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Ahmed A. Zayed

Environmental Science · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2008

Publications

55

Citations

7,711

Est. group size

~12

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

19

Publishing since 2008

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher's bibliographic record centers on marine and environmental microbiology, particularly the diversity, ecology, and evolution of ocean viruses and microbial/plankton communities, often using genomic and metatranscriptomic approaches. The publication list also includes several unrelated titles (clinical medicine, immunology, cultural studies), suggesting the name may be shared across multiple authors or fields, so the environmental science focus should be interpreted with some caution. Prospective students interested in ocean virus discovery, microbial community genomics, or global plankton diversity may find the core body of work most relevant.

Ocean virus ecology and evolutionMicrobial community genomicsMarine plankton diversityMetatranscriptomics of ocean ecosystemsEnvironmental DNA-based biodiversity analysis

Publication output rose sharply from 2018 to a peak around 2021, then declined and has remained lower and more variable in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.2/year recently
172018: 2 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 9 publications202021: 15 publications15212022: 9 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 5 publications252026: 1 publication26
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×11
  • Cell×4
  • Environmental Microbiology×3
  • Microbiome×2
  • Nature×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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