Thion, Katerina Estera‐Molina, H. G. Richmond, Jennifer Pett‐Ridge, Mary K. Firestone, Graeme W. Nicol, James I. Prosser	30
5	The consequences of niche and physiological differentiation of archaeal and bacterial ammonia oxidisers for nitrous oxide emissions 2018 ·The ISME Journal ·Linda Hink, Cécile Gubry‐Rangin, Graeme W. Nicol, James I. Prosser	312
6	Strategies to Determine Diversity, Growth, and Activity of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea in Soil 2011 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Graeme W. Nicol, James I. Prosser	15
7	Autotrophic ammonia oxidation by soil thaumarchaea 2010 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Limei Zhang, Pierre Offre, Ji‐Zheng He, Anne Verhamme, Graeme W. Nicol, James I. Prosser	287
8	Plant host habitat and root exudates shape soil bacterial community structure breakdown → 2008 ·The ISME Journal ·Feth el Zahar Haichar, C. Marol, Odile Berge, J. Ignacio Rangel‐Castro, James I. Prosser, Jérôme Balesdent, Thierry Heulin, Wafa Achouak	850
9	Effects of aboveground grazing on coupling among nitrifier activity, abundance and community structure 2007 ·The ISME Journal ·Xavier Le Roux, Franck Poly, (unknown), Claire Commeaux, Brigitte Hai, Graeme W. Nicol, James I. Prosser, Michael Schloter, Eléonore Attard, Katja Klumpp	124
10	SURVIVAL AND ACTIVITY OF LUX-MARKED PHENANTHRENE-DEGRADING PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI P16 UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS 2006 ·Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions A Science ·Mansour Mashreghi, James I. Prosser	6
11	Stable Isotope Probing Links Taxonomy with Function in Microbial Communities Microbial ecologists have a culture-independent means for analyzing sources of metabolic activities among complex mixtures of microbes 2005 ·UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia) ·Corinne Whitby, Mark Bailey, Andrew S. Whiteley, (unknown), (unknown), James I. Prosser, Hilary Lappin‐Scott	9
12	Characterisation of bacterial communities associated with toxic and non-toxic dinoflagellates: Alexandrium spp. and Scrippsiella trochoidea 2001 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Georgina L. Hold, Elizabeth A. Smith, (unknown), Elizabeth W. Maas, Edward R. B. Moore, (unknown), J. Stephen, James I. Prosser, T. Harry Birkbeck, Susan Gallacher	133
13	Luminescence-Based Systems for Detection of Bacteria in the Environment 1996 ·Critical Reviews in Biotechnology ·James I. Prosser, K. Killham, L. Anne Glover, E.A.S. Rattray	46
14	Effect of temperature and plasmid carriage on nonculturability in organisms targeted for release 1995 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·James D. Oliver, Diane McDougald, Tanya Barrett, L. Anne Glover, James I. Prosser	22
15	A mathematical model for the growth of mycelial pellet populations 1995 ·Biotechnology and Bioengineering ·(unknown), (unknown), James I. Prosser	11
16	Effect of soil bulk density and temperature on wheat rhizosphere colonisation by lux-marked Pseudomonas fluorescens 1993 ·European Journal of Soil Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), James I. Prosser, (unknown), K. Killham	18
17	PROTECTION OF NITROSOMONAS-EUROPAEA COLONIZING CLAY-MINERALS FROM INHIBITION BY NITRAPYRIN 1991 ·Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ·(unknown), James I. Prosser	1
18	Effect of Copper on Inhibition by Nitrapyrin of Growth of Nitrosomonas europaea 1986 ·Current Opinion in Microbiology ·Steven J. Powell, James I. Prosser	1
19	A KINETIC-STUDY OF THE COLONY GROWTH OF STREPTOMYCES-COELICOLOR A3(2) AND J802 ON SOLID MEDIUM 1985 ·Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ·Eunice J. Allan, James I. Prosser	1
20	MYCELIAL GROWTH AND BRANCHING OF STREPTOMYCES-COELICOLOR A3(2) ON SOLID MEDIUM 1983 ·Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ·Eunice J. Allan, James I. Prosser	1

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