What is she best known for?
The fields of study she is best known for:
- Ecology
- Oxygen
- Photosynthesis
Her scientific interests lie mostly in Marine snow, Organic matter, Environmental chemistry, Respiration rate and Ecology.
Her research investigates the connection with Marine snow and areas like Carbonate which intersect with concerns in Hydrology.
In her study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Organic matter, Flux, Dominance and Atmospheric sciences is strongly linked to Oceanography.
Her Environmental chemistry research incorporates elements of Photosynthesis, Photorespiration, Botany, Respiration and Action spectrum.
Calcite, Emiliania huxleyi, Mineralogy and Calcium carbonate is closely connected to Carbon in her research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Respiration rate.
Her biological study deals with issues like Microorganism, which deal with fields such as Colonization.
Her most cited work include:
- Microbial ecology of organic aggregates in aquatic ecosystems (706 citations)
- Mechanisms and rates of bacterial colonization of sinking aggregates. (186 citations)
- Anoxic aggregates - an ephemeral phenomenon in the pelagic environment? (184 citations)
What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?
Her primary areas of investigation include Environmental chemistry, Marine snow, Ecology, Botany and Diatom.
Her Environmental chemistry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Ammonium, Nitrogen, Respiration, Carbon cycle and Plankton.
She has researched Marine snow in several fields, including Organic matter, Carbonate, Mineralogy and Microbial population biology.
Her work deals with themes such as Flagellate and Microbial ecology, which intersect with Ecology.
Her Botany research incorporates elements of Cyanobacteria and Heterotroph.
Helle Ploug combines subjects such as Carbon, Carbon flux and Atmospheric sciences with her study of Oceanography.
She most often published in these fields:
- Environmental chemistry (35.29%)
- Marine snow (21.85%)
- Ecology (18.49%)
What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2016-2020)?
- Environmental chemistry (35.29%)
- Trichodesmium (4.20%)
- Ammonium (10.08%)
In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:
Her primary scientific interests are in Environmental chemistry, Trichodesmium, Ammonium, Chaetoceros and Nitrate.
The concepts of her Environmental chemistry study are interwoven with issues in Phosphorus metabolism, Nitrogen, Nitrogen cycle, Nitrogen assimilation and Nutrient.
Many of her studies involve connections with topics such as Botany and Nitrogen.
Helle Ploug works on Botany which deals in particular with Photosynthesis.
Her studies in Ammonium integrate themes in fields like Assimilation and Plankton.
Her Nitrate study combines topics in areas such as Phytoplankton and Redfield ratio.
Between 2016 and 2020, her most popular works were:
- Diverse diazotrophs are present on sinking particles in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (32 citations)
- Chemical microenvironments and single-cell carbon and nitrogen uptake in field-collected colonies of Trichodesmium under different pCO2. (31 citations)
- Untangling hidden nutrient dynamics: rapid ammonium cycling and single-cell ammonium assimilation in marine plankton communities. (18 citations)
In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Ecology
- Oxygen
- Carbon dioxide
Environmental chemistry, Ammonium, Chaetoceros, Plankton and Synechococcus are her primary areas of study.
Her Environmental chemistry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Photosynthesis, Botany, Oxygen, Light intensity and Carbon dioxide.
Her Ammonium research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Assimilation, Phytoplankton, Redfield ratio and Nitrate.
Her Synechococcus research includes themes of Autotroph, Aquatic ecosystem and New production.
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