Stephen B. Pointing

13.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
113 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Stephen B. Pointing is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen B. Pointing has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Ecology, 43 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Stephen B. Pointing's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (57 papers), Polar Research and Ecology (42 papers) and Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (35 papers). Stephen B. Pointing is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (57 papers), Polar Research and Ecology (42 papers) and Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (35 papers). Stephen B. Pointing collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore. Stephen B. Pointing's co-authors include Jayne Belnap, Donnabella C. Lacap, Maggie C. Y. Lau, Kevin D. Hyde, L. L. P. Vrijmoed, Yuki Chan, Christopher P. McKay, Don A. Cowan, S. Craig Cary and Kimberley Warren‐Rhodes and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Stephen B. Pointing

110 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Feasibility of bioremediation by white-rot fungi

2001 648 citations Stephen B. Pointing Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology profile →
Microbial colonization and controls in dryland systems

2012 471 citations Stephen B. Pointing, Jayne Belnap Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen B. Pointing Hong Kong	49	3.4k	1.9k	1.9k	1.4k	826	113	6.8k
Christopher W. Schadt United States	59	5.0k 1.5×	957 0.5×	4.2k 2.2×	2.5k 1.8×	619 0.7×	143	11.1k
Anders Tunlid Sweden	41	2.6k 0.8×	894 0.5×	3.1k 1.6×	1.4k 1.0×	455 0.6×	89	8.0k
Robert A. Blanchette United States	49	1.9k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	5.1k 2.7×	1.4k 1.0×	257 0.3×	257	9.9k
Andreas Brune Germany	62	2.4k 0.7×	3.2k 1.7×	1.5k 0.8×	2.6k 1.9×	608 0.7×	187	11.4k
Lise Øvreås Norway	39	6.6k 1.9×	750 0.4×	1.6k 0.9×	4.6k 3.4×	453 0.5×	78	11.1k
Franco Widmer Switzerland	44	3.2k 0.9×	927 0.5×	4.1k 2.2×	2.5k 1.8×	285 0.3×	133	9.1k
Traute‐Heidi Anderson Germany	20	1.9k 0.6×	760 0.4×	2.7k 1.4×	621 0.5×	333 0.4×	34	7.4k
Lionel Ranjard France	54	4.2k 1.2×	725 0.4×	2.7k 1.4×	2.2k 1.6×	710 0.9×	115	8.7k
Albert Barberán United States	35	4.2k 1.2×	707 0.4×	2.0k 1.1×	2.6k 1.9×	624 0.8×	76	7.7k
Bryan S. Griffiths United Kingdom	60	4.5k 1.3×	1.5k 0.8×	6.2k 3.3×	2.2k 1.6×	457 0.6×	243	13.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen B. Pointing

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Stephen B. Pointing'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 Stephen B. Pointing with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Stephen B. Pointing more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen B. Pointing

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Stephen B. Pointing. 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 Stephen B. Pointing. The network helps show where Stephen B. Pointing may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen B. Pointing

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen B. Pointing. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen B. Pointing based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Stephen B. Pointing. Stephen B. Pointing is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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

20 of 20 papers shown

Aono, Toshiya, Sophon Sirisattha, Yasuhiro Nishikawa, et al.. (2025). Discovery of a novel natural sunscreen from thermophilic cyanobacteria with a potentially unique biosynthetic pathway and its transcriptional response to environmental stresses. The Science of The Total Environment. 1009. 181006–181006.

