Stephen B. Pointing

13.1k citations

113 papers · 6.8k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 49

Impact in

Ecology top 0.5%
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Polar Research and Ecology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.5%
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Lichen and fungal ecology

Papers in ⓘ

Ecology 69
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 57
- Polar Research and Ecology 42
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 43
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology 35
- Lichen and fungal ecology 14

Co-authors: Jayne Belnap (4 shared papers)Donnabella C. Lacap (17 shared papers)Maggie C. Y. Lau (13 shared papers)Kevin D. Hyde (13 shared papers)L. L. P. Vrijmoed (6 shared papers)Yuki Chan (10 shared papers)Christopher P. McKay (11 shared papers)Don A. Cowan (15 shared papers)
Journals: Frontiers in Microbiology (10 papers)Polar Biology (8 papers)Microbial Ecology (6 papers)Extremophiles (6 papers)Canadian Journal of Microbiology (4 papers)
Partner nations: Hong Kong New Zealand Singapore

In The Last Decade

Stephen B. Pointing

110 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Microbial colonization and controls in dryland systems 2012 · 471 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2012 Nature Reviews Microbiology
2001 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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1	Feasibility of bioremediation by white-rot fungi Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Stephen B. Pointing Hit paper breakdown →	2001	648
2	Microbial colonization and controls in dryland systems Nature Reviews Microbiology ·Stephen B. Pointing, Jayne Belnap Hit paper breakdown →	2012	471
3	Highly specialized microbial diversity in hyper-arid polar desert Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Stephen B. Pointing, Yuki Chan, Donnabella C. Lacap, Maggie C. Y. Lau, Joel A. Jurgens, Roberta L. Farrell	2009	294
4	Stochastic and deterministic processes interact in the assembly of desert microbial communities on a global scale The ISME Journal ·Tancredi Caruso, Yuki Chan, Donnabella C. Lacap, Maggie C. Y. Lau, Christopher P. McKay, Stephen B. Pointing	2011	288
5	Hypolithic Cyanobacteria, Dry Limit of Photosynthesis, and Microbial Ecology in the Hyperarid Atacama Desert Microbial Ecology ·Kimberley Warren‐Rhodes, Kevin L. Rhodes, Stephen B. Pointing, S. A. Ewing, Donnabella C. Lacap, Benito Gómez‐Silva, Ronald Amundson, E. Imre Friedmann, Christopher P. McKay	2006	252
6	Multi-locus phylogeny of Pleosporales: a taxonomic, ecological and evolutionary re-evaluation Studies in Mycology ·Y. Zhang, Conrad L. Schoch, J Fournier, P.W. Crous, J. de Gruyter, J.H.C. Woudenberg, Kazuyuki Hirayama, Kazuaki Tanaka, Stephen B. Pointing, Joseph W. Spatafora, Kevin D. Hyde	2009	233
7	Role of fungi in marine ecosystems Biodiversity and Conservation ·Kevin D. Hyde, E.B. Gareth Jones, Eduardo M. Leaño, Stephen B. Pointing, A. D. Poonyth, L. L. P. Vrijmoed	1998	205
8	Ancient origins determine global biogeography of hot and cold desert cyanobacteria Nature Communications ·Justin Bahl, Maggie C. Y. Lau, Gavin J. D. Smith, Dhanasekaran Vijaykrishna, S. Craig Cary, Donnabella C. Lacap, Charles K. Lee, R. Thane Papke, Kimberley Warren‐Rhodes, Fiona K. Y. Wong, Christopher P. McKay, Stephen B. Pointing	2011	162
9	Decolorization of azo and triphenylmethane dyes by Pycnoporus sanguineus producing laccase as the sole phenoloxidase World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Stephen B. Pointing, L. L. P. Vrijmoed	2000	140
10	Functional ecology of an Antarctic Dry Valley Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Yuki Chan, Joy D. Van Nostrand, Jizhong Zhou, Stephen B. Pointing, Roberta L. Farrell	2013	130
11	Optimization of Laccase Production by Pycnoporus sanguineus in Submerged Liquid Culture Mycologia ·Stephen B. Pointing, E.B. Gareth Jones, L. L. P. Vrijmoed	2000	121
12	Bacterial community composition in thermophilic microbial mats from five hot springs in central Tibet Extremophiles ·Maggie C. Y. Lau, Jonathan C. Aitchison, Stephen B. Pointing	2008	111
13	Non-indigenous microorganisms in the Antarctic: assessing the risks Trends in Microbiology ·Don A. Cowan, Steven L. Chown, Peter Convey, Marla Tuffin, Kevin A. Hughes, Stephen B. Pointing, Warwick F. Vincent	2011	111
14	Towards a phylogenetic clarification of Lophiostoma / Massarina and morphologically similar genera in the Pleosporales Fungal Diversity ·Y. Zhang, H.K. Wang, J Fournier, P.W. Crous, Rajesh Jeewon, Stephen B. Pointing, KD Hyde	2009	98
15	Temporal variation in airborne microbial populations and microbially-derived allergens in a tropical urban landscape Atmospheric Environment ·Anthony C. Woo, Manreetpal Singh Brar, Yuki Chan, Maggie C. Y. Lau, Frederick C. Leung, James A. Scott, L. L. P. Vrijmoed, Peyman Zawar‐Reza, Stephen B. Pointing	2013	96
16	The effects of temperature, pH and sulphide on the community structure of hyperthermophilic streamers in hot springs of northern Thailand FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Diane Purcell, Udomluk Sompong, Lau Chui Yim, Timothy G. Barraclough, Yuwadee Peerapornpisal, Stephen B. Pointing	2007	93
17	Hypolithic microbial communities: between a rock and a hard place Environmental Microbiology ·Yuki Chan, Donnabella C. Lacap, Maggie C. Y. Lau, Kong Ying Ha, Kimberley A. Warren‐Rhodes, Charles S. Cockell, Don A. Cowan, Christopher P. McKay, Stephen B. Pointing	2012	93
18	Airborne microbial transport limitation to isolated Antarctic soil habitats Nature Microbiology ·Stephen D. J. Archer, Kevin C. Lee, Tancredi Caruso, Teruya Maki, Charles K. Lee, S. Craig Cary, Don A. Cowan, Fernando T. Maestre, Stephen B. Pointing	2019	93
19	Hypolithic and soil microbial community assembly along an aridity gradient in the Namib Desert Extremophiles ·Francesca Stomeo, Ángel Valverde, Stephen B. Pointing, Christopher P. McKay, Kimberley Warren‐Rhodes, Marla Tuffin, Mary Seely, Don A. Cowan	2013	90
20	Microbial ecology of the atmosphere FEMS Microbiology Reviews ·Tina Šantl‐Temkiv, Pierre Amato, Emilio O. Casamayor, Patrick K. H. Lee, Stephen B. Pointing	2022	90

About Stephen B. Pointing

Stephen B. Pointing is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Biotechnology and Atmospheric Science, having authored 113 papers that have together received 6.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (57 papers), Polar Research and Ecology (42 papers), Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (35 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (14 papers), Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (9 papers), Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (9 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (8 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (3.4k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.9k citations), Biotechnology (629 citations), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (826 citations) and Environmental Chemistry (527 citations). Stephen B. Pointing has collaborated with scholars based in Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Frontiers in Microbiology, Polar Biology, Microbial Ecology, Extremophiles and Canadian Journal of Microbiology.

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