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Jes Vollertsen

Jes Vollertsen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 54 3181 3045 41 41 298 11191
Environmental Sciences 54 4025 3850 50 50 306 11385

Jes Vollertsen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jes Vollertsen between 1997 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jes Vollertsen published across 30 years, from 1997 to 2026, averaging 12.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2023. 19 of the 387 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2023. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 11 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 21 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 18 publications 2026: 1 publication
1997 2026

387 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jes Vollertsen: publications per year, 1997 to 2026
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 11
1999 5
2000 6
2001 7
2002 12
2003 15
2004 13
2005 21
2006 13
2007 9
2008 12
2009 13
2010 21
2011 9
2012 13
2013 20
2014 12
2015 5
2016 14
2017 14
2018 19
2019 16
2020 12
2021 10
2022 17
2023 28
2024 20
2025 18
2026 1
Total 387
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Jes Vollertsen publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jes Vollertsen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 298–307 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 298 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166 298
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Jes Vollertsen D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jes Vollertsen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 54 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195 54
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Overview

Jes Vollertsen is affiliated with Aalborg University in Denmark and specializes in environmental science with a significant focus on pollution. Their research spans multiple subfields including pollution, industrial and manufacturing engineering, biomaterials, biomedical engineering, and ecology.

The primary research topics associated with Jes Vollertsen relate to microplastics and plastic pollution, recycling and waste management techniques, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, municipal solid waste management, urban stormwater management solutions, and applications of graphene and nanomaterials.

Jes Vollertsen has contributed extensively to academic literature with a notable corpus of recent papers such as:

  • Drinking plastics? - Quantification and qualification of microplastics in drinking water distribution systems by µFTIR and Py-GCMS (2020), published in Water Research
  • Toward the Systematic Identification of Microplastics in the Environment: Evaluation of a New Independent Software Tool (siMPle) for Spectroscopic Analysis (2020), published in Applied Spectroscopy
  • Identification and Quantification of Microplastics in Potable Water and Their Sources within Water Treatment Works in England and Wales (2020), published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • Semi-automated analysis of microplastics in complex wastewater samples (2020), published in Environmental Pollution
  • A complete mass balance for plastics in a wastewater treatment plant - Macroplastics contributes more than microplastics (2021), published in Water Research

Their work has been disseminated through frequent publication venues which include SSRN Electronic Journal, The Science of The Total Environment, Water Research, Environmental Pollution, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Jes Vollertsen has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include Alvise Vianello, Claudia Lorenz, Lucian Iordachescu, Asbjørn Haaning Nielsen, and Jeanette Lykkemark.

In addition to journal articles, Jes Vollertsen has contributed to book publications, including a work released by the Water Environment Federation titled "WATS the Deal: Understanding and Mitigating Hydrogen Sulfide Impacts in Billings, MT through Collection System Modeling" published in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Quantification of microplastic mass and removal rates at wastewater treatment plants applying Focal Plane Array (FPA)-based Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) imaging.

    Márta Simon;Nikki van Alst;Jes Vollertsen

  • Simulating human exposure to indoor airborne microplastics using a Breathing Thermal Manikin.

    Alvise Vianello;Rasmus Lund Jensen;Li Liu;Jes Vollertsen

  • The activated sludge ecosystem contains a core community of abundant organisms.

    Aaron Marc Saunders;Mads Albertsen;Jes Vollertsen;Per Halkjær Nielsen

  • Microplastics in urban and highway stormwater retention ponds

    Fan Liu;Kristina Borg Olesen;Amelia Reimer Borregaard;Jes Vollertsen

  • A conceptual ecosystem model of microbial communities in enhanced biological phosphorus removal plants

    Per Halkjær Nielsen;Artur Tomasz Mielczarek;Caroline Kragelund;Jeppe Lund Nielsen

  • Drinking plastics? - Quantification and qualification of microplastics in drinking water distribution systems by µFTIR and Py-GCMS.

