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D-Index
71
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18245
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1585
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47

Michael Berg 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 Michael Berg sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 199 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Michael Berg 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 Michael Berg sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael Berg is affiliated with the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology in Switzerland. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a considerable focus on related subfields including Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry and Petrology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, and Water Science and Technology.

Their research encompasses a range of topics centered around contamination and environmental pollution, such as:

  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Fluoride Effects and Removal

Michael Berg has contributed to numerous publications in well-regarded scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Water Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their recent scientific papers include:

  • Global threat of arsenic in groundwater, 2020, Science
  • Global analysis and prediction of fluoride in groundwater, 2022, Nature Communications
  • A global-scale dataset of direct natural groundwater recharge rates: A review of variables, processes and relationships, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • The river-groundwater interface as a hotspot for arsenic release, 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • Spatial and temporal evolution of groundwater arsenic contamination in the Red River delta, Vietnam: Interplay of mobilisation and retardation processes, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Michael Berg frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors including:

  • Joel Podgorski
  • Emiliano Stopelli
  • Rolf Kipfer
  • Martyna Głodowska
  • Andreas Kappler

Best Publications

  • Arsenic contamination of groundwater and drinking water in Vietnam: a human health threat.

    Michael Berg;Hong Con Tran;Thi Chuyen Nguyen;Hung Viet Pham

  • Global threat of arsenic in groundwater

    Joel Podgorski;Joel Podgorski;Michael Berg;Michael Berg

  • Groundwater Arsenic Contamination Throughout China

    Luis Rodríguez-Lado;Guifan Sun;Michael Berg;Qiang Zhang

  • Magnitude of arsenic pollution in the Mekong and Red River Deltas--Cambodia and Vietnam.

    Michael Berg;Caroline Stengel;Pham Thi Kim Trang;Pham Hung Viet

  • Statistical Modeling of Global Geogenic Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater

    Manouchehr Amini;Karim C. Abbaspour;Michael Berg;Lenny Winkel

  • Compound-specific stable isotope analysis of organic contaminants in natural environments: a critical review of the state of the art, prospects, and future challenges

    Torsten C. Schmidt;Luc Zwank;Martin Elsner;Michael Berg

  • Arsenite and arsenate binding to dissolved humic acids: influence of pH, type of humic acid, and aluminum

    Johanna Buschmann;Alexandra Kappeler;Ursula Lindauer;David Kistler

  • Global analysis and prediction of fluoride in groundwater

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  • Contamination of drinking water resources in the Mekong delta floodplains: arsenic and other trace metals pose serious health risks to population.

    Johanna Buschmann;Michael Berg;Caroline Stengel;Lenny Winkel

  • Occurrence, fate and antibiotic resistance of fluoroquinolone antibacterials in hospital wastewaters in Hanoi, Vietnam

    Hong Anh Duong;Ngoc Ha Pham;Hoang Tung Nguyen;Thi Thuong Hoang

  • How polluted is the Yangtze river? Water quality downstream from the Three Gorges Dam.

    Beat Müller;Michael Berg;Zhi Ping Yao;Xian Feng Zhang

  • Arsenic pollution of groundwater in Vietnam exacerbated by deep aquifer exploitation for more than a century

    Lenny H. E. Winkel;Pham Thi Kim Trang;Vi Mai Lan;Caroline Stengel

  • Hydrological and sedimentary controls leading to arsenic contamination of groundwater in the Hanoi area, Vietnam: The impact of iron-arsenic ratios, peat, river bank deposits, and excessive groundwater abstraction

    Michael Berg;Pham Thi Kim Trang;Caroline Stengel;Johanna Buschmann

  • Predicting groundwater arsenic contamination in Southeast Asia from surface parameters

    Lenny Winkel;Michael Berg;Manouchehr Amini;Stephan J. Hug

  • Arsenic and Manganese Contamination of Drinking Water Resources in Cambodia: Coincidence of Risk Areas with Low Relief Topography

    Johanna Buschmann;Michael Berg;Caroline Stengel;Mickey L. Sampson

  • Extensive arsenic contamination in high-pH unconfined aquifers in the Indus Valley

    Joel E. Podgorski;Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah Eqani;Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah Eqani;Tasawar Khanam;Rizwan Ullah

  • New evaluation scheme for two-dimensional isotope analysis to decipher biodegradation processes: application to groundwater contamination by MTBE.

    Luc Zwank;Michael Berg;Martin Elsner;Torsten C Schmidt

  • Arsenic removal from groundwater by household sand filters: comparative field study, model calculations, and health benefits.

    Michael Berg;Samuel Luzi;Pham Thi Kim Trang;Pham Hung Viet

  • A global-scale dataset of direct natural groundwater recharge rates: A review of variables, processes and relationships.

    Christian Moeck;Nicolas Grech-Cumbo;Joel Podgorski;Anja Bretzler

  • Prediction Modeling and Mapping of Groundwater Fluoride Contamination throughout India

    Joel E. Podgorski;Pawan Labhasetwar;Dipankar Saha;Michael Berg

  • Bacterial bioassay for rapid and accurate analysis of arsenic in highly variable groundwater samples

    Pham Thi Kim Trang;Michael Berg;Pham Hung Viet;Nguyen Van Mui

  • Kinetics and mechanistic aspects of As(III) oxidation by aqueous chlorine, chloramines, and ozone: relevance to drinking water treatment.

    Michael C. Dodd;Ngoc Duy Vu;Adrian Ammann;Van Chieu Le

Frequent Co-Authors

Pham Hung Viet
Pham Hung Viet Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Rolf Kipfer
Rolf Kipfer Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Stephan J. Hug
Stephan J. Hug Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Henning Prommer
Henning Prommer University of Western Australia
Walter Giger
Walter Giger Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Andreas Voegelin
Andreas Voegelin Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Thomas B. Hofstetter
Thomas B. Hofstetter Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Andreas Kappler
Andreas Kappler University of Tübingen
Mario Schirmer
Mario Schirmer Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

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