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Sergey Dobretsov

Sergey Dobretsov

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
10320
World Ranking
16638
National Ranking
1

Overview

Sergey Dobretsov is affiliated with Sultan Qaboos University in Oman and has contributed extensively to research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their work spans a variety of topics within marine biology, environmental chemistry, and related disciplines.

The main fields of study in their research include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering

Within these broad categories, Sergey's research delves into specific subfields such as:

  • Ocean Engineering
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Oceanography
  • Pollution
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

The primary topics explored across their publications are diverse and emphasize marine environments and technologies, including:

  • Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells

Some of Sergey's recent significant papers include:

  • "Love at First Taste: Induction of Larval Settlement by Marine Microbes," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Photocatalytic and antifouling properties of electrospun TiO2 polyacrylonitrile composite nanofibers under visible light," 2020, Materials Science and Engineering B
  • "ZnO nanorod-chitosan composite coatings with enhanced antifouling properties," 2020, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • "Chitosan Nanocomposite Coatings Containing Chemically Resistant ZnO-SnOx Core-shell Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Antifouling," 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Nanocoating Is a New Way for Biofouling Prevention," 2021, Frontiers in Nanotechnology

Sergey frequently collaborates with various researchers in their field. Prominent coauthors based on the number of joint publications include:

  • Mohammed Al-Abri
  • Htet Htet Kyaw
  • Myo Tay Zar Myint
  • Leslie Petrik
  • Mohammed Al-Belushi

Several publication venues have featured Sergey's work repeatedly, indicating preferred platforms for disseminating their research findings. These venues include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Preprints.org
  • Biofouling
  • Frontiers in Nanotechnology
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Best Publications

  • Applications of cyanobacteria in biotechnology.

    R.M.M. Abed;S. Dobretsov;K. Sudesh

  • The second skin: ecological role of epibiotic biofilms on marine organisms.

    Martin Wahl;Franz Ronald Goecke;Antje Labes;Sergey Dobretsov

  • Marine biofilms as mediators of colonization by marine macroorganisms: implications for antifouling and aquaculture.

    Peiyuan Qian;Stanley C.K. Lau;Stanley C.K. Lau;Hans-Uwe Dahms;Sergey Dobretsov;Sergey Dobretsov

  • Inhibition of biofouling by marine microorganisms and their metabolites

    Sergey Dobretsov;Hans Uwe Dahms;Peri Yuan Qian

  • Mini-review: quorum sensing in the marine environment and its relationship to biofouling

    Sergey Dobretsov;Max Teplitski;Valerie Paul

  • Chitosan-zinc oxide nanoparticle composite coating for active food packaging applications

    Laila Al-Naamani;Sergey Dobretsov;Joydeep Dutta

  • Mini-review: Inhibition of biofouling by marine microorganisms.

    Sergey Dobretsov;Raeid M M Abed;Max Teplitski

  • Chitosan-zinc oxide nanocomposite coatings for the prevention of marine biofouling

    Laila Al-Naamani;Sergey Dobretsov;Joydeep Dutta;J. Grant Burgess

  • Chlorination disadvantages and alternative routes for biofouling control in reverse osmosis desalination

    Mohammed Al-Abri;Buthayna Al-Ghafri;Tanujjal Bora;Sergey Dobretsov

  • Effect of Bacteria Associated with the Green Alga Ulva reticulata on Marine Micro- and Macrofouling

    Sergey V. Dobretsov;Pei Yuan Qian

  • Inhibition of marine biofouling by bacterial quorum sensing inhibitors

    Sergey Dobretsov;Max Teplitski;Mirko Bayer;Sarath Gunasekera

  • Chitosan Nanocomposite Coatings for Food, Paints, and Water Treatment Applications

    Santosh Kumar;Santosh Kumar;Fei Ye;Sergey Dobretsov;Joydeep Dutta

  • The effect of bacterial and diatom biofilms on the settlement of the bryozoan Bugula neritina

    Hams-Uwe Dahms;Sergey Dobretsov;Peiyuan Qian

  • A distinctive epibiotic bacterial community on the soft coral Dendronephthya sp. and antibacterial activity of coral tissue extracts suggest a chemical mechanism against bacterial epibiosis.

    Tilmann Harder;Stanley C K Lau;Sergey Dobretsov;Tsz K. Fang

  • Biogeography and molecular diversity of coral symbionts in the genus Symbiodinium around the Arabian Peninsula

    Maren Ziegler;Chatchanit Arif;John A. Burt;Sergey Dobretsov

  • The role of epibotic bacteria from the surface of the soft coral Dendronephthya sp. in the inhibition of larval settlement

    Sergey Dobretsov;Pei Yuan Qian

  • Antifouling diketopiperazines produced by a deep-sea bacterium, Streptomyces fungicidicus

    Xiancui Li;Sergey Dobretsov;Ying Xu;Xiang Xiao

  • The development of marine biofilms on two commercial non-biocidal coatings: a comparison between silicone and fluoropolymer technologies

    Sergey Dobretsov;Jeremy C. Thomason

  • Love at First Taste: Induction of Larval Settlement by Marine Microbes.

    Sergey Dobretsov;Daniel Rittschof

  • Defect engineered visible light active ZnO nanorods for photocatalytic treatment of water

    Tanujjal Bora;Priyanka Sathe;Karthik Laxman;Sergey Dobretsov

Frequent Co-Authors

Pei-Yuan Qian
Pei-Yuan Qian Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Joydeep Dutta
Joydeep Dutta Royal Institute of Technology
Martin Wahl
Martin Wahl GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Tilmann Harder
Tilmann Harder University of Bremen
Po Keung Wong
Po Keung Wong Chinese University of Hong Kong
Joseph R. Pawlik
Joseph R. Pawlik University of North Carolina Wilmington
Valerie J. Paul
Valerie J. Paul Smithsonian Institution
Max Teplitski
Max Teplitski University of Florida
Dan Rittschof
Dan Rittschof Duke University
Peter Proksch
Peter Proksch Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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