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Karsten Pedersen

Karsten Pedersen

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
59
Citations
9930
World Ranking
3158
National Ranking
58

Karsten Pedersen publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Karsten Pedersen sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 143 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Karsten Pedersen D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Karsten Pedersen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Karsten Pedersen is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their academic work spans multiple areas within engineering and environmental sciences, focusing particularly on phase equilibria, thermodynamics, and technologies related to carbon capture and geologic interactions with CO2.

The recent research by Karsten Pedersen includes the paper titled CO2 Solubility in Brine Aquifers - Volumetric Considerations, published in 2024 at the Offshore Technology Conference Asia. This paper intersects key topics such as carbon dioxide capture technologies and CO2 sequestration.

Their research interests cover several main fields of study:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

Within these broad fields, their work delves into specific subfields:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

The core topics explored in their publications include:

  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies

Karsten Pedersen has contributed to academic discourse through publication venues such as:

  • Offshore Technology Conference Asia

Collaboration plays a role in their scholarly activities; frequent co-authors include:

  • P. L. Christensen

Best Publications

  • Exploration of deep intraterrestrial microbial life: current perspectives

    Karsten Pedersen

  • Microbial life in deep granitic rock

    Karsten Pedersen

  • The biomass and biodiversity of the continental subsurface

    C. Magnabosco;L.-H. Lin;H. Dong;M. Bomberg

  • Biofilm development on stainless steel and PVC surfaces in drinking water

    Karsten Pedersen

  • The environmental impact of mine wastes — Roles of microorganisms and their significance in treatment of mine wastes

    M Ledin;Karsten Pedersen

  • Distribution and activity of bacteria in deep granitic groundwaters of southeastern sweden.

    Karsten Pedersen;Susanne Ekendahl

  • The deep subterranean biosphere

    Karsten Pedersen

  • Autotrophic and mixotrophic growth of Gallionella ferruginea

    Lotta Hallbeck;Karsten Pedersen

  • Retention of strontium, cesium, lead and uranium by bacterial iron oxides from a subterranean environment

    F.G Ferris;R.O Hallberg;B Lyvén;K Pedersen

  • 16S rRNA gene diversity of attached and unattached bacteria in boreholes along the access tunnel to the Äspö hard rock laboratory, Sweden

    Karsten Pedersen;Johanna Arlinger;Susanne Ekendahl;Lotta Hallbeck

  • Methanobacterium subterraneum sp. nov., a new alkaliphilic, eurythermic and halotolerant methanogen isolated from deep granitic groundwater

    Svetlana Kotelnikova;Alberto J. L. Macario;Karsten Pedersen

  • Phylogeny and phenotypic characterization of the stalk-forming and iron-oxidizing bacterium Gallionella ferruginea

    Lqtta Hallbeck;Fredrik Ståhl;Karsten Pedersen

  • Culture parameters regulating stalk formation and growth rate of Gallionella ferruginea

    Lotta Hallbeck;Karsten Pedersen

  • Characterization of microbial processes in deep aquifers of the Fennoscandian Shield

    Lotta Hallbeck;Karsten Pedersen

  • Methylomonas scandinavica sp.nov., a New Methanotrophic Psychrotrophic Bacterium isolated from Deep Igneous Rock Ground Water of Sweden

    Marina G. Kalyuzhnaya;Valentina N. Khmelenina;Svetlana Kotelnikova;Louise Holmquist

  • Accumulation of Metals by Bacteriogenic Iron Oxides in a Subterranean Environment

    F. G. Ferris;K. O. Konhauser;B. Lyven;K. Pedersen

  • In situ growth of Gallionella biofilms and partitioning of lanthanides and actinides between biological material and ferric oxyhydroxides

    Craig Anderson;Karsten Pedersen

  • Viruses in granitic groundwater from 69 to 450 m depth of the Aspö hard rock laboratory, Sweden.

    Jennifer E Kyle;Hallgerd S C Eydal;F Grant Ferris;Karsten Pedersen

  • Distribution and metabolic diversity of microorganisms in deep igneous rock aquifers of Finland

    Shelley A. Haveman;Karsten Pedersen;Paula Ruotsalainen

  • Numbers, biomass and cultivable diversity of microbial populations relate to depth and borehole-specific conditions in groundwater from depths of 4-450 m in Olkiluoto, Finland.

    Karsten Pedersen;Johanna Arlinger;Sara Eriksson;Anna Hallbeck

Frequent Co-Authors

David G. Gee
David G. Gee Uppsala University
Christopher Juhlin
Christopher Juhlin Uppsala University
Nick M.W. Roberts
Nick M.W. Roberts British Geological Survey
Chin-Fu Tsang
Chin-Fu Tsang Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Eva-Lena Tullborg
Eva-Lena Tullborg University of Gothenburg
Terry C. Hazen
Terry C. Hazen University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Herbert Budzikiewicz
Herbert Budzikiewicz University of Cologne
Anders F. Andersson
Anders F. Andersson Royal Institute of Technology
Bert Allard
Bert Allard Örebro University
Mats E. Åström
Mats E. Åström Linnaeus University

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