Sebastian Lücker

12.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
90 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Sebastian Lücker is a scholar working on Pollution, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sebastian Lücker has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Pollution, 61 papers in Ecology and 30 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Sebastian Lücker's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (60 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (59 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (28 papers). Sebastian Lücker is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (60 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (59 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (28 papers). Sebastian Lücker collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Austria and Germany. Sebastian Lücker's co-authors include Holger Daims, Michael Wagner, Maartje A. H. J. van Kessel, Mike S. M. Jetten, Hanna Koch, Eva Spieck, Per Halkjær Nielsen, Mads Albertsen, Huub J. M. Op den Camp and Daan R. Speth and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sebastian Lücker

86 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

Complete nitrification by a single microorganism 2010 2026 2015 2020 2015 2010 2016 2015 2018 400 800 1.2k
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. Complete nitrification by a single microorganism
    2015 1.4k citations Maartje A. H. J. van Kessel, Daan R. Speth et al. profile →
  2. A Nitrospira metagenome illuminates the physiology and evolution of globally important nitrite-oxidizing bacteria
    2010 629 citations Sebastian Lücker, Frank Maixner et al. profile →
  3. A New Perspective on Microbes Formerly Known as Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacteria
    2016 627 citations Holger Daims, Sebastian Lücker et al. profile →
  4. Expanded metabolic versatility of ubiquitous nitrite-oxidizing bacteria from the genus Nitrospira
    2015 393 citations Hanna Koch, Sebastian Lücker et al. profile →
  5. Nitrogen-fixing populations of Planctomycetes and Proteobacteria are abundant in surface ocean metagenomes
    2018 353 citations Sebastian Lücker et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sebastian Lücker Netherlands 37 5.0k 4.6k 1.9k 1.6k 1.4k 90 8.6k
Mads Albertsen Denmark 44 6.2k 1.2× 5.5k 1.2× 3.4k 1.8× 1.9k 1.2× 1.5k 1.0× 97 11.4k
Craig W. Herbold Austria 47 3.2k 0.6× 4.2k 0.9× 2.2k 1.2× 1.0k 0.6× 926 0.6× 95 8.4k
Lisa Y. Stein Canada 41 3.3k 0.7× 2.9k 0.6× 1.8k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 750 0.5× 116 6.5k
Martin G. Klotz United States 49 3.9k 0.8× 3.9k 0.8× 2.4k 1.3× 1.6k 1.0× 827 0.6× 113 8.0k
Katherine D. McMahon United States 62 4.5k 0.9× 6.7k 1.4× 4.1k 2.2× 1.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 161 12.4k
John A. Fuerst Australia 38 3.6k 0.7× 3.1k 0.7× 2.9k 1.6× 1.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 96 7.7k
Petra Pjevac Austria 27 2.8k 0.6× 2.9k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 793 0.5× 778 0.5× 74 5.2k
Sara Hallin Sweden 54 5.1k 1.0× 7.3k 1.6× 2.3k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 743 0.5× 146 13.5k
Graeme W. Nicol United Kingdom 49 6.8k 1.4× 9.2k 2.0× 3.2k 1.7× 1.4k 0.9× 787 0.5× 88 13.7k
Hendrikus J. Laanbroek Netherlands 54 3.4k 0.7× 5.1k 1.1× 1.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 729 0.5× 164 9.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sebastian Lücker

