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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 59 10247 9267 85 81 239 11272
Environmental Sciences 60 2960 2828 34 34 249 11861

Philipp Mayer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Philipp Mayer between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Philipp Mayer published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2015. 11 of the 283 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2015. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 5 publications
1983 2025

283 publications in total across all disciplines

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Philipp Mayer: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 0
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 2
1998 4
1999 2
2000 5
2001 0
2002 1
2003 2
2004 4
2005 7
2006 6
2007 9
2008 11
2009 10
2010 9
2011 8
2012 15
2013 14
2014 18
2015 25
2016 18
2017 12
2018 19
2019 20
2020 14
2021 12
2022 8
2023 14
2024 6
2025 5
Total 283
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Philipp Mayer publications per year - data summary

  • Philipp Mayer, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Technical University of Denmark, has 283 publications recorded across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1983 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2015, with 25 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1983, 1985, 1986 and 2002, with 1 publication each.
  • 12 of the 43 years in the span carry no publications at all (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.1 per year counting only the 31 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 45 publications, 16% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1983-1997: 5 publications (0.3 per year); 1998-2012: 93 publications (6.2 per year); 2013-2025: 185 publications (14.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Philipp Mayer 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 Philipp Mayer 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, 241–250 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: 249 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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
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
241–250 217 249
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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Philipp Mayer publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Philipp Mayer, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Technical University of Denmark, records 249 publications - the 77th percentile of the discipline.
  • 77% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Philipp Mayer, and about 23% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Philipp Mayer ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Philipp Mayer 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 Philipp Mayer 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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Philipp Mayer D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Philipp Mayer, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Technical University of Denmark, records 60 D-Index - the 71st percentile of the discipline.
  • 71% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Philipp Mayer, and about 29% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Philipp Mayer ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Philipp Mayer is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark in Denmark. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a notable concentration on health, toxicology, and mutagenesis, as well as pollution.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics within environmental toxicology and chemistry. Notable papers include:

  • Assessing the aquatic toxicity and environmental safety of tracer compounds Rhodamine B and Rhodamine WT, 2021, Water Research
  • Surface-Related Toxicity of Polystyrene Beads to Nematodes and the Role of Food Availability, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Improving the Environmental Risk Assessment of Substances of Unknown or Variable Composition, Complex Reaction Products, or Biological Materials, 2020, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Accelerated Passive Dosing of Hydrophobic Complex Mixtures-Controlling the Level and Composition in Aquatic Tests, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Determining the Temperature Dependency of Biodegradation Kinetics for 34 Hydrocarbons while Avoiding Chemical and Microbial Confounding Factors, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology

Philipp Mayer has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including Heidi Birch, Karina Knudsmark Sjøholm, Rikke Høst Hammershøj, Karen Scharling Dyhr, and Arnaud Dechesne.

The main publication venues for Mayer's work include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • Chemosphere
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials

The scientist's research spans important environmental topics such as:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies

Mayer's contributions emphasize the assessment and management of chemical risks in the environment, particularly focusing on understanding the impacts of various pollutants and improving methodologies for environmental risk assessments. Their work engages deeply with toxicological effects on aquatic organisms and the broader implications of pollution on ecosystem health.

Best Publications

  • Microplastics as vectors for environmental contaminants: Exploring sorption, desorption, and transfer to biota.

    Nanna B. Hartmann;Sinja Rist;Julia Bodin;Louise Helene Søgaard Jensen

  • Two Complementary Sides of Bioavailability: Accessibility and Chemical Activity of Organic Contaminants in Sediments and Soils

    Fredrik Reichenberg;Philipp Mayer

  • Equilibrium sampling devices.

    Philipp Mayer;Johannes Tolls;Joop L. M. Hermens;Donald Mackay

  • Driving factors of a vegetation shift from Scots pine to pubescent oak in dry Alpine forests

    Andreas Rigling;Christof Bigler;Britta Eilmann;Elisabeth Feldmeyer-Christe

  • Sensing Dissolved Sediment Porewater Concentrations of Persistent and Bioaccumulative Pollutants Using Disposable Solid-Phase Microextraction Fibers

    Philipp Mayer;Wouter H. J. Vaes;Femke Wijnker;Karin C. H. M. Legierse

  • Measured Pore-Water Concentrations Make Equilibrium Partitioning Work A Data Analysis

    Rik Kraaij;Philipp Mayer;Frans J. M. Busser;Maarten Van Het Bolscher

  • Methods to assess bioavailability of hydrophobic organic contaminants: Principles, operations, and limitations

    Xinyi Cui;Philipp Mayer;Jay Gan

  • Field testing of equilibrium passive samplers to determine freely dissolved native polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations.

    Gerard Cornelissen;Gerard Cornelissen;Arne Pettersen;Dag Broman;Philipp Mayer

  • Absorption of hydrophobic compounds into the poly(dimethylsiloxane) coating of solid-phase microextraction fibers: high partition coefficients and fluorescence microscopy images.

    Philipp Mayer;Wouter H. J. Vaes;Joop L. M. Hermens

  • Passive sampling methods for contaminated sediments: Scientific rationale supporting use of freely dissolved concentrations

    Philipp Mayer;Thomas F Parkerton;Rachel G Adams;John G Cargill

  • Assessing the aquatic toxicity and environmental safety of tracer compounds Rhodamine B and Rhodamine WT.

    L.M. Skjolding;L.vG. Jørgensen;K.S. Dyhr;C.J. Köppl

  • Passive Sampling in Regulatory Chemical Monitoring of Nonpolar Organic Compounds in the Aquatic Environment

    Kees Booij;Craig D. Robinson;Robert M. Burgess;Philipp Mayer

  • Controlling and maintaining exposure of hydrophobic organic compounds in aquatic toxicity tests by passive dosing

    Kilian E.C. Smith;Nathalie Dom;Ronny Blust;Philipp Mayer

  • Can highly hydrophobic organic substances cause aquatic baseline toxicity and can they contribute to mixture toxicity

    Philipp Mayer;Fredrik Reichenberg

  • When Fluorescence Is not a Particle: The Tissue Translocation of Microplastics in Daphnia magna Seems an Artifact

    Christoph Schür;Sinja Rist;Anders Baun;Philipp Mayer

  • A simple in vitro fluorescence method for biomass measurements in algal growth inhibition tests

    Philipp Mayer;Russell Cuhel;Niels Nyholm

  • Crucial role of mechanisms and modes of toxic action for understanding tissue residue toxicity and internal effect concentrations of organic chemicals.

    Beate I. Escher;Beate I. Escher;Roman Ashauer;Scott Dyer;Joop L. M. Hermens

  • Enhanced Diffusion of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Artificial and Natural Aqueous Solutions

    Philipp Mayer;Margit M. Fernqvist;Peter S. Christensen;Ulrich Karlson

  • Passive Dosing for Producing Defined and Constant Exposure of Hydrophobic Organic Compounds during in Vitro Toxicity Tests

    Kilian E. C. Smith;Gertie J. Oostingh;Philipp Mayer

  • Aquatic toxicity of PAHs and PAH mixtures at saturation to benthic amphipods: Linking toxic effects to chemical activity

    Maria Engraff;Clémentine Solere;Kilian E.C. Smith;Philipp Mayer

  • Nonequilibrium solid-phase microextraction for determination of the freely dissolved concentration of hydrophobic organic compounds: matrix effects and limitations.

    Agnes G. Oomen;Philipp Mayer;Johannes Tolls

  • Passive sampling methods for contaminated sediments: Scientific rationale supporting use of freely dissolved concentrations

    Philipp Mayer;Thomas F Parkerton;John G Cargill;Jay Gan

Frequent Co-Authors

Beate I. Escher
Beate I. Escher Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Michael S. McLachlan
Michael S. McLachlan Stockholm University
Joop L. M. Hermens
Joop L. M. Hermens Utrecht University
Jan Åke Jönsson
Jan Åke Jönsson Lund University
Jingfu Liu
Jingfu Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Martin Holmstrup
Martin Holmstrup Aarhus University
Stefan Trapp
Stefan Trapp Technical University of Denmark
Matthew MacLeod
Matthew MacLeod Stockholm University
Gerard Cornelissen
Gerard Cornelissen Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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