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Paul L. E. Bodelier

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
13975
World Ranking
11884
National Ranking
308

Paul L. E. Bodelier 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 Paul L. E. Bodelier sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 186 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul L. E. Bodelier 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 Paul L. E. Bodelier sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paul L. E. Bodelier is affiliated with the Netherlands Institute of Ecology in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a notable emphasis on microbial community ecology and physiology. The scholar's work spans multiple subfields including ecology, molecular biology, environmental chemistry, global and planetary change, and soil science.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Microbial Metabolism and Enzyme Function
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Gut Microbiota and Health
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production

Among their recent papers are:

  • Methanotrophy by a Mycobacterium species that dominates a cave microbial ecosystem, 2022, Nature Microbiology
  • DNA stable-isotope probing highlights the effects of temperature on functionally active methanotrophs in natural wetlands, 2020, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Archaea and their interactions with bacteria in a karst ecosystem, 2023, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Response of a methane-driven interaction network to stressor intensification, 2020, FEMS Microbiology Ecology
  • Metabolic coupling between soil aerobic methanotrophs and denitrifiers in rice paddy fields, 2024, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors in Bodelier's publications include Marion Meima-Franke, Kristof Brenzinger, G.W. Korthals, Elvira Schnyder, and Martin Hartmann. These collaborations reflect a diverse network of researchers contributing to the understanding of microbial ecology and environmental processes.

Publication venues where Bodelier has frequently contributed include:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Biology and Fertility of Soils

Best Publications

  • Nitrogen as a regulatory factor of methane oxidation in soils and sediments.

    Paul L.E Bodelier;Hendrikus J Laanbroek

  • Methane oxidation by an extremely acidophilic bacterium of the phylum Verrucomicrobia

    Peter F. Dunfield;Anton Yuryev;Pavel Senin;Pavel Senin;Angela V. Smirnova

  • Revisiting life strategy concepts in environmental microbial ecology.

    A. Ho;D. P. di Lonardo;P. L. E. Bodelier

  • Stimulation by ammonium-based fertilizers of methane oxidation in soil around rice roots

    Paul L. E. Bodelier;Peter Roslev;Thilo Henckel;Peter Frenzel

  • Shifting carbon flow from roots into associated microbial communities in response to elevated atmospheric CO2.

    Barbara Drigo;Agata S. Pijl;Henk Duyts;Anna M. Kielak

  • The impact of climate change on lakes in the Netherlands: a review

    Wolf M. Mooij;Stephan Hülsmann;Lisette N. De Senerpont Domis;Bart A. Nolet

  • Trait-based approaches for understanding microbial biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

    Sascha Krause;Xavier Le Roux;Pascal A. Niklaus;Peter M. Van Bodegom

  • Conventional methanotrophs are responsible for atmospheric methane oxidation in paddy soils.

    Yuanfeng Cai;Yan Zheng;Paul L. E. Bodelier;Ralf Conrad

  • Dynamics of nitrification and denitrification in root- oxygenated sediments and adaptation of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria to low-oxygen or anoxic habitats

    P.L.E. Bodelier;J.A. Libochant;C.W.P.M. Blom;H.J. Laanbroek

  • Differential Effects of Nitrogenous Fertilizers on Methane-Consuming Microbes in Rice Field and Forest Soils

    Santosh R. Mohanty;Paul L. E. Bodelier;Virgilio Floris;Ralf Conrad

  • Community analysis of ammonia-oxidising bacteria, in relation to oxygen availability in soils and root-oxygenated sediments, using PCR, DGGE and oligonucleotide probe hybridisation

    George A. Kowalchuk;Paul L.E. Bodelier;G.Hans J. Heilig;John R. Stephen

  • Conceptualizing functional traits and ecological characteristics of methane-oxidizing bacteria as life strategies.

    Adrian Ho;Frederiek-Maarten Kerckhof;Claudia Luke;Andreas Reim

  • Interactions between nitrogenous fertilizers and methane cycling in wetland and upland soils

    Paul Le Bodelier

  • Oxygen consumption kinetics of Nitrosomonas europaea and Nitrobacter hamburgensis grown in mixed continuous cultures at different oxygen concentrations

    Hendrikus J. Laanbroek;Paul L. E. Bodelier;Saskia Gerards

  • Effects of ammonium-based fertilisation on microbial processes involved in methane emission from soils planted with rice

    Paul L.E. Bodelier;Alexandra P. Hahn;Inko R. Arth;Peter Frenzel

  • Effects of Grazing by the Free-Living Soil Amoebae Acanthamoeba castellanii, Acanthamoeba polyphaga, and Hartmannella vermiformis on Various Bacteria.

    Peter H. H. Weekers;Paul L. E. Bodelier;John P. H. Wijen;Godfried D. Vogels

  • Toward understanding, managing, and protecting microbial ecosystems.

    Paul L. E. Bodelier

  • Effect of temperature on composition of the methanotrophic community in rice field and forest soil

    Santosh R. Mohanty;Paul L.E. Bodelier;Ralf Conrad

  • Methylocystis heyeri sp. nov., a novel type II methanotrophic bacterium possessing 'signature' fatty acids of type I methanotrophs.

    Svetlana N. Dedysh;Svetlana E. Belova;Paul L. E. Bodelier;Ksenia V. Smirnova

  • A reanalysis of phospholipid fatty acids as ecological biomarkers for methanotrophic bacteria

    Paul L E Bodelier;Marie-José Bär Gillisen;Kees Hordijk;Jaap S Sinninghe Damsté

Frequent Co-Authors

Hendrikus J. Laanbroek
Hendrikus J. Laanbroek Utrecht University
Svetlana N. Dedysh
Svetlana N. Dedysh Russian Academy of Sciences
Gerard Muyzer
Gerard Muyzer University of Amsterdam
Mariet M. Hefting
Mariet M. Hefting Utrecht University
Levente Bodrossy
Levente Bodrossy Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Zhongjun Jia
Zhongjun Jia Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peter F. Dunfield
Peter F. Dunfield University of Calgary
Peter Frenzel
Peter Frenzel Max Planck Society
Wietse de Boer
Wietse de Boer Wageningen University & Research
Aad J. Termorshuizen
Aad J. Termorshuizen Wageningen University & Research

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