Melike Balk

2.2k citations
27 papers · 1.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 18

Impact in

    • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Pollution top 5%
    • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
    • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants

Papers in

    • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena 7
    • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 12
    • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 3

Melike Balk

27 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Schrödinger’s microbes: Tools for distinguishing the living from the dead in microbial ecosystems 2017 · 335 citations
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Peers

Melike Balk
Comparison fields: 5 of 116
  • Environmental Chemistry 316
  • Pollution 294
  • Building and Construction 335
  • Ecology 537
  • Environmental Engineering 191
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Fields of papers citing papers by Melike Balk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Melike Balk, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1
Schrödinger’s microbes: Tools for distinguishing the living from the dead in microbial ecosystems
Hit paper breakdown →
2017335
2 201620
3 201519
4 201510
5 201045
6 200926
7 2009199
8 200845
9 200827
10
Life in the Absence of Oxygen: Alternative Electron Acceptors for Anaerobic Microorganisms in a Petroleum Environment
20071
11 200758
12 20066
13 2005132
14 200350
15 200246
16 200297
17 200290
18 200112
19 199616
20 19927

About Melike Balk

Melike Balk is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Biotechnology, Building and Construction and Physiology, having authored 27 papers that have together received 1.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (12 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (7 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (7 papers), Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (4 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (4 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (3 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (3 papers) and Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Environmental Chemistry (316 citations), Pollution (294 citations), Building and Construction (335 citations), Ecology (537 citations) and Environmental Engineering (191 citations). Melike Balk has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Alfons J. M. Stams, Jan Weijma, Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté, W. Irene C. Rijpstra, Caroline M. Plugge, Stefan Schouten, Johan W.H. Weijers, Judith van Bleijswijk, M.H.A. van Eekert and Lynn J. Rothschild. Their work appears in journals such as INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, Archives of Microbiology, Frontiers in Microbiology, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and Neuropharmacology.

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