Teri C. Balser

10.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
77 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Teri C. Balser is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Teri C. Balser has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Soil Science, 49 papers in Ecology and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Teri C. Balser's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (52 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (34 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (15 papers). Teri C. Balser is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (52 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (34 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (15 papers). Teri C. Balser collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Teri C. Balser's co-authors include Matthew D. Wallenstein, Joshua P. Schimel, Chao Liang, Mary K. Firestone, Mark P. Waldrop, Jessica Gutknecht, Devin L. Wixon, Kanehiro Kitayama, Masayuki Ushio and A. Peyton Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Teri C. Balser

77 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

MICROBIAL STRESS-RESPONSE PHYSIOLOGY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION

2007 2.3k citations Teri C. Balser et al. Ecology profile →
Linking microbial community composition to function in a tropical soil

2000 522 citations Mark P. Waldrop, Teri C. Balser et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Teri C. Balser United States	42	4.8k	4.1k	1.9k	1.1k	1.1k	77	7.9k
Daryl Moorhead United States	48	5.4k 1.1×	5.4k 1.3×	1.9k 1.0×	1.9k 1.7×	718 0.7×	123	10.0k
Michael S. Strickland United States	31	3.9k 0.8×	3.9k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	796 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	79	7.6k
Jaap Bloem Netherlands	48	3.8k 0.8×	3.0k 0.7×	2.4k 1.3×	990 0.9×	803 0.7×	112	7.3k
S. J. Grayston Canada	33	3.5k 0.7×	2.5k 0.6×	2.4k 1.3×	778 0.7×	601 0.6×	68	6.1k
Søren Christensen Denmark	40	3.3k 0.7×	2.8k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	602 0.6×	115	7.1k
Kirsten Hofmockel United States	37	3.4k 0.7×	3.5k 0.9×	2.4k 1.3×	868 0.8×	1.5k 1.4×	130	7.3k
Eldor A. Paul United States	44	7.0k 1.5×	4.1k 1.0×	2.0k 1.1×	2.1k 1.9×	604 0.6×	75	10.3k
Paul Dijkstra United States	47	3.3k 0.7×	3.2k 0.8×	2.5k 1.3×	928 0.8×	970 0.9×	129	7.5k
Hannu Fritze Finland	55	3.9k 0.8×	5.0k 1.2×	2.3k 1.2×	1.5k 1.3×	582 0.5×	184	9.8k
Sean M. Schaeffer United States	40	3.7k 0.8×	2.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	873 0.8×	479 0.4×	83	6.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Teri C. Balser

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20 of 20 papers shown

Balser, Teri C., Chao Liang, & Jessica Gutknecht. (2019). Linking microbial community analysis and ecosystem studies: A rapid lipid analysis protocol for high throughput. Soil Ecology Letters. 1(1-2). 22–32. 11 indexed citations

Liang, Chao, Jessica Gutknecht, & Teri C. Balser. (2015). Microbial lipid and amino sugar responses to long-term simulated global environmental changes in a California annual grassland. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 385–385. 71 indexed citations

Liang, Chao, Ederson da Conceição Jesus, David S. Duncan, et al.. (2015). Switchgrass rhizospheres stimulate microbial biomass but deplete microbial necromass in agricultural soils of the upper Midwest, USA. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 94. 173–180. 37 indexed citations

Grubbs, Kirk J., et al.. (2015). Unique Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Hive Component-Based Communities as Detected by a Hybrid of Phospholipid Fatty-Acid and Fatty-Acid Methyl Ester Analyses. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0121697–e0121697. 11 indexed citations

Wixon, Devin L. & Teri C. Balser. (2012). Environmental education for the masses: lessons from a large, general enrollment environmental studies course. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 2(3). 239–248. 4 indexed citations

Smithwick, Erica A. H., Kusum Naithani, Teri C. Balser, William H. Romme, & Monica G. Turner. (2012). Post-Fire Spatial Patterns of Soil Nitrogen Mineralization and Microbial Abundance. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e50597–e50597. 26 indexed citations

Liang, Chao, Harry W. Read, & Teri C. Balser. (2012). GC-based Detection of Aldononitrile Acetate Derivatized Glucosamine and Muramic Acid for Microbial Residue Determination in Soil. Journal of Visualized Experiments. e3767–e3767. 36 indexed citations

Wagai, Rota, Kanehiro Kitayama, Takami Satomura, Ryosuke Fujinuma, & Teri C. Balser. (2011). Interactive influences of climate and parent material on soil microbial community structure in Bornean tropical forest ecosystems. Ecological Research. 26(3). 627–636. 52 indexed citations

Liang, Chao & Teri C. Balser. (2010). Microbial production of recalcitrant organic matter in global soils: implications for productivity and climate policy. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 9(1). 75–75. 268 indexed citations

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Kao‐Kniffin, Jenny, et al.. (2010). Methane dynamics across wetland plant species. Aquatic Botany. 93(2). 107–113. 75 indexed citations

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Scott, Jarrod J., et al.. (2010). Microbial Community Structure of Leaf-Cutter Ant Fungus Gardens and Refuse Dumps. PLoS ONE. 5(3). e9922–e9922. 72 indexed citations

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Ushio, Masayuki, Kanehiro Kitayama, & Teri C. Balser. (2010). Tree species effects on soil enzyme activities through effects on soil physicochemical and microbial properties in a tropical montane forest on Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo. Pedobiologia. 53(4). 227–233. 85 indexed citations

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Kao‐Kniffin, Jenny & Teri C. Balser. (2010). Soil Microbial Composition and Nitrogen Cycling in a Disturbed Wet Prairie Restoration (Wisconsin). Ecological Restoration. 28(1). 20–22. 5 indexed citations

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Wixon, Devin L. & Teri C. Balser. (2009). Complexity, climate change and soil carbon: A systems approach to microbial temperature response. Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 26(5). 601–620. 23 indexed citations

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Liang, Chao, Joel A. Pedersen, & Teri C. Balser. (2009). Aminoglycoside antibiotics may interfere with microbial amino sugar analysis. Journal of Chromatography A. 1216(27). 5296–5301. 8 indexed citations

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Liang, Chao, Harry W. Read, & Teri C. Balser. (2008). Reliability of Muramic Acid as a Bacterial Biomarker is Influenced by Methodological Artifacts from Streptomycin. Microbial Ecology. 57(3). 494–500. 8 indexed citations

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Metzger, Kristine L., Erica A. H. Smithwick, Daniel B. Tinker, et al.. (2008). Influence of coarse wood and pine saplings on nitrogen mineralization and microbial communities in young post-fire Pinus contorta. Forest Ecology and Management. 256(1-2). 59–67. 18 indexed citations

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Fraterrigo, Jennifer M., Teri C. Balser, & Monica G. Turner. (2006). MICROBIAL COMMUNITY VARIATION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH NITROGEN MINERALIZATION IN HISTORICALLY ALTERED FORESTS. Ecology. 87(3). 570–579. 115 indexed citations

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Balser, Teri C., James W. Kirchner, & Mary K. Firestone. (2002). Methodological variability in microbial community level physiological profiles. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 66(2). 519–519. 8 indexed citations

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Waldrop, Mark P., Teri C. Balser, & Mary K. Firestone. (2000). Linking microbial community composition to function in a tropical soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 32(13). 1837–1846. 522 indexed citations breakdown →

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