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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
18715
World Ranking
4844
National Ranking
115

Lucas J. Stal publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lucas J. Stal sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 212 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Lucas J. Stal D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lucas J. Stal sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Lucas J. Stal is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The scientist has contributed to areas primarily within Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Materials Science. Their research spans several subfields, including Ecology, Biomaterials, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Molecular Biology, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's research topics encompass diverse subjects such as Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Algal Biology and Biofuel Production, Protist Diversity and Phylogeny, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging, and Hydrogels including their synthesis, properties, and applications.

Lucas J. Stal has published scholarly works in various respected journals and contributions to academic books. Their recent peer-reviewed papers include:

  • Circadian clock-controlled gene expression in co-cultured, mat-forming cyanobacteria (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • Corrigendum to "Bioremediation of chromium contaminated water by diatoms with concomitant lipid accumulation for biofuel production" (2020) published in Journal of Environmental Management

In addition to journal articles, the scientist has authored a book titled The Marine Microbiome, published in 2022 by Springer International Publishing. This publication has been cited in subsequent research supporting topics related to marine microbial communities.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Henk Bolhuis
  • Mariana Silvia Cretoiu
  • Christine Hörnlein
  • Veronique Confurius-Guns
  • Michele Grego

The scientist's contributions focus on understanding complex ecological systems and microbial interactions, especially in marine and environmental contexts. Their work integrates molecular biology approaches with environmental and materials sciences to address questions related to sustainability, biofuel production, and biomaterials development.

Best Publications

  • Dinitrogen fixation in the world's oceans

    D. Karl;A. Michaels;B. Bergman;D.G. Capone

  • How rising CO2 and global warming may stimulate harmful cyanobacterial blooms

    Petra M. Visser;Jolanda M.H. Verspagen;Giovanni Sandrini;Lucas J. Stal

  • N2 Fixation by non-heterocystous cyanobacteria

    B Bergman;J.R Gallon;A.N Rai;L.J Stal

  • Cyanobacterial Mats and Stromatolites

    Lucas J. Stal

  • Physiological ecology of cyanobacteria in microbial mats and other communities

    Lucas J. Stal

  • Fermentation in cyanobacteria

    Lucas J. Stal;Roy Moezelaar

  • Colorful niches of phototrophic microorganisms shaped by vibrations of the water molecule.

    Maayke Stomp;Jef Huisman;Lucas J Stal;Hans C P Matthijs

  • Comparative structure, primary production and biogenic stabilization of cohesive and non-cohesive marine sediments inhabited by microphytobenthos

    Marian L. Yallop;Ben de Winder;David M. Paterson;Lucas J. Stal

  • Adaptive divergence in pigment composition promotes phytoplankton biodiversity

    Maayke Stomp;Jef Huisman;Floris de Jongh;Annelies J. Veraart

  • BASIC: Baltic Sea cyanobacteria. An investigation of the structure and dynamics of water blooms of cyanobacteria in the Baltic Sea responses to a changing environment.

    LJ Stal;P Albertano;B Bergman;K von Bröckel

  • STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A BENTHIC MARINE MICROBIAL MAT

    Lucas J. Stal;Hans van Gemerden;Wolfgang E. Krumbein

  • Colourful coexistence of red and green picocyanobacteria in lakes and seas

    Maayke Stomp;Jef Huisman;Lajos Vörös;Frances R. Pick

  • Analysis of a marine phototrophic biofilm by confocal laser scanning microscopy using the new image quantification software PHLIP

    Lukas N Mueller;Jody F C de Brouwer;Jonas S Almeida;Jonas S Almeida;Lucas J Stal

  • Isolation and characterization of extracellular polysaccharides from the epipelic diatoms Cylindrotheca closterium and Navicula salinarum

    Natascha Staats;Ben De Winder;Lucas J. Stal;Luuc R. Mur

  • Exopolysaccharide production by the epipelic diatom Cylindrotheca closterium: effects of nutrient conditions

    Natascha Staats;Lucas J Stal;Luuc R Mur

  • Cyanobacterial mats and stromatolites

    L.J. Stal;B.A. Whitton;M Potts

  • Biogenic stabilization of intertidal sediments: the importance of extracellular polymeric substances produced by benthic diatoms.

    J.F.C. de Brouwer;K. Wolfstein;G.K. Ruddy;T.E.R. Jones

  • The selective advantage of buoyancy provided by gas vesicles for planktonic cyanobacteria in the Baltic Sea

    Anthony E. Walsby;Paul K. Hayes;Rolf Boje;Lucas J. Stal

  • THE SIMULTANEOUS ASSAY OF CHLOROPHYLL AND BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL IN NATURAL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES

    L.J. Stal;H. van Gemerden;W.E. Krumbein

  • Interplay between biology and sedimentology in a mudflat (Biezelingse Ham, Westerschelde, The Netherlands)

    J.F.C de Brouwer;S Bjelic;E.M.G.T de Deckere;L.J Stal

Frequent Co-Authors

Jef Huisman
Jef Huisman University of Amsterdam
Wolfgang E. Krumbein
Wolfgang E. Krumbein Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Stefan Schouten
Stefan Schouten Utrecht University
Birgitta Bergman
Birgitta Bergman Stockholm University
Koen Sabbe
Koen Sabbe Ghent University
Pascal Riera
Pascal Riera Sorbonne University
Wim Vyverman
Wim Vyverman Ghent University
Luuc R. Mur
Luuc R. Mur University of Amsterdam
Kaarina Sivonen
Kaarina Sivonen University of Helsinki
Gerard Muyzer
Gerard Muyzer University of Amsterdam

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