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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 60 2851 2725 79 75 125 26545

Paul Fischer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul Fischer between 1984 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul Fischer published across 37 years, from 1984 to 2020, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2011. 4 of the 129 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2011. 1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 2 publications 2020: 2 publications
1984 2020

129 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul Fischer: publications per year, 1984 to 2020
Year Publications
1984 2
1985 3
1986 2
1987 2
1988 2
1989 2
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 2
1998 5
1999 2
2000 6
2001 3
2002 4
2003 9
2004 4
2005 2
2006 3
2007 3
2008 5
2009 6
2010 4
2011 18
2012 3
2013 10
2014 5
2015 7
2016 5
2017 1
2018 1
2019 2
2020 2
Total 129
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Paul Fischer 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 Paul Fischer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 121–130 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 125 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617 125
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Paul Fischer 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 Paul Fischer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166 60
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Paul Fischer is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research spans several intersecting fields, primarily Medicine, Environmental Science, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these broader areas, Fischer's work focuses on specific subfields such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The scientist's research topics are centered around complex interactions between animal health, environmental factors, and human well-being. Major themes in their work include zoonotic diseases and public health, climate change and health impacts, as well as animal disease management and epidemiology.

Among Fischer's recent scholarly contributions is the paper titled "Effects of Dutch livestock production on human health and the environment," published in 2020 in the journal The Science of The Total Environment. This work has received attention in the scientific community, with a significant number of citations reflecting its relevance to ongoing environmental and health discussions.

Collaboration forms an integral part of Fischer's research output. Frequent co-authors include P. Post, Lenny Hogerwerf, E.A.M. Bokkers, Bert Baumann, and Susanna Rutledge-Jonker. These collaborations indicate a multidisciplinary approach, likely combining expertise in epidemiology, environmental science, and public health to address complex issues at the animal-environment-human interface.

Fischer's extensive focus on zoonotic diseases and the related impacts of livestock production reflects the critical intersection of agricultural practices and public health concerns. Studies in this domain contribute to understanding how animal health and environmental factors collectively influence human health outcomes, specifically in contexts vulnerable to disease transmission and environmental stressors.

  • Effects of Dutch livestock production on human health and the environment, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

  • P. Post
  • Lenny Hogerwerf
  • E.A.M. Bokkers
  • Bert Baumann
  • Susanna Rutledge-Jonker

  • The Science of The Total Environment

  • Medicine
  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Agronomy and Crop Science

  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology

Best Publications

  • Association between mortality and indicators of traffic-related air pollution in the Netherlands: a cohort study

    Gerard Hoek;Bert Brunekreef;Sandra Goldbohm;Paul Fischer

  • Air pollution and lung cancer incidence in 17 European cohorts : Prospective analyses from the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE)

    Ole Raaschou-Nielsen;Zorana Jovanovic Andersen;Rob Beelen;Evangelia Samoli

  • A review of land-use regression models to assess spatial variation of outdoor air pollution

    Gerard Hoek;Rob Beelen;Kees de Hoogh;Danielle Vienneau

  • Effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on natural-cause mortality : An analysis of 22 European cohorts within the multicentre ESCAPE project

    Rob Beelen;Ole Raaschou-Nielsen;Massimo Stafoggia;Zorana Jovanovic Andersen

  • Development of Land Use Regression Models for PM2.5, PM2.5 Absorbance, PM10 and PMcoarse in 20 European Study Areas; Results of the ESCAPE Project

    Marloes Eeftens;Rob Beelen;Kees de Hoogh;Tom Bellander

  • Black carbon as an additional indicator of the adverse health effects of airborne particles compared with PM10 and PM2.5.

    Nicole A.H. Janssen;Gerard Hoek;Milena Simic-Lawson;Paul Douglas Fischer

  • Development of NO2 and NOx land use regression models for estimating air pollution exposure in 36 study areas in Europe - The ESCAPE project

    Rob Beelen;Gerard Hoek;Danielle Vienneau;Marloes Eeftens

  • Aircraft and road traffic noise and children's cognition and health: a cross-national study

    S A Stansfeld;Birgitta Berglund;C Clark;I Lopez-Barrio

  • Air pollution from traffic and the development of respiratory infections and asthmatic and allergic symptoms in children

    Michael Brauer;Gerard Hoek;Patricia Van Vliet;Kees Meliefste

  • Mapping urban air pollution using GIS: a regression-based approach

    David J. Briggs;Susan Collins;Paul Elliott;Paul Fischer

  • Long-Term Effects of Traffic-Related Air Pollution on Mortality in a Dutch Cohort (NLCS-AIR Study)

    Rob Beelen;Gerard Hoek;Piet A. van den Brandt;R. Alexandra Goldbohm

  • Traffic-related air pollution and the development of asthma and allergies during the first 8 years of life.

    Ulrike Gehring;Alet H. Wijga;Michael Brauer;Paul Fischer

  • Estimating long-term average particulate air pollution concentrations: application of traffic indicators and geographic information systems.

    Michael Brauer;Gerard Hoek;Patricia van Vliet;Kees Meliefste

  • The relationship between air pollution from heavy traffic and allergic sensitization, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and respiratory symptoms in Dutch schoolchildren.

    Nicole A H Janssen;Bert Brunekreef;Patricia van Vliet;Francee Aarts

  • Effects of long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution on respiratory and cardiovascular mortality in the Netherlands: the NLCS-AIR study.

    Bert Brunekreef;Rob Beelen;Gerard Hoek;Leo Schouten

  • Traffic-related differences in outdoor and indoor concentrations of particles and volatile organic compounds in Amsterdam

    P.H. Fischer;G. Hoek;H. van Reeuwijk;D.J. Briggs

  • Traffic-related air pollution and respiratory health during the first 2 yrs of life

    U. Gehring;J. Cyrys;G. Sedlmeir;B. Brunekreef

  • The association between air pollution and heart failure, arrhythmia, embolism, thrombosis, and other cardiovascular causes of death in a time series study.

    Gerard Hoek;Bert Brunekreef;Paul Fischer;Joop van Wijnen

  • Particulate matter air pollution components and risk for lung cancer

    Ole Raaschou-Nielsen;Rob Beelen;Meng Wang;Gerard Hoek

  • Short-term effects of PM2.5, PM10 and PM2.5-10 on daily mortality in The Netherlands.

    N.A.H. Janssen;P. Fischer;M. Marra;C. Ameling

Frequent Co-Authors

Bert Brunekreef
Bert Brunekreef Utrecht University
Gerard Hoek
Gerard Hoek Utrecht University
Rob Beelen
Rob Beelen Utrecht University
Ming-Yi Tsai
Ming-Yi Tsai University of Washington
Marloes Eeftens
Marloes Eeftens Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Ulrike Gehring
Ulrike Gehring Utrecht University
Kees de Hoogh
Kees de Hoogh Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Kees Meliefste
Kees Meliefste Utrecht University
Joachim Heinrich
Joachim Heinrich Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen Barcelona Institute for Global Health

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