Exciting news! 🎉
8 of the 11 Highly Cited Researchers of the @univie.ac.at are from our Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS). This is a great recognition of our centre’s excellence and collaborative spirit.
Congratulations to all!
8 of the 11 Highly Cited Researchers of the @univie.ac.at are from our Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS). This is a great recognition of our centre’s excellence and collaborative spirit.
Congratulations to all!
Eleven researchers of #univie are among the world's most cited scientists in 2025! 🌍📚 Their work spans microbiology, environmental and life sciences, psychology and computer science, tackling global challenges from climate change to health. 👉 www.univie.ac.at/en/news/pres...
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Eleven "Highly Cited Researchers" at the University of Vienna
This year, eleven scientists from the University of Vienna are included in the list of the world's 2025 most cited Researchers
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November 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Exciting news! 🎉
8 of the 11 Highly Cited Researchers of the @univie.ac.at are from our Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS). This is a great recognition of our centre’s excellence and collaborative spirit.
Congratulations to all!
8 of the 11 Highly Cited Researchers of the @univie.ac.at are from our Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS). This is a great recognition of our centre’s excellence and collaborative spirit.
Congratulations to all!
PFAS in fish? @greenpeace.de found high #PFAS levels in marine animals from German North and Baltic Sea harbours – some exceeding EU limits.
In #ORF konkret, Thilo Hofmann (EDGE/CeMESS) explains what these “forever chemicals” mean for our environment and health.
🔗 on.orf.at/video/142952...
In #ORF konkret, Thilo Hofmann (EDGE/CeMESS) explains what these “forever chemicals” mean for our environment and health.
🔗 on.orf.at/video/142952...
October 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
PFAS in fish? @greenpeace.de found high #PFAS levels in marine animals from German North and Baltic Sea harbours – some exceeding EU limits.
In #ORF konkret, Thilo Hofmann (EDGE/CeMESS) explains what these “forever chemicals” mean for our environment and health.
🔗 on.orf.at/video/142952...
In #ORF konkret, Thilo Hofmann (EDGE/CeMESS) explains what these “forever chemicals” mean for our environment and health.
🔗 on.orf.at/video/142952...
We're hiring! Join CeMESS @univie.ac.at as a DATA STEWARD and help shape the future of research data management. Collaborate with top researchers and drive innovation in Open Science.
Apply now! 🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/career-educa...
Apply now! 🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/career-educa...
Data Steward
The University of Vienna plans to expand the existing Research Data Management services by offering discipline-specific support through a new Data Stewardship program tailored to meet the discipline-s...
cemess.univie.ac.at
July 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We're hiring! Join CeMESS @univie.ac.at as a DATA STEWARD and help shape the future of research data management. Collaborate with top researchers and drive innovation in Open Science.
Apply now! 🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/career-educa...
Apply now! 🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/career-educa...
Deadline approaching on Sept 17! We are hiring a Full Professor of Environmental Biogeochemistry of Metals at #CeMESS at the University of Vienna.
Learn more: 🔗 edge.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...
@edge-vienna.bsky.social @univie.ac.at #EnvironmentalBiochemistry
Learn more: 🔗 edge.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...
@edge-vienna.bsky.social @univie.ac.at #EnvironmentalBiochemistry
We are hiring: Full Professor of Environmental Biogeochemistry of Metals
Human activities are driving rapid environmental change on a global scale, with pollutants playing a critical role in pushing planetary systems beyond safe limits. These changes have profound conseque...
edge.univie.ac.at
September 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Deadline approaching on Sept 17! We are hiring a Full Professor of Environmental Biogeochemistry of Metals at #CeMESS at the University of Vienna.
Learn more: 🔗 edge.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...
@edge-vienna.bsky.social @univie.ac.at #EnvironmentalBiochemistry
Learn more: 🔗 edge.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...
