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Subsurface Biosphere

Subsurface Biosphere is a distinct ecological domain comprising the interconnected microbial communities and biogeochemical processes inhabiting Earth’s subseafloor environments, distinguished from surface biospheres by extreme physicochemical conditions, limited energy availability, and isolation from sunlight-driven productivity.

168

Publications

13.7K

Citations

654

Authors

315

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

55

Variants

Deep Subsurface Biosphere

Parents

Publications

168

Lipid Analysis in Microbial Ecology

J. Robie Vestal, David C. White · BioScience · 1989 · 771 citations

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The deep, hot biosphere.

T. Gold · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1992 · 640 citations

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The Proterozoic biosphere: a multidisciplinary study

Choice Reviews Online · 1993 · 618 citations

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The Proterozoic biosphere: a multidisciplinary study

J. William Schopf · Lethaia · 1988 · 591 citations

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Metagenomic signatures of the Peru Margin subseafloor biosphere show a genetically distinct environment

Jennifer F. Biddle, Sorel Fitz‐Gibbon, Stephan C. Schuster et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2008 · 576 citations · Full text

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Authors

654

  1. TC
    T. C. Onstott

    Princeton University, United States

    10 publications · 1.2K citations

    10

    h-index

  2. BS
    Barbara Sherwood Lollar

    University of Toronto, Canada

    6 publications · 566 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. BN
    Beth N. Orcutt

    Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, United States

    6 publications · 165 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. TL
    Thomas L. Kieft

    New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, United States

    6 publications · 707 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. KJ
    Katrina J. Edwards

    University of Southern California, United States

    6 publications · 394 citations

    6

    h-index

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Institutions

315

  1. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    960 citations

  2. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. University of Bremen

    Bremen, Germany

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    760 citations

  4. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    778 citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

    Richland, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    670 citations

  7. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

    Socorro, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    777 citations

  8. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    220 citations

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Venues

  1. Frontiers in Microbiology

    19 publications · 913 citations

    18

    h-index

  2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 7 publications · 1.6K citations

    7

    h-index

  3. Astrobiology

    7 publications · 412 citations

    7

    h-index

  4. Geomicrobiology Journal

    7 publications · 409 citations

    7

    h-index

  5. Scientific Drilling

    6 publications · 112 citations

    6

    h-index

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