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Dik van de Meent

Dik van de Meent

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
46
Citations
12601
World Ranking
5956
National Ranking
153

Dik van de Meent 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 Dik van de Meent sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 104 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Dik van de Meent 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 Dik van de Meent sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Dik van de Meent is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands and has contributed to the field of environmental science with a focus on toxicology and pollution. Their research explores various aspects of chemical pollution, environmental toxicology, and chemical impacts on ecosystems.

The main fields of study for Dik van de Meent include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this domain, they have specialized in subfields such as:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pollution
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Atmospheric Science

Their main research topics cover areas including:

  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants

Dik van de Meent's recent publications include:

  • Chemical pollution imposes limitations to the ecological status of European surface waters, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Computational material flow analysis for thousands of chemicals of emerging concern in European waters, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Chemical fate of persistent organic pollutants in the arctic: Evaluation of simplebox, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Screening-Level Estimates of Environmental Release Rates, Predicted Exposures, and Toxic Pressures of Currently Used Chemicals, 2020, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Simulating behavior of petroleum compounds during refinery effluent treatment using the SimpleTreat model, 2020, Chemosphere

Frequently publishing in venues such as:

  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Chemosphere

The scientist collaborates regularly with co-authors including:

  • Dick de Zwart
  • Leo Posthuma
  • John R. Parsons
  • Jaap Struijś
  • Nico M. van Straalen

Best Publications

  • USEtox—the UNEP-SETAC toxicity model: recommended characterisation factors for human toxicity and freshwater ecotoxicity in life cycle impact assessment

    Ralph K. Rosenbaum;Till M. Bachmann;Lois Swirsky Gold;Mark A. J. Huijbregts

  • Nano-silver – a review of available data and knowledge gaps in human and environmental risk assessment

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  • Is cumulative fossil energy demand a useful indicator for the environmental performance of products

    Mark A J Huijbregts;Linda J A Rombouts;Stefanie Hellweg;Rolf Frischknecht

  • Cellular uptake of nanoparticles as determined by particle properties, experimental conditions, and cell type

    Katja Kettler;Karin Veltman;Dik van de Meent;Annemarie van Wezel

  • Fate and effects of CeO2 nanoparticles in aquatic ecotoxicity tests.

    Karen Van Hoecke;Joris T. K. Quik;Joanna Mankiewicz-Boczek;Joanna Mankiewicz-Boczek;Karel A. C. De Schamphelaere

  • The toxicity of plastic nanoparticles to green algae as influenced by surface modification, medium hardness and cellular adsorption

    Tom M. Nolte;Nanna B. Hartmann;J. Mieke Kleijn;Jørgen Garnæs

  • Towards the review of the European Union Water Framework Directive: Recommendations for more efficient assessment and management of chemical contamination in European surface water resources.

    Werner Brack;Werner Brack;Valeria Dulio;Marlene Ågerstrand;Ian Allan

  • Building a model based on scientific consensus for Life Cycle Impact Assessment of chemicals: the search for harmony and parsimony.

    Michael Z. Hauschild;Mark Huijbregts;Olivier Jolliet;Matt Macleod

  • European characterization factors for human health damage of PM10 and ozone in life cycle impact assessment

    Rosalie van Zelm;Mark A.J. Huijbregts;Henri A. den Hollander;Hans A. van Jaarsveld

  • Pyrolysis-high resolution gas chromatography and pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of kerogens and kerogen precursors

    Dik van de Meent;Stephen C. Brown;R.Paul Philp;Bernd R.T. Simoneit

  • Human-toxicological effect and damage factors of carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic chemicals for life cycle impact assessment.

    Mark A.J. Huijbregts;Linda J.A. Rombouts;Ad M.J. Ragas;Ad M.J. Ragas;Dik van de Meent

  • Considerations on the EU definition of a nanomaterial: science to support policy making.

    Eric A.J. Bleeker;Wim H. de Jong;Robert E. Geertsma;Monique Groenewold

  • USEtox fate and ecotoxicity factors for comparative assessment of toxic emissions in life cycle analysis: sensitivity to key chemical properties

    Ralph K. Rosenbaum;Mark Huijbregts;Andrew D. Henderson;Manuele Margni

  • SPECIES SENSITIVITY DISTRIBUTIONS FOR USE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS FOR 12,386 CHEMICALS

    Leo Posthuma;Jos van Gils;Michiel C. Zijp;Dik van de Meent

  • Multimedia modeling of engineered nanoparticles with simplebox4nano: Model definition and evaluation

    Johannes A. J. Meesters;Albert A. Koelmans;Joris T. K. Quik;A. Jan Hendriks

  • Aquatic ecotoxicity tests of some nanomaterials.

    Ilona Velzeboer;A. Jan Hendriks;Ad M. J. Ragas;Dik van de Meent

  • Effect of natural organic matter on cerium dioxide nanoparticles settling in model fresh water

    Joris T.K. Quik;Iseult Lynch;Karen Van Hoecke;Cornelis J.H. Miermans

  • USES-LCA 2.0—a global nested multi-media fate, exposure, and effects model

    Rosalie van Zelm;Mark A. J. Huijbregts;Dik van de Meent

  • Natural colloids are the dominant factor in the sedimentation of nanoparticles.

    Joris T.K. Quik;Joris T.K. Quik;Martien Cohen Stuart;Marja Wouterse;Willie Peijnenburg;Willie Peijnenburg

  • Comparing Estimates of Persistence and Long-Range Transport Potential among Multimedia Models

    Kathrin Fenner;Martin Scheringer;Matthew Macleod;Michael Matthies

  • Application of Multimedia Models for Screening Assessment of Long-Range Transport Potential and Overall Persistence

    Jörg Klasmeier;Michael Matthies;Matthew Macleod;Kathrin Fenner

  • How to assess exposure of aquatic organisms to manufactured nanoparticles

    Joris T.K. Quik;Jan Arie Vonk;Steffen Foss Hansen;Anders Baun

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. J. Huijbregts
Mark A. J. Huijbregts Radboud University
Leo Posthuma
Leo Posthuma Radboud University
Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg
Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg Leiden University
Michael Zwicky Hauschild
Michael Zwicky Hauschild Technical University of Denmark
A. Jan Hendriks
A. Jan Hendriks Radboud University
Rosalie van Zelm
Rosalie van Zelm Radboud University
Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni Polytechnique Montréal
Olivier Jolliet
Olivier Jolliet University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Matthew MacLeod
Matthew MacLeod Stockholm University
Jeroen B. Guinée
Jeroen B. Guinée Leiden University

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