@edge-vienna.bsky.social @univie.ac.at #EnvironmentalBiochemistry
Excited to receive an #ERCStG for the METHANIAQ project to investigate aquatic #methane cycling. Very grateful to
my colleagues at #DOME & #CeMESS for their support. Special thanks to everyone on the #CliOMZ cruise who accommodated my ERC interview in the middle of the Pacific Ocean 🌊💙
my colleagues at #DOME & #CeMESS for their support. Special thanks to everyone on the #CliOMZ cruise who accommodated my ERC interview in the middle of the Pacific Ocean 🌊💙
December 19, 2023 at 6:57 AM
Warmer soils harbour a greater diversity of active microbes, according to a new study from researchers at CeMESS. The study represents a significant shift in our understanding of how microbial activity in the soil influences the global carbon cycle and possible feedback mechanisms on the climate. 🧪🦠
February 27, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Warmer soils harbour a greater diversity of active microbes, according to a new study from researchers at CeMESS. The study represents a significant shift in our understanding of how microbial activity in the soil influences the global carbon cycle and possible feedback mechanisms on the climate. 🧪🦠
A new study led by David Berry and Alessandra Riva from CeMESS at Uni Vienna has significantly advanced our understanding of prebiotics in nutrition and gut health. The study, published today in Nature Communications, reveals the extensive and diverse effects of inulin on the human gut microbiome. 🧪
New research lays groundwork for personalised dietary supplements
New research reveals surprising diversity of gut bacteria responsive to inulin
medienportal.univie.ac.at
December 14, 2023 at 10:26 AM
A new study led by David Berry and Alessandra Riva from CeMESS at Uni Vienna has significantly advanced our understanding of prebiotics in nutrition and gut health. The study, published today in Nature Communications, reveals the extensive and diverse effects of inulin on the human gut microbiome. 🧪
Two Advanced ERC Grants were awarded to Vienna BioCenter Researchers: Congratulations to Dagmar Woebken (CeMESS) and Alwin Köhler (Max Perutz Labs Vienna) on this achievement!
@cemess.bsky.social @maxperutzlabs.bsky.social
Read more: www.viennabiocenter.org/about/news/t...
@cemess.bsky.social @maxperutzlabs.bsky.social
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July 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Two Advanced ERC Grants were awarded to Vienna BioCenter Researchers: Congratulations to Dagmar Woebken (CeMESS) and Alwin Köhler (Max Perutz Labs Vienna) on this achievement!
@cemess.bsky.social @maxperutzlabs.bsky.social
Read more: www.viennabiocenter.org/about/news/t...
@cemess.bsky.social @maxperutzlabs.bsky.social
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Warmer soils harbour a greater diversity of active microbes, according to a new study from researchers at our Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS) @univie.ac.at 🧪
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Global warming increases the diversity of active soil bacteria
New findings enable more accurate prediction of the carbon cycle
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February 26, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Warmer soils harbour a greater diversity of active microbes, according to a new study from researchers at our Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS) @univie.ac.at 🧪
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Great turnout, lively discussion & lots of storytelling!
Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting “From Paper to Story” – a hands-on science communication workshop with climate journalist Verena Mischitz @vmischitz.bsky.social at CeMESS.
Thank you to everyone who joined!
#scicomm #climateresearch
Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting “From Paper to Story” – a hands-on science communication workshop with climate journalist Verena Mischitz @vmischitz.bsky.social at CeMESS.
Thank you to everyone who joined!
#scicomm #climateresearch
July 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Great turnout, lively discussion & lots of storytelling!
Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting “From Paper to Story” – a hands-on science communication workshop with climate journalist Verena Mischitz @vmischitz.bsky.social at CeMESS.
Thank you to everyone who joined!
#scicomm #climateresearch
Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting “From Paper to Story” – a hands-on science communication workshop with climate journalist Verena Mischitz @vmischitz.bsky.social at CeMESS.
Thank you to everyone who joined!
#scicomm #climateresearch
We're thrilled to celebrate Joana Góis Valério @joanalgv.bsky.social, who has been awarded a DOC Fellowship by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (#ÖAW)!
At CeMESS, she’s investigating how beneficial bacteria like Variovorax join root microbiomes: 🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
@univie.ac.at
At CeMESS, she’s investigating how beneficial bacteria like Variovorax join root microbiomes: 🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
@univie.ac.at
DOC Fellowship for Joana Góis Valério
Joana Góis Valério, PhD student at CeMESS, has been awarded a DOC Fellowship by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). With this competitive grant, she will explore how microbial newcomers successful...
cemess.univie.ac.at
July 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
We're thrilled to celebrate Joana Góis Valério @joanalgv.bsky.social, who has been awarded a DOC Fellowship by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (#ÖAW)!
