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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 119 520 461 38 35 429 48170
Environmental Sciences 133 63 60 4 3 562 61386

Jörg Rinklebe publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jörg Rinklebe between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jörg Rinklebe published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 24 papers a year. Output peaked at 120 publications in 2022. 80 of the 671 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 120. Peak 120 publications in 2022. 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 3 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 8 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 48 publications 2018: 36 publications 2019: 55 publications 2020: 63 publications 2021: 91 publications 2022: 120 publications 2023: 66 publications 2024: 57 publications 2025: 23 publications
1998 2025

671 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jörg Rinklebe: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 2
1999 0
2000 3
2001 0
2002 0
2003 1
2004 0
2005 3
2006 1
2007 3
2008 2
2009 13
2010 11
2011 11
2012 1
2013 8
2014 13
2015 13
2016 27
2017 48
2018 36
2019 55
2020 63
2021 91
2022 120
2023 66
2024 57
2025 23
Total 671
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Jörg Rinklebe 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 Jörg Rinklebe 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, 561–570 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: 562 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 11 562
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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Jörg Rinklebe 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 Jörg Rinklebe 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, 126+ 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: 133 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 92 133
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Jörg Rinklebe is affiliated with the University of Wuppertal in Germany and focuses on research within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields including Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate contributions to topics such as carbon neutrality, soil contamination, and sustainable environmental practices. Notable papers include:

  • Technologies and perspectives for achieving carbon neutrality (2021, The Innovation)
  • Metal contamination and bioremediation of agricultural soils for food safety and sustainability (2020, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment)
  • Waste-derived biochar for water pollution control and sustainable development (2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment)
  • Multifunctional applications of biochar beyond carbon storage (2021, International Materials Reviews)
  • Cadmium stress in plants: A critical review of the effects, mechanisms, and tolerance strategies (2020, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology)

Frequent topics addressed in their research cover:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies

Jörg Rinklebe's collaboration network includes several frequent co-authors such as Sabry M. Shaheen, Nanthi Bolan, Hailong Wang, Yong Sik Ok, and Vasileios Antoniadis.

The scientist has published extensively in recognized venues commonly associated with environmental research, including:

  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Environment International
  • Chemosphere

Besides journal articles, they have contributed to the academic book literature with works published by Springer International Publishing. One such book is Advances in Understanding Soil Degradation (2021).

Best Publications

  • Trace metal behaviour in estuarine and riverine floodplain soils and sediments: A review

    G. Du Laing;J. Rinklebe;B. Vandecasteele;E. Meers

  • Technologies and perspectives for achieving carbon neutrality

    Fang Wang;Jean Damascene Harindintwali;Zhizhang Yuan;Zhizhang Yuan;Min Wang

  • Soil amendments for immobilization of potentially toxic elements in contaminated soils: A critical review.

    Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya;Sabry M. Shaheen;Sabry M. Shaheen;Sabry M. Shaheen;Season S. Chen;Daniel C.W. Tsang

  • Metal contamination and bioremediation of agricultural soils for food safety and sustainability

    Deyi Hou;David O’Connor;Avanthi D. Igalavithana;Daniel S. Alessi

  • Biochar application to low fertility soils: A review of current status, and future prospects

    Ali El-Naggar;Ali El-Naggar;Sang Soo Lee;Jörg Rinklebe;Jörg Rinklebe;Muhammad Farooq;Muhammad Farooq

  • Trace elements in the soil-plant interface: Phytoavailability, translocation, and phytoremediation–A review

    Vasileios Antoniadis;Efi Levizou;Sabry M. Shaheen;Sabry M. Shaheen;Yong Sik Ok;Yong Sik Ok

  • Waste-derived biochar for water pollution control and sustainable development

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  • Response of microbial communities to biochar-amended soils: a critical review

    Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya;James Tsz Fung Wong;Yohey Hashimoto;Longbin Huang

  • Cycling of mercury in the environment: Sources, fate, and human health implications: A review

    Felix Beckers;Jörg Rinklebe

  • Multifunctional applications of biochar beyond carbon storage

    Nanthi Bolan;Nanthi Bolan;Son A. Hoang;Jingzi Beiyuan;Souradeep Gupta

  • Cadmium stress in plants: A critical review of the effects, mechanisms, and tolerance strategies

    Taoufik El Rasafi;Abdallah Oukarroum;Abdelmajid Haddioui;Hocheol Song

  • Particulate plastics as a vector for toxic trace-element uptake by aquatic and terrestrial organisms and human health risk.

    Lauren Bradney;Hasintha Wijesekara;Hasintha Wijesekara;Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya;Nadeeka Obadamudalige

  • Soil organic carbon dynamics: Impact of land use changes and management practices: A review

    Thangavel Ramesh;Nanthi S. Bolan;Mary Beth Kirkham;Hasintha Wijesekara

  • Biochar Aging: Mechanisms, Physicochemical Changes, Assessment, And Implications for Field Applications.

    Liuwei Wang;David O'Connor;Jörg Rinklebe;Jörg Rinklebe;Yong Sik Ok

  • Prediction of Soil Heavy Metal Immobilization by Biochar Using Machine Learning

    Unknown

  • Recovery, regeneration and sustainable management of spent adsorbents from wastewater treatment streams: A review

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  • A critical review on effects, tolerance mechanisms and management of cadmium in vegetables.

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Adrees;Muhammad Ibrahim

  • Controlled variation of redox conditions in a floodplain soil: Impact on metal mobilization and biomethylation of arsenic and antimony

    Tina Frohne;Jörg Rinklebe;Roland A. Diaz-Bone;Gijs Du Laing

  • Effect of biochar on cadmium bioavailability and uptake in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in a soil with aged contamination.

    Tahir Abbas;Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman

  • Wood-based biochar for the removal of potentially toxic elements in water and wastewater: a critical review

    Sabry M. Shaheen;Sabry M. Shaheen;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Noha E. E. Hassan;Irshad Bibi;Irshad Bibi

  • A critical review on bioremediation technologies for Cr(VI)-contaminated soils and wastewater

    Shaopan Xia;Zhaoliang Song;Paramsothy Jeyakumar;Sabry M. Shaheen;Sabry M. Shaheen

  • Health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soils along the Central Elbe River, Germany.

    Jörg Rinklebe;Jörg Rinklebe;Vasileios Antoniadis;Sabry M. Shaheen;Sabry M. Shaheen;Sabry M. Shaheen;Oliver Rosche

  • Interaction of arsenic with biochar in soil and water: A critical review

    Meththika Vithanage;Indika Herath;Stephen Joseph;Jochen Bundschuh

Frequent Co-Authors

Sabry M. Shaheen
Sabry M. Shaheen Kafrelsheikh University
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Hailong Wang
Hailong Wang Foshan University
Daniel C.W. Tsang
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Nabeel Khan Niazi
Nabeel Khan Niazi University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan University of Western Australia
Filip Tack
Filip Tack Ghent University
Deyi Hou
Deyi Hou Tsinghua University
Meththika Vithanage
Meththika Vithanage University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Eilhann E. Kwon
Eilhann E. Kwon Hanyang University

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