Katja Sterflinger

7.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
130 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Katja Sterflinger is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Conservation and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Katja Sterflinger has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 41 papers in Conservation and 36 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Katja Sterflinger's work include Building materials and conservation (61 papers), Conservation Techniques and Studies (41 papers) and Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (32 papers). Katja Sterflinger is often cited by papers focused on Building materials and conservation (61 papers), Conservation Techniques and Studies (41 papers) and Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (32 papers). Katja Sterflinger collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Italy and Germany. Katja Sterflinger's co-authors include Guadalupe Piñar, Flavia Pinzari, Wolfgang E. Krumbein, Donatella Tesei, Sophie Zechmeister‐Boltenstern, Katharina Keiblinger, Andreas Richter, Jörg Ettenauer, Hakim Tafer and Ksenija Lopandić and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Katja Sterflinger

126 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Who is who in litter decomposition? Metaproteomics reveals major microbial players and their biogeochemical functions

2012 559 citations Thomas Schneider, Katharina Keiblinger et al. The ISME Journal profile →
Fungi: Their role in deterioration of cultural heritage

2010 427 citations Katja Sterflinger profile →
Microbial deterioration of cultural heritage and works of art — tilting at windmills?

2013 369 citations Katja Sterflinger, Guadalupe Piñar Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Katja Sterflinger Austria	35	2.4k	1.6k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	130	5.0k
Anna A. Gorbushina Germany	39	1.7k 0.7×	747 0.5×	1.7k 1.4×	1.2k 1.1×	382 0.4×	101	4.7k
C. Sorlini Italy	38	1.1k 0.5×	723 0.4×	266 0.2×	1.4k 1.3×	619 0.6×	115	4.5k
Flavia Pinzari Italy	30	974 0.4×	787 0.5×	244 0.2×	786 0.7×	628 0.6×	78	2.7k
Juan Miguel González Grau Spain	42	1.0k 0.4×	528 0.3×	387 0.3×	992 0.9×	330 0.3×	190	7.3k
Guadalupe Piñar Austria	36	2.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	330 0.3×	254 0.2×	1.1k 1.0×	72	3.1k
Huyuan Feng China	31	580 0.2×	448 0.3×	290 0.2×	1.2k 1.1×	251 0.2×	85	2.7k
Valme Jurado Spain	36	1.9k 0.8×	941 0.6×	293 0.2×	293 0.3×	503 0.5×	122	3.3k
Robert A. Blanchette United States	49	636 0.3×	174 0.1×	1.4k 1.1×	5.1k 4.6×	619 0.6×	257	9.9k
L. Laiz Trobajo Spain	34	1.4k 0.6×	776 0.5×	273 0.2×	216 0.2×	508 0.5×	78	2.6k
Laura Selbmann Italy	38	519 0.2×	242 0.1×	1.7k 1.4×	1.1k 1.0×	87 0.1×	118	4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Katja Sterflinger

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Fields of papers citing papers by Katja Sterflinger

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Katja Sterflinger

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Caterino, S, et al.. (2025). Non-destructive analyses of iron-polyphenolic complexes for reconstructing iron-gall inks historical recipes. npj Heritage Science. 13(1). 371–371.

Brimblecombe, Peter, et al.. (2024). Fungal Biodeterioration Risk in Monastic Libraries without Climate Control. Microorganisms. 12(7). 1450–1450. 2 indexed citations

Siketić, Zdravko, et al.. (2024). Beyond Artists’ Colors: A Spectral Reference Database for the Identification of β-Naphthol and Triarylcarbonium Colorants by MeV SIMS. ACS Omega. 9(38). 39573–39583.