At CeMESS, she’s investigating how beneficial bacteria like Variovorax join root microbiomes: 🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
@univie.ac.at
At CeMESS, she’s investigating how beneficial bacteria like Variovorax join root microbiomes: 🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
@univie.ac.at
Fantastic talks, great interactions, and a lot of fun: The 13th INTIME Meeting of Team Aalborg University & Team Aarhus University together with members of the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS) of the @univie.ac.at and the @microbesplanet.bsky.social
#DenmarkAustria
#DenmarkAustria
April 23, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Fantastic talks, great interactions, and a lot of fun: The 13th INTIME Meeting of Team Aalborg University & Team Aarhus University together with members of the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS) of the @univie.ac.at and the @microbesplanet.bsky.social
#DenmarkAustria
#DenmarkAustria
Join in from Oct 1: Our #CeMESS researchers contribute to this free online course on environmental emergencies!
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Free online course “Environmental Emergencies: Navigating Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, and Environmental Pollution” starts Oct 1. Interdisciplinary course on triple crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental pollution. imoox.at/course/envem, www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Wp...
September 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Join in from Oct 1: Our #CeMESS researchers contribute to this free online course on environmental emergencies!
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This month we’re celebrating the incredible women driving research and innovation at #CeMESS. 👩🔬 Meet our researchers and read why they are fascinated by science! 🔗
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#WomenInScience #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience
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#WomenInScience #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience
February 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This month we’re celebrating the incredible women driving research and innovation at #CeMESS. 👩🔬 Meet our researchers and read why they are fascinated by science! 🔗
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#WomenInScience #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience
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#WomenInScience #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience
Congratulations to Naresh Kumar, former CeMESS (EDGE) postdoc, on receiving the prestigious James J. Morgan Early Career Award from the American Chemical Society!
🔗 Read more: cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
#environmentalgeochemistry #UniWien #WageningenUniversity
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#environmentalgeochemistry #UniWien #WageningenUniversity
Naresh Kumar received James J. Morgan Early Career Award 2025
Naresh Kumar, current senior research fellow and former postdoctoral researcher of EDGE, has been awarded the prestigious James J. Morgan Early Career Award of the American Chemical Society.
cemess.univie.ac.at
January 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Congratulations to Naresh Kumar, former CeMESS (EDGE) postdoc, on receiving the prestigious James J. Morgan Early Career Award from the American Chemical Society!
🔗 Read more: cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
#environmentalgeochemistry #UniWien #WageningenUniversity
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#environmentalgeochemistry #UniWien #WageningenUniversity
Exciting new research! Matthias Horn & Lukas Helmlinger from #CeMESS uncover how chlamydiae thrive in social amoebae by skipping their extracellular stage.
Read their groundbreaking study in Current Biology (@currentbiology.bsky.social):
🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
Read their groundbreaking study in Current Biology (@currentbiology.bsky.social):
🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
New Paper: Chlamydiae give up extracellular stage to thrive in social amoebae
Many intracellular bacteria rely on an extracellular stage to move between hosts – but what happens when that’s no longer needed? A new study, now published in Current Biology, reveals a striking exam...
cemess.univie.ac.at
July 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Exciting new research! Matthias Horn & Lukas Helmlinger from #CeMESS uncover how chlamydiae thrive in social amoebae by skipping their extracellular stage.
