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Microbiology

D-Index
108
Citations
45373
World Ranking
262
National Ranking
36

James I. Prosser publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James I. Prosser sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 308 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

James I. Prosser D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James I. Prosser sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2005 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

James I. Prosser is affiliated with the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a notable emphasis on microbial community ecology and physiology, wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal, and microbial fuel cells and bioremediation.

The main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this area, their work spans several subfields:

  • Ecology
  • Pollution
  • Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Plant Science

James I. Prosser's publications cover a range of topics related to microbial ecology and environmental processes. Key topics of work are:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Recent papers authored or coauthored by James I. Prosser include:

  • The contribution of ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria to gross nitrification under different substrate availability (2021, Soil Biology and Biochemistry)
  • Revisiting plant biological nitrification inhibition efficiency using multiple archaeal and bacterial ammonia-oxidising cultures (2021, Biology and Fertility of Soils)
  • Putting science back into microbial ecology: a question of approach (2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • Use and abuse of potential rates in soil microbiology (2021, Soil Biology and Biochemistry)
  • Chronic Environmental Perturbation Influences Microbial Community Assembly Patterns (2022, Environmental Science & Technology)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors who contribute significantly to their research agenda. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Cécile Gubry-Rangin
  • Graeme W. Nicol
  • Christina Hazard
  • Axel Aigle
  • Yiyu Meng

James I. Prosser's research findings have appeared in various publication venues associated with environmental microbiology and soil science. Notable publication venues with multiple contributions are:

  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biology and Fertility of Soils

Recognition for their work includes fellowships awarded by prestigious institutions:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2016)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2005)

Best Publications

  • Archaea predominate among ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes in soils

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

  • Soil bacterial networks are less stable under drought than fungal networks.

    Franciska T. de Vries;Rob I. Griffiths;Mark Bailey;Hayley Craig

  • 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

  • The role of ecological theory in microbial ecology

    James I. Prosser;Brendan J. M. Bohannan;Tom P. Curtis;Richard J. Ellis

  • Plant host habitat and root exudates shape soil bacterial community structure

    Feth el Zahar Haichar;Christine Marol;Odile Berge;J Ignacio Rangel-Castro

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

    James I. Prosser;Graeme W. Nicol

  • AUTOTROPHIC NITRIFICATION IN BACTERIA

    James Ivor Prosser

  • 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

  • Analysis of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria of the beta subdivision of the class Proteobacteria in coastal sand dunes by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and sequencing of PCR-amplified 16S ribosomal DNA fragments.

    G A Kowalchuk;J R Stephen;W De Boer;J I Prosser

  • Temperature sensitivity of soil respiration rates enhanced by microbial community response

    Kristiina Karhu;Marc D. Auffret;Jennifer A. J. Dungait;David W. Hopkins

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

    James I. Prosser;Graeme W. Nicol

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

    Daniel T Verhamme;James I Prosser;Graeme W Nicol

  • Microbes as engines of ecosystem function: When does community structure enhance predictions of ecosystem processes?

    Emily B. Graham;Emily B. Graham;Joseph E. Knelman;Joseph E. Knelman;Andreas Schindlbacher;Steven Siciliano

  • The ecological coherence of high bacterial taxonomic ranks

    Laurent Philippot;Siv G. E. Andersson;Tom J. Battin;James I. Prosser

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

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

  • Bacterial diversity promotes community stability and functional resilience after perturbation

    M. S. Girvan;C. D. Campbell;Kenneth Stuart Killham;James Ivor Prosser

  • Molecular analysis of bacterial community structure and diversity in unimproved and improved upland grass pastures.

    A E McCaig;L A Glover;J I Prosser

  • Molecular diversity of soil and marine 16S rRNA gene sequences related to beta-subgroup ammonia-oxidizing bacteria.

    J R Stephen;A E McCaig;Z Smith;J I Prosser

  • Niche specialization of terrestrial archaeal ammonia oxidizers

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

  • Archaea rather than bacteria control nitrification in two agricultural acidic soils

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Graeme W. Nicol
Graeme W. Nicol École Centrale de Lyon
Kenneth Stuart Killham
Kenneth Stuart Killham University of Aberdeen
Brajesh K. Singh
Brajesh K. Singh Western Sydney University
T. Martin Embley
T. Martin Embley Newcastle University
Ian C. Anderson
Ian C. Anderson Western Sydney University
George A. Kowalchuk
George A. Kowalchuk Utrecht University
Martin Solan
Martin Solan University of Southampton
Susan J. Grayston
Susan J. Grayston University of British Columbia
J. Colin Murrell
J. Colin Murrell University of East Anglia
Michael Schloter
Michael Schloter Technical University of Munich

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