What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
His primary scientific interests are in Microorganism, Ecology, Arid, Halite and Lichen.
His work on Cyanobacteria expands to the thematically related Microorganism.
Jacek Wierzchos works mostly in the field of Ecology, limiting it down to topics relating to Evaporite and, in certain cases, Community structure and Archaea.
His studies in Arid integrate themes in fields like Crust, Soil water, Photosynthetically active radiation, Astrobiology and Life on Mars.
The concepts of his Halite study are interwoven with issues in Photosynthesis, Chroococcidiopsis and Mars Exploration Program.
His Lichen research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Ultrastructure and Thallus.
His most cited work include:
- Endolithic cyanobacteria in halite rocks from the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert. (226 citations)
- Lichens Survive in Space: Results from the 2005 LICHENS Experiment (167 citations)
- Facilitation of endolithic microbial survival in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert by mineral deliquescence (128 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Mineralogy, Ecology, Microorganism, Lichen and Cyanobacteria.
His work deals with themes such as Mineral, Raman spectroscopy and Scanning electron microscope, Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, which intersect with Mineralogy.
His Ecology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Microbial ecology and Biofilm.
His work investigates the relationship between Microorganism and topics such as Extreme environment that intersect with problems in Astrobiology and Earth science.
Jacek Wierzchos interconnects Substrate, Thallus and Weathering in the investigation of issues within Lichen.
The various areas that he examines in his Cyanobacteria study include Halite, Phototroph, Biomineralization and Algae.
He most often published in these fields:
- Mineralogy (30.10%)
- Ecology (29.13%)
- Microorganism (28.16%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2020)?
- Ecology (29.13%)
- Mineralogy (30.10%)
- Cyanobacteria (20.39%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary areas of study are Ecology, Mineralogy, Cyanobacteria, Halite and Lichen.
As part of his studies on Ecology, Jacek Wierzchos often connects relevant subjects like Chroococcidiopsis.
His Cyanobacteria research includes themes of Phototroph and Algae.
His Halite study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Photosynthesis and Evaporite.
His Lichen study deals with the bigger picture of Botany.
His research integrates issues of Microorganism and Microscopy in his study of Thallus.
Between 2011 and 2020, his most popular works were:
- Microorganisms in desert rocks: the edge of life on Earth (75 citations)
- Microbial diversity and the presence of algae in halite endolithic communities are correlated to atmospheric moisture in the hyper‐arid zone of the Atacama Desert (75 citations)
- Adaptation strategies of endolithic chlorophototrophs to survive the hyperarid and extreme solar radiation environment of the Atacama Desert. (53 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
Jacek Wierzchos mainly investigates Cyanobacteria, Habitat, Ecology, Halite and Algae.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Lichen, Thallus, Botany and Hypha.
His research investigates the connection with Habitat and areas like Arid which intersect with concerns in Substrate, Life on Mars, Earth and Photosynthetically active radiation.
In the field of Ecology, his study on Ecosystem overlaps with subjects such as Adaptive behavior.
His research on Halite often connects related areas such as Mineralogy.
His Mineralogy study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Astrobiology, Remote sensing and Wavelength.
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