Jörg Peplies

65.4k citations

39 papers · 44.4k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 28

Molecular Biology top 0.05%
Ecology top 0.01%
Plant Science top 0.1%
Pollution top 0.05%
Environmental Chemistry top 0.05%

Co-authors: Frank Oliver Glöckner Elmar Pruesse Christian Quast Pablo Yarza Pelin Yilmaz Jan Gerken Wolfgang Ludwig Matthias Horn
Topics: Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (20 papers)Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (17 papers)Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (5 papers)
Cited by: Ecology Environmental Chemistry Pollution
Journals: Nucleic Acids Research Angewandte Chemie International Edition Bioinformatics
Partner nations: Germany United States Spain

In The Last Decade

Jörg Peplies

39 papers receiving 44.0k 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.

The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processing and web-based tools

2012 22.5k citations Christian Quast, Elmar Pruesse et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
Evaluation of general 16S ribosomal RNA gene PCR primers for classical and next-generation sequencing-based diversity studies

2012 6.3k citations Elmar Pruesse, Jörg Peplies et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
SILVA: a comprehensive online resource for quality checked and aligned ribosomal RNA sequence data compatible with ARB

2007 5.2k citations Elmar Pruesse, Christian Quast et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
The SILVA and “All-species Living Tree Project (LTP)” taxonomic frameworks

2013 2.6k citations Pelin Yilmaz, Laura Wegener Parfrey et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
SINA: Accurate high-throughput multiple sequence alignment of ribosomal RNA genes

2012 2.4k citations Elmar Pruesse, Jörg Peplies et al. Bioinformatics profile →
JSpeciesWS: a web server for prokaryotic species circumscription based on pairwise genome comparison

2015 2.1k citations Michael Richter, Ramon Rosselló‐Móra et al. Bioinformatics profile →
The All-Species Living Tree project: A 16S rRNA-based phylogenetic tree of all sequenced type strains

2008 724 citations Pablo Yarza, Michael Richter et al. Systematic and Applied Microbiology profile →
25 years of serving the community with ribosomal RNA gene reference databases and tools

