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2026

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73
Citations
21459
World Ranking
787
National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Norway Leader Award
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Geoscience
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Geoscience

Overview

Clemens Reimann is a researcher affiliated with the Norwegian Geological Survey in Norway. Their work primarily focuses on the field of Environmental Science, with significant contributions in subfields including Pollution, Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Biomaterials.

The scientist's research extensively covers topics such as Heavy metals in environment, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Clay minerals and soil interactions, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Chromium effects and bioremediation, and Mercury impact and mitigation studies.

Reimann has published multiple papers in recognized scientific journals. Notable papers include:

  • GEMAS: Geochemical distribution of Mg in agricultural soil of Europe, 2020, Journal of Geochemical Exploration
  • Excess Cr and Ni in top soil: Comparing the effect of geology, diffuse contamination, and biogenic influence, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • GEMAS: Chemical weathering of silicate parent materials revealed by agricultural soil of Europe, 2023, Chemical Geology
  • GEMAS: Phosphorus in European agricultural soil - sources versus sinks at the continental-scale - the geological perspective, 2024, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Quantifying diffuse contamination: Comparing silver and mercury in organogenic and minerogenic soil, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment

The researcher collaborates frequently with a group of coauthors, including Philippe Négrel, Anna Ladenberger, Alecos Demetriades, Martiya Sadeghi, and Manfred Birke.

Reimann's work appears regularly in scientific venues such as The Science of The Total Environment, Geochemistry Exploration Environment Analysis, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Chemical Geology.

The scientist has also been recognized as a Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in the Geoscience category.

Best Publications

  • Chemical Elements in the Environment: Factsheets for the Geochemist and Environmental Scientist

    C. Reimann;P. de Caritat

  • Distinguishing between natural and anthropogenic sources for elements in the environment: regional geochemical surveys versus enrichment factors

    Clemens Reimann;Patrice de Caritat

  • Background and threshold: critical comparison of methods of determination

    Clemens Reimann;Peter Filzmoser;Robert G. Garrett

  • Geochemical background--concept and reality.

    Clemens Reimann;Robert G. Garrett

  • Normal and lognormal data distribution in geochemistry: death of a myth. Consequences for the statistical treatment of geochemical and environmental data.

    C. Reimann;P. Filzmoser

  • Geochemical background - can we calculate it?

    J. Matschullat;R. Ottenstein;C. Reimann

  • Factor analysis applied to regional geochemical data: problems and possibilities

    Clemens Reimann;Peter Filzmoser;Robert G. Garrett

  • Statistical data analysis explained : applied environmental statics with R

    Clemens Reimann;Peter Filzmoser;Robert G. Garrett;R. Dutter

  • Intrinsic flaws of element enrichment factors (EFs) in environmental geochemistry

    Clemens Reimann;Patrice De Caritat

  • Chemical elements in the environment

    Clemens Reimann;Patrice de Caritat

  • Multivariate outlier detection in exploration geochemistry

    Peter Filzmoser;Robert G. Garrett;Clemens Reimann

  • Univariate statistical analysis of environmental (compositional) data: Problems and possibilities

    Peter Filzmoser;Karel Hron;Clemens Reimann

  • Environmental Geochemical Atlas of the Central Barents Region

    Clemens Reimann;M. Äyräs;V. Chekushin

  • Drinking water quality in the Ethiopian section of the East African Rift Valley I--data and health aspects.

    Clemens Reimann;Kjell Bjorvatn;Bjørn Frengstad;Zenebe Melaku

  • The geographic distribution of fluoride in surface and groundwater in Ethiopia with an emphasis on the Rift Valley.

    Redda Tekle-Haimanot;Zenebe Melaku;Helmut Kloos;Clemens Reimann

  • GEMAS: Establishing geochemical background and threshold for 53 chemical elements in European agricultural soil

    Clemens Reimann;Karl Fabian;Manfred Birke;Peter Filzmoser

  • The concept of compositional data analysis in practice--total major element concentrations in agricultural and grazing land soils of Europe.

    Clemens Reimann;Peter Filzmoser;Karl Fabian;Karel Hron

  • The bivariate statistical analysis of environmental (compositional) data.

    Peter Filzmoser;Karel Hron;Clemens Reimann

  • Establishing geochemical background variation and threshold values for 59 elements in Australian surface soil

    Clemens Reimann;Patrice de Caritat;Patrice de Caritat

  • FOREGS GEOCHEMICAL MAPPING FIELD MANUAL

    R. Salminen;T. Tarvainen;A. Demetriades;M. Duris

  • Comparison of the element composition in several plant species and their substrate from a 1 500 000-km2 area in Northern Europe

    Clemens Reimann;Friedrich Koller;Bjørn Frengstad;Galina Kashulina

  • Variation of 66 elements in European bottled mineral waters

    Arve Misund;Bjørn Frengstad;Ulrich Siewers;Clemens Reimann

Frequent Co-Authors

Manfred Birke
Manfred Birke Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources
Patrice de Caritat
Patrice de Caritat Geoscience Australia
Philippe Négrel
Philippe Négrel French Geological Survey
Karl Fabian
Karl Fabian Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Mike J. McLaughlin
Mike J. McLaughlin University of Adelaide
Enrico Dinelli
Enrico Dinelli University of Bologna
B. De Vivo
B. De Vivo Pegaso University
Trajče Stafilov
Trajče Stafilov Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje
Stefano Albanese
Stefano Albanese University of Naples Federico II

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