Marc J. Alperin

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

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Marc J. Alperin is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Marc J. Alperin has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 23 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 16 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Marc J. Alperin's work include Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (27 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (19 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (15 papers). Marc J. Alperin is often cited by papers focused on Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (27 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (19 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (15 papers). Marc J. Alperin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Denmark. Marc J. Alperin's co-authors include Christopher S. Martens, Daniel B. Albert, Tori M. Hoehler, William S. Reeburgh, Michael J. Whiticar, C.S. Martens, Andreas Teske, Karen G. Lloyd, Neal E. Blair and Larry K. Benninger and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Marc J. Alperin

47 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Field and laboratory studies of methane oxidation in an anoxic marine sediment: Evidence for a methanogen‐sulfate reducer consortium

1994 616 citations Tori M. Hoehler, Marc J. Alperin et al. Global Biogeochemical Cycles profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marc J. Alperin United States	32	2.4k	1.3k	1.3k	983	854	48	3.5k
Dirk Rickert Germany	12	2.5k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	851 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	671 0.8×	17	3.2k
Hans Røy Denmark	37	1.6k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	630 0.5×	471 0.5×	1.3k 1.5×	92	3.6k
Tina Treude Germany	39	3.7k 1.6×	2.1k 1.6×	2.0k 1.5×	1.5k 1.6×	1.2k 1.5×	98	5.4k
Ursula Witte United Kingdom	36	2.5k 1.1×	2.7k 2.0×	1.5k 1.2×	999 1.0×	2.3k 2.6×	91	5.4k
Andrew W. Dale Germany	35	1.7k 0.7×	882 0.7×	821 0.6×	777 0.8×	1.4k 1.7×	109	3.6k
Daniel F. McGinnis Switzerland	39	2.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	2.2k 1.7×	603 0.6×	2.4k 2.8×	89	4.9k
Olaf Pfannkuche Germany	34	2.9k 1.2×	2.8k 2.1×	1.4k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	2.8k 3.3×	87	5.7k
Christian Hensen Germany	40	2.8k 1.2×	700 0.5×	982 0.8×	1.5k 1.6×	1.3k 1.5×	122	5.3k
Vladimir A. Samarkin United States	24	1.4k 0.6×	960 0.7×	671 0.5×	495 0.5×	292 0.3×	37	2.0k
Volker Brüchert Sweden	39	1.7k 0.7×	2.0k 1.5×	948 0.7×	350 0.4×	1.9k 2.2×	84	4.6k

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Lever, Mark A., Marc J. Alperin, Kai‐Uwe Hinrichs, & Andreas Teske. (2023). Zonation of the active methane-cycling community in deep subsurface sediments of the Peru trench. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1192029–1192029. 3 indexed citations

Zeller, Mary A. & Marc J. Alperin. (2021). The efficacy of Phoslock® in reducing internal phosphate loading varies with bottom water oxygenation. Water Research X. 11. 100095–100095. 17 indexed citations

Lloyd, Karen G., Marc J. Alperin, & Andreas Teske. (2011). Environmental evidence for net methane production and oxidation in putative ANaerobic MEthanotrophic (ANME) archaea. Environmental Microbiology. 13(9). 2548–2564. 133 indexed citations

Alperin, Marc J. & Tori M. Hoehler. (2010). The Ongoing Mystery of Sea-Floor Methane. Science. 329(5989). 288–289. 31 indexed citations

Alperin, Marc J. & Tori M. Hoehler. (2009). Anaerobic methane oxidation by archaea/sulfate-reducing bacteria aggregates: 2. Isotopic constraints. American Journal of Science. 309(10). 958–984. 48 indexed citations

Alperin, Marc J. & Tori M. Hoehler. (2009). Anaerobic methane oxidation by archaea/sulfate-reducing bacteria aggregates: 1. Thermodynamic and physical constraints. American Journal of Science. 309(10). 869–957. 68 indexed citations

Benninger, Larry K., et al.. (2008). Impact of Hurricane Floyd on Sediment Deposition, Erosion, and Benthic Nutrient Fluxes in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. NCSU Libraries Repository (North Carolina State University Libraries). 1 indexed citations

Dale, Andrew W., Volker Brüchert, Marc J. Alperin, & Pierre Regnier. (2008). An integrated sulfur isotope model for Namibian shelf sediments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 73(7). 1924–1944. 97 indexed citations

Nie, Yonghong & Marc J. Alperin. (2008). Impact of Sediment Processes on Water Quality in the Neuse River Estuary. NCSU Libraries Repository (North Carolina State University Libraries).

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Lever, Mark A., Marc J. Alperin, Bert Engelen, et al.. (2006). Trends in Basalt and Sediment Core Contamination During IODP Expedition 301. Geomicrobiology Journal. 23(7). 517–530. 80 indexed citations

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Hoehler, Tori M., Daniel B. Albert, Marc J. Alperin, et al.. (2002). Comparative ecology of H2 cycling in sedimentary and phototrophic ecosystems. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 81(1-4). 575–585. 48 indexed citations

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Hoehler, Tori M., Marc J. Alperin, Daniel B. Albert, & Christopher S. Martens. (2001). Apparent minimum free energy requirements for methanogenic Archaea and sulfate-reducing bacteria in an anoxic marine sediment. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 38(1). 33–41. 174 indexed citations

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Borowski, Walter S, Tori M. Hoehler, Marc J. Alperin, N.M. Rodriguez, & C. K. Paull. (2000). Significance of anaerobic methane oxidation in methane-rich sediments overlying the Blake Ridge gas hydrates. 164. 87–99. 38 indexed citations

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Luettich, Richard A., Jesse McNinch, Hans W. Paerl, et al.. (2000). Neuse River Estuary Modeling and Monitoring Project Stage 1: Hydrography and Circulation, Water Column Nutrients and Productivity, Sedimentary Processes and Benthic-Pelagic Coupling, and Benthic Ecology. NCSU Libraries Repository (North Carolina State University Libraries). 56 indexed citations

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Avery, G. Brooks, R. D. Shannon, Jeffrey R. White, Christopher S. Martens, & Marc J. Alperin. (1999). Effect of seasonal changes in the pathways of methanogenesis on the δ¹³C values of pore water methane in a Michigan peatland. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 13(2). 475–484. 92 indexed citations

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Alperin, Marc J., Christopher S. Martens, Daniel B. Albert, et al.. (1999). Benthic fluxes and porewater concentration profiles of dissolved organic carbon in sediments from the North Carolina continental slope. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 63(3-4). 427–448. 100 indexed citations

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Martens, Christopher S., Daniel B. Albert, & Marc J. Alperin. (1998). Biogeochemical processes controlling methane in gassy coastal sediments—Part 1. A model coupling organic matter flux to gas production, oxidation and transport. Continental Shelf Research. 18(14-15). 1741–1770. 115 indexed citations

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Hoehler, Tori M., Marc J. Alperin, Daniel B. Albert, & Christopher S. Martens. (1998). Thermodynamic control on hydrogen concentrations in anoxic sediments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 62(10). 1745–1756. 265 indexed citations

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Albert, Daniel B., Christopher S. Martens, & Marc J. Alperin. (1998). Biogeochemical processes controlling methane in gassy coastal sediments—Part 2: groundwater flow control of acoustic turbidity in Eckernförde Bay Sediments. Continental Shelf Research. 18(14-15). 1771–1793. 35 indexed citations

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Shaw, David G., et al.. (1984). Biogeochemistry of acetate in anoxic sediments of Skan Bay, Alaska. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 48(9). 1819–1825. 67 indexed citations

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