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2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
78
Citations
24845
World Ranking
1063
National Ranking
67

Engineering and Technology

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76
Citations
23569
World Ranking
695
National Ranking
12

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.

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38 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.

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.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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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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