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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 43 7069 6793 166 160 127 7639

John Poté publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John Poté between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John Poté published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2013. 16 of the 148 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2013. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 8 publications
1980 2025

148 publications in total across all disciplines

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John Poté: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 2
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 2
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 0
2002 0
2003 2
2004 0
2005 1
2006 0
2007 4
2008 2
2009 7
2010 8
2011 6
2012 7
2013 13
2014 8
2015 7
2016 7
2017 6
2018 9
2019 7
2020 11
2021 6
2022 6
2023 3
2024 8
2025 8
Total 148
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John Poté 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 John Poté sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 121–130 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 127 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617 127
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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John Poté 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 John Poté sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336 43
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

John Poté is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland and has made significant contributions in the field of Environmental Science, with 53 publications focused on various subfields.

Their research extensively covers topics such as:

  • Heavy metals in the environment
  • Pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts
  • Water quality and pollution assessment
  • Child nutrition and water access
  • Fecal contamination and water quality
  • Healthcare and environmental waste management
  • Antibiotic resistance in bacteria

Poté's work appears frequently in well-known publication venues including:

  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Watershed Ecology and the Environment
  • Environmental Challenges
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Sustainable Water Resources Management

Research papers associated with Poté reflect a focus on environmental pollutants and public health risks:

  • Pharmaceutical pollution of the world's rivers, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Extracellular DNA (eDNA): Neglected and Potential Sources of Antibiotic Resistant Genes (ARGs) in the Aquatic Environments, 2020, Pathogens
  • Evaluation of heavy metal content and potential ecological risks in soil samples from wild solid waste dumpsites in developing country under tropical conditions, 2022, Environmental Challenges
  • Hospital wastewaters: A reservoir and source of clinically relevant bacteria and antibiotic resistant genes dissemination in urban river under tropical conditions, 2020, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • Occurrence of organic micropollutants and human health risk assessment based on consumption of Amaranthus viridis, Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent co-authors working with Poté include:

  • Crispin K. Mulaji
  • Periyasamy Sivalingam
  • Emmanuel K. Atibu
  • Fernando P. Carvalho
  • Georgette N. Ngweme

Best Publications

  • Pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers

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  • Composition of bacterial and archaeal communities in freshwater sediments with different contamination levels (Lake Geneva, Switzerland)

    Laurence Haller;Mauro Tonolla;Jakob Zopfi;Raffaele Peduzzi

  • Antibiotic-resistant soil bacteria in transgenic plant fields

    Sandrine Demanèche;Hervé Sanguin;John Poté;Elisabeth Navarro

  • Accumulation of clinically relevant antibiotic-resistance genes, bacterial load, and metals in freshwater lake sediments in Central Europe.

    Naresh Devarajan;Amandine Laffite;Neil D. Graham;Maria Meijer

  • Effects of a sewage treatment plant outlet pipe extension on the distribution of contaminants in the sediments of the Bay of Vidy, Lake Geneva, Switzerland.

    John Poté;Laurence Haller;Jean-Luc Loizeau;Andrea Garcia Bravo

  • Local to regional scale industrial heavy metal pollution recorded in sediments of large freshwater lakes in central Europe (lakes Geneva and Lucerne) over the last centuries.

    Florian Thevenon;Neil D. Graham;Massimo Chiaradia;Philippe Arpagaus

  • Distribution and survival of faecal indicator bacteria in the sediments of the Bay of Vidy, Lake Geneva, Switzerland

    Laurence Haller;John Poté;Jean-Luc Loizeau;Walter Wildi

  • Hospital effluents are one of several sources of metal, antibiotic resistance genes and bacterial markers disseminated in Sub-Saharan urban rivers

    Amandine Laffite;Pitchouna I. Kilunga;John M. Kayembe;Naresh Devarajan

  • Influence of Freshwater Sediment Characteristics on Persistence of Fecal Indicator Bacteria

    Laurence Haller;Essoêfli Amedegnato;John Poté;Walter Wildi

  • Leachates draining from controlled municipal solid waste landfill: Detailed geochemical characterization and toxicity tests.

    Bienvenu K. Mavakala;Séverine Le Faucheur;Crispin K. Mulaji;Amandine Laffite

  • Occurrence of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Bacterial Markers in a Tropical River Receiving Hospital and Urban Wastewaters

    Naresh Devarajan;Amandine Laffite;Crispin Kyela Mulaji;Jean-Paul Otamonga

  • Degradation and Transformability of DNA from Transgenic Leaves

    MariaTeresa Ceccherini;John Poté;John Poté;Elisabeth Kay;Van Tran Van

  • (Pre-) historic changes in natural and anthropogenic heavy metals deposition inferred from two contrasting Swiss Alpine lakes

    Florian Thevenon;Stéphane Guédron;Massimo Chiaradia;Jean-Luc Loizeau

  • Geobacteraceae are important members of mercury-methylating microbial communities of sediments impacted by waste water releases.

    Andrea Garcia Bravo;Jakob Zopfi;Moritz Buck;Jingying Xu

  • A high-resolution historical sediment record of nutrients, trace elements and organochlorines (DDT and PCB) deposition in a drinking water reservoir (Lake Brêt, Switzerland) points at local and regional pollutant sources

    Florian Thevenon;Luiz Felippe de Alencastro;Jean-Luc Loizeau;Thierry Adatte

  • Fate and transport of antibiotic resistance genes in saturated soil columns

    John Poté;John Poté;Maria Teresa Ceccherini;Van Tran Van;Walter Rosselli

  • Antibiotic resistant bacteria/genes dissemination in lacustrine sediments highly increased following cultural eutrophication of Lake Geneva (Switzerland).

    Florian Thevenon;Thierry Adatte;Walter Wildi;John Poté

  • Accumulation of toxic metals and organic micro-pollutants in sediments from tropical urban rivers, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    Pitchouna I. Kilunga;Periyasamy Sivalingam;Amandine Laffite;Dominique Grandjean

  • Persistence and growth of faecal culturable bacterial indicators in water column and sediments of Vidy Bay, Lake Geneva, Switzerland

    John Pote;Laurence Haller;Régis Kottelat;Vincent Sastre

  • Trace metals and persistent organic pollutants in sediments from river-reservoir systems in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Spatial distribution and potential ecotoxicological effects

    Paola M. Mwanamoki;Naresh Devarajan;Florian Thevenon;Niane Birane

  • Antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas spp. in the aquatic environment: A prevalence study under tropical and temperate climate conditions

    Naresh Devarajan;Thilo Köhler;Periyasamy Sivalingam;Christian van Delden

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter Wildi
Walter Wildi University of Geneva
Kandasamy Prabakar
Kandasamy Prabakar Pusan National University
Thierry Adatte
Thierry Adatte University of Lausanne
Massimo Chiaradia
Massimo Chiaradia University of Geneva
Timothy M. Vogel
Timothy M. Vogel École Centrale de Lyon
Jakob Zopfi
Jakob Zopfi University of Basel
Vera I. Slaveykova
Vera I. Slaveykova University of Geneva
Robert Moritz
Robert Moritz University of Geneva
Bastiaan Willem Ibelings
Bastiaan Willem Ibelings University of Geneva
Paolo Nannipieri
Paolo Nannipieri University of Florence

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