Thorsten Dittmar

39.5k total citations · 15 hit papers
278 papers, 29.2k citations indexed

About

Thorsten Dittmar is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Thorsten Dittmar has authored 278 papers receiving a total of 29.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 180 papers in Oceanography, 147 papers in Ecology and 58 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Thorsten Dittmar's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (172 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (76 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (51 papers). Thorsten Dittmar is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (172 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (76 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (51 papers). Thorsten Dittmar collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Thorsten Dittmar's co-authors include Boris Koch, Gerhard Kattner, Jutta Niggemann, Aron Stubbins, Norbert Hertkorn, Thomas Riedel, Lars J. Tranvik, Michael W. Schmidt, Steven Bouillon and Erik Kristensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Thorsten Dittmar

268 papers receiving 28.7k citations

Hit Papers

Persistence of soil organ... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2011 2008 2006 2008 2008 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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.

  1. Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property
    2011 4.4k citations Thorsten Dittmar, Georg Guggenberger et al. profile →
  2. A simple and efficient method for the solid‐phase extraction of dissolved organic matter (SPE‐DOM) from seawater
    2008 1.5k citations Thorsten Dittmar et al. profile →
  3. From mass to structure: an aromaticity index for high‐resolution mass data of natural organic matter
    2006 1.3k citations Thorsten Dittmar et al. profile →
  4. Organic carbon dynamics in mangrove ecosystems: A review
    2008 1.0k citations Thorsten Dittmar et al. profile →
  5. Mangrove production and carbon sinks: A revision of global budget estimates
    2008 944 citations Thorsten Dittmar et al. Global Biogeochemical Cycles profile →
  6. Chemodiversity of dissolved organic matter in lakes driven by climate and hydrology
    2014 640 citations Anne M. Kellerman, Thorsten Dittmar et al. profile →
  7. Persistence of dissolved organic matter in lakes related to its molecular characteristics
    2015 558 citations Anne M. Kellerman, Thorsten Dittmar et al. profile →
  8. Global Charcoal Mobilization from Soils via Dissolution and Riverine Transport to the Oceans
    2013 458 citations Rudolf Jaffé, Jutta Niggemann et al. profile →
  9. Iron traps terrestrially derived dissolved organic matter at redox interfaces
    2013 437 citations Thorsten Dittmar et al. profile →
  10. From mass to structure: an aromaticity index for high‐resolution mass data of natural organic matter
    2015 391 citations Thorsten Dittmar et al. profile →
  11. Persistence of dissolved organic matter explained by molecular changes during its passage through soil
    2019 351 citations Vanessa-Nina Roth, Markus Lange et al. profile →
  12. What’s in an EEM? Molecular Signatures Associated with Dissolved Organic Fluorescence in Boreal Canada
    2014 329 citations Aron Stubbins, Thorsten Dittmar et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  13. Universal molecular structures in natural dissolved organic matter
    2018 295 citations Maren Zark, Thorsten Dittmar profile →
  14. Enigmatic persistence of dissolved organic matter in the ocean
    2021 152 citations Thorsten Dittmar, Sinikka T. Lennartz et al. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment profile →
  15. The black carbon cycle and its role in the Earth system
    2022 139 citations Sinikka T. Lennartz, Michael Seidel et al. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Thorsten Dittmar 13.6k 12.0k 5.9k 5.9k 4.2k 278 29.2k
Patrick G. Hatcher 7.0k 0.5× 6.4k 0.5× 3.3k 0.6× 4.4k 0.8× 3.3k 0.8× 398 26.7k
John I. Hedges 13.4k 1.0× 16.0k 1.3× 7.1k 1.2× 8.5k 1.4× 1.8k 0.4× 142 32.0k
Sybil P. Seitzinger 9.5k 0.7× 8.0k 0.7× 12.9k 2.2× 5.7k 1.0× 5.9k 1.4× 127 34.0k
Lars J. Tranvik 12.6k 0.9× 15.6k 1.3× 10.5k 1.8× 4.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.3× 216 28.9k
Ronald Benner 13.5k 1.0× 17.2k 1.4× 5.9k 1.0× 4.8k 0.8× 963 0.2× 231 27.1k
Diane M. McKnight 8.6k 0.6× 7.1k 0.6× 7.5k 1.3× 4.8k 0.8× 1.1k 0.3× 309 23.0k
James J. Elser 16.6k 1.2× 8.9k 0.7× 13.7k 2.3× 2.0k 0.3× 7.0k 1.7× 307 39.9k
James N. Galloway 11.2k 0.8× 5.1k 0.4× 10.7k 1.8× 10.9k 1.9× 8.8k 2.1× 313 44.4k
Timothy I. Eglinton 8.1k 0.6× 6.3k 0.5× 5.9k 1.0× 12.2k 2.1× 1.1k 0.2× 412 22.3k
David M. Karl 23.6k 1.7× 27.4k 2.3× 8.7k 1.5× 4.3k 0.7× 1.6k 0.4× 438 43.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thorsten Dittmar

