Philippe Lebaron

11.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
166 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Philippe Lebaron is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Philippe Lebaron has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Ecology, 66 papers in Molecular Biology and 57 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Philippe Lebaron's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (102 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (49 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (29 papers). Philippe Lebaron is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (102 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (49 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (29 papers). Philippe Lebaron collaborates with scholars based in France, Germany and United States. Philippe Lebaron's co-authors include Fabien Joux, Philippe Catala, Ingrid Obernosterer, Nathalie Parthuisot, Claude Courties, Josep Vives-Rego, Hélène Agogué, Karine Lemarchand, Gerhard J. Herndl and Julia Baudart and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Philippe Lebaron

166 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

Polymer-layered silicate ... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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.

  1. Polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites: an overview
    1999 2.0k citations Philippe Lebaron profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Philippe Lebaron 4.0k 2.4k 2.2k 1.8k 983 166 9.1k
James A. Callow 832 0.2× 1.4k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 599 0.3× 2.9k 3.0× 181 15.2k
Maureen E. Callow 841 0.2× 2.4k 1.0× 1.2k 0.6× 635 0.4× 3.5k 3.6× 206 15.5k
Rocky de Nys 2.9k 0.7× 4.4k 1.8× 3.5k 1.6× 102 0.1× 1.0k 1.0× 261 16.7k
Ralph Mitchell 2.7k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 114 0.1× 1.3k 1.3× 161 8.7k
Sergey Dobretsov 1.4k 0.4× 1.8k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 116 0.1× 1.0k 1.1× 153 7.2k
Anthony S. Clare 1.5k 0.4× 2.2k 0.9× 648 0.3× 190 0.1× 1.5k 1.5× 212 8.9k
Dinghua Li 2.8k 0.7× 237 0.1× 3.3k 1.5× 654 0.4× 1.1k 1.2× 42 7.6k
Rikke Louise Meyer 1.6k 0.4× 530 0.2× 3.1k 1.4× 93 0.1× 1.7k 1.8× 164 10.2k
Christopher P. Saint 926 0.2× 579 0.2× 1.2k 0.5× 211 0.1× 1.4k 1.4× 150 12.1k
Adelaide Almeida 2.6k 0.6× 560 0.2× 1.6k 0.8× 94 0.1× 738 0.8× 295 11.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Philippe Lebaron

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Fields of papers citing papers by Philippe Lebaron

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Philippe Lebaron

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

All Works

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Fagervold, Sonja K., et al.. (2023). Microbial consortia degrade several widely used organic UV filters, but a number of hydrophobic filters remain recalcitrant to biodegradation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(60). 125931–125946. 4 indexed citations
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Carrion, Claire, Dominique Boeuf, F. Fernandez, et al.. (2021). Diversity and activities of pioneer bacteria, algae, and fungi colonizing ceramic roof tiles during the first year of outdoor exposure. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 162. 105230–105230. 13 indexed citations
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Wambeke, France Van, et al.. (2015). Vertical partitioning of phosphate uptake among picoplankton groups in the low Pi Mediterranean Sea. Biogeosciences. 12(4). 1237–1247. 9 indexed citations
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Wambeke, France Van, Philippe Catala, Mireille Pujo‐Pay, & Philippe Lebaron. (2011). Vertical and longitudinal gradients in HNA-LNA cell abundances and cytometric characteristics in the Mediterranean Sea. Biogeosciences. 8(7). 1853–1863. 41 indexed citations
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Wambeke, France Van, et al.. (2011). Improved methodology to measure taxon‐specific phosphate uptake in live and unfiltered samples. Limnology and Oceanography Methods. 9(10). 443–453. 14 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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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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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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Lami, Raphaël, et al.. (2009). Distribution of free-living and particle-attached aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria in marine environments. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 55. 31–38. 27 indexed citations
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Lamy, Dominique, Ingrid Obernosterer, Luis Felipe Artigas, et al.. (2009). Temporal changes of major bacterial groups and bacterial heterotrophic activity during a Phaeocystis globosa bloom in the eastern English Channel. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 58. 95–107. 46 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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Agogué, Hélène, Fabien Joux, Ingrid Obernosterer, & Philippe Lebaron. (2005). Resistance of Marine Bacterioneuston to Solar Radiation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71(9). 5282–5289. 126 indexed citations
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Christaki, Urania, et al.. (2005). Grazing impact of different heterotrophic nanoflagellates on eukaryotic (Ostreococcus tauri) and prokaryotic picoautotrophs (Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus). SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 5 indexed citations
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Troussellier, Marc, Hendrik Schäfer, Nicole Batailler, et al.. (2002). Bacterial activity and genetic richness along an estuarine gradient (Rhone River plume, France). Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 28. 13–24. 98 indexed citations
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Lebaron, Philippe, et al.. (2002). Variations of bacterial-specific activity with cell size and nucleic acid content assessed by flow cytometry. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 28. 131–140. 142 indexed citations
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Joux, Fabien, Wade H. Jeffrey, Philippe Lebaron, & David L. Mitchell. (1999). Marine Bacterial Isolates Display Diverse Responses to UV-B Radiation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 65(9). 3820–3827. 148 indexed citations

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