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Ingunn H. Thorseth

Ingunn H. Thorseth

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
37
Citations
5218
World Ranking
6854
National Ranking
99

Ingunn H. Thorseth 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 Ingunn H. Thorseth sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 114 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Ingunn H. Thorseth 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 Ingunn H. Thorseth sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ingunn H. Thorseth is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway. Their research primarily addresses topics within Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these fields, their work prominently engages with subfields such as Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Pollution, Geophysics, and Paleontology.

The scientist's research focuses on several key topics, including:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Tracheal and airway disorders
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Their recent papers cover a range of subjects related to microbial ecology and geochemical processes in marine and sedimentary environments. Notable works include:

  • "Geochemical transition zone powering microbial growth in subsurface sediments" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "A late Paleoproterozoic (1.74 Ga) deep-sea, low-temperature, iron-oxidizing microbial hydrothermal vent community from Arizona, USA" (2021), published in Geobiology
  • "Nitrite accumulation and anammox bacterial niche partitioning in Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge sediments" (2023), published in ISME Communications
  • "Ammonia-oxidizing archaea have similar power requirements in diverse marine oxic sediments" (2021), published in The ISME Journal
  • "The Seven Sisters Hydrothermal System: First Record of Shallow Hybrid Mineralization Hosted in Mafic Volcaniclasts on the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge" (2020), published in Minerals

They have frequently published in venues such as:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Geobiology
  • ISME Communications
  • The ISME Journal
  • Minerals

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their work. The scientist has often co-authored with several researchers, including:

  • Desiree L. Roerdink
  • Steffen L. Jørgensen
  • Rui Zhao
  • Ingeborg Økland
  • Tamara Baumberger

Best Publications

  • Alteration of Oceanic Volcanic Glass: Textural Evidence of Microbial Activity

    Martin R. Fisk;Stephen J. Giovannoni;Ingunn H. Thorseth

  • Correlating microbial community profiles with geochemical data in highly stratified sediments from the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge.

    Steffen Leth Jorgensen;Bjarte Hannisdal;Anders Lanzén;Tamara Baumberger

  • The importance of microbiological activity in the alteration of natural basaltic glass

    I.H. Thorseth;H. Furnes;M. Heldal

  • Discovery of a black smoker vent field and vent fauna at the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge

    Rolf B. Pedersen;Hans Tore Rapp;Ingunn H. Thorseth;Marvin D. Lilley

  • Textural and chemical effects of bacterial activity on basaltic glass: an experimental approach

    I.H. Thorseth;H. Furnes;O. Tumyr

  • Diversity of life in ocean floor basalt

    I.H. Thorseth;T. Torsvik;V. Torsvik;F.L. Daae

  • Evidence for microbial activity at the glass-alteration interface in oceanic basalts

    Terje Torsvik;Harald Furnes;Karlis Muehlenbachs;Ingunn H Thorseth

  • Microbes play an important role in the alteration of oceanic crust

    I.H. Thorseth;T. Torsvik;H. Furnes;K. Muehlenbachs

  • Microbial community diversity in seafloor basalt from the Arctic spreading ridges.

    Kristine Lysnes;Ingunn H. Thorseth;Bjørn Olav Steinsbu;Lise Øvreås

  • Enumeration of Archaea and Bacteria in seafloor basalt using real-time quantitative PCR and fluorescence microscopy

    Jørn Einen;Ingunn H. Thorseth;Lise Øvreås

  • Bioalteration of basaltic glass in the oceanic crust

    Harald Furnes;Hubert Staudigel;Ingunn H. Thorseth;Terje Torsvik

  • A textural and chemical study of Icelandic palagonite of varied composition and its bearing on the mechanism of the glass-palagonite transformation

    I.H. Thorseth;H. Furnes;O. Tumyr

  • Microbial alteration of 0–30-Ma seafloor and sub-seafloor basaltic glasses from the Australian Antarctic Discordance

    I.H. Thorseth;R.B. Pedersen;D.M. Christie

  • Microbial fractionation of carbon isotopes in altered basaltic glass from the Atlantic Ocean, Lau Basin and Costa Rica Rift

    Harald Furnes;Karlis Muehlenbachs;Terje Torsvik;Ingunn H. Thorseth

  • Hydrothermal Activity at the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridges

    Rolf B. Pedersen;Ingunn H. Thorseth;Tor Eivind NygåRd;Marvin D. Lilley

  • Microbial activity in the alteration of glass from pillow lavas from hole 896a

    Harald Furnes;Ingunn H. Thorseth;Ole Tumyr;Terje Torsvik

  • The fauna of hydrothermal vents on the Mohn Ridge (North Atlantic)

    Christoffer Schander;Hans Tore Rapp;Jon Anders Kongsrud;Torkild Bakken

  • Microbial metacommunities in the lichen-rock habitat.

    Torbjørg Bjelland;Martin Grube;Solveig Hoem;Steffen L. Jorgensen

  • Evidence of ancient life at 207 m depth in a granitic aquife

    Karsten Pedersen;Susanne Ekendahl;Eva-Lena Tullborg;Harald Furnes

  • Microbial community structure and functioning in marine sediments associated with diffuse hydrothermal venting assessed by integrated meta-omics.

    Tim Urich;Tim Urich;Anders Lanzén;Runar Stokke;Rolf B. Pedersen

  • Comparative studies of the lichen–rock interface of four lichens in Vingen, western Norway

    Torbjørg Bjelland;Ingunn H Thorseth

  • Energy landscapes shape microbial communities in hydrothermal systems on the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge

    Håkon Dahle;Ingeborg Økland;Ingunn H Thorseth;Rolf B Pederesen

Frequent Co-Authors

Rolf B. Pedersen
Rolf B. Pedersen University of Bergen
Marvin D. Lilley
Marvin D. Lilley University of Washington
Harald Furnes
Harald Furnes University of Bergen
Lise Øvreås
Lise Øvreås University of Bergen
Karlis Muehlenbachs
Karlis Muehlenbachs University of Alberta
Christa Schleper
Christa Schleper University of Vienna
Fernando J.A.S. Barriga
Fernando J.A.S. Barriga University of Lisbon
Truls Johannessen
Truls Johannessen University of Bergen

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