Kathryn G. Eilers

2.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
7 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Kathryn G. Eilers is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathryn G. Eilers has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Ecology, 2 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Kathryn G. Eilers's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (2 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (2 papers). Kathryn G. Eilers is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (2 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (2 papers). Kathryn G. Eilers collaborates with scholars based in United States. Kathryn G. Eilers's co-authors include Noah Fierer, Christian L. Lauber, Rob Knight, Suzanne P. Anderson, Spencer J. Debenport, J. Gregory Caporaso, Scott T. Bates, William A. Walters, Rachel Gabor and Diane M. McKnight and has published in prestigious journals such as Soil Biology and Biochemistry, The Journal of Organic Chemistry and Palaios.

In The Last Decade

Kathryn G. Eilers

7 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Digging deeper to find unique microbial communities: The ... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2012 2011 2010 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Digging deeper to find unique microbial communities: The strong effect of depth on the structure of bacterial and archaeal communities in soil
    2012 598 citations Kathryn G. Eilers, Spencer J. Debenport et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →
  2. The under-recognized dominance of Verrucomicrobia in soil bacterial communities
    2011 560 citations Scott T. Bates, Kathryn G. Eilers et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →
  3. Shifts in bacterial community structure associated with inputs of low molecular weight carbon compounds to soil
    2010 457 citations Kathryn G. Eilers, Christian L. Lauber et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kathryn G. Eilers United States 5 1.0k 762 500 437 200 7 1.7k
Sanghoon Kang United States 16 908 0.9× 412 0.5× 481 1.0× 254 0.6× 128 0.6× 29 1.4k
Mincheol Kim South Korea 22 1.3k 1.3× 501 0.7× 704 1.4× 399 0.9× 236 1.2× 58 2.0k
Pierre-Alain Maron France 12 1.1k 1.0× 1.3k 1.7× 341 0.7× 628 1.4× 297 1.5× 15 2.1k
Catherine A. Osborne Australia 8 971 0.9× 513 0.7× 541 1.1× 441 1.0× 125 0.6× 9 1.6k
Tim Goodall United Kingdom 20 934 0.9× 1.1k 1.4× 286 0.6× 394 0.9× 261 1.3× 40 2.0k
Edward K. Hall United States 12 867 0.8× 566 0.7× 337 0.7× 206 0.5× 293 1.5× 16 1.4k
Regin Rønn Denmark 30 1.0k 1.0× 690 0.9× 548 1.1× 739 1.7× 214 1.1× 63 2.4k
Erland Bååth Sweden 12 768 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 219 0.4× 572 1.3× 250 1.3× 13 1.9k
Minna K. Männistö Finland 27 1.1k 1.1× 498 0.7× 555 1.1× 495 1.1× 200 1.0× 53 2.1k
Zachary T. Aanderud United States 23 895 0.9× 433 0.6× 346 0.7× 417 1.0× 239 1.2× 52 1.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kathryn G. Eilers

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All Works

7 of 7 papers shown
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Gabor, Rachel, Kathryn G. Eilers, Diane M. McKnight, Noah Fierer, & Suzanne P. Anderson. (2013). From the litter layer to the saprolite: Chemical changes in water-soluble soil organic matter and their correlation to microbial community composition. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 68. 166–176. 70 indexed citations
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Eilers, Kathryn G., Spencer J. Debenport, Suzanne P. Anderson, & Noah Fierer. (2012). Digging deeper to find unique microbial communities: The strong effect of depth on the structure of bacterial and archaeal communities in soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 50. 58–65. 598 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mata, Scott A., et al.. (2012). INFLUENCE OF GAS PRODUCTION AND FILAMENT ORIENTATION ON STROMATOLITE MICROFABRIC. Palaios. 27(4). 206–219. 57 indexed citations
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Bates, Scott T., Kathryn G. Eilers, Christian L. Lauber, et al.. (2011). The under-recognized dominance of Verrucomicrobia in soil bacterial communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 43(7). 1450–1455. 560 indexed citations breakdown →
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Eilers, Kathryn G.. (2011). Landscape-Scale Variation in Soil Microbial Communities Across a Forested Watershed. CU Scholar (University of Colorado Boulder). 1 indexed citations
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Eilers, Kathryn G., Christian L. Lauber, Rob Knight, & Noah Fierer. (2010). Shifts in bacterial community structure associated with inputs of low molecular weight carbon compounds to soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 42(6). 896–903. 457 indexed citations breakdown →
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DePuy, Charles H. & Kathryn G. Eilers. (1959). Notes: A Simple, Large Scale Synthesis of Cyclopentenone. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 24(9). 1380–1381. 1 indexed citations

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