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Environmental Sciences
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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 97 447 423 27 26 293 25284

Ralf Ebinghaus publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ralf Ebinghaus between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ralf Ebinghaus published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2015. 9 of the 322 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2015. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 4 publications
1990 2025

322 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ralf Ebinghaus: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 2
1995 2
1996 4
1997 2
1998 0
1999 12
2000 4
2001 7
2002 5
2003 8
2004 3
2005 10
2006 10
2007 15
2008 9
2009 14
2010 22
2011 22
2012 16
2013 21
2014 9
2015 24
2016 21
2017 9
2018 11
2019 5
2020 8
2021 7
2022 8
2023 20
2024 5
2025 4
Total 322
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Ralf Ebinghaus 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 Ralf Ebinghaus 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, 291–300 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: 293 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127 293
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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Ralf Ebinghaus 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 Ralf Ebinghaus 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, 97 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: 97 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 97
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Ralf Ebinghaus is affiliated with the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with specific attention to toxic organic pollutants, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, mercury impact and mitigation, Arctic and Russian policy studies, air quality and health impacts, and microplastics and plastic pollution.

The scientist's main fields of study include environmental science and its significant subfields such as health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental chemistry, atmospheric science, pollution, and sociology and political science.

Frequent publication venues for Ralf Ebinghaus consist of:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Pollution
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Significant papers authored or co-authored by Ralf Ebinghaus include:

  • Transport of Legacy Perfluoroalkyl Substances and the Replacement Compound HFPO-DA through the Atlantic Gateway to the Arctic Ocean-Is the Arctic a Sink or a Source? (2020), Environmental Science & Technology
  • Occurrence and ecological risk assessment of neonicotinoids and related insecticides in the Bohai Sea and its surrounding rivers, China (2021), Water Research
  • Legacy and emerging organic contaminants in the polar regions (2022), The Science of The Total Environment
  • Occurrence of legacy and emerging organic contaminants in snow at Dome C in the Antarctic (2020), The Science of The Total Environment
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Chinese and German river water - Point source- and country-specific fingerprints including unknown precursors (2020), Environmental Pollution

Among frequent collaborators, Ralf Ebinghaus has worked extensively with:

  • Hanna Joerss (12 joint publications)
  • Zhiyong Xie (6 joint publications)
  • Aurélien Dommergue (6 joint publications)
  • Jianhui Tang (4 joint publications)
  • Henrik Skov (4 joint publications)

The main research topics explored by the scientist cover:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Best Publications

  • A Synthesis of Progress and Uncertainties in Attributing the Sources of Mercury in Deposition

    Steve Lindberg;Russell Bullock;Ralf Ebinghaus;Daniel Engstrom

  • A synthesis of atmospheric mercury depletion event chemistry in the atmosphere and snow

    A. Steffen;T. Douglas;M. Amyot;P. Ariya

  • Distribution of polyfluoroalkyl compounds in water, suspended particulate matter and sediment from Tokyo Bay, Japan.

    Lutz Ahrens;Sachi Taniyasu;Leo W.Y. Yeung;Leo W.Y. Yeung;Nobuyoshi Yamashita

  • Antarctic springtime depletion of atmospheric mercury.

    Ralf Ebinghaus;Hans H. Kock;Christian Temme;Jürgen W. Einax

  • Occurrence and spatial distribution of organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers in 40 rivers draining into the Bohai Sea, north China.

    Runmei Wang;Jianhui Tang;Zhiyong Xie;Wenying Mi

  • Distribution and sources of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the River Rhine watershed

    Axel Möller;Lutz Ahrens;Renate Surm;Joke Westerveld

  • Occurrence and fate of organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in coastal and marine surface waters.

    Ulla E. Bollmann;Axel Möller;Zhiyong Xie;Ralf Ebinghaus

  • Civil Aircraft for the regular investigation of the atmosphere based on an instrumented container: The new CARIBIC system

    C. A. M. Brenninkmeijer;P. J. Crutzen;F. Boumard;T. Dauer

  • Alternative and Legacy Perfluoroalkyl Substances: Differences between European and Chinese River/Estuary Systems

    Franziska Heydebreck;Jianhui Tang;Zhiyong Xie;Ralf Ebinghaus

  • Polyfluoroalkyl compounds in landfill leachates.

    Jan Busch;Lutz Ahrens;Renate Sturm;Ralf Ebinghaus

  • Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in airborne particles over the Northern Pacific and Indian Ocean toward the Polar Regions: evidence for global occurrence.

    Axel Möller;Renate Sturm;Zhiyong Xie;Minghong Cai

  • A vegetation control on seasonal variations in global atmospheric mercury concentrations

    Martin Jiskra;Martin Jiskra;Jeroen E. Sonke;Daniel Obrist;Johannes Bieser

  • Partitioning Behavior of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds between Pore Water and Sediment in Two Sediment Cores from Tokyo Bay, Japan

    Lutz Ahrens;Nobuyoshi Yamashita;Leo W. Y. Yeung;Sachi Taniyasu

  • Polyfluorinated compounds in the atmosphere of the Atlantic and Southern Oceans: evidence for a global distribution.

    Annekatrin Dreyer;Ingo Weinberg;Christian Temme;Ralf Ebinghaus

  • Polyfluorinated compounds in waste water treatment plant effluents and surface waters along the River Elbe, Germany.

    Lutz Ahrens;Sebastian Felizeter;Renate Sturm;Zhiyong Xie

  • Atmospheric mercury concentrations observed at ground-based monitoring sites globally distributed in the framework of the GMOS network

    Francesca Sprovieri;Nicola Pirrone;Mariantonia Bencardino;Francesco D'Amore

  • A review of worldwide atmospheric mercury measurements

    F. Sprovieri;N. Pirrone;R. Ebinghaus;H. Kock

  • Worldwide trend of atmospheric mercury since 1977

    Franz Slemr;Ernst-Günther Brunke;Ralf Ebinghaus;Christian Temme

  • Nevada STORMS project: Measurement of mercury emissions from naturally enriched surfaces

    M. Sexauer Gustin;S. Lindberg;F. Marsik;A. Casimir

  • International field intercomparison measurements of atmospheric mercury species at Mace Head, Ireland

    R. Ebinghaus;S.G. Jennings;W.H. Schroeder;T. Berg

  • Global and regional mercury cycles : sources, fluxes and mass balances

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhiyong Xie
Zhiyong Xie Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Renate Sturm
Renate Sturm Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Aurélien Dommergue
Aurélien Dommergue Grenoble Alpes University
Lutz Ahrens
Lutz Ahrens Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jianhui Tang
Jianhui Tang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nicola Pirrone
Nicola Pirrone National Research Council (CNR)
Carl A. M. Brenninkmeijer
Carl A. M. Brenninkmeijer Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Andreas Zahn
Andreas Zahn Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Francesca Sprovieri
Francesca Sprovieri University of Calabria
John Munthe
John Munthe IVL - Swedish Environmental Research Institute

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