Stefan Bertilsson

22.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
221 papers, 15.7k citations indexed

About

Stefan Bertilsson is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Bertilsson has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 15.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 158 papers in Ecology, 95 papers in Molecular Biology and 65 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Stefan Bertilsson's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (140 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (62 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (51 papers). Stefan Bertilsson is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (140 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (62 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (51 papers). Stefan Bertilsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Spain. Stefan Bertilsson's co-authors include Alexander Eiler, Anders F. Andersson, Lars J. Tranvik, Klaus Jürgens, Matthias Labrenz, Joanna J Waniek, Daniel P. R. Herlemann, Katherine D. McMahon, Sara Beier and Ryan J. Newton and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Bertilsson

212 papers receiving 15.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Transitions in bacterial communities along the 2000 km salinity gradient of the Baltic Sea

2011 2.2k citations Stefan Bertilsson et al. The ISME Journal profile →
A Guide to the Natural History of Freshwater Lake Bacteria

2011 1.2k citations Ryan J. Newton, Alexander Eiler et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefan Bertilsson Sweden	59	9.3k	5.2k	4.2k	3.1k	2.3k	221	15.7k
Mary Ann Moran United States	74	11.1k 1.2×	5.8k 1.1×	7.5k 1.8×	2.6k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	189	16.7k
Emilio O. Casamayor Spain	56	8.3k 0.9×	4.6k 0.9×	2.4k 0.6×	2.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	157	11.9k
Hans‐Peter Grossart Germany	68	8.6k 0.9×	4.0k 0.8×	5.8k 1.4×	3.6k 1.2×	3.3k 1.4×	396	16.0k
Bernhard M. Fuchs Germany	54	10.1k 1.1×	7.1k 1.4×	4.0k 1.0×	2.6k 0.9×	2.4k 1.1×	129	15.5k
Jun Yang China	56	5.2k 0.6×	3.1k 0.6×	1.7k 0.4×	2.0k 0.6×	3.3k 1.4×	370	12.2k
Jakob Pernthaler Switzerland	62	10.8k 1.2×	5.8k 1.1×	5.0k 1.2×	3.3k 1.1×	2.1k 0.9×	154	13.7k
Gerhard J. Herndl Netherlands	74	15.9k 1.7×	6.1k 1.2×	10.3k 2.5×	4.9k 1.6×	3.1k 1.4×	306	22.3k
David L. Kirchman United States	77	13.2k 1.4×	5.1k 1.0×	10.2k 2.5×	4.1k 1.3×	2.1k 0.9×	161	19.4k
Meinhard Simon Germany	62	9.3k 1.0×	3.8k 0.7×	6.4k 1.5×	2.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	195	13.1k
Allan Konopka United States	49	6.4k 0.7×	4.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.3×	2.2k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	148	14.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Stefan Bertilsson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stefan Bertilsson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefan Bertilsson

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Liu, Tong, Francis J. Burdon, Amélie Truchy, et al.. (2025). Microplastics in freshwaters: Comparing effects of particle properties and an invertebrate consumer on microbial communities and ecosystem functions. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 289. 117697–117697. 3 indexed citations

Szabó, Attila, Anna J. Székely, Emil Boros, et al.. (2025). A matter of salt: Global assessment of the effect of salt ionic composition as a driver of aquatic bacterial diversity. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 11(1).

Puente‐Sánchez, Fernando, et al.. (2025). Identifying Bacteria Responsible for Non‐Sulphate‐Based Hydrogen Sulphide Production in Aquaculture. Environmental Microbiology. 27(1). e70024–e70024. 3 indexed citations

Ahrens, Lutz, et al.. (2025). Differential responses of in-situ estuarine bacterial taxa to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and brominated flame retardants pollution. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 498. 139899–139899.

Sanz-Sáez, Isabel, Dongna Yan, Stefan Bertilsson, et al.. (2025). Low-oxygen freshwaters as ecological niches for mercury methylators. Water Research. 290. 125014–125014.

Puente‐Sánchez, Fernando, et al.. (2024). Metagenomic insights into the prokaryotic communities of heavy metal-contaminated hypersaline soils. The Science of The Total Environment. 951. 175497–175497. 9 indexed citations

Kietäväinen, Riikka, et al.. (2024). Candidatus Desulforudis audaxviator dominates a 975 m deep groundwater community in central Sweden. Communications Biology. 7(1). 1332–1332. 2 indexed citations

Puente‐Sánchez, Fernando, et al.. (2023). Exploring environmental intra‐species diversity through non‐redundant pangenome assemblies. Molecular Ecology Resources. 23(7). 1724–1736. 6 indexed citations

Monchamp, Marie‐Ève, Stefan Bertilsson, Isabelle Domaizon, et al.. (2022). Investigating the effects of anthropogenic stressors on lake biota using sedimentary DNA. Freshwater Biology. 68(11). 1799–1817. 13 indexed citations

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Urrutia‐Cordero, Pablo, Silke Langenheder, Maren Striebel, et al.. (2021). Integrating multiple dimensions of ecological stability into a vulnerability framework. Journal of Ecology. 110(2). 374–386. 20 indexed citations

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Mehrshad, Maliheh, Margarita López-Fernández, John Sundh, et al.. (2021). Energy efficiency and biological interactions define the core microbiome of deep oligotrophic groundwater. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4253–4253. 34 indexed citations

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Bishop, Kevin, Mats B. Nilsson, Haiyan Hu, et al.. (2021). Biogeochemical influences on net methylmercury formation proxies along a peatland chronosequence. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 308. 188–203. 13 indexed citations

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Buck, Moritz, BoonFei Tan, Julia M. Foght, et al.. (2017). Vitamin and Amino Acid Auxotrophy in Anaerobic Consortia Operating under Methanogenic Conditions. mSystems. 2(5). 32 indexed citations

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Garcia, Sarahi L., Sarah Stevens, Manuel Martínez‐García, et al.. (2017). Contrasting patterns of genome-level diversity across distinct co-occurring bacterial populations. The ISME Journal. 12(3). 742–755. 49 indexed citations

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Söderqvist, Karin, Omneya Ahmed Osman, Cecilia Wolff, et al.. (2017). Emerging microbiota during cold storage and temperature abuse of ready-to-eat salad. Infection Ecology & Epidemiology. 7(1). 1328963–1328963. 30 indexed citations

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Wu, Xiaofen, Alexander Eiler, Moritz Buck, et al.. (2016). Connectivity to the surface determines diversity patterns in subsurface aquifers of the Fennoscandian shield. The ISME Journal. 10(10). 2447–2458. 77 indexed citations

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Bendall, Matthew L., Sarah Stevens, Stephanie Malfatti, et al.. (2016). Genome-wide selective sweeps and gene-specific sweeps in natural bacterial populations. The ISME Journal. 10(7). 1589–1601. 160 indexed citations

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Eiler, Alexander, Rhiannon Mondav, Lucas Sinclair, et al.. (2016). Tuning fresh: radiation through rewiring of central metabolism in streamlined bacteria. The ISME Journal. 10(8). 1902–1914. 37 indexed citations

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Alonso‐Sáez, Laura, Pierre E. Galand, Emilio O. Casamayor, Carlos Pedrós‐Alió, & Stefan Bertilsson. (2010). High bicarbonate assimilation in the dark by Arctic bacteria. The ISME Journal. 4(12). 1581–1590. 127 indexed citations

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Croot, Peter, et al.. (2004). Iron Enrichment and Photoreduction of Iron under PAR and UV in the Presence. Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology). 1 indexed citations

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