Theodore M. Flynn

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Theodore M. Flynn is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Ecology and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Theodore M. Flynn has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 14 papers in Ecology and 11 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Theodore M. Flynn's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (13 papers), Mine drainage and remediation techniques (10 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (8 papers). Theodore M. Flynn is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (13 papers), Mine drainage and remediation techniques (10 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (8 papers). Theodore M. Flynn collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bulgaria and Canada. Theodore M. Flynn's co-authors include Robert A. Sanford, Craig M. Bethke, Dionysios A. Antonopoulos, Jason Koval, Patrick C. Wilson, Edward J. O’Loughlin, Bana Jabrì, Albert Bendelac, Jeffrey J. Bunker and Marlies Meisel and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Environmental Science & Technology and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Theodore M. Flynn

36 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Innate and Adaptive Humoral Responses Coat Distinct Commensal Bacteria with Immunoglobulin A

2015 409 citations Jeffrey J. Bunker, Theodore M. Flynn et al. profile →
Natural polyreactive IgA antibodies coat the intestinal microbiota

2017 325 citations Jeffrey J. Bunker, Steven A. Erickson et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Theodore M. Flynn United States	22	558	545	385	350	310	37	2.0k
Núria Rodríguez Spain	29	477 0.9×	596 1.1×	496 1.3×	271 0.8×	319 1.0×	106	2.8k
Kim M. Handley New Zealand	33	1.4k 2.5×	535 1.0×	1.4k 3.6×	368 1.1×	112 0.4×	72	3.9k
Marcus R. Benz Germany	17	437 0.8×	588 1.1×	366 1.0×	835 2.4×	209 0.7×	38	3.3k
Hiroshi Sakugawa Japan	42	304 0.5×	398 0.7×	406 1.1×	299 0.9×	182 0.6×	221	7.6k
C.B. Fliermans United States	28	999 1.8×	329 0.6×	560 1.5×	213 0.6×	476 1.5×	64	2.7k
Lin-Xing Chen United States	23	709 1.3×	928 1.7×	1.0k 2.7×	167 0.5×	98 0.3×	51	2.6k
Natalie Leys Belgium	34	914 1.6×	311 0.6×	689 1.8×	257 0.7×	35 0.1×	122	3.6k
Pieter Monsieurs Belgium	28	1.0k 1.9×	168 0.3×	538 1.4×	138 0.4×	55 0.2×	77	2.8k
Julia W. Neilson United States	24	751 1.3×	340 0.6×	983 2.6×	112 0.3×	157 0.5×	45	2.7k
Rebecca A. Daly United States	24	1.4k 2.6×	592 1.1×	1.7k 4.4×	262 0.7×	55 0.2×	55	3.6k

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Thapa, Bhim Sen, et al.. (2025). Effects of soluble electron shuttles on microbial iron reduction and methanogenesis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 91(5). e0222224–e0222224.

Bouma‐Gregson, Keith, et al.. (2024). Delta Blue(green)s: The Impact of Drought and Drought Management Actions on Microcystis in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. 22(1). 3 indexed citations

Paper, Janet M., Theodore M. Flynn, Maxim I. Boyanov, et al.. (2021). Influences of pH and substrate supply on the ratio of iron to sulfate reduction. Geobiology. 19(4). 405–420. 13 indexed citations

Flynn, Theodore M., Dionysios A. Antonopoulos, Kelly Skinner, et al.. (2021). Biogeochemical dynamics and microbial community development under sulfate- and iron-reducing conditions based on electron shuttle amendment. PLoS ONE. 16(5). e0251883–e0251883. 8 indexed citations

Sanford, Robert A., Maxim I. Boyanov, Theodore M. Flynn, et al.. (2020). Controls on Iron Reduction and Biomineralization over Broad Environmental Conditions as Suggested by the FirmicutesOrenia metallireducensStrain Z6. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(16). 10128–10140. 48 indexed citations