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All Works

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Guigue, Catherine, et al.. (2024). Optical characterization of black carbon-derived DOM: Implication for the fluorescence detection of fuel combustion products in marine waters. Marine Chemistry. 265-266. 104432–104432. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Bingbing, Michael Seidel, Gesine Mollenhauer, et al.. (2024). Rapid Down‐Slope Transport of Fresh Dissolved Organic Matter to the Deep Ocean in the Eastern North Atlantic. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(21). 2 indexed citations
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Yau, Yvonne Y. Y., Alex Cabral, Tristan McKenzie, et al.. (2024). Carbon Outwelling and Uptake Along a Tidal Glacier‐Lagoon‐Ocean Continuum. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 129(6). 2 indexed citations
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Nieto‐Cid, Mar, et al.. (2023). Solid phase extraction of ocean dissolved organic matter with PPL cartridges: efficiency and selectivity. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 15 indexed citations
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Mohr, Wiebke, Timothy G. Ferdelman, Julie LaRoche, et al.. (2021). Niche partitioning by photosynthetic plankton as a driver of CO2-fixation across the oligotrophic South Pacific Subtropical Ocean. The ISME Journal. 16(2). 465–476. 12 indexed citations
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Cabral, Alex, Thorsten Dittmar, Mitchell Call, et al.. (2021). Carbon and alkalinity outwelling across the groundwater‐creek‐shelf continuum off Amazonian mangroves. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 6(6). 369–378. 34 indexed citations
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Dittmar, Thorsten, Sinikka T. Lennartz, Hagen Buck‐Wiese, et al.. (2021). Enigmatic persistence of dissolved organic matter in the ocean. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 2(8). 570–583. 152 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fellman, Jason B., Eran Hood, Anne M. Kellerman, et al.. (2021). The evolution of stream dissolved organic matter composition following glacier retreat in coastal watersheds of southeast Alaska. Biogeochemistry. 164(1). 99–116. 13 indexed citations
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Lange, Markus, Vanessa-Nina Roth, Nico Eisenhauer, et al.. (2020). Plant diversity enhances production and downward transport of biodegradable dissolved organic matter. Journal of Ecology. 109(3). 1284–1297. 39 indexed citations
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Merder, Julian, Jan A. Freund, Ulrike Feudel, et al.. (2020). ICBM-OCEAN: Processing Ultrahigh-Resolution Mass Spectrometry Data of Complex Molecular Mixtures. Analytical Chemistry. 92(10). 6832–6838. 113 indexed citations
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Waska, Hannelore, Hans‐Jürgen Brumsack, Gudrun Massmann, et al.. (2019). Inorganic and organic iron and copper species of the subterranean estuary: Origins and fate. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 259. 211–232. 20 indexed citations
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Reese, Brandi Kiel, Laura Zinke, Beth N. Orcutt, et al.. (2018). Nitrogen Cycling of Active Bacteria within Oligotrophic Sediment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Flank. Geomicrobiology Journal. 35(6). 468–483. 29 indexed citations
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Koch, Hanna, Thomas Schweder, Beatriz E. Noriega‐Ortega, et al.. (2018). Biphasic cellular adaptations and ecological implications of Alteromonas macleodii degrading a mixture of algal polysaccharides. The ISME Journal. 13(1). 92–103. 59 indexed citations
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Call, Mitchell, Isaac R. Santos, Thorsten Dittmar, et al.. (2018). High pore-water derived CO2 and CH4 emissions from a macro-tidal mangrove creek in the Amazon region. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 247. 106–120. 58 indexed citations
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Roebuck, Alan, Michael Seidel, Thorsten Dittmar, & Rudolf Jaffé. (2018). Land Use Controls on the Spatial Variability of Dissolved Black Carbon in a Subtropical Watershed. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(15). 8104–8114. 44 indexed citations
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Benavides, Mar, Pia H. Moisander, Jutta Niggemann, et al.. (2018). Aphotic N 2 fixation along an oligotrophic to ultraoligotrophic transect in the western tropical South Pacific Ocean. Biogeosciences. 15(10). 3107–3119. 13 indexed citations
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Medeiros, Patricia M., Michael Seidel, Nicholas Ward, et al.. (2015). Fate of the Amazon River dissolved organic matter in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 29(5). 677–690. 175 indexed citations
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Dittmar, Thorsten, et al.. (2001). Regeneration of nutrients in the northern Benguela upwelling and the Angola-Benguela Front areas. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 11 indexed citations

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