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Chemistry

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47
Citations
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15467
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Environmental Sciences

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49
Citations
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World Ranking
5141
National Ranking
130

Thomas B. Hofstetter 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 Thomas B. Hofstetter sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 130 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas B. Hofstetter 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 Thomas B. Hofstetter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas B. Hofstetter is affiliated with the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a specialization in pollution, inorganic chemistry, health, toxicology, mutagenesis, renewable energy, sustainability, the environment, and molecular biology.

The scientific contributions of Thomas B. Hofstetter are evident across multiple topics, including:

  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Iron oxide chemistry and applications
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • ACS Environmental Au
  • CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry
  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Nature Water

Thomas B. Hofstetter has collaborated often with the following co-authors:

  • Charlotte E. Bopp
  • Sarah G. Pati
  • Radina Kostadinova
  • Nora M. Bernet
  • Jakov Bolotin

Recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Thomas B. Hofstetter include:

  • Perspectives of compound-specific isotope analysis of organic contaminants for assessing environmental fate and managing chemical pollution, 2024, Nature Water

Additional recent publications in related fields, although not authored by Hofstetter, reflect the context of research in this area:

  • Triple-Element Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Analysis (3D-CSIA): Added Value of Cl Isotope Ratios to Assess Herbicide Degradation, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • A 3D primary human cell-based in vitro model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis for efficacy testing of clinical drug candidates, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Thermodynamic controls on rates of iron oxide reduction by extracellular electron shuttles, 2022, Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)
  • Substrate-Specific Coupling of O2 Activation to Hydroxylations of Aromatic Compounds by Rieske Non-heme Iron Dioxygenases, 2022, ACS Catalysis

The range of Hofstetter's work reflects a multidisciplinary approach, combining environmental science, chemistry, and molecular biology, with a focus on both applied and fundamental aspects of environmental sustainable solutions and chemical processes.

Best Publications

  • The Challenge of Micropollutants in Aquatic Systems

    René P. Schwarzenbach;Beate I. Escher;Kathrin Fenner;Thomas B. Hofstetter

  • Global Water Pollution and Human Health

    René P. Schwarzenbach;Thomas Egli;Thomas B. Hofstetter;Urs von Gunten

  • Complete Reduction of TNT and Other (Poly)nitroaromatic Compounds under Iron-Reducing Subsurface Conditions

    Thomas B. Hofstetter;Cornelis G. Heijman;Stefan B. Haderlein;Christof Holliger

  • Current challenges in compound-specific stable isotope analysis of environmental organic contaminants

    Martin Elsner;Maik A. Jochmann;Thomas B. Hofstetter;Daniel Hunkeler

  • Reactivity of Fe(II) species associated with clay minerals.

    Thomas B Hofstetter;René P Schwarzenbach;Stefan B Haderlein

  • Redox Behavior of Magnetite: Implications for Contaminant Reduction

    Christopher A. Gorski;James T. Nurmi;Paul G. Tratnyek;Thomas B. Hofstetter

  • Discounting and the environment should current impacts be weighted differently than impacts harming future generations

    Stefanie Hellweg;Thomas B. Hofstetter;Konrad Hungerbuhler

  • Reduction of nitroaromatic compounds by Fe(II) species associated with iron-rich smectites.

    Thomas B. Hofstetter;and Anke Neumann;René P. Schwarzenbach

  • Redox Properties of Structural Fe in Clay Minerals. 1. Electrochemical Quantification of Electron-Donating and -Accepting Capacities of Smectites

    Christopher A. Gorski;Michael Aeschbacher;Daniela Soltermann;Daniela Soltermann;Andreas Voegelin;Andreas Voegelin

  • Redox properties of structural Fe in clay minerals: 3. Relationships between smectite redox and structural properties.

    Christopher A. Gorski;Laura E. Klüpfel;Laura E. Klüpfel;Andreas Voegelin;Michael Sander

  • Compound-specific nitrogen and carbon isotope analysis of nitroaromatic compounds in aqueous samples using solid-phase microextraction coupled to GC/IRMS.

    Michael Berg;and Jakov Bolotin;Thomas B. Hofstetter

  • Electrochemical analyses of redox-active iron minerals: a review of nonmediated and mediated approaches.

    Michael Sander;Thomas B. Hofstetter;Christopher A. Gorski

  • Assessing transformation processes of organic contaminants by compound-specific stable isotope analysis

    Thomas B. Hofstetter;Thomas B. Hofstetter;Michael Berg

  • Redox Properties of Structural Fe in Clay Minerals. 2. Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Characterization of Electron Transfer Irreversibility in Ferruginous Smectite, SWa-1

    Christopher A. Gorski;Laura Klüpfel;Laura Klüpfel;Andreas Voegelin;Andreas Voegelin;Michael Sander

  • Characterization of Predominant Reductants in an Anaerobic Leachate-Contaminated Aquifer by Nitroaromatic Probe Compounds

    Kirsten Rügge;Thomas B. Hofstetter;Stefan B. Haderlein;Poul Løgstrup Bjerg

  • Production of Fine and Speciality Chemicals: Procedure for the Estimation of LCIs

    Georg Geisler;Thomas B. Hofstetter;Konrad Hungerbühler

  • Thermodynamic Characterization of Iron Oxide–Aqueous Fe2+ Redox Couples

    Christopher A. Gorski;Rebecca Edwards;Michael Sander;Thomas B. Hofstetter;Thomas B. Hofstetter

  • Biotransformation of benzotriazoles: insights from transformation product identification and compound-specific isotope analysis.

    Sebastian Huntscha;Thomas B. Hofstetter;Thomas B. Hofstetter;Emma L. Schymanski;Stephanie Spahr

  • Evaluation of redox-active iron sites in smectites using middle and near infrared spectroscopy

    Anke Neumann;Sabine Petit;Thomas B. Hofstetter;Thomas B. Hofstetter

  • Assessing transformation processes of organic compounds using stable isotope fractionation.

    Thomas B. Hofstetter;René P. Schwarzenbach;Stefano M. Bernasconi

Frequent Co-Authors

Urs von Gunten
Urs von Gunten Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Martin Elsner
Martin Elsner Technical University of Munich
William A. Arnold
William A. Arnold University of Minnesota
Christopher A. Gorski
Christopher A. Gorski Pennsylvania State University
Hans-Peter E. Kohler
Hans-Peter E. Kohler Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Michael Berg
Michael Berg Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Daniel Hunkeler
Daniel Hunkeler University of Neuchâtel
Andreas Voegelin
Andreas Voegelin Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

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