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Josef Zeyer

Josef Zeyer

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
77
Citations
14918
World Ranking
1157
National Ranking
37

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
14794
World Ranking
5170
National Ranking
100

Josef Zeyer 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 Josef Zeyer sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 205 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Josef Zeyer 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 Josef Zeyer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Josef Zeyer is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland. The scholar's work encompasses a range of academic activities affiliated with this institution.

There are no recent papers listed for Josef Zeyer, nor are there records of frequent co-authors associated with their research. Additionally, no frequent publication venues have been identified for the scholar.

There is no information available regarding book publications by Josef Zeyer, which suggests that their academic output focuses more on articles or other forms of scholarly communication.

The fields and subfields of study related to Josef Zeyer's research have not been detailed, leaving specific scientific domains or specialized areas of inquiry unreported.

Similarly, no main topics of work or focused research themes have been provided to characterize the subject matter of Josef Zeyer's academic contributions.

There are no recorded awards or recognitions attributed to Josef Zeyer in the available data.

Best Publications

  • Preferential Flow Paths: Biological Hot Spots in Soils

    Maya Bundt;Maya Bundt;Franco Widmer;Manuel Pesaro;Josef Zeyer

  • A strategy for optimizing quality and quantity of DNA extracted from soil

    Helmut Bürgmann;Manuel Pesaro;Franco Widmer;Josef Zeyer

  • Quinone and iron porphyrin mediated reduction of nitroaromatic compounds in homogeneous aqueous solution

    Rene P. Schwarzenbach;Ruth Stierli;Klaus Lanz;Josef Zeyer

  • The role of microorganisms at different stages of ecosystem development for soil formation

    Stefanie Schulz;Robert Brankatschk;Alexander Dümig;Ingrid Kögel-Knabner

  • Anaerobic degradation of alkylated benzenes in denitrifying laboratory aquifer columns.

    E P Kuhn;J Zeyer;P Eicher;R P Schwarzenbach

  • Analysis of bacterial community structure in bulk soil by in situ hybridization

    Boris Zarda;D. Hahn;Antonis Chatzinotas;Wilhelm Schönhuber

  • Abundances and potential activities of nitrogen cycling microbial communities along a chronosequence of a glacier forefield

    Robert Brankatschk;Stefanie Töwe;Kristina Kleineidam;Michael Schloter

  • Simple Absolute Quantification Method Correcting for Quantitative PCR Efficiency Variations for Microbial Community Samples

    Robert Brankatschk;Natacha Bodenhausen;Josef Zeyer;Helmut Bürgmann

  • Bacterial, archaeal and fungal succession in the forefield of a receding glacier.

    Anita Zumsteg;Joerg Luster;Hans Göransson;Hans Göransson;Rienk H. Smittenberg;Rienk H. Smittenberg

  • Influence of Microbial Growth on Hydraulic Properties of Pore Networks

    Martin Thullner;Josef Zeyer;Wolfgang Kinzelbach

  • Isolation and characterization of a bacterium that mineralizes toluene in the absence of molecular oxygen.

    J. Dolfing;J. Zeyer;P. Binder-Eicher;R. P. Schwarzenbach

  • Activity and Diversity of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in a Petroleum Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Aquifer

    Jutta Kleikemper;Martin H. Schroth;William V. Sigler;Martina Schmucki

  • Effects of model root exudates on structure and activity of a soil diazotroph community

    Helmut Bürgmann;Stefan Meier;Michael Bunge;Franco Widmer

  • Microbial diversity and activity along the forefields of two receding glaciers.

    W.V. Sigler;J. Zeyer

  • Rapid microbial mineralization of toluene and 1,3-dimethylbenzene in the absence of molecular oxygen.

    J. Zeyer;E. P. Kuhn;R. P. Schwarzenbach

  • Assessing soil biological characteristics : a comparison of bulk soil community DNA-, PLFA-, and Biolog-analyses

    F. Widmer;A. Fließbach;E. Laczkó;J. Schulze-Aurich

  • Microbial mineralization of ring-substituted anilines through an ortho-cleavage pathway

    J Zeyer;A Wasserfallen;K N Timmis

  • In situ analysis of denitrifying toluene- and m-xylene-degrading bacteria in a diesel fuel-contaminated laboratory aquifer column.

    A Hess;B Zarda;D Hahn;A Häner

  • mRNA Extraction and Reverse Transcription-PCR Protocol for Detection of nifH Gene Expression by Azotobacter vinelandii in Soil

    Helmut Bürgmann;Franco Widmer;William V. Sigler;Josef Zeyer

  • New Molecular Screening Tools for Analysis of Free-Living Diazotrophs in Soil

    Helmut Bürgmann;Franco Widmer;William Von Sigler;Josef Zeyer

  • Bacterial succession in glacial forefield soils characterized by community structure, activity and opportunistic growth dynamics.

    W.V. Sigler;S. Crivii;J. Zeyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Dittmar Hahn
Dittmar Hahn Texas State University
Patrick Höhener
Patrick Höhener Aix-Marseille University
Daniel Hunkeler
Daniel Hunkeler University of Neuchâtel
Franco Widmer
Franco Widmer Environmental Protection Agency
Martin Thullner
Martin Thullner Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner Technical University of Munich
Beat Frey
Beat Frey Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Michael Schloter
Michael Schloter Technical University of Munich

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