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Joachim Heinrich publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joachim Heinrich between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joachim Heinrich published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 40.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 115 publications in 2018. 32 of the 1,649 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 115. Peak 115 publications in 2018. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 18 publications 1998: 28 publications 1999: 24 publications 2000: 28 publications 2001: 29 publications 2002: 31 publications 2003: 38 publications 2004: 32 publications 2005: 50 publications 2006: 56 publications 2007: 48 publications 2008: 45 publications 2009: 65 publications 2010: 54 publications 2011: 69 publications 2012: 89 publications 2013: 88 publications 2014: 79 publications 2015: 75 publications 2016: 103 publications 2017: 94 publications 2018: 115 publications 2019: 95 publications 2020: 79 publications 2021: 88 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 17 publications
1985 2025

1,649 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joachim Heinrich: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 1
1987 1
1988 2
1989 0
1990 2
1991 1
1992 4
1993 6
1994 5
1995 10
1996 8
1997 18
1998 28
1999 24
2000 28
2001 29
2002 31
2003 38
2004 32
2005 50
2006 56
2007 48
2008 45
2009 65
2010 54
2011 69
2012 89
2013 88
2014 79
2015 75
2016 103
2017 94
2018 115
2019 95
2020 79
2021 88
2022 27
2023 29
2024 15
2025 17
Total 1,649
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Joachim Heinrich publications per year - data summary

  • Joachim Heinrich, a Medicine scholar from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, has 1,649 publications recorded across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1985 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2018, with 115 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1991, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 41 years in the span carries no publications at all (1989).
  • The rate of publication averages 40.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 41.2 per year counting only the 40 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 176 publications, 11% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1985-1998: 87 publications (6.2 per year); 1999-2012: 658 publications (47.0 per year); 2013-2025: 904 publications (69.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Joachim Heinrich publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joachim Heinrich sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,161–1,180 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,168 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35 1,168
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Joachim Heinrich publication distribution in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 101–120 to 1,796+ publications.
  • Joachim Heinrich, a Medicine scholar from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, records 1,168 publications - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Joachim Heinrich, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 441–460 publications range, and Joachim Heinrich ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 341–360 publications, holding 922 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 64% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 521–540 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Joachim Heinrich D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joachim Heinrich sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 166–167 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 166 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39 166
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Joachim Heinrich D-index placement in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 75 ranges running from 70–71 to 217+ D-Index.
  • Joachim Heinrich, a Medicine scholar from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, records 166 D-Index - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Joachim Heinrich, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 94–95 D-Index range, and Joachim Heinrich ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 82–83 D-Index, holding 1,027 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 106–107 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Joachim Heinrich is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and medicine, with a substantial number of publications in these fields. Specifically, Heinrich has contributed extensively to the intersection of environmental factors and health outcomes.

The scientist's publication record includes work on topics that span air quality, climate change, and urban environmental health impacts. Among the main topics covered in their research are:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Asthma and Respiratory Diseases
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research

Heinrich's research integrates insights from several subfields, including:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Speech and Hearing
  • Physiology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Environmental Engineering

Their publication venues frequently include journals and conferences such as:

  • Environmental Research
  • Environment International
  • Allergy
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Heinrich include:

  • "Greenspace and human health: An umbrella review" (2021), published in The Innovation
  • "Greenspace with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies up to 2020" (2020), published in Obesity Reviews
  • "Lifelong exposure to air pollution and greenness in relation to asthma, rhinitis and lung function in adulthood" (2020), published in Environment International
  • "A novel whole blood gene expression signature for asthma, dermatitis, and rhinitis multimorbidity in children and adolescents" (2020), published in Allergy
  • "Association Between Residential Greenness, Cardiometabolic Disorders, and Cardiovascular Disease Among Adults in China" (2020), published in JAMA Network Open

Heinrich frequently collaborates with a core group of co-authors, including:

  • Marie Standl
  • Iana Markevych
  • Guang-Hui Dong
  • Tianyu Zhao
  • Andrea von Berg

Best Publications

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Exploring pathways linking greenspace to health: Theoretical and methodological guidance.

