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Vincent J. Denef

Environmental Science · University of Michigan

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2003
Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity StudiesMarine and coastal ecosystemsAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Publications

91

Citations

6,853

Est. group size

~8

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

24

Publishing since 2003

In context
Among 530 mid career Environmental Science PIs within our index
Citations: 6,853cohort median 695
Publications / year (recent): 4.0cohort median 3

Typically publishes in teams of ~6 · 16% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 18 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.0/year recently
2017: 8 publications172018: 6 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 10 publications10202021: 2 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 8 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 8 collaborators2018: 12 collaborators2019: 2 collaborators2020: 9 collaborators2021: 0 collaborators2022: 5 collaborators2023: 9 collaborators2024: 1 collaborator2025: 1 collaborator1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×6
  • Environmental Microbiology×4
  • mSphere×4
  • Nature Biotechnology×3
  • PLoS ONE×3
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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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