Michael Seidel

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
79 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Michael Seidel is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Seidel has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Oceanography, 28 papers in Ecology and 11 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Michael Seidel's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (27 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (12 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (11 papers). Michael Seidel is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (27 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (12 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (11 papers). Michael Seidel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Brazil. Michael Seidel's co-authors include Thorsten Dittmar, Patricia M. Medeiros, Nicholas Ward, Jeffrey E. Richey, Jutta Niggemann, Patricia L. Yager, Bernhard Schnetger, Alex V. Krusche, Mélanie Beck and Hannelore Waska and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Michael Seidel

72 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Die Internationale Klassifikation der Funktionsfähigkeit, Behinderung und Gesundheit

2004 729 citations Michael Seidel Der Nervenarzt profile →
The black carbon cycle and its role in the Earth system

2022 139 citations Michael Seidel, Nicholas Ward et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Seidel Germany	27	1.5k	1.2k	587	384	382	79	3.6k
Sven Blomqvist Sweden	28	733 0.5×	706 0.6×	699 1.2×	221 0.6×	252 0.7×	55	2.3k
Fen Huang China	34	713 0.5×	326 0.3×	332 0.6×	332 0.9×	186 0.5×	194	4.1k
William H. Thomas United States	48	1.8k 1.2×	938 0.8×	825 1.4×	293 0.8×	214 0.6×	118	6.1k
Alberto Barbieri Italy	23	811 0.6×	996 0.8×	783 1.3×	636 1.7×	120 0.3×	97	2.7k
Craig D. Taylor United States	34	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	782 1.3×	216 0.6×	211 0.6×	101	3.6k
Peter J. Davies Australia	37	612 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	279 0.5×	807 2.1×	466 1.2×	165	3.8k
Marc Leblanc France	48	617 0.4×	471 0.4×	1.1k 1.9×	452 1.2×	958 2.5×	188	8.4k
C. D. Nevison United States	30	864 0.6×	667 0.6×	935 1.6×	984 2.6×	237 0.6×	64	3.6k
David B. Baker United States	36	432 0.3×	1.1k 0.9×	2.3k 4.0×	147 0.4×	1.0k 2.7×	99	5.7k
Gabriela Vázquez Mexico	36	368 0.3×	822 0.7×	205 0.3×	417 1.1×	125 0.3×	160	5.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Seidel

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Seidel

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Seidel

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

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Schubotz, Florence, et al.. (2025). Molecular composition of dissolved organic matter from young organic‐rich hydrothermal deep‐sea sediments. Limnology and Oceanography. 70(4). 870–885. 1 indexed citations

Wei, Bingbing, Michael Seidel, Gesine Mollenhauer, et al.. (2024). Rapid Down‐Slope Transport of Fresh Dissolved Organic Matter to the Deep Ocean in the Eastern North Atlantic. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(21). 2 indexed citations

Beck, Mélanie, et al.. (2024). Rivers and tidal flats as sources of dissolved organic matter and trace metals in the German Bight (North Sea). Biogeochemistry. 167(3). 225–250. 5 indexed citations

Seidel, Michael, et al.. (2023). Complex dissolved organic matter (DOM) on the roof of the world – Tibetan DOM molecular characteristics indicate sources, land use effects, and processing along the fluvial–limnic continuum. Biogeosciences. 20(14). 3011–3026. 6 indexed citations

Sogin, Emilia, Dolma Michellod, Harald R. Gruber‐Vodicka, et al.. (2022). Sugars dominate the seagrass rhizosphere. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 6(7). 866–877. 44 indexed citations

Cabral, Alex, Thorsten Dittmar, Mitchell Call, et al.. (2021). Carbon and alkalinity outwelling across the groundwater‐creek‐shelf continuum off Amazonian mangroves. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 6(6). 369–378. 34 indexed citations

Merder, Julian, Jan A. Freund, Ulrike Feudel, et al.. (2020). ICBM-OCEAN: Processing Ultrahigh-Resolution Mass Spectrometry Data of Complex Molecular Mixtures. Analytical Chemistry. 92(10). 6832–6838. 113 indexed citations

Roebuck, Alan, Michael Seidel, Thorsten Dittmar, & Rudolf Jaffé. (2019). Controls of Land Use and the River Continuum Concept on Dissolved Organic Matter Composition in an Anthropogenically Disturbed Subtropical Watershed. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(1). 195–206. 75 indexed citations

Roebuck, Alan, Michael Seidel, Thorsten Dittmar, & Rudolf Jaffé. (2018). Land Use Controls on the Spatial Variability of Dissolved Black Carbon in a Subtropical Watershed. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(15). 8104–8114. 44 indexed citations

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Seidel, Michael, Marcus Manecki, Daniel P. R. Herlemann, et al.. (2017). Composition and Transformation of Dissolved Organic Matter in the Baltic Sea. Frontiers in Earth Science. 5. 68 indexed citations

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Medeiros, Patricia M., Michael Seidel, Nicholas Ward, et al.. (2015). Fate of the Amazon River dissolved organic matter in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 29(5). 677–690. 175 indexed citations

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Kleindienst, Sara, Michael Seidel, Kai Ziervogel, et al.. (2015). Chemical dispersants can suppress the activity of natural oil-degrading microorganisms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(48). 14900–14905. 222 indexed citations

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Huber, Bernd, et al.. (2008). Ambiguous results of an attempt to withdraw barbiturates in epilepsy patients with intellectual disability. Seizure. 18(2). 109–118. 2 indexed citations

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Seidel, Michael, et al.. (2007). Two Distinct Photobacterium Populations Thrive in Ancient Mediterranean Sapropels. Microbial Ecology. 55(3). 371–383. 12 indexed citations

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Huber, Bernd, et al.. (2006). Long-term course of epilepsy in a large cohort of intellectually disabled patients. Seizure. 16(1). 35–42. 11 indexed citations

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Seidel, Michael. (2005). Die Internationale Klassifikation der Funktionsfähigkeit, Behinderung und Gesundheit Ein neues Mitglied der Familie WHO-Klassifikationen. Der Nervenarzt. 76(1). 79–90.

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Huber, Bernd, et al.. (2005). Seizure freedom with different therapeutic regimens in intellectually disabled epileptic patients. Seizure. 14(6). 381–386. 14 indexed citations

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Huber, Bernd, et al.. (2003). Efficacy and tolerability of levetiracetam in patients with therapy-resistant epilepsy and learning disabilities. Seizure. 13(3). 168–175. 33 indexed citations

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Seidel, Michael. (1987). [Theodor Ziehen (12 November 1862-29 December 1950)--his life and work].. PubMed. 39(11). 693–9. 1 indexed citations

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Seidel, Michael. (1986). [Carl Westphal--a progressive university teacher of neurology and psychiatry in the 19th century].. PubMed. 38(12). 733–40. 1 indexed citations

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