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Thorsten Brinkhoff 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 Thorsten Brinkhoff sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 121 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thorsten Brinkhoff 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 Thorsten Brinkhoff sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thorsten Brinkhoff is affiliated with the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Brinkhoff has actively contributed to subfields such as Ecology, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, and Pollution.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics

Brinkhoff has co-authored numerous papers alongside frequent collaborators including Anja Poehlein, Adenike Adenaya, Mariana Ribas-Ribas, Oliver Wurl, and Martine Berger. These partnerships have supported research across various domains within marine microbiology and environmental sciences.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Brinkhoff include:

  • The Biogeochemistry of Marine Polysaccharides: Sources, Inventories, and Bacterial Drivers of the Carbohydrate Cycle, 2020, Annual Review of Marine Science
  • Usage of antibiotics in aquaculture and the impact on coastal waters, 2023, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • High Potential for Secondary Metabolite Production of Paracoccus marcusii CP157, Isolated From the Crustacean Cancer pagurus, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Pseudooceanicola algae sp. nov., isolated from the marine macroalga Fucus spiralis, shows genomic and physiological adaptations for an algae-associated lifestyle, 2020, Systematic and Applied Microbiology
  • Intraspecific trait variation alters the outcome of competition in freshwater ciliates, 2021, Ecology and Evolution

Brinkhoff's research is frequently published in journals that include Frontiers in Microbiology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), SSRN Electronic Journal, Marine Pollution Bulletin, and Microbiome. These venues reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their work bridging molecular biology and environmental studies.

Best Publications

  • Section 3 update: Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) in microbial ecology

    Gerard Muyzer;Thorsten Brinkhoff;Ulrich NÜbel;Cecilia Santegoeds

  • Marine diatom species harbour distinct bacterial communities

    Hans-Peter Grossart;Hans-Peter Grossart;Florian Levold;Martin Allgaier;Meinhard Simon

  • Dense Populations of a Giant Sulfur Bacterium in Namibian Shelf Sediments

    H. N. Schulz;T. Brinkhoff;T. G. Ferdelman;M. Hernández Mariné

  • Diversity, ecology, and genomics of the Roseobacter clade: a short overview.

    Thorsten Brinkhoff;Helge-Ansgar Giebel;Meinhard Simon

  • Phylogenomics of Rhodobacteraceae reveals evolutionary adaptation to marine and non-marine habitats

    Meinhard Simon;Carmen Scheuner;Jan P Meier-Kolthoff;Thorsten Brinkhoff

  • Reclassification of Roseobacter gallaeciensis Ruiz-Ponte et al. 1998 as Phaeobacter gallaeciensis gen. nov., comb. nov., description of Phaeobacter inhibens sp. nov., reclassification of Ruegeria algicola (Lafay et al. 1995) Uchino et al. 1999 as Marinovum algicola gen. nov., comb. nov., and emended descriptions of the genera Roseobacter, Ruegeria and Leisingera.

    Torben Martens;Thorsten Heidorn;Rüdiger Pukall;Meinhard Simon

  • The complete genome sequence of the algal symbiont Dinoroseobacter shibae: a hitchhiker's guide to life in the sea

    Irene Wagner-Döbler;Britta Ballhausen;Martine Berger;Thorsten Brinkhoff

  • A newly discovered Roseobacter cluster in temperate and polar oceans.

    Natascha Selje;Meinhard Simon;Thorsten Brinkhoff

  • Antibiotic Production by a Roseobacter Clade-Affiliated Species from the German Wadden Sea and Its Antagonistic Effects on Indigenous Isolates

    Thorsten Brinkhoff;Gabriela Bach;Thorsten Heidorn;Lanfang Liang

  • Bacteriophage Diversity in the North Sea

    Antje Wichels;Stefan S. Biel;Hans R. Gelderblom;Thorsten Brinkhoff

  • The Biogeochemistry of Marine Polysaccharides: Sources, Inventories, and Bacterial Drivers of the Carbohydrate Cycle.

    C. Arnosti;Mathias Wietz;T. Brinkhoff;Jan Hendrik Hehemann

  • Phaeobacter gallaeciensis genomes from globally opposite locations reveal high similarity of adaptation to surface life

    Sebastian Thole;Daniela Kalhoefer;Sonja Voget;Martine Berger

  • Antagonistic activity of bacteria isolated from organic aggregates of the German Wadden Sea

    Hans-Peter Grossart;Andrea Schlingloff;Michael Bernhard;Meinhard Simon

  • Distribution of Roseobacter RCA and SAR11 lineages in the North Sea and characteristics of an abundant RCA isolate.

    Helge-Ansgar Giebel;Daniela Kalhoefer;Andreas Lemke;Sebastian Thole

  • Diversity of Thiosulfate-Oxidizing Bacteria from Marine Sediments and Hydrothermal Vents

    Andreas Teske;T. Brinkhoff;Gerard Muyzer;D. P. Moser

  • Spatial heterogeneity of bacterial populations along an environmental gradient at a shallow submarine hydrothermal vent near Milos Island (Greece).

    Stefan M. Sievert;Thorsten Brinkhoff;Gerard Muyzer;Wiebke Ziebis

  • Tropodithietic Acid Production in Phaeobacter gallaeciensis Is Regulated by N-Acyl Homoserine Lactone-Mediated Quorum Sensing

    Martine Berger;Alexander Neumann;Stefan Schulz;Meinhard Simon

  • Increased species diversity and extended habitat range of sulfur-oxidizing Thiomicrospira spp.

    Thorsten Brinkhoff;Gerard Muyzer

  • Volatiles released by a Streptomyces species isolated from the North Sea.

    Jeroen S. Dickschat;Torben Martens;Thorsten Brinkhoff;Meinhard Simon

  • Phylogeny of Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes from oxic habitats of a tidal flat ecosystem.

    Heike Stevens;Matthias Stübner;Meinhard Simon;Thorsten Brinkhoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Meinhard Simon
Meinhard Simon Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Markus Göker
Markus Göker Leibniz Association
John C. Detter
John C. Detter Los Alamos National Laboratory
Lynne Goodwin
Lynne Goodwin Los Alamos National Laboratory
Rolf Daniel
Rolf Daniel University of Göttingen
Irene Wagner-Döbler
Irene Wagner-Döbler Technische Universität Braunschweig
Hans-Peter Klenk
Hans-Peter Klenk Newcastle University
Nikos C. Kyrpides
Nikos C. Kyrpides Joint Genome Institute
Amrita Pati
Amrita Pati Amgen (United States)
Tanja Woyke
Tanja Woyke Joint Genome Institute

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