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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 66 2043 1950 136 134 269 23163
Biology and Biochemistry 64 9464 8732 688 651 257 22686

Gunnar Gerdts publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gunnar Gerdts between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gunnar Gerdts published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 11.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2018. 23 of the 321 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2018. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 31 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 9 publications
1997 2025

321 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gunnar Gerdts: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 3
1999 0
2000 2
2001 2
2002 7
2003 3
2004 7
2005 4
2006 4
2007 7
2008 7
2009 9
2010 24
2011 11
2012 12
2013 19
2014 5
2015 16
2016 18
2017 27
2018 31
2019 22
2020 12
2021 21
2022 14
2023 10
2024 14
2025 9
Total 321
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Gunnar Gerdts 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 Gunnar Gerdts sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 261–270 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 269 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181 269
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Gunnar Gerdts 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 Gunnar Gerdts sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120 66
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Gunnar Gerdts is affiliated with the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with substantial contributions to the understanding and analysis of microplastics and plastic pollution.

The scientist's body of work features notable topics such as:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies

Gerdts has published extensively in the fields of Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Molecular Biology.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Their recent papers highlight advanced methods and systematic identification of microplastics in various environmental compartments. Key recent publications are:

  • "Tying up Loose Ends of Microplastic Pollution in the Arctic: Distribution from the Sea Surface through the Water Column to Deep-Sea Sediments at the HAUSGARTEN Observatory," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Toward the Systematic Identification of Microplastics in the Environment: Evaluation of a New Independent Software Tool (siMPle) for Spectroscopic Analysis," 2020, Applied Spectroscopy
  • "Comparison of pyrolysis gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and hyperspectral FTIR imaging spectroscopy for the analysis of microplastics," 2020, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • "Characterizing the multidimensionality of microplastics across environmental compartments," 2021, Water Research
  • "Rapid Identification and Quantification of Microplastics in the Environment by Quantum Cascade Laser-Based Hyperspectral Infrared Chemical Imaging," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology

Gerdts collaborates frequently with other researchers working on microplastics and related environmental topics. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Sebastian Primpke
  • Lisa Roscher
  • Barbara M. Scholz-Böttcher
  • Antje Wichels
  • Fangzhu Wu

Best Publications

  • Substrate-Controlled Succession of Marine Bacterioplankton Populations Induced by a Phytoplankton Bloom

    Hanno Teeling;Bernhard M. Fuchs;Dörte Becher;Christine Klockow;Christine Klockow

  • Identification of microplastic in effluents of waste water treatment plants using focal plane array-based micro-Fourier-transform infrared imaging.

    Svenja Mintenig;Svenja Mintenig;Ivo Int-Veen;Martin G. J. Löder;Martin G. J. Löder;Sebastian Primpke

  • White and wonderful? Microplastics prevail in snow from the Alps to the Arctic.

    Melanie Bergmann;Sophia Mützel;Sebastian Primpke;Mine Banu Tekman

  • Arctic sea ice is an important temporal sink and means of transport for microplastic

    Ilka Peeken;Sebastian Primpke;Birte Beyer;Julia Gütermann

  • Low numbers of microplastics detected in drinking water from ground water sources

    S.M. Mintenig;M.G.J. Löder;Sebastian Primpke;Gunnar Gerdts

  • Dangerous hitchhikers? Evidence for potentially pathogenic Vibrio spp. on microplastic particles

    Inga V. Kirstein;Sidika Kirmizi;Antje Wichels;Alexa Garin-Fernandez

  • High Quantities of Microplastic in Arctic Deep-Sea Sediments from the HAUSGARTEN Observatory.

    Melanie Bergmann;Vanessa Wirzberger;Vanessa Wirzberger;Thomas Krumpen;Claudia Lorenz

  • Methodology Used for the Detection and Identification of Microplastics—A Critical Appraisal

    Martin G. J. Löder;Martin G. J. Löder;Gunnar Gerdts

  • Plastic ingestion by pelagic and demersal fish from the North Sea and Baltic Sea

    Christoph Rummel;Martin G. J. Löder;Nicolai Felix Fricke;Thomas Lang

  • Focal plane array detector-based micro-Fourier-transform infrared imaging for the analysis of microplastics in environmental samples

    Martin Günter Joachim Löder;Martin Günter Joachim Löder;Mirco Kuczera;Svenja Mintenig;Claudia Lorenz

  • Microplastic concentrations in beach sediments along the German Baltic coast

    Andrea Stolte;Stefan Forster;Gunnar Gerdts;Hendrik Schubert

  • Spatial and seasonal variation in diversity and structure of microbial biofilms on marine plastics in Northern European waters

    Sonja Oberbeckmann;Sonja Oberbeckmann;Martin G.J. Loeder;Gunnar Gerdts;A. Mark Osborn;A. Mark Osborn

  • Enzymatic Purification of Microplastics in Environmental Samples.

    Martin G. J. Löder;Hannes Klaus Imhof;Maike Ladehoff;Lena A. Löschel

  • Reference database design for the automated analysis of microplastic samples based on Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy

    Sebastian Primpke;Marisa Wirth;Marisa Wirth;Claudia Lorenz;Gunnar Gerdts

  • An automated approach for microplastics analysis using focal plane array (FPA) FTIR microscopy and image analysis

    Sebastian Primpke;Claudia Lorenz;Richard Rascher-Friesenhausen;Gunnar Gerdts

  • Comparison of Raman and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy for the Quantification of Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment

    Livia Cabernard;Lisa Roscher;Claudia Lorenz;Gunnar Gerdts

  • Recurring patterns in bacterioplankton dynamics during coastal spring algae blooms

    Hanno Teeling;Bernhard M Fuchs;Christin M Bennke;Karen Krüger

  • Species-Specific Bacterial Communities in the Phycosphere of Microalgae?

    Melanie Sapp;Anne S. Schwaderer;Karen H. Wiltshire;Hans-Georg Hoppe

  • Isolation of Novel Pelagic Bacteria from the German Bight and Their Seasonal Contributions to Surface Picoplankton

    Heike Eilers;Jakob Pernthaler;Jörg Peplies;Frank Oliver Glöckner

  • The complete genome sequence of the algal symbiont Dinoroseobacter shibae: a hitchhiker's guide to life in the sea

    Irene Wagner-Döbler;Britta Ballhausen;Martine Berger;Thorsten Brinkhoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Antje Wichels
Antje Wichels Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Karen Helen Wiltshire
Karen Helen Wiltshire Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Frank Oliver Glöckner
Frank Oliver Glöckner Jacobs University
Ilka Peeken
Ilka Peeken Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Bernhard M. Fuchs
Bernhard M. Fuchs Max Planck Society
Rudolf Amann
Rudolf Amann Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
Peter N. Golyshin
Peter N. Golyshin Bangor University
Thomas Krumpen
Thomas Krumpen Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Luis Giménez
Luis Giménez Bangor University

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