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Environmental Sciences
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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 64 2339 2233 159 156 164 13744

Birgit Wehner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Birgit Wehner between 1992 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Birgit Wehner published across 35 years, from 1992 to 2026, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2026. 35 of the 234 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2026. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 4 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 6 publications 2026: 29 publications
1992 2026

234 publications in total across all disciplines

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Birgit Wehner: publications per year, 1992 to 2026
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 1
1998 2
1999 5
2000 2
2001 3
2002 6
2003 8
2004 8
2005 5
2006 7
2007 12
2008 10
2009 18
2010 8
2011 13
2012 6
2013 5
2014 1
2015 4
2016 7
2017 2
2018 4
2019 2
2020 8
2021 7
2022 24
2023 10
2024 9
2025 6
2026 29
Total 234
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Birgit Wehner 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 Birgit Wehner 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, 161–170 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: 164 publications — 49th percentile

49% 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
161–170 444 164
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
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Birgit Wehner 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 Birgit Wehner 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, 64 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: 64 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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 64
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
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 Germany Leader Award

Overview

Birgit Wehner is affiliated with the Leibniz Association in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Their research primarily focuses on the following fields of study:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, their subfields of study include:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Speech and Hearing

The main topics addressed in their work cover:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Atmosphere
  • Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Birgit Wehner has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, notably:

  • Thomas Tuch
  • Martin Gysel-Beer
  • Astrid Lampert
  • Urs Baltensperger
  • Laurent Poulain

Significant recent papers authored by or involving Birgit Wehner include:

  • Unmanned Aerial Systems for Investigating the Polar Atmospheric Boundary Layer-Technical Challenges and Examples of Applications, 2020, Atmosphere
  • Particle Mass Concentrations and Number Size Distributions in 40 Homes in Germany: Indoor-to-Outdoor Relationships, Diurnal and Seasonal Variation, 2020, Aerosol and Air Quality Research
  • Overview: Integrative and Comprehensive Understanding on Polar Environments (iCUPE) - concept and initial results, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Variability in the mass absorption cross section of black carbon (BC) aerosols is driven by BC internal mixing state at a central European background site (Melpitz, Germany) in winter, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Observations of Aerosol, Cloud, Turbulence, and Radiation Properties at the Top of the Marine Boundary Layer over the Eastern North Atlantic Ocean: The ACORES Campaign, 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Best Publications

  • A European aerosol phenomenology—1: physical characteristics of particulate matter at kerbside, urban, rural and background sites in Europe

    Rita Van Dingenen;Frank Raes;Jean-P Putaud;Urs Baltensperger

  • Mobility particle size spectrometers: harmonization of technical standards and data structure to facilitate high quality long-term observations of atmospheric particle number size distributions

    A. Wiedensohler;W. Birmili;A. Nowak;A. Sonntag

  • Rapid aerosol particle growth and increase of cloud condensation nucleus activity by secondary aerosol formation and condensation: A case study for regional air pollution in northeastern China

    A. Wiedensohler;Y. F. Cheng;A. Nowak;B. Wehner

  • Absorption amplification of black carbon internally mixed with secondary organic aerosol

    M. Schnaiter;C. Linke;O. Möhler;K.-H. Naumann

  • Long term measurements of submicrometer urban aerosols: statistical analysis for correlations with meteorological conditions and trace gases

    B. Wehner;A. Wiedensohler

  • General overview: European Integrated project on Aerosol Cloud Climate and Air Quality interactions (EUCAARI) - integrating aerosol research from nano to global scales

    M. Kulmala;A. Asmi;H. K. Lappalainen;H. K. Lappalainen;U. Baltensperger

  • The effect of particle size on cardiovascular disorders--the smaller the worse.

    Ulrich Franck;Siad Odeh;Alfred Wiedensohler;Birgit Wehner

  • Particle number size distribution in the urban atmosphere of Beijing, China

    Zhijun Wu;Min Hu;Peng Lin;Shang Liu

  • Particle number size distributions in a street canyon and their transformation into the urban-air background: measurements and a simple model study

    Birgit Wehner;Wolfram Birmili;Thomas Gnauk;Alfred Wiedensohler

  • New particle formation in Beijing, China: Statistical analysis of a 1‐year data set

    Zhijun Wu;Min Hu;Shang Liu;Birgit Wehner

  • Design and calibration of a thermodenuder with an improved heating unit to measure the size-dependent volatile fraction of aerosol particles

    B. Wehner;S. Philippin;A. Wiedensohler

  • Variability of the aerosol number size distribution in Beijing, China: New particle formation, dust storms, and high continental background

    B. Wehner;A. Wiedensohler;T. M. Tuch;Z. J. Wu

  • Cloud condensation nuclei in polluted air and biomass burning smoke near the mega-city Guangzhou, China – Part 2: Size-resolved aerosol chemical composition, diurnal cycles, and externally mixed weakly CCN-active soot particles

    D. Rose;S. S. Gunthe;H. Su;R. M. Garland

  • Measuring atmospheric composition change

    Paolo Laj;J. Klausen;M. Bilde;C. Plaß-Duelmer

  • Characteristics of aerosol size distributions and new particle formation in the summer in Beijing

    Dingli Yue;Min Hu;Zhijun Wu;Zhibin Wang

  • The contribution of sulfuric acid and non-volatile compounds on the growth of freshly formed atmospheric aerosols

    B. Wehner;T. Petäjä;M. Boy;M. Boy;C. Engler

  • First long-term study of particle number size distributions and new particle formation events of regional aerosol in the North China Plain

    X. J. Shen;J. Y. Sun;Y. M. Zhang;B. Wehner

  • Atmospheric and Surface Processes, and Feedback Mechanisms Determining Arctic Amplification: A Review of First Results and Prospects of the (AC)3 Project

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  • Atmospheric number size distributions of soot particles and estimation of emission factors

    D. Rose;B. Wehner;M. Ketzel;C. Engler

  • Aerosol number size distribution and new particle formation at a rural/coastal site in Pearl River Delta (PRD) of China

    Shang Liu;Min Hu;Zhijun Wu;Birgit Wehner

  • Primary versus secondary contributions to particle number concentrations in the European boundary layer

    C. L. Reddington;K. S. Carslaw;D. V. Spracklen;M. G. Frontoso

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfred Wiedensohler
Alfred Wiedensohler Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
Wolfram Birmili
Wolfram Birmili German Environment Agency
Yafang Cheng
Yafang Cheng Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Thomas Tuch
Thomas Tuch Leibniz Association
Zhijun Wu
Zhijun Wu Peking University
Gerald Spindler
Gerald Spindler Leibniz Association
Hang Su
Hang Su Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Ulrich Pöschl
Ulrich Pöschl Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Min Hu
Min Hu Peking University

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