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D-Index
93
Citations
31906
World Ranking
1784
National Ranking
133

Andreas Kappler publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andreas Kappler sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 404 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Andreas Kappler D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andreas Kappler sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry

Overview

Andreas Kappler is affiliated with the University of Tübingen in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses several subfields including Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry and Petrology, Environmental Engineering, Pollution, and Ecology.

Their work focuses on a range of topics such as Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Arsenic contamination and mitigation, Mine drainage and remediation techniques, Iron oxide chemistry and applications, Metal Extraction and Bioleaching, and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology.

Among recent publications attributed to or involving Kappler, notable works include:

  • "The interplay between microbial communities and soil properties" (2023) in Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "An evolving view on biogeochemical cycling of iron" (2021) in Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "Fe(II) Redox Chemistry in the Environment" (2021) in Chemical Reviews
  • "Coupled iron cycling and organic matter transformation across redox interfaces" (2023) in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Iron mineral dissolution releases iron and associated organic carbon during permafrost thaw" (2020) in Nature Communications

The venues frequently publishing Kappler's research include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • FEMS Microbiology Ecology
  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts

Kappler has collaborated multiple times with several coauthors, including Casey Bryce, James M. Byrne, Sara Kleindienst, Muammar Mansor, and Daniel Straub.

In 2020, Kappler received the Geochemistry Fellow Honor from both the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry.

Best Publications

  • Ehrlich's Geomicrobiology

    Henry Lutz Ehrlich;Dianne K. Newman;Andreas Kappler

  • Biogeochemical Redox Processes and their Impact on Contaminant Dynamics

    Thomas Borch;Ruben Kretzschmar;Andreas Kappler;Philippe Van Cappellen

  • The interplay of microbially mediated and abiotic reactions in the biogeochemical Fe cycle

    Emily Denise Melton;Elizabeth D. Swanner;Sebastian Behrens;Caroline Schmidt

  • An evolving view on biogeochemical cycling of iron

    Andreas Kappler;Casey Bryce;Muammar Mansor;Ulf Lueder

  • Linking N2O emissions from biochar-amended soil to the structure and function of the N-cycling microbial community

    Johannes Harter;Hans Martin Krause;Stefanie Schuettler;Reiner Ruser

  • Biochar as an Electron Shuttle between Bacteria and Fe(III) Minerals

    Andreas Kappler;Marina Lisa Wuestner;Alexander Ruecker;Johannes Harter

  • Humic substances as fully regenerable electron acceptors in recurrently anoxic environments

    Laura Klüpfel;Annette Piepenbrock;Andreas Kappler;Michael Sander

  • Organic coating on biochar explains its nutrient retention and stimulation of soil fertility

    Nikolas Hagemann;Stephen Joseph;Stephen Joseph;Stephen Joseph;Hans Peter Schmidt;Claudia I. Kammann

  • Deposition of banded iron formations by anoxygenic phototrophic Fe(II)-oxidizing bacteria

    Andreas Kappler;Claudia Pasquero;Kurt O. Konhauser;Dianne K. Newman

  • Fe(II) Redox Chemistry in the Environment.

    Jianzhi Huang;Adele Jones;T. David Waite;Yiling Chen

  • Phenazines and Other Redox-Active Antibiotics Promote Microbial Mineral Reduction

    Maria E. Hernandez;Andreas Kappler;Dianne K. Newman

  • Geomicrobiological cycling of iron

    Andreas Kappler;Kristina L. Straub

  • Extracellular electron transfer through microbial reduction of solid-phase humic substances

    Eric E. Roden;Andreas Kappler;Iris Bauer;Jie Jiang

  • Magnetite and Green Rust: Synthesis, Properties, and Environmental Applications of Mixed-Valent Iron Minerals

    M. Usman;M. Usman;J. M. Byrne;A. Chaudhary;A. Chaudhary;S. Orsetti

  • Electron shuttling via humic acids in microbial iron(III) reduction in a freshwater sediment

    Andreas Kappler;Marcus Benz;Bernhard Schink;Andreas Brune

  • Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Uses Overlapping Pathways for Iron Reduction at a Distance and by Direct Contact under Conditions Relevant for Biofilms

    Douglas P. Lies;Maria E. Hernandez;Andreas Kappler;Randall E. Mielke

  • Formation of Fe(III)-minerals by Fe(II)-oxidizing photoautotrophic bacteria

    Andreas Kappler;Dianne K. Newman

  • Redox Transformation of Arsenic by Fe(II)-Activated Goethite (α-FeOOH)

    Katja Amstaetter;Thomas Borch;Philip Larese-Casanova;Andreas Kappler

  • Kinetics of microbial and chemical reduction of humic substances: implications for electron shuttling.

    Jie Jiang;Andreas Kappler

  • Redox cycling of Fe(II) and Fe(III) in magnetite by Fe-metabolizing bacteria.

    James M. Byrne;Nicole Klueglein;Carolyn Pearce;Carolyn Pearce;Kevin M. Rosso

  • Iron biomineralization by anaerobic neutrophilic iron-oxidizing bacteria

    Jennyfer Miot;Karim Benzerara;Guillaume Morin;Andreas Kappler

  • Linking Genes to Microbial Biogeochemical Cycling: Lessons from Arsenic

    Yong-Guan Zhu;Xi-Mei Xue;Andreas Kappler;Barry P Rosen

Frequent Co-Authors

Kurt O. Konhauser
Kurt O. Konhauser University of Alberta
Dianne K. Newman
Dianne K. Newman California Institute of Technology
Christian Schröder
Christian Schröder University of Stirling
Stefan B. Haderlein
Stefan B. Haderlein University of Tübingen
Thomas Borch
Thomas Borch Colorado State University
Michael Berg
Michael Berg Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Bernhard Schink
Bernhard Schink University of Konstanz
Stephen Joseph
Stephen Joseph University of Nottingham
Bo Barker Jørgensen
Bo Barker Jørgensen Aarhus University
Karim Benzerara
Karim Benzerara Sorbonne University

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