Focke‐Tejkl, Margarete, et al.. (2022). Optimizing cultivation conditions for the highest expression of fungal allergens. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. 130(4). 479–484.e3. 5 indexed citations

Muggia, Lucía, Claudio Gennaro Ametrano, Katja Sterflinger, & Donatella Tesei. (2020). An Overview of Genomics, Phylogenomics and Proteomics Approaches in Ascomycota. Life. 10(12). 356–356. 25 indexed citations

Tesei, Donatella, Felice Quartinello, Georg M. Guebitz, et al.. (2020). Shotgun proteomics reveals putative polyesterases in the secretome of the rock-inhabiting fungus Knufia chersonesos. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 9770–9770. 23 indexed citations

Tafer, Hakim, Caroline Poyntner, Ksenija Lopandić, Katja Sterflinger, & Guadalupe Piñar. (2019). Back to the Salt Mines: Genome and Transcriptome Comparisons of the Halophilic Fungus Aspergillus salisburgensis and Its Halotolerant Relative Aspergillus sclerotialis. Genes. 10(5). 381–381. 14 indexed citations

Querner, Pascal, et al.. (2017). Insect pests and Integrated Pest Management in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Italy. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 131. 107–114. 14 indexed citations

Tesei, Donatella, Hakim Tafer, Caroline Poyntner, et al.. (2017). Draft Genome Sequences of the Black Rock Fungus Knufia petricola and Its Spontaneous Nonmelanized Mutant. Genome Announcements. 5(44). 15 indexed citations

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Twaroch, Teresa E., Mirela Curin, Katja Sterflinger, et al.. (2016). Specific Antibodies for the Detection of <b><i>Alternaria</i></b> Allergens and the Identification of Cross-Reactive Antigens in Other Fungi. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 170(4). 269–278. 17 indexed citations

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Lopandić, Ksenija, Walter P. Pfliegler, W. Tiefenbrunner, et al.. (2016). Genotypic and phenotypic evolution of yeast interspecies hybrids during high-sugar fermentation. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 100(14). 6331–6343. 26 indexed citations

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Tesei, Donatella, Gorji Marzban, Martina Marchetti‐Deschmann, et al.. (2015). Protein functional analysis data in support of comparative proteomics of the pathogenic black yeast Exophiala dermatitidis under different temperature conditions. Data in Brief. 5. 372–375. 1 indexed citations

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Martín-Sánchez, Inés, África Yebra‐Rodríguez, Fernando Bolívar-Galiano, et al.. (2013). Contribution of the Microbial Communities Detected on an Oil Painting on Canvas to Its Biodeterioration. PLoS ONE. 8(11). e80198–e80198. 58 indexed citations

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Schneider, Thomas, Katharina Keiblinger, Emanuel Schmid, et al.. (2012). Who is who in litter decomposition? Metaproteomics reveals major microbial players and their biogeochemical functions. The ISME Journal. 6(9). 1749–1762. 559 indexed citations breakdown →

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Piñar, Guadalupe, Maite García‐Vallés, D. Gimeno, et al.. (2012). Microscopic, chemical, and molecular-biological investigation of the decayed medieval stained window glasses of two Catalonian churches. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 84(100). 388–400. 52 indexed citations

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Tesei, Donatella, et al.. (2012). Microcolonial Fungi on Rocks: A Life in Constant Drought?. Mycopathologia. 175(5-6). 537–547. 61 indexed citations

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Sterflinger, Katja & Flavia Pinzari. (2011). The revenge of time: fungal deterioration of cultural heritage with particular reference to books, paper and parchment. Environmental Microbiology. 14(3). 559–566. 142 indexed citations

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Sümbül, Hüseyin, et al.. (2007). A new species of Capnobotryella from monument surfaces. Mycological Research. 111(10). 1235–1241. 28 indexed citations

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Labuda, Román, et al.. (2006). Alternaria jesenskae sp. nov., a new species from Slovakia on Fumana procumbens (Cistaceae). Microbiological Research. 163(2). 208–214. 11 indexed citations

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Schroeder, Susanne, et al.. (2001). Phylogenetic relationship ofOphiostoma piliferumto other sapstain fungi based on the nuclear rRNA gene. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 195(2). 163–167. 28 indexed citations

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