Melike Balk

41 total papers · 2.2k total citations
27 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Melike Balk is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Melike Balk has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Ecology and 8 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Melike Balk’s work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (12 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (7 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (7 papers). Melike Balk is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (12 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (7 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (7 papers). Melike Balk collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. Melike Balk's co-authors include Alfons J. M. Stams, Jan Weijma, Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté, Caroline M. Plugge, W. Irene C. Rijpstra, Stefan Schouten, Judith van Bleijswijk, Johan W.H. Weijers, M.H.A. van Eekert and Lynn J. Rothschild and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melike Balk

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

Melike Balk

27 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Fields of papers citing papers by Melike Balk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing papers authored by Melike Balk

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