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D-Index
62
Citations
16175
World Ranking
2049
National Ranking
78

Markus G. Weinbauer publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Markus G. Weinbauer sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 173 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Markus G. Weinbauer D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Markus G. Weinbauer sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 D-Index — 76th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Markus G. Weinbauer is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with notable work in ecology and oceanography. The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of microbial community ecology and physiology, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, and environmental DNA in biodiversity studies.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Revisiting marine lytic and lysogenic virus-host interactions: Kill-the-Winner and Piggyback-the-Winner," 2020, Science Bulletin
  • "Eco-engineering approaches for ocean negative carbon emission," 2022, Science Bulletin
  • "Viral Lysis Alters the Optical Properties and Biological Availability of Dissolved Organic Matter Derived from Prochlorococcus Picocyanobacteria," 2020, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • "Aquatic Viruses and Climate Change," 2020, Current Issues in Molecular Biology
  • "Viral control of biomass and diversity of bacterioplankton in the deep sea," 2020, Communications Biology

The frequent publication venues for Markus G. Weinbauer include:

  • Science Bulletin
  • Arts et sciences
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Current Issues in Molecular Biology
  • The ISME Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this scientist are:

  • Nianzhi Jiao
  • Rui Zhang
  • Xiaowei Chen
  • Wei Wei

Markus G. Weinbauer's main fields of study reflect a broad interest in environmental science with a notable specialization in ecology and oceanography. The subfields of their work include:

  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Plant Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Immunology

The main topics covered by their research are diverse, emphasizing microbial and marine ecosystem dynamics:

  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems

Best Publications

  • Ecology of prokaryotic viruses

    Markus G Weinbauer

  • Microbial production of recalcitrant dissolved organic matter: long-term carbon storage in the global ocean.

    Nianzhi Jiao;Gerhard J. Herndl;Dennis A. Hansell;Ronald Benner

  • Are viruses driving microbial diversification and diversity

    Markus G. Weinbauer;Fereidoun Rassoulzadegan

  • Major viral impact on the functioning of benthic deep-sea ecosystems.

    Roberto Danovaro;Antonio Dell'Anno;Cinzia Corinaldesi;Mirko Magagnini

  • Trade-Offs between Competition and Defense Specialists among Unicellular Planktonic Organisms: the “Killing the Winner” Hypothesis Revisited

    Christian Winter;Thierry Bouvier;Markus G. Weinbauer;T. Frede Thingstad

  • Changes in Bacterial Community Composition and Dynamics and Viral Mortality Rates Associated with Enhanced Flagellate Grazing in a Mesoeutrophic Reservoir

    Karel Šimek;Karel Šimek;Jakob Pernthaler;Markus G. Weinbauer;Karel Hornák

  • Significance of Viral Lysis and Flagellate Grazing as Factors Controlling Bacterioplankton Production in a Eutrophic Lake

    Markus G. Weinbauer;Manfred G. Höfle

  • Lysogeny and virus‐induced mortality of bacterioplankton in surface, deep, and anoxic marine waters

    Markus G. Weinbauer;Ingrid Brettar;Manfred G. Höfle

  • Global-scale processes with a nanoscale drive: the role of marine viruses

    Corina P.D. Brussaard;Steven W. Wilhelm;T. Frede Thingstad;Markus G. Weinbauer

  • Distribution of Viruses and Dissolved DNA along a Coastal Trophic Gradient in the Northern Adriatic Sea.

    Markus G. Weinbauer;Dragica Fuks;Peter Peduzzi

  • Viral burst size of heterotrophic prokaryotes in aquatic systems

    Verónica Parada;Gerhard J. Herndl;Markus G. Weinbauer

  • The role of sunlight in the removal and repair of viruses in the sea

    Steven W. Wilhelm;Markus G. Weinbauer;Curtis A. Suttle;Wade H. Jeffrey

  • The microbial carbon pump concept: Potential biogeochemical significance in the globally changing ocean

    Louis Legendre;Louis Legendre;Richard B. Rivkin;Markus G. Weinbauer;Markus G. Weinbauer;Lionel Guidi;Lionel Guidi

  • Calcification of the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa, under ambient and reduced pH

    C. Maier;J. Hegeman;M. G. Weinbauer;J.-P. Gattuso

  • Diel cycles in viral infection of bacterioplankton in the North Sea

    Christian Winter;Gerhard J. Herndl;Markus G. Weinbauer

  • Utility of Green Fluorescent Nucleic Acid Dyes and Aluminum Oxide Membrane Filters for Rapid Epifluorescence Enumeration of Soil and Sediment Bacteria

    Markus G. Weinbauer;Christiane Beckmann;Manfred G. Höfle

  • Effect of ocean acidification on microbial diversity and on microbe-driven biogeochemistry and ecosystem functioning

    Jinwen Liu;Markus G. Weinbauer;Cornelia Maier;Minhan Dai

  • Potential Significance of Lysogeny to Bacteriophage Production and Bacterial Mortality in Coastal Waters of the Gulf of Mexico

    M G Weinbauer;C A Suttle

  • Reconsidering transmission electron microscopy based estimates of viral infection of bacterio- plankton using conversion factors derived from natural communities

    Markus G. Weinbauer;Christian Winter;Manfred G. Höfle

  • Frequency, size and distribution of bacteriophages in different marine bacterial morphotypes

    MG Weinbauer;P. Peduzzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Pierre Gattuso
Jean-Pierre Gattuso Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Gerhard J. Herndl
Gerhard J. Herndl University of Vienna
Karel Šimek
Karel Šimek Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Steven W. Wilhelm
Steven W. Wilhelm University of Tennessee at Knoxville
John R. Dolan
John R. Dolan Université Paris Cité
Manfred G. Höfle
Manfred G. Höfle Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Curtis A. Suttle
Curtis A. Suttle University of British Columbia
Rui Zhang
Rui Zhang National University of Singapore
Pei-Yuan Qian
Pei-Yuan Qian Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Nianzhi Jiao
Nianzhi Jiao Xiamen University

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