Malin Bomberg

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Malin Bomberg is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Malin Bomberg has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Ecology, 41 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 19 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Malin Bomberg's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (40 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (26 papers) and Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (19 papers). Malin Bomberg is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (40 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (26 papers) and Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (19 papers). Malin Bomberg collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Russia and Australia. Malin Bomberg's co-authors include Sari Timonen, Pauliina Rajala, Merja Itävaara, Mari Nyyssönen, Leena Carpén, Hanna Miettinen, Ilmo Kukkonen, Lotta Purkamo, Riikka Kietäväinen and Lasse Ahonen 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

Malin Bomberg

94 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

The biomass and biodiversity of the continental subsurface 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200 250
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. The biomass and biodiversity of the continental subsurface
    2018 283 citations Malin Bomberg et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Malin Bomberg Finland 26 918 779 446 235 210 95 1.9k
Ketil Bernt Sørensen Denmark 18 1.4k 1.5× 1.2k 1.5× 675 1.5× 150 0.6× 129 0.6× 33 2.2k
Terje Torsvik Norway 29 924 1.0× 784 1.0× 552 1.2× 167 0.7× 211 1.0× 42 2.4k
Kjeld Ingvorsen Denmark 30 1.1k 1.2× 968 1.2× 901 2.0× 118 0.5× 381 1.8× 48 2.6k
Motoo Utsumi Japan 28 732 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 226 0.5× 99 0.4× 239 1.1× 108 2.2k
Cara Santelli United States 25 549 0.6× 614 0.8× 271 0.6× 92 0.4× 184 0.9× 57 2.2k
Katja Heister Germany 26 498 0.5× 448 0.6× 126 0.3× 310 1.3× 164 0.8× 45 2.3k
Jennifer B. Glass United States 23 852 0.9× 563 0.7× 446 1.0× 49 0.2× 103 0.5× 66 2.1k
Liuqin Huang China 20 688 0.7× 432 0.6× 410 0.9× 53 0.2× 129 0.6× 40 1.6k
Alexander Y. Merkel Russia 27 1.2k 1.3× 825 1.1× 886 2.0× 48 0.2× 201 1.0× 121 2.1k
Paula Mouser United States 29 681 0.7× 788 1.0× 544 1.2× 67 0.3× 266 1.3× 61 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Malin Bomberg

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Fields of papers citing papers by Malin Bomberg

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Malin Bomberg

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Malin Bomberg. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Malin Bomberg 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 Malin Bomberg. Malin Bomberg is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kietäväinen, Riikka, et al.. (2025). Naturally occurring volatile organic compounds in deep bedrock groundwater. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 1 indexed citations
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Ossowski, Ingemar von, et al.. (2024). Realities of the consortium approach in science: sustainable enzymatic production of C1 chemicals from carbon dioxide. RSC Sustainability. 2(11). 3264–3275. 2 indexed citations
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Kietäväinen, Riikka, et al.. (2023). Implications of a short carbon pulse on biofilm formation on mica schist in microcosms with deep crystalline bedrock groundwater. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1054084–1054084. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaodong, Katharina Müller, Yanling Ge, et al.. (2023). Uranium(VI) interactions with Pseudomonas sp. PS-0-L, V4-5-SB and T5-6-I. Applied Geochemistry. 159. 105829–105829. 2 indexed citations
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Bomberg, Malin & Hanna Miettinen. (2023). Anionic nanocellulose as competing agent in microbial DNA extraction from mine process samples. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 215. 106850–106850. 1 indexed citations
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Kietäväinen, Riikka, Mari Raulio, Aino Soro, et al.. (2022). Epilithic Microbial Community Functionality in Deep Oligotrophic Continental Bedrock. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 826048–826048. 14 indexed citations
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Bomberg, Malin, et al.. (2020). First insights to the microbial communities in the plant process water of the multi-metal Kevitsa mine. Research in Microbiology. 171(7). 230–242. 14 indexed citations
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Bomberg, Malin, et al.. (2019). Highly Diverse Aquatic Microbial Communities Separated by Permafrost in Greenland Show Distinct Features According to Environmental Niches. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 1583–1583. 14 indexed citations
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Carpén, Leena, Pauliina Rajala, & Malin Bomberg. (2018). Corrosion of Copper in Anoxic Ground Water in the Presence of SRB. Corrosion Science and Technology. 17(4). 147–153. 5 indexed citations
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Purkamo, Lotta, et al.. (2017). Response of Deep Subsurface Microbial Community to Different Carbon Sources and Electron Acceptors during ∼2 months Incubation in Microcosms. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 232–232. 30 indexed citations
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Bomberg, Malin, et al.. (2017). Uptake and reduction of Se(IV) in two heterotrophic aerobic <em>Pseudomonads</em> strains isolated from boreal bog environment. AIMS Microbiology. 3(4). 798–814. 7 indexed citations
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Lehto, Jukka, et al.. (2016). Uptake of radioiodide by Paenibacillus sp., Pseudomonas sp., Burkholderia sp. and Rhodococcus sp. isolated from a boreal nutrient-poor bog. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 44. 26–37. 10 indexed citations
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Purkamo, Lotta, Malin Bomberg, Riikka Kietäväinen, et al.. (2016). Microbial co-occurrence patterns in deep Precambrian bedrock fracture fluids. Biogeosciences. 13(10). 3091–3108. 58 indexed citations
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Bomberg, Malin, et al.. (2015). Factors affecting the sorption of cesium in a nutrient-poor boreal bog. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 147. 22–32. 7 indexed citations
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Bomberg, Malin, et al.. (2015). Sorption of radioiodide in an acidic, nutrient-poor boreal bog: insights into the microbial impact. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 143. 110–122. 13 indexed citations
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Rajala, Pauliina, et al.. (2015). Nitrate and ammonia as nitrogen sources for deep subsurface microorganisms. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 1079–1079. 56 indexed citations
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Purkamo, Lotta, Malin Bomberg, Mari Nyyssönen, et al.. (2014). Heterotrophic Communities Supplied by Ancient Organic Carbon Predominate in Deep Fennoscandian Bedrock Fluids. Microbial Ecology. 69(2). 319–332. 51 indexed citations
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Bomberg, Malin, Leone Montonen, U. Münster, & German Jurgens. (2008). Diversity and function of archaea in freshwater habitats. 4. 61–89. 19 indexed citations
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Bomberg, Malin & Sari Timonen. (2007). Distribution of Cren- and Euryarchaeota in Scots Pine Mycorrhizospheres and Boreal Forest Humus. Microbial Ecology. 54(3). 406–416. 41 indexed citations

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