Sten Littmann

3.6k citations

47 papers · 2.2k indexed · h-index 27

Impact in

Environmental Chemistry top 1%
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
Oceanography top 2%
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research

Papers in ⓘ

Oceanography 20
- Marine and coastal ecosystems 16
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research 5
Environmental Chemistry 15
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena 11

Co-authors: Marcel M. M. Kuypers (33 shared papers)Jana Milucka (9 shared papers)Carsten J. Schubert (7 shared papers)Martin J. Whitehouse (7 shared papers)Andreas Brand (3 shared papers)Bernhard Wehrli (3 shared papers)Kirsten Oswald (3 shared papers)Philipp F. Hach (7 shared papers)
Journals: The ISME Journal (12 papers)Nature Communications (5 papers)Applied and Environmental Microbiology (5 papers)Nature (3 papers)FEMS Microbiology Ecology (3 papers)
Partner nations: Germany Sweden United States

In The Last Decade

Sten Littmann

47 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Sten Littmann

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Sten Littmann's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Sten Littmann with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Sten Littmann more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Sten Littmann

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Sten Littmann. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Sten Littmann. The network helps show where Sten Littmann may publish in the future.

Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Sten Littmann, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

Border = papers with Sten Littmann Line = papers co-authored together Sten Littmann links everyone, so they are left out of the graph.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Showing the 20 most-cited of 47 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.

