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  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award
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Overview

Matthias Egger is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on microplastics and plastic pollution, recycling and waste management techniques, as well as related topics within environmental chemistry and global and planetary change.

The scientist has authored numerous publications, with a primary focus on the pollution subfield. Their work encompasses the investigation of marine debris transport, plastic fallout, and the role of sediment oxygen consumption in the marine carbon cycle. Together, these areas reflect an interdisciplinary approach to understanding environmental contamination and its broader impacts.

Recent notable publications include:

  • The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris, 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • First evidence of plastic fallout from the North Pacific Garbage Patch, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Sediment oxygen consumption: Role in the global marine carbon cycle, 2022, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Widespread energy limitation to life in global subseafloor sediments, 2020, Science Advances
  • Industrialised fishing nations largely contribute to floating plastic pollution in the North Pacific subtropical gyre, 2022, Scientific Reports

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Matthias Egger include Laurent Lebreton, Helge Niemann, Bo Barker Jørgensen, Sarah-Jeanne Royer, and Karin Kvale. These collaborations indicate an engagement with a network of researchers active in environmental science and marine pollution.

Publication venues where Matthias Egger's research commonly appears are:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Earth-Science Reviews

The scientist's main areas of study include Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Their research topics specifically cover:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

The combination of these topics and fields situates Matthias Egger's contributions at the intersection of environmental pollution issues and their broader chemical, geological, and technological contexts.

Best Publications

  • Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test

    Matthias Egger;George Davey Smith;Martin Schneider;Christoph Minder

  • The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies

    E von Elm;D G Altman;M Egger;M Egger;S J Pocock

  • [The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies].

    Erik von Elm;Douglas G. Altman;Matthias Egger;Matthias Egger;Stuart J. Pocock

  • Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

    D Moher;A Liberati;J Tetzlaff;D G Altman

  • CONSORT 2010 Explanation and Elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials

    David Moher;Sally Hopewell;Kenneth F Schulz;Victor M. Montori

  • Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies

    Erik von Elm;Douglas G Altman;Matthias Egger;Stuart J Pocock

  • Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): explanation and elaboration.

    J P Vandenbroucke;E von Elm;E von Elm;D G Altman;P C Gøtzsche

  • Body-mass index and incidence of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies

    Andrew G Renehan;Margaret Tyson;Matthias Egger;Matthias Egger;Richard F Heller

  • Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 21 antidepressant drugs for the acute treatment of adults with major depressive disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

    Andrea Cipriani;Andrea Cipriani;Toshi A Furukawa;Georgia Salanti;Anna Chaimani;Anna Chaimani;Anna Chaimani

  • The Revised CONSORT Statement for Reporting Randomized Trials: Explanation and Elaboration

    Douglas G. Altman;Kenneth F. Schulz;David Moher;Matthias Egger

  • Funnel plots for detecting bias in meta-analysis: guidelines on choice of axis.

    Jonathan A.C Sterne;Matthias Egger

  • The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for reporting observational studies

    E Von Elm;D G Altman;M Egger;S J Pocock

  • Systematic reviews in health care: Assessing the quality of controlled clinical trials

    Peter Jüni;Douglas G Altman;Matthias Egger

  • Systematic Reviews in Health Care : Meta-Analysis in Context

    Matthias Egger;George Davey Smith;Douglas G Altman

  • Empirical evidence of bias in treatment effect estimates in controlled trials with different interventions and outcomes: meta-epidemiological study.

    Lesley Wood;Matthias Egger;Lise Lotte Gluud;Kenneth F Schulz

  • Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and elaboration

    Jan P Vandenbroucke;Erik Björn von Elm;Douglas G Altman;Peter C Gøtzsche

  • Meta-analysis: Principles and procedures

    Matthias Egger;George Davey Smith;Andrew N Phillips

  • The hazards of scoring the quality of clinical trials for meta-analysis.

    Peter Jüni;Anne Witschi;Ralph Bloch;Matthias Egger

  • [CONSORT 2010 Explanation and Elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials (Chinese version)]

    David Moher;Sally Hopewell;Kenneth F Schulz;Victor Montori

  • The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for Reporting Observational Studies */Declaration De l'Initiative STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) : Recommandations Pour L'elaboration Des Rapports D'etudes Observationnelles/ Declaracion De la Iniciativa STOBE

    Erik von Elm;Douglas G. Altman;Matthias Egger;Stuart J. Pocock

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcel Zwahlen
Marcel Zwahlen University of Bern
Jonathan A C Sterne
Jonathan A C Sterne University of Bristol
George Davey Smith
George Davey Smith University of Bristol
François Dabis
François Dabis University of Bordeaux
Peter Jüni
Peter Jüni University of Oxford
Robin Wood
Robin Wood University of Cape Town
Margaret T May
Margaret T May University of Bristol
Hansjakob Furrer
Hansjakob Furrer University of Bern
Douglas G. Altman
Douglas G. Altman University of Oxford
Nicola Low
Nicola Low University of Bern

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