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Rainer Lohmann 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 Rainer Lohmann sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 218 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rainer Lohmann 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 Rainer Lohmann sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rainer Lohmann is affiliated with the University of Rhode Island in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio centered on environmental science, particularly focusing on toxic organic pollutants and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

The scientist's recent publications include the following papers:

  • "An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)" (2020, Environmental Science Processes & Impacts)
  • "Emerging contaminants: A One Health perspective" (2024, The Innovation)
  • "The high persistence of PFAS is sufficient for their management as a chemical class" (2020, Environmental Science Processes & Impacts)
  • "Are Fluoropolymers Really of Low Concern for Human and Environmental Health and Separate from Other PFAS?" (2020, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Strategies for grouping per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to protect human and environmental health" (2020, Environmental Science Processes & Impacts)

Frequent co-authors in Lohmann's body of work include:

  • Martin Scheringer
  • Ian T. Cousins
  • Zhanyun Wang
  • Jitka Bečanová
  • Šimon Vojta

Publications have predominantly appeared in the following venues:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts

Lohmann's main field of study is Environmental Science, with significant focus in several subfields, including:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Pollution
  • Global and Planetary Change

The core research topics addressed in Lohmann's work are:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Best Publications

  • An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

    Juliane Glüge;Martin Scheringer;Ian T. Cousins;Jamie C. DeWitt

  • Detection of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in U.S. Drinking Water Linked to Industrial Sites, Military Fire Training Areas, and Wastewater Treatment Plants.

    Xindi C. Hu;David Q. Andrews;Andrew B. Lindstrom;Thomas A. Bruton

  • Global fate of POPs: current and future research directions.

    Rainer Lohmann;Knut Breivik;Knut Breivik;Jordi Dachs;Derek Muir

  • Dioxins and furans in air and deposition: A review of levels, behaviour and processes

    Rainer Lohmann;Kevin C. Jones

  • A Thermodynamic Approach for Assessing the Environmental Exposure of Chemicals Absorbed to Microplastic

    Todd Gouin;Nicola Roche;Rainer Lohmann;Geoff Hodges

  • Importance of Black Carbon to Sorption of Native PAHs, PCBs, and PCDDs in Boston and New York Harbor Sediments

    R Lohmann;J K MacFarlane;Philip M Gschwend

  • Oceanic Biogeochemical Controls on Global Dynamics of Persistent Organic Pollutants

    Jordi Dachs;Rainer Lohmann;Wendy A. Ockenden;Laurence Méjanelle

  • Polyethylene devices: passive samplers for measuring dissolved hydrophobic organic compounds in aquatic environments.

    Rachel G. Adams;Rainer Lohmann;Loretta A. Fernandez;John K. Macfarlane

  • The high persistence of PFAS is sufficient for their management as a chemical class

    Ian T. Cousins;Jamie C. DeWitt;Juliane Glüge;Gretta Goldenman

  • Adsorptive and absorptive contributions to the gas-particle partitioning of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: state of knowledge and recommended parametrization for modeling.

    Rainer Lohmann;Gerhard Lammel

  • Critical Review of Low-Density Polyethylene’s Partitioning and Diffusion Coefficients for Trace Organic Contaminants and Implications for Its Use As a Passive Sampler

    Rainer Lohmann;Rainer Lohmann

  • Are Fluoropolymers Really of Low Concern for Human and Environmental Health and Separate from Other PFAS

    Rainer Lohmann;Ian T Cousins;Jamie C DeWitt;Juliane Glüge

  • Emission factors and importance of PCDD/Fs, PCBs, PCNs, PAHs and PM10 from the domestic burning of coal and wood in the U.K.

    Robert G. M. Lee;Peter Coleman;Joanne L. Jones;Kevin C. Jones

  • The concept of essential use for determining when uses of PFASs can be phased out

    Ian T. Cousins;Gretta Goldenman;Dorte Herzke;Rainer Lohmann

  • Strategies for grouping per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to protect human and environmental health

    Ian T. Cousins;Jamie C. DeWitt;Juliane Glüge;Gretta Goldenman

  • Occurrence and Air−Sea Exchange of Phthalates in the Arctic

    Zhiyong Xie;Ralf Ebinghaus;Christian Temme;Rainer Lohmann

  • Organochlorine pesticides and PAHs in the surface water and atmosphere of the north Atlantic and Arctic Ocean.

    Rainer Lohmann;Rosalinda Gioia;Kevin C. Jones;Luca Nizzetto

  • The Florence Statement on Triclosan and Triclocarban.

    Rolf U. Halden;Avery E. Lindeman;Allison E. Aiello;David Andrews

  • Organophosphate Ester Flame Retardants and Plasticizers in Ocean Sediments from the North Pacific to the Arctic Ocean.

    Yuxin Ma;Zhiyong Xie;Rainer Lohmann;Wenying Mi

  • Microplastics are not important for the cycling and bioaccumulation of organic pollutants in the oceans—but should microplastics be considered POPs themselves?

    Rainer Lohmann

  • A comparative study of the gas-particle partitioning of PCDD/FS, PCBs and PAHs

    Rainer Lohmann;Tom Harner;Gareth O. Thomas;Kevin C. Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin C. Jones
Kevin C. Jones Lancaster University
Jordi Dachs
Jordi Dachs Spanish National Research Council
Derek C. G. Muir
Derek C. G. Muir Environment and Climate Change Canada
Gerhard Lammel
Gerhard Lammel Masaryk University
Elsie M. Sunderland
Elsie M. Sunderland Harvard University
Robert M. Burgess
Robert M. Burgess Environmental Protection Agency
Steven J. Eisenreich
Steven J. Eisenreich Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Paul A. Helm
Paul A. Helm Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

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