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Herbert Fischer

Herbert Fischer

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
78
Citations
20668
World Ranking
1080
National Ranking
70

Herbert Fischer 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 Herbert Fischer sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 392 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Herbert Fischer 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 Herbert Fischer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Herbert Fischer was affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Throughout their career, Fischer focused on various aspects of scientific research, though specific details regarding research topics, publications, and collaborations are not documented in the available data.

There are no recorded recent papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues associated with Fischer in the provided dataset. Similarly, there is no information regarding any book publications or specialized fields and subfields of study connected to their work.

Details about the main topics of work or awards won by Fischer are also absent from the source data. The lack of accessible documentation makes it difficult to outline specific areas of scientific contribution or recognition.

Despite the limited data, Fischer's affiliation with the Max Planck Society indicates a connection with a prominent research institution known for its contributions across many scientific disciplines. The affiliation alone reflects participation in a research environment with a focus on advancing knowledge and innovation.

Best Publications

  • Global air pollution crossroads over the Mediterranean

    J. Lelieveld;H. Berresheim;S. Borrmann;P. J. Crutzen

  • Atmospheric oxidation capacity sustained by a tropical forest

    J. Lelieveld;T. M. Butler;J. N. Crowley;T. J. Dillon

  • The Indian Ocean Experiment: Widespread Air Pollution from South and Southeast Asia

    Jos Lelieveld;Paul J. Crutzen;V. Ramanathan;M. O. Andreae

  • Land surface temperature and emissivity estimation from passive sensor data: Theory and practice-current trends

    P. Dash;F.-M. Göttsche;F.-S. Olesen;H. Fischer

  • MIPAS: an instrument for atmospheric and climate research

    H. Fischer;M. Birk;C. Blom;B. Carli

  • Remote sensing of vertical profiles of atmospheric trace constituents with MlPAS limb-emission spectrometers.

    H Fischer;H Oelhaf

  • Transport of Biomass Burning Smoke to the Upper Troposphere by Deep Convection in the Equatorial Region.

    M. O. Andreae;P. Artaxo;H. Fischer;S. R. Freitas

  • Retrieval of temperature and tangent altitude pointing from limb emission spectra recorded from space by the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS)

    T. von Clarmann;N. Glatthor;U. Grabowski;M. Höpfner

  • Arctic Ozone Loss Due to Denitrification

    A. E. Waibel;Th. Peter;K. S. Carslaw;H. Oelhaf

  • Seasonal variations of a mixing layer in the lowermost stratosphere as identified by the CO‐O3 correlation from in situ measurements

    Peter Hoor;Horst Fischer;Lutz Lange;Jos Lelieveld

  • Carbon 13 and D kinetic isotope effects in the reactions of CH4 with O(1 D) and OH: New laboratory measurements and their implications for the isotopic composition of stratospheric methane

    Gerd Saueressig;John N. Crowley;Peter Bergamaschi;Christoph Brühl

  • Tracer correlations in the northern high latitude lowermost stratosphere: Influence of cross-tropopause mass exchange

    H. Fischer;F. G. Wienhold;P. Hoor;O. Bujok

  • Seasonality and extent of extratropical TST derived from in-situ CO measurements during SPURT

    P. Hoor;C. Gurk;D. Brunner;M. I. Hegglin

  • Quantification of the unknown HONO daytime source and its relation to NO 2

    M. Sörgel;E. Regelin;H. Bozem;J.-M. Diesch

  • CARIBIC—Civil Aircraft for Global Measurement of Trace Gases and Aerosols in the Tropopause Region

    C. A. M. Brenninkmeijer;P. J. Crutzen;H. Fischer;H. Güsten

  • Simultaneous atmospheric CO, N2O and H2O detection using a single quantum cascade laser sensor based on dual-spectroscopy techniques

    Jingsong Li;Hao Deng;Juan Sun;Benli Yu

  • Application of the variability-size relationship to atmospheric aerosol studies: estimating aerosol lifetimes and ages

    J. Williams;M. de Reus;R. Krejci;H. Fischer

  • Downward transport of upper atmospheric NOx into the polar stratosphere and lower mesosphere during the Antarctic 2003 and Arctic 2002/2003 winters

    B. Funke;M. López-Puertas;S. Gil-López;T. von Clarmann

  • The South Asian monsoon-pollution pump and purifier.

    Jos Lelieveld;Jos Lelieveld;Efstratios Bourtsoukidis;Christoph Brühl;Horst Fischer

  • Mass-independent oxygen isotope fractionation in atmospheric CO as a result of the reaction CO + OH

    Th. Röckmann;C. A. M. Brenninkmeijer;G. Saueressig;P. Bergamaschi

  • Observation of NO(x) Enhancement and Ozone Depletion in the Northern and Southern hemispheres after the October-November 2003 Solar Proton Events

    M. López-Puertas;B. Funke;S. Gil-López;T. von Clarmann

  • Increasing Ozone over the Atlantic Ocean

    J. Lelieveld;J. van Aardenne;H. Fischer;M. de Reus

  • Remote sensing of vertical profiles of atmospheric trace constituents with MIPAS limb emission spectrometers

    Herbert Fischer;Hermann Oelhaf

Frequent Co-Authors

Jos Lelieveld
Jos Lelieveld Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Jonathan Williams
Jonathan Williams Max Planck Society
Hartwig Harder
Hartwig Harder Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
John N. Crowley
John N. Crowley Max Planck Society
Monica Martinez
Monica Martinez Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Peter Hoor
Peter Hoor Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Paul J. Crutzen
Paul J. Crutzen Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Andrea Pozzer
Andrea Pozzer Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Rolf Sander
Rolf Sander Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Michael Höpfner
Michael Höpfner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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