    Iana Markevych;Julia Schoierer;Terry Hartig;Alexandra Chudnovsky

  • Respiratory effects are associated with the number of ultrafine particles.

    A Peters;H E Wichmann;T Tuch;J Heinrich

  • Effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on natural-cause mortality : An analysis of 22 European cohorts within the multicentre ESCAPE project

    Rob Beelen;Ole Raaschou-Nielsen;Massimo Stafoggia;Zorana Jovanovic Andersen

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • Air pollution from traffic and the development of respiratory infections and asthmatic and allergic symptoms in children

    Michael Brauer;Gerard Hoek;Patricia Van Vliet;Kees Meliefste

  • Fibrinogen and factor VII in the prediction of coronary risk. Results from the PROCAM study in healthy men.

    J Heinrich;L Balleisen;H Schulte;G Assmann

  • Rhinitis and onset of asthma: a longitudinal population-based study

    Rafea Shaaban;Mahmoud Zureik;David Soussan;Catherine Neukirch

  • Atopic Diseases, Allergic Sensitization, and Exposure to Traffic-related Air Pollution in Children

    Verena Morgenstern;Anne Zutavern;Josef Cyrys;Inken Brockow

  • Cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes mortality burden of cardiometabolic risk factors from 1980 to 2010: a comparative risk assessment.

    Goodarz Danaei;Yuan Lu;Gitanjali M. Singh;Emily Carnahan

  • Daily mortality and fine and ultrafine particles in Erfurt, Germany part I: role of particle number and particle mass.

    H E Wichmann;C Spix;T Tuch;G Wölke

  • Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of 21,000 cases and 95,000 controls identifies new risk loci for atopic dermatitis

    Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Johannes Waage;Hansjoerg Baurecht

  • Common genetic variants of the FADS1 FADS2 gene cluster and their reconstructed haplotypes are associated with the fatty acid composition in phospholipids

    Linda Schaeffer;Henning Gohlke;Martina Müller;Iris M. Heid

  • Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors

    Nicole M Warrington;Robin N Beaumont;Momoko Horikoshi;Felix R Day

  • Estimating long-term average particulate air pollution concentrations: application of traffic indicators and geographic information systems.

    Michael Brauer;Gerard Hoek;Patricia van Vliet;Kees Meliefste

  • Age of entry to day nursery and allergy in later childhood

    U Krämer;J Heinrich;M Wjst;H E Wichmann

  • Particulate Air Pollution and Risk of ST-Segment Depression During Repeated Submaximal Exercise Tests Among Subjects With Coronary Heart Disease The Exposure and Risk Assessment for Fine and Ultrafine Particles in Ambient Air (ULTRA) Study

    Juha Pekkanen;Annette Peters;Gerard Hoek;Pekka Tiittanen

  • Early life origins of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Cecilie Svanes;J. Sunyer;E. Plana;S. Dharmage

  • Long-term air pollution exposure and living close to busy roads are associated with COPD in women.

    Tamara Schikowski;Dorothea Sugiri;Ulrich Ranft;Ulrike Gehring;Ulrike Gehring

  • A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies new childhood obesity loci

    JP Bradfield;HR Taal;NJ Timpson;A Scherag

Frequent Co-Authors

Deborah Jarvis
Deborah Jarvis Imperial College London
Nicole Probst-Hensch
Nicole Probst-Hensch Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Sibylle Koletzko
Sibylle Koletzko University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Cecilie Svanes
Cecilie Svanes University of Bergen
Josep M. Antó
Josep M. Antó Pompeu Fabra University
Christer Janson
Christer Janson Uppsala University
Irina Lehmann
Irina Lehmann Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Ursula Krämer
Ursula Krämer Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Ulrike Gehring
Ulrike Gehring Utrecht University

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