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Thomas Schwartz 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 Schwartz sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 127 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas Schwartz 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 Schwartz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Thomas Schwartz is affiliated with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Pollution, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Medicine, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment as subfields.

Their work covers several main topics, including Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy, Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies.

Notable recent papers by Thomas Schwartz include:

  • Antibiotic residues in final effluents of European wastewater treatment plants and their impact on the aquatic environment (2020, Environment International)
  • Evaluation of antibiotic resistance dissemination by wastewater treatment plant effluents with different catchment areas in Germany (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • The phylogenetic landscape and nosocomial spread of the multidrug-resistant opportunist Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Determination of antibiotic resistance genes in a WWTP-impacted river in surface water, sediment, and biofilm: Influence of seasonality and water quality (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • A global multinational survey of cefotaxime-resistant coliforms in urban wastewater treatment plants (2020, Environment International)

Frequent co-authors of Schwartz include:

  • Norman Hembach
  • Peter Krolla
  • Despo Fatta-Kassinos
  • Johannes Alexander
  • Mykhailo Savin

They have published extensively in venues such as The Science of The Total Environment, Scientific Reports, Environment International, Environmental Pollution, and Small. Their contributions particularly stand out in The Science of The Total Environment, with eight publications.

Best Publications

  • Urban wastewater treatment plants as hotspots for antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes spread into the environment: a review.

    L. Rizzo;C.M. Manaia;C. Merlin;T. Schwartz

  • Tackling antibiotic resistance: the environmental framework

    Thomas U. Berendonk;Célia M. Manaia;Christophe Merlin;Despo Fatta-Kassinos

  • Urban wastewater treatment plants as hotspots for the release of antibiotics in the environment: a review

    I. Michael;L. Rizzo;C.S. McArdell;C.M. Manaia

  • Detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in wastewater, surface water, and drinking water biofilms

    Thomas Schwartz;Wolfgang Kohnen;Bernd Jansen;Ursula Obst

  • Antibiotic residues in final effluents of European wastewater treatment plants and their impact on the aquatic environment

    Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz;Ivone Vaz-Moreira;Saulo Varela Della Giustina;Marta Llorca

  • Antibiotic resistance in European wastewater treatment plants mirrors the pattern of clinical antibiotic resistance prevalence

    Katariina M. M. Pärnänen;Carlos Narciso-da-Rocha;David Kneis;Thomas U. Berendonk

  • Detection of clinically relevant antibiotic-resistance genes in municipal wastewater using real-time PCR (TaqMan)

    Holger Volkmann;Thomas Schwartz;Petra Bischoff;Silke Kirchen

  • Removal of antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their associated genes by graphene-based TiO 2 composite photocatalysts under solar radiation in urban wastewaters

    Popi Karaolia;Irene Michael-Kordatou;Evroula Hapeshi;Catherine Drosou

  • Antibiotic resistance genes in treated wastewater and in the receiving water bodies: A pan-European survey of urban settings.

    Damiano Cacace;Despo Fatta-Kassinos;Celia M. Manaia;Eddie Cytryn

  • Comparing different reactor configurations for Partial Nitritation/Anammox at low temperatures.

    Eva M. Gilbert;Shelesh Agrawal;Thomas Schwartz;Harald Horn

  • Antibiotic microbial resistance (AMR) removal efficiencies by conventional and advanced wastewater treatment processes: A review.

    C.X. Hiller;U. Hübner;S. Fajnorova;T. Schwartz

  • Ozone treatment of conditioned wastewater selects antibiotic resistance genes, opportunistic bacteria, and induce strong population shifts.

    Johannes Alexander;Gregor Knopp;Andreas Dötsch;Arne Wieland

  • Investigation of natural biofilms formed during the production of drinking water from surface water embankment filtration.

    Farahnaz Emtiazi;Thomas Schwartz;Silke Mareike Marten;Peter Krolla-Sidenstein

  • Biofilm structure and function and possible implications for riverine DOC dynamics.

    A. M. Romaní;H. Guasch;I. Muñoz;J. Ruana

  • Occurrence of the mcr-1 Colistin Resistance Gene and other Clinically Relevant Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Microbial Populations at Different Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants in Germany

    Norman Hembach;Ferdinand Schmid;Johannes Alexander;Christian Hiller

  • Relevance of Polymeric Matrix Enzymes During Biofilm Formation

    Anna M. Romaní;Katharina Fund;Joan Artigas;Thomas Schwartz

  • Response of different nitrospira species to anoxic periods depends on operational do.

    Eva Marianne Gilbert;Shelesh Agrawal;Fabian C. Brunner;Thomas Schwartz

  • Formation of natural biofilms during chlorine dioxide and u.v. disinfection in a public drinking water distribution system

    T. Schwartz;S. Hoffmann;U. Obst

  • Formation and bacterial composition of young, natural biofilms obtained from public bank-filtered drinking water systems

    Thomas Schwartz;Sandra Hoffmann;Ursula Obst

  • Pulsed electric field treatment for bacteria reduction and its impact on hospital wastewater

    Christian Gusbeth;Wolfgang Frey;Holger Volkmann;Thomas Schwartz

Frequent Co-Authors

Despo Fatta-Kassinos
Despo Fatta-Kassinos University of Cyprus
Célia M. Manaia
Célia M. Manaia Catholic University of Portugal
Harald Horn
Harald Horn Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Pavel A. Levkin
Pavel A. Levkin Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Klaus Geider
Klaus Geider Max Planck Society
Christoph Syldatk
Christoph Syldatk Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Anna M. Romaní
Anna M. Romaní University of Girona
Sergi Sabater
Sergi Sabater University of Girona
Luigi Rizzo
Luigi Rizzo University of Salerno
Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería

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