Tracy J. Mincer

14.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
59 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Tracy J. Mincer is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Tracy J. Mincer has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Ecology, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Tracy J. Mincer's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (27 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (14 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (14 papers). Tracy J. Mincer is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (27 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (14 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (14 papers). Tracy J. Mincer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Japan. Tracy J. Mincer's co-authors include Erik Zettler, Linda Amaral‐Zettler, William Fenical, Paul R. Jensen, Christopher A. Kauffman, Edward F. DeLong, Christina M. Preston, David M. Karl, Steven Hallam and Robert H. Feling and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Tracy J. Mincer

59 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris

2013 2.3k citations Erik Zettler, Tracy J. Mincer et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Community Genomics Among Stratified Microbial Assemblages in the Ocean's Interior

2006 1.0k citations Tracy J. Mincer et al. Science profile →
Ecology of the plastisphere

2020 897 citations Linda Amaral‐Zettler, Erik Zettler et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
Salinosporamide A: A Highly Cytotoxic Proteasome Inhibitor from a Novel Microbial Source, a Marine Bacterium of the New Genus Salinospora

2003 813 citations Robert H. Feling, Greg O. Buchanan et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Phytoplankton in the ocean use non-phosphorus lipids in response to phosphorus scarcity

2009 595 citations Benjamin A. S. Van Mooy, Helen F. Fredricks et al. Nature profile →
The distribution of subsurface microplastics in the ocean

2025 41 citations Shiye Zhao, Karin Kvale et al. Nature profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tracy J. Mincer

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The distribution of subsurface microplastics in the ocean breakdown → 2025 ·Nature ·Shiye Zhao, Karin Kvale, (unknown), Erik Zettler, Matthias Egger, Tracy J. Mincer, Linda Amaral‐Zettler, Laurent Lebreton, Helge Niemann, R. Nakajima, Martín Thiel, (unknown), Luisa Galgani, Aron Stubbins	41
2	Microbial dietary preference and interactions affect the export of lipids to the deep ocean 2024 ·Science ·Lars Behrendt, Uria Alcolombri, (unknown), Steven Smriga, Tracy J. Mincer, (unknown), Yutaka Yawata, François J. Peaudecerf, Vicente I. Fernandez, Helen F. Fredricks, Henrik Almblad, Joe J. Harrison, Roman Stocker, Benjamin A. S. Van Mooy	4
3	Pelagic microplastics in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre: A prevalent anthropogenic component of the particulate organic carbon pool 2023 ·PNAS Nexus ·Shiye Zhao, Tracy J. Mincer, Laurent Lebreton, Matthias Egger	18
4	Sargasso Sea Vibrio bacteria: Underexplored potential pathovars in a perturbed habitat 2023 ·Water Research ·Tracy J. Mincer, (unknown), Erik Zettler, Shiye Zhao, Alejandro Abdala Asbun, William D. Orsi, (unknown), Linda Amaral‐Zettler	26
5	Large quantities of small microplastics permeate the surface ocean to abyssal depths in the South Atlantic Gyre 2022 ·Global Change Biology ·Shiye Zhao, Erik Zettler, (unknown), Peigen Lin, Linda Amaral‐Zettler, Tracy J. Mincer	72
6	Ecology of the plastisphere breakdown → 2020 ·Nature Reviews Microbiology ·Linda Amaral‐Zettler, Erik Zettler, Tracy J. Mincer	897
7	Field-Based Evidence for Microplastic in Marine Aggregates and Mussels: Implications for Trophic Transfer 2018 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Shiye Zhao, J. Evan Ward, (unknown), Tracy J. Mincer	190
8	Application of nuclear techniques to environmental plastics research 2018 ·Journal of Environmental Radioactivity ·Chantal M. Lanctôt, Maya Al-Sid-Cheikh, Ana I. Catarino, Tom Cresswell, Bruno Danis, Hrissi K. Karapanagioti, Tracy J. Mincer, François Oberhänsli, Peter W. Swarzenski, Imma Tolosa, Marc Métian	41
9	The Trichodesmium consortium: conserved heterotrophic co-occurrence and genomic signatures of potential interactions 2017 ·The ISME Journal ·Michael Lee, Nathan G. Walworth, (unknown), Fei‐Xue Fu, Tracy J. Mincer, Naomi M. Levine, David A. Hutchins, Eric A. Webb	60
10	Biosynthesis of coral settlement cue tetrabromopyrrole in marine bacteria by a uniquely adapted brominase–thioesterase enzyme pair 2016 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Vinayak Agarwal, Stefan Diethelm, Imran R. Rahman, Michelle Schorn, Jennifer M. Sneed, Gordon V. Louie, Kristen E. Whalen, Tracy J. Mincer, Joseph P. Noel, Valerie J. Paul, Bradley S. Moore	81
11	Methanol Production by a Broad Phylogenetic Array of Marine Phytoplankton 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Tracy J. Mincer, (unknown)	50
12	The biogeography of the Plastisphere: implications for policy 2015 ·Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment ·Linda Amaral‐Zettler, Erik Zettler, Beth Slikas, (unknown), (unknown), Clare E. Morrall, G. Proskurowski, Tracy J. Mincer	288
13	Humpback Whale Populations Share a Core Skin Bacterial Community: Towards a Health Index for Marine Mammals? 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Amy Apprill, Jooke Robbins, A. Murat Eren, Adam A. Pack, Julie Réveillaud, David K. Mattila, Michael J. Moore, Misty Niemeyer, Kathleen N. Moore, Tracy J. Mincer	100
14	Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris breakdown → 2013 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Erik Zettler, Tracy J. Mincer, Linda Amaral‐Zettler	2291
15	Microbial diversity and methanogenic activity of Antrim Shale formation waters from recently fractured wells 2013 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·Cornelia Wuchter, (unknown), Tracy J. Mincer, Nicholas J. Drenzek, Marco J. L. Coolen	81
16	Ecological Populations of Bacteria Act as Socially Cohesive Units of Antibiotic Production and Resistance 2012 ·Science ·Otto X. Cordero, Hans Wildschutte, Benjamin C Kirkup, (unknown), (unknown), Fatima A. Hussain, Frédérique Le Roux, Tracy J. Mincer, Martin F. Polz	212
17	Marine actinomycete diversity and natural product discovery 2005 ·Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ·Paul R. Jensen, Tracy J. Mincer, Philip G. Williams, William Fenical	236
18	Phylogenetic Analyses and Diterpenoid Production by Marine Bacteria of the Genus Saprospira 2004 ·Current Microbiology ·Tracy J. Mincer, (unknown), Paul R. Jensen, William Fenical	12
19	Salinosporamide A: A Highly Cytotoxic Proteasome Inhibitor from a Novel Microbial Source, a Marine Bacterium of the New Genus Salinospora breakdown → 2003 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Robert H. Feling, Greg O. Buchanan, Tracy J. Mincer, Christopher A. Kauffman, Paul R. Jensen, William Fenical	813
20	Widespread and Persistent Populations of a Major New Marine Actinomycete Taxon in Ocean Sediments 2002 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Tracy J. Mincer, Paul R. Jensen, Christopher A. Kauffman, William Fenical	454

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