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Aud Larsen

Aud Larsen

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
36
Citations
4589
World Ranking
7174
National Ranking
123

Aud Larsen publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aud Larsen sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 101 publications — 19th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Aud Larsen D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aud Larsen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Aud Larsen is affiliated with NORCE Research in Norway and specializes in environmental science with a focus on microbial community ecology and physiology. Their research explores various topics including bacteriophages and microbial interactions, methane hydrates and related phenomena, protist diversity and phylogeny, environmental DNA in biodiversity studies, marine and coastal ecosystems, and marine bivalve and aquaculture studies.

The main fields of study pursued by Larsen include environmental science, with subfields in ecology, molecular biology, oceanography, environmental chemistry, and global and planetary change. This multidisciplinary approach highlights their engagement with complex environmental and biological systems.

Aud Larsen has contributed to several recent scientific publications. Some of their notable papers include:

  • "Viral infection switches the balance between bacterial and eukaryotic recyclers of organic matter during coccolithophore blooms" (2023, Nature Communications)
  • "Still Arctic?-The changing Barents Sea" (2023, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene)
  • "Photosynthetic light requirement near the theoretical minimum detected in Arctic microalgae" (2024, Nature Communications)
  • "An 18S V4 rRNA metabarcoding dataset of protist diversity in the Atlantic inflow to the Arctic Ocean, through the year and down to 1000 m depth" (2021, Earth System Science Data)
  • "Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Ecosystem" (2024, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene)

Aud Larsen frequently publishes in journals such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene, Frontiers in Microbiology, and Limnology and Oceanography. These venues reflect the range and focus of their research activities.

Collaborations have been an important part of Larsen's work, with frequent co-authors including Gunnar Bratbak, Jorun K. Egge, Kyle Mayers, Oliver Müller, and Ruth-Anne Sandaa. This network underscores a collaborative research environment within the fields of environmental and microbial science.

Best Publications

  • Flow cytometric analysis of an Emiliana huxleyi bloom terminated by viral infection

    Stéphan Jacquet;Mikal Heldal;Debora Iglesias-Rodriguez;Aud Larsen

  • 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

  • Counterintuitive carbon-to-nutrient coupling in an Arctic pelagic ecosystem

    T. F. Thingstad;R. G. J. Bellerby;R. G. J. Bellerby;G. Bratbak;K. Y. Børsheim

  • Population dynamics and diversity of phytoplankton, bacteria and viruses in a seawater enclosure

    A. Larsen;T. Castberg;R.A. Sandaa;C.P.D. Brussaard

  • Spring phytoplankton bloom dynamics in Norwegian coastal waters: Microbial community succession and diversity

    Aud Larsen;Gro A. Fonnes Flaten;Ruth-Anne Sandaa;Tonje Castberg

  • Microbial population dynamics and diversity during a bloom of the marine coccolithophorid Emiliania huxleyi (Haptophyta)

    T. Castberg;A. Larsen;R.A. Sandaa;C.P.D. Brussaard

  • Air-sea fluxes of methanol, acetone, acetaldehyde, isoprene and DMS from a Norwegian fjord following a phytoplankton bloom in a mesocosm experiment

    V. Sinha;J. Williams;Michael Meyerhöfer;Ulf Riebesell

  • Seasonal Variations in Virus-Host Populations in Norwegian Coastal Waters: Focusing on the Cyanophage Community Infecting Marine Synechococcus spp.

    Ruth-Anne Sandaa;Aud Larsen

  • Growth rate and toxicity of Prymnesium parvum and Prymnesium patelliferum(haptophyta) in response to changes in salinity, light and temperature

    Aud Larsen;Sarah Bryant;Ulf Båmstedt

  • Isolation and characterization of a virus that infects Emiliania huxleyi (Haptophyta)

    Tonje Castberg;Runar Thyrhaug;Aud Larsen;Ruth Anne Sandaa

  • Molecular dynamics of Emiliania huxleyi and cooccurring viruses during two separate mesocosm studies

    Joaquín Martínez Martínez;Declan C. Schroeder;Aud Larsen;Gunnar Bratbak

  • Synechococcus in the Atlantic Gateway to the Arctic Ocean

    Maria Lund Paulsen;Hugo Doré;Laurence Garczarek;Lena Seuthe

  • Phylogenetic Analysis of Members of the Phycodnaviridae Virus Family, Using Amplified Fragments of the Major Capsid Protein Gene

    J. B. Larsen;A. Larsen;G. Bratbak;R.-A. Sandaa

  • Stable coexistence in marine algal host-virus systems

    Runar Thyrhaug;Aud Larsen;T. Frede Thingstad;Gunnar Bratbak

  • Effects of increased atmospheric CO 2 on small and intermediate sized osmotrophs during a nutrient induced phytoplankton bloom

    A. I. Paulino;J. K. Egge;A. Larsen

  • Phytoplankton Blooms at Increasing Levels of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide: Experimental Evidence for Negative Effects on Prymnesiophytes and Positive on Small Picoeukaryotes

    Kai G. Schulz;Kai G. Schulz;Lennart T. Bach;Richard G. J. Bellerby;Richard G. J. Bellerby;Rafael Bermúdez;Rafael Bermúdez

  • Response of marine viral populations to a nutrient induced phytoplankton bloom at different pCO 2 levels

    J. B. Larsen;A. Larsen;R. Thyrhaug;G. Bratbak

  • Seasonal diversity and dynamics of haptophytes in the Skagerrak, Norway, explored by high-throughput sequencing

    Elianne Sirnæ S Egge;Torill Vik Johannessen;Tom Andersen;Wenche Eikrem;Wenche Eikrem

  • Primary production during nutrient-induced blooms at elevated CO2 concentrations

    J. Egge;T. Thingstad;A. Larsen;Anja Engel

  • Competitive fitness of a predominant pelagic calcifier impaired by ocean acidification

    Ulf Riebesell;Lennart T. Bach;Richard G. J. Bellerby;Richard G. J. Bellerby;J. Rafael Bermúdez Monsalve;J. Rafael Bermúdez Monsalve

  • Influence of plankton community structure on the sinking velocity of marine aggregates

    Lennart T. Bach;Tim Boxhammer;Aud Larsen;Nicole Hildebrandt

  • Unexpected consequences of increasing CO2 and ocean acidity on marine production of DMS and CH2ClI: Potential climate impacts

    Oliver W Wingenter;Karl B Haase;Max Zeigler;Donald R Blake

  • Metabarcoding and metabolome analyses of copepod grazing reveal feeding preference and linkage to metabolite classes in dynamic microbial plankton communities

    Jessica L. Ray;Julia Althammer;Katrine S. Skaar;Paolo Simonelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Gunnar Bratbak
Gunnar Bratbak University of Bergen
Ulf Riebesell
Ulf Riebesell GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Richard G. J. Bellerby
Richard G. J. Bellerby East China Normal University
Kai G. Schulz
Kai G. Schulz Southern Cross University
T. Frede Thingstad
T. Frede Thingstad University of Bergen
Ruediger Stein
Ruediger Stein University of Bremen
Marc E. Frischer
Marc E. Frischer Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Colin A. Stedmon
Colin A. Stedmon Technical University of Denmark
Georg Pohnert
Georg Pohnert Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Daniel Vaulot
Daniel Vaulot Station Biologique De Roscoff

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