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Marike Kolossa-Gehring

Marike Kolossa-Gehring

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 60 2948 2817 196 192 260 12355

Marike Kolossa-Gehring publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marike Kolossa-Gehring between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marike Kolossa-Gehring published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 14.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2022. 29 of the 313 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2022. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 6 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 16 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 45 publications 2023: 36 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 13 publications
2005 2025

313 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marike Kolossa-Gehring: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 6
2007 9
2008 4
2009 6
2010 1
2011 16
2012 15
2013 11
2014 11
2015 18
2016 3
2017 12
2018 18
2019 15
2020 23
2021 34
2022 45
2023 36
2024 16
2025 13
Total 313
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Marike Kolossa-Gehring publications per year - data summary

  • Marike Kolossa-Gehring, a Environmental Sciences scholar from German Environment Agency, has 313 publications recorded across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2005 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 45 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2005 and 2010, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 14.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.9 per year counting only the 21 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 144 publications, 46% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2005-2011: 43 publications (6.1 per year); 2012-2018: 88 publications (12.6 per year); 2019-2025: 182 publications (26.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Marike Kolossa-Gehring 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 Marike Kolossa-Gehring 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, 251–260 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: 260 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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
251–260 180 260
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
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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Marike Kolossa-Gehring publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Marike Kolossa-Gehring, a Environmental Sciences scholar from German Environment Agency, records 260 publications - the 80th percentile of the discipline.
  • 80% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Marike Kolossa-Gehring, and about 20% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Marike Kolossa-Gehring ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Marike Kolossa-Gehring 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 Marike Kolossa-Gehring 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, 60 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: 60 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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 60
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
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Marike Kolossa-Gehring D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Marike Kolossa-Gehring, a Environmental Sciences scholar from German Environment Agency, records 60 D-Index - the 71st percentile of the discipline.
  • 71% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Marike Kolossa-Gehring, and about 29% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Marike Kolossa-Gehring ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Marike Kolossa-Gehring is affiliated with the German Environment Agency in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with a specialization in health, toxicology, and mutagenesis. Their contributions include significant work in carcinogens and genotoxicity assessment, pollution, plant science, and environmental chemistry.

They have contributed to the understanding of various topics including:

  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Carcinogens and genotoxicity assessment
  • Health, environment, cognitive aging
  • Toxic organic pollutants impact
  • Air quality and health impacts
  • Heavy metal exposure and toxicity
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research

Marike Kolossa-Gehring has published extensively in several venues, with frequent publications in:

  • International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health (58 publications)
  • Toxics (19 publications)
  • Environment International (15 publications)
  • Environmental Research (11 publications)
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (9 publications)

Some of the recent papers featuring their work include:

  • Human biomonitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in German blood plasma samples from 1982 to 2019, 2020, Environment International
  • A walk in the PARC: developing and implementing 21st century chemical risk assessment in Europe, 2023, Archives of Toxicology
  • Human biomonitoring initiative (HBM4EU) - Strategy to derive human biomonitoring guidance values (HBM-GVs) for health risk assessment, 2020, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
  • The European human biomonitoring platform - Design and implementation of a laboratory quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) programme for selected priority chemicals, 2021, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
  • Phthalate metabolites in urine of children and adolescents in Germany. Human biomonitoring results of the German Environmental Survey GerES V, 2014-2017, 2020, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Marike Kolossa-Gehring collaborates frequently with other researchers. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Till Weber
  • Greet Schoeters
  • Aline Murawski
  • Argelia Castaño
  • Marta Esteban

Best Publications

  • GerES IV: phthalate metabolites and bisphenol A in urine of German children.

    Kerstin Becker;Thomas Göen;Margarete Seiwert;Andre Conrad

  • Update of the reference and HBM values derived by the German Human Biomonitoring Commission.

    Christine Schulz;Michael Wilhelm;Ursel Heudorf;Marike Kolossa-Gehring

  • Twenty years of the German Environmental Survey (GerES): human biomonitoring--temporal and spatial (West Germany/East Germany) differences in population exposure.

    C. Schulz;A. Conrad;K. Becker;M. Kolossa-Gehring

  • New HBM values for emerging substances, inventory of reference and HBM values in force, and working principles of the German Human Biomonitoring Commission.

