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Mark A. Lever

Mark A. Lever

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 40 7965 7654 185 178 131 8049

Mark A. Lever publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mark A. Lever between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mark A. Lever published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 7 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2025. 41 of the 174 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2025. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 21 publications
2001 2025

174 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mark A. Lever: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 1
2005 2
2006 4
2007 0
2008 3
2009 2
2010 5
2011 2
2012 3
2013 5
2014 4
2015 12
2016 5
2017 7
2018 14
2019 13
2020 9
2021 13
2022 14
2023 14
2024 20
2025 21
Total 174
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Mark A. Lever 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 Mark A. Lever sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 131–140 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 131 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544 131
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Mark A. Lever 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 Mark A. Lever sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 40 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321 40
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Mark A. Lever is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and conducts research primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work covers multiple subfields including Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Mechanics of Materials, and Atmospheric Science.

Their research focuses on a range of topics, notably:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Among recent publications, Mark A. Lever has contributed to studies such as:

  • Eutrophication as a driver of microbial community structure in lake sediments, 2020, Environmental Microbiology
  • Macrofaunal control of microbial community structure in continental margin sediments, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Heterotrophic Archaea dominate sedimentary subsurface ecosystems off Peru, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Microbial Nitrogen Transformation Potential in Sediments of Two Contrasting Lakes Is Spatially Structured but Seasonally Stable, 2022, mSphere
  • Interactions between temperature and energy supply drive microbial communities in hydrothermal sediment, 2021, Communications Biology

Mark A. Lever frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Carsten J. Schubert
  • Longhui Deng
  • Annika Fiskal
  • Stefano M. Bernasconi
  • Jasmine S. Berg

Their work appears in a variety of scientific publication venues, such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Heterotrophic Archaea dominate sedimentary subsurface ecosystems off Peru

    Jennifer F. Biddle;Julius S. Lipp;Mark A. Lever;Karen G. Lloyd

  • Biogeographical distribution and diversity of microbes in methane hydrate-bearing deep marine sediments on the Pacific Ocean Margin

    Fumio Inagaki;Takuro Nunoura;Satoshi Nakagawa;Andreas Teske

  • Predominant archaea in marine sediments degrade detrital proteins

    Karen G. Lloyd;Lars Schreiber;Dorthe G. Petersen;Kasper U. Kjeldsen

  • Exploring deep microbial life in coal-bearing sediment down to ~2.5 km below the ocean floor

    Fumio Inagaki;Kai-Uwe Hinrichs;Y Kubo;M W Bowles

  • Life under extreme energy limitation: a synthesis of laboratory- and field-based investigations.

    Mark A. Lever;Karyn L. Rogers;Karen G. Lloyd;Jörg Overmann

  • A modular method for the extraction of DNA and RNA, and the separation of DNA pools from diverse environmental sample types

    Mark A. Lever;Andrea Torti;Philip Eickenbusch;Alexander B. Michaud

  • Origin, dynamics, and implications of extracellular DNA pools in marine sediments.

    Andrea Torti;Mark Alexander Lever;Bo Barker Jørgensen

  • Evidence for Microbial Carbon and Sulfur Cycling in Deeply Buried Ridge Flank Basalt

    Mark A Lever;Mark A Lever;Olivier J Rouxel;Olivier J Rouxel;Jeffrey C Alt;Nobumichi Shimizu

  • Growth of sedimentary Bathyarchaeota on lignin as an energy source

    Tiantian Yu;Weichao Wu;Wenyue Liang;Mark Alexander Lever

  • Microbial community assembly and evolution in subseafloor sediment

    Piotr Starnawski;Thomas Bataillon;Thijs J. G. Ettema;Lara M. Jochum

  • Environmental Fate of RNA Interference Pesticides: Adsorption and Degradation of Double-Stranded RNA Molecules in Agricultural Soils.

    Kimberly M. Parker;Kimberly M. Parker;Verónica Barragán Borrero;Daniël M. van Leeuwen;Mark A. Lever

  • Methanogen diversity evidenced by molecular characterization of methyl coenzyme M reductase A (mcrA) genes in hydrothermal sediments of the Guaymas Basin.

    Ashita Dhillon;Mark Lever;Karen G. Lloyd;Daniel B. Albert

  • Acetogenesis in the energy-starved deep biosphere - a paradox?

    Mark Alexander Lever

  • Trends in Basalt and Sediment Core Contamination During IODP Expedition 301

    Mark Alexander Lever;Marc Alperin;Bert Engelen;Fumio Inagaki

  • Methanogenic archaea and sulfate reducing bacteria co-cultured on acetate: teamwork or coexistence?

    Derya Ozuolmez;Hyunsoo Na;Mark Alexander Lever;Kasper Urup Kjeldsen

  • Metabolic variability in seafloor brines revealed by carbon and sulphur dynamics

    Samantha B. Joye;Vladimir A. Samarkin;Beth N. Orcutt;Beth N. Orcutt;Ian R. MacDonald

  • Fluids from the Oceanic Crust Support Microbial Activities within the Deep Biosphere

    B. Engelen;K. Ziegelmueller;L. Wolf;B. Kopke

  • Aeolian dispersal of bacteria in southwest Greenland: their sources, abundance, diversity and physiological states

    Tina Šantl-Temkiv;Ulrich Gosewinkel;Piotr Starnawski;Mark Lever;Mark Lever

  • The Guaymas Basin hiking guide to hydrothermal mounds, chimneys, and microbial mats: Complex seafloor expressions of subsurface hydrothermal circulation

    Andreas Teske;Dirk de Beer;Luke J. McKay;Luke J. McKay;Margaret K. Tivey

  • Microbial Community in Black Rust Exposed to Hot Ridge Flank Crustal Fluids

    Satoshi Nakagawa;Fumio Inagaki;Yohey Suzuki;Bjørn Olav Steinsbu

  • Acetogenesis in Deep Subseafloor Sediments of The Juan de Fuca Ridge Flank: A Synthesis of Geochemical, Thermodynamic, and Gene-based Evidence

    Mark A Lever;Verena B Heuer;Yuki Morono;Noriaki Masui

  • Eutrophication as a driver of microbial community structure in lake sediments.

    Xingguo Han;Carsten Johnny Schubert;Annika Fiskal;Nathalie Dubois;Nathalie Dubois

Frequent Co-Authors

Fumio Inagaki
Fumio Inagaki Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Kai-Uwe Hinrichs
Kai-Uwe Hinrichs University of Bremen
Bo Barker Jørgensen
Bo Barker Jørgensen Aarhus University
Yuki Morono
Yuki Morono Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Andreas P Teske
Andreas P Teske University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Xingguo Han
Xingguo Han Hebei University
Marcus Elvert
Marcus Elvert University of Bremen
Carsten J. Schubert
Carsten J. Schubert Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Christian Hensen
Christian Hensen GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

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