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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 76 695 657 12 12 434 23569
Environmental Sciences 78 1066 1012 66 65 495 24845

Jörg E. Drewes publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jörg E. Drewes between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jörg E. Drewes published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 19.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 64 publications in 2017. 31 of the 615 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 64. Peak 64 publications in 2017. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 52 publications 2015: 61 publications 2016: 57 publications 2017: 64 publications 2018: 61 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 18 publications
1995 2025

615 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jörg E. Drewes: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 1
1997 1
1998 0
1999 3
2000 3
2001 4
2002 3
2003 7
2004 8
2005 16
2006 8
2007 10
2008 15
2009 8
2010 16
2011 15
2012 17
2013 27
2014 52
2015 61
2016 57
2017 64
2018 61
2019 31
2020 23
2021 24
2022 27
2023 21
2024 13
2025 18
Total 615
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Jörg E. Drewes 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 Jörg E. Drewes 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, 428–437 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: 434 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 55 434
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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Jörg E. Drewes 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 Jörg E. Drewes 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, 76 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: 76 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 76
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Jörg E. Drewes is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany and focuses their research primarily within the field of Environmental Science.

Their work covers several subfields including Water Science and Technology, Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Biomedical Engineering, and Infectious Diseases.

Research topics prominently associated with Drewes include:

  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

The scientist has published extensively in several journals, with frequent publications in:

  • ACS ES&T Water
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Water Research
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Some recent papers demonstrate a focus on wastewater analysis, contaminant biotransformation, and environmental persistence. Selected recent works include:

  • Validation of Sample Preparation Methods for Microplastic Analysis in Wastewater Matrices-Reproducibility and Standardization (2020), Water
  • Methodological Advances to Study Contaminant Biotransformation: New Prospects for Understanding and Reducing Environmental Persistence? (2021), ACS ES&T Water
  • SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance in Germany: Long-term RT-digital droplet PCR monitoring, suitability of primer/probe combinations and biomarker stability (2021), Water Research
  • Treatment of micropollutants in wastewater: Balancing effectiveness, costs and implications (2022), The Science of The Total Environment
  • Release of microplastic particles to the aquatic environment via wastewater treatment plants: The impact of sand filters as tertiary treatment (2021), Chemical Engineering Journal

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Drewes include:

  • Uwe Hübner
  • Christian Wurzbacher
  • Konrad Koch
  • Andreas Tiehm
  • Johannes Ho

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of advanced oxidation processes for water and wastewater treatment - A critical review.

    David B. Miklos;Christian Remy;Martin Jekel;Karl G. Linden

  • Factors affecting the rejection of organic solutes during NF/RO treatment—a literature review

    Christopher Bellona;Jörg E Drewes;Pei Xu;Gary Amy

  • Fate of antibiotics during municipal water recycling treatment processes

    N. Le-Minh;S.J. Khan;J.E. Drewes;J.E. Drewes;R.M. Stuetz

  • Treatment of brackish produced water using carbon aerogel-based capacitive deionization technology.

    Pei Xu;Jörg E. Drewes;Dean Heil;Gary Wang

  • REJECTION OF ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS (DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS, ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS, AND PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS) BY NF/RO MEMBRANES

    Katsuki Kimura;Katsuki Kimura;Gary Amy;Jörg E. Drewes;Thomas Heberer

  • Effect of membrane fouling on transport of organic contaminants in NF/RO membrane applications

    Pei Xu;Jörg E. Drewes;Tae-Uk Kim;Christopher Bellona

  • The role of membrane surface charge and solute physico-chemical properties in the rejection of organic acids by NF membranes

    Christopher Bellona;Jörg E. Drewes

  • A multi-barrier osmotic dilution process for simultaneous desalination and purification of impaired water

    Tzahi Y. Cath;Nathan T. Hancock;Carl D. Lundin;Christiane Hoppe-Jones

  • Adsorption of hydrophobic compounds onto NF/RO membranes: an artifact leading to overestimation of rejection

    Katsuki Kimura;Katsuki Kimura;Gary Amy;Jörg Drewes;Yoshimasa Watanabe

  • Full scale co-digestion of wastewater sludge and food waste: Bottlenecks and possibilities

    Long D. Nghiem;Long D. Nghiem;Konrad Koch;David Bolzonella;Jörg E. Drewes

  • Fate of Pharmaceuticals During Ground Water Recharge

    Jörg E. Drewes;Thomas Heberer;Tanja Rauch;Kirsten Reddersen

  • Fate of pharmaceuticals during indirect potable reuse.

    J.E. Drewes;T. Heberer;K. Reddersen

  • A Changing Framework for Urban Water Systems

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

  • Sorption of emerging trace organic compounds onto wastewater sludge solids.

    John Stevens-Garmon;Jörg E. Drewes;Stuart J. Khan;James A. McDonald

  • Antibiotic microbial resistance (AMR) removal efficiencies by conventional and advanced wastewater treatment processes: A review.

    C.X. Hiller;U. Hübner;S. Fajnorova;T. Schwartz

  • Forward osmosis as a platform for resource recovery from municipal wastewater - A critical assessment of the literature

    Ashley J. Ansari;Faisal I. Hai;William E. Price;Jörg E. Drewes

  • Rejection of emerging organic micropollutants in nanofiltration-reverse osmosis membrane applications.

    Pei Xu;Jörg E. Drewes;Christopher Bellona;Gary Amy

  • Comparing microfiltration-reverse osmosis and soil-aquifer treatment for indirect potable reuse of water.

    Jörg E. Drewes;Martin Reinhard;Peter Fox

  • Indicator compounds for assessment of wastewater effluent contributions to flow and water quality

    Eric R.V. Dickenson;Shane A. Snyder;David L. Sedlak;Jörg E. Drewes

  • Co-digestion of food waste in municipal wastewater treatment plants: effect of different mixtures on methane yield and hydrolysis rate constant.

    Konrad Koch;Brigitte Helmreich;Jörg E. Drewes

  • The role of organic matter in the removal of emerging trace organic chemicals during managed aquifer recharge.

    T. Rauch-Williams;C. Hoppe-Jones;J.E. Drewes

Frequent Co-Authors

Konrad Koch
Konrad Koch Technical University of Munich
Stuart J. Khan
Stuart J. Khan University of Sydney
Shane A. Snyder
Shane A. Snyder Georgia Institute of Technology
Pei Xu
Pei Xu New Mexico State University
Long D. Nghiem
Long D. Nghiem University of Technology Sydney
Gary L. Amy
Gary L. Amy Clemson University
Tzahi Y. Cath
Tzahi Y. Cath Colorado School of Mines
Thomas A. Ternes
Thomas A. Ternes Federal Institute of Hydrology
Karl G. Linden
Karl G. Linden University of Colorado Boulder
Christopher P. Higgins
Christopher P. Higgins Colorado School of Mines

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