Philippe Catala

2.9k total citations
56 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Philippe Catala is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Philippe Catala has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Ecology, 32 papers in Oceanography and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Philippe Catala's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (47 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (30 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (17 papers). Philippe Catala is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (47 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (30 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (17 papers). Philippe Catala collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Spain. Philippe Catala's co-authors include Philippe Lebaron, Nathalie Parthuisot, Ingrid Obernosterer, France Van Wambeke, Urania Christaki, Claude Courties, P. Lebaron, Emilio O. Casamayor, Jocelyne Caparros and Stéphane Blain and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Limnology and Oceanography and Atmospheric Environment.

In The Last Decade

Philippe Catala

56 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Philippe Catala France 28 1.4k 1.1k 567 318 210 56 2.2k
Fabien Joux France 29 1.5k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 702 1.2× 401 1.3× 310 1.5× 64 2.8k
Wade H. Jeffrey United States 34 1.8k 1.3× 1.2k 1.1× 817 1.4× 572 1.8× 404 1.9× 83 3.2k
Gary R. LeCleir United States 21 1.5k 1.1× 848 0.8× 856 1.5× 602 1.9× 241 1.1× 34 2.5k
Runar Thyrhaug Norway 23 1.5k 1.1× 835 0.8× 361 0.6× 292 0.9× 94 0.4× 29 2.2k
Jiwen Liu China 26 1.5k 1.1× 423 0.4× 824 1.5× 537 1.7× 343 1.6× 63 2.1k
Claude Courties France 34 2.4k 1.7× 1.9k 1.8× 1.0k 1.8× 458 1.4× 364 1.7× 63 3.5k
Kelly D. Goodwin United States 27 761 0.5× 356 0.3× 694 1.2× 190 0.6× 125 0.6× 67 2.0k
Hélène Agogué France 23 1.6k 1.1× 740 0.7× 755 1.3× 548 1.7× 336 1.6× 55 2.1k
Rodolfo Iturriaga United States 18 772 0.6× 953 0.9× 244 0.4× 286 0.9× 161 0.8× 31 1.6k
Ulla Li Zweifel Sweden 15 981 0.7× 883 0.8× 302 0.5× 284 0.9× 141 0.7× 19 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Philippe Catala

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Philippe Catala

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

All Works

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Blain, Stéphane, Rui Zhang, Audrey Guéneuguès, et al.. (2025). Response of marine microbes to iron contained in colloids of glacial origin: a Kerguelen Island case study. ISME Communications. 5(1). ycaf093–ycaf093. 1 indexed citations
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Obernosterer, Ingrid, et al.. (2023). Effects of Phosphorus Limitation on the Bioavailability of DOM Released by Marine Heterotrophic Prokaryotes. Microbial Ecology. 86(3). 1961–1971. 1 indexed citations
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Gazeau, Frédéric, Céline Ridame, France Van Wambeke, et al.. (2021). Impact of dust addition on Mediterranean plankton communities under present and future conditions of pH and temperature: an experimental overview. Biogeosciences. 18(17). 5011–5034. 10 indexed citations
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Wambeke, France Van, Elvira Pulido‐Villena, Philippe Catala, et al.. (2021). Spatial patterns of ectoenzymatic kinetics in relation to biogeochemical properties in the Mediterranean Sea and the concentration of the fluorogenic substrate used. Biogeosciences. 18(7). 2301–2323. 8 indexed citations
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Baltar, Federico, Joakim Palovaara, Fernando Unrein, et al.. (2015). Marine bacterial community structure resilience to changes in protist predation under phytoplankton bloom conditions. The ISME Journal. 10(3). 568–581. 52 indexed citations
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Blanchet, Marine, Olivier Pringault, Marc Bouvy, et al.. (2014). Changes in bacterial community metabolism and composition during the degradation of dissolved organic matter from the jellyfish Aurelia aurita in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22(18). 13638–13653. 38 indexed citations
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Obernosterer, Ingrid, Philippe Catala, Philippe Lebaron, & Nyree J. West. (2011). Distinct bacterial groups contribute to carbon cycling during a naturally iron fertilized phytoplankton bloom in the Southern Ocean. Limnology and Oceanography. 56(6). 2391–2401. 30 indexed citations
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Lamy, Dominique, Christian Jeanthon, Matthew T. Cottrell, et al.. (2011). Ecology of aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria along an oligotrophic gradient in the Mediterranean Sea. Biogeosciences. 8(4). 973–985. 29 indexed citations
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Ternon, Eva, Cécile Guieu, C. Ridame, Stéphane L’Helguen, & Philippe Catala. (2011). Longitudinal variability of the biogeochemical role of Mediterranean aerosols in the Mediterranean Sea. Biogeosciences. 8(5). 1067–1080. 44 indexed citations
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Catala, Philippe, et al.. (2011). High Contribution of SAR11 to Microbial Activity in the North West Mediterranean Sea. Microbial Ecology. 63(2). 324–333. 19 indexed citations
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Wambeke, France Van, et al.. (2011). Flow cytometric assessment of specific leucine incorporation in the open Mediterranean. Biogeosciences. 8(2). 253–265. 20 indexed citations
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Lamy, Dominique, Matthew T. Cottrell, Raphaël Lami, et al.. (2010). Seasonal dynamics of aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 62(2). 153–163. 15 indexed citations
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Blain, Stéphane, et al.. (2010). Effects of Saharan dust on the microbial community during a large in situ mesocosm experiment in the NW Mediterranean Sea. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 62(2). 201–213. 29 indexed citations
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West, Nyree J., Nicole Batailler, Jocelyne Caparros, et al.. (2010). Impact of lower salinity waters on bacterial heterotrophic production and community structure in the offshore NW Mediterranean Sea. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 2(6). 761–769. 16 indexed citations
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Obernosterer, Ingrid, Philippe Catala, Raphaël Lami, et al.. (2008). Biochemical characteristics and bacterial community structure of the sea surface microlayer in the South Pacific Ocean. Biogeosciences. 5(3). 693–705. 69 indexed citations
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Johnson, Paul, et al.. (2006). Fountain Flow™ cytometry, a new technique for the rapid detection and enumeration of microorganisms in aqueous samples. Cytometry Part A. 69A(12). 1212–1221. 13 indexed citations
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Parthuisot, Nathalie, Philippe Catala, Philippe Lebaron, Dominique Clermont, & Chantal Bizet. (2003). A sensitive and rapid method to determine the viability of freeze-dried bacterial cells. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 36(6). 412–417. 12 indexed citations
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Parthuisot, Nathalie, Philippe Catala, Karine Lemarchand, Julia Baudart, & Philippe Lebaron. (2000). Evaluation of ChemChrome V6 for bacterial viability assessment in waters. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 89(2). 370–380. 39 indexed citations

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