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Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen

Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
52
Citations
10777
World Ranking
4460
National Ranking
56

Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen 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-Jørgen Albrechtsen sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 398 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen 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-Jørgen Albrechtsen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark and has contributed extensively to the field of environmental science, with a particular focus on water treatment and related health impacts. Their research encompasses various aspects of water quality, treatment technologies, and risk management in public water supplies.

The scientist's recent papers illustrate a continuous engagement with water quality and treatment processes. Notable publications include:

  • Evaluation and comparison of centralized drinking water softening technologies: Effects on water quality indicators (2021, Water Research)
  • A non-target screening study of high-density polyethylene pipes revealed rubber compounds as main contaminant in a drinking water distribution system (2022, Water Research)
  • Status of risk-based approach and national framework for safe drinking water in small water supplies of the Nordic water sector (2020, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health)
  • A non-target evaluation of drinking water contaminants in pilot scale activated carbon and anion exchange resin treatments (2024, Water Research)
  • Procedure for Calculating the Calcium Carbonate Precipitation Potential (CCPP) in Drinking Water Supply: Importance of Temperature, Ionic Species and Open/Closed System (2020, Water)

Their frequent co-authors comprise María J. Gunnarsdóttir, Sigurður M. Garðarsson, Lisbeth Truelstrup Hansen, Kim Steve Gerlach Bergkvist, and Pekka M. Rossi, each collaborator appearing in multiple works alongside Albrechtsen.

The scientist's work shows presence in key publication venues with multiple papers published in:

  • Water Research
  • Journal of Water and Health
  • International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
  • Water
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Within the broad field of Environmental Science, Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen's research covers a range of subfields such as:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Sociology and Political Science

Main topics addressed in their body of work include:

  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Fecal contamination and water quality
  • Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Risk Perception and Management
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

This profile reflects a research career concentrated on improving understanding of drinking water safety, treatment technologies, and their impacts on public health and environmental quality. The interlinking of technical, policy, and health-related themes is present throughout the documented scientific contributions.

Best Publications

  • Biogeochemistry of landfill leachate plumes

    Thomas Højlund Christensen;Peter Kjeldsen;Poul Løgstrup Bjerg;Dorthe Lærke Jensen

  • Characterization of redox conditions in groundwater contaminant plumes

    Thomas H Christensen;Poul L Bjerg;Steven A Banwart;Rasmus Jakobsen

  • Attenuation of landfill leachate pollutants in aquifers

    Thomas Højlund Christensen;Peter Kjeldsen;Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen;Gorm Heron

  • Long-term succession of structure and diversity of a biofilm formed in a model drinking water distribution system

    Adam C. Martiny;Thomas M. Jørgensen;Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen;Erik Arvin

  • Biodegradation: Updating the Concepts of Control for Microbial Cleanup in Contaminated Aquifers

    Rainer U. Meckenstock;Martin Elsner;Christian Griebler;Tillmann Lueders

  • Identification of Bacteria in Biofilm and Bulk Water Samples from a Nonchlorinated Model Drinking Water Distribution System: Detection of a Large Nitrite-Oxidizing Population Associated with Nitrospira spp.

    Adam C. Martiny;Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen;Erik Arvin;Søren Molin

  • Increasing urban water self-sufficiency: New era, new challenges

    Martin Rygaard;Philip John Binning;Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen

  • Bulk water phase and biofilm growth in drinking water at low nutrient conditions.

    Rasmus Boe-Hansen;Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen;Erik Arvin;Claus Jørgensen

  • Microbiological investigations of rainwater and graywater collected for toilet flushing.

    Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen

  • Importance of Unattached Bacteria and Bacteria Attached to Sediment in Determining Potentials for Degradation of Xenobiotic Organic Contaminants in an Aerobic Aquifer

    P E Holm;P H Nielsen;H J Albrechtsen;T H Christensen

  • Anaerobic microbial redox processes in a landfill leachate contaminated aquifer (Grindsted, Denmark)

    L Ludvigsen;H.-J Albrechtsen;G Heron;P.L Bjerg

  • Ecological patterns, diversity and core taxa of microbial communities in groundwater-fed rapid gravity filters

    Arda Gülay;Sanin Musovic;Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen;Waleed Abu Al-Soud

  • Distribution and Composition of Microbial Populations in a Landfill Leachate Contaminated Aquifer (Grindsted, Denmark).

    L. Ludvigsen;H.-J. Albrechtsen;D.B. Ringelberg;F. Ekelund

  • Effect of pH on the formation of disinfection byproducts in swimming pool water--is less THM better?

    Kamilla Marie Speht Hansen;Sarah Willach;Sarah Willach;Maria Antoniou;Maria Antoniou;Hans Mosbæk

  • Microbial biomass and activity in subsurface sediments from Vejen, Denmark.

    Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen;Anne Winding

  • Temperature dependence of anaerobic TCE-dechlorination in a highly enriched Dehalococcoides-containing culture

    Anne Kirketerp Friis;Axel Colin Heimann;Rasmus Jakobsen;Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen

  • Fate of seven pesticides in an aerobic aquifer studied in column experiments

    Nina Tuxen;Peter Lysholm Tuchsen;K. Rügge;Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen

  • H2 Concentrations in a Landfill Leachate Plume (Grindsted, Denmark): In Situ Energetics of Terminal Electron Acceptor Processes

    Rasmus Jakobsen;Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen;Mette Rasmussen;Henrik Bay

  • A novel, optical, on-line bacteria sensor for monitoring drinking water quality.

    Bo Højris;Sarah Christine Boesgaard Christensen;Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen;Christian Smith

  • In situ exposure to low herbicide concentrations affects microbial population composition and catabolic gene frequency in an aerobic shallow aquifer.

    Julia R. de Lipthay;Nina Tuxen;Kaare Johnsen;Lars H. Hansen

Frequent Co-Authors

Poul Løgstrup Bjerg
Poul Løgstrup Bjerg Technical University of Denmark
Erik Arvin
Erik Arvin Technical University of Denmark
Barth F. Smets
Barth F. Smets Technical University of Denmark
Thomas Højlund Christensen
Thomas Højlund Christensen Technical University of Denmark
Philip John Binning
Philip John Binning Technical University of Denmark
Jens Aamand
Jens Aamand Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Peter Steen Mikkelsen
Peter Steen Mikkelsen Technical University of Denmark
Mogens Henze
Mogens Henze Technical University of Denmark
Rasmus Jakobsen
Rasmus Jakobsen Technical University of Denmark
Søren J. Sørensen
Søren J. Sørensen University of Copenhagen

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