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Lars Peter Nielsen

Lars Peter Nielsen

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
68
Citations
17347
World Ranking
1866
National Ranking
20

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
21734
World Ranking
4109
National Ranking
39

Overview

Lars Peter Nielsen is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark. Their research spans multiple fields including Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Engineering. Within these broader disciplines, their subfields of study incorporate Environmental Engineering, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Electrochemistry.

Their work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Among their recent scientific publications are:

  • "Cable bacteria reduce methane emissions from rice-vegetated soils," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Long-distance electron transfer in a filamentous Gram-positive bacterium," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Cable bacteria extend the impacts of elevated dissolved oxygen into anoxic sediments," 2021, The ISME Journal
  • "Efficient long-range conduction in cable bacteria through nickel protein wires," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Cable bacteria at oxygen-releasing roots of aquatic plants: a widespread and diverse plant-microbe association," 2021, New Phytologist

They have frequently published in several venues, including:

  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The ISME Journal

Collaborations have been an important aspect of their research. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Ian P. G. Marshall
  • Andreas Schramm
  • Robin Bonné
  • Jesper J. Bjerg
  • Jean Manca

Best Publications

  • METHODS FOR MEASURING DENITRIFICATION: DIVERSE APPROACHES TO A DIFFICULT PROBLEM

    Peter M. Groffman;Mark A. Altabet;John K. Bohlke;Klaus Butterbach-Bahl

  • Pathways of organic carbon oxidation in three continental margin sediments

    Donald Eugene Canfield;Bo Barker Jørgensen;Henrik Fossing;Ronnie N. Glud

  • Denitrification in sediment determined from nitrogen isotope pairing

    Lars Peter Nielsen

  • Filamentous bacteria transport electrons over centimetre distances

    Christian Pfeffer;Steffen Larsen;Jie Song;Mingdong Dong

  • Electric currents couple spatially separated biogeochemical processes in marine sediment

    Lars Peter Nielsen;Nils Risgaard-Petersen;Henrik Fossing;Peter Bondo Christensen

  • Concentration and transport of nitrate by the mat-forming sulphur bacterium Thioploca

    H. Fossing;V. A. Gallardo;B. B. Jørgensen;M. Hüttel

  • Errors in the medication process: frequency, type, and potential clinical consequences

    Marianne Lisby;Lars Peter Nielsen;Jan Mainz

  • Evidence for complete denitrification in a benthic foraminifer

    Nils Risgaard-Petersen;Alexandra M. Langezaal;Signe Ingvardsen;Markus C. Schmid

  • Application of the isotope pairing technique in sediments where anammox and denitrification coexist

    Nils Risgaard-Petersen;Lars Peter Nielsen;Søren Rysgaard;Tage Dalsgaard

  • Seasonal variation in nitrification and denitrification in estuarine sediment colonized by benthic microalgae and bioturbating infauna

    S. Rysgaard;P. B. Christensen;L. P. Nielsen

  • Denitrification measurements in aquatic sediments: A comparison of three methods

    Sybil P. Seitzinger;Lars Peter Nielsen;Jane Caffrey;Peter Bondo Christensen

  • Widespread occurrence of nitrate storage and denitrification among Foraminifera and Gromiida.

    Elisa Piña-Ochoa;Signe Høgslund;Emmanuelle Geslin;Tomas Cedhagen

  • Diurnal variation of denitrification and nitrification in sediments colonized by benthic microphytes

    Nils Risgaard Petersen;Suren Rysgaard;Lars Peter Nielsen;Niels Peter Revsbech

  • Incidence, clinical presentation, and outcome of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in HIV-infected patients during the highly active antiretroviral therapy era: a nationwide cohort study.

    Frederik Neess Engsig;Ann-Brit Eg Hansen;Lars Haukali Omland;Gitte Kronborg

  • Kinetics, diffusional limitation and microscale distribution of chemistry and organisms in a CANON reactor

    Michael Nielsen;Annette Bollmann;Olav Sliekers;Mike Jetten;Mike Jetten

  • Nitrogen, carbon, and sulfur metabolism in natural thioploca samples

    Sandra Otte;J. Gijs Kuenen;Lars P. Nielsen;Hans W. Paerl

  • Improved nitrogen removal by application of new nitrogen-cycle bacteria

    Mike S.M. Jetten;Markus Schmid;Ingo Schmidt;Mariska Wubben

  • Epidemiological changes with potential implication for antifungal prescription recommendations for fungaemia: data from a nationwide fungaemia surveillance programme

    M C Arendrup;Esad Dzajic;R H Jensen;H K Johansen

  • Denitrification in nitrate-rich streams: Diurnal and seasonal variation related to benthic oxygen metabolism

    Peter Bondo Christensen;Lars Peter Nielsen;Jan Sørensen;Niels Peter Revsbech

  • Sulfur, iron-, and calcium cycling associated with natural electric currents running through marine sediment

    Nils Risgaard-Petersen;André Revil;André Revil;Patrick Meister;Lars Peter Nielsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Niels Peter Revsbech
Niels Peter Revsbech Aarhus University
Ronald Dahl
Ronald Dahl Aarhus University
Nils Risgaard-Petersen
Nils Risgaard-Petersen Aarhus University
Andreas Schramm
Andreas Schramm Aarhus University
Peter Bondo Christensen
Peter Bondo Christensen Aarhus University
Eske Willerslev
Eske Willerslev University of Copenhagen
Bo Barker Jørgensen
Bo Barker Jørgensen Aarhus University
Court Pedersen
Court Pedersen Odense University Hospital
Søren Rysgaard
Søren Rysgaard Aarhus University
Jan Gerstoft
Jan Gerstoft Rigshospitalet

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