Robert E. Hodson

10.6k citations

100 papers · 8.3k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 45

Impact in

Oceanography top 0.2%
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Ecology top 0.2%
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Papers in ⓘ

Ecology 64
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 43
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 21
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies 7
Oceanography 33
- Marine and coastal ecosystems 29

Co-authors: Mary Ann Moran (31 shared papers)Ronald Benner (16 shared papers)David L. Kirchman (4 shared papers)A. E. Maccubbin (9 shared papers)Farooq Azam (5 shared papers)Marilyn L. Fogel (1 shared paper)José M. González (6 shared papers)Feng Chen (3 shared papers)
Journals: Applied and Environmental Microbiology (31 papers)Limnology and Oceanography (12 papers)Nature (4 papers)Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (4 papers)Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Hodson

99 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

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The Planned Introduction of Genetically Engineered Organisms: Ecological Considerations and Recommendations 1989 · 445 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1989 Ecology
1987 Nature
1985 Applied and Environmental Microbiology

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1	Depletion of 13C in lignin and its implications for stable carbon isotope studies Nature ·Ronald Benner, Marilyn L. Fogel, E. Kent Sprague, Robert E. Hodson Hit paper breakdown →	1987	886
2	Leucine incorporation and its potential as a measure of protein synthesis by bacteria in natural aquatic systems Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·David L. Kirchman, E K'nees, Robert E. Hodson Hit paper breakdown →	1985	836
3	The Planned Introduction of Genetically Engineered Organisms: Ecological Considerations and Recommendations Ecology ·James M. Tiedje, Robert K. Colwell, Y.L. Grossman, Robert E. Hodson, Richard E. Lenski, Richard N. Mack, Philip J. Regal Hit paper breakdown →	1989	445
4	Photochemical release of biologically available nitrogen from aquatic dissolved organic matter Nature ·Karen L. Bushaw, Richard G. Zepp, Matthew A. Tarr, Daniel Schulz-Jander, Richard A. Bourbonniere, Robert E. Hodson, William L. Miller, Deborah A. Bronk, Mary Ann Moran	1996	337
5	Anaerobic Biodegradation of the Lignin and Polysaccharide Components of Lignocellulose and Synthetic Lignin by Sediment Microflora Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Ronald Benner, A. E. Maccubbin, Robert E. Hodson	1984	303
6	Size distribution and activity of marine microheterotrophs1 Limnology and Oceanography ·Farooq Azam, Robert E. Hodson	1977	273
7	Bacterial carbon processing by generalist species in the coastal ocean Nature ·Xiaozhen Mou, Shulei Sun, Robert A. Edwards, Robert E. Hodson, Mary Ann Moran	2008	234
8	Bacterial production on humic and nonhumic components of dissolved organic carbon Limnology and Oceanography ·Mary Ann Moran, Robert E. Hodson	1990	228
9	Application of Digital Image Analysis and Flow Cytometry To Enumerate Marine Viruses Stained with SYBR Gold Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Feng Chen, Jingrang Lu, Brian J. Binder, Yingchun Liu, Robert E. Hodson	2001	210
10	Microbulbifer hydrolyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., and Marinobacterium georgiense gen. nov., sp. nov., Two Marine Bacteria from a Lignin-Rich Pulp Mill Waste Enrichment Community International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·José M. González, Frank Mayer, Mary Ann Moran, Robert E. Hodson, William B. Whitman	1997	197
11	Terrestrial inputs of organic matter to coastal ecosystems: An intercomparison of chemical characteristics and bioavailability Biogeochemistry ·C. Hopkinson, Ishi Buffam, John E. Hobbie, Joseph J. Vallino, Michael L. Perdue, B Eversmeyer, Fredrick G. Prahl, Joseph S. Covert, Robert E. Hodson, Mary Ann Moran, Erik M. Smith, John A. Baross, Byron C. Crump, Stuart Findlay, K. Foreman	1998	183
12	Acid-Base Properties of Dissolved Organic Matter in the Estuarine Waters of Georgia, USA Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·Wei‐Jun Cai, Yongchen Wang, Robert E. Hodson	1998	149
13	Biogeochemical cycling of lignocellulosic carbon in marine and freshwater ecosystems: Relative contributions of procaryotes and eucaryotes1 Limnology and Oceanography ·Ronald Benner, Mary Ann Moran, Robert E. Hodson	1986	137
14	Effect of background noise on food perception Food Quality and Preference ·Andy Woods, Ellen Poliakoff, Donna M. Lloyd, Johanna Kuenzel, Robert E. Hodson, H. Gonda, Jane Batchelor, Garmt Dijksterhuis, Anna Thomas	2010	133
15	Relative Contributions of Bacteria and Fungi to Rates of Degradation of Lignocellulosic Detritus in Salt-Marsh Sediments Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Ronald Benner, Steven Y. Newell, A. E. Maccubbin, Robert E. Hodson	1984	133
16	In situ PCR for visualization of microscale distribution of specific genes and gene products in prokaryotic communities Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Robert E. Hodson, Wendy A. Dustman, Ram P. Garg, Mary Ann Moran	1995	131
17	Sagittula stellata gen. nov., sp. nov., a Lignin-Transforming Bacterium from a Coastal Environment International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·José M. González, Frank Mayer, Mary Ann Moran, Robert E. Hodson, William B. Whitman	1997	129
18	Phylogenetic Diversity of Marine Cyanophage Isolates and Natural Virus Communities as Revealed by Sequences of Viral Capsid Assembly Protein Gene g20 Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Yan Zhong, Feng Chen, Steven W. Wilhelm, Leo Poorvin, Robert E. Hodson	2002	124
19	Distribution of terrestrially derived dissolved organic matter on the southeastern U.S. continental shelf Limnology and Oceanography ·Mary Ann Moran, Lawrence R. Pomeroy, Edward S. Sheppard, Larry P. Atkinson, Robert E. Hodson	1991	117
20	Evidence for indigenous Streptomyces populations in a marine environment determined with a 16S rRNA probe Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Mary Ann Moran, L T Rutherford, Robert E. Hodson	1995	105

About Robert E. Hodson

Robert E. Hodson is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography, Pollution, Molecular Biology and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 100 papers that have together received 8.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (43 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (29 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (21 papers), Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (8 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (8 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (8 papers) and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (2.9k citations), Ecology (4.7k citations), Environmental Chemistry (1.3k citations), Pollution (1.1k citations) and Atmospheric Science (873 citations). Robert E. Hodson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Mary Ann Moran, Ronald Benner, David L. Kirchman, A. E. Maccubbin, Farooq Azam, Marilyn L. Fogel, José M. González, Feng Chen, William B. Whitman and Jingrang Lu. Their work appears in journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Limnology and Oceanography, Nature, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry and Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science.

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