Michael J. Wilkins

9.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
123 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Wilkins is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Wilkins has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Ecology, 45 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 35 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Wilkins's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (36 papers), Radioactive element chemistry and processing (32 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (22 papers). Michael J. Wilkins is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (36 papers), Radioactive element chemistry and processing (32 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (22 papers). Michael J. Wilkins collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Michael J. Wilkins's co-authors include Kenneth H. Williams, Jillian F. Banfield, Kelly Wrighton, Brian C. Thomas, Cindy J. Castelle, Philip E. Long, Itai Sharon, Laura Hug, Andrea Singh and Christopher T. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Wilkins

114 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Thousands of microbial genomes shed light on interconnected biogeochemical processes in an aquifer system

2016 741 citations Michael J. Wilkins, Kenneth H. Williams et al. Nature Communications profile →
Fermentation, Hydrogen, and Sulfur Metabolism in Multiple Uncultivated Bacterial Phyla

2012 486 citations Kelly Wrighton, Michael J. Wilkins et al. profile →
Genomic Expansion of Domain Archaea Highlights Roles for Organisms from New Phyla in Anaerobic Carbon Cycling

2015 392 citations Kelly Wrighton, Michael J. Wilkins et al. profile →
Groundwater–surface water mixing shifts ecological assembly processes and stimulates organic carbon turnover

2016 318 citations James Stegen, James K. Fredrickson et al. Nature Communications profile →
Wildfire-dependent changes in soil microbiome diversity and function

2022 135 citations Amelia R. Nelson, Charles C. Rhoades et al. profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Michael J. Wilkins

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Michael J. Wilkins's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Michael J. Wilkins with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Michael J. Wilkins more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Michael J. Wilkins

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Michael J. Wilkins. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Michael J. Wilkins. The network helps show where Michael J. Wilkins may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael J. Wilkins

