World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
27577
World Ranking
6863
National Ranking
498

Overview

Dieter Schrenk is affiliated with the Technical University of Kaiserslautern in Germany. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions in Food Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, and Cancer Research.

Their main topics of work encompass Agricultural safety and regulations, Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety, Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment, Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, and Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food.

Frequent publication venues for their work include the EFSA Journal, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Archives of Toxicology, Lebensmittelchemie, and Food and Chemical Toxicology.

Some of their notable recent papers are:

  • Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances in food, 2020, EFSA Journal
  • Risk assessment of aflatoxins in food, 2020, EFSA Journal
  • Risk assessment of ochratoxin A in food, 2020, EFSA Journal
  • Guidance on risk assessment of nanomaterials to be applied in the food and feed chain: human and animal health, 2021, EFSA Journal
  • Update of the risk assessment of nickel in food and drinking water, 2020, EFSA Journal

The scientist frequently collaborates with a range of co-authors including Elsa Nielsen, Christiane Vleminckx, Margherita Bignami, Laurent Bodin, and Evangelia Ntzani, with the number of joint works reaching around fifty with several of these collaborators.

Best Publications

  • The 2005 World Health Organization reevaluation of human and Mammalian toxic equivalency factors for dioxins and dioxin-like compounds.

    Martin Van den Berg;Linda S. Birnbaum;Michael Denison;Mike De Vito

  • Toxic equivalency factors (TEFs) for PCBs, PCDDs, PCDFs for humans and wildlife

    M. van den Berg;L. Birnbaum;A.T.C. Bosveld;B. Brunstrom

  • An endogenous tumour-promoting ligand of the human aryl hydrocarbon receptor

    Christiane A. Opitz;Ulrike M. Litzenburger;Ulrike M. Litzenburger;Felix Sahm;Martina Ott

  • Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances in food

    Dieter Schrenk;Margherita Bignami;Laurent Bodin

  • Inhibition of histone-deacetylase activity by short-chain fatty acids and some polyphenol metabolites formed in the colon.

    Markus Waldecker;Tanja Kautenburger;Heike Daumann;Cordula Busch

  • Guidance on harmonised methodologies for human health, animal health and ecological risk assessment of combined exposure to multiple chemicals

    Simon John More;Vasileios Bampidis;Diane Benford

  • Bioactive compounds: definition and assessment of activity

    Hans-Konrad Biesalski;Lars Ove Dragsted;Ibrahim Elmadfa;Rolf Grossklaus

  • Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food chain on perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and their salts

    D. Benford;J. de Boer;A. Carere;A. di Domenico

  • Dioxins: WHO’s tolerable daily intake (TDI) revisited

    F.X.Rolaf van Leeuwen;Mark Feeley;Dieter Schrenk;John Christian Larsen

  • Induction of P‐glycoprotein by rifampin increases intestinal secretion of talinolol in human beings: A new type of drug/drug interaction

    Kristin Westphal;Anita Weinbrenner;Michael Zschiesche;Gerd Franke

  • Risk assessment of aflatoxins in food

    Dieter Schrenk;Margherita Bignami;Laurent Bodin

  • The effect of rifampin treatment on intestinal expression of human MRP transporters.

    Martin F. Fromm;Hans-Martin Kauffmann;Peter Fritz;Oliver Burk

  • Risk assessment of ochratoxin A in food

    Dieter Schrenk;Laurent Bodin;James Kevin Chipman

  • The influence of environmental and genetic factors on CYP2D6, CYP1A2 and UDP-glucuronosyltransferases in man using sparteine, caffeine, and paracetamol as probes.

    Karl Bock;Dieter Schrenk;Adelheid Forster;Ernst-Ulrich Griese

  • Gene and Protein Expression of P-Glycoprotein, MRP1, MRP2, and CYP3A4 in the Small and Large Human Intestine

    Sofia Berggren;Christine Gall;Nadine Wollnitz;Mats Ekelund

  • Guidance on the use of the Threshold of Toxicological Concern approach in food safety assessment.

    Simon J More;Vasileios Bampidis;Diane Benford

  • Polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, and biphenyls: inclusion in the toxicity equivalency factor concept for dioxin-like compounds.

    Martin van den Berg;Michael S. Denison;Linda S. Birnbaum;Michael J. DeVito

  • Impact of dioxin-type induction of drug-metabolizing enzymes on the metabolism of endo- and xenobiotics.

    D Schrenk

  • Carcinogenicity of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in experimental models.

    Stefanie Knerr;Dieter Schrenk

  • Dioxinlike components in incinerator fly ash: a comparison between chemical analysis data and results from a cell culture bioassay.

    Markus Till;Peter Behnisch;Hanspaul Hagenmaier;Karl Walter Bock

Frequent Co-Authors

Margherita Bignami
Margherita Bignami Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Bettina Grasl-Kraupp
Bettina Grasl-Kraupp Medical University of Vienna
James K. Chipman
James K. Chipman University of Birmingham
Helen Håkansson
Helen Håkansson Karolinska Institute
Christer Hogstrand
Christer Hogstrand King's College London
Søren Saxmose Nielsen
Søren Saxmose Nielsen University of Copenhagen
Dominique Turck
Dominique Turck University of Lille
Claude Bragard
Claude Bragard Université Catholique de Louvain
Simon J. More
Simon J. More University College Dublin
Hanspeter Naegeli
Hanspeter Naegeli University of Zurich

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Pursuing Biology and Biochemistry in the USA opens the door to many related online degree options that align with healthcare and research careers. For those interested in organizational leadership within healthcare, earning a fast online master's in healthcare management can help you quickly advance into management roles.

If you're passionate about mental health, consider accredited pmhnp programs to become a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner—a growing field in urgent demand.

For those focused on wellness and the impact of biological sciences on diet and health, an online nutrition degree provides a flexible path into nutrition science careers, from public health to personalized wellness consulting.

Looking to combine business acumen with healthcare knowledge? The online healthcare mba is an affordable option to build expertise in both management and the healthcare sector.

These online pathways are ideal for students who want career-focused education, flexibility, and accelerated options—all while building on your foundation in biology or biochemistry.

Best Scientists Citing Dieter Schrenk

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles