Jörg Overmann

26.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
297 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

Jörg Overmann is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jörg Overmann has authored 297 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 190 papers in Molecular Biology, 177 papers in Ecology and 31 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Jörg Overmann's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (153 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (136 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (35 papers). Jörg Overmann is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (153 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (136 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (35 papers). Jörg Overmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Jörg Overmann's co-authors include Heribert Cypionka, Marco J. L. Coolen, Boyke Bunk, Norbert Pfennig, Bärbel U. Foesel, Cathrin Spröer, Katharina J. Huber, Jens Glaeser, Birte Abt and Johannes Sikorski and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Jörg Overmann

293 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Sequence and cultivation study of Muribaculaceae reveals novel species, host preference, and functional potential of this yet undescribed family

2019 562 citations Thomas C. A. Hitch, Birte Abt et al. profile →
amoA ‐based consensus phylogeny of ammonia‐oxidizing archaea and deep sequencing of amoA genes from soils of four different geographic regions

2011 449 citations Jörg Overmann et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Jörg Overmann	6.0k	6.0k	1.7k	1.3k	1.3k	297	12.3k
Andrew J. Weightman	5.0k 0.8×	4.0k 0.7×	3.2k 1.8×	1.4k 1.0×	2.4k 1.8×	164	12.2k
James Stegen	8.9k 1.5×	4.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	2.1k 1.6×	1.3k 1.0×	147	14.2k
Tim Urich	5.4k 0.9×	3.6k 0.6×	2.0k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	2.2k 1.7×	126	10.3k
Brian C. Thomas	7.7k 1.3×	9.6k 1.6×	2.5k 1.4×	1.8k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	116	15.1k
Julie A. Huber	6.0k 1.0×	4.6k 0.8×	2.1k 1.2×	728 0.5×	696 0.5×	86	9.5k
Lise Øvreås	6.6k 1.1×	4.6k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	78	11.1k
Alexander J. Probst	5.1k 0.9×	6.4k 1.1×	1.5k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	137	11.5k
Ramūnas Stepanauskas	7.3k 1.2×	5.8k 1.0×	2.1k 1.2×	806 0.6×	2.3k 1.8×	128	12.1k
John C. Fry	5.1k 0.8×	3.5k 0.6×	2.7k 1.6×	1.4k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	142	10.6k
Cheryl R. Kuske	7.3k 1.2×	5.9k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	3.8k 2.8×	1.2k 0.9×	113	15.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jörg Overmann

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Hurtado, Nelson, et al.. (2025). Omics approaches to explore the coffee fermentation microecosystem and its effects on cup quality. Food Research International. 206. 116035–116035. 1 indexed citations

Hitch, Thomas C. A., Eva Miriam Buhl, Nicole Treichel, et al.. (2024). Harmonious naming across nomenclature codes exemplified by the description of bacterial isolates from the mammalian gut. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 47(5). 126543–126543. 1 indexed citations

Manning, Peter, Andrea Larissa Boesing, Christian Ammer, et al.. (2024). Identifying the stand properties that support both high biodiversity and carbon storage in German forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 572. 122328–122328. 5 indexed citations

Zautner, Andreas E., Thomas Riedel, Boyke Bunk, et al.. (2023). Molecular characterization of Arcobacter butzleri isolates from poultry in rural Ghana. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 13. 1094067–1094067. 10 indexed citations

Brunetti, Andrés E., Mariana L. Lyra, Anelize Bauermeister, et al.. (2023). Host macrocyclic acylcarnitines mediate symbiotic interactions between frogs and their skin microbiome. iScience. 26(11). 108109–108109. 5 indexed citations

Chuvochina, Maria, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, et al.. (2023). Andean soil-derived lignocellulolytic bacterial consortium as a source of novel taxa and putative plastic-active enzymes. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 47(1). 126485–126485. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Hui, Christian Boedeker, Helena Sztajer, et al.. (2021). Dinoroseobacter shibae Outer Membrane Vesicles Are Enriched for the Chromosome Dimer Resolution Site dif. mSystems. 6(1). 6 indexed citations

Hitch, Thomas C. A., Thomas Riedel, Aharon Oren, et al.. (2021). Automated analysis of genomic sequences facilitates high-throughput and comprehensive description of bacteria. ISME Communications. 1(1). 16–16. 121 indexed citations

Bohne, Wolfgang, Uwe Groß, Yvonne Pfeifer, et al.. (2021). Detection of a New Resistance-Mediating Plasmid Chimera in a blaOXA-48-Positive Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain at a German University Hospital. Microorganisms. 9(4). 720–720. 7 indexed citations

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Wöhlbrand, Lars, Heike M. Freese, Kathleen Trautwein, et al.. (2020). Global Response of <b><i>Phaeobacter inhibens</i></b> DSM 17395 to Deletion of Its 262-kb Chromid Encoding Antibiotic Synthesis. Microbial Physiology. 30(1-6). 9–24. 8 indexed citations

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Heeger, Felix, Elizabeth C. Bourne, Christiane Baschien, et al.. (2018). Long‐read DNA metabarcoding of ribosomal RNA in the analysis of fungi from aquatic environments. Molecular Ecology Resources. 18(6). 1500–1514. 96 indexed citations

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Zaburannyi, Nestor, Boyke Bunk, Josef Maier, Jörg Overmann, & Rolf Müller. (2016). Genome Analysis of the Fruiting Body-Forming Myxobacterium Chondromyces crocatus Reveals High Potential for Natural Product Biosynthesis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 82(6). 1945–1957. 28 indexed citations

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Morgan, Richard, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, et al.. (2013). The complex methylome of the human gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori. Nucleic Acids Research. 42(4). 2415–2432. 97 indexed citations

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Wanner, Gerhard, Kajetan Vogl, & Jörg Overmann. (2008). Ultrastructural Characterization of the Prokaryotic Symbiosis in “ Chlorochromatium aggregatum ”. Journal of Bacteriology. 190(10). 3721–3730. 47 indexed citations

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Beatty, J. Thomas, Jörg Overmann, Andrew S. Lang, et al.. (2005). An obligately photosynthetic bacterial anaerobe from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(26). 9306–9310. 251 indexed citations

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Overmann, Jörg, et al.. (2004). Ecological Significance of Microdiversity: Identical 16S rRNA Gene Sequences Can Be Found in Bacteria with Highly Divergent Genomes and Ecophysiologies. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 70(8). 4831–4839. 262 indexed citations

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Nauhaus, Katja, et al.. (2001). Multitude and temporal variability of ecological niches as indicated by the diversity of cultivated bacterioplankton. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 36(2-3). 153–164. 58 indexed citations

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Overmann, Jörg & Hans van Gemerden. (2000). Microbial interactions involving sulfur bacteria: implications for the ecology and evolution of bacterial communities. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 24(5). 591–599. 80 indexed citations

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Overmann, Jörg. (1994). Photosynthetic activity and population dynamics of Amoebobacter purpureus in a meromictic saline lake. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 15(3-4). 309–319. 3 indexed citations

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Overmann, Jörg, J. Thomas Beatty, & Ken J. Hall. (1994). Photosynthetic activity and population dynamics of Amoebobacter purpureus in a meromictic saline lake. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 15(3-4). 309–320. 28 indexed citations

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