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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
96
Citations
41305
World Ranking
452
National Ranking
14

Chemistry

D-Index
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Citations
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World Ranking
2365
National Ranking
53

Bernd Nowack 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 Bernd Nowack sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 269 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bernd Nowack 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 Bernd Nowack sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Bernd Nowack is affiliated with the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with specific expertise in pollution, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and materials chemistry. They have contributed extensively to the study of health, toxicology, and mutagenesis, as well as biomedical engineering.

The main research topics addressed by Bernd Nowack include:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Bernd Nowack are:

  • Placing nanoplastics in the context of global plastic pollution, 2021, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Systematic Study of Microplastic Fiber Release from 12 Different Polyester Textiles during Washing, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Characterization of Nanoplastics, Fibrils, and Microplastics Released during Washing and Abrasion of Polyester Textiles, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • The origin of microplastic fiber in polyester textiles: The textile production process matters, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Formation of Fiber Fragments during Abrasion of Polyester Textiles, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology

Among frequent co-authors with whom Bernd Nowack has collaborated are:

  • Claudia Som
  • Peter Wick
  • Tong Yang
  • Roland Hischier
  • Yuanfang Zheng

Bernd Nowack has published frequently in venues such as:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Environment International
  • NanoImpact
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Occurrence, behavior and effects of nanoparticles in the environment.

    Bernd Nowack;Thomas D. Bucheli

  • Modeled Environmental Concentrations of Engineered Nanomaterials (TiO2, ZnO, Ag, CNT, Fullerenes) for Different Regions

    Fadri Gottschalk;Tobias Sonderer;Roland W. Scholz;Bernd Nowack

  • Exposure modeling of engineered nanoparticles in the environment.

    Nicole C. Mueller;Bernd Nowack

  • Industrial production quantities and uses of ten engineered nanomaterials in Europe and the world

    Fabiano Piccinno;Fadri Gottschalk;Stefan Seeger;Bernd Nowack

  • Environmental concentrations of engineered nanomaterials: Review of modeling and analytical studies

    Fadri Gottschalk;TianYin Sun;TianYin Sun;Bernd Nowack

  • 120 YEARS OF NANOSILVER HISTORY: IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY MAKERS

    Bernd Nowack;Harald F. Krug;Murray Height

  • The release of engineered nanomaterials to the environment

    Fadri Gottschalk;Bernd Nowack

  • Comprehensive probabilistic modelling of environmental emissions of engineered nanomaterials

    Tian Yin Sun;Fadri Gottschalk;Konrad Hungerbühler;Bernd Nowack

  • The behavior of silver nanotextiles during washing.

    L. Geranio;M. Heuberger;B. Nowack

  • Polyester Textiles as a Source of Microplastics from Households: A Mechanistic Study to Understand Microfiber Release During Washing

    Edgar Hernandez;Bernd Nowack;Denise M. Mitrano;Denise M. Mitrano

  • Extraction of Heavy Metals from Soils Using Biodegradable Chelating Agents

    Susan Tandy;Karin Bossart;Roland Mueller;Jens Ritschel

  • Potential scenarios for nanomaterial release and subsequent alteration in the environment

    Bernd Nowack;James F. Ranville;Stephen Diamond;Julian A. Gallego-Urrea

  • Environmental chemistry of phosphonates.

    Bernd Nowack

  • Environmental Chemistry of Aminopolycarboxylate Chelating Agents

    Bernd Nowack

  • Application of nanoscale zero valent iron (NZVI) for groundwater remediation in Europe

    Nicole C. Mueller;Jürgen Braun;Johannes Bruns;Miroslav Černík

  • Placing nanoplastics in the context of global plastic pollution.

    Denise M. Mitrano;Peter Wick;Bernd Nowack

  • Critical assessment of chelant-enhanced metal phytoextraction.

    Bernd Nowack;Rainer Schulin;Brett H Robinson

  • Nanomaterials for environmental studies: Classification, reference material issues, and strategies for physico-chemical characterisation

    Vicki Stone;Bernd Nowack;Anders Baun;Nico van den Brink

  • Dynamic Probabilistic Modeling of Environmental Emissions of Engineered Nanomaterials

    Tian Yin Sun;Tian Yin Sun;Nikolaus A. Bornhöft;Nikolaus A. Bornhöft;Konrad Hungerbühler;Bernd Nowack

  • Paradigms to assess the environmental impact of manufactured nanomaterials

    Stephen J. Klaine;Albert A. Koelmans;Nina Horne;Stephen Carley

  • Review of nanomaterial aging and transformations through the life cycle of nano-enhanced products.

    Denise M. Mitrano;Sylvie Motellier;Simon Clavaguera;Bernd Nowack

Frequent Co-Authors

Rainer Schulin
Rainer Schulin ETH Zurich
Laura Sigg
Laura Sigg ETH Zurich
Peter Wick
Peter Wick Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Jamie R. Lead
Jamie R. Lead University of South Carolina
Aline Dia
Aline Dia University of Rennes
Gérard Gruau
Gérard Gruau University of Rennes
Janeck J. Scott-Fordsmand
Janeck J. Scott-Fordsmand Aarhus University
Antonio Marcomini
Antonio Marcomini Ca Foscari University of Venice
Arnaud Magrez
Arnaud Magrez École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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