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Christian Laforsch

Christian Laforsch

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
54
Citations
16085
World Ranking
3065
National Ranking
162

Christian Laforsch publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian Laforsch sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 162 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Christian Laforsch D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian Laforsch sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christian Laforsch is affiliated with the University of Bayreuth in Germany and has a research focus primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work encompasses various subfields, including Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Biomaterials, Ecology, and Materials Chemistry.

Their research extensively covers topics related to Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Christian Laforsch include:

  • Martin G. J. Löder
  • Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger
  • Andreas Greiner
  • Holger Kress
  • Sven Ritschar

Their publications are commonly found in several venues, with a notable presence in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Scientific Reports
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Christian Laforsch include:

  • Finding Microplastics in Soils: A Review of Analytical Methods, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental exposure enhances the internalization of microplastic particles into cells, 2020, Science Advances
  • Nano- and microplastics: a comprehensive review on their exposure routes, translocation, and fate in humans, 2022, NanoImpact
  • Shape, size, and polymer dependent effects of microplastics on Daphnia magna, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Airborne microplastic concentrations and deposition across the Weser River catchment, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • The ecoresponsive genome of Daphnia pulex

    John K. Colbourne;Michael E. Pfrender;Michael E. Pfrender;Donald Gilbert;W. Kelley Thomas

  • Organic fertilizer as a vehicle for the entry of microplastic into the environment.

    Nicolas Weithmann;Julia N. Möller;Martin G. J. Löder;Sarah Piehl

  • Transgenerational induction of defences in animals and plants

    Anurag A. Agrawal;Christian Laforsch;Ralph Tollrian

  • Identification and quantification of macro- and microplastics on an agricultural farmland.

    Sarah Piehl;Anna Leibner;Martin G. J. Löder;Rachid Dris

  • Contamination of beach sediments of a subalpine lake with microplastic particles.

    Hannes K. Imhof;Hannes K. Imhof;Natalia P. Ivleva;Johannes Schmid;Reinhard Niessner

  • A novel, highly efficient method for the separation and quantification of plastic particles in sediments of aquatic environments

    Hannes K. Imhof;Johannes Schmid;Reinhard Niessner;Natalia P. Ivleva

  • Beyond the ocean : Contamination of freshwater ecosystems with (micro-) plastic particles

    Rachid Dris;Hannes Imhof;Wilfried Sanchez;Johnny Gasperi

  • Finding Microplastics in Soils – A Review of Analytical Methods

    Julia N. Möller;Martin G. J. Löder;Christian Laforsch

  • Enzymatic Purification of Microplastics in Environmental Samples.

    Martin G. J. Löder;Hannes Klaus Imhof;Maike Ladehoff;Lena A. Löschel

  • Pigments and plastic in limnetic ecosystems: A qualitative and quantitative study on microparticles of different size classes.

    Hannes K. Imhof;Christian Laforsch;Alexandra C. Wiesheu;Johannes Schmid

  • Fate of So-Called Biodegradable Polymers in Seawater and Freshwater

    Amir Reza Bagheri;Christian Laforsch;Andreas Greiner;Shivani Agarwal

  • Environmental exposure enhances the internalization of microplastic particles into cells.

    Anja Ramsperger;Vinay Kumar Bangalore Narayana;Wolfgang Gross;John Mohanraj

  • Spatial and temporal variation of macro-, meso- and microplastic abundance on a remote coral island of the Maldives, Indian Ocean.

    Hannes K. Imhof;Robert Sigl;Emilia Brauer;Sabine Feyl

  • Single and combined toxicity of pharmaceuticals at environmentally relevant concentrations in Daphnia magna--a multigenerational study.

    Sabine Dietrich;Florian Ploessl;Franz Bracher;Christian Laforsch

  • Nano- and microplastics: a comprehensive review on their exposure routes, translocation, and fate in humans.

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  • Biofilm and Diatom Succession on Polyethylene (PE) and Biodegradable Plastic Bags in Two Marine Habitats: Early Signs of Degradation in the Pelagic and Benthic Zone?

    Andreas Eich;Tobias Mildenberger;Christian Laforsch;Miriam Weber

  • Coral surface area quantification-evaluation of established techniques by comparison with computer tomography

    Malik S. Naumann;Wolfgang Niggl;Christian Laforsch;Christian Glaser

  • Do microplastic particles affect Daphnia magna at the morphological, life history and molecular level?

    Hannes K. Imhof;Hannes K. Imhof;Jakub Rusek;Michaela Thiel;Justyna Wolinska;Justyna Wolinska

  • Shape, size, and polymer dependent effects of microplastics on Daphnia magna.

    Unknown

  • Occurence of microplastics in the hyporheic zone of rivers.

    Sven Frei;Sarah Piehl;Ben Gilfedder;Martin Löder

  • INDUCIBLE DEFENSES IN MULTIPREDATOR ENVIRONMENTS: CYCLOMORPHOSIS IN DAPHNIA CUCULLATA.

    Christian Laforsch;Ralph Tollrian

  • Effects of microplastic particles and leaching additive on the life history and morphology of Daphnia magna

    Isabella Schrank;Benjamin Trotter;Julia Dummert;Barbara M. Scholz-Böttcher

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph Tollrian
Ralph Tollrian Ruhr University Bochum
Christian Wild
Christian Wild University of Bremen
Natalia P. Ivleva
Natalia P. Ivleva Technical University of Munich
Adam Petrusek
Adam Petrusek Charles University
Michael E. Pfrender
Michael E. Pfrender University of Notre Dame
Gunnar Gerdts
Gunnar Gerdts Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Reinhard Niessner
Reinhard Niessner Technical University of Munich
Dieter Ebert
Dieter Ebert University of Basel
John K. Colbourne
John K. Colbourne University of Birmingham
Seema Agarwal
Seema Agarwal University of Bayreuth

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