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D-Index
55
Citations
8250
World Ranking
1649
National Ranking
21

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Photosynthesis
  • Botany

Botany, Photosynthesis, Seagrass, Total inorganic carbon and Ecology are his primary areas of study. Sven Beer works mostly in the field of Botany, limiting it down to topics relating to Fluorescence spectroscopy and, in certain cases, Chromatography, as a part of the same area of interest. His Photosynthesis research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Seawater, Ulva lactuca, Environmental chemistry and Analytical chemistry.

His research in the fields of Zostera marina, Halophila ovalis and Halodule wrightii overlaps with other disciplines such as Aquaculture. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Carbon metabolism and Chlorophyta. In general Ecology, his work in Coral reef, Ecology and Climate change is often linked to Environmental science linking many areas of study.

His most cited work include:

  • Determining Phycoerythrin and Phycocyanin Concentrations in Aqueous Crude Extracts of Red Algae (249 citations)
  • Measuring photosynthetic rates in seagrasses by pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) fluorometry (203 citations)
  • Photosynthesis of marine macroalgae and seagrasses in globally changing CO2 environments (159 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Photosynthesis, Total inorganic carbon, Ecology and Seagrass. His biological study deals with issues like Aquatic plant, which deal with fields such as Ecophysiology. His work on Photorespiration as part of his general Photosynthesis study is frequently connected to Irradiance, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.

His work carried out in the field of Total inorganic carbon brings together such families of science as Ulva lactuca, Chlorophyta, Macrophyte and Carbonic anhydrase. His study in the field of Productivity, Ecology, Coral reef and Habitat also crosses realms of Geography. His Seagrass research is included under the broader classification of Ecosystem.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (66.39%)
  • Photosynthesis (66.39%)
  • Total inorganic carbon (31.15%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2021)?

  • Ecology (25.41%)
  • Seagrass (27.05%)
  • Photosynthesis (66.39%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Ecology, Seagrass, Photosynthesis, Botany and Ecosystem are his primary areas of study. In general Ecology study, his work on Productivity, Cymodocea nodosa and Surface runoff often relates to the realm of Shading and Disturbance, thereby connecting several areas of interest. Sven Beer has included themes like Electron transport chain, Fluorescence spectroscopy, Fluorometer, Biophysics and Seawater in his Photosynthesis study.

His studies deal with areas such as Calcification, Fight-or-flight response and Zostera marina as well as Botany. His work in the fields of Ecosystem, such as Posidonia oceanica, intersects with other areas such as Geography. The Photosystem II study combines topics in areas such as Chlorophyll and Algae.

Between 2009 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Photosynthesis in the Marine Environment (56 citations)
  • Establishing research strategies, methodologies and technologies to link genomics and proteomics to seagrass productivity, community metabolism, and ecosystem carbon fluxes. (34 citations)
  • Depth-specific fluctuations of gene expression and protein abundance modulate the photophysiology in the seagrass Posidonia oceanica. (32 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Enzyme
  • Photosynthesis

His scientific interests lie mostly in Ecology, Seagrass, Photosynthesis, Ecosystem and Botany. His work on Transect, Surface runoff, Diel vertical migration and Adaptation is typically connected to Distribution as part of general Ecology study, connecting several disciplines of science. His Seagrass study incorporates themes from Photoprotection and Photosystem II.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Total inorganic carbon, Invertebrate, Seawater, Benthic zone and Marine habitats in addition to Photosynthesis. His research integrates issues of Coral reef and Shore in his study of Ecosystem. His work in the fields of Photosystem I and Algae overlaps with other areas such as Irradiance, Absorption and Sunlight.

