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Terry J. McGenity

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
10085
World Ranking
13983
National Ranking
1100

Terry J. McGenity 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 Terry J. McGenity sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 161 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Terry J. McGenity 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 Terry J. McGenity sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Terry J. McGenity is affiliated with the University of Essex in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable contributions in related subfields such as Ecology, Molecular Biology, and Pollution.

The scientist's work spans a range of topics within microbial ecology and environmental biotechnology. Main areas of expertise include:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Microbial Bioremediation and Biosurfactants
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Among the recent publications authored by or involving Terry J. McGenity are:

  • "Visualizing the invisible: class excursions to ignite children's enthusiasm for microbes" (2020, Microbial Biotechnology)
  • "What drives study-dependent differences in distance-decay relationships of microbial communities?" (2021, Global Ecology and Biogeography)
  • "Dead or alive: sediment DNA archives as tools for tracking aquatic evolution and adaptation" (2020, Communications Biology)
  • "Effects of Dispersants and Biosurfactants on Crude-Oil Biodegradation and Bacterial Community Succession" (2021, Microorganisms)
  • "Marine Oil Snow, a Microbial Perspective" (2021, Frontiers in Marine Science)

Terry J. McGenity frequently publishes in the following journals:

  • Microorganisms
  • Microbial Biotechnology
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Microbiology Resource Announcements

Collaborations are an important part of their scholarly work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Boyd A. McKew
  • Corinne Whitby
  • Dave R. Clark
  • André Antunes
  • Benjamin H. Gregson

In addition to journal articles, Terry J. McGenity has contributed to several book publications with Frontiers Media. Titles include "Methods in Aquatic Microbiology" (2023) and "Community Series-Extremophiles: Microbial Genomics and Taxogenomics, Volume II" (2024).

Best Publications

  • Marine crude-oil biodegradation: a central role for interspecies interactions

    Terry J McGenity;Benjamin D Folwell;Boyd A McKew;Gbemisola O Sanni

  • Is there a common water-activity limit for the three domains of life?

    Andrew Stevenson;Jonathan A. Cray;Jim P. Williams;Ricardo Santos

  • Effects of temperature and biostimulation on oil‐degrading microbial communities in temperate estuarine waters

    Frédéric Coulon;Boyd A. McKew;A. Mark Osborn;A. Mark Osborn;Terry J. McGenity

  • Limits of life in MgCl2-containing environments: chaotropicity defines the window.

    John E. Hallsworth;Michail M. Yakimov;Peter N. Golyshin;Jenny L. M. Gillion

  • Determining the identity and roles of oil-metabolizing marine bacteria from the Thames estuary, UK

    Boyd A. McKew;Frédéric Coulon;A. Mark Osborn;Kenneth N. Timmis

  • Origins of halophilic microorganisms in ancient salt deposits

    Terry J. McGenity;Renia T. Gemmell;William D. Grant;Helga Stan-Lotter

  • The Messinian Salinity Crisis from mega-deposits to microbiology – A consensus report

    M Roveri;J Anton;M N Cagatay;G J De Lange

  • Halobacteria: the evidence for longevity

    W. D. Grant;Renia T. Gemmell;Terry J. McGenity

  • Efficacy of intervention strategies for bioremediation of crude oil in marine systems and effects on indigenous hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria

    Boyd A. McKew;Frédéric Coulon;Michail M. Yakimov;Renata Denaro

  • Multiplication of microbes below 0.690 water activity: implications for terrestrial and extraterrestrial life

    Andrew Stevenson;Juergen Burkhardt;Charles S. Cockell;Jonathan A. Cray

  • Class III. Halobacteria class nov

    WD Grant;M Kamekura;TJ McGenity;A Ventosa

  • Prokaryotic Hydrocarbon Degraders

    Roger C Prince;Tivkaa J Amande;Terry J McGenity

  • Transfer of Halobacterium saccharovorum, Halobacterium sodomense, Halobacterium trapanicum NRC 34021 and Halobacterium lacusprofundi to the Genus Halorubrum gen. nov., as Halorubrum saccharovorum comb. nov., Halorubrum sodomense comb. nov., Halorubrum trapanicum comb. nov., and Halorubrum lacusprofundi comb. nov.

    Terry J. McGenity;William D. Grant

  • Recovery of 16S ribosomal RNA gene fragments from ancient halite

    Steven Anthony Fish;Thomas J. Shepherd;Terry J. McGenity;William D. Grant

  • Archaeal halophiles (halobacteria) from two British salt mines

    Cynthia F. Norton;Terry J. McGenity;William D. Grant

  • Halococcus salifodinae sp. nov., an Archaeal Isolate from an Austrian Salt Mine

    Ewald B. M. Denner;Terry J. McGENITY;HANS-JüRGEN Busse;William D. Grant

  • Structure of bacterial communities along a hydrocarbon contamination gradient in a coastal sediment

    Sandrine Paissé;Frédéric Coulon;Marisol Goñi-Urriza;Louis Peperzak

  • Sulfur cycling and methanogenesis primarily drive microbial colonization of the highly sulfidic Urania deep hypersaline basin.

    S. Borin;L. Brusetti;F. Mapelli;G. D'Auria

  • Proposal of a new halobacterial genus Natrinema gen. nov., with two species Natrinema pellirubrum nom. nov. and Natrinema pallidum nom. nov.

    Terry J. McGENITY;Renia T. Gemmell;William D. Grant

  • Isolation of haloarchaea that grow at low salinities.

    K. J. Purdy;T. D. Cresswell-Maynard;D. B. Nedwell;T. J. McGenity

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth N. Timmis
Kenneth N. Timmis Technische Universität Braunschweig
William D. Grant
William D. Grant University of Leicester
J. Colin Murrell
J. Colin Murrell University of East Anglia
Frederic Coulon
Frederic Coulon Cranfield University
Graham J. C. Underwood
Graham J. C. Underwood University of Essex
Andrew S. Ball
Andrew S. Ball RMIT University
John E. Hallsworth
John E. Hallsworth Queen's University Belfast
Alex J. Dumbrell
Alex J. Dumbrell University of Essex
David J. Suggett
David J. Suggett University of Technology Sydney
Michail M. Yakimov
Michail M. Yakimov National Research Council (CNR)

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Andrew S. Ball

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Robert Duran

Robert Duran

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Charles S. Cockell

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Publications: 31

Daniele Daffonchio

Daniele Daffonchio

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Publications: 30

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Publications: 28

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Publications: 25

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