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Andreas H. Farnleitner

Andreas H. Farnleitner

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
44
Citations
7534
World Ranking
6733
National Ranking
54

Andreas H. Farnleitner publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andreas H. Farnleitner sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 202 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Andreas H. Farnleitner D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andreas H. Farnleitner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Andreas H. Farnleitner is affiliated with TU Wien in Austria and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science, particularly focused on water quality and microbial ecology. Their publication record highlights a strong engagement with interdisciplinary fields combining environmental engineering, molecular biology, and infectious diseases.

Their work spans several main fields of study, including Environmental Science with 93 publications and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with 31 publications. Subfields where they have concentrated efforts include Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Environmental Engineering, and Infectious Diseases.

Key topics addressed in their research encompass fecal contamination and water quality, microbial community ecology and physiology, gut microbiota and health, water treatment and disinfection, biosensors and analytical detection, environmental DNA in biodiversity studies, and groundwater flow and contamination studies.

Frequent co-authors associated with Andreas H. Farnleitner include:

  • Alexander K. T. Kirschner
  • Rita Linke
  • Regina Sommer
  • Alfred Paul Blaschke
  • Julia Derx

Andreas H. Farnleitner has published repeatedly in prominent venues such as:

  • Water Research (8 publications)
  • Österreichische Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft (8 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (6 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (5 publications)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology (4 publications)

Among recent peer-reviewed papers, notable examples include:

  • "Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Large-Scale Metagenome Assembly Reveals Novel Animal-Associated Microbial Genomes, Biosynthetic Gene Clusters, and Other Genetic Diversity," 2020, mSystems
  • "Vertebrate host phylogeny influences gut archaeal diversity," 2021, Nature Microbiology
  • "DNA aptamers against bacterial cells can be efficiently selected by a SELEX process using state-of-the art qPCR and ultra-deep sequencing," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Have genetic targets for faecal pollution diagnostics and source tracking revolutionized water quality analysis yet?," 2023, FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Best Publications

  • Host diet and evolutionary history explain different aspects of gut microbiome diversity among vertebrate clades

    Nicholas D. Youngblut;Georg H. Reischer;William Walters;Nathalie Schuster

  • Bacterial diversity along a 2600 km river continuum

    Domenico Savio;Lucas Sinclair;Umer Z. Ijaz;Juraj Parajka

  • Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance

    Warish Ahmed;Stuart L. Simpson;Paul M. Bertsch;Kyle Bibby

  • Quantitative PCR Method for Sensitive Detection of Ruminant Fecal Pollution in Freshwater and Evaluation of This Method in Alpine Karstic Regions

    Georg H. Reischer;David C. Kasper;Ralf Steinborn;Robert L. Mach

  • Bacterial dynamics in spring water of alpine karst aquifers indicates the presence of stable autochthonous microbial endokarst communities.

    Andreas H. Farnleitner;Ines Wilhartitz;Gabriela Ryzinska;Alexander K. T. Kirschner

  • A quantitative real-time PCR assay for the highly sensitive and specific detection of human faecal influence in spring water from a large alpine catchment area.

    G H Reischer;David C Kasper;Ralf Steinborn;A H Farnleitner

  • Determination of Escherichia coli Contamination with Chromocult Coliform Agar Showed a High Level of Discrimination Efficiency for Differing Fecal Pollution Levels in Tropical Waters of Kampala, Uganda

    Dennis Byamukama;Frank Kansiime;Robert L. Mach;Andreas H. Farnleitner

  • Longitudinal changes in the bacterial community composition of the Danube River: a whole-river approach.

    Christian Winter;Thomas Hein;Gerhard Kavka;Robert L. Mach

  • Performance of human fecal anaerobe-associated PCR-based assays in a multi-laboratory method evaluation study

    Blythe A. Layton;Yiping Cao;Darcy L. Ebentier;Kaitlyn Hanley

  • The Hydrological Open Air Laboratory (HOAL) in Petzenkirchen: a hypothesis-driven observatory

    G. Blöschl;A. P. Blaschke;M. Broer;C. Bucher

  • Quantitative microbial faecal source tracking with sampling guided by hydrological catchment dynamics.

    G. H. Reischer;J. M. Haider;R. Sommer;H. Stadler

  • Performance characteristics of qPCR assays targeting human- and ruminant-associated bacteroidetes for microbial source tracking across sixteen countries on six continents

    Georg H Reischer;James E Ebdon;Johanna M Bauer;Nathalie Schuster

  • Microbiological water quality along the Danube River: integrating data from two whole-river surveys and a transnational monitoring network.

    Alexander K.T. Kirschner;Gerhard G. Kavka;Branko Velimirov;Robert L. Mach

  • Primers containing universal bases reduce multiple amoA gene specific DGGE band patterns when analysing the diversity of beta-ammonia oxidizers in the environment.

    Romana Hornek;Andreas Pommerening-Röser;Hans-Peter Koops;Andreas H. Farnleitner

  • Quantification of Fusarium graminearum in infected wheat by species specific real-time PCR applying a TaqMan Probe.

    G.H. Reischer;M. Lemmens;A. Farnleitner;A. Adler

  • Escherichia coli and enterococci are sensitive and reliable indicators for human, livestock and wildlife faecal pollution in alpine mountainous water resources.

    Andreas H Farnleitner;G Ryzinska-Paier;Georg H Reischer;M M Burtscher

  • Discrimination efficacy of fecal pollution detection in different aquatic habitats of a high-altitude tropical country, using presumptive coliforms, Escherichia coli, and Clostridium perfringens spores

    Denis Byamukama;Robert L. Mach;Frank Kansiime;Mohamad Manafi

  • Global Distribution of Human-Associated Fecal Genetic Markers in Reference Samples from Six Continents

    René E. Mayer;Georg H. Reischer;Georg H. Reischer;Simone K. Ixenmaier;Julia Derx

  • Rapid Growth of Planktonic Vibrio cholerae Non-O1/Non-O139 Strains in a Large Alkaline Lake in Austria: Dependence on Temperature and Dissolved Organic Carbon Quality

    Alexander K. T. Kirschner;Jane Schlesinger;Andreas H. Farnleitner;Romana Hornek

  • Occurrence of human-associated Bacteroidetes genetic source tracking markers in raw and treated wastewater of municipal and domestic origin and comparison to standard and alternative indicators of faecal pollution.

    R.E. Mayer;S. Bofill-Mas;L. Egle;G.H. Reischer

  • Simultaneous Detection and Differentiation of Escherichia coli Populations from Environmental Freshwaters by Means of Sequence Variations in a Fragment of the β- d -Glucuronidase Gene

    Andreas H. Farnleitner;Norbert Kreuzinger;Gerhard G. Kavka;Sonja Grillenberger

  • Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Pseudomonas spp. Isolated from the River Danube

    Clemens Kittinger;Michaela Lipp;Rita Baumert;Bettina Folli

Frequent Co-Authors

Rudolf Krska
Rudolf Krska BOKU University
Jack F. Schijven
Jack F. Schijven Utrecht University
Stefan Wuertz
Stefan Wuertz Nanyang Technological University
Warish Ahmed
Warish Ahmed Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Anicet R. Blanch
Anicet R. Blanch University of Barcelona
Ruth E. Ley
Ruth E. Ley Max Planck Society
Orin C. Shanks
Orin C. Shanks Environmental Protection Agency

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