Lars R. Bakken

13.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Lars R. Bakken is a scholar working on Ecology, Pollution and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lars R. Bakken has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Ecology, 47 papers in Pollution and 47 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Lars R. Bakken's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (48 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (47 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (41 papers). Lars R. Bakken is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (48 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (47 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (41 papers). Lars R. Bakken collaborates with scholars based in Norway, China and United States. Lars R. Bakken's co-authors include Åsa Frostegård, Peter Dörsch, Rolf A. Olsen, Linda Bergaust, Binbin Liu, Pål Tore Mørkved, Bishal K. Sitaula, Yuejian Mao, Viggo Lindahl and Sissel Hansen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Lars R. Bakken

121 papers receiving 8.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Denitrification gene pools, transcription and kinetics of NO, N2O and N2 production as affected by soil pH

2010 422 citations Binbin Liu, Pål Tore Mørkved et al. FEMS Microbiology Ecology profile →

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Lars R. Bakken

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Åsa Frostegård Norway

David D. Myrold United States

Elizabeth M. Baggs United Kingdom

Luc Dendooven Mexico

Huaiying Yao China

Richard P. Dick United States

Matthias Kästner Germany

Keith C. Cameron New Zealand

Yahai Lu China

Zucong Cai China

Åsa Frostegård Norway

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lars R. Bakken

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lars R. Bakken

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lars R. Bakken. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lars R. Bakken based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Lars R. Bakken. Lars R. Bakken is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Kumar, Santosh, et al.. (2025). The Flavohemoglobin Hmp and Nitric Oxide Reductase Restrict Initial nir Expression in the Bet‐Hedging Denitrifier Paracoccus denitrificans by Curtailing Hypoxic NO Signalling. Environmental Microbiology. 27(3). e70079–e70079.

Arntzen, Magnus Ø., et al.. (2023). Denitrification by Bradyrhizobia under Feast and Famine and the Role of the bc1 Complex in Securing Electrons for N ₂ O Reduction. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 89(2). e0174522–e0174522. 9 indexed citations

Bakken, Lars R., et al.. (2023). Soil water extract and bacteriome determine N2O emission potential in soils. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 59(2). 217–232. 9 indexed citations

Tzanakakis, Vasileios A., Anne E. Taylor, Lars R. Bakken, et al.. (2019). Relative activity of ammonia oxidizing archaea and bacteria determine nitrification-dependent N2O emissions in Oregon forest soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 139. 107612–107612. 50 indexed citations

Hellsten, Sofie, Tommy Dalgaard, Katri Rankinen, et al.. (2019). Abating N in Nordic agriculture - Policy, measures and way forward. Journal of Environmental Management. 236. 674–686. 24 indexed citations

Lycus, Pawel, Morten Kjos, David J. Richardson, et al.. (2018). A bet-hedging strategy for denitrifying bacteria curtails their release of N ₂ O. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(46). 11820–11825. 81 indexed citations

Conthe, Mónica, Pawel Lycus, Magnus Ø. Arntzen, et al.. (2018). Denitrification as an N2O sink. Water Research. 151. 381–387. 137 indexed citations

Clough, Timothy J., Gary Lanigan, Cecile A. M. de Klein, et al.. (2017). Influence of soil moisture on codenitrification fluxes from a urea-affected pasture soil. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 2185–2185. 46 indexed citations

Samad, Md Sainur, Ambarish Biswas, Lars R. Bakken, et al.. (2016). Phylogenetic and functional potential links pH and N2O emissions in pasture soils. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 35990–35990. 82 indexed citations

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Bergaust, Linda, et al.. (2014). Low Probability of Initiating nirS Transcription Explains Observed Gas Kinetics and Growth of Bacteria Switching from Aerobic Respiration to Denitrification. PLoS Computational Biology. 10(11). e1003933–e1003933. 22 indexed citations

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Bergaust, Linda, Yuejian Mao, Lars R. Bakken, & Åsa Frostegård. (2010). Denitrification Response Patterns during the Transition to Anoxic Respiration and Posttranscriptional Effects of Suboptimal pH on Nitrogen Oxide Reductase in Paracoccus denitrificans. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76(19). 6387–6396. 219 indexed citations

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Bakken, Lars R., Tore Krogstad, Anne Kjersti Uhlen, et al.. (2010). Kunnskapsstatus - bedre agronomi. BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway)). 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Binbin, Pål Tore Mørkved, Åsa Frostegård, & Lars R. Bakken. (2010). Denitrification gene pools, transcription and kinetics of NO, N2O and N2 production as affected by soil pH. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 72(3). 407–417. 422 indexed citations breakdown →

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Morley, Nicholas, et al.. (2008). Production of NO, N2O and N2 by extracted soil bacteria, regulation by NO2â and O2 concentrations. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 65(1). 102–112. 138 indexed citations

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Aakra, Ågot, Martin Hesselsøe, & Lars R. Bakken. (2000). Surface Attachment of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria in Soil.. PubMed. 39(3). 222–235. 58 indexed citations

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Bakken, Lars R., et al.. (1996). Extraction of methane-oxidizing bacteria from soil particles. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 21(1). 59–68. 63 indexed citations

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Christensen, Henrik, Rolf A. Olsen, & Lars R. Bakken. (1995). Flow cytometric measurements of cell volumes and DNA contents during culture of indigenous soil bacteria. Microbial Ecology. 29(1). 49 indexed citations

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Martikainen, Pertti J., et al.. (1992). Methane oxidation and methane fluxes in two drained peat soils. 43. 231–236. 7 indexed citations

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Bakken, Lars R.. (1990). Microbial growth and immobilization/mineralization of N in the rhizosphere.. Symbiosis. 9. 37–41. 12 indexed citations

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Olsen, Rolf A. & Lars R. Bakken. (1987). Viability of soil bacteria: Optimization of plate-counting technique and comparison between total counts and plate counts within different size groups. Microbial Ecology. 13(1). 59–74. 305 indexed citations

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