Thomas U. Berendonk

10.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
131 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Thomas U. Berendonk is a scholar working on Ecology, Pollution and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas U. Berendonk has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Ecology, 51 papers in Pollution and 38 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas U. Berendonk's work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (49 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (36 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (24 papers). Thomas U. Berendonk is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (49 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (36 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (24 papers). Thomas U. Berendonk collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Italy and United Kingdom. Thomas U. Berendonk's co-authors include Claudia Seiler, Despo Fatta‐Kassinos, Christophe Merlin, Célia M. Manaia, Eddie Cytryn, Thomas Schwartz, Norbert Kreuzinger, Sascha Krenek, Agnese Lupo and Sébastien Coyne and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas U. Berendonk

124 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

Tackling antibiotic resistance: the environmental framework

2015 1.7k citations Thomas U. Berendonk et al. profile →
Heavy metal driven co-selection of antibiotic resistance in soil and water bodies impacted by agriculture and aquaculture

2012 809 citations Thomas U. Berendonk et al. profile →

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas U. Berendonk

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Food quality influencing growth and survival rates of juvenile freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera)-Compensation for growth limitation due to low water temperatures? 2025 ·Hydrobiologia ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Annekatrin Wagner, Eric von Elert, Thomas U. Berendonk	1
2	Jellyfish blooms—an overlooked hotspot and potential vector for the transmission of antimicrobial resistance in marine environments 2025 ·mSystems ·Alan Elena, (unknown), (unknown), Gerhard J. Herndl, Thomas U. Berendonk, Tinkara Tinta, Uli Klümper	3
3	Lost water filters – historic and current contributions of freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) to the natural-filtration capacity of a river catchment 2025 ·Hydrobiologia ·(unknown), Stefanie Kaiser, Thomas U. Berendonk	0
4	Contrary effects of increasing temperatures on the spread of antimicrobial resistance in river biofilms 2024 ·mSphere ·(unknown), David Kneis, Daniel Padfield, Edina Szekeres, (unknown), Cristian Coman, Gargi Singh, Thomas U. Berendonk, Uli Klümper	12
5	Quantification of the mobility potential of antibiotic resistance genes through multiplexed ddPCR linkage analysis 2023 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·(unknown), David Kneis, Alan Elena, (unknown), Thomas U. Berendonk, Uli Klümper	6
6	Reduced selection for antibiotic resistance in community context is maintained despite pressure by additional antibiotics 2023 ·ISME Communications ·(unknown), Alan Elena, (unknown), Thomas U. Berendonk, Uli Klümper	16
7	Evaluating the sensitivity of droplet digital PCR for the quantification of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater 2023 ·Frontiers in Public Health ·(unknown), David Kneis, Michael Geißler, Roger Dumke, Alexander H. Dalpke, Thomas U. Berendonk	4
8	A global baseline for qPCR-determined antimicrobial resistance gene prevalence across environments 2023 ·Environment International ·Anna Abramova, Thomas U. Berendonk, Johan Bengtsson‐Palme	41
9	Riparian detritus vs. stream detritus: food quality determines fitness of juveniles of the highly endangered freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) 2022 ·Hydrobiologia ·(unknown), Annekatrin Wagner, Eric von Elert, Markus Weitere, Thomas U. Berendonk	6
10	A role for ColV plasmids in the evolution of pathogenic Escherichia coli ST58 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Cameron J. Reid, Max L. Cummins, Stefan Börjesson, Michael S. M. Brouwer, Henrik Hasman, Anette M. Hammerum, Louise Roer, Stefanie Heß, Thomas U. Berendonk, (unknown), Marisa Haenni, Jean-Yves Madec, Astrid Bethe, Geovana B. Michael, Anne‐Kathrin Schink, Štefan Schwarz, Monika Dolejská, Steven P. Djordjevic	64
11	Ensemble of models shows coherent response of a reservoir’s stratification and ice cover to climate warming 2022 ·Aquatic Sciences ·(unknown), Robert Ladwig, Jorrit P. Mesman, Tadhg N. Moore, (unknown), Thomas U. Berendonk, Thomas Petzoldt	13
12	Municipal Wastewaters Carry Important Carbapenemase Genes Independent of Hospital Input and Can Mirror Clinical Resistance Patterns 2022 ·Microbiology Spectrum ·(unknown), Edina Szekeres, (unknown), Uli Klümper, (unknown), Andreea Baricz, Thomas U. Berendonk, Marcel Pârvu, Cristian Coman	17
13	High Genomic Diversity of Multi-Drug Resistant Wastewater 2018 ·UNU Collections (United Nations University) ·(unknown), Serena Caucci, (unknown), Torsten Semmler, Sebastian Guenther, Thomas U. Berendonk, Michael Schroeder	138
14	Antibiotic resistome in landfill leachate from different cities of China deciphered by metagenomic analysis 2018 ·Water Research ·Renxin Zhao, Jie Feng, Xiaole Yin, Jie Liu, Wenjie Fu, Thomas U. Berendonk, Tong Zhang, Xiaoyan Li, Bing Li	159
15	Hot spots of antibiotic tolerant and resistant bacterial subpopulations in natural freshwater biofilm communities due to inevitable urban drainage system overflows 2018 ·Environmental Pollution ·(unknown), Sara Schubert, Reinhard Oertel, Jin Zhang, Thomas U. Berendonk, Peter Krebs	28
16	Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria isolated from hospital wastewaters, rivers and aquaculture sources in Nigeria 2017 ·Environmental Science and Pollution Research ·Olawale Olufemi Adelowo, Serena Caucci, Omowunmi Abosede Banjo, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), O. E. Fagade, Thomas U. Berendonk	62
17	Application of a Multiplex PCR with Specific PCR Primers for the Detection of the Genus Paramecium and the Paramecium aurelia Complex 2015 ·Acta Protozoologica ·(unknown), Detlef Bernhard, Thomas U. Berendonk, Ewa Przyboś, Martin Schlegel	10
18	Female-specific flightless phenotype for mosquito control 2010 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Guoliang Fu, Rosemary Susan Lees, Derric Nimmo, (unknown), Jin Li, (unknown), Thomas U. Berendonk, Helen White‐Cooper, Sarah Scaife, (unknown), Osvaldo Marinotti, Nijole Jasinskiene, Anthony A. James, Luke Alphey	245
19	A Long-Term Conservation Tool for Cell Characteristics: Cryopreservation of Paramecium caudatum 2009 ·Protist ·Sascha Krenek, Thomas U. Berendonk	1
20	Ephemeral metapopulations show high genetic diversity at regional scales 2009 ·Ecology ·Thomas U. Berendonk, Ken Spitze, W. Charles Kerfoot	9

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