Michael Melkonian

Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research — Germany

Energy · Physical Sciences

75h-index19.8kcitations361works2.72yr avg
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Research Topics

Algal biology and biofuel production(137), Protist diversity and phylogeny(134), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms(62), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology(53), Marine and coastal ecosystems(50)

Publications361 total

Bryophytes hold a larger gene family space than vascular plants
Nature Genetics·2025· 16 citedOpen Access
First record of fossil algal diversity in Lake Sevan, Armenia: Illuminating ecological dynamics and environmental parameters
Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology·2025
Analysis of microalgae autofluorescence using full-spectrum cytometry to discriminate and monitor microalgae and bacteria
2025Open Access
Migration and structural implication of cyanobacteria in biological soil crusts in response to water and particle burial
The Innovation·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Chromosome-level genomes of two Bracteacoccaceae highlight adaptations to biocrusts
Nature Communications·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Unexpected Genetic Diversity of Nostocales (Cyanobacteria) Isolated from the Phyllosphere of the Laurel Forests in the Canary Islands (Spain)
Microorganisms·2024Open Access
The Armenian Algal Culture Collection (AACC) for ex situ conservation of biodiversity
Nova Hedwigia·2024· 1 cited
Comparative chloroplast genome analysis of two Desmodesmus species reveals genome diversity within Scenedesmaceae (Sphaeropleales, Chlorophyceae)
Protist·2024· 5 cited
Unexpected Genetic Diversity of Nostocales (Cyanobacteria) Isolated from the Laurel Forest Phyllosphere in the Canary Islands (Spain)
Preprints.org·2024Open Access
Diversity of Cryptophyte Cultures from the Canary Islands
Phycologia·2024
Potential of Porous Substrate Bioreactors for Removal of Pollutants from Wastewater Using Microalgae
Bioengineering·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Plastid Genome Evolution of Two Colony-Forming Benthic Ochrosphaera neapolitana Strains (Coccolithales, Haptophyta)
International Journal of Molecular Sciences·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Effect of LED Illumination Cycle and Carbon Sources on Biofilms of Haematococcus pluvialis in Pilot-Scale Angled Twin-Layer Porous Substrate Photobioreactors
Bioengineering·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
DEVELOPMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR DIGITAL PLATFORMS: EFFECT OF PERCEPTUAL BACKGROUNDS ON COGNITIVE TASK ENGAGEMENT
ICERI proceedings·2022
New Angled Twin–layer Porous Substrate Photobioreactors for Cultivation of Nannochloropsis oculata
Protist·2022· 6 cited
Chromosome‐level genome of <i>Pedinomonas minor</i> (Chlorophyta) unveils adaptations to abiotic stress in a rapidly fluctuating environment
New Phytologist·2022· 6 citedOpen Access
25 Years of Protist
Protist·2022
Lower Statistical Support with Larger Data Sets: Insights from the Ochrophyta Radiation
Molecular Biology and Evolution·2021· 16 citedOpen Access
Cation and Anion Channelrhodopsins: Sequence Motifs and Taxonomic Distribution
mBio·2021· 37 citedOpen Access
A Review Series on the Biology of Selected Protist Groups
Protist·2021
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Frequent Co-authors

Gane Ka‐Shu Wong(19), Pamela S. Soltis(10), Birger Marin(10), Eric Carpenter(8), Barbara Surek(8), Sean W. Graham(7), Carl J. Rothfels(7), Zhijian Tian(6), Juan Carlos Villarreal(5), Michael K. Deyholos(5), Jim Leebens‐Mack(5), Björn Podola(5), Eva C. M. Nowack(5), Lisa Pokorny(4), Jun Wang(4), Zhixiang Yan(4), Dennis Wm. Stevenson(4), Xin Liu(4), Huanming Yang(4), Xun Xu(4)