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Georg Becher

Georg Becher

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
12854
World Ranking
7795
National Ranking
22

Georg Becher 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 Georg Becher sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 181 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Georg Becher 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 Georg Becher sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Georg Becher is affiliated with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Norway. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science, particularly in the subfield of environmental chemistry.

The scientist's work heavily concentrates on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) research, covering various aspects related to these compounds.

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Anne P. Starling
  • Line Småstuen Haug
  • Merete Eggesbø
  • Cathrine Thomsen
  • Gregory S. Travlos

Most of Georg Becher's publications have appeared in the following venues:

  • UNC Libraries
  • IEEE Security & Privacy

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Georg Becher include:

  • Association between Perfluoroalkyl substances and thyroid stimulating hormone among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Perfluoroalkyl Substances During Pregnancy and Validated Preeclampsia Among Nulliparous Women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Perfluoroalkyl substances and lipid concentrations in plasma during pregnancy among women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Medical Data for Sale: Accessing Reproductive Health Information via the Data Brokerage Landscape (2025, IEEE Security & Privacy)

Best Publications

  • State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals 2012. Summary for Decision-Makers

    Georg Becher;Åke Bergman;Poul Bjerregaard;Riana Bornman

  • Characterisation of human exposure pathways to perfluorinated compounds--comparing exposure estimates with biomarkers of exposure.

    Line S. Haug;Sandra Huber;Georg Becher;Georg Becher;Cathrine Thomsen

  • Brominated flame retardants in archived serum samples from Norway: a study on temporal trends and the role of age.

    Cathrine Thomsen;Elsa Lundanes;Georg Becher

  • Occurrence of a Broad Range of Legacy and Emerging Flame Retardants in Indoor Environments in Norway

    Enrique Cequier;Alin C Ionas;Adrian Covaci;Rosa Maria Marcé

  • Diet and particularly seafood are major sources of perfluorinated compounds in humans.

    Line S. Haug;Cathrine Thomsen;Anne L. Brantsæter;Helen E. Kvalem

  • Time Trends and the Influence of Age and Gender on Serum Concentrations of Perfluorinated Compounds in Archived Human Samples

    Line S Haug;Cathrine Thomsen;Georg Becher

  • Hexabromocyclododecane in marine species from the Western Scheldt Estuary: diastereoisomer- and enantiomer-specific accumulation.

    Karel Janák;Adrian Covaci;Stefan Voorspoels;Georg Becher

  • Brominated flame retardants – Exposure and risk assessment for the general population

    H Fromme;G Becher;B Hilger;W Völkel

  • Associations of in Utero Exposure to Perfluorinated Alkyl Acids with Human Semen Quality and Reproductive Hormones in Adult Men

    Anne Vested;Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen;Sjurdur Frodi Olsen;Jens Peter Bonde

  • Levels in food and beverages and daily intake of perfluorinated compounds in Norway.

    Line Småstuen Haug;Samira Salihovic;Ingrid Ericson Jogsten;Cathrine Thomsen

  • Placental transfer of perfluorinated compounds is selective--a Norwegian Mother and Child sub-cohort study.

    Kristine Bjerve Gützkow;Line Småstuen Haug;Cathrine Thomsen;Azemira Sabaredzovic

  • Human exposure pathways to organophosphate triesters - a biomonitoring study of mother-child pairs.

    Enrique Cequier;Amrit Kaur Sakhi;Rosa Maria Marcé;Georg Becher

  • Brominated flame retardants in plasma samples from three different occupational groups in Norway.

    Cathrine Thomsen;Elsa Lundanes;Georg Becher

  • Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Urine, Benzo(a)pyrene Diol Epoxide-DNA Adducts in Lymphocyte DNA, and Antibodies to the Adducts in Sera from Coke Oven Workers Exposed to Measured Amounts of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Work Atmosphere

    Aage Haugen;Georg Becher;Christel Benestad;Kirsi Vahakangas

  • Determinants of plasma concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in pregnant Norwegian women.

    A. L. Brantsæter;Kristina W Whitworth;T. A. Ydersbond;L. S. Haug

  • Hexabromocyclododecane challenges scientists and regulators.

    Robin J Law;Martin Kohler;Norbert V Heeb;Andreas C Gerecke

  • Investigation on per- and polyfluorinated compounds in paired samples of house dust and indoor air from Norwegian homes.

    Line S. Haug;Sandra Huber;Martin Schlabach;Georg Becher;Georg Becher

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in paired samples of maternal and umbilical cord blood plasma and associations with house dust in a Danish cohort

    Marie Frederiksen;Cathrine Thomsen;May Frøshaug;Katrin Vorkamp

  • A sensitive method for determination of a broad range of perfluorinated compounds in serum suitable for large-scale human biomonitoring

    Line Småstuen Haug;Cathrine Thomsen;Georg Becher;Georg Becher

  • Changes in Concentrations of Perfluorinated Compounds, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Norwegian Breast-Milk during Twelve Months of Lactation

    Cathrine Thomsen;Line S. Haug;Hein Stigum;May Frøshaug

  • Automated solid-phase extraction for the determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in serum--application on archived Norwegian samples from 1977 to 2003.

    Cathrine Thomsen;Veronica Horpestad Liane;Georg Becher

  • Determinants of brominated flame retardants in breast milk from a large scale Norwegian study

    Cathrine Thomsen;Hein Stigum;May Frøshaug;Sharon L. Broadwell

  • Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban air particles.

    Thomas. Ramdahl;Georg. Becher;Alf. Bjoerseth

Frequent Co-Authors

Cathrine Thomsen
Cathrine Thomsen Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Jan Alexander
Jan Alexander Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Line Småstuen Haug
Line Småstuen Haug Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Jørn A. Holme
Jørn A. Holme Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Elsa Lundanes
Elsa Lundanes University of Oslo
Matthew P. Longnecker
Matthew P. Longnecker National Institutes of Health
Åke Bergman
Åke Bergman Stockholm University
Janneche Utne Skaare
Janneche Utne Skaare Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Gunnar Brunborg
Gunnar Brunborg Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Anuschka Polder
Anuschka Polder Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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