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2026
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Germany
2023

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Citations
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Citations
34140
World Ranking
337
National Ranking
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  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
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Overview

Beate I. Escher is affiliated with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany and has made significant contributions in the field of environmental science. Their research primarily spans topics related to health, toxicology, and mutagenesis, with additional work in pollution, molecular biology, environmental chemistry, and cancer research.

The scientist's work covers several main research areas including:

  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts
  • Toxic organic pollutants impact
  • Environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology
  • Carcinogens and genotoxicity assessment
  • Health, environment, cognitive aging
  • Pesticide and herbicide environmental studies

Several recent papers illustrate the scientist's research scope and publication record.

  • Tracking complex mixtures of chemicals in our changing environment, 2020, Science
  • IL4I1 Is a Metabolic Immune Checkpoint that Activates the AHR and Promotes Tumor Progression, 2020, Cell
  • Pesticides are the dominant stressors for vulnerable insects in lowland streams, 2021, Water Research
  • Comprehensive characterization of tire and road wear particles in highway tunnel road dust by use of size and density fractionation, 2021, Chemosphere
  • Maternal paraben exposure triggers childhood overweight development, 2020, Nature Communications

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Environment International, Chemical Research in Toxicology, and Environmental Science Processes & Impacts, reflecting a consistent presence in leading environmental and toxicological research outlets.

Co-authorship collaborations include partnerships with researchers Maria König, Luise Henneberger, Rita Schlichting, Martin Krauß, and Georg Braun, each representing significant collaborative networks in environmental science and toxicology research.

Beate I. Escher has also contributed to book publications, including the title "Bioanalytical Tools in Water Quality Assessment," published by UWA Publishing in 2021.

Best Publications

  • The Challenge of Micropollutants in Aquatic Systems

    René P. Schwarzenbach;Beate I. Escher;Kathrin Fenner;Thomas B. Hofstetter

  • Tracking complex mixtures of chemicals in our changing environment.

    Beate I. Escher;Beate I. Escher;Heather M. Stapleton;Emma L. Schymanski

  • Environmental toxicology and risk assessment of pharmaceuticals from hospital wastewater.

    Beate I. Escher;Rebekka Baumgartner;Mirjam Koller;Karin Treyer

  • Modes of action in ecotoxicology: their role in body burdens, species sensitivity, QSARs, and mixture effects.

    Beate I. Escher;Joop L M Hermens

  • Reducing Uncertainty and Confronting Ignorance about the Possible Impacts of Weathering Plastic in the Marine Environment

    Annika Jahnke;Hans Peter H. Arp;Beate I. Escher;Berit Gewert

  • IL4I1 Is a Metabolic Immune Checkpoint that Activates the AHR and Promotes Tumor Progression

    Ahmed Sadik;Luis F Somarribas Patterson;Selcen Öztürk;Soumya R Mohapatra

  • Recent Advances in Environmental Risk Assessment of Transformation Products

    Beate I. Escher;Kathrin Fenner;Kathrin Fenner

  • Benchmarking Organic Micropollutants in Wastewater, Recycled Water and Drinking Water with In Vitro Bioassays

    Beate I. Escher;Mayumi Allinson;Mayumi Allinson;Rolf Altenburger;Peter A. Bain

  • Effect-directed analysis supporting monitoring of aquatic environments - An in-depth overview

    Werner Brack;Selim Ait-Aissa;Robert M. Burgess;Wibke Busch

  • Ozonation and biological activated carbon filtration of wastewater treatment plant effluents

    J. Reungoat;B.I. Escher;M. Macova;F.X. Argaud

  • Towards the review of the European Union Water Framework Directive: Recommendations for more efficient assessment and management of chemical contamination in European surface water resources.

    Werner Brack;Werner Brack;Valeria Dulio;Marlene Ågerstrand;Ian Allan

  • Removal of micropollutants and reduction of biological activity in a full scale reclamation plant using ozonation and activated carbon filtration.

    J. Reungoat;M. Macova;B.I. Escher;S. Carswell;S. Carswell

  • Screening method for ecotoxicological hazard assessment of 42 pharmaceuticals considering human metabolism and excretory routes.

    Judith Lienert;Karin Gudel;Beate I. Escher

  • Future water quality monitoring--adapting tools to deal with mixtures of pollutants in water resource management.

    Rolf Altenburger;Selim Ait-Aissa;Philipp Antczak;Thomas Backhaus

  • Elimination of β-blockers in sewage treatment plants

    M. Maurer;Beate I. Escher;P. Richle;C. Schaffner

  • Biofiltration of wastewater treatment plant effluent: Effective removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products and reduction of toxicity

    J. Reungoat;B.I. Escher;M. Macova;J. Keller

  • Peer Reviewed: Internal Exposure: Linking Bioavailability to Effects

    Beate I. Escher;Joop L. M. Hermens

  • Capacities of Membrane Lipids to Accumulate Neutral Organic Chemicals

    Satoshi Endo;Beate I. Escher;Kai-Uwe Goss;Kai-Uwe Goss

  • Reducing micropollutants with source control: substance flow analysis of 212 pharmaceuticals in faeces and urine.

    J. Lienert;T. Burki;Beate I. Escher

  • Effect-based trigger values for in vitro and in vivo bioassays performed on surface water extracts supporting the environmental quality standards (EQS) of the European Water Framework Directive.

    Beate I. Escher;Selim Aїt-Aїssa;Peter A. Behnisch;Werner Brack;Werner Brack

  • Challenges in Ecotoxicology

    Rik I. L. Eggen;Renata Behra;Patricia Burkhardt-Holm;Beate I. Escher

Frequent Co-Authors

Peta A. Neale
Peta A. Neale Griffith University
Werner Brack
Werner Brack Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Juliane Hollender
Juliane Hollender Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Rolf Altenburger
Rolf Altenburger Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Wolfgang Gernjak
Wolfgang Gernjak Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Klára Hilscherová
Klára Hilscherová Masaryk University
Henner Hollert
Henner Hollert Goethe University Frankfurt
Frederic D.L. Leusch
Frederic D.L. Leusch Griffith University
Martin Krauss
Martin Krauss Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Jochen F. Mueller
Jochen F. Mueller University of Queensland

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