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Chaparral wildfire shifts the functional potential for soil pyrogenic organic matter and nitrogen cycling 2025 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·(unknown), Amelia R. Nelson, Peter M. Homyak, Michael J. Wilkins, Sydney I. Glassman	1
2	Produced water geochemistry from hydraulically stimulated Niobrara Formation petroleum wells: Origin of salinity and temporal perspectives on treatment and reuse 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Aaron M. Jubb, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Andrew L. Masterson, Matthew S. Varonka, (unknown), (unknown), Elliott P. Barnhart, Michael J. Wilkins, Madalyn S. Blondes	0
3	Fire Impacts on the Soil Metabolome and Organic Matter Biodegradability 2024 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·(unknown), (unknown), Charles C. Rhoades, Holly K. Roth, Corey D. Broeckling, Timothy S. Fegel, Amy M. McKenna, (unknown), Claudia M. Boot, Michael J. Wilkins, Thomas Borch	13
4	Effects of burn severity on organic nitrogen and carbon chemistry in high-elevation forest soils 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Holly K. Roth, Amy M. McKenna, Myrna J. Simpson, Huan Chen, Nivetha Srikanthan, Timothy S. Fegel, Amelia R. Nelson, Charles C. Rhoades, Michael J. Wilkins, Thomas Borch	12
5	Distinct fungal and bacterial responses to fire severity and soil depth across a ten-year wildfire chronosequence in beetle-killed lodgepole pine forests 2023 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Marcos V. Caiafa, Amelia R. Nelson, Thomas Borch, Holly K. Roth, Timothy S. Fegel, Charles C. Rhoades, Michael J. Wilkins, Sydney I. Glassman	21
6	Impact of beaver ponds on biogeochemistry of organic carbon and nitrogen along a fire-impacted stream 2022 ·Environmental Science Processes & Impacts ·Holly K. Roth, Amelia R. Nelson, Amy M. McKenna, Timothy S. Fegel, Robert B. Young, Charles C. Rhoades, Michael J. Wilkins, Thomas Borch	8
7	Implications of sample treatment on characterization of riverine dissolved organic matter 2022 ·Environmental Science Processes & Impacts ·Amelia R. Nelson, Jason Toyoda, Rosalie Chu, Nikola Tolić, Vanessa Garayburu‐Caruso, (unknown), Lupita Renteria, (unknown), James Stegen, Michael J. Wilkins, Robert Danczak	7
8	Enhanced Speciation of Pyrogenic Organic Matter from Wildfires Enabled by 21 T FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry 2022 ·Analytical Chemistry ·Holly K. Roth, Thomas Borch, Robert B. Young, William Bahureksa, Greg T. Blakney, Amelia R. Nelson, Michael J. Wilkins, Amy M. McKenna	31
9	Borgs are giant genetic elements with potential to expand metabolic capacity 2022 ·Nature ·Basem Al-Shayeb, Marie C. Schoelmerich, Jacob West-Roberts, Luis E. Valentin-Alvarado, Rohan Sachdeva, Susan Mullen, Alexander Crits‐Christoph, Michael J. Wilkins, Kenneth H. Williams, Jennifer A. Doudna, Jillian F. Banfield	36
10	Ice Cover Influences Redox Dynamics in Prairie Pothole Wetland Sediments 2021 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences ·(unknown), William A. Arnold, Michael J. Wilkins, Yu‐Ping Chin	3
11	Constructed wetlands for polishing oil and gas produced water releases 2021 ·Environmental Science Processes & Impacts ·Molly McLaughlin, (unknown), Hannah M. Miller, (unknown), Michael J. Wilkins, Nathaniel R. Warner, Jens Blotevogel, Thomas Borch	4
12	Ecological Assembly Processes Are Coordinated between Bacterial and Viral Communities in Fractured Shale Ecosystems 2020 ·mSystems ·Robert Danczak, Rebecca A. Daly, Mikayla Borton, James Stegen, Simon Roux, Kelly Wrighton, Michael J. Wilkins	22
13	In situ transformation of ethoxylate and glycol surfactants by shale-colonizing microorganisms during hydraulic fracturing 2019 ·The ISME Journal ·Morgan V. Evans, Gordon J. Getzinger, Jenna L. Luek, Andrea Hanson, Molly McLaughlin, Jens Blotevogel, Susan A. Welch, Carrie Nicora, Samuel Purvine, (unknown), David R. Cole, Thomas H. Darrah, David Hoyt, Thomas Metz, P. Lee Ferguson, Mary Lipton, Michael J. Wilkins, Paula Mouser	19
14	Capability for arsenic mobilization in groundwater is distributed across broad phylogenetic lineages 2019 ·PLoS ONE ·Robert Danczak, M. Johnston, (unknown), (unknown), Michael J. Wilkins	12
15	A Tale of Many Fractured Shales: Environmental Conditions Shape the Taxonomic and Functional Biogeography Across 9 Geologically Distinct Shale Formations 2019 ·AGUFM ·Mikayla Borton, R. A. Daly, (unknown), David Hoyt, (unknown), Elizabeth Eder, Julia M. Sheets, Richard Wolfe, (unknown), Thomas H. Darrah, Kenneth Wunch, James D. Moore, Michael J. Wilkins, Kelly Wrighton	1
16	Influences of organic carbon speciation on hyporheic corridor biogeochemistry and microbial ecology 2018 ·Nature Communications ·James Stegen, T. C. Johnson, James K. Fredrickson, Michael J. Wilkins, Allan Konopka, William Nelson, Evan Arntzen, William Chrisler, Rosalie Chu, Sarah Fansler, Emily Graham, David W. Kennedy, Charles T. Resch, Malak Tfaily, John M. Zachara	128
17	Coupled laboratory and field investigations resolve microbial interactions that underpin persistence in hydraulically fractured shales 2018 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Mikayla Borton, David Hoyt, Simon Roux, Rebecca A. Daly, Susan A. Welch, Carrie Nicora, Samuel Purvine, Elizabeth Eder, Andrea Hanson, (unknown), David M. L. Morgan, Richard Wolfe, Shikha Sharma, Timothy R. Carr, David R. Cole, Paula Mouser, Mary Lipton, Michael J. Wilkins, Kelly Wrighton	61
18	Development of a biomarker for Geobacter activity and strain composition: Proteogenomic analysis of the citrate synthase protein during bioremediation of U(VI) 2010 ·eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·Michael J. Wilkins	3
19	Investigating the effects of Fe(III) reducing bacteria on radionuclide mobility in sediments 2005 ·PhDT ·Michael J. Wilkins	1
20	Worship, theology and ministry in the early church : essays in honor of Ralph P. Martin 1992 ·Michael J. Wilkins, (unknown)	3

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact