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Jozef M. Pacyna 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 Jozef M. Pacyna sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 141 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jozef M. Pacyna 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 Jozef M. Pacyna sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Poland Leader Award

Overview

Jozef M. Pacyna is affiliated with the AGH University of Science and Technology in Poland. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, and Radiation.

The main topics covered in Jozef M. Pacyna's work include:

  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Bryophyte Studies and Records

Jozef M. Pacyna has co-authored several papers with frequent collaborators such as Agnieszka Jędruch, Lucyna Falkowska, Dominika Saniewska, Elżbieta Kalisińska, and Maciej Durkalec.

Some of the recent publications involving or related to Jozef M. Pacyna include:

  • "Recent advances in mercury research," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Status and trends of mercury pollution of the atmosphere and terrestrial ecosystems in Poland," 2021, AMBIO
  • "Mercury in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea: A response to decreased atmospheric deposition and changing environment," 2022, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "The Minamata Convention," 2020, Chemistry International
  • "Information gain in environmental monitoring through bioindi-cation and biomonitoring methods ("B & B technologies") and phytoremediation processes - with special reference to the Biological System of Chemical Elements (BSCE) under specific consideration," 2020, Bioactive Compounds in Health and Disease - Online ISSN 2574-0334 Print ISSN 2769-2426

The scientist's frequent publication venues reflect a broad engagement with environmental and chemical research journals, including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • AMBIO
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Chemistry International
  • Bioactive Compounds in Health and Disease - Online ISSN 2574-0334 Print ISSN 2769-2426

Best Publications

  • Quantitative assessment of worldwide contamination of air, water and soils by trace metals

    Jerome O. Nriagu;Jozef M. Pacyna

  • An assessment of global and regional emissions of trace metals to the atmosphere from anthropogenic sources worldwide

    J M Pacyna;E G Pacyna

  • Global anthropogenic mercury emission inventory for 2000

    Elisabeth G. Pacyna;Jozef M. Pacyna;Jozef M. Pacyna;Frits Steenhuisen;Simon Wilson

  • Towards a global historical emission inventory for selected PCB congeners--a mass balance approach. 1. Global production and consumption.

    Knut Breivik;Andrew J. Sweetman;Jozef M. Pacyna;Kevin C. Jones

  • Global emission of mercury to the atmosphere from anthropogenic sources in 2005 and projections to 2020

    E. G. Pacyna;J. M. Pacyna;K. Sundseth;J. Munthe

  • Towards a global historical emission inventory for selected PCB congeners--a mass balance approach 3. An update.

    Knut Breivik;Andrew J. Sweetman;Jozef M. Pacyna;Kevin C. Jones

  • Towards a global historical emission inventory for selected PCB congeners — A mass balance approach

    Knut Breivik;Andy Sweetman;Jozef M. Pacyna;Kevin C. Jones

  • Global gridded inventories of anthropogenic emissions of sulfur and nitrogen

    Carmen M. Benkovitz;M. Trevor Scholtz;Jozef Pacyna;Leonor Tarrasón

  • Global emission of mercury from anthropogenic sources in 1995

    E. G. Pacyna;J. M. Pacyna

  • Primary sources of selected POPs: regional and global scale emission inventories

    Knut Breivik;Ruth Alcock;Yi-Fan Li;Robert E Bailey

  • Socioeconomic Consequences of Mercury Use and Pollution

    Edward B. Swain;Paul M. Jakus;Glenn Rice;Frank Lupi

  • Current and future emissions of selected heavy metals to the atmosphere from anthropogenic sources in Europe

    Elisabeth G. Pacyna;Jozef M. Pacyna;Jozef M. Pacyna;Janina Fudala;Ewa Strzelecka-Jastrzab

  • Earth's global Ag, Al, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, and Zn cycles

    Jason N. Rauch;Jozef M. Pacyna

  • Changes of emissions and atmospheric deposition of mercury, lead, and cadmium

    Jozef M. Pacyna;Elisabeth G. Pacyna;Wenche Aas

  • Estimation of the atmospheric emissions of trace elements from anthropogenic sources in Europe

    Jozef M. Pacyna

  • Use of α-, β- and γ-hexachlorocyclohexane in Europe, 1970-1996

    Knut Breivik;Jozef M. Pacyna;Jörg Münch

  • European emissions of atmospheric mercury from anthropogenic sources in 1995

    E.G. Pacyna;J.M. Pacyna;N. Pirrone

  • Four decades of gasoline lead emissions and control policies in Europe: a retrospective assessment.

    Hans von Storch;Mariza Costa-Cabral;Charlotte Hagner;Frauke Feser

  • Mapping 1995 global anthropogenic emissions of mercury

    Jozef M. Pacyna;Elisabeth G. Pacyna;Frits Steenhuisen;Simon Wilson

  • Mercury emissions to the atmosphere from natural and anthropogenic sources in the Mediterranean region

    N. Pirrone;P. Costa;J.M. Pacyna;R. Ferrara

Frequent Co-Authors

John Munthe
John Munthe IVL - Swedish Environmental Research Institute
Nicola Pirrone
Nicola Pirrone National Research Council (CNR)
Knut Breivik
Knut Breivik Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Willy Maenhaut
Willy Maenhaut Ghent University
Kevin C. Jones
Kevin C. Jones Lancaster University
Andrew J. Sweetman
Andrew J. Sweetman Lancaster University
Milena Horvat
Milena Horvat Jožef Stefan Institute
Jerome O. Nriagu
Jerome O. Nriagu University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas E. Graedel
Thomas E. Graedel Yale University
Hans von Storch
Hans von Storch Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research

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