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D-Index
114
Citations
43158
World Ranking
207
National Ranking
12

Alfons J. M. Stams publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfons J. M. Stams sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 515 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Alfons J. M. Stams D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfons J. M. Stams sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 114 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alfons J. M. Stams is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research focuses on various aspects of environmental science, engineering, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their recent publications show a strong emphasis on microbial processes, anaerobic digestion, and environmental microbiology. Some of the notable papers include:

  • The reductive glycine pathway allows autotrophic growth of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The bacterial sulfur cycle in expanding dysoxic and euxinic marine waters, 2020, Environmental Microbiology
  • Principles, Advances, and Perspectives of Anaerobic Digestion of Lipids, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Anaerobic microbial methanol conversion in marine sediments, 2021, Environmental Microbiology
  • Enrichment of Anaerobic Syngas-Converting Communities and Isolation of a Novel Carboxydotrophic Acetobacterium wieringae Strain JM, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alfons J. M. Stams include:

  • Diana Z. Sousa
  • Irene Sánchez-Andrea
  • M. M. Alves
  • A. J. Cavaleiro
  • Caroline M. Plugge

Their publications have appeared predominantly in these venues:

  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Microorganisms
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Environmental Science & Technology

The main fields of study they contribute to are:

  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

More specific subfields of their work include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Ecology

The primary topics of their research cover:

  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques

Best Publications

  • The ecology and biotechnology of sulphate-reducing bacteria

    Gerard Muyzer;Alfons J. M. Stams

  • Electron transfer in syntrophic communities of anaerobic bacteria and archaea

    Alfons J. M. Stams;Caroline M. Plugge

  • Utilisation of biomass for the supply of energy carriers

    P. A. M. Claassen;J. B. van Lier;A. M. Lopez Contreras;E. W. J. van Niel

  • Metabolic interactions between anaerobic bacteria in methanogenic environments.

    Alfons J. M. Stams

  • Methanogenesis from acetate: a comparison of the acetate metabolism in Methanothrix soehngenii and Methanosarcina spp.

    Mike S.M. Jetten;Alfons J.M. Stams;Alexander J.B. Zehnder

  • Microbiology of synthesis gas fermentation for biofuel production.

    Anne M Henstra;Jan Sipma;Arjen Rinzema;Alfons J M Stams

  • A highly purified enrichment culture couples the reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethene to growth

    C. Holliger;G. Schraa;A.J.M. Stams;A.J.B. Zehnder

  • Syntrophism among Prokaryotes

    Bernhard Schink;Alfons J. M. Stams

  • Exocellular electron transfer in anaerobic microbial communities.

    Alfons J. M. Stams;Frank A. M. De Bok;Caroline M. Plugge;Miriam H. A. Van Eekert

  • Chain elongation in anaerobic reactor microbiomes to recover resources from waste.

    Catherine M. Spirito;Hanno Richter;Korneel Rabaey;Alfons Johannes Maria Stams

  • Biomethanation and its potential

    Irini Angelidaki;Dimitar Borisov Karakashev;Damien J. Batstone;Caroline M. Plugge

  • Physiology, Ecology, Phylogeny, and Genomics of Microorganisms Capable of Syntrophic Metabolism

    Michael J. McInerney;Christopher G. Struchtemeyer;Jessica R Sieber;Housna Mouttaki

  • Enhanced biodegradation of aromatic pollutants in cocultures of anaerobic and aerobic bacterial consortia

    Jim A. Field;Alfons J. M. Stams;Mario Kato;Gosse Schraa

  • Sulfate reduction in methanogenic bioreactors

    Stefanie J.W.H.;Oude Elferink;André Visser;Look W. Hulshoff Pol

  • Metabolic flexibility of sulfate-reducing bacteria.

    Caroline M. Plugge;Weiwen Zhang;Johannes C. M. Scholten;Alfons J. M. Stams

  • A benzene-degrading nitrate-reducing microbial consortium displays aerobic and anaerobic benzene degradation pathways.

    Siavash Atashgahi;Bastian Hornung;Marcelle J. van der Waals;Ulisses Nunes da Rocha;Ulisses Nunes da Rocha

  • Sulfate reduction at low pH to remediate acid mine drainage.

    Irene Sánchez-Andrea;Irene Sánchez-Andrea;Jose Luis Sanz;Martijn F. M. Bijmans;Alfons Johannes Maria Stams

  • SUBSTRATE AND PRODUCT INHIBITION OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION BY THE EXTREME THERMOPHILE CALDICELLULOSIRUPTOR SACCHAROLYTICUS

    Ed W. J. van Niel;Pieternel A. M. Claassen;Alfons J. M. Stams

  • Interspecies electron transfer in methanogenic propionate degrading consortia.

    F.A.M. de Bok;C.M. Plugge;A.J.M. Stams

  • Growth of Syntrophic Propionate-Oxidizing Bacteria with Fumarate in the Absence of Methanogenic Bacteria

    Alfons J. M. Stams;Johan B. Van Dijk;Cor Dijkema;Caroline M. Plugge

  • Purification and characterization of an extremely thermostable β-glucosidase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus

    Servé W. M. Kengen;Evert J. Luesink;Alfons J. M. Stams;Alexander J. B. Zehnder

Frequent Co-Authors

Caroline M. Plugge
Caroline M. Plugge Wageningen University & Research
M. Madalena Alves
M. Madalena Alves University of Minho
Hauke Smidt
Hauke Smidt Wageningen University & Research
Piet N.L. Lens
Piet N.L. Lens University of Galway
Gatze Lettinga
Gatze Lettinga Wageningen University & Research
Alexander J. B. Zehnder
Alexander J. B. Zehnder Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Servé W. M. Kengen
Servé W. M. Kengen Wageningen University & Research
Willem M. de Vos
Willem M. de Vos Wageningen University & Research
Gerard Muyzer
Gerard Muyzer University of Amsterdam
J.B. van Lier
J.B. van Lier Delft University of Technology

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