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Christian Sonne

Christian Sonne

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Ecology and Evolution
Denmark
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
94
Citations
28478
World Ranking
378
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Christian Sonne is a researcher affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark, specializing in Environmental Science. Their scholarly output prominently covers areas such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology, Biomedical Engineering, Pollution, and Plant Science. The researcher's body of work includes 421 publications within Environmental Science and notable subfields.

Their recent papers highlight a focus on environmental contamination, waste conversion, and pollution mitigation. Key recent publications include:

  • Valorization of biomass waste to engineered activated biochar by microwave pyrolysis: Progress, challenges, and future directions (2020) in Chemical Engineering Journal
  • A review on phytoremediation of contaminants in air, water and soil (2020) in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Progress in microwave pyrolysis conversion of agricultural waste to value-added biofuels: A batch to continuous approach (2020) in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • A recent global review of hazardous chlorpyrifos pesticide in fruit and vegetables: Prevalence, remediation and actions needed (2020) in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Mitigation of indoor air pollution: A review of recent advances in adsorption materials and catalytic oxidation (2020) in Journal of Hazardous Materials

Christian Sonne's frequent coauthors include Su Shiung Lam, Runé Dietz, Wanxi Peng, Nyuk Ling, and Changlei Xia, with collaborations ranging from dozens to over a hundred joint works. This network suggests a multidisciplinary approach engaging experts across related fields.

Publication venues where Sonne has a strong presence feature journals that center on environmental and hazardous material research, including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Chemosphere
  • Environment International
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Science

The main research topics covered in their work range across several environmental and ecological concerns, including:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Heavy metals in environment

Christian Sonne's research profile reveals a sustained focus on the environmental impacts of pollutants and innovative methods for remediation and resource conversion. Their work integrates chemical, biological, and engineering perspectives to address complex ecological challenges.

Best Publications

  • Exposure and effects assessment of persistent organohalogen contaminants in arctic wildlife and fish.

    Robert J. Letcher;Jan Ove Bustnes;Rune Dietz;Bjørn M. Jenssen

  • Valorization of biomass waste to engineered activated biochar by microwave pyrolysis: Progress, challenges, and future directions

    Shin Ying Foong;Shin Ying Foong;Rock Keey Liew;Yafeng Yang;Yoke Wang Cheng

  • What are the toxicological effects of mercury in Arctic biota

    Rune Dietz;Christian Sonne;Niladri Basu;Birgit Braune

  • Population genomics reveal recent speciation and rapid evolutionary adaptation in polar bears.

    Shiping Liu;Eline D. Lorenzen;Matteo Fumagalli;Bo Li

  • Immunotoxic effects of environmental pollutants in marine mammals.

    Jean-Pierre W. Desforges;Christian Sonne;Milton Levin;Ursula Siebert

  • Predicting global killer whale population collapse from PCB pollution

    Jean-Pierre Desforges;Ailsa Hall;Bernie McConnell;Aqqalu Rosing-Asvid

  • Progress in microwave pyrolysis conversion of agricultural waste to value-added biofuels: A batch to continuous approach

    Shengbo Ge;Shengbo Ge;Peter Nai Yuh Yek;Peter Nai Yuh Yek;Yoke Wang Cheng;Changlei Xia

  • Health effects from long-range transported contaminants in Arctic top predators: An integrated review based on studies of polar bears and relevant model species.

    Christian Sonne

  • Preliminary screening of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and other fluorochemicals in fish, birds and marine mammals from Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

    Rossana Bossi;Frank F. Riget;Rune Dietz;Christian Sonne

  • Brominated flame retardants in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Alaska, the Canadian Arctic, East Greenland, and Svalbard.

    Derek C.G. Muir;Sean Backus;Andrew E. Derocher;Rune Dietz

  • Circumpolar study of perfluoroalkyl contaminants in polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

    Marla Smithwick;Scott A. Mabury;Keith R. Solomon;Christian Sonne

  • Observation of emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Greenland marine mammals.

    Wouter A. Gebbink;Rossana Bossi;Frank F. Rigét;Aqqalu Rosing-Asvid

  • Current state of knowledge on biological effects from contaminants on arctic wildlife and fish

    Rune Dietz;Robert J. Letcher;Jean Pierre Desforges;Igor Eulaers

  • Elevation in wildfire frequencies with respect to the climate change.

    Sheikh Mansoor;Iqra Farooq;M. Mubashir Kachroo;Alaa El Din Mahmoud

  • Is dietary mercury of neurotoxicological concern to wild polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

    Niladri Basu;Anton M. Scheuhammer;Christian Sonne;Robert J. Letcher

  • Tracking pan-continental trends in environmental contamination using sentinel raptors-what types of samples should we use?

    S. Espín;S. Espín;A.J. García-Fernández;D. Herzke;Richard F. Shore

  • A review on valorization of oyster mushroom and waste generated in the mushroom cultivation industry.

    Wan Adibah Wan Mahari;Wanxi Peng;Wai Lun Nam;Han Yang

  • Enzymatic conversion of pretreated lignocellulosic biomass: A review on influence of structural changes of lignin.

    Yequan Sheng;Su Shiung Lam;Yingji Wu;Shengbo Ge

  • Chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants and metabolites in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Alaska, Canada, East Greenland, and Svalbard: 1996-2002.

    Jonathan Verreault;Jonathan Verreault;Derek C.G. Muir;Ross J. Norstrom;Ian Stirling

  • Increasing Perfluoroalkyl Contaminants in East Greenland Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus): A New Toxic Threat to the Arctic Bears

    R Dietz;R Bossi;F F Rigét;C Sonne

  • Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of brominated and chlorinated contaminants and their metabolites in ringed seals (Pusa hispida) and polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland.

    Robert J. Letcher;Wouter A. Gebbink;Christian Sonne;Erik W. Born

  • Temporal trends of persistent organic pollutants in Arctic marine and freshwater biota.

    Frank Rigét;Anders Bignert;Birgit M. Braune;Maria Dam

  • Is Bone Mineral Composition Disrupted by Organochlorines in East Greenland Polar Bears (Ursus Maritimus)

    Christian Sonne;Rune Dietz;Erik W. Born;Frank F. Riget

  • Tissue-specific congener composition of organohalogen and metabolite contaminants in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

    Wouter A. Gebbink;Christian Sonne;Rune Dietz;Maja Kirkegaard

Frequent Co-Authors

Rune Dietz
Rune Dietz Aarhus University
Robert J. Letcher
Robert J. Letcher Carleton University
Su Shiung Lam
Su Shiung Lam Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Frank F. Rigét
Frank F. Rigét Aarhus University
Bjørn Munro Jenssen
Bjørn Munro Jenssen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Erik W. Born
Erik W. Born University of Alberta
Derek C. G. Muir
Derek C. G. Muir Environment and Climate Change Canada
Melissa A. McKinney
Melissa A. McKinney McGill University
Veerle L.B. Jaspers
Veerle L.B. Jaspers Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Marcel Eens
Marcel Eens University of Antwerp

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