Petra Bombach

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

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Petra Bombach is a scholar working on Ecology, Pollution and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Petra Bombach has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Ecology, 9 papers in Pollution and 9 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Petra Bombach's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (13 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (7 papers) and Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (7 papers). Petra Bombach is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (13 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (7 papers) and Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (7 papers). Petra Bombach collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Norway and Spain. Petra Bombach's co-authors include Matthias Kästner, Anja Miltner, B. Schmidt-Brücken, Hans H. Richnow, Anko Fischer, Carsten Vogt, Felipe Bastida, Carlos Garcı́a, Irene F. Torres and Teresa Hernández and has published in prestigious journals such as Bioinformatics, Water Research and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Petra Bombach

23 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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SOM genesis: microbial biomass as a significant source

2011 872 citations Anja Miltner, Petra Bombach et al. Biogeochemistry profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Predicting coarse-grained representations of biogeochemical cycles from metabarcoding data 2025 ·Bioinformatics ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Caroline Michel, Sétareh Rad, Petra Bombach, Nicole Dopffel, Hidde de Jong, Delphine Ropers	0
2	Towards standardized microbial hydrogen consumption testing in the subsurface: harmonized field sampling and enrichment approaches 2025 ·World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Kateřina Černá, (unknown), (unknown), Petra Bombach, (unknown), Caroline Michel, (unknown), Joachim Trémosa, Kyle Mayers, Biwen Annie An, Nicole Dopffel	1
3	“Microbial life in salt caverns and their influence on H2 storage – Current knowledge and open questions.” 2024 ·International Journal of Hydrogen Energy ·Nicole Dopffel, Biwen Annie An, Petra Bombach, Martin Wagner, (unknown)	21
4	Application of stable isotope tools for evaluating natural and stimulated biodegradation of organic pollutants in field studies 2016 ·Current Opinion in Biotechnology ·Anko Fischer, Mike Manefield, Petra Bombach	47
5	Microbial Life in an Underground Gas Storage Reservoir 2015 ·EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts ·Petra Bombach, (unknown), Hans H. Richnow, (unknown), Martin Krüger	2
6	Anaerobic naphthalene degradation by sulfate-reducing Desulfobacteraceae from various anoxic aquifers 2015 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Steffen Kümmel, Florian‐Alexander Herbst, (unknown), Márcia Duarte, Dietmar H. Pieper, Nico Jehmlich, Jana Seifert, Martin von Bergen�, Petra Bombach, Hans H. Richnow, Carsten Vogt	92
7	Energy resources, subsurface technologies, organic pollutants and mining legal principles 2014 ·Springer eBooks ·Axel Schippers, F. Glombitza, (unknown), Petra Bombach	1
8	Evaluation of ethyl tert-butyl ether biodegradation in a contaminated aquifer by compound-specific isotope analysis and in situ microcosms 2014 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Petra Bombach, (unknown), Mònica Rosell, Hans H. Richnow, Anko Fischer	18
9	The role of lignin and cellulose in the carbon-cycling of degraded soils under semiarid climate and their relation to microbial biomass 2014 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Irene F. Torres, Felipe Bastida, Teresa Hernández, Petra Bombach, Hans H. Richnow, Carlos Garcı́a	63
10	The effect of FISH and CARD-FISH on the isotopic composition of 13C- and 15N-labeled Pseudomonas putida cells measured by nanoSIMS 2014 ·Systematic and Applied Microbiology ·Niculina Musat, Hryhoriy Stryhanyuk, Petra Bombach, Lorenz Adrian, Jean‐Nicolas Audinot, Hans H. Richnow	69
11	Evidence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation in a contaminated aquifer by combined application of in situ and laboratory microcosms using 13C-labelled target compounds 2014 ·Water Research ·(unknown), Anko Fischer, Carsten Vogt, Petra Bombach	19
12	Relevance of Deep-Subsurface Microbiology for Underground Gas Storage and Geothermal Energy Production 2013 ·Advances in biochemical engineering, biotechnology ·(unknown), Petra Bombach, (unknown), (unknown), Michael Schlömann, Hans H. Richnow, Martin Krüger	19
13	Elucidation of in situ polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation by functional metaproteomics (protein‐SIP) 2013 ·PROTEOMICS ·Florian‐Alexander Herbst, (unknown), Márcia Duarte, Dietmar H. Pieper, Hans H. Richnow, Martin von Bergen�, Jana Seifert, Petra Bombach	58
14	Benzene and sulfide removal from groundwater treated in a microbial fuel cell 2013 ·Biotechnology and Bioengineering ·(unknown), Stefan Feisthauer, Kenneth Wasmund, Petra Bombach, Thomas R. Neu, Carsten Vogt, Hans H. Richnow	39
15	Characterization of the relationship between microbial degradation processes at a hydrocarbon contaminated site using isotopic methods 2012 ·Journal of Contaminant Hydrology ·Stefan Feisthauer, (unknown), Petra Bombach, (unknown), Kay Knöller, (unknown), (unknown), Hans H. Richnow	25
16	SOM genesis: microbial biomass as a significant source breakdown → 2011 ·Biogeochemistry ·Anja Miltner, Petra Bombach, B. Schmidt-Brücken, Matthias Kästner	872
17	Assimilation of benzene carbon through multiple trophic levels traced by different stable isotope probing methodologies 2011 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Felipe Bastida, Sven Jechalke, Petra Bombach, Alessandro G. Franchini, Jana Seifert, Martin von Bergen�, Carsten Vogt, Hans H. Richnow	19
18	Resolution of Natural Microbial Community Dynamics by Community Fingerprinting, Flow Cytometry, and Trend Interpretation Analysis 2010 ·Advances in biochemical engineering, biotechnology ·Petra Bombach, Thomas Hübschmann, Ingo Fetzer, Sabine Kleinsteuber, Roland Geyer, Hauke Harms, Susann Müller	19
19	Current approaches for the assessment of in situ biodegradation 2010 ·Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Petra Bombach, Hans H. Richnow, Matthias Kästner, Anko Fischer	97
20	Enrichment and characterization ofâ a sulfate-reducing toluene-degrading microbial consortium by combiningin situmicrocosms and stable isotope probing techniques 2009 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Petra Bombach, Antonis Chatzinotas, Thomas R. Neu, Matthias Kästner, Tillmann Lueders, Carsten Vogt	63

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