Niels Kroer

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Niels Kroer is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Niels Kroer has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Oceanography and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Niels Kroer's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (23 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (8 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (7 papers). Niels Kroer is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (23 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (8 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (7 papers). Niels Kroer collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and United Kingdom. Niels Kroer's co-authors include Søren J. Sørensen, Niels O. G. Jørgensen, Lars Hestbjerg Hansen, Stefan Wuertz, Mark Bailey, Mathias Middelboe, Søren Molin, Tamar Barkay, Richard B. Coffin and Bjarke Bak Christensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Nature Reviews Microbiology and Limnology and Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

Niels Kroer

37 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Studying plasmid horizontal transfer in situ: a critical ... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Studying plasmid horizontal transfer in situ: a critical review
    2005 549 citations Søren J. Sørensen, Mark Bailey et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

Peers

Niels Kroer
Ruth‐Anne Sandaa Norway
Weipeng Zhang China
Isabel Barcina Spain
Huiluo Cao Hong Kong
Carsten Matz Germany
Gian Marco Luna Italy
Rachel Poretsky United States
Edward Kirton United States
Rodrigo Costa Portugal
Ruth‐Anne Sandaa Norway
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Countries citing papers authored by Niels Kroer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Niels Kroer

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hendriksen, Niels Bohse, et al.. (2016). Bacterial Human Virulence Genes across Diverse Habitats As Assessed by In silico Analysis of Environmental Metagenomes. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 1712–1712. 8 indexed citations
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Douglas, Thomas A., Marc Amyot, Tamar Barkay, et al.. (2011). What is the Fate of Mercury Entering the Arctic Environment. EspaceINRS (National Institute for Scientific Research (Canada)). 4 indexed citations
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Barkay, Tamar, Niels Kroer, & Alexandre J. Poulain. (2011). Some like it cold: microbial transformations of mercury in polar regions. Polar Research. 30(1). 15469–15469. 26 indexed citations
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Møller, Annette K., Tamar Barkay, Waleed Abu Al‐Soud, et al.. (2010). Diversity and characterization of mercury-resistant bacteria in snow, freshwater and sea-ice brine from the High Arctic. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 75(3). 390–401. 65 indexed citations
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Lipthay, Julia R. de, Lasse Dam Rasmussen, Gunnar Øregaard, et al.. (2008). Acclimation of subsurface microbial communities to mercury. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 65(1). 145–155. 15 indexed citations
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Jørgensen, Niels O. G., et al.. (2008). Effect of Availability of Nitrogen Compounds on Community Structure of Aquatic Bacteria in Model Systems. Microbial Ecology. 57(1). 104–116. 5 indexed citations
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Johnsen, Anders R. & Niels Kroer. (2006). Effects of stress and other environmental factors on horizontal plasmid transfer assessed by direct quantification of discrete transfer events. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 59(3). 718–728. 60 indexed citations
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Sørensen, Søren J., Mark Bailey, Lars Hestbjerg Hansen, Niels Kroer, & Stefan Wuertz. (2005). Studying plasmid horizontal transfer in situ: a critical review. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 3(9). 700–710. 549 indexed citations breakdown →
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Binnerup, Svend Jørgen, et al.. (2005). Luteibacter rhizovicinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a yellow-pigmented gammaproteobacterium isolated from the rhizosphere of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 55(6). 2285–2291. 45 indexed citations
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Lambertsen, Lotte, Søren Molin, Niels Kroer, & Christopher M. Thomas. (2004). Transcriptional regulation of pWW0 transfer genes in Pseudomonas putida KT2440. Plasmid. 52(3). 169–181. 11 indexed citations
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Jørgensen, Niels O. G., et al.. (2004). Tenacibaculum skagerrakense sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from the pelagic zone in Skagerrak, Denmark. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 54(2). 519–524. 58 indexed citations
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Kroer, Niels, et al.. (2001). Effect of Plant Species on the Kinetics of Conjugal Transfer in the Rhizosphere and Relation to Bacterial Metabolic Activity. Microbial Ecology. 42(3). 458–465. 20 indexed citations
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Kroer, Niels. (1994). Relationships between biovolume and carbon and nitrogen content of bacterioplankton. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 13(3). 217–224. 38 indexed citations
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Kroer, Niels, Richard B. Coffin, & Niels O. G. Jørgensen. (1994). COMPARISON OF MICROBIAL TROPHIC INTERACTIONS IN AQUATIC MICROCOSMS DESIGNED FOR THE TESTING OF INTRODUCED MICROORGANISMS. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 13(2). 247–247.
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Kroer, Niels, Niels O. G. Jørgensen, & Richard B. Coffin. (1994). Utilization of Dissolved Nitrogen by Heterotrophic Bacterioplankton: a Comparison of Three Ecosystems. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 60(11). 4116–4123. 64 indexed citations
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Kroer, Niels, Richard B. Coffin, & Niels O. G. Jørgensen. (1994). Comparison of microbial trophic interactions in aquatic microcosms designed for the testing of introduced microorganisms. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 13(2). 247–257. 4 indexed citations
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Kroer, Niels. (1993). Bacterial growth efficiency on natural dissolved organic matter. Limnology and Oceanography. 38(6). 1282–1290. 140 indexed citations
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Kroer, Niels & Richard B. Coffin. (1992). Microbial trophic interactions in aquatic microcosms designed for testing genetically engineered microorganisms: A field comparison. Microbial Ecology. 23(2). 143–157. 12 indexed citations

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