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Peter Frenzel

Peter Frenzel

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
14176
World Ranking
11871
National Ranking
843

Peter Frenzel 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 Peter Frenzel sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 147 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Frenzel 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 Peter Frenzel 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

Peter Frenzel is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has an extensive research portfolio primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans various subfields including Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, and Oceanography.

The main topics covered by Frenzel include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Maritime and Coastal Archaeology

The scientist has published in several prominent venues with the most frequent being the Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) hosted by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, where they have 9 publications. Other notable publication venues include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 8 publications, Paläontologische Zeitschrift (3 publications), Frontiers in Earth Science (3 publications), and Geoarchaeology (2 publications).

Some recent publications showcasing the scope of their research include:

  • "Comment on the letter of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) dated April 21, 2020 regarding 'Fossils from conflict zones and reproducibility of fossil-based scientific data': the importance of private collections" (2020, Paläontologische Zeitschrift)
  • "The unexpectedly short Holocene Humid Period in Northern Arabia" (2022, Communications Earth & Environment)
  • "Spatial distribution and consequences of contaminants in harbour sediments - A case study from Richards Bay Harbour, South Africa" (2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin)
  • "Marine and marginal marine Ostracoda as proxies in geoarchaeology" (2021, Marine Micropaleontology)
  • "Customizing hydrothermal properties of inkjet printed sensitive films by functionalization of carbon nanotubes" (2020, Nanotechnology)

Frenzel frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Junbo Wang, Antje Schwalb, Torsten Haberzettl, Nicole Börner, and Paula Echeverría-Galindo, with collaboration counts ranging from 11 to 14 coauthored works per partner. This network highlights a strong interdisciplinary approach integrating geoscience with environmental and paleontological studies.

Best Publications

  • Biogeochemistry of paddy soils

    Ingrid Kögel-Knabner;Wulf Amelung;Zhihong Cao;Sabine Fiedler

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

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

  • FunGene: the functional gene pipeline and repository

    Jordan A. Fish;Benli Chai;Qiong Wang;Yanni Sun

  • Life at the oxic-anoxic interface: microbial activities and adaptations.

    Andreas Brune;Peter Frenzel;Heribert Cypionka

  • Succession of bacterial community structure and diversity in a paddy soil oxygen gradient.

    Matthias Noll;Diethart Matthies;Peter Frenzel;Manigee Derakshani

  • Microbial processes influencing methane emission from rice fields

    Martin Krüger;Peter Frenzel;Ralf Conrad

  • Oxygen profiles and methane turnover in a flooded rice microcosm.

    Peter Frenzel;Franz Rothfuss;Ralf Conrad

  • Oxidation of methane in the oxic surface layer of a deep lake sediment (Lake Constance)

    Peter Frenzel;Bernward Thebrath;Ralf Conrad

  • Influence of oxygen on sulfate reduction and growth of sulfate-reducing bacteria

    Christoph Marschall;Peter Frenzel;Heribert Cypionka

  • Seasonal variation in pathways of CH4 production and in CH4 oxidation in rice fields determined by stable carbon isotopes and specific inhibitors

    M. Krüger;G. Eller;R. Conrad;P. Frenzel

  • Changes in Activity and Community Structure of Methane-Oxidizing Bacteria over the Growth Period of Rice

    Gundula Eller;Peter Frenzel

  • Rice roots and CH4 oxidation: the activity of bacteria, their distribution and the microenvironment

    Bettina Gilbert;Peter Frenzel

  • Activity and distribution of methane-oxidizing bacteria in flooded rice soil microcosms and in rice plants (Oryza sativa)

    U Bosse;P Frenzel

  • CH4 emission from a hollow-ridge complex in a raised bog: The role of CH4 production and oxidation

    Peter Frenzel;Edger Karofeld

  • Metabolic and trophic interactions modulate methane production by Arctic peat microbiota in response to warming.

    Alexander Tøsdal Tveit;Tim Urich;Peter Frenzel;Mette Marianne Svenning

  • Methanogenesis and methanogenic pathways in a peat from subarctic permafrost

    Martina Metje;Peter Frenzel

  • Methanotrophic bacteria in the rhizosphere of rice microcosms and their effect on porewater methane concentration and methane emission

    B. Gilbert;P. Frenzel

  • 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 N-fertilisation on CH4 oxidation and production, and consequences for CH4 emissions from microcosms and rice fields

    Martin Krüger;Peter Frenzel

  • Group-specific 16S rRNA targeted probes for the detection of type I and type II methanotrophs by fluorescence in situ hybridisation

    Gundula Eller;Stephan Stubner;Peter Frenzel

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralf Conrad
Ralf Conrad Max Planck Society
Paul L. E. Bodelier
Paul L. E. Bodelier Netherlands Institute of Ecology
Guido Grosse
Guido Grosse Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Miriam C. Jones
Miriam C. Jones United States Geological Survey
Levente Bodrossy
Levente Bodrossy Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Steve Frolking
Steve Frolking University of New Hampshire
Nico Boon
Nico Boon Ghent University
Mike S. M. Jetten
Mike S. M. Jetten Radboud University
Wulf Amelung
Wulf Amelung University of Bonn
Michael Schloter
Michael Schloter Technical University of Munich

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