Read their groundbreaking study in Current Biology (@currentbiology.bsky.social):
🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
Read their groundbreaking study in Current Biology (@currentbiology.bsky.social):
🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
Wärmere Böden beherbergen eine größere Vielfalt an aktiven Mikroben: Zu diesem Schluss kommen Forscher*innen des CeMESS in einer neuen Studie. Diese zeigt wie der mikrobielle Abbau im Boden den globalen Kohlenstoffkreislauf beeinflusst und mögliche Rückkopplungsmechanismen auf das Klima bedingt. 🧪 🦠
Globale Erwärmung aktiviert inaktive Bakterien im Boden
Neue Erkenntnisse ermöglichen genauere Vorhersage des Kohlenstoffkreislaufs
medienportal.univie.ac.at
February 26, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Wärmere Böden beherbergen eine größere Vielfalt an aktiven Mikroben: Zu diesem Schluss kommen Forscher*innen des CeMESS in einer neuen Studie. Diese zeigt wie der mikrobielle Abbau im Boden den globalen Kohlenstoffkreislauf beeinflusst und mögliche Rückkopplungsmechanismen auf das Klima bedingt. 🧪 🦠
One week to go! Apply by Sept 17 for the Full Professor position in Soil Ecosystems and Global Change at #CeMESS at the University of Vienna.
More info: 🔗 ter.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...
@univie.ac.at #SoilEcosystems #WeAreHiring
More info: 🔗 ter.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...
@univie.ac.at #SoilEcosystems #WeAreHiring
We are hiring: Full Professor of Soil Ecosystems and Global Change
Soil ecosystems form the foundation of planetary health and play a critical role in climate feedback mechanisms. However, they are also vulnerable to the impacts of global change.
ter.univie.ac.at
September 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
One week to go! Apply by Sept 17 for the Full Professor position in Soil Ecosystems and Global Change at #CeMESS at the University of Vienna.
More info: 🔗 ter.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...
@univie.ac.at #SoilEcosystems #WeAreHiring
More info: 🔗 ter.univie.ac.at/news-talks/n...
@univie.ac.at #SoilEcosystems #WeAreHiring
Kissing, C-sections, handwashing – what do they have to do with your microbiome?
In "Die Morgenbesprechung", #CeMESS microbiome expert Michi Wagner (@michiwagner4.bsky.social) talks about hygiene, diet, health, and why bacteria are often our best friends.
🔗 Tune in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz3X...
In "Die Morgenbesprechung", #CeMESS microbiome expert Michi Wagner (@michiwagner4.bsky.social) talks about hygiene, diet, health, and why bacteria are often our best friends.
🔗 Tune in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz3X...
Mikrobiom-Experte: Küssen, Kaiserschnitt, Händewaschen:Wann Bakterien töten – wann sie Leben retten!
YouTube video by Dr. Georg C. Bézard
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March 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Kissing, C-sections, handwashing – what do they have to do with your microbiome?
In "Die Morgenbesprechung", #CeMESS microbiome expert Michi Wagner (@michiwagner4.bsky.social) talks about hygiene, diet, health, and why bacteria are often our best friends.
🔗 Tune in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz3X...
In "Die Morgenbesprechung", #CeMESS microbiome expert Michi Wagner (@michiwagner4.bsky.social) talks about hygiene, diet, health, and why bacteria are often our best friends.
🔗 Tune in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz3X...
Big congratulations to Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano on receiving a #DOCfellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)! His research at #CeMESS explores host–microbe interactions in lucinid clams.
Read more:🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
#ÖAW #PhD @univie.ac.at
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#ÖAW #PhD @univie.ac.at
DOC Fellowship for Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano
CeMESS PhD student Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano has been awarded a prestigious DOC Fellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). The fellowship will support his doctoral research on host–microbe...
cemess.univie.ac.at
July 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Big congratulations to Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano on receiving a #DOCfellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)! His research at #CeMESS explores host–microbe interactions in lucinid clams.
Read more:🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
#ÖAW #PhD @univie.ac.at
Read more:🔗 cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
#ÖAW #PhD @univie.ac.at
🔊 How did a tire change the world? 🚲🔬 In this #WDRZeitZeichen podcast, our expert Thilo Hofmann from @cemess.bsky.social sheds light on the environmental impact of tire wear particles (starts minute 9:25). Listen now! 🎧⬇️
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#Microplastics #EnvironmentalScience #CeMESS
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#Microplastics #EnvironmentalScience #CeMESS
Wie ein Reifen die Welt verändert: John Dunlop (geb. 5.2.1840)
In Belfast ist er Tierarzt und passionierter Tüftler. Für seinen kleinen Sohn erfindet John Dunlop das Rad praktisch neu - und ändert damit den Lauf der Welt.
