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D-Index
58
Citations
11481
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10660
National Ranking
770

Frank-Dieter Kopinke publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frank-Dieter Kopinke sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 231 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Frank-Dieter Kopinke D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frank-Dieter Kopinke sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Frank-Dieter Kopinke is affiliated with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with particular attention to water science and technology, environmental chemistry, biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, and health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

The scientist has contributed substantially to the study of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), environmental remediation with nanomaterials, toxic organic pollutants impact, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, advanced oxidation water treatment, and membrane separation technologies.

Among recent publications, Kopinke has been involved in research presented in:

  • "Photodegradation of Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid on Fe-Zeolites in Water" (2020) published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Some mistakes and misinterpretations in the analysis of thermodynamic adsorption data" (2022) published in Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • "What is specific in adsorption of perfluoroalkyl acids on carbon materials?" (2020) published in Chemosphere
  • "Enhanced degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid by heat-activated persulfate in the presence of zeolites" (2021) published in Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Mechanistic insights into fast adsorption of perfluoroalkyl substances on carbonate-layered double hydroxides" (2020) published in Journal of Hazardous Materials

Kopinke frequently collaborates with several co-authors including Anett Georgi, Katrin Mackenzie, Navid Saeidi, Sarah Sühnholz, and Maria Balda.

Their research is often published in journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal, Chemosphere, The Cambridge Structural Database, Environmental Science & Technology, and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

Best Publications

  • Thermal decomposition of biodegradable polyesters—II. Poly(lactic acid)

    F.-D. Kopinke;M. Remmler;K. Mackenzie;M. Möder

  • Interaction of adsorption and catalytic reactions in water decontamination processes: Part I. Oxidation of organic contaminants with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by activated carbon

    Anett Georgi;Frank-Dieter Kopinke

  • Nano-sized magnetic iron oxides as catalysts for heterogeneous Fenton-like reactions—Influence of Fe(II)/Fe(III) ratio on catalytic performance

    Klara Rusevova;Frank-Dieter Kopinke;Anett Georgi

  • Solid Phase Microextraction for Determining the Distribution of Chemicals in Aqueous Matrices

    Juergen Poerschmann;Zhouyao Zhang;‡ and Frank-Dieter Kopinke;Janusz Pawliszyn

  • Combination of non-thermal plasma and heterogeneous catalysis for oxidation of volatile organic compounds: Part 2. Ozone decomposition and deactivation of γ-Al2O3

    U. Roland;F. Holzer;F.-D. Kopinke

  • Humic acid modified Fenton reagent for enhancement of the working pH range

    A. Georgi;A. Schierz;U. Trommler;C.P. Horwitz

  • Improved oxidation of air pollutants in a non-thermal plasma

    U. Roland;F. Holzer;F.-D. Kopinke

  • Competing adsorption of toluene and water on various zeolites

    Markus Kraus;Ulf Trommler;Frank Holzer;Frank-Dieter Kopinke

  • Thermal decomposition of biodegradable polyesters—I: Poly(β-hydroxybutyric acid)

    F.-D. Kopinke;M. Remmler;K. Mackenzie

  • LaFeO3 and BiFeO3 perovskites as nanocatalysts for contaminant degradation in heterogeneous Fenton-like reactions

    Klara Rusevova;Roberto Köferstein;Mònica Rosell;Hans H. Richnow

  • Mechanistic aspects of the thermal degradation of poly(lactic acid) and poly(β-hydroxybutyric acid)

    F.-D. Kopinke;K. Mackenzie

  • Hydrothermal carbonization of poly(vinyl chloride)

    J. Poerschmann;B. Weiner;S. Woszidlo;R. Koehler

  • Influence of Ferroelectric Materials and Catalysts on the Performance of Non-Thermal Plasma (NTP) for the Removal of Air Pollutants

    F. Holzer;F. D. Kopinke;U. Roland

  • Fe-zeolites as heterogeneous catalysts in solar Fenton-like reactions at neutral pH

    Rafael Gonzalez-Olmos;Rafael Gonzalez-Olmos;Maria J. Martin;Anett Georgi;Frank-Dieter Kopinke

  • Adsorption of Humic Substances onto Kaolin Clay Related to Their Structural Features

    Gerd U. Balcke;Natalia A. Kulikova;Sebastian Hesse;Frank-Dieter Kopinke

  • Coke Formation in the Thermal Cracking of Hydrocarbons. 4. Modeling of Coke Formation in Naphtha Cracking

    Geert C. Reyniers;Gilbert F. Froment;Frank-Dieter Kopinke;Gerhard Zimmermann

  • Carbon isotope fractionation of organic contaminants due to retardation on humic substances: implications for natural attenuation studies in aquifers.

    Frank-Dieter Kopinke;Anett Georgi;Michael Voskamp;Hans H. Richnow

  • Solid Phase Microextraction To Study the Sorption of Organotin Compounds onto Particulate and Dissolved Humic Organic Matter

    Juergen Poerschmann;Frank-Dieter Kopinke;Janusz Pawliszyn

  • Indications of the reactive species in a heterogeneous Fenton-like reaction using Fe-containing zeolites

    R. Gonzalez-Olmos;F. Holzer;F.-D. Kopinke;A. Georgi

  • Non-phototrophic CO2 fixation by soil microorganisms

    Anja Miltner;Frank-Dieter Kopinke;Reimo Kindler;Draženka Selesi

  • Sorption of organic pollutants on anthropogenic humic matter.

    Frank-Dieter. Kopinke;Juergen. Poerschmann;Ulrich. Stottmeister

  • Carbo-Iron – An Fe/AC composite – As alternative to nano-iron for groundwater treatment

    Katrin Mackenzie;Steffen Bleyl;Anett Georgi;Frank-Dieter Kopinke

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans H. Richnow
Hans H. Richnow Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Jörg Kärger
Jörg Kärger Leipzig University
Anja Miltner
Anja Miltner Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Janusz Pawliszyn
Janusz Pawliszyn University of Waterloo
Matthias Kästner
Matthias Kästner Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Kai-Uwe Goss
Kai-Uwe Goss Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Tadeusz Górecki
Tadeusz Górecki University of Waterloo
Gwenaël Imfeld
Gwenaël Imfeld University of Strasbourg
Hauke Harms
Hauke Harms Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Francisco Rodríguez-Reinoso
Francisco Rodríguez-Reinoso University of Alicante

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