    Petra Apel;Jürgen Angerer;Michael Wilhelm;Marike Kolossa-Gehring

  • Glyphosate in German adults – Time trend (2001 to 2015) of human exposure to a widely used herbicide

    André Conrad;Christa Schröter-Kermani;Hans Wolfgang Hoppe;Maria Rüther

  • Statement on advancing the assessment of chemical mixtures and their risks for human health and the environment.

    Elina Drakvik;Elina Drakvik;Rolf Altenburger;Yasunobu Aoki;Thomas Backhaus

  • The German Human Biomonitoring Commission.

    C. Schulz;J. Angerer;U. Ewers;M. Kolossa-Gehring

  • Current EU research activities on combined exposure to multiple chemicals

    Stephanie K. Bopp;Robert Barouki;Werner Brack;Silvia Dalla Costa

  • Phthalate metabolites in 24-h urine samples of the German Environmental Specimen Bank (ESB) from 1988 to 2015 and a comparison with US NHANES data from 1999 to 2012

    Holger M. Koch;Maria Rüther;André Schütze;André Conrad

  • GerES IV pilot study: assessment of the exposure of German children to organophosphorus and pyrethroid pesticides.

    Kerstin Becker;Margarete Seiwert;Jürgen Angerer;Marike Kolossa-Gehring

  • Economic benefits of methylmercury exposure control in Europe: Monetary value of neurotoxicity prevention

    Martine Bellanger;Céline Pichery;Dominique Aerts;Marika Berglund

  • Fetal exposure to phthalates – a pilot study

    Matthias Wittassek;Juergen Angerer;Marike Kolossa-Gehring;Sebastian Daniel Schäfer

  • First steps toward harmonized human biomonitoring in Europe: Demonstration project to perform human biomonitoring on a European scale

    Elly Den Hond;Eva Govarts;Hanny Willems;Roel Smolders

  • Bisphenol A in 24 h urine and plasma samples of the German Environmental Specimen Bank from 1995 to 2009: a retrospective exposure evaluation.

    Holger M Koch;Marike Kolossa-Gehring;Christa Schröter-Kermani;Jürgen Angerer

  • Human biomonitoring as a tool to support chemicals regulation in the European Union.

    Catherine Ganzleben;Jean-Philippe Antignac;Robert Barouki;Argelia Castaño

  • Urinary BPA measurements in children and mothers from six European member states: Overall results and determinants of exposure

    Adrian Covaci;Elly Den Hond;Tinne Geens;Eva Govarts

  • Human biomonitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in German blood plasma samples from 1982 to 2019.

    Bernd Göckener;Till Weber;Heinz Rüdel;Mark Bücking

  • Daily intake of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) by German children -- A comparison of two estimation models based on urinary DEHP metabolite levels.

    Matthias Wittassek;Wolfgang Heger;Holger M. Koch;Holger M. Koch;Kerstin Becker

  • Di-n-butylphthalate and butylbenzylphthalate - urinary metabolite levels and estimated daily intakes: pilot study for the German Environmental Survey on children.

    Holger M Koch;Kerstin Becker;Matthias Wittassek;Margarete Seiwert

  • Environmental surveys, specimen bank and health related environmental monitoring in Germany.

    Marike Kolossa-Gehring;Kerstin Becker;André Conrad;Christa Schröter-Kermani

  • The carcinogenic potential of nanomaterials, their release from products and options for regulating them.

    Heidi Becker;Frank Herzberg;Agnes Schulte;Marike Kolossa-Gehring

  • Human biomonitoring in health risk assessment in Europe: Current practices and recommendations for the future.

    Henriqueta Louro;Milla Heinälä;Jos Bessems;Jurgen Buekers

Frequent Co-Authors

Holger M. Koch
Holger M. Koch Ruhr University Bochum
Greet Schoeters
Greet Schoeters University of Antwerp
Milena Horvat
Milena Horvat Jožef Stefan Institute
Thomas Brüning
Thomas Brüning Ruhr University Bochum
Peter Rudnai
Peter Rudnai National Institutes of Health
Gudrun Koppen
Gudrun Koppen University of Antwerp
Arno C. Gutleb
Arno C. Gutleb Wageningen University & Research
Hanna Tolonen
Hanna Tolonen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Michael Wilhelm
Michael Wilhelm Ruhr University Bochum
Erik Lebret
Erik Lebret Utrecht University

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