2026 Graeme W. Nicol: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	56	14162	13025	544	505	100	19976

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Biology and Biochemistry

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13025

544

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19976

Biology and Biochemistry

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19976

World Ranking

14162

National Ranking

544

Overview

Graeme W. Nicol is affiliated with École Centrale de Lyon in France. Their research spans various aspects of environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist's work primarily covers fields such as environmental science with 64 publications and agricultural and biological sciences with 23 publications. Subfields of particular focus include ecology, pollution, plant science, molecular biology, and environmental engineering.

The main topics addressed by Graeme W. Nicol include:

Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Plant Virus Research Studies
Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Frequent publication venues where their work has appeared include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
The ISME Journal
FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Environmental Science & Technology

Several recent papers illustrate the scope of their research activity:

"Ammonia-oxidizing archaea possess a wide range of cellular ammonia affinities" (2021) - The ISME Journal
"Biological nitrification inhibition in the rhizosphere: determining interactions and impact on microbially mediated processes and potential applications" (2020) - FEMS Microbiology Reviews
"Methane-derived carbon flows into host-virus networks at different trophic levels in soil" (2021) - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Use and abuse of potential rates in soil microbiology" (2021) - Soil Biology and Biochemistry
"Comparison of Novel and Established Nitrification Inhibitors Relevant to Agriculture on Soil Ammonia- and Nitrite-Oxidizing Isolates" (2020) - Frontiers in Microbiology

Graeme W. Nicol collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

Christina Hazard
Sungeun Lee
Ella T. Sieradzki
James I. Prosser
Evangelia S. Papadopoulou

Best Publications

Archaea predominate among ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes in soils

S. Leininger;T. Urich;M. Schloter;L. Schwark

2986
Citations
The influence of soil pH on the diversity, abundance and transcriptional activity of ammonia oxidizing archaea and bacteria

Graeme W. Nicol;Sven Leininger;Christa Schleper;Christa Schleper;James I. Prosser

1551
Citations
Archaeal and bacterial ammonia-oxidisers in soil: the quest for niche specialisation and differentiation

James I. Prosser;Graeme W. Nicol

1155
Citations
Growth, activity and temperature responses of ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria in soil microcosms.

Maria Tourna;Thomas E. Freitag;Graeme W. Nicol;James I. Prosser

912
Citations
Relative contributions of archaea and bacteria to aerobic ammonia oxidation in the environment

James I. Prosser;Graeme W. Nicol

756
Citations
Ammonia concentration determines differential growth of ammonia-oxidising archaea and bacteria in soil microcosms.

Daniel T Verhamme;James I Prosser;Graeme W Nicol

745
Citations
Cultivation of an obligate acidophilic ammonia oxidizer from a nitrifying acid soil

Laura E. Lehtovirta-Morley;Kilian Stoecker;Andreas Vilcinskas;James I. Prosser

603
Citations
Nitrification and nitrifiers in acidic soils

Yaying Li;Stephen J. Chapman;Graeme W. Nicol;Huaiying Yao;Huaiying Yao

516
Citations
Niche specialization of terrestrial archaeal ammonia oxidizers

Cécile Gubry-Rangin;Brigitte Hai;Christopher Quince;Marion Engel

485
Citations
Archaea rather than bacteria control nitrification in two agricultural acidic soils

Cécile Gubry-Rangin;Graeme W. Nicol;James I. Prosser

477
Citations
Links between ammonia oxidizer community structure, abundance, and nitrification potential in acidic soils.

Huaiying Yao;Yangmei Gao;Graeme W. Nicol;Colin D. Campbell

470
Citations
Ammonia-oxidising Crenarchaeota: important players in the nitrogen cycle?

Graeme W. Nicol;Christa Schleper

445
Citations
Nitrosospira spp. can produce nitrous oxide via a nitrifier denitrification pathway.

Liz J. Shaw;Graeme W. Nicol;Zena Smith;Jon Fear

440
Citations
Autotrophic ammonia oxidation by soil thaumarchaea

Li-Mei Zhang;Pierre R. Offre;Ji-Zheng He;Daniel T. Verhamme

410
Citations
Ammonia-oxidising archaea--physiology, ecology and evolution.

Christa Schleper;Graeme W. Nicol

352
Citations
Differential photoinhibition of bacterial and archaeal ammonia oxidation

Stephanie N. Merbt;Stephanie N. Merbt;David A. Stahl;Emilio O. Casamayor;Eugènia Martí

342
Citations
The consequences of niche and physiological differentiation of archaeal and bacterial ammonia oxidisers for nitrous oxide emissions

Linda Hink;Cécile Gubry-Rangin;Graeme W. Nicol;Graeme W. Nicol;James I. Prosser

324
Citations
Growth of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in soil microcosms is inhibited by acetylene

Pierre Offre;James I. Prosser;Graeme W. Nicol

317
Citations
Nitrous oxide production by ammonia oxidizers: Physiological diversity, niche differentiation and potential mitigation strategies

James I. Prosser;Linda Hink;Cécile Gubry‐Rangin;Graeme W. Nicol

316
Citations
Archaea produce lower yields of N2O than bacteria during aerobic ammonia oxidation in soil

Linda Hink;Graeme W. Nicol;James I. Prosser

310
Citations