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D-Index
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Citations
39132
World Ranking
1267
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97

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Reinhard Niessner is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields, including Medicine, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, Niessner has contributed notably to subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, as well as Materials Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's principal research topics involve Biosensors and Analytical Detection, Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure, and Air Quality and Health Impacts.

Niessner has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • Bacteria Detection: From Powerful SERS to Its Advanced Compatible Techniques, 2020, Advanced Science
  • Nanoplastic Analysis by Online Coupling of Raman Microscopy and Field-Flow Fractionation Enabled by Optical Tweezers, 2020, Analytical Chemistry
  • Ultrasensitive and Simultaneous SERS Detection of Multiplex MicroRNA Using Fractal Gold Nanotags for Early Diagnosis and Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, 2021, Analytical Chemistry
  • TUM-ParticleTyper: A detection and quantification tool for automated analysis of (Microplastic) particles and fibers, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Flow-based regenerable chemiluminescence receptor assay for the detection of tetracyclines, 2020, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Niessner include Christoph Haisch, Martin Elsner, Natalia P. Ivleva, Xia Zhou, and Ziwei Hu.

Niessner's work has appeared in several publication venues multiple times, notably:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • Advanced Science
  • PLoS ONE
  • Archives of Toxicology

Their contributions also extend to book publications. One such publication is "Mikroplastik im Wasserkreislauf," published by Technische Universität Berlin in 2020.

Reinhard Niessner is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

  • Raman microspectroscopy of soot and related carbonaceous materials: Spectral analysis and structural information

    A. Sadezky;H. Muckenhuber;H. Grothe;R. Niessner

  • Microplastic in Aquatic Ecosystems

    Natalia P. Ivleva;Alexandra C. Wiesheu;Reinhard Niessner

  • Contamination of beach sediments of a subalpine lake with microplastic particles.

    Hannes K. Imhof;Hannes K. Imhof;Natalia P. Ivleva;Johannes Schmid;Reinhard Niessner

  • A novel, highly efficient method for the separation and quantification of plastic particles in sediments of aquatic environments

    Hannes K. Imhof;Johannes Schmid;Reinhard Niessner;Natalia P. Ivleva

  • Review: Bioanalytical applications of biomolecule-functionalized nanometer-sized doped silica particles

    Dietmar Knopp;Dianping Tang;Reinhard Niessner

  • Pigments and plastic in limnetic ecosystems: A qualitative and quantitative study on microparticles of different size classes.

    Hannes K. Imhof;Christian Laforsch;Alexandra C. Wiesheu;Johannes Schmid

  • Palindromic Molecular Beacon Based Z-Scheme BiOCl-Au-CdS Photoelectrochemical Biodetection.

    Ruijin Zeng;Zhongbin Luo;Lingshan Su;Lijia Zhang

  • Methods for the analysis of submicrometer- and nanoplastic particles in the environment

    Christian Schwaferts;Reinhard Niessner;Martin Elsner;Natalia P. Ivleva

  • SERS Detection of Bacteria in Water by in Situ Coating with Ag Nanoparticles

    Haibo Zhou;Danting Yang;Natalia P. Ivleva;Nicoleta E. Mircescu;Nicoleta E. Mircescu

  • Signal-On Photoelectrochemical Immunoassay for Aflatoxin B1 Based on Enzymatic Product-Etching MnO2 Nanosheets for Dissociation of Carbon Dots

    Youxiu Lin;Qian Zhou;Dianping Tang;Reinhard Niessner

  • Interaction of Ozone and Water Vapor with Spark Discharge Soot Aerosol Particles Coated with Benzo[a]pyrene: O3 and H2O Adsorption, Benzo[a]pyrene Degradation, and Atmospheric Implications

    Ulrich Pöschl;Thomas Letzel;Christian Schauer;Reinhard Niessner

  • Acoustical properties of selected tissue phantom materials for ultrasound imaging.

    K Zell;J I Sperl;M W Vogel;R Niessner

  • DNA-based hybridization chain reaction for amplified bioelectronic signal and ultrasensitive detection of proteins.

    Bing Zhang;Bingqian Liu;Dianping Tang;Reinhard Niessner

  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Urban Air Particulate Matter: Decadal and Seasonal Trends, Chemical Degradation, and Sampling Artifacts

    Christian Schauer;Reinhard Niessner;Ulrich Pöschl

  • Removal of siloxanes in biogases.

    Martin Schweigkofler;Reinhard Niessner

  • Raman microspectroscopy as a tool for microplastic particle analysis

    Philipp M. Anger;Elisabeth von der Esch;Thomas Baumann;Martin Elsner

  • Automated microarray system for the simultaneous detection of antibiotics in milk.

    Bertram G Knecht;Angelika Strasser;Richard Dietrich;Erwin Märtlbauer

  • Detector for trace elemental analysis of solid environmental samples by laser plasma spectroscopy

    Richard. Wisbrun;Israel. Schechter;Reinhard. Niessner;Hartmut. Schroeder

  • Determination of Siloxanes and VOC in Landfill Gas and Sewage Gas by Canister Sampling and GC-MS/AES Analysis

    Martin Schweigkofler;Reinhard Niessner

  • Magnetic nanogold microspheres-based lateral-flow immunodipstick for rapid detection of aflatoxin B2 in food

    D. Tang;J.C. Sauceda;Z. Lin;S. Ott

  • Bacteria Detection: From Powerful SERS to Its Advanced Compatible Techniques.

    Xia Zhou;Ziwei Hu;Danting Yang;Shouxia Xie

Frequent Co-Authors

Dietmar Knopp
Dietmar Knopp Technical University of Munich
Christoph Haisch
Christoph Haisch Technical University of Munich
Natalia P. Ivleva
Natalia P. Ivleva Technical University of Munich
Ulrich Panne
Ulrich Panne Federal Institute For Materials Research and Testing
Ulrich Pöschl
Ulrich Pöschl Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Andreas Petzold
Andreas Petzold Forschungszentrum Jülich
Dianping Tang
Dianping Tang Fuzhou University
Martin Elsner
Martin Elsner Technical University of Munich
Harald Horn
Harald Horn Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Sergei A. Eremin
Sergei A. Eremin Lomonosov Moscow State University

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