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Alfred M. Spormann

Alfred M. Spormann

Stanford University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
16455
World Ranking
6718
National Ranking
3117

Alfred M. Spormann publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfred M. Spormann sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 210 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Alfred M. Spormann D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfred M. Spormann sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alfred M. Spormann is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Environmental Science, Engineering, and Energy, with a focus on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Environmental Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Ecology, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics explored in their work include:

  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies

Key publications by Alfred M. Spormann include:

  • "Metabolic strategies of marine subseafloor Chloroflexi inferred from genome reconstructions," 2020, Environmental Microbiology
  • "Cultivating electroactive microbes-from field to bench," 2020, Nanotechnology
  • "Designing a Zn-Ag Catalyst Matrix and Electrolyzer System for CO2 Conversion to CO and Beyond," 2021, Advanced Materials
  • "In situ electrochemical H2 production for efficient and stable power-to-gas electromethanogenesis," 2020, Green Chemistry
  • "Efficient Hydrogen Delivery for Microbial Electrosynthesis via 3D-Printed Cathodes," 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Jörg S. Deutzmann
  • Frauke Kracke
  • Wenyu Gu
  • Sarah E. Baker
  • Buddhinie Srimali Jayathilake

Alfred M. Spormann has published multiple articles in key venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Green Chemistry
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Cell Reports Physical Science

Best Publications

  • Towards environmental systems biology of Shewanella

    James K. Fredrickson;Margaret F. Romine;Alexander S. Beliaev;Jennifer M. Auchtung

  • Anaerobic bacterial metabolism of hydrocarbons

    Johann Heider;Alfred M Spormann;Harry R Beller;Friedrich Widdel

  • Dehalococcoides mccartyi gen. nov., sp. nov., obligately organohalide-respiring anaerobic bacteria relevant to halogen cycling and bioremediation, belong to a novel bacterial class, Dehalococcoidia classis nov., order Dehalococcoidales ord. nov. and family Dehalococcoidaceae fam. nov., within the phylum Chloroflexi.

    Frank E. Löffler;Jun Yan;Kirsti M. Ritalahti;Kirsti M. Ritalahti;Lorenz Adrian

  • Molecular Identification of the Catabolic Vinyl Chloride Reductase from Dehalococcoides sp. Strain VS and Its Environmental Distribution

    Jochen A. Müller;Bettina M. Rosner;Gregory von Abendroth;Galit Meshulam-Simon

  • Metabolism of alkylbenzenes, alkanes, and other hydrocarbons in anaerobic bacteria.

    Alfred M. Spormann;Friedrich Widdel

  • Bacteria from Diverse Habitats Colonize and Compete in the Mouse Gut

    Henning Seedorf;Nicholas W. Griffin;Vanessa K. Ridaura;Alejandro Reyes

  • The NASA Astrobiology Roadmap.

    David J. Des Marais;Louis J. Allamandola;Steven A. Benner;Alan P. Boss

  • A metabolomic view of how the human gut microbiota impacts the host metabolome using humanized and gnotobiotic mice

    A Marcobal;P C Kashyap;P C Kashyap;T A Nelson;P A Aronov

  • Growth of a Dehalococcoides-Like Microorganism on Vinyl Chloride and cis-Dichloroethene as Electron Acceptors as Determined by Competitive PCR

    Alison M. Cupples;Alfred M. Spormann;Perry L. McCarty

  • Extracellular Enzymes Facilitate Electron Uptake in Biocorrosion and Bioelectrosynthesis

    Jörg S. Deutzmann;Merve Sahin;Alfred M. Spormann

  • Control of Formation and Cellular Detachment from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Biofilms by Cyclic di-GMP

    Kai M. Thormann;Stefanie Duttler;Renee M. Saville;Mamoru Hyodo

  • Isolation and characterization of a novel toluene-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium.

    H R Beller;A M Spormann;P K Sharma;J R Cole

  • Induction of Rapid Detachment in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Biofilms

    Kai M. Thormann;Renée M. Saville;Soni Shukla;Alfred M. Spormann

  • Initial Phases of biofilm formation in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1.

    Kai M. Thormann;Renée M. Saville;Soni Shukla;Dale A. Pelletier

  • Biochemistry of acetate catabolism in anaerobic chemotrophic bacteria.

    Thauer Rk;Möller-Zinkhan D;Spormann Am

  • Gliding motility in bacteria: insights from studies of Myxococcus xanthus.

    Alfred M. Spormann

  • Hydrogenase-independent uptake and metabolism of electrons by the archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis.

    Svenja T Lohner;Jörg S Deutzmann;Bruce E Logan;John Leigh

  • Linking Microbial Phylogeny to Metabolic Activity at the Single-Cell Level by Using Enhanced Element Labeling-Catalyzed Reporter Deposition Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (EL-FISH) and NanoSIMS

    Sebastian Behrens;Tina Lösekann;Jennifer Pett-Ridge;Peter K. Weber

  • Scanning transmission X‐ray microscopy study of microbial calcification

    K. Benzerara;T. H. Yoon;T. Tyliszczak;B. Constantz

  • Periplasmic Electron Transfer via the c-Type Cytochromes MtrA and FccA of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1

    Bjoern Schuetz;Marcus Schicklberger;Johannes Kuermann;Alfred M. Spormann

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon E. Brown
Gordon E. Brown Stanford University
Lewis Semprini
Lewis Semprini Oregon State University
Perry L. McCarty
Perry L. McCarty Stanford University
Alexis S. Templeton
Alexis S. Templeton University of Colorado Boulder
Jennifer Pett-Ridge
Jennifer Pett-Ridge Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Susan Holmes
Susan Holmes Stanford University
Karim Benzerara
Karim Benzerara Sorbonne University
Brad M. Bebout
Brad M. Bebout Ames Research Center
Tori M. Hoehler
Tori M. Hoehler Ames Research Center
Gary K. Schoolnik
Gary K. Schoolnik Stanford University

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