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Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
John W. Peters
Washington State University
62

Rising Stars Papers

1
Nitrogen-Fixing Gamma Proteobacteria Azotobacter vinelandii—A Blueprint for Nitrogen-Fixing Plants?
Microorganisms|2024
11 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Eva Herdering
Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Kiel
99
2
Kaline Araújo Soares
Universidade Federal do Ceará
99
3
Beatrice Bottura
University of Strathclyde
17

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Tools for Enhancing Extracellular Electron Transfer in Bioelectrochemical Systems: A Review
Fermentation|2025
14 cit.
2
Oxygen Microenvironments in <i>E. coli</i> Biofilm Nutrient Transport Channels: Insights from Complementary Sensing Approaches
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2024
3 cit.
3
Oxygen microenvironments in Escherichia coli biofilm nutrient transport channels: insights from complementary sensing approaches
Microbiology|2025
3 cit.
4
Guided tour through the small protein landscape of <i>Methanosarcina mazei</i> using proteomics and biochemical approaches
microLife|2025
0 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Erwin Reisner
University of Cambridge
96
2
Dónal Leech
National University of Ireland
82
3
Johannes Lehmann
Cornell University
80
4
Qichun Zhang
Nanyang Technological University
79
5
Jens O. Krömer
University of Queensland
76
6
Michael Wagner
University of Vienna
72
7
Hao Song
Tianjin University
70
8
Dunwei Wang
Boston College
70
9
Sergio E. Morales
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
64
10
Éric Trably
Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l'Environnement
63

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar
GCB Bioenergy|2021
939 cit.
2
A New Perspective on Microbes Formerly Known as Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacteria
Trends in Microbiology|2016
904 cit.
3
Genomic and metagenomic surveys of hydrogenase distribution indicate H2 is a widely utilised energy source for microbial growth and survival
The ISME Journal|2015
688 cit.
4
Rapid electron transfer by the carbon matrix in natural pyrogenic carbon
Nature Communications|2017
603 cit.
5
Resource Recovery from Wastewater by Biological Technologies: Opportunities, Challenges, and Prospects
Frontiers in Microbiology|2017
561 cit.
6
The ins and outs of microorganism–electrode electron transfer reactions
Nature Reviews Chemistry|2017
521 cit.
7
Interfacing nature’s catalytic machinery with synthetic materials for semi-artificial photosynthesis
Nature Nanotechnology|2018
513 cit.
8
Enabling unassisted solar water splitting by iron oxide and silicon
Nature Communications|2015
503 cit.
9
Reducing aggregation caused quenching effect through co-assembly of PAH chromophores and molecular barriers
Nature Communications|2019
484 cit.
10
Microbial ecology of fermentative hydrogen producing bioprocesses: useful insights for driving the ecosystem function
FEMS Microbiology Reviews|2016
308 cit.

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