2017 632 citations Frank Oliver Glöckner, Pelin Yilmaz et al. Journal of Biotechnology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	SILVA in 2026: a global core biodata resource for rRNA within the DSMZ digital diversity 2025 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Maria Chuvochina,Jan Gerken,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Heike M. Freese,Markus Göker,Johannes Sikorski,Pablo Yarza,Christian Quast,Jörg Peplies,Frank Oliver Glöckner,L.C. Reimer	1
2	Recognition of the unsuitability of DSM 12173 as the deposited type strain of Thermocrinis ruber Huber et al. 1999, recognition of DSM 23557 as an authentic sub-culture of strain OC 1/4, the nomenclatural type of Thermocrinis ruber Huber et al. 1999 and an emended description of Thermocrinis ruber Huber et al. 1999 2020 ·Archives of Microbiology ·Wolfgang Eder,Brian J. Tindall,Harald Huber,Jörg Peplies,Reinhard Wirth	2
3	Bacterial community dynamics in a cooling tower with emphasis on pathogenic bacteria and Legionella species using universal and genus-specific deep sequencing 2017 ·Water Research ·Rui P. A. Pereira,Jörg Peplies,Manfred G. Höfle,Ingrid Brettar	48
4	Development of a genus-specific next generation sequencing approach for sensitive and quantitative determination of the Legionella microbiome in freshwater systems 2017 ·BMC Microbiology ·Rui P. A. Pereira,Jörg Peplies,Ingrid Brettar,Manfred G. Höfle	25
5	Statin therapy causes gut dysbiosis in mice through a PXR-dependent mechanism 2017 ·Microbiome ·José A. Caparrós‐Martín,Ricky R. Lareu,Joshua P. Ramsay,Jörg Peplies,F. Jerry Reen,Henrietta A. Headlam,Natalie C. Ward,Kevin D. Croft,Philip Newsholme,Jeff Hughes,Fergal O’Gara	174
6	25 years of serving the community with ribosomal RNA gene reference databases and toolsbreakdown → 2017 ·Journal of Biotechnology ·Frank Oliver Glöckner,Pelin Yilmaz,Christian Quast,Jan Gerken,Alan Beccati,(unknown),(unknown),Pablo Yarza,Jörg Peplies,Ralf Westram,Wolfgang Ludwig	632
7	JSpeciesWS: a web server for prokaryotic species circumscription based on pairwise genome comparisonbreakdown → 2015 ·Bioinformatics ·Michael Richter,Ramon Rosselló‐Móra,Frank Oliver Glöckner,Jörg Peplies	2107
8	Hydrobacter penzbergensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from purified water 2015 ·INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY ·Wolfgang Eder,Jörg Peplies,Gerhard Wanner,Anja Frühling,Susanne Verbarg	17
9	Bacterial communities associated with four ctenophore genera from the German Bight (North Sea) 2014 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Wenjin Hao,Gunnar Gerdts,Jörg Peplies,Antje Wichels	65
10	The SILVA and “All-species Living Tree Project (LTP)” taxonomic frameworksbreakdown → 2013 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Pelin Yilmaz,Laura Wegener Parfrey,Pablo Yarza,Jan Gerken,Elmar Pruesse,Christian Quast,(unknown),Jörg Peplies,Wolfgang Ludwig,Frank Oliver Glöckner	2612
11	The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processing and web-based toolsbreakdown → 2012 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Christian Quast,Elmar Pruesse,Pelin Yilmaz,Jan Gerken,(unknown),Pablo Yarza,Jörg Peplies,Frank Oliver Glöckner	22524
12	Single‐cell analysis reveals a novel uncultivated magnetotactic bacterium within the candidate division OP3 2011 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Sebastian Kolinko,Christian Jogler,Emanuel Katzmann,Gerhard Wanner,Jörg Peplies,Dirk Schüler	106
13	Microbial changes in periodontitis successfully treated by mechanical plaque removal and systemic amoxicillin and metronidazole 2009 ·International Journal of Medical Microbiology ·Giuseppe Valenza,(unknown),Jörg Peplies,Diana Tichy,(unknown),Ulrich Schlagenhauf,Ulrich Vogel	27
14	Identification and phylogeny of eukaryotic 18S rDNA phylotypes detected in chlorinated finished drinking water samples from three Parisian surface water treatment plants 2009 ·Letters in Applied Microbiology ·(unknown),Marc Joyeux,B. Welté,J.P. Duguet,Jörg Peplies,Michael S. DuBow	27
15	Proceedings of the international workshop on Ribosomal RNA technology, April 7–9, 2008, Bremen, Germany 2008 ·Systematic and Applied Microbiology ·Linda Amaral‐Zettler,Jörg Peplies,Alban Ramette,Bernhard M. Fuchs,Wolfgang Ludwig,Frank Oliver Glöckner	10
16	The All-Species Living Tree project: A 16S rRNA-based phylogenetic tree of all sequenced type strainsbreakdown → 2008 ·Systematic and Applied Microbiology ·Pablo Yarza,Michael Richter,Jörg Peplies,J. Euzéby,Rudolf Amann,Karl‐Heinz Schleifer,Wolfgang Ludwig,Frank Oliver Glöckner,Ramon Rosselló‐Móra	724
17	A standard operating procedure for phylogenetic inference (SOPPI) using (rRNA) marker genes 2008 ·Systematic and Applied Microbiology ·Jörg Peplies,Renzo Kottmann,Wolfgang Ludwig,Frank Oliver Glöckner	63
18	SILVA: a comprehensive online resource for quality checked and aligned ribosomal RNA sequence data compatible with ARBbreakdown → 2007 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Elmar Pruesse,Christian Quast,Katrin Knittel,Bernhard M. Fuchs,Wolfgang Ludwig,Jörg Peplies,Frank Oliver Glöckner	5230
19	Evaluation of gene expression analysis using RNA-targeted partial genome arrays 2006 ·Systematic and Applied Microbiology ·(unknown),Jörg Peplies,Sabrina Schübbe,Andreas Ellrott,Dirk Schüler,Frank Oliver Glöckner	8
20	Covalent DNA-Streptavidin Conjugates as Building Blocks for Novel Biometallic Nanostructures 1998 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Christof M. Niemeyer,(unknown),Jörg Peplies	180

About Jörg Peplies

Jörg Peplies is a scholar working on Ecology, Geochemistry and Petrology and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 39 papers that have together received 44.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (20 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (17 papers) and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (17.5k citations), Environmental Chemistry (4.2k citations) and Pollution (4.3k citations). Jörg Peplies has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Frank Oliver Glöckner, Elmar Pruesse, Christian Quast, Pablo Yarza, Pelin Yilmaz, Jan Gerken, Wolfgang Ludwig, Matthias Horn, Anna Klindworth and Katrin Knittel. Their work appears in journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Bioinformatics.

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