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Matthias Richter is affiliated with Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with significant contributions in related subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Biomedical Engineering, Process Chemistry and Technology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's work focuses on topics centered around Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure, Odor and Emission Control Technologies, Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Vehicle Emissions and Performance, Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure, as well as Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation.

Recent publications by Matthias Richter highlight several aspects of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and indoor air quality. These include:

  • Natural Building Materials for Interior Fitting and Refurbishment-What about Indoor Emissions? (2021, Materials)
  • Determination of Recovery Rates of Adsorbents for Sampling Very Volatile Organic Compounds (C1-C6) in Dry and Humid Air in the Sub-ppb Range by Use of Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (2020, Journal of Chromatography A)

Additional notable research works, in which Richter is not listed as the primary author but are relevant within similar research domains, include:

  • Measurement of Very Volatile Organic Compounds (VVOCs) in Indoor Air by Sorbent-Based Active Sampling: Identifying the Gaps Towards Standardisation (2021, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry)
  • Volatile Organic Compounds from Building Products-Results from Six Round Robin Tests with Emission Test Chambers Conducted Between 2008 and 2018 (2021, Indoor Air)
  • Selection of Gas Standards, Gas Chromatography Column and Adsorbents for the Measurement of Very Volatile Organic Compounds (C1-C6) in Indoor Air (2022, Analytica Chimica Acta)

Matthias Richter frequently collaborates with a group of researchers, with recurring coauthors including Wolfgang Horn, Elevtheria Juritsch, Oliver Jann, Olaf Wilke, and Morgane Even. These partnerships have contributed multiple publications to a variety of scholarly venues.

The scientist's work appears in respected publication venues such as Annals of Work Exposures and Health, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Materials, and Journal of Chromatography A. Among these, Annals of Work Exposures and Health and Zenodo host multiple contributions.

Best Publications

  • Researching health inequalities in adolescents: the development of the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) family affluence scale.

    Candace Currie;Michal Molcho;William Boyce;Bjørn Holstein

  • Inequalities in young people's health: HBSC international report from the 2005/2006 Survey

    Candace Currie;Saoirse Nic Gabhainn;Emmanuelle Godeau;Chris Roberts

  • Explaining socioeconomic inequalities in self-rated health: a systematic review of the relative contribution of material, psychosocial and behavioural factors

    Irene Moor;Jacob Spallek;Matthias Richter

  • Gesundheit und Gesundheitsverhalten im Jugendalter: der Einfluss sozialer Ungleichheit

    Matthias Richter

  • The role of behavioural factors in explaining socio-economic differences in adolescent health: A multilevel study in 33 countries

    Matthias Richter;Michael Erhart;Carine A. Vereecken;Alessio Zambon

  • Socio-economic inequality in multiple health complaints among adolescents: international comparative study in 37 countries.

    Bjørn E. Holstein;Candace Currie;Will Boyce;Mogens T. Damsgaard

  • Soziale Ungleichheit und Gesundheit

    Thomas Lampert;Matthias Richter;Sven Schneider;Jacob Spallek

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in access to treatment for coronary heart disease: A systematic review

    Sara L. Schröder;Matthias Richter;Jochen Schröder;Stefan Frantz

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in adolescent smoking across 35 countries: a multilevel analysis of the role of family, school and peers

    Irene Moor;Katharina Rathmann;Michela Lenzi;Timo-Kolja Pförtner

  • Risk behaviour in adolescence: the relationship between developmental and health problems

    Klaus Hurrelmann;Matthias Richter

  • Gesundheitliche Ungleichheit: Ausgangsfragen und Herausforderungen

    Matthias Richter;Klaus Hurrelmann

  • [Social inequality and health: Status and prospects of socio-epidemiological research in Germany].

    Thomas Lampert;Matthias Richter;Sven Schneider;Jacob Spallek

  • Trends in socio-economic differences in tobacco smoking among German schoolchildren, 1994–2002

    Matthias Richter;Anja Leppin

  • National Income and Income Inequality, Family Affluence and Life Satisfaction Among 13 year Old Boys and Girls: A Multilevel Study in 35 Countries

    Kate Ann Levin;Torbjorn Torsheim;Wilma Vollebergh;Matthias Richter

  • The relationship between parental socio-economic status and episodes of drunkenness among adolescents: findings from a cross-national survey

    Matthias Richter;Anja Leppin;Saoirse Nic Gabhainn

  • Gesundheits- und Medizinsoziologie : eine Einführung in sozialwissenschaftliche Gesundheitsforschung

    Klaus Hurrelmann;Matthias Richter

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in primary-care and specialist physician visits: a systematic review.

    Sara Lena Lueckmann;Jens Hoebel;Julia Roick;Jenny Markert

  • Explaining socioeconomic differences in adolescent self-rated health: the contribution of material, psychosocial and behavioural factors

    Matthias Richter;Irene Moor;Frank J van Lenthe

  • High agreement on family affluence between children’s and parents’ reports: international study of 11-year-old children

    Anette Andersen;Rikke Krolner;Candace Currie;Lorenza Dallago

  • Determinants of health check attendance in adults: findings from the cross-sectional German Health Update (GEDA) study

    Jens Hoebel;Anne Starker;Susanne Jordan;Matthias Richter

  • Gesundheit, Ungleichheit und jugendliche Lebenswelten: Ergebnisse der zweiten internationalen Vergleichsstudie im Auftrag der Weltgesundheitsorganisation WHO.

    Matthias Richter;Klaus Hurrelmann;Andreas Klocke

  • Parental occupation, family affluence and adolescent health behaviour in 28 countries

    Matthias Richter;Carine A. Vereecken;Carine A. Vereecken;William Boyce;Lea Maes

Frequent Co-Authors

Arja Rimpelä
Arja Rimpelä Tampere University
Anton E. Kunst
Anton E. Kunst University of Amsterdam
Klaus Hurrelmann
Klaus Hurrelmann Hertie School
Thomas Lampert
Thomas Lampert Robert Koch Institute
Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer
Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Frank J. Elgar
Frank J. Elgar McGill University
Saoirse Nic Gabhainn
Saoirse Nic Gabhainn University of Galway
Candace Currie
Candace Currie Glasgow Caledonian University
William F. Boyce
William F. Boyce Queen's University
Torbjørn Torsheim
Torbjørn Torsheim University of Bergen

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