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Martin Blumenberg

Martin Blumenberg

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Earth Science

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34
Citations
5056
World Ranking
7888
National Ranking
576

Overview

Martin Blumenberg is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Engineering, and Environmental Science. Their publication record demonstrates a sustained engagement with topics related to hydrocarbon exploration, methane hydrates, atmospheric gas dynamics, and geological studies.

The main fields of study associated with their work include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, the subfields they focus on include:

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Geology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science

Key topics in their research cover:

  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Martin Blumenberg has authored multiple papers published in notable scientific venues. Recent papers include:

  • "On the climate benefit of a coal-to-gas shift in Germany's electric power sector" (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Geochemical implications from direct Rock-Eval pyrolysis of petroleum" (2020), published in Organic Geochemistry
  • "Seafloor Methane Seepage Related to Salt Diapirism in the Northwestern Part of the German North Sea" (2021), published in Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "Basin and petroleum systems modelling in the northern Norwegian Barents Sea" (2021), published in Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • "Recent magmatism drives hydrocarbon generation in north-east Java, Indonesia" (2020), published in Scientific Reports

The frequent publication venues where Martin Blumenberg's research appears are:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Organic Geochemistry
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Sedimentology

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Georg Scheeder
  • Lutz Reinhardt
  • Jochen Erbacher
  • Dieter Franke
  • Rüdiger Lutz

Best Publications

  • Microbial reefs in the Black Sea fueled by anaerobic oxidation of methane

    Walter Michaelis;Richard Seifert;Katja Nauhaus;Tina Treude

  • Anaerobic oxidation of short-chain hydrocarbons by marine sulphate-reducing bacteria

    Olaf Kniemeyer;Florin Musat;Stefan M. Sievert;Katrin Knittel

  • Membrane lipid patterns typify distinct anaerobic methanotrophic consortia

    Martin Blumenberg;Richard Seifert;Joachim Reitner;Thomas Pape

  • Biosynthesis of hopanoids by sulfate-reducing bacteria (genus Desulfovibrio).

    Martin Blumenberg;Martin Krüger;Katja Nauhaus;Helen M. Talbot

  • Concretionary methane-seep carbonates and associated microbial communities in Black Sea sediments

    Joachim Reitner;Jörn Ludwig Peckmann;Martin Blumenberg;Walter Michaelis

  • Soil microbial community changes as a result of long-term exposure to a natural CO2 vent

    B.I. Oppermann;W. Michaelis;M. Blumenberg;J. Frerichs

  • Unexpected occurrence of hopanoids at gas seeps in the Black Sea

    Volker Thiel;Martin Blumenberg;Thomas Pape;Richard Seifert

  • Biomarkers of black shales formed by microbial mats, Late Mesoproterozoic (1.1 Ga) Taoudeni Basin, Mauritania

    Martin Blumenberg;Volker Thiel;Walter Riegel;Linda C. Kah

  • Subsurface Microbial Methanotrophic Mats in the Black Sea

    Tina Treude;Tina Treude;Katrin Knittel;Martin Blumenberg;Richard Seifert

  • Methane turnover and temperature response of methane-oxidizing bacteria in permafrost-affected soils of northeast Siberia

    Christian Knoblauch;Uta Zimmermann;Martin Blumenberg;Walter Michaelis

  • Diagenetic barium cycling in Black Sea sediments – A case study for anoxic marine environments

    Susann Henkel;José M Mogollón;Kerstin Nöthen;Christine Franke

  • Aerobic methanotrophy in the oxic-anoxic transition zone of the black sea water column

    Martin Blumenberg;Richard Seifert;Walter Michaelis

  • In Vitro Study of Lipid Biosynthesis in an Anaerobically Methane-Oxidizing Microbial Mat

    Martin Blumenberg;Richard Seifert;Katja Nauhaus;Thomas Pape

  • Methanogenic capabilities of ANME-archaea deduced from C-13-labelling approaches

    Sebastian Bertram;Martin Blumenberg;Walter Michaelis;Michael Siegert

  • Outcrop analogues of pockmarks and associated methane-seep carbonates: A case study from the Lower Cretaceous (Albian) of the Basque-Cantabrian Basin, western Pyrenees

    Luis M. Agirrezabala;Steffen Kiel;Martin Blumenberg;Nadine Schäfer

  • A novel, multi-layered methanotrophic microbial mat system growing on the sediment of the Black Sea

    Martin Krüger;Martin Blumenberg;Sabine Kasten;Andrea Wieland

  • Euphotic zone bacterioplankton sources major sedimentary bacteriohopanepolyols in the Holocene Black Sea

    Martin Blumenberg;Richard Seifert;Sabine Kasten;Enno Bahlmann

  • Decoupling of bio- and geohopanoids in sediments of the Benguela Upwelling System (BUS)

    Martin Blumenberg;Gesine Mollenhauer;Matthias Zabel;Andreas Reimer

  • Lipid geochemistry of methane-seep-related Black Sea carbonates

    Thomas Pape;Martin Blumenberg;Richard Seifert;Victor N. Egorov

  • Hopanoid production by Desulfovibrio bastinii isolated from oilfield formation water.

    Martin Blumenberg;Birte I. Oppermann;Rémy Guyoneaud;Walter Michaelis

  • Novel findings on hopanoid occurrences among sulfate reducing bacteria: Is there a direct link to nitrogen fixation?

    Martin Blumenberg;Michael Hoppert;Martin Krüger;Anne Dreier

  • Methane dynamics in a microbial community of the Black Sea traced by stable carbon isotopes in vitro

    Richard Seifert;Katja Nauhaus;Martin Blumenberg;Martin Krüger

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter Michaelis
Walter Michaelis Universität Hamburg
Richard Seifert
Richard Seifert Universität Hamburg
Joachim Reitner
Joachim Reitner University of Göttingen
Thomas Pape
Thomas Pape University of Copenhagen
Tina Treude
Tina Treude University of California, Los Angeles
Adriano Mazzini
Adriano Mazzini University of Oslo
Antje Boetius
Antje Boetius Max Planck Society
Marco Taviani
Marco Taviani Schmidt Ocean Institute
Sabine Kasten
Sabine Kasten University of Bremen
Katrin Knittel
Katrin Knittel Max Planck Society

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