Mateja Germ

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
151 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Mateja Germ is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Plant Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mateja Germ has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 62 papers in Plant Science and 40 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Mateja Germ's work include Selenium in Biological Systems (45 papers), Seed and Plant Biochemistry (38 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (31 papers). Mateja Germ is often cited by papers focused on Selenium in Biological Systems (45 papers), Seed and Plant Biochemistry (38 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (31 papers). Mateja Germ collaborates with scholars based in Slovenia, Slovakia and Poland. Mateja Germ's co-authors include Ivan Kreft, Vekoslava Stibilj, Alenka Gaberščik, Aleksandra Golob, J. Osvald, Tadeja Trošt Sedej, Zlata Luthar, Lars Olof Björn, Katarina Vogel‐Mikuš and Samo Kreft and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Mateja Germ

143 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Global nutritional challenges and opportunities: Buckwheat, a potential bridge between nutrient deficiency and food security

2024 47 citations Rintu Jha, Kaixuan Zhang et al. Trends in Food Science & Technology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mateja Germ Slovenia	30	1.4k	1.2k	750	375	298	151	3.0k
Kristian Holst Laursen Denmark	30	1.6k 1.1×	394 0.3×	223 0.3×	344 0.9×	313 1.1×	57	2.6k
Luísa Barreira Portugal	40	702 0.5×	291 0.2×	448 0.6×	273 0.7×	59 0.2×	101	4.4k
Carlos Dı́az Romero Spain	36	1.3k 0.9×	794 0.7×	1.3k 1.7×	93 0.2×	342 1.1×	141	3.5k
Mario Malagoli Italy	26	1.6k 1.1×	758 0.6×	82 0.1×	173 0.5×	186 0.6×	51	2.7k
Juan M. Ruíz Spain	47	6.5k 4.6×	689 0.6×	471 0.6×	100 0.3×	196 0.7×	210	7.7k
Marjana Regvar Slovenia	35	2.5k 1.7×	197 0.2×	273 0.4×	217 0.6×	329 1.1×	98	3.5k
Arun K. Shanker India	24	2.5k 1.8×	391 0.3×	147 0.2×	222 0.6×	448 1.5×	52	4.3k
Dagmar B. Stengel Ireland	35	602 0.4×	291 0.2×	380 0.5×	713 1.9×	45 0.2×	107	4.6k
James Stangoulis Australia	40	3.2k 2.2×	1.4k 1.2×	191 0.3×	116 0.3×	313 1.1×	101	4.5k
Masayuki Fujita Japan	37	6.7k 4.7×	524 0.4×	314 0.4×	162 0.4×	212 0.7×	69	8.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Mateja Germ

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mateja Germ

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Germ, Mateja, et al.. (2025). Invasive Aquatic Plants as Stressors of Freshwater Aquatic Ecosystems. Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research. 27(1). 17–24.

Germ, Mateja, et al.. (2024). Diversity of Macrophytes and Macroinvertebrates in Different Types of Standing Waters in the Drava Field. Water. 16(8). 1130–1130. 4 indexed citations

Germ, Mateja, et al.. (2024). Aquatic Plants in Ponds at the Brdo Estate (Slovenia) Show Changes in 20 Years. Plants. 13(17). 2439–2439. 1 indexed citations

Jha, Rintu, Kaixuan Zhang, Yuqi He, et al.. (2024). Global nutritional challenges and opportunities: Buckwheat, a potential bridge between nutrient deficiency and food security. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 145. 104365–104365. 47 indexed citations breakdown →

Zelnik, Igor & Mateja Germ. (2023). Diversity of Inland Wetlands: Important Roles in Mitigation of Human Impacts. Diversity. 15(10). 1050–1050. 3 indexed citations

Levanič, Tom, Blaž Cigić, Mateja Germ, et al.. (2023). Differences in Ratio of Carbon Stable Isotopes among Barley Grain Milling Fractions with Various Concentrations of Beta-Glucans. Molecules. 28(15). 5738–5738. 1 indexed citations

Vollmannová, Alena, Janette Musilová, Judita Lidiková, et al.. (2021). Concentrations of Phenolic Acids Are Differently Genetically Determined in Leaves, Flowers, and Grain of Common Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench). Plants. 10(6). 1142–1142. 21 indexed citations

Azad, Md Obyedul Kalam, Md. Adnan, Mateja Germ, et al.. (2020). Silicon biostimulant enhances the growth characteristics and fortifies the bioactive compounds in common and Tartary buckwheat plant. Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology. 24(1). 51–59. 21 indexed citations

Germ, Mateja, Július Árvay, Alena Vollmannová, et al.. (2020). Hydrothermal Treatments Affecting the Concentration of Neochlorogenic Acid in Dough of Tartary Buckwheat. Agriculture. 10(12). 601–601. 8 indexed citations

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Maršić, Nina Kacjan, et al.. (2019). Effects of Exogenous Selenium in Different Concentrations and Forms on Selenium Accumulation and Growth of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.). Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. 21(7). 1905–1917. 7 indexed citations

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Golob, Aleksandra, et al.. (2018). Effect of selenium, iodine and their combination on development of Tartary buckwheat sprouts. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 61(2). 85–92.

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Golob, Aleksandra, et al.. (2017). Impact of UV radiation and selenium on two buckwheat species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 60(2). 29–39. 1 indexed citations

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Golob, Aleksandra, Alenka Gaberščik, & Mateja Germ. (2015). Presence and abundance of macrophytes in Lake Slivniško jezero. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 58(2). 23–34. 1 indexed citations

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Germ, Mateja, Ivan Kreft, Vekoslava Stibilj, & J. Osvald. (2014). The effect of selenium on yield and primary terminal electron transport system activity in two cultivars of bean plants Phaseolus vulgaris. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 57(2). 3–12.

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Stibilj, Vekoslava, et al.. (2012). The uptake and distribution of selenium in three aquatic plants grown in Se(IV) solution. Aquatic Toxicology. 128-129. 53–59. 23 indexed citations

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Kuhar, Urška, et al.. (2010). Environmental assessment and macrophytes of the watercourses Bloščica and Cerkniščica. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 53(2). 33–43. 4 indexed citations

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Kreft, Ivan & Mateja Germ. (2008). ORGANICALLY GROWN BUCKWHEAT AS A HEALTHY FOOD AND A SOURCE OF NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS. University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE). 70(4). 397–406. 17 indexed citations

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Germ, Mateja, et al.. (2008). Competitive advantages of Najas marina L. in a process of littoral colonization in the lake Velenjsko jezero (Slovenija). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 51(1). 13–20. 3 indexed citations

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Germ, Mateja. (2005). Combined impact of solar UV-B radiation and selenium treatment on respiratory potential in pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo L.). Acta agriculturae Slovenica. 85(2). 4 indexed citations

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Gaberščik, Alenka, et al.. (2004). The phenotypic plasticity of Glyceria fluitans growing over the water/land gradient. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 47(2). 65–73. 3 indexed citations

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