#	Work
1	Light-Dependent Aerobic Methane Oxidation Reduces Methane Emissions from Seasonally Stratified Lakes PLoS ONE ·Kirsten Oswald, Jana Milucka, Andreas Brand, Sten Littmann, Bernhard Wehrli, Marcel M. M. Kuypers, Carsten J. Schubert	2015	126
2	Methane oxidation coupled to oxygenic photosynthesis in anoxic waters The ISME Journal ·Jana Milucka, Mathias K. Kirf, Lu Lu, Andreas Krupke, Phyllis Lam, Sten Littmann, Marcel M. M. Kuypers, Carsten J. Schubert	2015	118
3	Crenothrix are major methane consumers in stratified lakes The ISME Journal ·Kirsten Oswald, Jon S. Graf, Sten Littmann, Daniela Tienken, Andreas Brand, Bernhard Wehrli, Mads Albertsen, Holger Daims, Michael Wagner, Marcel M. M. Kuypers, Carsten J. Schubert, Jana Milucka	2017	113
4	Aerobic gammaproteobacterial methanotrophs mitigate methane emissions from oxic and anoxic lake waters Limnology and Oceanography ·Kirsten Oswald, Jana Milucka, Andreas Brand, Philipp F. Hach, Sten Littmann, Bernhard Wehrli, Marcel M. M. Kuypers, Carsten J. Schubert	2016	111
5	Cyanate and urea are substrates for nitrification by Thaumarchaeota in the marine environment Nature Microbiology ·Katharina Kitzinger, Cory C. Padilla, Hannah K. Marchant, Philipp F. Hach, Craig W. Herbold, Abiel T. Kidane, Martin Könneke, Sten Littmann, Maria Mooshammer, Jutta Niggemann, Sandra Petrov, Andreas Richter, Frank J. Stewart, Michael Wagner, Marcel M. M. Kuypers, Laura A. Bristow	2018	110
6	Improved isotopic SIMS measurements of uranium particles for nuclear safeguard purposes Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry ·Y. Ranebo, P. M. L. Hedberg, Martin J. Whitehouse, Kristofor Ingeneri, Sten Littmann	2009	103
7	Oxygen minimum zone cryptic sulfur cycling sustained by offshore transport of key sulfur oxidizing bacteria Nature Communications ·Cameron M. Callbeck, Gaute Lavik, Timothy G. Ferdelman, Bernhard M. Fuchs, Harald R. Gruber‐Vodicka, Philipp F. Hach, Sten Littmann, Niels J. Schoffelen, Tim Kalvelage, Sören Thomsen, Harald Schunck, Carolin R. Löscher, Ruth A. Schmitz, Marcel M. M. Kuypers	2018	97
8	N2-fixation, ammonium release and N-transfer to the microbial and classical food web within a plankton community The ISME Journal ·Birgit Adam, Isabell Klawonn, Jennie B. Svedén, Johanna Bergkvist, Nurun Nahar, Jakob Walve, Sten Littmann, Martin J. Whitehouse, Gaute Lavik, Marcel M. M. Kuypers, Helle Ploug	2015	92
9	Petrology and isotope geochemistry of the Mesoproterozoic anorthosite and related rocks of the Kunene Intrusive Complex, NW Namibia Precambrian Research ·Kirsten Drüppel, Sten Littmann, Rolf L. Romer, Martin Okrusch	2007	81
10	Microbial formation of labile organic carbon in Antarctic glacial environments Nature Geoscience ·Heidi J. Smith, Rachel A. Foster, Diane M. McKnight, John T. Lisle, Sten Littmann, Marcel M. M. Kuypers, Christine M. Foreman	2017	74
11	Adaptability as the key to success for the ubiquitous marine nitrite oxidizer Nitrococcus Science Advances ·Jessika Füssel, Sebastian Lücker, Pelin Yilmaz, Boris Nowka, Maartje A. H. J. van Kessel, Patric Bourceau, Philipp F. Hach, Sten Littmann, Jasmine S. Berg, Eva Spieck, Holger Daims, Marcel M. M. Kuypers, Phyllis Lam	2017	71
12	Single cell analyses reveal contrasting life strategies of the two main nitrifiers in the ocean Nature Communications ·Katharina Kitzinger, Hannah K. Marchant, Laura A. Bristow, Craig W. Herbold, Cory C. Padilla, Abiel T. Kidane, Sten Littmann, Holger Daims, Petra Pjevac, Frank J. Stewart, Michael Wagner, Marcel M. M. Kuypers	2020	70
13	Responses of the coastal bacterial community to viral infection of the algae Phaeocystis globosa The ISME Journal ·Abdul Sheik, Corina P. D. Brussaard, Gaute Lavik, Phyllis Lam, Niculina Musat, Andreas Krupke, Sten Littmann, Marc Strous, Marcel M. M. Kuypers	2013	66
14	Terrestrial-type nitrogen-fixing symbiosis between seagrass and a marine bacterium Nature ·Wiebke Mohr, Nadine Lehnen, Soeren Ahmerkamp, Hannah K. Marchant, Jon S. Graf, Bernhard Tschitschko, Pelin Yilmaz, Sten Littmann, Harald R. Gruber‐Vodicka, Nikolaus Leisch, Miriam Weber, Christian Lott, Carsten J. Schubert, Jana Milucka, Marcel M. M. Kuypers	2021	65
15	Cell‐specific nitrogen‐ and carbon‐fixation of cyanobacteria in a temperate marine system (Baltic Sea) Environmental Microbiology ·Isabell Klawonn, Nurun Nahar, Jakob Walve, Björn Andersson, Malin Olofsson, Jennie B. Svedén, Sten Littmann, Martin J. Whitehouse, Marcel M. M. Kuypers, Helle Ploug	2016	61
16	Environmental Breviatea harbour mutualistic Arcobacter epibionts Nature ·Emmo Hamann, Harald R. Gruber‐Vodicka, Manuel Kleiner, Halina E. Tegetmeyer, Dietmar Riedel, Sten Littmann, Jianwei Chen, Jana Milucka, Bernhard Viehweger, Kevin W. Becker, Xiaoli Dong, Courtney W. Stairs, Kai‐Uwe Hinrichs, Matthew W. Brown, Andrew J. Roger, Marc Strous	2016	58
17	Untangling hidden nutrient dynamics: rapid ammonium cycling and single-cell ammonium assimilation in marine plankton communities The ISME Journal ·Isabell Klawonn, Stefano Bonaglia, Martin J. Whitehouse, Sten Littmann, Daniela Tienken, Marcel M. M. Kuypers, Volker Brüchert, Helle Ploug	2019	53
18	Chemical microenvironments and single-cell carbon and nitrogen uptake in field-collected colonies of Trichodesmium under different p CO2 The ISME Journal ·Meri Eichner, Isabell Klawonn, Samuel T. Wilson, Sten Littmann, Martin J. Whitehouse, Matthew J. Church, Marcel M. M. Kuypers, David M. Karl, Helle Ploug	2017	49
19	Single-cell imaging of phosphorus uptake shows that key harmful algae rely on different phosphorus sources for growth Scientific Reports ·Niels J. Schoffelen, Wiebke Mohr, Timothy G. Ferdelman, Sten Littmann, Julia Duerschlag, Mikhail V. Zubkov, Helle Ploug, Marcel M. M. Kuypers	2018	49
20	Arcobacter peruensis sp. nov., a Chemolithoheterotroph Isolated from Sulfide- and Organic-Rich Coastal Waters off Peru Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Cameron M. Callbeck, Chris Pelzer, G. Lavik, Timothy G. Ferdelman, Jon S. Graf, Bram Vekeman, Harald Schunck, Sten Littmann, Bernhard M. Fuchs, Philipp F. Hach, Tim Kalvelage, Ruth A. Schmitz, Marcel M. M. Kuypers	2019	44

About Sten Littmann

Sten Littmann is a scholar working on Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Pollution and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 47 papers that have together received 2.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (32 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (16 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (11 papers), Protist diversity and phylogeny (8 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (8 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (5 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (5 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Environmental Chemistry (650 citations), Oceanography (654 citations), Ecology (1.2k citations), Pollution (325 citations) and Global and Planetary Change (385 citations). Sten Littmann has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, Sweden and United States. Frequent co-authors include Marcel M. M. Kuypers, Jana Milucka, Carsten J. Schubert, Martin J. Whitehouse, Andreas Brand, Bernhard Wehrli, Kirsten Oswald, Philipp F. Hach, Helle Ploug and Gaute Lavik. Their work appears in journals such as The ISME Journal, Nature Communications, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Nature and FEMS Microbiology Ecology.

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact