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53
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14733
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15954
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444

Andrew S. Whiteley 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 Andrew S. Whiteley sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 143 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrew S. Whiteley 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 Andrew S. Whiteley sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Andrew S. Whiteley is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions across ecology, molecular biology, infectious diseases, biomedical engineering, and soil science.

Their recent publications reflect a diverse engagement with topics including microbial community ecology and physiology, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, biosensors and analytical detection, environmental DNA in biodiversity studies, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and gut microbiota and health.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Whiteley include:

  • Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Examining assumptions of soil microbial ecology in the monitoring of ecological restoration, 2020, Ecological Solutions and Evidence
  • Functional analysis of pristine estuarine marine sediments, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Minimizing Errors in RT-PCR Detection and Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for Wastewater Surveillance, 2021, Preprints.org
  • Polymer-coated rock mineral fertilizer has potential to substitute soluble fertilizer for increasing growth, nutrient uptake, and yield of wheat, 2020, Biology and Fertility of Soils

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Whiteley include:

  • Michael J. Wise
  • Benjamin Moreira-Grez
  • Paton Vuong
  • Parwinder Kaur
  • Warish Ahmed

Whiteley has published multiple articles in leading venues such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Environmental Sciences Europe
  • Ecological Solutions and Evidence
  • Preprints.org

The varied research fields covered by Whiteley encompass environmental science as the primary discipline, with an emphasis on subfields like ecology, molecular biology, infectious diseases, biomedical engineering, and soil science. Their work integrates applied and theoretical aspects of microbial ecology, pathogen detection techniques, and soil nutrient management.

Best Publications

  • Rapid Method for Coextraction of DNA and RNA from Natural Environments for Analysis of Ribosomal DNA- and rRNA-Based Microbial Community Composition

    Robert I. Griffiths;Andrew S. Whiteley;Anthony G. O'Donnell;Mark J. Bailey

  • The bacterial biogeography of British soils.

    Robert I. Griffiths;Bruce C. Thomson;Phillip James;Thomas Bell

  • Minimum information about a marker gene sequence (MIMARKS) and minimum information about any (x) sequence (MIxS) specifications.

    Pelin Yilmaz;Pelin Yilmaz;Renzo Kottmann;Dawn Field;Rob Knight;Rob Knight

  • RNA Stable Isotope Probing, a Novel Means of Linking Microbial Community Function to Phylogeny

    Mike Manefield;Andrew S. Whiteley;Robert I. Griffiths;Mark J. Bailey

  • Unravelling rhizosphere–microbial interactions: opportunities and limitations

    Brajesh K. Singh;Peter Millard;Andrew S. Whiteley;J.Colin Murrell

  • Advances in restoration ecology: rising to the challenges of the coming decades

    Michael P. Perring;Michael P. Perring;Rachel J. Standish;Rachel J. Standish;Jodi N. Price;Michael D. Craig;Michael D. Craig

  • DNA stable-isotope probing

    Andrew S Whiteley;Bruce Thomson;Tillmann Lueders;Mike Manefield

  • Shifting carbon flow from roots into associated microbial communities in response to elevated atmospheric CO2.

    Barbara Drigo;Agata S. Pijl;Henk Duyts;Anna M. Kielak

  • Raman microscopic analysis of single microbial cells

    Wei E Huang;Robert I Griffiths;Ian P Thompson;Mark J Bailey

  • Raman-FISH: combining stable-isotope Raman spectroscopy and fluorescence in situ hybridization for the single cell analysis of identity and function

    Wei E. Huang;Kilian Stoecker;Robert Griffiths;Lyndsay Newbold

  • Bacterial community structure and physiological state within an industrial phenol bioremediation system

    Andrew S. Whiteley;Mark J. Bailey

  • Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance

    Warish Ahmed;Stuart L. Simpson;Paul M. Bertsch;Kyle Bibby

  • Global phylogeography and ancient evolution of the widespread human gut virus crAssphage

    Robert A. Edwards;Alejandro A. Vega;Holly M. Norman;Maria Ohaeri

  • Physiological and Community Responses of Established Grassland Bacterial Populations to Water Stress

    Robert I. Griffiths;Andrew S. Whiteley;Anthony G. O'Donnell;Mark J. Bailey

  • Microbial 16S rRNA Ion Tag and community metagenome sequencing using the Ion Torrent (PGM) Platform

    Andrew S. Whiteley;Sasha Jenkins;Ian Waite;Nina Kresoje;Nina Kresoje

  • Influence of depth and sampling time on bacterial community structure in an upland grassland soil

    Robert I. Griffiths;Robert I. Griffiths;Andrew S. Whiteley;Anthony G. O'Donnell;Mark J. Bailey

  • N‐acyl‐l‐homoserine lactones (AHLs) affect microbial community composition and function in activated sludge

    Anna Valle;Mark J. Bailey;Andrew S. Whiteley;Mike Manefield

  • Resolving genetic functions within microbial populations: In situ analyses using rRNA and mRNA stable isotope probing coupled with single-cell raman-fluorescence in situ hybridization

    Wei E. Huang;Andrew Ferguson;Andrew C. Singer;Kathryn Lawson

  • Aerobic proteobacterial methylotrophs in Movile Cave: genomic and metagenomic analyses

    Deepak Kumaresan;Deepak Kumaresan;Jason Stephenson;Andrew C. Doxey;Hina Bandukwala

  • Technical considerations for RNA-based stable isotope probing: an approach to associating microbial diversity with microbial community function.

    Mike Manefield;Andrew S. Whiteley;Nick Ostle;Philip Ineson

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark J. Bailey
Mark J. Bailey Natural Environment Research Council
Robert I. Griffiths
Robert I. Griffiths University of Oxford
Anthony G. O'Donnell
Anthony G. O'Donnell University of Western Australia
Niall P. McNamara
Niall P. McNamara UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
J. Colin Murrell
J. Colin Murrell University of East Anglia
Daniel S. Read
Daniel S. Read UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Nick Ostle
Nick Ostle Lancaster University
Jinshui Wu
Jinshui Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhenke Zhu
Zhenke Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lynette Abbott
Lynette Abbott University of Western Australia

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