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Koch, Hanna, Daan R. Speth, Claudia Lüke, et al.. (2025). Comparative genome analysis reveals broad phylogenetic and functional diversity within the order Nitrospirales. The ISME Journal. 19(1). 1 indexed citations
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Smolders, Alfons J. P., et al.. (2024). Wastewater-effluent discharge and incomplete denitrification drive riverine CO2, CH4 and N2O emissions. The Science of The Total Environment. 951. 175797–175797. 11 indexed citations
3.
Harren, Frans J. M., et al.. (2024). Ultra-broadband spectroscopy using a 2–11.5 µm IDFG-based supercontinuum source. Optics Express. 32(8). 14506–14506. 9 indexed citations
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Lücker, Sebastian, et al.. (2024). Synthesis and Performance of Bio‐Based Amphoteric Surfactants. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(38). e202400986–e202400986. 4 indexed citations
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Koch, Hanna, et al.. (2024). Metabolic and phylogenetic diversity in the phylum Nitrospinota revealed by comparative genome analyses. ISME Communications. 4(1). ycad017–ycad017. 5 indexed citations
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Koch, Hanna, Eva Spieck, Theo van Alen, et al.. (2023). Complete Genome Sequence of Nitrospina watsonii 347, Isolated from the Black Sea. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 12(4). e0007823–e0007823. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yan, Tao Liu, Mengmeng Li, et al.. (2023). Hot spring distribution and survival mechanisms of thermophilic comammox Nitrospira. The ISME Journal. 17(7). 993–1003. 36 indexed citations
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Sorokin, Dimitry Y., Т.В. Тихонова, Hanna Koch, et al.. (2023). Trichlorobacter ammonificans, a dedicated acetate-dependent ammonifier with a novel module for dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonia. The ISME Journal. 17(10). 1639–1648. 14 indexed citations
9.
Maixner, Frank, Mohamed S. Sarhan, Guido Valverde, et al.. (2021). Linear polyacrylamide is highly efficient in precipitating and purifying environmental and ancient DNA. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 13(3). 653–667. 10 indexed citations
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Pabst, Martin, Denis S. Grouzdev, Christopher E. Lawson, et al.. (2021). A general approach to explore prokaryotic protein glycosylation reveals the unique surface layer modulation of an anammox bacterium. The ISME Journal. 16(2). 346–357. 19 indexed citations
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Smith, Garrett J., J. Howard Frank, Rob Mesman, et al.. (2021). Universal activity-based labeling method for ammonia- and alkane-oxidizing bacteria. The ISME Journal. 16(4). 958–971. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Jiyun, Zheng‐Shuang Hua, Tao Liu, et al.. (2021). Selective enrichment and metagenomic analysis of three novel comammox Nitrospira in a urine-fed membrane bioreactor. ISME Communications. 1(1). 7–7. 48 indexed citations
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Bayer, Barbara, Mak A. Saito, Matthew R. McIlvin, et al.. (2020). Metabolic versatility of the nitrite-oxidizing bacterium Nitrospira marina and its proteomic response to oxygen-limited conditions. The ISME Journal. 15(4). 1025–1039. 81 indexed citations
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Lawson, Christopher E., Rob M. de Graaf, Tyler B. Jacobson, et al.. (2020). Autotrophic and mixotrophic metabolism of an anammox bacterium revealed by in vivo 13C and 2H metabolic network mapping. The ISME Journal. 15(3). 673–687. 98 indexed citations
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Koch, Hanna, et al.. (2020). Enrichment and physiological characterization of a novel comammox Nitrospira indicates ammonium inhibition of complete nitrification. The ISME Journal. 15(4). 1010–1024. 166 indexed citations
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Poghosyan, Lianna, Hanna Koch, J. Howard Frank, et al.. (2020). Metagenomic profiling of ammonia- and methane-oxidizing microorganisms in a Dutch drinking water treatment plant. Water Research. 185. 1–15. 7 indexed citations
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Cardini, Ulisse, Marco Bartoli, Sebastian Lücker, et al.. (2019). Chemosymbiotic bivalves contribute to the nitrogen budget of seagrass ecosystems. The ISME Journal. 13(12). 3131–3134. 21 indexed citations
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Hester, Eric R., Sarah F. Harpenslager, J.M.H. van Diggelen, et al.. (2018). Linking Nitrogen Load to the Structure and Function of Wetland Soil and Rhizosphere Microbial Communities. mSystems. 3(1). 91 indexed citations
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Füssel, Jessika, Sebastian Lücker, Pelin Yilmaz, et al.. (2017). Adaptability as the key to success for the ubiquitous marine nitrite oxidizer Nitrococcus. Science Advances. 3(11). e1700807–e1700807. 71 indexed citations
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Bayer, Christoph, et al.. (2009). Molecular characterization of the symbionts associated with marine nematodes of the genus Robbea ‡. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 1(2). 136–144. 37 indexed citations

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