| The ecological role of water-column microbes in the sea F Azam, T Fenchel, JG Field, JS Gray, LA Meyer-Reil, F Thingstad Marine ecology progress series, 257-263, 1983 | 5775 | 1983 |
| Protein content and protein synthesis rates of planktonic marine bacteria. M Simon, F Azam Marine ecology progress series. Oldendorf 51 (3), 201-213, 1989 | 1700 | 1989 |
| Thymidine incorporation as a measure of heterotrophic bacterioplankton production in marine surface waters: evaluation and field results JA Fuhrman, F Azam Marine biology 66 (2), 109-120, 1982 | 1616 | 1982 |
| Microbial control of oceanic carbon flux: the plot thickens F Azam Science 280 (5364), 694-696, 1998 | 1240 | 1998 |
| A simple, economical method for measuring bacterial protein synthesis rates in seawater using 3H-leucine DC Smith, F Azam Mar. Microb. Food Webs 6 (2), 107-114, 1992 | 1097 | 1992 |
| Bacterioplankton secondary production estimates for coastal waters of British Columbia, Antarctica, and California JA Fuhrman, F Azam Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 39 (6), 1085-1095, 1980 | 1088 | 1980 |
| Microbial structuring of marine ecosystems F Azam, F Malfatti Nature Reviews Microbiology 5 (10), 782-791, 2007 | 1021 | 2007 |
| Diversity and distribution of coral-associated bacteria F Rohwer, V Seguritan, F Azam, N Knowlton Marine Ecology Progress Series 243, 1-10, 2002 | 987 | 2002 |
| Genomic analysis of uncultured marine viral communities M Breitbart, P Salamon, B Andresen, JM Mahaffy, AM Segall, D Mead, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 99 (22), 14250-14255, 2002 | 934 | 2002 |
| Intense hydrolytic enzyme activity on marine aggregates and implications for rapid particle dissolution DC Smith, M Simon, AL Alldredge, F Azam Nature 359 (6391), 139-142, 1992 | 898 | 1992 |
| Major role of bacteria in biogeochemical fluxes in the ocean's interior BC Cho, F Azam Nature 332 (6163), 441-443, 1988 | 814 | 1988 |
| Microbial production of recalcitrant dissolved organic matter: long-term carbon storage in the global ocean N Jiao, GJ Herndl, DA Hansell, R Benner, G Kattner, SW Wilhelm, ... Nature Reviews Microbiology 8 (8), 593-599, 2010 | 775 | 2010 |
| Dynamics of bacterial community composition and activity during a mesocosm diatom bloom L Riemann, GF Steward, F Azam Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66 (2), 578-587, 2000 | 607 | 2000 |
| The oceanic gel phase: a bridge in the DOM–POM continuum P Verdugo, AL Alldredge, F Azam, DL Kirchman, U Passow, PH Santschi Marine Chemistry 92 (1-4), 67-85, 2004 | 570 | 2004 |
| Accelerated dissolution of diatom silica by marine bacterial assemblages KD Bidle, F Azam Nature 397 (6719), 508-512, 1999 | 512 | 1999 |
| Biogeochemical significance of bacterial biomass in the ocean's euphotic zone. BC Cho, F Azam Marine ecology progress series. Oldendorf 63 (2), 253-259, 1990 | 494 | 1990 |
| Size distribution and activity of marine microheterotrophs 1 F Azam, RE Godson Limnology and Oceanography 22 (3), 492-501, 1977 | 434 | 1977 |
| Antagonistic interactions among marine pelagic bacteria RA Long, F Azam Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 67 (11), 4975-4983, 2001 | 431 | 2001 |
| Diversity of bacteria associated with the Caribbean coral Montastraea franksi F Rohwer, M Breitbart, J Jara, F Azam, N Knowlton Coral reefs 20 (1), 85-91, 2001 | 426 | 2001 |
| Algicidal Bacteria in the Sea and their Impact on Algal Blooms1 X MAYALI, F AZAM Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 51 (2), 139-144, 2004 | 404 | 2004 |
