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Hans Blanck 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 Hans Blanck sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 95 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hans Blanck 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 Hans Blanck sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

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

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

Overview

Hans Blanck is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their research predominantly lies within the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Pollution and Ecology as subfields.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

A significant paper authored by Hans Blanck was published in 2020, titled "Triclosan changes community composition and selects for specific bacterial taxa in marine periphyton biofilms in low nanomolar concentrations", which appeared in the journal Ecotoxicology. This publication contributes to understanding the influence of chemical pollutants on microbial communities in marine environments.

Hans Blanck has collaborated with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • K. Martin Eriksson
  • Kemal Sanli
  • Nilsson Rickard Henrik
  • Alexander Eiler
  • Natàlia Corcoll

Ecotoxicology is noted as a frequent venue for their publications.

Best Publications

  • Joint algal toxicity of 16 dissimilarly acting chemicals is predictable by the concept of independent action.

    M Faust;R Altenburger;T Backhaus;H Blanck

  • Predicting the joint algal toxicity of multi-component s-triazine mixtures at low-effect concentrations of individual toxicants.

    M. Faust;R. Altenburger;T. Backhaus;H. Blanck

  • A Critical Review of Procedures and Approaches Used for Assessing Pollution-Induced Community Tolerance (PICT) in Biotic Communities

    Hans Blanck

  • Pollution-Induced Community Tolerance—A New Ecotoxicological Tool

    H Blanck;S-Å Wängberg;S Molander

  • Toxic effects of the antifouling agent irgarol 1051 on periphyton communities in coastal water microcosms

    Björn Dahl;Hans Blanck

  • Minimal selective concentrations of tetracycline in complex aquatic bacterial biofilms

    Sara V. Lundström;Marcus Östman;Johan Bengtsson-Palme;Carolin Rutgersson

  • Toxicity of a mixture of dissimilarly acting substances to natural algal communities: predictive power and limitations of independent action and concentration addition.

    Thomas Backhaus;Asa Arrhenius;Hans Blanck

  • Species-dependent variation in algal sensitivity to chemical compounds

    Hans Blanck;Göran Wallin;Sten-Åke Wängberg

  • Short-term toxicity of zinc to microbenthic algae and bacteria in a metal polluted stream

    W Admiraal;H Blanck;M Buckert-de Jong;H Guasch

  • Induced Community Tolerance in Marine Periphyton established under Arsenate Stress

    Hans Blanck;Sten-Åke Wängberg

  • The BEAM-project: prediction and assessment of mixture toxicities in the aquatic environment

    Thomas Backhaus;Rolf Altenburger;Åsa Arrhenius;Hans Blanck

  • Predictability of the mixture toxicity of 12 similarly acting congeneric inhibitors of photosystem II in marine periphyton and epipsammon communities.

    Åsa Arrhenius;Frederick Grönvall;Martin Scholze;Thomas Backhaus

  • Pollution-induced community tolerance (PICT) in marine periphyton in a gradient of tri-n-butyltin (TBT) contamination

    Hans Blanck;Björn Dahl

  • Use of microcapsules as controlled release devices for coatings

    Markus Andersson Trojer;Lars Nordstierna;Jonatan Bergek;Hans Blanck

  • Long-term toxicity of zinc to bacteria and algae in periphyton communities from the river Göta Älv, based on a microcosm study

    Maria Paulsson;Bo Nyström;Hans Blanck

  • Toxicity of the pharmaceutical clotrimazole to marine microalgal communities.

    Tobias Porsbring;Hans Blanck;Henrik Tjellström;Thomas Backhaus

  • Water quality objectives for mixtures of toxic chemicals: problems and perspectives.

    M Vighi;R Altenburger;Å Arrhenius;T Backhaus

  • Pollution-induced community tolerance (PICT): towards an ecologically relevant risk assessment of chemicals in aquatic systems

    Ahmed Tlili;Annette Berard;Annette Berard;Hans Blanck;Agnes Bouchez

  • Single‐substance and mixture toxicity of five pharmaceuticals and personal care products to marine periphyton communities

    Thomas Backhaus;Tobias Porsbring;Åsa Arrhenius;Sara Brosche

  • Detection of Pollution-Induced Community Tolerance (PICT) in marine periphyton communities established under diuron exposure

    Sverker Molander;Hans Blanck

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Backhaus
Thomas Backhaus University of Gothenburg
Martin Scholze
Martin Scholze Brunel University London
Magnus Nydén
Magnus Nydén University College London
Per O.J. Hall
Per O.J. Hall University of Gothenburg
Rolf Altenburger
Rolf Altenburger Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Wim Admiraal
Wim Admiraal University of Amsterdam
Sergi Sabater
Sergi Sabater University of Girona
Helena Guasch
Helena Guasch University of Girona
R. Henrik Nilsson
R. Henrik Nilsson University of Gothenburg
Jussi V. K. Kukkonen
Jussi V. K. Kukkonen University of Eastern Finland

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