Matthias Labrenz

13.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
131 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Matthias Labrenz is a scholar working on Ecology, Pollution and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthias Labrenz has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Ecology, 46 papers in Pollution and 41 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Matthias Labrenz's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (74 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (35 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (33 papers). Matthias Labrenz is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (74 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (35 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (33 papers). Matthias Labrenz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Sweden and United States. Matthias Labrenz's co-authors include Klaus Jürgens, Sonja Oberbeckmann, Daniel P. R. Herlemann, Anders F. Andersson, Stefan Bertilsson, Joanna J Waniek, Dieter Fischer, Bernd Kreikemeyer, Klaus‐Jochen Eichhorn and Günter Jost and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Matthias Labrenz

129 papers receiving 9.8k citations

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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.

Transitions in bacterial communities along the 2000 km salinity gradient of the Baltic Sea

2011 2.2k citations Daniel P. R. Herlemann, Matthias Labrenz et al. The ISME Journal profile →
Analysis of environmental microplastics by vibrational microspectroscopy: FTIR, Raman or both?

2016 755 citations Dieter Fischer, Sonja Oberbeckmann et al. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A benchmark analysis of feature selection and machine learning methods for environmental metabarcoding datasets 2025 ·Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal ·(unknown), H. Schröder, (unknown), Lynn Harold Vogel, Matthias Labrenz, (unknown)	0
2	Global distribution and predictive modeling of Vibrio vulnificus abundance 2025 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·(unknown), Christiane Hassenrück, Daniel P. R. Herlemann, Matthias Labrenz	1
3	Low impact of Zostera marina meadows on sediment and water microbiota under brackish conditions 2025 ·Environmental Microbiome ·Daniel P. R. Herlemann, Luis F. Delgado, (unknown), (unknown), Anders F. Andersson, Christian Pansch, Lasse Riemann, Mia M. Bengtsson, (unknown), Marija Kataržytė, Veljo Kisand, Sandra Kube, (unknown), Kasia Piwosz, (unknown), Matthias Labrenz	1
4	Dynamics of an estuarine biotic community captured in high spatio-temporal resolution using metabarcoding 2025 ·Scientific Data ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Carsten J. Loose, H. Schröder, Christiane Hassenrück, Matthias Labrenz	0
5	Microplastic-antifouling paint particle contamination alters microbial communities in surrounding marine sediment 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Alexander S. Tagg, (unknown), Christiane Hassenrück, Bernd Kreikemeyer, Dieter Fischer, Matthias Labrenz	8
6	A Public Database for Microplastics in the Environment 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Natalja Čerkasova, Kristina Enders, Robin Lenz, Sonja Oberbeckmann, Josef Brandt, Dieter Fischer, Franziska Fischer, Matthias Labrenz, Gerald Schernewski	11
7	Acclimation of Nodularia spumigena CCY9414 to inorganic phosphate limitation – Identification of the P-limitation stimulon via RNA-seq 2023 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·(unknown), Christiane Hassenrück, Matthias Labrenz, Martin Hagemann	4
8	Combined effects of temperature and emersion-immersion cycles on metabolism and bioenergetics of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea (Magallana) gigas 2023 ·Marine Environmental Research ·(unknown), Stefan Timm, (unknown), (unknown), Matthias Labrenz, K. Mathias Wegner, Inna M. Sokolova	10
9	Machine Learning Predicts the Presence of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene in Sediments of a Baltic Sea Munitions Dumpsite Using Microbial Community Compositions 2021 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·(unknown), Aaron J. Beck, Johannes Werner, Olaf Dellwig, Johannes Alneberg, Bernd Kreikemeyer, Edmund Maser, (unknown), Eric P. Achterberg, Anders F. Andersson, Matthias Labrenz	9
10	When every particle matters: A QuEChERS approach to extract microplastics from environmental samples 2020 ·MethodsX ·Kristina Enders, Robin Lenz, Juliana A. Ivar do Sul, Alexander S. Tagg, Matthias Labrenz	73
11	Ecosystem-wide metagenomic binning enables prediction of ecological niches from genomes 2020 ·Communications Biology ·Johannes Alneberg, Christin Bennke, Sara Beier, Carina Bunse, Christopher Quince, Karolina Ininbergs, Lasse Riemann, Martin Ekman, Klaus Jürgens, Matthias Labrenz, Jarone Pinhassi, Anders F. Andersson	53
12	Comparison of μ-ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and py-GCMS as identification tools for microplastic particles and fibers isolated from river sediments 2018 ·Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry ·(unknown), Marten Fischer, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Sonja Oberbeckmann, Matthias Labrenz, Dieter Fischer, Klaus‐Jochen Eichhorn, Brigitte Voit	222
13	Methane anomalies in the oxygenated upper waters of the central Baltic Sea associated with zooplankton abundance 2017 ·EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts ·Oliver Schmale, (unknown), (unknown), Gregor Rehder, Norbert Wasmund, Ulf Gräwe, Matthias Labrenz, Natalie Loick‐Wilde	1
14	Fate and stability of polyamide-associated bacterial assemblages after their passage through the digestive tract of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis 2017 ·Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Katharina Kesy, (unknown), (unknown), Sonja Oberbeckmann, (unknown), Matthias Labrenz	22
15	Polystyrene influences bacterial assemblages in Arenicola marina-populated aquatic environments in vitro 2016 ·Environmental Pollution ·Katharina Kesy, Sonja Oberbeckmann, Felix Müller, Matthias Labrenz	37
16	Identification of microplastics by FTIR and Raman microscopy: a novel silicon filter substrate opens the important spectral range below 1300 cm−1 for FTIR transmission measurements 2015 ·Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry ·(unknown), Frank Windrich, Martin G. J. Löder, Mikhail Malanin, Dieter Fischer, Matthias Labrenz, Klaus‐Jochen Eichhorn, Brigitte Voit	251
17	Uncoupling of Bacterial and Terrigenous Dissolved Organic Matter Dynamics in Decomposition Experiments 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Daniel P. R. Herlemann, Marcus Manecki, (unknown), Falk Pollehne, Matthias Labrenz, Detlef E. Schulz‐Bull, Thorsten Dittmar, Klaus Jürgens	50
18	Transitions in bacterial communities along the 2000 km salinity gradient of the Baltic Sea breakdown → 2011 ·The ISME Journal ·Daniel P. R. Herlemann, Matthias Labrenz, Klaus Jürgens, Stefan Bertilsson, Joanna J Waniek, Anders F. Andersson	2187
19	Widespread distribution of proteorhodopsins in freshwater and brackish ecosystems 2008 ·The ISME Journal ·(unknown), Gazalah Sabehi, Itai Sharon, Karl‐Paul Witzel, Matthias Labrenz, Klaus Jürgens, Tamar Barkay, Maayke Stomp, Jef Huisman, Oded Béjà	89
20	¹³ C‐isotope analyses reveal that chemolithoautotrophic Gamma ‐ and Epsilonproteobacteria feed a microbial food web in a pelagic redoxcline of the central Baltic Sea 2008 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Sabine Glaubitz, Tillmann Lueders, Wolf‐Rainer Abraham, Günter Jost, Klaus Jürgens, Matthias Labrenz	87

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