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Tim Urich 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 Tim Urich sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 185 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tim Urich 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 Tim Urich sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tim Urich is affiliated with the University of Greifswald in Germany, with a primary research focus in Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Ecology, Molecular Biology, Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, and Plant Science.

Urich's research addresses topics related to microbial processes in ecosystems and environmental dynamics. Key areas of investigation include:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Climate Change and Permafrost
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Their publication record features papers in reputable scientific journals, covering various elements of microbial ecology and environmental interactions. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Aquatic and terrestrial cyanobacteria produce methane" (2020) in Science Advances
  • "Rewetting does not return drained fen peatlands to their old selves" (2021) in Nature Communications
  • "The soil microbial food web revisited: Predatory myxobacteria as keystone taxa?" (2021) in The ISME Journal
  • "Divergent drivers of the microbial methane sink in temperate forest and grassland soils" (2020) in Global Change Biology
  • "Increased microbial expression of organic nitrogen cycling genes in long-term warmed grassland soils" (2021) in ISME Communications

Urich frequently collaborates with a range of researchers including Haitao Wang, Micha Weil, Jiří Bárta, Dominik Žák, and Gerald Jurasinski. These collaborations have contributed to a consistent output in several scientific venues.

Among the regular publication venues for Tim Urich's research are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Microorganisms
  • Biogeochemistry
  • FEMS Microbiology Ecology
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Best Publications

  • Archaea predominate among ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes in soils

    S. Leininger;T. Urich;M. Schloter;L. Schwark

  • Nitrososphaera viennensis, an ammonia oxidizing archaeon from soil

    Maria Tourna;Michaela Stieglmeier;Anja Spang;Martin Könneke

  • Simultaneous Assessment of Soil Microbial Community Structure and Function through Analysis of the Meta-Transcriptome

    Tim Urich;Anders Lanzén;Ji Qi;Daniel H. Huson

  • Methylotrophic methanogenic Thermoplasmata implicated in reduced methane emissions from bovine rumen

    Morten Poulsen;Clarissa Schwab;Bent Borg Jensen;Ricarda M. Engberg

  • Aquatic and terrestrial cyanobacteria produce methane.

    M. Bižić;T. Klintzsch;D. Ionescu;M. Y. Hindiyeh

  • Biochar decelerates soil organic nitrogen cycling but stimulates soil nitrification in a temperate arable field trial.

    Judith Prommer;Wolfgang Wanek;Florian Hofhansl;Daniela Trojan

  • Phylotype-level 16S rRNA analysis reveals new bacterial indicators of health state in acute murine colitis

    David Berry;Clarissa Schwab;Gabriel Milinovich;Jochen Reichert

  • Organic carbon transformations in high-Arctic peat soils: key functions and microorganisms

    Alexander Tøsdal Tveit;Rainer Schwacke;Mette Marianne Svenning;Tim Urich

  • Metatranscriptomic census of active protists in soils.

    Stefan Geisen;Alexander T Tveit;Ian M Clark;Andreas Richter

  • Unifying the global phylogeny and environmental distribution of ammonia-oxidising archaea based on amoA genes.

    Ricardo J. Eloy Alves;Bui Quang Minh;Bui Quang Minh;Tim Urich;Arndt von Haeseler

  • CREST – Classification Resources for Environmental Sequence Tags

    Anders Lanzén;Steffen Leth Jørgensen;Daniel H. Huson;Markus Gorfer

  • Input of easily available organic C and N stimulates microbial decomposition of soil organic matter in arctic permafrost soil

    Birgit Wild;Jörg Schnecker;Ricardo J. Eloy Alves;Pavel Barsukov

  • Responses of the terrestrial ammonia-oxidizing archaeon Ca. Nitrososphaera viennensis and the ammonia-oxidizing bacterium Nitrosospira multiformis to nitrification inhibitors.

    Tianlin Shen;Michaela Stieglmeier;Jiulan Dai;Tim Urich

  • Nitrification in terrestrial hot springs of Iceland and Kamchatka

    Laila J. Reigstad;Andreas Richter;Holger Daims;Tim Urich;Tim Urich

  • Longitudinal study of murine microbiota activity and interactions with the host during acute inflammation and recovery

    Clarissa Schwab;David Berry;Isabella Rauch;Ina Rennisch

  • Metabolic and trophic interactions modulate methane production by Arctic peat microbiota in response to warming.

    Alexander Tøsdal Tveit;Tim Urich;Peter Frenzel;Mette Marianne Svenning

  • Nitrification rates in Arctic soils are associated with functionally distinct populations of ammonia-oxidizing archaea

    Ricardo J Eloy Alves;Wolfgang Wanek;Anna Zappe;Andreas Richter

  • Coupling of the pathway of sulphur oxidation to dioxygen reduction: characterization of a novel membrane-bound thiosulphate:quinone oxidoreductase.

    Fabian H. Müller;Tiago M. Bandeiras;Tim Urich;Miguel Teixeira

  • Dissimilatory oxidation and reduction of elemental sulfur in thermophilic archaea.

    Arnulf Kletzin;Tim Urich;Fabian Müller;Tiago M. Bandeiras

  • Functional analysis of metagenomes and metatranscriptomes using SEED and KEGG

    Suparna Mitra;Paul Rupek;Daniel C Richter;Tim Urich;Tim Urich

Frequent Co-Authors

Christa Schleper
Christa Schleper University of Vienna
Birgit Wild
Birgit Wild Stockholm University
Georg Guggenberger
Georg Guggenberger University of Hannover
Robert Mikutta
Robert Mikutta Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Olga Shibistova
Olga Shibistova University of Hannover
Hana Šantrůčková
Hana Šantrůčková University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Clarissa Schwab
Clarissa Schwab Aarhus University
Alexander Loy
Alexander Loy University of Vienna
Gustaf Hugelius
Gustaf Hugelius Stockholm University
Miguel Teixeira
Miguel Teixeira Universidade Nova de Lisboa

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