Jan‐Niklas Macher

1.5k total citations
21 papers, 509 citations indexed

About

Jan‐Niklas Macher is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan‐Niklas Macher has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 509 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Ecology, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Jan‐Niklas Macher's work include Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (15 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (10 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (5 papers). Jan‐Niklas Macher is often cited by papers focused on Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (15 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (10 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (5 papers). Jan‐Niklas Macher collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and Italy. Jan‐Niklas Macher's co-authors include Florian Leese, Martina Weiss, Alexander Weigand, Christoph D. Matthaei, Ralph Tollrian, Jeremy J. Piggott, Vera Zizka, Romana K. Salis, Vasco Elbrecht and Till‐Hendrik Macher and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Jan‐Niklas Macher

20 papers receiving 505 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jan‐Niklas Macher Germany 11 432 224 68 68 53 21 509
Martina Weiss Germany 12 323 0.7× 146 0.7× 81 1.2× 137 2.0× 37 0.7× 24 464
Philip D. Lamb United Kingdom 6 342 0.8× 240 1.1× 51 0.8× 25 0.4× 45 0.8× 11 439
Emmanuel Corse France 12 331 0.8× 217 1.0× 128 1.9× 58 0.9× 57 1.1× 22 424
Leonard V. Polishchuk Russia 10 160 0.4× 88 0.4× 83 1.2× 125 1.8× 26 0.5× 20 357
Candice Y. Lumibao United States 10 181 0.4× 82 0.4× 67 1.0× 74 1.1× 25 0.5× 20 402
José Utge France 11 196 0.5× 94 0.4× 38 0.6× 43 0.6× 17 0.3× 22 358
Adriana Radulovici Canada 8 378 0.9× 259 1.2× 52 0.8× 86 1.3× 13 0.2× 12 513
Κωνσταντίνος Πρόιος Greece 8 167 0.4× 37 0.2× 96 1.4× 68 1.0× 46 0.9× 14 280
Lúa López Spain 13 183 0.4× 85 0.4× 52 0.8× 131 1.9× 38 0.7× 23 448
Morten Skage Norway 12 239 0.6× 108 0.5× 83 1.2× 131 1.9× 11 0.2× 18 496

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jan‐Niklas Macher

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jan‐Niklas Macher

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Macher, Jan‐Niklas, et al.. (2025). Coastal eutrophication transforms shallow micro-benthic reef communities. The Science of The Total Environment. 961. 178252–178252. 1 indexed citations
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Peijnenburg, Katja T. C. A., et al.. (2025). Exploring the potential of the COI gene marker for DNA barcoding of planktonic foraminifera. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 19205–19205.
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Macher, Jan‐Niklas, et al.. (2024). Changes in the Microbial Community Associated with the Large Benthic Foraminifera Cycloclypeus Carpenteri, Along a Depth Gradient. The Journal of Foraminiferal Research. 54(1). 65–74. 3 indexed citations
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Martínez, Alejandro, et al.. (2024). Meiofauna as Sentinels of Beach Ecosystems: A Quantitative Review of Gaps and Opportunities in Beach Meiofauna Research. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Copilaş‐Ciocianu, Denis, et al.. (2023). Genetic diversity of Ponto-Caspian amphipods throughout the invaded Baltic and native NW Black Sea donor ranges: does introduction mode matter?. Hydrobiologia. 850(14). 3061–3076. 4 indexed citations
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Fontaneto, Diego, et al.. (2021). DNA Metabarcoding Methods for the Study of Marine Benthic Meiofauna: A Review. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8. 31 indexed citations
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Rotter, Ana, Susana P. Gaudêncio, Katja Klun, et al.. (2021). A New Tool for Faster Construction of Marine Biotechnology Collaborative Networks. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8. 9 indexed citations
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Beermann, Arne J., Vasco Elbrecht, Jan‐Niklas Macher, et al.. (2020). Using Environmental DNA to Monitor the Reintroduction Success of the Rhine Sculpin (Cottus rhenanus) in a Restored Stream. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8. 9 indexed citations
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Zizka, Vera, Vasco Elbrecht, Jan‐Niklas Macher, & Florian Leese. (2019). Assessing the influence of sample tagging and library preparation on DNA metabarcoding. Molecular Ecology Resources. 19(4). 893–899. 39 indexed citations
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Macher, Jan‐Niklas, et al.. (2019). Uncovering bacterial and functional diversity in macroinvertebrate mitochondrial-metagenomic datasets by differential centrifugation. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 10257–10257. 4 indexed citations
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Macher, Jan‐Niklas, et al.. (2018). Comparison of environmental DNA and bulk‐sample metabarcoding using highly degenerate cytochrome c oxidase I primers. Molecular Ecology Resources. 18(6). 1456–1468. 89 indexed citations
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Weigand, Alexander & Jan‐Niklas Macher. (2018). A DNA metabarcoding protocol for hyporheic freshwater meiofauna: Evaluating highly degenerate COI primers and replication strategy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 36 indexed citations
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Macher, Jan‐Niklas & Florian Leese. (2018). eDNA metabarcoding of rivers: Is all eDNA everywhere, all the time?. Jyväskylä University Digital Archive (University of Jyväskylä). 1 indexed citations
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Macher, Jan‐Niklas, Vera Zizka, Alexander Weigand, & Florian Leese. (2017). A simple centrifugation protocol for metagenomic studies increases mitochondrial DNA yield by two orders of magnitude. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 9(4). 1070–1074. 9 indexed citations
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Macher, Jan‐Niklas, Till‐Hendrik Macher, & Florian Leese. (2017). Combining NCBI and BOLD databases for OTU assignment in metabarcoding and metagenomic datasets: The BOLD_NCBI _Merger. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 17 indexed citations
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Macher, Jan‐Niklas, Florian Leese, Alexander Weigand, & Andrey Rozenberg. (2017). The complete mitochondrial genome of a cryptic amphipod species from the Gammarus fossarum complex. Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 2(1). 17–18. 11 indexed citations
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Sari, Alireza, Jan‐Niklas Macher, Martina Weiss, et al.. (2016). Drastic underestimation of amphipod biodiversity in the endangered Irano-Anatolian and Caucasus biodiversity hotspots. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 22507–22507. 48 indexed citations
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Macher, Jan‐Niklas, Martina Weiss, Arne J. Beermann, & Florian Leese. (2016). Cryptic diversity and population structure at small scales: the freshwater snailAncylus(Planorbidae, Pulmonata) in the Montseny mountain range. Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology. 52. 387–399. 11 indexed citations
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Macher, Jan‐Niklas, et al.. (2015). Multiple-stressor effects on stream invertebrates: DNA barcoding reveals contrasting responses of cryptic mayfly species. Ecological Indicators. 61. 159–169. 72 indexed citations
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Weiss, Martina, et al.. (2013). Molecular evidence for further overlooked species within the Gammarus fossarum complex (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Hydrobiologia. 721(1). 165–184. 89 indexed citations

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