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Derek R. Lovley publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 654 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Derek R. Lovley 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 Derek R. Lovley sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 198 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2004 - Dupont Industrial Biosciences Award in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology

Overview

Derek R. Lovley is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and engineering, particularly within the fields of environmental engineering and biomedical engineering. Lovley's work spans multiple interdisciplinary subfields including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and ecology.

The main topics explored in Lovley's research include:

  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition
  • Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection

Lovley has published extensively, with frequent contributions to the following publication venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • mBio
  • mLife
  • Nature Communications
  • The ISME Journal

Some notable papers from Lovley include:

  • "Power generation from ambient humidity using protein nanowires," 2020, Nature
  • "Electromicrobiology: the ecophysiology of phylogenetically diverse electroactive microorganisms," 2021, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "Microbially mediated metal corrosion," 2023, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "Methanobacterium Capable of Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Bioinspired bio-voltage memristors," 2020, Nature Communications

Collaborations form a significant part of Lovley's academic activity, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Trevor L. Woodard
  • Toshiyuki Ueki
  • Dawn E. Holmes
  • Dake Xu
  • Jun Yao

Over the course of their career, Lovley has been recognized by professional societies, receiving the following awards:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2014
  • Dupont Industrial Biosciences Award in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology, 2004

Best Publications

  • Extracellular electron transfer via microbial nanowires.

    Gemma Reguera;Kevin D. McCarthy;Teena Mehta;Julie S. Nicoll

  • ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION BY GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS ATTACHED TO ELECTRODES

    Daniel R. Bond;Derek R. Lovley

  • Novel mode of microbial energy metabolism: organic carbon oxidation coupled to dissimilatory reduction of iron or manganese.

    Derek R. Lovley;Elizabeth J. P. Phillips

  • Dissimilatory Fe(III) and Mn(IV) reduction.

    Derek Lovley

  • Electricity generation by direct oxidation of glucose in mediatorless microbial fuel cells

    Swades K Chaudhuri;Derek R Lovley

  • Humic substances as electron acceptors for microbial respiration

    Derek R. Lovley;John D. Coates;Elizabeth L. Blunt-Harris;Elizabeth J. P. Phillips

  • Electrode-Reducing Microorganisms That Harvest Energy from Marine Sediments

    Daniel R. Bond;Dawn E. Holmes;Leonard M. Tender;Derek R. Lovley

  • Dissimilatory Fe(III) and Mn(IV) reduction.

    Derek R Lovley;Dawn E Holmes;Kelly P Nevin

  • Microbial reduction of uranium

    Derek R. Lovley;Elizabeth J. P. Phillips;Yuri A. Gorby;Edward R. Landa

  • Bug juice: harvesting electricity with microorganisms

    Derek R. Lovley

  • Organic matter mineralization with reduction of ferric iron in anaerobic sediments.

    Derek R. Lovley;Elizabeth J. P. Phillips

  • A new model for electron flow during anaerobic digestion: direct interspecies electron transfer to Methanosaeta for the reduction of carbon dioxide to methane

    Amelia-Elena Rotaru;Pravin Malla Shrestha;Fanghua Liu;Minita Shrestha

  • Dissimilatory Metal Reduction

    Derek R. Lovley

  • Geobacter metallireducens gen. nov. sp. nov., a microorganism capable of coupling the complete oxidation of organic compounds to the reduction of iron and other metals.

    D. R. Lovley;S. J. Giovannoni;D. C. White;J. E. Champine

  • Anaerobic production of magnetite by a dissimilatory iron-reducing microorganism

    Derek R. Lovley;John F. Stolz;Gordon L. Nord;Elizabeth J. P. Phillips

  • Stimulating the in situ activity of Geobacter species to remove uranium from the groundwater of a uranium-contaminated aquifer.

    Robert T. Anderson;Helen A. Vrionis;Irene Ortiz-Bernad;Charles T. Resch

  • Rapid assay for microbially reducible ferric iron in aquatic sediments.

    Derek R. Lovley;Elizabeth J. P. Phillips

  • Geobacter sulfurreducens sp. nov. , a hydrogen- and acetate-oxidizing dissimilatory metal-reducing microorganism

    F Caccavo;D J Lonergan;D R Lovley;M Davis

  • Microbial Electrosynthesis: Feeding Microbes Electricity To Convert Carbon Dioxide and Water to Multicarbon Extracellular Organic Compounds

    Kelly P. Nevin;Trevor L. Woodard;Ashley E. Franks;Zarath M. Summers

  • Direct exchange of electrons within aggregates of an evolved syntrophic coculture of anaerobic bacteria.

    Zarath M. Summers;Heather E. Fogarty;Ching Leang;Ashley E. Franks

Frequent Co-Authors

Kelly P. Nevin
Kelly P. Nevin University of Massachusetts Amherst
Dawn E. Holmes
Dawn E. Holmes Western New England University
Ashley E. Franks
Ashley E. Franks La Trobe University
Philip E. Long
Philip E. Long Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Kenneth H. Williams
Kenneth H. Williams Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Barbara A. Methé
Barbara A. Methé University of Pittsburgh
Mark T. Tuominen
Mark T. Tuominen University of Massachusetts Amherst
Michael J. Wilkins
Michael J. Wilkins Colorado State University
Radhakrishnan Mahadevan
Radhakrishnan Mahadevan University of Toronto
Francis H. Chapelle
Francis H. Chapelle United States Geological Survey

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