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Ralf Zimmermann

Ralf Zimmermann

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Chemistry

D-Index
87
Citations
29495
World Ranking
2386
National Ranking
178

Overview

Ralf Zimmermann is affiliated with the University of Rostock in Germany and has a substantial publication record mainly within the field of Environmental Science. Their research encompasses a range of subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Spectroscopy, and Automotive Engineering.

The scientist's work prominently addresses key topics such as Air Quality and Health Impacts, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, Vehicle Emissions and Performance, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, and Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ralf Zimmermann include:

  • Thomas Gröger
  • Nadine Gawlitta
  • Benedikt Weggler
  • Lena Dubois
  • Luigi Mondello

They have published extensively in several scientific venues, with notable frequent venues listed as:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Annals of Work Exposures and Health
  • Energy & Fuels

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Zimmermann include:

  • Particulate Matter Toxicity Is Nrf2 and Mitochondria Dependent: The Roles of Metals and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, 2020, Chemical Research in Toxicology
  • Variation of Absorption Ångström Exponent in Aerosols From Different Emission Sources, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Real time monitoring of slow pyrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) by different mass spectrometric techniques, 2020, Waste Management
  • Influence of wood species on toxicity of log-wood stove combustion aerosols: a parallel animal and air-liquid interface cell exposure study on spruce and pine smoke, 2020, Particle and Fibre Toxicology
  • Are reactive oxygen species (ROS) a suitable metric to predict toxicity of carbonaceous aerosol particles?, 2022, Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Best Publications

  • High secondary aerosol contribution to particulate pollution during haze events in China

    Ru Jin Huang;Yanlin Zhang;Carlo Bozzetti;Kin Fai Ho

  • Identification and quantification of organic aerosol from cooking and other sources in Barcelona using aerosol mass spectrometer data

    C. Mohr;C. Mohr;P. F. DeCarlo;P. F. DeCarlo;M. F. Heringa;R. Chirico;R. Chirico

  • Wintertime aerosol chemical composition and source apportionment of the organic fraction in the metropolitan area of Paris

    M. Crippa;P. F. Decarlo;P. F. Decarlo;J. G. Slowik;C. Mohr;C. Mohr

  • Monitoring of herbal mixtures potentially containing synthetic cannabinoids as psychoactive compounds

    Sebastian Dresen;Nerea Ferreirós;Nerea Ferreirós;Michael Pütz;Folker Westphal

  • Oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in atmospheric particulate matter: Molecular characterization and occurrence

    Christophe Walgraeve;Kristof Demeestere;Jo Dewulf;Ralf Zimmermann

  • The dynamic range of the human metabolome revealed by challenges

    Susanne Krug;Gabi Kastenmüller;Ferdinand Stückler;Manuela J. Rist

  • Light and Molecular Ions: The Emergence of Vacuum UV Single-Photon Ionization in MS

    Luke Hanley;Ralf Zimmermann

  • Extended Electrokinetic Characterization of Flat Solid Surfaces

    Carsten Werner;Heinz Körber;Ralf Zimmermann;Stanislav Dukhin

  • Hydroxide and hydronium ion adsorption — A survey

    Ralf Zimmermann;Uwe Freudenberg;Rüdiger Schweiß;David Küttner

  • Detection and identification of 700 drugs by multi-target screening with a 3200 Q TRAP LC-MS/MS system and library searching.

    S. Dresen;N. Ferreirós;Heike Gnann;R. Zimmermann

  • Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography–time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC × GC-TOF) for high resolution metabolomics: biomarker discovery on spleen tissue extracts of obese NZO compared to lean C57BL/6 mice

    Werner Welthagen;Robert A. Shellie;Joachim Spranger;Michael Ristow

  • On-Line Emission Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons down to pptv Concentration Levels in the Flue Gas of an Incineration Pilot Plant with a Mobile Resonance-Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer.

    Hans Jörg Heger;Ralf Zimmermann;Ralph Dorfner;Michael Beckmann

  • Statistical methods for comparing comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometry results: metabolomic analysis of mouse tissue extracts.

    Robert A. Shellie;Werner Welthagen;Jitka Zrostliková;Joachim Spranger

  • Fossil vs. non-fossil sources of fine carbonaceous aerosols in four Chinese cities during the extreme winter haze episode of 2013

    Y.-L. Zhang;R.-J. Huang;R.-J. Huang;I. El Haddad;K.-F. Ho;K.-F. Ho

  • Search criteria and rules for comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometry analysis of airborne particulate matter.

    W Welthagen;J Schnelle-Kreis;R Zimmermann;R Zimmermann

  • Development and validation of a liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry method for the quantitation of synthetic cannabinoids of the aminoalkylindole type and methanandamide in serum and its application to forensic samples

    Sebastian Dresen;Sebastian Dresen;Stefan Kneisel;Wolfgang Weinmann;Ralf Zimmermann

  • Trace Metals in Soot and PM2.5 from Heavy-Fuel-Oil Combustion in a Marine Engine.

    J. C. Corbin;A. A. Mensah;S. M. Pieber;J. Orasche

  • Contributions of City-Specific Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) to Differential In Vitro Oxidative Stress and Toxicity Implications between Beijing and Guangzhou of China.

    Ling Jin;Jiawen Xie;Chris K. C. Wong;Serena K. Y. Chan

  • Continuous real time breath gas monitoring in the clinical environment by proton-transfer-reaction-time-of-flight-mass spectrometry.

    Phillip Trefz;Markus Schmidt;Peter Oertel;Juliane Obermeier

  • Formation of Secondary Brown Carbon in Biomass Burning Aerosol Proxies through NO3 Radical Reactions.

    Chunlin Li;Quanfu He;Anusha Priyadarshani Silva Hettiyadura;Uwe Käfer

  • Single photon ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry with a pulsed electron beam pumped excimer VUV lamp for on-line gas analysis: setup and first results on cigarette smoke and human breath.

    F. Mühlberger;T. Streibel;J. Wieser;and A. Ulrich

  • A mobile mass spectrometer for comprehensive on-line analysis of trace and bulk components of complex gas mixtures: parallel application of the laser-based ionization methods VUV single-photon ionization, resonant multiphoton ionization, and laser-induced electron impact ionization.

    Mühlberger F;Zimmermann R;Kettrup A

Frequent Co-Authors

Carsten Werner
Carsten Werner Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.
Antonius Kettrup
Antonius Kettrup Technical University of Munich
Olli Sippula
Olli Sippula University of Eastern Finland
Jorma Jokiniemi
Jorma Jokiniemi University of Eastern Finland
Chahan Yeretzian
Chahan Yeretzian Zurich University of Applied Sciences
André S. H. Prévôt
André S. H. Prévôt Paul Scherrer Institute
Josef Cyrys
Josef Cyrys Helmholtz Zentrum München
Karl-Werner Schramm
Karl-Werner Schramm Technical University of Munich
Jérôme F. L. Duval
Jérôme F. L. Duval University of Lorraine
Annette Peters
Annette Peters Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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