John A. Baross

12.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
90 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

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John A. Baross is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John A. Baross has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Ecology, 47 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 34 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in John A. Baross's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (47 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (43 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (20 papers). John A. Baross is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (47 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (43 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (20 papers). John A. Baross collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. John A. Baross's co-authors include Deborah S. Kelley, William Martin, Michael J. Russell, Byron C. Crump, D. A. Butterfield, William J. Brazelton, Sarah Hoffman, E. Virginia Armbrust, Matthew O. Schrenk and Julie A. Huber and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

John A. Baross

89 papers receiving 7.5k citations

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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.

Hydrothermal vents and the origin of life

2008 1.0k citations John A. Baross, Deborah S. Kelley et al. profile →
Phylogenetic Analysis of Particle-Attached and Free-Living Bacterial Communities in the Columbia River, Its Estuary, and the Adjacent Coastal Ocean

1999 581 citations John A. Baross et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
Submarine hydrothermal vents and associated gradient environments as sites for the origin and evolution of life

1985 425 citations John A. Baross, Sarah Hoffman profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John A. Baross United States	46	4.1k	2.8k	2.7k	1.5k	1.4k	90	7.9k
Jan P. Amend United States	40	2.3k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	637 0.4×	726 0.5×	132	5.4k
Christopher H. House United States	35	2.8k 0.7×	3.1k 1.1×	1.6k 0.6×	463 0.3×	945 0.7×	106	6.3k
Katrina J. Edwards United States	48	2.8k 0.7×	3.3k 1.2×	1.8k 0.7×	775 0.5×	372 0.3×	113	8.0k
Steven D’Hondt United States	47	3.4k 0.8×	2.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	497 0.4×	119	7.0k
Deborah S. Kelley United States	42	1.5k 0.4×	2.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	599 0.4×	1.6k 1.2×	112	7.9k
Richard W. Castenholz United States	50	3.6k 0.9×	2.7k 1.0×	2.7k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	251 0.2×	120	8.9k
Tori M. Hoehler United States	36	2.1k 0.5×	2.2k 0.8×	952 0.4×	438 0.3×	755 0.5×	88	4.7k
Purificación López‐García France	61	6.8k 1.7×	1.8k 0.6×	6.8k 2.6×	1.6k 1.0×	364 0.3×	219	11.0k
Fumio Inagaki Japan	55	5.8k 1.4×	4.9k 1.8×	3.2k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	206 0.1×	194	9.0k
Takuro Nunoura Japan	45	4.8k 1.2×	3.1k 1.1×	3.3k 1.2×	1.0k 0.7×	199 0.1×	151	7.5k

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Früh‐Green, Gretchen L., Deborah S. Kelley, Marvin D. Lilley, et al.. (2022). Diversity of magmatism, hydrothermal processes and microbial interactions at mid-ocean ridges. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 3(12). 852–871. 46 indexed citations

Kaçar, Betül, Lionel Guy, Eric Smith, & John A. Baross. (2017). Resurrecting ancestral genes in bacteria to interpret ancient biosignatures. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 375(2109). 20160352–20160352. 21 indexed citations

Anderson, R., Mitchell L. Sogin, & John A. Baross. (2014). Biogeography and ecology of the rare and abundant microbial lineages in deep-sea hydrothermal vents. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 91(1). 1–11. 63 indexed citations

Anderson, R., Mitchell L. Sogin, & John A. Baross. (2014). Evolutionary Strategies of Viruses, Bacteria and Archaea in Hydrothermal Vent Ecosystems Revealed through Metagenomics. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e109696–e109696. 49 indexed citations

Goldman, Aaron D., John A. Baross, & Ram Samudrala. (2012). The Enzymatic and Metabolic Capabilities of Early Life. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e39912–e39912. 20 indexed citations

Anderson, R., William J. Brazelton, & John A. Baross. (2011). Is the Genetic Landscape of the Deep Subsurface Biosphere Affected by Viruses?. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2. 219–219. 45 indexed citations

Anderson, R., William J. Brazelton, & John A. Baross. (2011). Using CRISPRs as a metagenomic tool to identify microbial hosts of a diffuse flow hydrothermal vent viral assemblage. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 77(1). 120–133. 93 indexed citations

Goldman, Aaron D., Ram Samudrala, & John A. Baross. (2010). The evolution and functional repertoire of translation proteins following the origin of life. Biology Direct. 5(1). 15–15. 29 indexed citations

Brazelton, William J. & John A. Baross. (2010). Metagenomic Comparison of Two Thiomicrospira Lineages Inhabiting Contrasting Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Environments. PLoS ONE. 5(10). e13530–e13530. 40 indexed citations

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Brazelton, William J., Mitchell L. Sogin, & John A. Baross. (2009). Multiple scales of diversification within natural populations of archaea in hydrothermal chimney biofilms. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 2(2). 236–242. 15 indexed citations

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Sullivan, Woodruff T. & John A. Baross. (2007). Planets and life : the emerging science of astrobiology. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 61 indexed citations

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Mehta, Mausmi P. & John A. Baross. (2006). Nitrogen Fixation at 92°C by a Hydrothermal Vent Archaeon. Science. 314(5806). 1783–1786. 160 indexed citations

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Baross, John A.. (2006). The Limits of Organic Life in Planetary Systems. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 209. 51 indexed citations

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Huber, Julie A., H. Paul Johnson, D. A. Butterfield, & John A. Baross. (2005). Microbial life in ridge flank crustal fluids. Environmental Microbiology. 8(1). 88–99. 138 indexed citations

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Mehta, Mausmi P., D. A. Butterfield, & John A. Baross. (2003). Phylogenetic Diversity of Nitrogenase ( nifH ) Genes in Deep-Sea and Hydrothermal Vent Environments of the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 69(2). 960–970. 155 indexed citations

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Huber, Julie A., D. A. Butterfield, & John A. Baross. (2003). Bacterial diversity in a subseafloor habitat following a deep-sea volcanic eruption. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 43(3). 393–409. 180 indexed citations

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Summit, Melanie, et al.. (1998). Pressure enhances thermal stability of DNA polymerase from three thermophilic organisms. Extremophiles. 2(3). 339–345. 31 indexed citations

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Plante, Craig J., Peter A. Jumars, & John A. Baross. (1989). Rapid bacterial growth in the hindgut of a marine deposit feeder. Microbial Ecology. 18(1). 29–44. 55 indexed citations

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Baross, John A., Sarah Hoffman, John B. Corliss, Louis Gordon, & Marvin D. Lilley. (1980). Procaryotic "coelacanths" : tube-forming microorganisms from submarine hydrothermal environments. 22(6). 1193–1203.

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Baross, John A., et al.. (1971). Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Its Importance in Seafood Hygiene. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 159(11). 1470–1473. 5 indexed citations

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