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Bernhard Mayer

Bernhard Mayer

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Environmental Sciences
Canada
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 85 746 709 30 27 650 27990

Bernhard Mayer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bernhard Mayer between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bernhard Mayer published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 18.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2013. 43 of the 750 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2013. 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 24 publications 2005: 28 publications 2006: 39 publications 2007: 29 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 29 publications 2010: 38 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 43 publications 2014: 35 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 34 publications 2017: 34 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 41 publications 2020: 40 publications 2021: 32 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 21 publications
1986 2025

750 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bernhard Mayer: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 2
1987 2
1988 1
1989 2
1990 0
1991 3
1992 1
1993 0
1994 2
1995 8
1996 4
1997 7
1998 10
1999 6
2000 7
2001 8
2002 10
2003 9
2004 24
2005 28
2006 39
2007 29
2008 15
2009 29
2010 38
2011 27
2012 30
2013 43
2014 35
2015 27
2016 34
2017 34
2018 32
2019 41
2020 40
2021 32
2022 18
2023 30
2024 22
2025 21
Total 750
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Bernhard Mayer 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 Bernhard Mayer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 641–650 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 650 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6 650
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Bernhard Mayer 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 Bernhard Mayer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 85 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43 85
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Bernhard Mayer is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work spans several subfields including global and planetary change, atmospheric science, artificial intelligence, earth-surface processes, and aerospace engineering.

Their research focuses primarily on atmospheric aerosols and clouds, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, and atmospheric ozone and climate. Additional topics include meteorological phenomena and simulations, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, solar radiation and photovoltaics, and aeolian processes and effects.

Bernhard Mayer has published numerous papers in prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, and Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.

Key recent papers include:

  • EUREC 4 A's HALO, 2021, Earth System Science Data
  • Radiative effects of long-range-transported Saharan air layers as determined from airborne lidar measurements, 2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Why we need radar, lidar, and solar radiance observations to constrain ice cloud microphysics, 2021, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Waves to Weather: Exploring the Limits of Predictability of Weather, 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Impact of 3D cloud structures on the atmospheric trace gas products from UV-Vis sounders - Part 1: Synthetic dataset for validation of trace gas retrieval algorithms, 2022, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Mayer collaborates regularly with several coauthors. Frequent coauthors include Claudia Emde, Tobias Zinner, Veronika Pörtge, Tobias Kölling, and Linda Forster.

Best Publications

  • Technical note: The libRadtran software package for radiative transfer calculations - description and examples of use

    B. Mayer;A. Kylling

  • Long-term fate of nitrate fertilizer in agricultural soils.

    Mathieu Sebilo;Bernhard Mayer;Bernard Nicolardot;Gilles Pinay

  • The libRadtran software package for radiative transfer calculations (version 2.0.1)

    Claudia Emde;Robert Buras-Schnell;Arve Kylling;Bernhard Mayer

  • Nitrogen retention in rivers: model development and application to watersheds in the northeastern U.S.A.

    Sybil P. Seitzinger;Renée V. Styles;Elizabeth W. Boyer;Richard B. Alexander

  • Sources of nitrate in rivers draining sixteen watersheds in the northeastern U.S.: Isotopic constraints

    Bernhard Mayer;Elizabeth W. Boyer;Christine Goodale;Norbert A. Jaworski

  • Fluorine geochemistry in bedrock groundwater of South Korea.

    Gi Tak Chae;Seong Taek Yun;Bernhard Mayer;Kyoung Ho Kim

  • Oxygen and sulfur isotope systematics of sulfate produced by bacterial and abiotic oxidation of pyrite

    Nurgul Balci;Nurgul Balci;Wayne C. Shanks;Bernhard Mayer;Kevin W. Mandernack

  • Groundwater Protection and Unconventional Gas Extraction: The Critical Need for Field‐Based Hydrogeological Research

    R.E. Jackson;A.W. Gorody;B. Mayer;J.W. Roy

  • Radiative transfer in the cloudy atmosphere

    Bernhard Mayer

  • The oxygen isotope composition of nitrate generated by nitrification in acid forest floors

    Bernhard Mayer;Sandra M. Bollwerk;Tim Mansfeldt;Birgit Hütter

  • Sulphur and Oxygen Isotopes in Sulphate

    H. Roy Krouse;Bernhard Mayer

  • Large-eddy simulations over Germany using ICON: a comprehensive evaluation

    Rieke Heinze;Rieke Heinze;Anurag Dipankar;Cintia Carbajal Henken;Christopher Moseley

  • Systematic long‐term comparison of spectral UV measurements and UVSPEC modeling results

    B. Mayer;G. Seckmeyer;A. Kylling

  • ML-CIRRUS : The airborne experiment on natural cirrus and contrail cirrus with the high-altitude long-range research aircraft HALO

    Christiane Voigt;Ulrich Schumann;Andreas Minikin;Ahmed Abdelmonem

  • The I3RC - Bringing Together the Most Advanced Radiative Transfer Tools for Cloudy Atmospheres

    Robert F. Cahalan;Lazaros Oreopoulos;Lazaros Oreopoulos;Alexander Marshak;Alexander Marshak;K. Franklin Evans

  • Monitoring of fluid–rock interaction and CO2 storage through produced fluid sampling at the Weyburn CO2-injection enhanced oil recovery site, Saskatchewan, Canada

    S. Emberley;I. Hutcheon;M. Shevalier;K. Durocher

  • EUREC4A: A Field Campaign to Elucidate the Couplings Between Clouds, Convection and Circulation

    Sandrine Bony;Bjorn Stevens;Felix Ament;Sebastien Bigorre

  • EUREC 4 A

    Bjorn Stevens;Sandrine Bony;David Farrell;Felix Ament

  • Assessing Nitrification and Denitrification in the Seine River and Estuary Using Chemical and Isotopic Techniques

    Mathieu Sebilo;Gilles Billen;Bernhard Mayer;Daniel Billiou

  • Hydrogeochemistry of sodium-bicarbonate type bedrock groundwater in the Pocheon spa area, South Korea: water–rock interaction and hydrologic mixing

    Gi Tak Chae;Seong Taek Yun;Kangjoo Kim;Bernhard Mayer

  • The North Atlantic Waveguide and Downstream Impact Experiment

    Andreas Schäfler;George Craig;Heini Wernli;Philippe Arbogast

  • ACRIDICON–CHUVA Campaign: Studying Tropical Deep Convective Clouds and Precipitation over Amazonia Using the New German Research Aircraft HALO

    Manfred Wendisch;Ulrich Pöschl;Meinrat O. Andreae;Luiz A. T. Machado

  • Sources of nitrate in rivers draining sixteen watersheds in the northeastern U.S.: Isotopic

    Bernhard Mayer;Elizabeth W. Boyer;Norbert A. Jaworski;Nico Van Breemen

Frequent Co-Authors

Manfred Wendisch
Manfred Wendisch Leipzig University
Thomas Pohlmann
Thomas Pohlmann Universität Hamburg
Ian Hutcheon
Ian Hutcheon University of Calgary
Seong Taek Yun
Seong Taek Yun Korea University
Ulrich Schumann
Ulrich Schumann German Aerospace Center
Myron J. Mitchell
Myron J. Mitchell SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Susanne Crewell
Susanne Crewell University of Cologne
Gunther Seckmeyer
Gunther Seckmeyer University of Hannover
Alkiviadis F. Bais
Alkiviadis F. Bais Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Bernadett Weinzierl
Bernadett Weinzierl University of Vienna

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