    Inga Vanessa Kirstein;Fides Hensel;Alessio Gomiero;Lucian Iordachescu

  • Corrosion of concrete sewers--the kinetics of hydrogen sulfide oxidation.

    Jes Vollertsen;Asbjørn Haaning Nielsen;Henriette Stokbro Jensen;Tove Wium-Andersen

  • Toward the Systematic Identification of Microplastics in the Environment: Evaluation of a New Independent Software Tool (siMPle) for Spectroscopic Analysis.

    Sebastian Primpke;Richard K. Cross;Svenja M. Mintenig;Marta Simon

  • Sulfide-iron interactions in domestic wastewater from a gravity sewer

    Asbjørn Haaning Nielsen;Piet Lens;Jes Vollertsen;Thorkild Hvitved-Jacobsen

  • Retention of microplastics in sediments of urban and highway stormwater retention ponds.

    Fan Liu;Alvise Vianello;Jes Vollertsen

  • Urban and Highway Stormwater Pollution: Concepts and Engineering

    Thorkild Hvitved-Jacobsen;Jes Vollertsen;Asbjorn Haaning Nielsen

  • Identification and Quantification of Microplastics in Potable Water and Their Sources within Water Treatment Works in England and Wales.

    Andrew C. Johnson;Hollie Ball;Richard Cross;Alice A. Horton

  • Sulfide Precipitation in Wastewater at Short Timescales

    Bruno Kiilerich;Wilbert van de Ven;Asbjørn Haaning Nielsen;Jes Vollertsen

  • Semi-automated analysis of microplastics in complex wastewater samples.

    Alice A. Horton;Richard K. Cross;Daniel S. Read;Monika D. Jürgens

  • Biocides in urban wastewater treatment plant influent at dry and wet weather: concentrations, mass flows and possible sources

    Ulla E. Bollmann;Camilla Tang;Eva Eriksson;Karin Jönsson

  • The sewer as a bioreactor – a dry weather approach

    Thorkild Hvitved-Jacobsen;Jes Vollertsen;José Saldanha Matos

  • A Process and Model Concept for Microbial Wastewater Transformations in Gravity Sewers

    Thorkild Hvitved-Jacobsen;Jes Vollertsen;Per Halkjær Nielsen

  • Towards a better understanding of sewer exfiltration

    M. Rutsch;J. Rieckermann;J. Cullmann;John Bryan Ellis

  • Dynamics of biocide emissions from buildings in a suburban stormwater catchment - concentrations, mass loads and emission processes.

    Ulla E. Bollmann;Jes Vollertsen;Jan Carmeliet;Kai Bester

  • Microplastics in a Stormwater Pond

    Kristina Borg Olesen;Diana A. Stephansen;Nikki van Alst;Jes Vollertsen

  • Influence of pipe material and surfaces on sulfide related odor and corrosion in sewers

    Asbjørn Haaning Nielsen;Jes Vollertsen;Henriette Stokbro Jensen;Tove Wium-Andersen

  • Determination of kinetics and stoichiometry of chemical sulfide oxidation in wastewater of sewer networks.

    Asbjørn Haaning Nielsen;Jes Vollertsen;Thorkild Hvitved-Jacobsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Thorkild Hvitved-Jacobsen
Thorkild Hvitved-Jacobsen Aalborg University
Hans Brix
Hans Brix Aarhus University
Kai Bester
Kai Bester Aarhus University
Carlos A. Arias
Carlos A. Arias Aarhus University
Per Halkjær Nielsen
Per Halkjær Nielsen Aalborg University
Zaini Ujang
Zaini Ujang Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia
Richard Ashley
Richard Ashley University of Sheffield
Peter Steen Mikkelsen
Peter Steen Mikkelsen Technical University of Denmark
Jeppe Lund Nielsen
Jeppe Lund Nielsen Aalborg University
Piet N.L. Lens
Piet N.L. Lens University of Galway

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