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D-Index
40
Citations
8001
World Ranking
7967
National Ranking
106

Ann Ruttens 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 Ann Ruttens sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 100 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ann Ruttens 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 Ann Ruttens sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ann Ruttens is affiliated with Hasselt University in Belgium. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science and medicine, with an emphasis on the impacts of heavy metals and pollutants on human health and the environment.

The scientist's main fields of study include environmental science and medicine, with notable subfields such as health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pollution, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics, perinatology and child health.

Ann Ruttens has contributed to research across several topics, including:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Heavy metal exposure and toxicity
  • Thyroid disorders and treatments
  • Toxic organic pollutants impact
  • Air quality and health impacts
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies

Their recent papers illustrate a diverse range of interests and collaborations:

  • Potential of microalgae as flavoring agents for plant-based seafood alternatives, 2022, Future Foods
  • Ambient air pollution exposure during the late gestational period is linked with lower placental iodine load in a Belgian birth cohort, 2020, Environment International
  • Variability of iodine concentrations in the human placenta, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Lower iodine storage in the placenta is associated with gestational diabetes mellitus, 2021, BMC Medicine
  • Human biomonitoring survey (Pb, Cd, As, Cu, Zn, Mo) for urban gardeners exposed to metal contaminated soils, 2022, Environmental Pollution

Frequent co-authors of Ann Ruttens include:

  • Nadia Waegeneers
  • Kristof Y. Neven
  • Tim S. Nawrot
  • Bavo De Witte
  • Harry A. Roels

Common publication venues where Ann Ruttens has contributed are:

  • Food Additives & Contaminants Part A
  • Future Foods
  • Environment International
  • Scientific Reports
  • BMC Medicine

Best Publications

  • Phytoremediation of contaminated soils and groundwater: lessons from the field

    Jaco Vangronsveld;Rolf Herzig;Nele Weyens;Jana Boulet

  • Comparison of EDTA and EDDS as potential soil amendments for enhanced phytoextraction of heavy metals.

    Erik Meers;Ann Ruttens;MJ Hopgood;D Samson

  • Cadmium exposure in the population: from health risks to strategies of prevention

    Tim S. Nawrot;Jan A. Staessen;Jan A. Staessen;Harry A. Roels;Elke Munters

  • Current knowledge in species-related bioavailability of selenium in food

    Celine Thiry;Ann Ruttens;Ludwig De Temmerman;Yves-Jacques Schneider

  • The use of bio-energy crops (Zea mays) for 'phytoattenuation' of heavy metals on moderately contaminated soils: a field experiment.

    E. Meers;S. Van Slycken;Kristin Adriaensen;Ann Ruttens

  • Evaluation of hydroxyapatite as a metal immobilizing soil additive for the remediation of polluted soils. Part 1. Influence of hydroxyapatite on metal exchangeability in soil, plant growth and plant metal accumulation

    J Boisson;Ann Ruttens;M Mench;Jaco Vangronsveld

  • Phytoremediation for heavy metal‐contaminated soils combined with bioenergy production

    Luc Van Ginneken;Erik Meers;Ruben Guisson;Ann Ruttens

  • Phytoavailability assessment of heavy metals in soils by single extractions and accumulation by Phaseolus vulgaris

    Erik Meers;R Samson;Filip Tack;A Ruttens

  • Potential of five willow species (Salix spp.) for phytoextraction of heavy metals.

    Erik Meers;B. Vandecasteele;Ann Ruttens;Jaco Vangronsveld

  • Progress in remediation and revegetation of the barren Jales gold mine spoil after in situ treatments

    Michel Mench;Sylvie Bussière;Jolanda Boisson;Emmanuelle Castaing

  • Potential of Brassic rapa, Cannabis sativa, Helianthus annuus and Zea mays for phytoextraction of heavy metals from calcareous dredged sediment derived soils

    Erik Meers;A Ruttens;M Hopgood;Els Lesage

  • Agronomic practices for improving gentle remediation of trace element-contaminated soils.

    Petra Kidd;Michel Mench;Vanessa Álvarez-López;Valérie Bert

  • Comparison of cadmium extractability from soils by commonly used single extraction protocols

    E. Meers;G. Du Laing;V. Unamuno;A. Ruttens

  • Phytostabilization of a metal contaminated sandy soil. I: Influence of compost and/or inorganic metal immobilizing soil amendments on phytotoxicity and plant availability of metals.

    Ann Ruttens;M. Mench;Jan Colpaert;J. Boisson

  • Progress in assisted natural remediation of an arsenic contaminated agricultural soil.

    Michel Mench;Jaco Vangronsveld;Caroline Beckx;Ann Ruttens

  • Immobilization of trace metals and arsenic by different soil additives: Evaluation by means of chemical extractions

    J Boisson;M Mench;Jaco Vangronsveld;Ann Ruttens

  • Chemically assisted phytoextraction: a review of potential soil amendments for increasing plant uptake of heavy metals.

    E Meers;F M G Tack;S Van Slycken;A Ruttens

  • Short rotation coppice culture of willows and poplars as energy crops on metal contaminated agricultural soils.

    Ann Ruttens;Jana Boulet;Nele Weyens;Karen Smeets

  • Selenium content of Belgian cultivated soils and its uptake by field crops and vegetables

    Ludwig De Temmerman;Nadia Waegeneers;Céline Thiry;Gijs Du Laing

  • Long-term sustainability of metal immobilization by soil amendments: Cyclonic ashes versus lime addition

    A. Ruttens;K. Adriaensen;E. Meers;A. De Vocht

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik Meers
Erik Meers Ghent University
Filip Tack
Filip Tack Ghent University
Jaco Vangronsveld
Jaco Vangronsveld Hasselt University
Michel Mench
Michel Mench INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Jan V. Colpaert
Jan V. Colpaert Hasselt University
Tim S. Nawrot
Tim S. Nawrot Hasselt University
Nele Weyens
Nele Weyens Hasselt University
Ludo Diels
Ludo Diels Flemish Institute for Technological Research
Marc Verloo
Marc Verloo Ghent University
Roeland Samson
Roeland Samson University of Antwerp

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