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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 48 3133 2877 81 70 284 10142

Matthias Richter publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Matthias Richter between 1960 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Matthias Richter published across 66 years, from 1960 to 2025, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2018. 4 of the 387 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1960 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2018. 1960: 1 publication 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 3 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 10 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 5 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 37 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 38 publications 2019: 32 publications 2020: 34 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1960 2025

387 publications in total across all disciplines

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Matthias Richter: publications per year, 1960 to 2025
Year Publications
1960 1
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 3
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 10
1997 1
1998 5
1999 3
2000 2
2001 7
2002 4
2003 2
2004 3
2005 13
2006 8
2007 8
2008 11
2009 10
2010 13
2011 12
2012 12
2013 17
2014 22
2015 24
2016 37
2017 23
2018 38
2019 32
2020 34
2021 19
2022 4
2023 3
2024 2
2025 2
Total 387
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Matthias Richter publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthias Richter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 284–293 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 284 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113 284
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Matthias Richter D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthias Richter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203 48
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

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

  • 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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