Kruger, Brittany R., et al.. (2020). Mineral‐hosted biofilm communities in the continental deep subsurface, Deep Mine Microbial Observatory, SD, USA. Geobiology. 18(4). 508–522. 33 indexed citations

Lefticariu, Liliana, S. R. Sutton, Antonio Lanzirotti, & Theodore M. Flynn. (2019). Enhanced Immobilization of Arsenic from Acid Mine Drainage by Detrital Clay Minerals. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 3(11). 2525–2538. 10 indexed citations

Johnson, D. Barrie, Patricia A Beddows, Theodore M. Flynn, & Magdalena R. Osburn. (2018). Microbial diversity and biomarker analysis of modern freshwater microbialites from Laguna Bacalar, Mexico. Geobiology. 16(3). 319–337. 14 indexed citations

Andrews, M. Grace, Andrew D. Jacobson, Magdalena R. Osburn, & Theodore M. Flynn. (2018). Dissolved Carbon Dynamics in Meltwaters From the Russell Glacier, Greenland Ice Sheet. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 123(9). 2922–2940. 24 indexed citations

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Deng, Yamin, Yanxin Wang, Hongchen Jiang, et al.. (2018). Seasonal microbial variation accounts for arsenic dynamics in shallow alluvial aquifer systems. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 367. 109–119. 40 indexed citations

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Bunker, Jeffrey J., Steven A. Erickson, Theodore M. Flynn, et al.. (2017). Natural polyreactive IgA antibodies coat the intestinal microbiota. Science. 358(6361). 325 indexed citations breakdown →

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Flynn, Theodore M., et al.. (2017). Parallelized, Aerobic, Single Carbon-Source Enrichments from Different Natural Environments Contain Divergent Microbial Communities. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 2321–2321. 24 indexed citations

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Dong, Yiran, Robert A. Sanford, Maxim I. Boyanov, et al.. (2016). Orenia metallireducens sp. nov. Strain Z6, a Novel Metal-Reducing Member of the Phylum Firmicutes from the Deep Subsurface. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 82(21). 6440–6453. 29 indexed citations

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Leavitt, William D., et al.. (2016). Transhydrogenase and Growth Substrate Influence Lipid Hydrogen Isotope Ratios in Desulfovibrio alaskensis G20. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 918–918. 17 indexed citations

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Kirk, Matthew F., et al.. (2015). Solute Concentrations Influence Microbial Methanogenesis in Coal-bearing Strata of the Cherokee Basin, USA. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 1287–1287. 35 indexed citations

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Flynn, Theodore M., Edward J. O’Loughlin, Bhoopesh Mishra, Thomas J. DiChristina, & Kenneth Kemner. (2014). Sulfur-mediated electron shuttling during bacterial iron reduction. Science. 344(6187). 1039–1042. 183 indexed citations

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Bethke, Craig M., Robert A. Sanford, Matthew F. Kirk, Qusheng Jin, & Theodore M. Flynn. (2011). The thermodynamic ladder in geomicrobiology. American Journal of Science. 311(3). 183–210. 241 indexed citations

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Wirick, S., Hugues Leroux, K. Tomeoka, et al.. (2007). Carbonates Found in Stardust Aerogel Tracks. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1534. 6 indexed citations

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Locock, Andrew J., Peter C. Burns, & Theodore M. Flynn. (2005). The role of water in the structures of synthetic hallimondite, Pb₂[(UO₂)(AsO₄)₂](H₂O)_nand synthetic parsonsite, Pb₂[(UO₂)(PO₄)₂](H₂O)_n, 0 ≤n≤ 0.5. American Mineralogist. 90(1). 240–246. 29 indexed citations

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Locock, Andrew J., Peter C. Burns, M. John M. Duke, & Theodore M. Flynn. (2004). MONOVALENT CATIONS IN STRUCTURES OF THE META-AUTUNITE GROUP. The Canadian Mineralogist. 42(4). 973–996. 51 indexed citations

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