Esta van Heerden

84 papers and 2.2k indexed citations i.

About

Esta van Heerden is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Esta van Heerden has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Ecology, 31 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Esta van Heerden’s work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (27 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (16 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (12 papers). Esta van Heerden is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (27 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (16 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (12 papers). Esta van Heerden collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Canada. Esta van Heerden's co-authors include Diederik J. Opperman, T. C. Onstott, Lizelle A. Piater, Thomas L. Kieft, Derek Litthauer, Cara Magnabosco, Errol D. Cason, Maggie C. Y. Lau, Barbara Sherwood Lollar and Gaëtan Borgonie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

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Fields of papers citing papers by Esta van Heerden

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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