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Damian E. Helbling

Damian E. Helbling

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
49
Citations
9365
World Ranking
5224
National Ranking
1921

Damian E. Helbling 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 Damian E. Helbling sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 103 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Damian E. Helbling 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 Damian E. Helbling sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Rapid removal of organic micropollutants from water by a porous β-cyclodextrin polymer

    Alaaeddin Alsbaiee;Brian J. Smith;Leilei Xiao;Yuhan Ling

  • Emerging Contaminants: A One Health Perspective

    Unknown

  • Removal of GenX and Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances from Water by Amine-Functionalized Covalent Organic Frameworks

    Woojung Ji;Leilei Xiao;Leilei Xiao;Yuhan Ling;Casey Ching

  • Is biological treatment a viable alternative for micropollutant removal in drinking water treatment processes

    Jessica Benner;Damian E. Helbling;Hans-Peter E. Kohler;Janneke Wittebol

  • β-Cyclodextrin Polymer Network Sequesters Perfluorooctanoic Acid at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations

    Leilei Xiao;Leilei Xiao;Yuhan Ling;Alaaeddin Alsbaiee;Chenjun Li

  • High-throughput identification of microbial transformation products of organic micropollutants.

    Damian E. Helbling;Juliane Hollender;Hans-Peter E. Kohler;Heinz Singer

  • Communicating Confidence of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Identification via High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry

    Unknown

  • Micropollutant biotransformation kinetics associate with WWTP process parameters and microbial community characteristics.

    Damian E. Helbling;David R. Johnson;David R. Johnson;Mark Honti;Kathrin Fenner;Kathrin Fenner

  • Exploring the factors that influence the adsorption of anionic PFAS on conventional and emerging adsorbents in aquatic matrices.

    Congyue Wu;Max J. Klemes;Brittany Trang;William R. Dichtel

  • Relative contribution of ammonia oxidizing bacteria and other members of nitrifying activated sludge communities to micropollutant biotransformation.

    Yujie Men;Yujie Men;Stefan Achermann;Damian E. Helbling;David R. Johnson

  • Target and Nontarget Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoralkyl Substances in Wastewater from Electronics Fabrication Facilities.

    Unknown

  • Reduction of a Tetrafluoroterephthalonitrile‐β‐Cyclodextrin Polymer to Remove Anionic Micropollutants and Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances from Water

    Max J. Klemes;Yuhan Ling;Casey Ching;Congyue Wu

  • A tiered procedure for assessing the formation of biotransformation products of pharmaceuticals and biocides during activated sludge treatment.

    Susanne Kern;Susanne Kern;Rebekka Baumgartner;Rebekka Baumgartner;Damian E. Helbling;Juliane Hollender

  • Systematic Exploration of Biotransformation Reactions of Amine-Containing Micropollutants in Activated Sludge

    Rebekka Gulde;Ulf Meier;Emma L. Schymanski;Hans-Peter E. Kohler;Hans-Peter E. Kohler

  • Benchmarking Micropollutant Removal by Activated Carbon and Porous β-Cyclodextrin Polymers under Environmentally Relevant Scenarios

    Yuhan Ling;Max J. Klemes;Leilei Xiao;Alaaeddin Alsbaiee

  • Structure-based interpretation of biotransformation pathways of amide-containing compounds in sludge-seeded bioreactors.

    Damian E. Helbling;Juliane Hollender;Hans-Peter E. Kohler;Kathrin Fenner

  • Association of biodiversity with the rates of micropollutant biotransformations among full-scale wastewater treatment plant communities.

    David R. Johnson;David R. Johnson;Damian E. Helbling;Damian E. Helbling;Tae Kwon Lee;Joonhong Park

  • Free chlorine demand and cell survival of microbial suspensions

    Unknown

  • Widespread Micropollutant Monitoring in the Hudson River Estuary Reveals Spatiotemporal Micropollutant Clusters and Their Sources.

    Unknown

  • Cyclodextrin Polymers with Nitrogen-Containing Tripodal Crosslinkers for Efficient PFAS Adsorption

    Anna Yang;Casey Ching;Maeghan Easler;Damian E. Helbling

Frequent Co-Authors

William R. Dichtel
William R. Dichtel Northwestern University
Kathrin Fenner
Kathrin Fenner Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Hans-Peter E. Kohler
Hans-Peter E. Kohler Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Juliane Hollender
Juliane Hollender Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Heinz Singer
Heinz Singer Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Christopher P. Higgins
Christopher P. Higgins Colorado School of Mines
Ruddy Wattiez
Ruddy Wattiez University of Mons
Barth F. Smets
Barth F. Smets Technical University of Denmark

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