2026 Janet G. Hering: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	54	3955	3782	102	96	147	16982
Chemistry	46	15837	14287	273	244	111	15313

Janet G. Hering 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 Janet G. Hering sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 687+

This scientist: 147 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Janet G. Hering 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 Janet G. Hering sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2015 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to understanding and practice of removal of inorganic contaminants from drinking water.

Overview

Janet G. Hering is affiliated with the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple topics relating to environmental science, chemistry, and social aspects within academic and healthcare settings.

The scientist has contributed to a range of publications, including papers on gender diversity, aquatic ecosystems, iron oxide chemistry, and environmental chemistry. Notable recent papers include:

A Champion for Chemistry: Elements of Jim Morgan's Intellectual Legacy (2021), Environmental Science & Technology
James J. Morgan: Special Tribute Issue (2021), Environmental Science & Technology
Academic harassers are protected with public resources (2022), EClinicalMedicine
Catalytic effects of photogenerated Fe(II) on the ligand-controlled dissolution of Iron(hydr)oxides by EDTA and DFOB (2020), Chemosphere
Sexism in academia is bad for science and a waste of public funding (2023), Nature Reviews Materials

The work by Hering covers the following main topics:

Iron oxide chemistry and applications
Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
Gender Diversity and Inequality
Sex and Gender in Healthcare
Diversity and Career in Medicine
Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies

Their research aligns with subfields including:

Gender Studies
Water Science and Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Geochemistry and Petrology
Environmental Chemistry

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

Environmental Science & Technology
Nature Reviews Materials
Chemosphere
EClinicalMedicine
Science

Janet G. Hering has collaborated regularly with co-authors such as Susanne Täuber, U. Keller, Jagannath Biswakarma, Kyounglim Kang, and Walter D. C. Schenkeveld.

In recognition of contributions to environmental science, specifically regarding the removal of inorganic contaminants from drinking water, they were elected a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2015.

Best Publications

Comparison of arsenic(V) and arsenic(III) sorption onto iron oxide minerals: implications for arsenic mobility.

Suvasis Dixit;Janet G. Hering

3262
Citations
Principles and Applications of Aquatic Chemistry

Francois Morel;Janet G. Hering

2722
Citations
Adsorption of arsenic onto hydrous ferric oxide : effects of adsorbate/adsorbent ratios and co-occurring solutes

Jennifer A Wilkie;Janet G Hering

974
Citations
Preparation and chemistry of the artificial algal culture medium aquil

Neil M. Price;Gail I. Harrison;Janet G. Hering;Robert J. Hudson

647
Citations
Arsenic removal by ferric chloride

Janet G. Hering;Pen-Yuan Chen;Jennifer A. Wilkie;Menachem Elimelech

578
Citations
Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water during Coagulation

Janet G. Hering;Pen-Yuan Chen;Jennifer A. Wilkie;Menachem Elimelech

554
Citations
Rapid Oxidation of Geothermal Arsenic(III) in Streamwaters of the Eastern Sierra Nevada

Jennifer A. Wilkie;Janet G. Hering

367
Citations
Arsenic Adsorption and Oxidation at Manganite Surfaces. 1. Method for Simultaneous Determination of Adsorbed and Dissolved Arsenic Species

Van Q. Chiu;Janet G. Hering

317
Citations
arrA Is a Reliable Marker for As(V) Respiration

D. Malasarn;C. W. Saltikov;K. M. Campbell;J. M. Santini

301
Citations
Humic Acid Complexation of Calcium and Copper

Janet G. Hering;Francois M. M. Morel

300
Citations
TiO2-Photocatalyzed As(III) Oxidation in Aqueous Suspensions: Reaction Kinetics and Effects of Adsorption

Megan A. Ferguson;Michael R. Hoffmann;Janet G. Hering

298
Citations
A Changing Framework for Urban Water Systems

Janet G. Hering;T. David Waite;Richard G. Luthy;Jörg E. Drewes

298
Citations
Arsenic removal by RO and NF membranes

John J. Waypa;Menachem Elimelech;Janet G. Hering

251
Citations
Oxidation of Arsenite by Agrobacterium albertimagni , AOL15, sp. nov., Isolated from Hot Creek, California

Tina M. Salmassi;Kasthuri Venkateswaren;Masataka Satomi;Kenneth H. Nealson

226
Citations
Arsenate sorption by Fe(III)-doped alginate gels

Joon H. Min;Janet G. Hering

222
Citations
Kinetics of trace metal complexation: role of alkaline-earth metals

Janet G. Hering;Francois M. M. Morel

218
Citations
Water Resources Management: What Should Be Integrated?

Janet G. Hering;Janet G. Hering;Karin M. Ingold;Karin M. Ingold

213
Citations
Simultaneous microbial reduction of iron(III) and arsenic(V) in suspensions of hydrous ferric oxide

Kate M. Campbell;Davin Malasarn;Chad W. Saltikov;Dianne K. Newman

183
Citations
Sorption of Fe(II) and As(III) on goethite in single- and dual-sorbate systems

Suvasis Dixit;Janet G. Hering

182
Citations
Time scales for sorption-desorption and surface precipitation of uranyl on goethite.

Daniel E. Giammar;Janet G. Hering

181
Citations
Arsenic sequestration by sorption processes in high-iron sediments

Robert A. Root;Suvasis Dixit;Kate M. Campbell;Adam D. Jew

173
Citations
Deposition and Fate of Arsenic in Iron- and Arsenic-Enriched Reservoir Sediments

P.E. Kneebone;P.A. O'Day;Nicole Jones;J.G. Hering

166
Citations
Kinetics of Trace Metal Complexation: Ligand-Exchange Reactions

Janet G. Hering;Francois M. M. Morel

160
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephan J. Hug Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

François M. M. Morel Princeton University

Dianne K. Newman California Institute of Technology

Manuel Fischer Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

Karin Ingold University of Bern

Hans-Peter E. Kohler Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

Andreas Voegelin Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

Ralf Kaegi Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

Menachem Elimelech Rice University

Daniel E. Giammar Washington University in St. Louis

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