Matthias Obst

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Matthias Obst is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthias Obst has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Ecology, 19 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Matthias Obst's work include Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (13 papers), Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (13 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (10 papers). Matthias Obst is often cited by papers focused on Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (13 papers), Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (13 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (10 papers). Matthias Obst collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Denmark and United Kingdom. Matthias Obst's co-authors include Gonzalo Giribet, Greg W. Rouse, Andreas Hejnol, Ward C. Wheeler, Casey W. Dunn, Elaine C. Seaver, Gregory D. Edgecombe, Mark Q. Martindale, Peter Funch and Martin V. Sørensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Matthias Obst

43 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the animal tree of life

2008 1.4k citations Casey W. Dunn, Andreas Hejnol et al. Nature profile →
Assessing the root of bilaterian animals with scalable phylogenomic methods

2009 555 citations Andreas Hejnol, Matthias Obst et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matthias Obst Sweden	20	1.2k	1.1k	887	855	638	47	2.9k
Kevin M. Kocot United States	27	1.2k 0.9×	799 0.7×	772 0.9×	923 1.1×	998 1.6×	81	3.1k
Elaine C. Seaver United States	8	1.1k 0.9×	977 0.9×	696 0.8×	408 0.5×	483 0.8×	8	2.2k
Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa Germany	17	817 0.7×	854 0.8×	493 0.6×	755 0.9×	654 1.0×	77	2.4k
William E. Browne United States	20	1.4k 1.1×	895 0.8×	548 0.6×	505 0.6×	467 0.7×	35	2.6k
Akiko Okusu United States	14	777 0.6×	762 0.7×	511 0.6×	480 0.6×	558 0.9×	15	2.1k
Daniel J. Jackson Germany	26	828 0.7×	680 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	555 0.6×	474 0.7×	82	3.2k
Ulf Jondelius Sweden	30	1.7k 1.4×	797 0.7×	986 1.1×	1.6k 1.8×	1.0k 1.6×	76	3.4k
Paulyn Cartwright United States	23	685 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	962 1.1×	896 1.0×	369 0.6×	49	2.6k
Oleg Simakov Austria	26	1.7k 1.4×	601 0.5×	656 0.7×	868 1.0×	371 0.6×	62	3.3k
Adam M. Reitzel United States	32	860 0.7×	842 0.8×	733 0.8×	955 1.1×	473 0.7×	112	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Matthias Obst

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthias Obst

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Obst, Matthias, et al.. (2025). Using the long-term genetic monitoring network ARMS-MBON to detect marine non-indigenous species along the European coasts. Biological Invasions. 27(2).

Dettaı̈, Agnès, Cyril Gallut, Matthias Obst, et al.. (2024). Seasonality of primary production explains the richness of pioneering benthic communities. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8340–8340. 5 indexed citations

Obst, Matthias, et al.. (2023). Phylogeographic study using autonomous reef monitoring structures indicates fast range expansion of the invasive bryozoan Juxtacribrilina mutabilis. Hydrobiologia. 850(19). 4115–4126. 5 indexed citations

Bergström, Per, et al.. (2021). An open-source, citizen science and machine learning approach to analyse subsea movies. ZooKeys. 9. e60548–e60548. 8 indexed citations

Buttigieg, Pier Luigi, Ward Appeltans, Gabrielle Canonico, et al.. (2019). Building a strategy towards an Omic Biodiversity Observation Network (Omic BON). Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 1 indexed citations

Obst, Matthias. (2017). Global tidal variables. 1 indexed citations

Schreiber, Lars, Kasper Urup Kjeldsen, Matthias Obst, Peter Funch, & Andreas Schramm. (2016). Description of Endozoicomonas ascidiicola sp. nov., isolated from Scandinavian ascidians. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 39(5). 313–318. 20 indexed citations

Schreiber, Lars, Kasper Urup Kjeldsen, Peter Funch, et al.. (2016). Endozoicomonas Are Specific, Facultative Symbionts of Sea Squirts. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 1042–1042. 44 indexed citations

Leidenberger, Sonja, et al.. (2015). Evaluating the potential of ecological niche modelling as a component in marine non-indigenous species risk assessments. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 97(1-2). 470–487. 29 indexed citations

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Davies, Neil M, Dawn Field, Katharine Barker, et al.. (2014). Report of the 14th Genomic Standards Consortium Meeting, Oxford, UK, September 17-21, 2012.. Standards in Genomic Sciences. 9(3). 1236–1250. 2 indexed citations

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Gärdenfors, Ulf, et al.. (2014). Swedish LifeWatch ─ a biodiversity infrastructure integrating and reusing data from citizen science, monitoring and research. 1(2). 7 indexed citations

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Bourlat, Sarah J., Ángel Borja, Jack A. Gilbert, et al.. (2013). Genomics in marine monitoring: New opportunities for assessing marine health status. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 74(1). 19–31. 175 indexed citations

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Nakano, Hiroaki, Kennet Lundin, Sarah J. Bourlat, et al.. (2013). Xenoturbella bocki exhibits direct development with similarities to Acoelomorpha. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1537–1537. 34 indexed citations

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Schwaha, Thomas, et al.. (2012). The placental analogue and the pattern of sexual reproduction in the cheilostome bryozoan Bicellariella ciliata (Gymnolaemata). Frontiers in Zoology. 9(1). 29–29. 30 indexed citations

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Sköld, Helén Nilsson & Matthias Obst. (2011). Potential for clonal animals in longevity and ageing studies. Biogerontology. 12(5). 387–396. 25 indexed citations

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Faurby, Søren, Tim L. King, Matthias Obst, et al.. (2010). Population dynamics of American horseshoe crabs-historic climatic events and recent anthropogenic pressures. Molecular Ecology. 19(15). 3088–3100. 33 indexed citations

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Hirose, Mamiko, et al.. (2010). The first internal molecular phylogeny of the animal phylum Entoprocta (Kamptozoa). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 56(1). 370–379. 22 indexed citations

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Obst, Matthias, et al.. (2009). The first comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Bryozoa (Ectoprocta) based on combined analyses of nuclear and mitochondrial genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 52(1). 225–233. 66 indexed citations

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Bourlat, Sarah J., et al.. (2008). Developmental Studies of Xenoturbella. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

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Dunn, Casey W., Andreas Hejnol, David Q. Matus, et al.. (2008). Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the animal tree of life. Nature. 452(7188). 745–749. 1435 indexed citations breakdown →

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