# Environmental stress mediates groundwater microbial community assembly

*PRI Rank #9 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #9 |
| 18m citations | 95 |
| Journal | Nature Microbiology |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41564-023-01573-x |
| Corresponding authors | Jizhong Zhou |
| Institution | University of Oklahoma, United States |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/microbial-community-ecology-and-physiology/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41564-023-01573-x](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01573-x)

## Topics

environmental stress · groundwater microbial community · Community assembly · microbial ecology · stress-mediated assembly · groundwater ecosystems · Community assembly · Microbial community composition · environmental filtering · stochastic processes · deterministic processes · microbial diversity · subsurface microbiology

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