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February 5, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🔊 How did a tire change the world? 🚲🔬 In this #WDRZeitZeichen podcast, our expert Thilo Hofmann from @cemess.bsky.social sheds light on the environmental impact of tire wear particles (starts minute 9:25). Listen now! 🎧⬇️
🔗 tinyurl.com/CeMESS-WDRZe...
#Microplastics #EnvironmentalScience #CeMESS
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#Microplastics #EnvironmentalScience #CeMESS
Great week hosting the 28th European Nitrogen Cycle Meeting (ENC28) at #CeMESS, @univie.ac.at! Over 70 researchers from 13 countries came together to dive into microbial nitrogen cycling. & Congrats to Carolin Otersen & Nils Ganzwohl for best posters!
More info:🔗 dome.univie.ac.at/news-events/...
More info:🔗 dome.univie.ac.at/news-events/...
28th European Nitrogen Cycle Meeting held at CeMESS
The 28th edition of the annual European Nitrogen Cycle Meeting (ENC28) brought together more than 70 participants from institutions in 13 countries at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Sys...
dome.univie.ac.at
September 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Great week hosting the 28th European Nitrogen Cycle Meeting (ENC28) at #CeMESS, @univie.ac.at! Over 70 researchers from 13 countries came together to dive into microbial nitrogen cycling. & Congrats to Carolin Otersen & Nils Ganzwohl for best posters!
More info:🔗 dome.univie.ac.at/news-events/...
More info:🔗 dome.univie.ac.at/news-events/...
#CeMESS professor David Berry (@davidberry1.bsky.social) is featured in the latest @profil.at EXTRA issue, offering insights into microbiome research and its relevance to our health.
🔗 Learn more about his current research: dome.univie.ac.at/berry/
🔗 Learn more about his current research: dome.univie.ac.at/berry/
April 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
#CeMESS professor David Berry (@davidberry1.bsky.social) is featured in the latest @profil.at EXTRA issue, offering insights into microbiome research and its relevance to our health.
🔗 Learn more about his current research: dome.univie.ac.at/berry/
🔗 Learn more about his current research: dome.univie.ac.at/berry/
CeMESS is hiring!
Join us at the Division of Environmental Geosciences (@edge-vienna.bsky.social) as Full Professor of ENVIRONMENTAL BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF METALS. Collaborate across a leading institution in microbiome science and environmental research.
🔗 Learn more and apply: tinyurl.com/47bev45k
Join us at the Division of Environmental Geosciences (@edge-vienna.bsky.social) as Full Professor of ENVIRONMENTAL BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF METALS. Collaborate across a leading institution in microbiome science and environmental research.
🔗 Learn more and apply: tinyurl.com/47bev45k
We are hiring: Full Professor of Environmental Biogeochemistry of Metals
Human activities are driving rapid environmental change on a global scale, with pollutants playing a critical role in pushing planetary systems beyond safe limits. These changes have profound conseque...
cemess.univie.ac.at
July 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
CeMESS is hiring!
Join us at the Division of Environmental Geosciences (@edge-vienna.bsky.social) as Full Professor of ENVIRONMENTAL BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF METALS. Collaborate across a leading institution in microbiome science and environmental research.
🔗 Learn more and apply: tinyurl.com/47bev45k
Join us at the Division of Environmental Geosciences (@edge-vienna.bsky.social) as Full Professor of ENVIRONMENTAL BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF METALS. Collaborate across a leading institution in microbiome science and environmental research.
🔗 Learn more and apply: tinyurl.com/47bev45k
Great to see 3 scientists from our Centre for Microbiology & Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS) @univie.ac.at and the @fwf-at.bsky.social Cluster of Excellence "Microbiomes drive Planetary Health" @microbesplanet.bsky.social as Highly Cited Researchers 2024 🧪
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Highly Cited Researchers | Clarivate
The Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list identifies and celebrates individuals who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of research. Through rigorous selection criteria and ...
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November 19, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Great to see 3 scientists from our Centre for Microbiology & Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS) @univie.ac.at and the @fwf-at.bsky.social Cluster of Excellence "Microbiomes drive Planetary Health" @microbesplanet.bsky.social as Highly Cited Researchers 2024 🧪
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