Rainer U. Meckenstock

12.0k total citations
155 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Rainer U. Meckenstock is a scholar working on Pollution, Environmental Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rainer U. Meckenstock has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Pollution, 50 papers in Environmental Engineering and 38 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Rainer U. Meckenstock's work include Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (73 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (35 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (31 papers). Rainer U. Meckenstock is often cited by papers focused on Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (73 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (35 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (31 papers). Rainer U. Meckenstock collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Denmark. Rainer U. Meckenstock's co-authors include Christian Griebler, Hans H. Richnow, Barbara Morasch, Julian Bosch, Tillmann Lueders, Michael Safinowski, Eva Annweiler, Bernhard Schink, Walter Michaelis and Housna Mouttaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Rainer U. Meckenstock

147 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rainer U. Meckenstock Germany 54 4.1k 2.1k 2.1k 1.7k 1.5k 155 8.1k
Joseph M. Suflita United States 58 4.5k 1.1× 1.7k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 2.3k 1.5× 161 9.1k
Martin Elsner Germany 47 4.2k 1.0× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 2.5k 1.4× 820 0.6× 196 8.9k
L. Y. Young United States 52 5.1k 1.3× 1.7k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 2.1k 1.2× 2.1k 1.5× 140 9.0k
Carsten Vogt Germany 44 2.3k 0.6× 1.8k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 887 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 175 5.6k
Paul M. Bradley United States 50 3.2k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 1.6k 0.8× 2.6k 1.5× 1.3k 0.9× 220 7.2k
John T. Wilson United States 41 2.6k 0.6× 928 0.4× 2.4k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 148 5.9k
Gerrit Voordouw Canada 60 2.0k 0.5× 2.2k 1.0× 1.7k 0.8× 976 0.6× 1.9k 1.3× 236 9.7k
Francis H. Chapelle United States 49 2.7k 0.7× 1.0k 0.5× 3.2k 1.5× 1.4k 0.8× 2.1k 1.5× 135 7.4k
Hans H. Richnow Germany 66 6.6k 1.6× 4.6k 2.2× 2.4k 1.2× 3.4k 2.0× 2.8k 1.9× 358 15.2k
Lisa Alvarez‐Cohen United States 56 5.1k 1.3× 2.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 3.5k 2.0× 1.6k 1.1× 135 9.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rainer U. Meckenstock

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rainer U. Meckenstock

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rainer U. Meckenstock. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rainer U. Meckenstock 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 Rainer U. Meckenstock. Rainer U. Meckenstock 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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Schmidt, Torsten C., et al.. (2025). Coexistence of methanogenesis and sulfate reduction in a sulfate-adapted enrichment culture from an oil reservoir. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 91(12). e0014125–e0014125.
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Samak, Nadia A., et al.. (2025). Anaerobic degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 91(4). e0226824–e0226824. 2 indexed citations
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Samak, Nadia A., Fritz Götz, Torsten Schaller, et al.. (2025). Characterization of 2-phenanthroyl-CoA reductase, an ATP-independent type III aryl-CoA reductase involved in anaerobic phenanthrene degradation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 91(5). e0016625–e0016625. 1 indexed citations
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Schaller, Torsten, Christoph Wölper, Sven W. Meckelmann, et al.. (2024). A CoA ‐Transferase and Acyl‐ CoA Dehydrogenase Convert 2‐(Carboxymethyl)cyclohexane‐1‐Carboxyl‐ CoA During Anaerobic Naphthalene Degradation. Environmental Microbiology. 26(12). e70013–e70013. 2 indexed citations
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Meckenstock, Rainer U., et al.. (2024). Assessing anaerobic microbial degradation rates of crude light oil with reverse stable isotope labelling and community analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 1324967–1324967. 3 indexed citations
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Fritzsche, Andreas, Julian Bosch, Michael Sander, et al.. (2021). Organic Matter from Redoximorphic Soils Accelerates and Sustains Microbial Fe(III) Reduction. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(15). 10821–10831. 38 indexed citations
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Meckenstock, Rainer U., et al.. (2020). Cable bacteria reduce methane emissions from rice-vegetated soils. Nature Communications. 11(1). 1878–1878. 68 indexed citations
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Fillinger, Lucas, Piotr Małoszewski, Susanne I. Schmidt, et al.. (2017). Response and recovery of a pristine groundwater ecosystem impacted by toluene contamination – A meso-scale indoor aquifer experiment. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 207. 17–30. 23 indexed citations
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Dong, Xiyang, Johannes Dröge, Christine von Toerne, et al.. (2016). Reconstructing metabolic pathways of a member of the genus Pelotomaculum suggesting its potential to oxidize benzene to carbon dioxide with direct reduction of sulfate. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 93(3). fiw254–fiw254. 19 indexed citations
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Meckenstock, Rainer U., Matthias Boll, Housna Mouttaki, et al.. (2016). Anaerobic Degradation of Benzene and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Microbial Physiology. 26(1-3). 92–118. 199 indexed citations
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Lee, Keun‐Young, Julian Bosch, & Rainer U. Meckenstock. (2011). Use of metal-reducing bacteria for bioremediation of soil contaminated with mixed organic and inorganic pollutants. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 34(S1). 135–142. 26 indexed citations
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Meckenstock, Rainer U., et al.. (2009). Anaerobic degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH): From lab to field. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement. 73. 1 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Anat, et al.. (2009). Quantifying RDX biodegradation in groundwater using δ15N isotope analysis. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 111(1-4). 25–35. 27 indexed citations
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Rolle, Massimo, Robert Bauer, Christian Griebler, et al.. (2008). Aerobic degradation of a toluene plume in homogeneous and heterogeneous porous media. Site cant be reached. 356–363. 1 indexed citations
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Morasch, Barbara & Rainer U. Meckenstock. (2005). Anaerobic Degradation of p-Xylene by a Sulfate-Reducing Enrichment Culture. Current Microbiology. 51(2). 127–130. 22 indexed citations
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Meckenstock, Rainer U., Michael Safinowski, & Christian Griebler. (2004). Anaerobic degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 49(1). 27–36. 157 indexed citations
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Annweiler, Eva, Arne Materna, Michael Safinowski, et al.. (2000). Anaerobic Degradation of 2-Methylnaphthalene by a Sulfate-Reducing Enrichment Culture. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 66(12). 5329–5333. 113 indexed citations
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Meckenstock, Rainer U., Patrick Steinle, Jan Roelof van der Meer, & Mario Snozzi. (1998). Quantification of bacterial mRNA involved in degradation of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene byPseudomonassp. strain P51 from liquid culture and from river sediment by reverse transcriptase PCR (RT/PCR). FEMS Microbiology Letters. 167(2). 123–129. 21 indexed citations

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