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14283
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Assaf Vardi 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 Assaf Vardi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 155 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Assaf Vardi 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 Assaf Vardi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Assaf Vardi is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. Their research spans multiple disciplines within environmental science, with a primary focus on microbial community ecology and physiology, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, and marine and coastal ecosystems.

Their scholarly work has frequently appeared in several publication venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The ISME Journal
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • Nature Microbiology

Vardi's research has contributed to subfields such as ecology, oceanography, molecular biology, environmental chemistry, and global and planetary change. Key topics of investigation cover microbial community ecology and physiology, bacteriophage-host interactions, methane hydrates phenomena, and protist diversity and phylogeny.

Frequent co-authors in Vardi's work include Daniella Schatz, J. Michel Flores, Flora Vincent, Shifra Ben-Dor, and Ilan Koren, with collaborative publications reflecting sustained scientific partnerships.

Some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Vardi include:

  • "Airborne microplastic particles detected in the remote marine atmosphere," 2020, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Microbial metabolites in the marine carbon cycle," 2022, Nature Microbiology
  • "Classification and Nomenclature of Metacaspases and Paracaspases: No More Confusion with Caspases," 2020, Molecular Cell
  • "A single-cell view on alga-virus interactions reveals sequential transcriptional programs and infection states," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Algal blooms in the ocean: hot spots for chemically mediated microbial interactions," 2023, Nature Reviews Microbiology

Best Publications

  • The Genome of the Diatom Thalassiosira Pseudonana: Ecology, Evolution, and Metabolism

    E. Virginia Armbrust;John A. Berges;Chris Bowler;Beverley R. Green

  • The Phaeodactylum genome reveals the evolutionary history of diatom genomes

    Chris Bowler;Andrew E. Allen;Andrew E. Allen;Jonathan H. Badger;Jane Grimwood

  • Programmed cell death of the dinoflagellate Peridinium gatunense is mediated by CO2 limitation and oxidative stress

    Assaf Vardi;Ilana Berman-Frank;Taly Rozenberg;Ora Hadas

  • A stress surveillance system based on calcium and nitric oxide in marine diatoms.

    Assaf Vardi;Assaf Vardi;Fabio Formiggini;Fabio Formiggini;Raffaella Casotti;Alessandra De Martino;Alessandra De Martino

  • Towards clarification of the biological role of microcystins, a family of cyanobacterial toxins

    Daniella Schatz;Yael Keren;Assaf Vardi;Assaf Sukenik

  • Viral Glycosphingolipids Induce Lytic Infection and Cell Death in Marine Phytoplankton

    Assaf Vardi;Benjamin A. S. Van Mooy;Helen F. Fredricks;Kimberly J. Popendorf

  • Airborne microplastic particles detected in the remote marine atmosphere

    Miri Trainic;J. Michel Flores;Iddo Pinkas;Maria Luiza Pedrotti

  • Oceanographic and Biogeochemical Insights from Diatom Genomes

    Chris Bowler;Assaf Vardi;Andrew E. Allen

  • Identification of the algal dimethyl sulfide–releasing enzyme: A missing link in the marine sulfur cycle

    Uria Alcolombri;Shifra Ben-Dor;Ester Feldmesser;Yishai Levin

  • Dinoflagellate-Cyanobacterium Communication May Determine the Composition of Phytoplankton Assemblage in a Mesotrophic Lake

    Assaf Vardi;Daniella Schatz;Karen Beeri;Uzi Motro

  • Host-virus dynamics and subcellular controls of cell fate in a natural coccolithophore population.

    Assaf Vardi;Liti Haramaty;Benjamin A. S. Van Mooy;Helen F. Fredricks

  • Inhibition of growth and photosynthesis of the dinoflagellate Peridinium gatunense by Microcystis sp. (cyanobacteria): A novel allelopathic mechanism

    Assaf Sukenik;Rachel Eshkol;Alexander Livne;Ora Hadas

  • Virocell Metabolism: Metabolic Innovations During Host–Virus Interactions in the Ocean

    Shilo Rosenwasser;Carmit Ziv;Shiri Graff van Creveld;Assaf Vardi

  • Insights into the Evolution of Multicellularity from the Sea Lettuce Genome

    Olivier De Clerck;Shu Min Kao;Kenny A. Bogaert;Jonas Blomme

  • An ecological and evolutionary context for integrated nitrogen metabolism and related signaling pathways in marine diatoms

    Andrew E Allen;Assaf Vardi;Chris Bowler

  • Coccolithovirus facilitation of carbon export in the North Atlantic

    Christien P. Laber;Jonathan E. Hunter;Filipa Carvalho;Filipa Carvalho;James R. Collins

  • A diatom gene regulating nitric-oxide signaling and susceptibility to diatom-derived aldehydes.

    Assaf Vardi;Assaf Vardi;Kay D. Bidle;Clifford Kwityn;Donald J. Hirsh

  • Mapping the diatom redox-sensitive proteome provides insight into response to nitrogen stress in the marine environment

    Shilo Rosenwasser;Shiri Graff van Creveld;Daniella Schatz;Sergey Malitsky

  • Rewiring Host Lipid Metabolism by Large Viruses Determines the Fate of Emiliania huxleyi, a Bloom-Forming Alga in the Ocean

    Shilo Rosenwasser;Michaela A. Mausz;Daniella Schatz;Uri Sheyn

  • Potential impact of stress activated retrotransposons on genome evolution in a marine diatom

    Florian Maumus;Andrew E Allen;Andrew E Allen;Corinne Mhiri;Hanhua Hu

Frequent Co-Authors

Ilan Koren
Ilan Koren Weizmann Institute of Science
Chris Bowler
Chris Bowler École Normale Supérieure
Yinon Rudich
Yinon Rudich Weizmann Institute of Science
Andrew E. Allen
Andrew E. Allen J. Craig Venter Institute
Emmanuel Boss
Emmanuel Boss University of Maine
Aaron Kaplan
Aaron Kaplan Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Asaph Aharoni
Asaph Aharoni Weizmann Institute of Science
Benjamin A. S. Van Mooy
Benjamin A. S. Van Mooy Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Roman Stocker
Roman Stocker ETH Zurich
Fabien Lombard
Fabien Lombard Villefranche Oceanographic Laboratory

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