What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Bacteria
- Enzyme
- Organic chemistry
His primary scientific interests are in Environmental chemistry, Biodegradation, Naphthalene, Isotopes of carbon and Isotope fractionation.
His work carried out in the field of Environmental chemistry brings together such families of science as Microbial biodegradation, Bioremediation, Hydrocarbon and Stable-isotope probing.
Rainer U. Meckenstock interconnects Anaerobic exercise and Pollutant in the investigation of issues within Biodegradation.
His research investigates the connection between Naphthalene and topics such as Benzene that intersect with issues in Phenanthrene.
His studies deal with areas such as Fractionation and Toluene as well as Isotopes of carbon.
Rainer U. Meckenstock has included themes like Isotope analysis and BTEX in his Isotope fractionation study.
His most cited work include:
- Stable isotope fractionation analysis as a tool to monitor biodegradation in contaminated acquifers. (346 citations)
- Compound-specific stable isotope analysis of organic contaminants in natural environments: a critical review of the state of the art, prospects, and future challenges (298 citations)
- Anaerobic naphthalene degradation by a sulfate-reducing enrichment culture. (205 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Rainer U. Meckenstock focuses on Environmental chemistry, Biodegradation, Biochemistry, Enrichment culture and Isotope fractionation.
The concepts of his Environmental chemistry study are interwoven with issues in Microbial biodegradation, Toluene and Aquifer, Groundwater.
In his study, Phenanthrene is inextricably linked to Anaerobic exercise, which falls within the broad field of Biodegradation.
He focuses mostly in the field of Biochemistry, narrowing it down to matters related to Bacteria and, in some cases, Microbiology.
Rainer U. Meckenstock has researched Enrichment culture in several fields, including Naphthalene, Sulfate, Substrate and Carboxylation.
The Isotope fractionation study combines topics in areas such as Isotope analysis and Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
He most often published in these fields:
- Environmental chemistry (34.67%)
- Biodegradation (21.33%)
- Biochemistry (19.33%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?
- Environmental chemistry (34.67%)
- Biochemistry (19.33%)
- Microorganism (8.00%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Environmental chemistry, Biochemistry, Microorganism, Bacteria and Microbial population biology.
Many of his research projects under Environmental chemistry are closely connected to Water flow with Water flow, tying the diverse disciplines of science together.
Rainer U. Meckenstock interconnects Naphthalene and Phenanthrene in the investigation of issues within Biochemistry.
His work carried out in the field of Microorganism brings together such families of science as Ammonia monooxygenase and Nitrate.
His study in the field of Desulfobulbaceae and Enrichment culture also crosses realms of Deltaproteobacteria.
He works mostly in the field of Substrate, limiting it down to topics relating to Mass transfer and, in certain cases, Biodegradation.
Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Transitory microbial habitat in the hyperarid Atacama Desert (83 citations)
- Oil reservoirs, an exceptional habitat for microorganisms. (39 citations)
- Fermentative Spirochaetes mediate necromass recycling in anoxic hydrocarbon-contaminated habitats (24 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Bacteria
- Enzyme
- Organic chemistry
Rainer U. Meckenstock mainly investigates Bacteria, Enrichment culture, Biochemistry, Desulfobulbaceae and Microbial ecology.
He has included themes like Fermentation, Electron donor, Electron acceptor and Anoxic waters in his Bacteria study.
Rainer U. Meckenstock has researched Enrichment culture in several fields, including Bacterial growth, Phenanthrene, Carboxylation, Metabolite and Anaerobic exercise.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Naphthalene and Stable-isotope probing in addition to Biochemistry.
His Microbial ecology research incorporates elements of Obligate, Biomass, Salinity and Environmental chemistry.
His studies in Biodegradation integrate themes in fields like Abiotic component and Temperature salinity diagrams.
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