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Thomas Braunbeck

Thomas Braunbeck

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
74
Citations
17388
World Ranking
1362
National Ranking
93

Thomas Braunbeck 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 Braunbeck sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 255 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Thomas Braunbeck 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 Braunbeck sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

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 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Thomas Braunbeck is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and focuses on research in environmental science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, cell biology, pollution, molecular biology, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

Their published research covers a variety of topics such as zebrafish biomedical research applications, effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, microplastics and plastic pollution, fish ecology and management studies, and pharmacological effects and toxicity studies.

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Braunbeck include:

  • Adverse effects in the fish embryo acute toxicity (FET) test: a catalogue of unspecific morphological changes versus more specific effects in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos, 2020, Environmental Sciences Europe
  • Histological, enzymatic and chemical analyses of the potential effects of differently sized microplastic particles upon long-term ingestion in zebrafish (Danio rerio), 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Choosy grazers: Influence of plant traits on forage selection by three cattle breeds, 2020, Functional Ecology
  • Cytochrome P450-dependent biotransformation capacities in embryonic, juvenile and adult stages of zebrafish (Danio rerio)-a state-of-the-art review, 2021, Archives of Toxicology
  • Norfluoxetine Is the Only Metabolite of Fluoxetine in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embryos That Accumulates at Environmentally Relevant Exposure Scenarios, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology

Braunbeck's frequent co-authors include Lisa Baumann, Katharina Brotzmann, Lisa Gölz, Pauline Pannetier, and Ségolène Siméon.

They have published extensively in several academic venues, with frequent contributions to Aquatic Toxicology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Environmental Sciences Europe, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

In addition to journal articles, Braunbeck has contributed to book publications, including the title Mikroplastik im Wasserkreislauf (2020), published by Technische Universität Berlin.

Best Publications

  • Zebrafish embryos as an alternative to animal experiments--a commentary on the definition of the onset of protected life stages in animal welfare regulations.

    Uwe Strähle;Stefan Scholz;Robert Geisler;Petra Greiner

  • Is the fish embryo toxicity test (FET) with the zebrafish (Danio rerio) a potential alternative for the fish acute toxicity test

    E. Lammer;G.J. Carr;K. Wendler;J.M. Rawlings

  • Transfer of benzo[a]pyrene from microplastics to Artemia nauplii and further to zebrafish via a trophic food web experiment: CYP1A induction and visual tracking of persistent organic pollutants.

    Annika Batel;Frederic Linti;Martina Scherer;Lothar Erdinger

  • Relevance of nano- and microplastics for freshwater ecosystems: A critical review

    Rita Triebskorn;Thomas Braunbeck;Tamara Grummt;Lisa Hanslik

  • Towards an alternative for the acute fish LC(50) test in chemical assessment: the fish embryo toxicity test goes multi-species -- an update.

    Thomas Braunbeck;Melanie Boettcher;Henner Hollert;Thomas Kosmehl

  • The fish embryo toxicity test as an animal alternative method in hazard and risk assessment and scientific research.

    Michelle R. Embry;Scott E. Belanger;Thomas A. Braunbeck;Malyka Galay-Burgos

  • Adverse outcome pathways: opportunities, limitations and open questions.

    Marcel Leist;Ahmed Ghallab;Ahmed Ghallab;Rabea Graepel;Rosemarie Marchan

  • Effects of 17α-ethinylestradiol in a fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) gonadal recrudescence assay

    S Pawlowski;R van Aerle;C.R Tyler;T Braunbeck

  • Microplastic accumulation patterns and transfer of benzo[a]pyrene to adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) gills and zebrafish embryos.

    Annika Batel;Flora Borchert;Hannes Reinwald;Lothar Erdinger

  • The use of fish cells in ecotoxicology. The report and recommendations of ECVAM Workshop 47.

    Argelia Castaño;Niels Bols;Thomas Braunbeck;Paul Dierickx

  • A new sediment contact assay to assess particle-bound pollutants using zebrafish (danio rerio) embryos

    Henner Hollert;Steffen Keiter;Natalie König;Marc Rudolf

  • OECD validation study to assess intra- and inter-laboratory reproducibility of the zebrafish embryo toxicity test for acute aquatic toxicity testing

    François Busquet;Ruben Strecker;Jane M. Rawlings;Scott E. Belanger

  • The fish embryo test (FET): origin, applications, and future

    Thomas Braunbeck;Britta Kais;Eva Lammer;Jens Otte

  • Zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos as a model for testing proteratogens

    Stefan Weigt;Nicole Huebler;Ruben Strecker;Thomas Braunbeck

  • Dechorionation as a tool to improve the fish embryo toxicity test (FET) with the zebrafish (Danio rerio).

    Kirsten Henn;Thomas Braunbeck

  • A European perspective on alternatives to animal testing for environmental hazard identification and risk assessment

    Stefan Scholz;Erika Sela;Ludek Blaha;Thomas Braunbeck

  • Toxic responses of the liver

    David E. Hinton;Helmut Segner;Thomas Braunbeck

  • DMSO modifies the permeability of the zebrafish (Danio rerio) chorion-implications for the fish embryo test (FET).

    B. Kais;K.E. Schneider;S. Keiter;K. Henn

  • Cytotoxicity of settling particulate matter and sediments of the Neckar River (Germany) during a winter flood

    Henner Hollert;Matthias Dürr;Matthias Dürr;Lothar Erdinger;Thomas Braunbeck

  • Ecotoxicological Assessment of Sediment, Suspended Matter and Water Samples in the Upper Danube River. A pilot study in search for the causes for the decline of fish catches (12 pp)

    Steffen Keiter;Andrew Rastall;Thomas Kosmehl;Karl Wurm

  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research

    Philippe Garrigues;Emmanuelle Pignard-Péguet;Åke Bergman

Frequent Co-Authors

Henner Hollert
Henner Hollert Goethe University Frankfurt
Helmut Segner
Helmut Segner University of Bern
Werner Brack
Werner Brack Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Gerrit Schüürmann
Gerrit Schüürmann Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Heinz-R. Köhler
Heinz-R. Köhler University of Tübingen
Werner Kloas
Werner Kloas Leibniz Association
Scott E. Belanger
Scott E. Belanger Procter & Gamble (United States)
Alfred Völkl
Alfred Völkl Heidelberg University
David E. Hinton
David E. Hinton Duke University
Uwe Strähle
Uwe Strähle Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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