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Frank Wenzhöfer publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frank Wenzhöfer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Frank Wenzhöfer D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

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

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Overview

Frank Wenzhöfer is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Germany. Their research primarily addresses questions within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, contributing significantly to the understanding of marine and coastal ecosystems and biogeochemical processes.

The scientist's main subfields of study include Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Geochemistry and Petrology. Their work spans a variety of interconnected topics such as Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis.

Frequent co-authors in Frank Wenzhöfer's research include:

  • Ronnie N. Glud
  • Ashley A. Rowden
  • Felix Janßen
  • Bo Thamdrup
  • Antje Boëtius

The main publication venues for their work are:

  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Biogeosciences
  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Communications Earth & Environment

Among recent significant papers are:

  • Sediment oxygen consumption: Role in the global marine carbon cycle, 2022, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Effects of a deep-sea mining experiment on seafloor microbial communities and functions after 26 years, 2020, Science Advances
  • Hadal trenches are dynamic hotspots for early diagenesis in the deep sea, 2021, Communications Earth & Environment
  • Sea-ice derived meltwater stratification slows the biological carbon pump: results from continuous observations, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Microbial community structure in hadal sediments: high similarity along trench axes and strong changes along redox gradients, 2021, The ISME Journal

Best Publications

  • Seafloor oxygen consumption fuelled by methane from cold seeps

    Antje Boetius;Antje Boetius;Frank Wenzhöfer

  • Export of Algal Biomass from the Melting Arctic Sea Ice

    Antje Boetius;Sebastian Albrecht;Karel Bakker;Christina Bienhold

  • Early diagenesis of organic matter from sediments of the eastern subtropical Atlantic: evidence from stable nitrogen and carbon isotopes

    Tim Freudenthal;Thomas Wagner;Frank Wenzhöfer;Matthias Zabel

  • High rates of microbial carbon turnover in sediments in the deepest oceanic trench on Earth

    Ronnie N. Glud;Ronnie N. Glud;Frank Wenzhöfer;Frank Wenzhöfer;Mathias Middelboe;Kazumasa Oguri

  • In situ experimental evidence of the fate of a phytodetritus pulse at the abyssal sea floor.

    U. Witte;F. Wenzhöfer;Stefan Sommer;A. Boetius

  • Investigating hypoxia in aquatic environments: diverse approaches to addressing a complex phenomenon

    J. Friedrich;F. Janssen;F. Janssen;D. Aleynik;Hermann W. Bange

  • Small-scale spatial and temporal variability in coastal benthic O2 dynamics: Effects of fauna activity

    Frank Wenzhöfer;Ronnie N. Glud

  • Transport and mineralization rates in North Sea sandy intertidal sediments, Sylt-Rømø Basin, Wadden Sea

    Dirk de Beer;Frank Wenzhöfer;Timothy G. Ferdelman;Susan E. Boehme

  • Benthic carbon mineralization in the Atlantic: a synthesis based on in situ data from the last decade

    Frank Wenzhöfer;Ronnie N. Glud

  • Towards a greater understanding of pattern, scale and process in marine benthic systems: a picture is worth a thousand worms

    Martin Solan;Joseph D. Germano;Donald C. Rhoads;Chris Smith

  • Rapid response of a deep-sea benthic community to POM enrichment: an in situ experimental study

    U. Witte;Nicole Aberle;M. Sand;Frank Wenzhöfer

  • Benthic solute exchange and carbon mineralization in two shallow subtidal sandy sediments: Effect of advective pore‐water exchange

    Perran L. M. Cook;Frank Wenzhöfer;Frank Wenzhöfer;Ronnie N. Glud;Felix Janssen

  • Biogeochemistry of a deep-sea whale fall: sulfate reduction, sulfide efflux and methanogenesis

    Tina Treude;Craig R. Smith;Frank Wenzhöfer;Erin Carney

  • How Deep-Sea Wood Falls Sustain Chemosynthetic Life

    Christina Bienhold;Christina Bienhold;Petra Pop Ristova;Petra Pop Ristova;Frank Wenzhöfer;Frank Wenzhöfer;Thorsten Dittmar

  • Benthic diatoms of a high Arctic fjord (Young Sound, NE Greenland): importance for ecosystem primary production

    Ronnie N. Glud;Michael Kühl;Frank Wenzhöfer;Søren Rysgaard

  • Benthic biogeochemistry: state of the art technologies and guidelines for the future of in situ survey

    E Viollier;C. Rabouille;Se Apitz;E Breuer

  • Effects of a deep-sea mining experiment on seafloor microbial communities and functions after 26 years

    T. R. Vonnahme;M. Molari;F. Janssen;F. Janssen;F. Wenzhöfer;F. Wenzhöfer

  • COMMUNITIES AND MICROHABITATS OF LIVING BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA FROM THE TROPICAL EAST ATLANTIC: IMPACT OF DIFFERENT PRODUCTIVITY REGIMES

    L. Licari;Stefanie Schumacher;Frank Wenzhöfer;M. Zabel

  • Benthic carbon mineralization in hadal trenches: Assessment by in situ O2 microprofile measurements

    Frank Wenzhöfer;Kazumasa Oguri;Mathias Middelboe;Robert Turnewitsch

  • Sea-ice derived meltwater stratification slows the biological carbon pump: results from continuous observations

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  • Niche differentiation among mat‐forming, sulfide‐oxidizing bacteria at cold seeps of the Nile Deep Sea Fan (Eastern Mediterranean Sea)

    Stefanie Grünke;Janine Felden;Anna Lichtschlag;Anne-Christin Girnth

  • In situ microsensor studies of a shallow water hydrothermal vent at Milos, Greece

    Frank Wenzhöfer;Ola Holby;Ronnie N Glud;Helle K Nielsen

  • Calcite dissolution driven by benthic mineralization in the deep-sea: in situ measurements of Ca 2+ , pH, pCO 2 and O 2

    F Wenzhöfer;M Adler;O Kohls;C Hensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Antje Boetius
Antje Boetius Max Planck Society
Marcel Nicolaus
Marcel Nicolaus Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Ronnie N. Glud
Ronnie N. Glud University of Southern Denmark
Alban Ramette
Alban Ramette University of Bern
Matthias Zabel
Matthias Zabel University of Bremen
Dirk de Beer
Dirk de Beer Max Planck Society
Ann Vanreusel
Ann Vanreusel Ghent University
Benjamin Rabe
Benjamin Rabe Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Marcus Elvert
Marcus Elvert University of Bremen
Thomas Soltwedel
Thomas Soltwedel Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

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