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Konrad Hungerbühler

Konrad Hungerbühler

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Engineering and Technology
Switzerland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
90
Citations
28643
World Ranking
595
National Ranking
20

Chemistry

D-Index
88
Citations
26667
World Ranking
2298
National Ranking
52

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
83
Citations
23469
World Ranking
441
National Ranking
8

Konrad Hungerbühler 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 Konrad Hungerbühler sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 347 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Konrad Hungerbühler 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 Konrad Hungerbühler sits on this spectrum.

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: 83 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Konrad Hungerbühler is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland. Their research intersects several domains within environmental and biological sciences, focusing primarily on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist's work covers key subfields including molecular biology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, pollution, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, as well as pharmacology. Main research topics encompass plant toxicity and pharmacological properties, plant and fungal interactions, pharmacogenetics and drug metabolism, allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions, pesticide and herbicide environmental studies, mercury impact and mitigation studies, and heavy metals in the environment.

Konrad Hungerbühler has contributed to publications appearing largely in these venues:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry
  • The Science of The Total Environment

The scientist has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including:

  • Barbara F. Günthardt
  • Juliane Hollender
  • Martin Scheringer
  • Thomas D. Bucheli
  • Carina D. Schönsee

Representative papers by Konrad Hungerbühler include:

  • "Is there anybody else out there?" - First Insights from a Suspect Screening for Phytotoxins in Surface Water, published in 2020 in CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry
  • Retrospective HRMS Screening and Dedicated Target Analysis Reveal a Wide Exposure to Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Small Streams, published in 2020 in Environmental Science & Technology
  • Aquatic occurrence of phytotoxins in small streams triggered by biogeography, vegetation growth stage, and precipitation, published in 2021 in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Uptake of Gaseous Elemental Mercury by a Rainforest: Insights from a Tropical Glasshouse Used as a Dynamic Flux Chamber, published in 2025 in Environmental Science & Technology

Best Publications

  • What is a green solvent? A comprehensive framework for the environmental assessment of solvents

    Christian Capello;Ulrich Fischer;Konrad Hungerbühler

  • What are the sources of exposure to eight frequently used phthalic acid esters in Europeans

    Matthias Wormuth;Martin Scheringer;Meret Vollenweider;Konrad Hungerbühler

  • Estimation of Cumulative Aquatic Exposure and Risk Due to Silver: Contribution of Nano-Functionalized Plastics and Textiles

    Sabine A. Blaser;Martin Scheringer;Matthew MacLeod;Konrad Hungerbühler

  • Fluorinated alternatives to long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs), perfluoroalkane sulfonic acids (PFSAs) and their potential precursors

    Zhanyun Wang;Ian T. Cousins;Martin Scheringer;Konrad Hungerbühler

  • Comprehensive probabilistic modelling of environmental emissions of engineered nanomaterials

    Tian Yin Sun;Fadri Gottschalk;Konrad Hungerbühler;Bernd Nowack

  • Global emission inventories for C4-C14 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid (PFCA) homologues from 1951 to 2030, Part I: production and emissions from quantifiable sources.

    Zhanyun Wang;Ian T. Cousins;Martin Scheringer;Robert C. Buck

  • Estimating consumer exposure to PFOS and PFOA.

    David Trudel;Lea Horowitz;Matthias Wormuth;Martin Scheringer

  • Dynamic Probabilistic Modeling of Environmental Emissions of Engineered Nanomaterials

    Tian Yin Sun;Tian Yin Sun;Nikolaus A. Bornhöft;Nikolaus A. Bornhöft;Konrad Hungerbühler;Bernd Nowack

  • Cumulative energy demand as predictor for the environmental burden of commodity production.

    Mark A. J. Huijbregts;Stefanie Hellweg;Rolf Frischknecht;Harrie W. M. Hendriks

  • Assessment of Recent Process Analytical Technology (PAT) Trends: A Multiauthor Review

    Levente L. Simon;Hajnalka Pataki;György Marosi;Fabian Meemken

  • Development of Environmental Fate Models for Engineered Nanoparticles—A Case Study of TiO2 Nanoparticles in the Rhine River

    Antonia Praetorius;Martin Scheringer;Konrad Hungerbühler

  • Assessing Safety, Health, and Environmental Impact Early during Process Development

    Guntram Koller;and Ulrich Fischer;Konrad Hungerbühler

  • Bioaccumulation of Perfluorinated Alkyl Acids: Observations and Models

    Carla A. Ng;Konrad Hungerbühler

  • Global production, use, and emission volumes of short-chain chlorinated paraffins - A minimum scenario

    Juliane Glüge;Zhanyun Wang;Christian Bogdal;Martin Scheringer

  • Characterization of silver release from commercially available functional (nano)textiles.

    C. Lorenz;L. Windler;N. von Goetz;R.P. Lehmann

  • Using COSMOtherm to predict physicochemical properties of poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs)

    Zhanyun Wang;Matthew MacLeod;Ian T. Cousins;Martin Scheringer

  • Intrinsic Human Elimination Half-Lives of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Derived from the Temporal Evolution of Cross-Sectional Biomonitoring Data from the United Kingdom

    Roland Ritter;Martin Scheringer;Matthew MacLeod;Claudia Moeckel

  • Environmental Risks of Medium-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (MCCPs): A Review

    Juliane Glüge;Lena Schinkel;Konrad Hungerbühler;Ronan Cariou

  • Ecological footprint accounting in the life cycle assessment of products

    Mark A.J. Huijbregts;Stefanie Hellweg;Rolf Frischknecht;Konrad Hungerbühler

  • Discounting and the environment should current impacts be weighted differently than impacts harming future generations

    Stefanie Hellweg;Thomas B. Hofstetter;Konrad Hungerbuhler

  • Release of titanium dioxide from textiles during washing.

    L. Windler;C. Lorenz;C. Lorenz;N. von Goetz;K. Hungerbühler

  • Bisphenol a: how the most relevant exposure sources contribute to total consumer exposure.

    Natalie von Goetz;Matthias Wormuth;Martin Scheringer;Konrad Hungerbühler

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew MacLeod
Matthew MacLeod Stockholm University
Alfons Baiker
Alfons Baiker ETH Zurich
Kevin C. Jones
Kevin C. Jones Lancaster University
Ian T. Cousins
Ian T. Cousins Stockholm University
Kathrin Fenner
Kathrin Fenner Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Zoltan K. Nagy
Zoltan K. Nagy Purdue University West Lafayette
Thomas B. Hofstetter
Thomas B. Hofstetter Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

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