Markus G. Weinbauer

13.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
133 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Markus G. Weinbauer is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Markus G. Weinbauer has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Ecology, 43 papers in Oceanography and 18 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Markus G. Weinbauer's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (96 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (81 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (27 papers). Markus G. Weinbauer is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (96 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (81 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (27 papers). Markus G. Weinbauer collaborates with scholars based in France, Austria and Netherlands. Markus G. Weinbauer's co-authors include Gerhard J. Herndl, Curtis A. Suttle, Fereidoun Rassoulzadegan, Peter Peduzzi, Christian Winter, Steven W. Wilhelm, Manfred G. Höfle, Nianzhi Jiao, Cornelia Maier and Ronald Benner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Markus G. Weinbauer

131 papers receiving 9.8k 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.

Microbial production of recalcitrant dissolved organic matter: long-term carbon storage in the global ocean

2010 1.3k citations Nianzhi Jiao, Gerhard J. Herndl et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
Ecology of prokaryotic viruses

2003 1.3k citations Markus G. Weinbauer profile →

Peers

Markus G. Weinbauer

ECOLO

OCEAN

Gunnar Bratbak Norway

Mikal Heldal Norway

Corina P. D. Brussaard Netherlands

Ian Hewson United States

Mathias Middelboe Denmark

Steven W. Wilhelm United States

Bernhard M. Fuchs Germany

Ramūnas Stepanauskas United States

Martin F. Polz United States

Télesphore Sime‐Ngando France

Gunnar Bratbak Norway

Markus G. Weinbauer

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ECOLO

3.1k ×1.0

OCEAN

1.8k ×0.9

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Citations per year, relative to Markus G. Weinbauer Markus G. Weinbauer (= 1×) peers Gunnar Bratbak

Countries citing papers authored by Markus G. Weinbauer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Markus G. Weinbauer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Markus G. Weinbauer

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wei, Wei, Markus G. Weinbauer, & Rui Zhang. (2025). Marine viruses act as regulators of carbon storage in biological pump. Science Bulletin. 70(12). 1907–1909.

Jiao, Nianzhi, Chenba Zhu, Jihua Liu, et al.. (2023). A roadmap for Ocean Negative Carbon Emission eco-engineering in sea-farming fields. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 1(2). 100029–100029. 14 indexed citations

Malits, Andrea, et al.. (2015). Potential impacts of black carbon on the marine microbial community. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 75(1). 27–42. 20 indexed citations

Weinbauer, Markus G., John R. Dolan, & Karel Šimek. (2015). A population of giant tailed virus-like particles associated with heterotrophic flagellates in a lake-type reservoir. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 76(2). 111–116. 3 indexed citations

Motegi, Chiaki, Karl Kaiser, Ronald Benner, & Markus G. Weinbauer. (2014). Effect of P-limitation on prokaryotic and viral production in surface waters of the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Plankton Research. 37(1). 16–20. 12 indexed citations

Weinbauer, Markus G., et al.. (2012). Microbial abundance in the coelenteron and mucus of the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa and in bottom water of the reef environment. Aquatic Biology. 16(3). 209–216. 9 indexed citations

Winter, Christian, Marie‐Emmanuelle Kerros, & Markus G. Weinbauer. (2012). Effects of Sodium Azide on the Abundance of Prokaryotes and Viruses in Marine Samples. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e37597–e37597. 9 indexed citations

Christaki, Urania, France Van Wambeke, Dominique Lefèvre, et al.. (2011). Microbial food webs and metabolic state across oligotrophic waters of the Mediterranean Sea during summer. Biogeosciences. 8(7). 1839–1852. 50 indexed citations

Maier, Cornelia, Markus G. Weinbauer, & Jürgen Pätzold. (2010). Stable isotopes reveal limitations in C and N assimilation in the Caribbean reef corals Madracis auretenra, M. carmabi and M. formosa. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 412. 103–112. 30 indexed citations

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Herndl, Gerhard J., Dennis A. Hansell, Ronald Benner, et al.. (2010). The microbial carbon pump in the ocean. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 8. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Jie, Markus G. Weinbauer, Cornelia Maier, Minhan Dai, & Jean‐Pierre Gattuso. (2010). Effect of ocean acidification on microbial diversity and on microbe-driven biogeochemistry and ecosystem functioning. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 61(3). 291–305. 132 indexed citations

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Gattuso, Jean‐Pierre, Markus G. Weinbauer, J. Hegeman, & Cornelia Maier. (2009). Calcification of the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa, under ambient and reduced pH. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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Hansson, Lars‐Anders, Martin Agis, Cornelia Maier, & Markus G. Weinbauer. (2009). Community composition of bacteria associated with cold-water coral Madrepora oculata: within and between colony variability. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 397. 89–102. 54 indexed citations

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Boras, Julia A., M. Montserrat Sala, Evaristo Vázquez‐Domínguez, Markus G. Weinbauer, & Dolors Vaqué. (2009). Annual changes of bacterial mortality due to viruses and protists in an oligotrophic coastal environment (NW Mediterranean). Environmental Microbiology. 11(5). 1181–1193. 82 indexed citations

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Arrieta, Jesús M., Markus G. Weinbauer, & Gerhard J. Herndl. (2007). Response to "Interpreting the results of oceanic mesoscale enrichment experiments: caveats and lessons from limnology and coastal ecology" by M.S. Hale and R.B. Rivkin. Limnology and Oceanography. 52. 916–918. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rui, Markus G. Weinbauer, & Pei‐Yuan Qian. (2007). Viruses and flagellates sustain apparent richness and reduce biomass accumulation of bacterioplankton in coastal marine waters. Environmental Microbiology. 9(12). 3008–3018. 74 indexed citations

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Weinbauer, Markus G., Jesús M. Arrieta, & Gerhard J. Herndl. (2003). Stimulation of viral infection of bacterioplankton during a mesoscale iron fertilization experiment in the Southern Ocean. EAEJA. 12280. 1 indexed citations

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Weinbauer, Markus G. & Fereidoun Rassoulzadegan. (2003). Are viruses driving microbial diversification and diversity?. Environmental Microbiology. 6(1). 1–11. 468 indexed citations

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Arrieta, Jesús M., Markus G. Weinbauer, & Gerhard J. Herndl. (2000). Interspecific Variability in Sensitivity to UV Radiation and Subsequent Recovery in Selected Isolates of Marine Bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 66(4). 1468–1473. 79 indexed citations

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Weinbauer, Markus G., et al.. (1995). Calcium, magnesium and strontium concentrations in the calcite sclerites of Mediterranean gorgonians (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 40(1). 87–104. 39 indexed citations

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