Best Publications

  • Determining Phycoerythrin and Phycocyanin Concentrations in Aqueous Crude Extracts of Red Algae

    S Beer;A Eshel

  • Measuring photosynthetic rates in seagrasses by pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) fluorometry

    Sven Beer;Boris Vilenkin;Andreas Weil;Maik Veste

  • Managing seagrasses for resilience to climate change

    Mats Bjork;Frederick T. Short;Elizabeth Mcleod;Sven Beer

  • Photosynthesis of marine macroalgae and seagrasses in globally changing CO2 environments

    Beer S;Koch E

  • Measuring rates of photosynthesis of two tropical seagrasses by pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) fluorometry

    Sven Beer;Mats Björk

  • Effects of NaCl on the carboxylating activity of Rubisco from Tamarix jordanis in the presence and absence of proline‐related compatible solutes

    A. Solomon;S. Beer;Y. Waisel;G. P. Jones

  • Biodiversity of Marine Plants in an Era of Climate Change: Some Predictions Based on Physiological Performance

    John Beardall;Sven Beer;John A Raven

  • Seagrass photosynthesis controls rates of calcification and photosynthesis of calcareous macroalgae in a tropical seagrass meadow

    Immaculate Sware Semesi;Sven Beer;Mats Björk

  • Inorganic carbon utilization in marine angiosperms (seagrasses)

    Sven Beer;Mats Bjork;Frida Hellblom;Lennart Axelsson

  • Photosynthesis in the Marine Environment

    Sven Beer;Mats Björk;John Beardall

  • Photosynthetic tolerances to desiccation of tropical intertidal seagrasses

    Mats Björk;Jacqueline Uku;Andreas Weil;Sven Beer

  • Photosynthetic rates of Ulva (Chlorophyta) measured by pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) fluorometry

    Sven Beer;Christer Larsson;Orna Poryan;Lennart Axelsson

  • The acquisition of inorganic carbon by the seagrass Zostera marina

    Sven Beer;Jon Rehnberg

  • Two modes of bicarbonate utilization in the marine green macroalga Ulva lactuca

    L. Axelsson;H. Ryberg;S. Beer

  • Tides, light and the distribution of Zostera marina in Long Island Sound, USA

    E.W. Koch;S. Beer

  • Photographic assessment of coral chlorophyll contents: Implications for ecophysiological studies and coral monitoring

    G. Winters;R. Holzman;A. Blekhman;S. Beer

  • Chapter 9 – Measurements of photosynthetic rates in seagrasses

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  • Limitations in the use of PAM fluorometry for measuring photosynthetic rates of macroalgae at high irradiances

    Sven Beer;Lennart Axelsson

  • Chemical warfare on coral reefs: Sponge metabolites differentially affect coral symbiosis in situ

    Joseph R. Pawlik;Laura Steindler;Timothy P. Henkel;Sven Beer

  • Use of pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) fluorometry for in situ measurements of photosynthesis in two Red Sea faviid corals

    S. Beer;M. Ilan;A. Eshel;A. Weil

  • Comparison of five physiological parameters to assess the vitality of the lichen Ramalina lacera exposed to air pollution

    Jacob Garty;Lior Weissman;Orly Tamir;Sven Beer

  • Why is Ulva intestinalis the only macroalga inhabiting isolated rockpools along the Swedish Atlantic coast

    Mats Björk;Lennart Axelsson;Sven Beer

  • Photosynthetic carbon utilization by Enteromorpha intestinalis (Chlorophyta) from a Swedish rockpool

    Christer Larsson;Lennart Axelsson;Hans Ryberg;Sven Beer

Frequent Co-Authors

Mats Björk
Mats Björk Stockholm University
Yoav Waisel
Yoav Waisel Tel Aviv University
Amram Eshel
Amram Eshel Tel Aviv University
Gabriele Procaccini
Gabriele Procaccini Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Robert G. Wetzel
Robert G. Wetzel Michigan State University
Yossi Loya
Yossi Loya Tel Aviv University
George Bowes
George Bowes University of Florida
Kaj Sand-Jensen
Kaj Sand-Jensen University of Copenhagen
Tom Vindbæk Madsen
Tom Vindbæk Madsen Aarhus University
John A. Raven
John A. Raven University of Dundee

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