Sergey Dobretsov

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
153 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Sergey Dobretsov is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Sergey Dobretsov has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Ocean Engineering, 44 papers in Oceanography and 44 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Sergey Dobretsov's work include Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (75 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (39 papers) and Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (28 papers). Sergey Dobretsov is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (75 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (39 papers) and Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (28 papers). Sergey Dobretsov collaborates with scholars based in Oman, Hong Kong and Germany. Sergey Dobretsov's co-authors include Pei‐Yuan Qian, Joydeep Dutta, Raeid M. M. Abed, Max Teplitski, Hans‐Uwe Dahms, Laila Al-Naamani, Martin Wahl, Valerie J. Paul, Kumar Sudesh and Tilmann Harder and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Sergey Dobretsov

149 papers receiving 7.0k citations

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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.

The Second Skin: Ecological Role of Epibiotic Biofilms on Marine Organisms

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sergey Dobretsov Oman	46	2.6k	1.8k	1.6k	1.4k	1.3k	153	7.2k
Hans‐Uwe Dahms Taiwan	38	762 0.3×	1.7k 1.0×	945 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	834 0.6×	261	6.2k
J. Grant Burgess United Kingdom	44	721 0.3×	461 0.3×	390 0.3×	951 0.7×	2.6k 2.0×	116	6.3k
Daniel Rittschof United States	42	2.6k 1.0×	805 0.5×	975 0.6×	746 0.5×	386 0.3×	110	5.6k
Philippe Soudant France	53	1.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	3.4k 2.2×	2.0k 1.4×	908 0.7×	203	13.0k
Claire Hellio France	37	2.0k 0.8×	860 0.5×	930 0.6×	316 0.2×	462 0.3×	116	3.9k
Christophe Lambert France	44	1.4k 0.5×	774 0.4×	1.9k 1.2×	1.3k 0.9×	632 0.5×	110	9.0k
Tracy J. Mincer United States	39	641 0.2×	1.4k 0.8×	299 0.2×	3.9k 2.7×	3.4k 2.5×	59	11.0k
Wayne A. O’Connor Australia	44	719 0.3×	3.2k 1.8×	4.1k 2.7×	2.1k 1.5×	424 0.3×	194	8.2k
Gunnar Gerdts Germany	52	958 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	350 0.2×	2.5k 1.7×	1.3k 1.0×	139	14.5k
Matthias Labrenz Germany	51	437 0.2×	1.7k 1.0×	435 0.3×	4.2k 2.9×	2.4k 1.8×	131	10.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Sergey Dobretsov

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sergey Dobretsov

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Mouele, Emile Salomon Massima, Htet Htet Kyaw, Myo Tay Zar Myint, et al.. (2025). Multifunctional metal oxides synthesized via a solvo-hydrothermal process for photocatalytic degradation of organic dye and bacteria in wastewater. Chemical Physics Impact. 10. 100856–100856. 1 indexed citations

Kyaw, Htet Htet, Myo Tay Zar Myint, S. H. Al-Harthi, et al.. (2024). Physical, optical properties and antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles: Nanoclusters to nanoparticles formation on glass substrate by in-situ annealing. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 705. 135722–135722.

Kyaw, Htet Htet, et al.. (2024). Chemical Cleaning Techniques for Fouled RO Membranes: Enhancing Fouling Removal and Assessing Microbial Composition. Membranes. 14(10). 204–204. 6 indexed citations

Dobretsov, Sergey, et al.. (2024). Evaluating microplastic contamination in Omani mangrove habitats using large mud snails (Terebralia palustris). Aquatic Toxicology. 279. 107220–107220.

Yu, Dongkun, Fei Ye, Sergey Dobretsov, & Joydeep Dutta. (2024). Antifouling activity of PEGylated chitosan coatings: Impacts of the side chain length and encapsulated ZnO/Ag nanoparticles. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 281(Pt 1). 136316–136316. 6 indexed citations

Dobretsov, Sergey & Daniel Rittschof. (2023). “Omics” Techniques Used in Marine Biofouling Studies. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(13). 10518–10518. 7 indexed citations

Piontkovski, Sergey, et al.. (2022). Bioluminescence of the tropical Indian Ocean: a multiple‐scale variation. Luminescence. 37(9). 1436–1445. 3 indexed citations

Tamimi, Yahya, Sergey Dobretsov, Jalila Alshekaili, et al.. (2021). Malformin-A1 (MA1) Sensitizes Chemoresistant Ovarian Cancer Cells to Cisplatin-Induced Apoptosis. Molecules. 26(12). 3624–3624. 5 indexed citations

Laxman, Karthik, Priyanka Sathe, Mohammed Al‐Abri, Sergey Dobretsov, & Joydeep Dutta. (2020). Disinfection of Bacteria in Water by Capacitive Deionization. Frontiers in Chemistry. 8. 774–774. 7 indexed citations

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Al‐Abri, Mohammed, Buthayna Al-Ghafri, Tanujjal Bora, et al.. (2019). Chlorination disadvantages and alternative routes for biofouling control in reverse osmosis desalination. npj Clean Water. 2(1). 173 indexed citations

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McQuaid, Christopher D., et al.. (2019). Coastal upwelling affects filter-feeder stable isotope composition across three continents. Marine Environmental Research. 147. 13–23. 7 indexed citations

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Bode-Aluko, Chris Ademola, Katri Laatikainen, Omoniyi Pereao, et al.. (2019). Fabrication and characterisation of novel nanofiltration polymeric membrane. Materials Today Communications. 20. 100580–100580. 15 indexed citations

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Liang, Xiao, Shuo Zhang, Shuxue Zhou, et al.. (2018). Polyurethane, epoxy resin and polydimethylsiloxane altered biofilm formation and mussel settlement. Chemosphere. 218. 599–608. 31 indexed citations

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Yang, Jin-Long, Xiao Liang, Demin Zhang, et al.. (2016). Silver Nanoparticles Impact Biofilm Communities and Mussel Settlement. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 37406–37406. 24 indexed citations

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Goddard, Stephen, Madjid Delghandi, Sergey Dobretsov, et al.. (2015). The First GCC Marine Biotechnology Symposium: Emerging Opportunities and Future Perspectives. Marine Biotechnology. 17(3). 285–289. 3 indexed citations

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Dobretsov, Sergey, et al.. (2009). Green Chemicals Opportunity for Water Treatment Process Steam EOR: Case Study. International Petroleum Technology Conference. 1 indexed citations

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Huang, Yili, Sergey Dobretsov, Hairong Xiong, & Pei‐Yuan Qian. (2007). Effect of Biofilm Formation by Pseudoalteromonas spongiae on Induction of Larval Settlement of the Polychaete Hydroides elegans. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73(19). 6284–6288. 31 indexed citations

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Qian, Pei‐Yuan, Stanley C. K. Lau, Hans‐Uwe Dahms, Sergey Dobretsov, & Tilmann Harder. (2007). Marine Biofilms as Mediators of Colonization by Marine Macroorganisms: Implications for Antifouling and Aquaculture. Marine Biotechnology. 9(4). 399–410. 350 indexed citations

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Harder, Tilmann, et al.. (2003). A distinctive epibiotic bacterial community on the soft coral Dendronephthya sp. and antibacterial activity of coral tissue extracts suggest a chemical mechanism against bacterial epibiosis. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 43(3). 337–347. 101 indexed citations

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Dobretsov, Sergey & Pei‐Yuan Qian. (2003). The role of epibotic bacteria from the surface of the soft coral Dendronephthya sp. in the inhibition of larval settlement. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 299(1). 35–50. 82 indexed citations

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