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D-Index
61
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16065
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9137
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Norbert Hertkorn publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Norbert Hertkorn sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 187 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Norbert Hertkorn D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Norbert Hertkorn sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Norbert Hertkorn is affiliated with Helmholtz Zentrum München in Germany and specializes in research spanning Environmental Science, Physics and Astronomy, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work integrates multiple disciplines, with particular focus on ecology, astronomy and astrophysics, oceanography, as well as health, toxicology, mutagenesis, and spectroscopy.

Their research covers key topics including isotope analysis in ecology, astro and planetary science, marine and coastal ecosystems, microbial community ecology and physiology, planetary science and exploration, water treatment and disinfection, and mass spectrometry techniques and applications.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Norbert Hertkorn include:

  • Soluble organic molecules in samples of the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu, 2023, Science
  • Selective removal of natural organic matter during drinking water production changes the composition of disinfection by-products, 2020, Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
  • A Glacier Bacterium Produces High Yield of Cryoprotective Exopolysaccharide, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • The old, unique C1 chondrite Flensburg - Insight into the first processes of aqueous alteration, brecciation, and the diversity of water-bearing parent bodies and lithologies, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in samples of Ryugu formed in the interstellar medium, 2023, Science

Norbert Hertkorn frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin
  • Mourad Harir
  • Alexander Ruf
  • Hiroshi Naraoka
  • Yoshinori Takano

The scientist's work is often published in journals such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
  • Science
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • A simple and efficient method for the solid‐phase extraction of dissolved organic matter (SPE‐DOM) from seawater

    Thorsten Dittmar;Boris Koch;Norbert Hertkorn;Gerhard Kattner

  • Characterization of a major refractory component of marine dissolved organic matter

    Norbert Hertkorn;Ronald Benner;Moritz Frommberger;Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin

  • Chelyabinsk airburst, damage assessment, meteorite recovery, and characterization

    Olga P. Popova;Peter Jenniskens;Peter Jenniskens;Vacheslav Emel'yanenko;Anna Kartashova

  • High molecular diversity of extraterrestrial organic matter in Murchison meteorite revealed 40 years after its fall

    Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin;Zelimir Gabelica;Régis D. Gougeon;Agnes Fekete

  • Mangroves, a major source of dissolved organic carbon to the oceans

    Thorsten Dittmar;Norbert Hertkorn;Gerhard Kattner;Rubén J. Lara

  • Natural organic matter and the event horizon of mass spectrometry.

    N. Hertkorn;M. Frommberger;M. Witt;Boris Koch

  • Persistence of dissolved organic matter explained by molecular changes during its passage through soil

    Vanessa-Nina Roth;Markus Lange;Carsten Simon;Norbert Hertkorn

  • High-field NMR spectroscopy and FTICR mass spectrometry: powerful discovery tools for the molecular level characterization of marine dissolved organic matter

    Norbert Hertkorn;M. Harir;Boris P. Koch;Bernhard Michalke

  • Molecular characterization of effluent organic matter identified by ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry.

    Michael Gonsior;Michael Gonsior;Matthew Zwartjes;William J. Cooper;Weihua Song

  • High-precision frequency measurements: indispensable tools at the core of the molecular-level analysis of complex systems.

    N Hertkorn;C Ruecker;Markus Meringer;Markus Meringer;R Gugisch

  • Marine sequestration of carbon in bacterial metabolites

    Oliver J. Lechtenfeld;Norbert Hertkorn;Yuan Shen;Matthias Witt

  • The Ocean's Vital Skin: Toward an Integrated Understanding of the Sea Surface Microlayer

    Anja Engel;Hermann W. Bange;Michael Cunliffe;Susannah M. Burrows

  • Radar-Enabled Recovery of the Sutter’s Mill Meteorite, a Carbonaceous Chondrite Regolith Breccia

    Peter Jenniskens;Peter Jenniskens;Marc D. Fries;Qing-Zhu Yin;Michael Zolensky

  • Variations of DOM quality in inflows of a drinking water reservoir: linking of van Krevelen diagrams with EEMF spectra by rank correlation.

    Peter Herzsprung;Wolf von Tümpling;Norbert Hertkorn;Mourad Harir

  • Structural changes in a dissolved soil humic acid during photochemical degradation processes under O2 and N2 atmosphere

    Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin;Norbert Hertkorn;Hans-Rolf Schulten;Antonius Kettrup

  • Analysis of the Unresolved Organic Fraction in Atmospheric Aerosols with Ultrahigh-Resolution Mass Spectrometry and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Organosulfates As Photochemical Smog Constituents

    Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin;Andras Gelencsér;Ewa Dabek-Zlotorzynska;Gyula Kiss

  • Kendrick-Analogous Network Visualisation of Ion Cyclotron Resonance Fourier Transform Mass Spectra: Improved Options for the Assignment of Elemental Compositions and the Classification of Organic Molecular Complexity

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  • Changes in dissolved organic matter during the treatment processes of a drinking water plant in Sweden and formation of previously unknown disinfection byproducts.

    Michael Gonsior;Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin;Helena Stavklint;Susan D. Richardson

  • Understanding molecular formula assignment of Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry data of natural organic matter from a chemical point of view.

    Peter Herzsprung;Norbert Hertkorn;Wolf von Tümpling;Mourad Harir

  • Comparative analysis of partial structures of a peat humic and fulvic acid using one- and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

    N. Hertkorn;A. Permin;I. Perminova;D. Kovalevskii

  • Use of humic substances to remediate polluted environments : from theory to practice

    Irina V. Perminova;Kirk Hatfield;Norbert Hertkorn

  • The chemodiversity of wines can reveal a metabologeography expression of cooperage oak wood.

    Régis D. Gougeon;Marianna Lucio;Moritz Frommberger;Dominique Peyron

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin
Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin Technical University of Munich
Antonius Kettrup
Antonius Kettrup Technical University of Munich
David Bastviken
David Bastviken Linköping University
Alex Enrich-Prast
Alex Enrich-Prast Linköping University
Heinrich Sandermann
Heinrich Sandermann Bayer (Germany)
Henrik Kylin
Henrik Kylin Linköping University
Matthias Witt
Matthias Witt Laboratorien Dr. Döring GmbH
Werner Heller
Werner Heller University of Freiburg
Christian Griebler
Christian Griebler University of Vienna
Royston Goodacre
Royston Goodacre University of Liverpool

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