Bhunjun, Chitrabhanu S., et al.. (2025). Fungi dominate eukaryotic microbial assemblages in hot spring biofilms of East and Southeast Asia. Environmental Microbiome. 20(1). 156–156. 1 indexed citations

Sirisattha, Sophon, et al.. (2025). Genotypic and molecular characterization of a moderately thermophilic cyanobacterium, Gloeocapsa sp. strain BRSZ. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(3). 100226–100226. 1 indexed citations

Casamayor, Emilio O., Joan Cáliz, Xavier Triadó–Margarit, & Stephen B. Pointing. (2023). Understanding atmospheric intercontinental dispersal of harmful microorganisms. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 81. 102945–102945. 10 indexed citations

Archer, Stephen D. J., Kevin C. Lee, Tancredi Caruso, et al.. (2019). Air mass source determines airborne microbial diversity at the ocean–atmosphere interface of the Great Barrier Reef marine ecosystem. The ISME Journal. 14(3). 871–876. 38 indexed citations

Kalisa, Egide, Stephen D. J. Archer, Edward G. Nagato, et al.. (2019). Chemical and Biological Components of Urban Aerosols in Africa: Current Status and Knowledge Gaps. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(6). 941–941. 45 indexed citations

Lacap‐Bugler, Donnabella C., Kevin C. Lee, Stephen D. J. Archer, et al.. (2017). Global Diversity of Desert Hypolithic Cyanobacteria. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 867–867. 56 indexed citations

Fernández-Martínez, Miguel Ángel, Stephen B. Pointing, Sergio Pérez‐Ortega, et al.. (2016). Functional ecology of soil microbial communities along a glacier forefield in Tierra del Fuego (Chile).. International Microbiology. 19(3). 161–173. 18 indexed citations

Wei, Sean Ting‐Shyang, Donnabella C. Lacap‐Bugler, Maggie C. Y. Lau, et al.. (2016). Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Soil and Hypolithic Microbial Communities in Miers Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 1642–1642. 55 indexed citations

10.

Pointing, Stephen B. & Jayne Belnap. (2012). Microbial colonization and controls in dryland systems. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 10(8). 551–562. 471 indexed citations breakdown →

11.

Bahl, Justin, Maggie C. Y. Lau, Gavin J. D. Smith, et al.. (2011). Ancient origins determine global biogeography of hot and cold desert cyanobacteria. Nature Communications. 2(1). 162 indexed citations

12.

Fournier, J, et al.. (2009). Towards a phylogenetic clarification of Lophiostoma / Massarina and morphologically similar genera in the Pleosporales. Fungal Diversity. 38. 225–251. 98 indexed citations

13.

Lau, Maggie C. Y. & Stephen B. Pointing. (2009). Vertical partitioning and expression of primary metabolic genes in a thermophilic microbial mat. Extremophiles. 13(3). 533–540. 8 indexed citations

14.

Warren‐Rhodes, Kimberley, Kevin L. Rhodes, Linda Ng Boyle, et al.. (2007). Cyanobacterial ecology across environmental gradients and spatial scales in China's hot and cold deserts. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 61(3). 470–482. 65 indexed citations

15.

Warren‐Rhodes, Kimberley, Kevin L. Rhodes, Stephen B. Pointing, et al.. (2006). Hypolithic Cyanobacteria, Dry Limit of Photosynthesis, and Microbial Ecology in the Hyperarid Atacama Desert. Microbial Ecology. 52(3). 389–398. 252 indexed citations

16.

Pointing, Stephen B., et al.. (2003). Production of wood-decay enzymes, mass loss and lignin solubilization in wood by tropical Xylariaceae. Mycological Research. 107(2). 231–235. 74 indexed citations

17.

Hyde, Kevin D., et al.. (2002). Comparative Enzyme Production by Fungi from Diverse Lignocellulosic Substrates. The Journal of Microbiology. 40(3). 241–244. 11 indexed citations

18.

Pointing, Stephen B. & Kevin D. Hyde. (2001). Bio-Exploitation of Filamentous Fungi. 64 indexed citations

19.

Pointing, Stephen B.. (2001). Feasibility of bioremediation by white-rot fungi. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 57(1-2). 20–33. 648 indexed citations breakdown →

20.

Hyde, Kevin D. & Stephen B. Pointing. (2000). Marine Mycology: A Practical Approach. 83 indexed citations

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