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Heinz-R. Köhler

Heinz-R. Köhler

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
12062
World Ranking
13174
National Ranking
937

Overview

Heinz-R. Köhler is affiliated with the University of Tübingen in Germany and has contributed extensively to environmental science, focusing on pollution, ecology, and toxicology. Their research encompasses a range of topics related to environmental impacts, particularly the interactions between pollutants and biological systems.

Their published work includes research on physiological and biochemical adaptations, nanoparticles synthesis and applications, and the effects of pharmaceutical and antibiotic contaminants in the environment. Köhler has also explored microplastics and plastic pollution, with a focus on aquatic ecosystems and their inhabitants, including mollusks and parasites.

Significant recent papers authored by Heinz-R. Köhler include:

  • Growth-Promoting Gold Nanoparticles Decrease Stress Responses in Arabidopsis Seedlings, 2021, Nanomaterials
  • Interacting Effects of Polystyrene Microplastics and the Antidepressant Amitriptyline on Early Life Stages of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta f. fario), 2020, Water
  • Polystyrene microplastics do not affect juvenile brown trout (Salmo trutta f. fario) or modulate effects of the pesticide methiocarb, 2020, Environmental Sciences Europe
  • Impact of the antidepressant citalopram on the behaviour of two different life stages of brown trout, 2020, PeerJ
  • Plastic pollution in agricultural landscapes: an overlooked threat to pollination, biocontrol and food security, 2024, Nature Communications

Köhler frequently collaborates with a group of researchers, including Rita Triebskorn, Stefanie Krais, Michael G. Ziegler, Katharina Peschke, and Hannah Schmieg. These collaborations have contributed to advancing knowledge in environmental toxicology and pollution.

The researcher has published multiple papers in prominent journals such as Environmental Sciences Europe, Water, Ecology and Evolution, The Science of The Total Environment, and Toxics. These venues indicate a sustained interest in ecological impact assessments and environmental health.

In addition to journal articles, Heinz-R. Köhler has authored a book titled Mikroplastik im Wasserkreislauf published by Technische Universität Berlin in 2020, which addresses microplastic pollution in aquatic systems.

Main fields of study for Köhler include:

  • Environmental Science

Subfields of study encompass:

  • Pollution
  • Ecology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Insect Science

Central research topics are:

  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Mollusks and Parasites Studies
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota

Best Publications

  • Interactions between effects of environmental chemicals and natural stressors: A review

    Martin Holmstrup;Anne-Mette Bindesbøl;Gertie Janneke Oostingh;Albert Duschl

  • Toxic effects of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac. Part II: cytological effects in liver, kidney, gills and intestine of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

    R Triebskorn;H Casper;A Heyd;R Eikemper

  • Relevance of nano- and microplastics for freshwater ecosystems: A critical review

    Rita Triebskorn;Thomas Braunbeck;Tamara Grummt;Lisa Hanslik

  • Combined effects of temperature and cadmium on developmental parameters and biomarker responses in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos

    A.V. Hallare;A.V. Hallare;M. Schirling;T. Luckenbach;H.-R. Köhler

  • Developmental toxicity and stress protein responses in zebrafish embryos after exposure to diclofenac and its solvent, DMSO

    A.V. Hallare;H.-R. Köhler;R. Triebskorn

  • Comparative embryotoxicity and proteotoxicity of three carrier solvents to zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos.

    Arnold Hallare;Kerstin Nagel;Heinz-R. Köhler;Rita Triebskorn

  • Trehalose and anhydrobiosis in tardigrades – evidence for divergence in responses to dehydration

    Steffen Hengherr;Arnd G. Heyer;Heinz-R. Köhler;Ralph O. Schill

  • Biomarkers in Terrestrial Invertebrates For Ecotoxicological Soil Risk Assessment

    J.E. Kammenga;R. Dallinger;M.H. Donker;H.R. Köhler

  • Incidence and frequency or complications and management of Meckel's diverticulum.

    F E Lüdtke;V Mende;H Köhler;G Lepsien

  • Acute effects of diclofenac and DMSO to Daphnia magna: immobilisation and hsp70-induction.

    Timo Haap;Rita Triebskorn;Heinz-R. Köhler

  • Induction of heat shock proteins, changes in liver ultrastructure, and alterations of fish behavior: are these biomarkers related and are they useful to reflect the state of pollution in the field?

    Rita Triebskorn;Heinz-R. Köhler;Wolfgang Honnen;Michael Schramm

  • Temperature-dependent effects of the pesticides thiacloprid and diazinon on the embryonic development of zebrafish (Danio rerio).

    Raphaela Osterauer;Heinz-R Köhler

  • Behavioural and developmental toxicity of chlorpyrifos and nickel chloride to zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos and larvae.

    Cornelia Kienle;Heinz-R. Köhler;Almut Gerhardt

  • Monitoring pollution in River Mureş, Romania, part II: Metal accumulation and histopathology in fish

    Rita Triebskorn;Ilie Telcean;Heidi Casper;Anna Farkas

  • Drought acclimation confers cold tolerance in the soil collembolan Folsomia candida.

    M Bayley;S.O Petersen;Thomas Knigge;H.-R Köhler

  • The Impact of Environmental Chemicals on Wildlife Vertebrates

    Julia Bernanke;Heinz-R. Köhler

  • Sex steroid receptor evolution and signalling in aquatic invertebrates.

    Heinz-R. Köhler;Werner Kloas;Werner Kloas;Martin Schirling;Ilka Lutz

  • The induction of stress proteins (hsp) in Oniscus asellus (Isopoda) as a molecular marker of multiple heavy metal exposure: I. Principles and toxicological assessment

    Helga Eckwert;Gerd Alberti;Heinz-R Kohler

  • Stress gene (hsp70) sequences and quantitative expression in Milnesium tardigradum (Tardigrada) during active and cryptobiotic stages.

    Ralph O. Schill;Günther H. B. Steinbrück;Heinz-R. Köhler

  • Cellular hepatopancreatic reactions in Porcellio scaber (Isopoda) as biomarkers for the evaluation of heavy metal toxicity in soils

    Heinz-R. Köhler;Kerstin Hiittenrauch;Martin Berkus;Sybille Gräff

Frequent Co-Authors

Jörg Oehlmann
Jörg Oehlmann Goethe University Frankfurt
Yvan Capowiez
Yvan Capowiez University of Avignon
Thomas Braunbeck
Thomas Braunbeck Heidelberg University
Jan E. Kammenga
Jan E. Kammenga Wageningen University & Research
John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
Klára Hilscherová
Klára Hilscherová Masaryk University
Helmut Segner
Helmut Segner University of Bern
Thomas P. Knepper
Thomas P. Knepper Technical University of Berlin
Gerrit Schüürmann
Gerrit Schüürmann Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Claus Svendsen
Claus Svendsen Imperial College London

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