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Thomas Prohaska

Thomas Prohaska

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
11060
World Ranking
14259
National Ranking
94

Thomas Prohaska publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas Prohaska sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 184 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Thomas Prohaska D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas Prohaska sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Thomas Prohaska is affiliated with the University of Leoben in Austria. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several related subfields such as Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Archeology, Analytical Chemistry, and Mechanical Engineering.

The topics addressed in their work cover a range of scientific issues including:

  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Radioactive contamination and transfer
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Nuclear Physics and Applications
  • Analytical chemistry methods development

Prohaska has been published frequently in several academic venues, among the most notable are:

  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • Ägypten und Levante
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
  • The Science of The Total Environment

The list of recent papers contributing to their academic profile includes:

  • "Standard atomic weights of the elements 2021 (IUPAC Technical Report)," 2022, published in Pure and Applied Chemistry
  • "Consensus statement: loneliness in older adults, the 21st century social determinant of health?," 2020, published in BMJ Open

Frequent collaborators in Prohaska's research include Johanna Irrgeher, Anika Retzmann, Anastassiya Tchaikovsky, Stefan Wagner, and Thomas Meisel.

Best Publications

  • Arsenic fractionation in soils using an improved sequential extraction procedure

    Walter W Wenzel;Natalie Kirchbaumer;Thomas Prohaska;Gerhard Stingeder

  • Isotopic compositions of the elements 2013 (IUPAC Technical Report)

    Juris Meija;Tyler B. Coplen;Michael Berglund;Willi A. Brand

  • Atomic weights of the elements 2013 (IUPAC Technical Report)

    Juris Meija;Tyler B. Coplen;Michael Berglund;Willi A. Brand

  • Assessment of international reference materials for isotope-ratio analysis (IUPAC Technical Report)

    Willi A. Brand;Tyler B. Coplen;Jochen Vogl;Martin Rosner

  • Atomic weights of the elements 2011 (IUPAC Technical Report)

    Michael E. Wieser;Norman Holden;Tyler B. Coplen;John K. Böhlke

  • Quantifying Thiol Ligand Density of Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold Nanoparticles by Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry

    Helmut Hinterwirth;Stefanie Kappel;Thomas Waitz;Thomas Prohaska

  • Determination of trace elements bound to soil and sediment fractions (IUPAC Technical Report)

    József Hlavay;Thomas Prohaska;Márta Weisz;Walter W. Wenzel

  • Development of crystallinity and morphology in hafnium dioxide thin films grown by atomic layer epitaxy

    Mikko Ritala;Markku Leskelä;Lauri Niinistö;Thomas Prohaska

  • Evaluation of detector dead time calculation models for ICP-MS

    Simon M. Nelms;Christophe R. Quétel;Thomas Prohaska;Jochen Vogl

  • Surface roughness reduction in atomic layer epitaxy growth of titanium dioxide thin films

    Mikko Ritala;Markku Leskelä;Lauri Niinistö;Thomas Prohaska

  • Identification of Marchfeld asparagus using Sr isotope ratio measurements by MC-ICP-MS

    S. Swoboda;M. Brunner;S. F. Boulyga;P. Galler

  • Investigation of Sr isotope ratios in prehistoric human bones and teeth using laser ablation ICP-MS and ICP-MS after Rb/Sr separation

    Thomas Prohaska;Christopher Latkoczy;Gerald Schultheis;Maria Teschler-Nicola

  • Dependence of detector dead time on analyte mass number in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

    Frank Vanhaecke;Günther de Wannemacker;Luc Moens;Richard Dams

  • The role of calcium uptake from deep soils for spruce (Picea abies) and beech (Fagus sylvatica)

    Torsten W. Berger;Siegfried Swoboda;Thomas Prohaska;Gerhard Glatzel

  • Inductively coupled plasma- and glow discharge plasma-sector field mass spectrometry : Part I. Tutorial: Fundamentals and instrumentation

    Norbert Jakubowski;Thomas Prohaska;Lothar Rottmann;Frank Vanhaecke

  • Investigation of element variability in tree rings of young Norway spruce by laser-ablation-ICPMS

    T Prohaska;C Stadlbauer;R Wimmer;G Stingeder

  • Arsenic in field-collected soil solutions and extracts of contaminated soils and its implication to soil standards

    Walter W. Wenzel;Anton Brandstetter;Helmut Wutte;Enzo Lombi

  • Concentrations of selected trace elements in human milk and in infant formulas determined by magnetic sector field inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry.

    Michael Krachler;Thomas Prohaska;Gunda Koellensperger;Erich Rossipal

  • AFM studies on ZnS thin films grown by atomic layer epitaxy

    Jarkko Ihanus;Mikko Ritala;Markku Leskelä;Thomas Prohaska

  • Ferrihydrite containing gel for chemical imaging of labile phosphate species in sediments and soils using diffusive gradients in thin films.

    Jakob Santner;Thomas Prohaska;Jun Luo;Hao Zhang

  • Determination of rare earth elements U and Th in environmental samples by inductively coupled plasma double focusing sectorfield mass spectrometry (ICP-SMS)

    Thomas Prohaska;Stephan Hann;Christopher Latkoczy;Gerhard Stingeder

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter W. Wenzel
Walter W. Wenzel BOKU University
Markku Leskelä
Markku Leskelä University of Helsinki
Stephan Hann
Stephan Hann BOKU University
Willi A. Brand
Willi A. Brand Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Markus Puschenreiter
Markus Puschenreiter BOKU University
Tyler B. Coplen
Tyler B. Coplen United States Geological Survey
Mikko Ritala
Mikko Ritala University of Helsinki
Lauri Niinistö
Lauri Niinistö Aalto University
Antje Potthast
Antje Potthast BOKU University
Cristina Máguas
Cristina Máguas University of Lisbon

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