Peter Stefanov Kourtev

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Peter Stefanov Kourtev is a scholar working on Ecology, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Stefanov Kourtev has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Plant Science and 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Peter Stefanov Kourtev's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (8 papers), Chromium effects and bioremediation (6 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers). Peter Stefanov Kourtev is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (8 papers), Chromium effects and bioremediation (6 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers). Peter Stefanov Kourtev collaborates with scholars based in United States and India. Peter Stefanov Kourtev's co-authors include Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Max M. Häggblom, W.Z. Huang, Allan Konopka, Cindy H. Nakatsu, Kimberly A. Hill, P. B. Shepson, Brett R. Baldwin, Federico C. Beasley and Nadia Carmosini and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Ecology and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Peter Stefanov Kourtev

24 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES ALTER THE MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN THE SOIL

2002 557 citations Peter Stefanov Kourtev, Joan G. Ehrenfeld et al. Ecology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Stefanov Kourtev United States	15	893	880	834	741	403	24	2.2k
Philip W. Ramsey United States	24	695 0.8×	544 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	495 0.7×	454 1.1×	68	2.3k
G.W. Korthals Netherlands	28	974 1.1×	406 0.5×	1.8k 2.2×	946 1.3×	448 1.1×	64	3.0k
Virginie Baldy France	29	968 1.1×	777 0.9×	805 1.0×	638 0.9×	332 0.8×	63	2.6k
Rebecca E. Drenovsky United States	26	1.1k 1.3×	857 1.0×	1.0k 1.2×	1.1k 1.4×	582 1.4×	52	2.7k
Karin Pritsch Germany	33	645 0.7×	784 0.9×	1.8k 2.1×	857 1.2×	491 1.2×	84	3.3k
Lars Ola Nilsson Sweden	18	702 0.8×	550 0.6×	1.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.6×	321 0.8×	23	2.2k
W.A.M. Didden Netherlands	19	666 0.7×	295 0.3×	456 0.5×	811 1.1×	650 1.6×	39	1.9k
Christiane Gallet France	25	772 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	1.5k 1.8×	605 0.8×	823 2.0×	60	3.5k
Sari Stark Finland	35	1.4k 1.6×	672 0.8×	669 0.8×	935 1.3×	441 1.1×	80	3.1k
Jussi Heinonsalo Finland	32	709 0.8×	349 0.4×	1.2k 1.4×	870 1.2×	327 0.8×	102	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Stefanov Kourtev

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Stefanov Kourtev

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Learman, Deric R., et al.. (2019). Comparative genomics of 16 Microbacterium spp. that tolerate multiple heavy metals and antibiotics. PeerJ. 6. e6258–e6258. 28 indexed citations

Cooper, Matthew J., et al.. (2018). Microbial subnetworks related to short-term diel O2 fluxes within geochemically distinct freshwater wetlands. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 365(24). 2 indexed citations

Domingo, Jorge W. Santo, et al.. (2018). Draft Genome Sequences of Two Bacillus sp. Strains and Four Cellulomonas sp. Strains Isolated from Heavy-Metal-Contaminated Soil. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 7(11). 2 indexed citations

Kourtev, Peter Stefanov, et al.. (2017). The effect of the invasive Elaeagnus umbellata on soil microbial communities depends on proximity of soils to plants. Ecosphere. 8(5). 7 indexed citations

Henson, Michael W., et al.. (2015). Metabolic and genomic analysis elucidates strain-level variation in Microbacterium spp. isolated from chromate contaminated sediment. PeerJ. 3. e1395–e1395. 31 indexed citations

Kourtev, Peter Stefanov. (2013). Bacterial community succession in leaves of the Northern pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea. 2 indexed citations

Kourtev, Peter Stefanov, et al.. (2011). Bacterial diversity in three distinct sub-habitats within the pitchers of the northern pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 79(3). 555–567. 24 indexed citations

Kourtev, Peter Stefanov, Kimberly A. Hill, P. B. Shepson, & Allan Konopka. (2011). Atmospheric cloud water contains a diverse bacterial community. Atmospheric Environment. 45(30). 5399–5405. 44 indexed citations

Kourtev, Peter Stefanov & R. I. Hamilton. (2011). Seasonal dynamics of three inquiline species in isolated island populations of Sarracenia purpurea L. in Lake Michigan. 4(3). 237–253. 1 indexed citations

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Hill, Kimberly A., P. B. Shepson, Š Galbavý, et al.. (2007). Processing of atmospheric nitrogen by clouds above a forest environment. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 112(D11). 68 indexed citations

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Kourtev, Peter Stefanov, Cindy H. Nakatsu, & Allan Konopka. (2006). Responses of the Anaerobic Bacterial Community to Addition of Organic C in Chromium(VI)- and Iron(III)-Amended Microcosms. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 72(1). 628–637. 33 indexed citations

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Nakatsu, Cindy H., Nadia Carmosini, Brett R. Baldwin, et al.. (2005). Soil Microbial Community Responses to Additions of Organic Carbon Substrates and Heavy Metals (Pb and Cr). Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71(12). 7679–7689. 89 indexed citations

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Kourtev, Peter Stefanov, Joan G. Ehrenfeld, & Max M. Häggblom. (2003). Experimental analysis of the effect of exotic and native plant species on the structure and function of soil microbial communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 35(7). 895–905. 377 indexed citations

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Kourtev, Peter Stefanov, Joan G. Ehrenfeld, & W.Z. Huang. (2002). Enzyme activities during litter decomposition of two exotic and two native plant species in hardwood forests of New Jersey. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 34(9). 1207–1218. 131 indexed citations

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Ehrenfeld, Joan G. & Peter Stefanov Kourtev. (2002). Exotic species alter microbial community structure and function in the soil. 3152–3166. 1 indexed citations

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Kourtev, Peter Stefanov, Joan G. Ehrenfeld, & Max M. Häggblom. (2002). EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES ALTER THE MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN THE SOIL. Ecology. 83(11). 3152–3166. 557 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ehrenfeld, Joan G., Peter Stefanov Kourtev, & Weize Huang. (2001). Changes in Soil Functions Following Invasions of Exotic Understory Plants in Deciduous Forests. Ecological Applications. 11(5). 1287–1287. 14 indexed citations

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Huang, W.Z. & Peter Stefanov Kourtev. (1999). Differences in earthworm densities and nitrogen dynamics in soils under exotic and natve plant species. 237–245. 1 indexed citations

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Kourtev, Peter Stefanov, W.Z. Huang, & Joan G. Ehrenfeld. (1999). Differences in Earthworm Densities and Nitrogen Dynamics in Soils Under Exotic and Native Plant Species. Biological Invasions. 1(2-3). 237–245. 116 indexed citations

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Kourtev, Peter Stefanov, Joan G. Ehrenfeld, & W.Z. Huang. (1998). Effects of Exotic Plant Species on Soil Properties in Hardwood Forests of New Jersey. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 105(1-2). 493–501. 120 indexed citations

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