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Thomas Tuch 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 Tuch sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 116 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas Tuch 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 Tuch sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas Tuch is a researcher affiliated with the Leibniz Association in Germany, with expertise spanning environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work centers primarily on atmospheric science, health, toxicology, and mutagenesis, as well as global and planetary change, environmental engineering, and automotive engineering.

Their research topics focus heavily on atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality and health impacts, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, air quality monitoring and forecasting, atmospheric ozone and climate, vehicle emissions and performance, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Alfred Wiedensohler, Martin Gysel-Beer, Birgit Wehner, Maik Merkel, and Gerald Spindler.

Thomas Tuch has published numerous papers in several key scientific venues, with a strong publication record in:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Metrologia
  • Environment International

Some of the recent publications involving or associated with their research include:

  • Multidecadal trend analysis of in situ aerosol radiative properties around the world, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • The variability of mass concentrations and source apportionment analysis of equivalent black carbon across urban Europe, 2023, Environment International
  • Decreasing trends of particle number and black carbon mass concentrations at 16 observational sites in Germany from 2009 to 2018, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Seasonality of the particle number concentration and size distribution: a global analysis retrieved from the network of Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) near-surface observatories, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • The effect of meteorological conditions and atmospheric composition in the occurrence and development of new particle formation (NPF) events in Europe, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Best Publications

  • Respiratory effects are associated with the number of ultrafine particles.

    A Peters;H E Wichmann;T Tuch;J Heinrich

  • Mobility particle size spectrometers: harmonization of technical standards and data structure to facilitate high quality long-term observations of atmospheric particle number size distributions

    A. Wiedensohler;W. Birmili;A. Nowak;A. Sonntag

  • Daily mortality and fine and ultrafine particles in Erfurt, Germany part I: role of particle number and particle mass.

    H E Wichmann;C Spix;T Tuch;G Wölke

  • Increased asthma medication use in association with ambient fine and ultrafine particles.

    S von Klot;G Wölke;T Tuch;J Heinrich

  • Characterization and intercomparison of aerosol absorption photometers: result of two intercomparison workshops

    T. Müller;J.S. Henzing;G. De Leeuw;G. De Leeuw;G. De Leeuw;A. Wiedensohler

  • Concentrations of ultrafine, fine and PM2.5 particles in three European cities

    J Ruuskanen;Th Tuch;H Ten Brink;A Peters

  • Elemental composition and sources of fine and ultrafine ambient particles in Erfurt, Germany.

    J. Cyrys;M. Stölzel;J. Heinrich;W.G. Kreyling

  • Aerosol optical properties and related chemical apportionment at Xinken in Pearl River Delta of China

    Y.F. Cheng;A. Wiedensohler;H. Eichler;H. Su

  • Variation of particle number and mass concentration in various size ranges of ambient aerosols in Eastern Germany

    Th. Tuch;P. Brand;H.E. Wichmann;J. Heyder

  • Variability of the aerosol number size distribution in Beijing, China: New particle formation, dust storms, and high continental background

    B. Wehner;A. Wiedensohler;T. M. Tuch;Z. J. Wu

  • Mobility particle size spectrometers: Calibration procedures and measurement uncertainties

    A. Wiedensohler;A. Wiesner;K. Weinhold;W. Birmili

  • The contribution of sulfuric acid and non-volatile compounds on the growth of freshly formed atmospheric aerosols

    B. Wehner;T. Petäjä;M. Boy;M. Boy;C. Engler

  • Design and performance of an automatic regenerating adsorption aerosol dryer for continuous operation at monitoring sites

    T. M. Tuch;A. Haudek;T. Müller;A. Nowak

  • First long-term study of particle number size distributions and new particle formation events of regional aerosol in the North China Plain

    X. J. Shen;J. Y. Sun;Y. M. Zhang;B. Wehner

  • Atmospheric number size distributions of soot particles and estimation of emission factors

    D. Rose;B. Wehner;M. Ketzel;C. Engler

  • Spatio-temporal variability and principal components of the particle number size distribution in an urban atmosphere

    F. Costabile;F. Costabile;W. Birmili;S. Klose;T. Tuch

  • Intercomparisons and Aerosol Calibrations of 12 Commercial Integrating Nephelometers of Three Manufacturers

    J. Heintzenberg;A. Wiedensohler;T.M. Tuch;D.S. Covert

  • A case of extreme particulate matter concentrations over Central Europe caused by dust emitted over the southern Ukraine

    W. Birmili;Kerstin Schepanski;Kerstin Schepanski;A. Ansmann;G. Spindler

  • Primary versus secondary contributions to particle number concentrations in the European boundary layer

    C. L. Reddington;K. S. Carslaw;D. V. Spracklen;M. G. Frontoso

  • Size-Segregated Particle Number Concentrations and Respiratory Emergency Room Visits in Beijing, China

    Arne Marian Leitte;Uwe Schlink;Olf Herbarth;Alfred Wiedensohler

  • A global analysis of climate-relevant aerosol properties retrieved from the network of Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) near-surface observatories

    Paolo Laj;Paolo Laj;Alessandro Bigi;Clémence Rose;Elisabeth Andrews;Elisabeth Andrews

  • Multidecadal trend analysis of in situ aerosol radiative properties around the world

    Martine Collaud Coen;Elisabeth Andrews;Elisabeth Andrews;Andrés Alastuey;Todor Petkov Arsov

  • Structure, variability and persistence of the submicrometre marine aerosol

    Jost Heintzenberg;Wolfram Birmili;Alfred Wiedensohler;Andreas Nowak

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfred Wiedensohler
Alfred Wiedensohler Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
Wolfram Birmili
Wolfram Birmili German Environment Agency
Birgit Wehner
Birgit Wehner Leibniz Association
Paolo Laj
Paolo Laj Grenoble Alpes University
N. Ma
N. Ma Jinan University
Wolfgang G. Kreyling
Wolfgang G. Kreyling Utrecht University
Andrés Alastuey
Andrés Alastuey Spanish National Research Council
Gerald Spindler
Gerald Spindler Leibniz Association
Thomas J. Müller
Thomas J. Müller Leibniz Association
Angela Marinoni
Angela Marinoni Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

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