Kenneth Dumack

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

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Kenneth Dumack is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth Dumack has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Ecology, 46 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Kenneth Dumack's work include Protist diversity and phylogeny (44 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (37 papers) and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (12 papers). Kenneth Dumack is often cited by papers focused on Protist diversity and phylogeny (44 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (37 papers) and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (12 papers). Kenneth Dumack collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and United States. Kenneth Dumack's co-authors include Michael Bonkowski, Anna Maria Fiore‐Donno, Stefan Geisen, Tim Urich, Robert Koller, David Bass, Enrique Lara, David Singer, Edward A. D. Mitchell and Ruibo Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth Dumack

67 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Legume rhizodeposition promotes nitrogen fixation by soil microbiota under crop diversification

2024 72 citations Ruibo Sun, Zixuan Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Resource utilization of decarbonized coal gasification slag in soil quality improvement: New insights into microbial community composition and environmental risk assessment 2025 ·Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety ·(unknown), (unknown), Kenneth Dumack, Kaiyu Zhang, Yulin Xiang, J. M. Bian, Feng Ai	2
2	Investigation of the seasonal dynamics of grassland soil bacterivores in top- and subsoils 2025 ·European Journal of Soil Biology ·(unknown), Mathilde Borg Dahl, (unknown), Kenneth Dumack, Haitao Wang, Michael Bonkowski, Tim Urich	0
3	Amoebozoan testate amoebae illuminate the diversity of heterotrophs and the complexity of ecosystems throughout geological time 2024 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Alexander K. Tice, (unknown), (unknown), Quentin Blandenier, Kenneth Dumack, Yana Eglit, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), David Singer, Matthew W. Brown, Daniel J. G. Lahr	3
4	Legume rhizodeposition promotes nitrogen fixation by soil microbiota under crop diversification breakdown → 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Ruibo Sun, Zixuan Wang, Kenneth Dumack, Xing‐Guang Xie, Chuan‐Chao Dai, Ertao Wang, Jizhong Zhou, Bo Sun, Xinhua Peng, Michael Bonkowski, Yan Chen	72
5	Expansion of the cytochrome C oxidase subunit I database and description of four new lobose testate amoebae species (Amoebozoa; Arcellinida) 2023 ·European Journal of Protistology ·(unknown), (unknown), Kenneth Dumack, (unknown), Ferry Siemensma, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Daniel J. G. Lahr, Enrique Lara	0
6	Root traits explain multitrophic interactions of belowground microfauna on soil nitrogen mineralization and plant productivity 2023 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), Mesfin Tsegaye Gebremikael, Kenneth Dumack, Tom De Swaef, Wim Wesemael, Steven Sleutel, Stefaan De Neve	6
7	Protistan predation selects for antibiotic resistance in soil bacterial communities 2023 ·The ISME Journal ·Bao‐Anh Thi Nguyen, Michael Bonkowski, Kenneth Dumack, Qing‐Lin Chen, Ji‐Zheng He, Hang‐Wei Hu	32
8	Plant associated protists—Untapped promising candidates for agrifood tools 2022 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Bao‐Anh Thi Nguyen, Kenneth Dumack, Pankaj Trivedi, Zahra F. Islam, Hang‐Wei Hu	15
9	On the phenology of protists: recurrent patterns reveal seasonal variation of protistan (Rhizaria: Cercozoa and Endomyxa) communities in tree canopies 2021 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·(unknown), (unknown), Kai Feng, Anna Maria Fiore‐Donno, Kenneth Dumack, (unknown), Ronny Wolf, Martin Schlegel, Michael Bonkowski	10
10	A Call for Research: A Resource of Core Microbial Symbionts of the Arabidopsis thaliana Microbiome Ready and Awaiting Experimental Exploration 2021 ·Phytobiomes Journal ·Kenneth Dumack, Melanie Sapp, (unknown), (unknown), Laura Rose, Michael Bonkowski	9
11	The wastewater protist Rhogostoma minus (Thecofilosea, Rhizaria) is abundant, widespread, and hosts Legionellales 2021 ·Water Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Kenneth Dumack	21
12	Amoeboid protist systematics: A report on the “Systematics of amoeboid protists” symposium at the VIIIth ECOP/ISOP meeting in Rome, 2019 2020 ·European Journal of Protistology ·Enrique Lara, Kenneth Dumack, (unknown), Alexander Kudryavtsev, Anush Kosakyan	9
13	Molecular investigation of Phryganella acropodia Hertwig et Lesser, 1874 (Arcellinida, Amoebozoa) 2020 ·European Journal of Protistology ·Kenneth Dumack, (unknown), (unknown), Ferry Siemensma, Daniel J. G. Lahr, Enrique Lara, Michael Bonkowski	10
14	From Forest Soil to the Canopy: Increased Habitat Diversity Does Not Increase Species Richness of Cercozoa and Oomycota in Tree Canopies 2020 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Anna Maria Fiore‐Donno, Kenneth Dumack, (unknown), Ronny Wolf, Martin Schlegel, Michael Bonkowski	9
15	Cascading effects from plants to soil microorganisms explain how plant species richness and simulated climate change affect soil multifunctionality 2018 ·Global Change Biology ·Enrique Valencia, Nicolas Gross, José L. Quero, Carlos P. Carmona, Victoria Ochoa, Beatriz Gozalo, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Kenneth Dumack, Kelly Hamonts, Brajesh K. Singh, Michael Bonkowski, Fernando T. Maestre	130
16	Distribution patterns of soil microbial eukaryotes suggests widespread algivory by phagotrophic protists as an alternative pathway for nutrient cycling 2017 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Christophe V. W. Seppey, David Singer, Kenneth Dumack, Bertrand Fournier, Lassaâd Belbahri, Edward A. D. Mitchell, Enrique Lara	97
17	Expansion of the molecular and morphological diversity of Acanthamoebidae (Centramoebida, Amoebozoa) and identification of a novel life cycle type within the group 2016 ·Biology Direct ·Alexander K. Tice, Lora L. Shadwick, Anna Maria Fiore‐Donno, Stefan Geisen, Seungho Kang, (unknown), Frederick W. Spiegel, Katherine Wilkinson, Michael Bonkowski, Kenneth Dumack, Daniel J. G. Lahr, (unknown), (unknown), Junling Zhang, Matthew W. Brown	54
18	Description of Lecythium terrestris sp. nov. (Chlamydophryidae, Cercozoa), a Soil Dwelling Protist Feeding on Fungi and Algae 2016 ·Protist ·Kenneth Dumack, Marina E. H. Müller, Michael Bonkowski	33
19	The soil food web revisited: Diverse and widespread mycophagous soil protists 2015 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Stefan Geisen, Robert Koller, (unknown), Kenneth Dumack, Tim Urich, Michael Bonkowski	153
20	Organic matter composition and the protist and nematode communities around anecic earthworm burrows 2015 ·Biology and Fertility of Soils ·Walter S. Andriuzzi, Phuong-Thi Ngo, Stefan Geisen, Aidan M. Keith, Kenneth Dumack, Thomas Bolger, Michael Bonkowski, L. Brussaard, J.H. Faber, Abad Chabbi, Cornélia Rumpel, Olaf Schmidt	31

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