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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 82 900 855 53 52 507 20858

Thomas Wagner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas Wagner between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas Wagner published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 14.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 66 publications in 2020. 44 of the 714 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 66. Peak 66 publications in 2020. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 28 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 27 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 42 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 66 publications 2021: 55 publications 2022: 40 publications 2023: 54 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 15 publications
1976 2025

714 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas Wagner: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 2
1980 1
1981 0
1982 1
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 2
1997 7
1998 6
1999 11
2000 10
2001 15
2002 16
2003 15
2004 28
2005 20
2006 27
2007 17
2008 15
2009 21
2010 22
2011 18
2012 18
2013 23
2014 18
2015 22
2016 42
2017 30
2018 25
2019 17
2020 66
2021 55
2022 40
2023 54
2024 29
2025 15
Total 714
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Thomas Wagner 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 Wagner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 501–510 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 507 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17 507
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Thomas Wagner 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 Wagner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 82 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48 82
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Thomas Wagner is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on atmospheric and environmental sciences, with a substantial body of work centered on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science.

Their expertise extends deeply into specialized subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Spectroscopy, and Environmental Engineering.

The main topics Thomas Wagner has extensively researched include:

  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting

Thomas Wagner has published numerous papers in frequent collaboration with notable co-authors such as Steffen Beirle, Michel Van Roozendaël, Andreas Richter, Christian Borger, and Steffen Dörner.

The scientist's work appears predominantly in a select group of publication venues, including:

  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Earth system science data

Recent papers by Thomas Wagner include:

  • Ground-based validation of the Copernicus Sentinel-5P TROPOMI NO 2 measurements with the NDACC ZSL-DOAS, MAX-DOAS and Pandonia global networks, 2021, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Comparative assessment of TROPOMI and OMI formaldehyde observations and validation against MAX-DOAS network column measurements, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Intercomparison of NO 2, O 4, O 3 and HCHO slant column measurements by MAX-DOAS and zenith-sky UV-visible spectrometers during CINDI-2, 2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Catalog of NO x emissions from point sources as derived from the divergence of the NO 2 flux for TROPOMI, 2021, Earth system science data
  • Intercomparison of MAX-DOAS vertical profile retrieval algorithms: studies on field data from the CINDI-2 campaign, 2021, Atmospheric measurement techniques

Best Publications

  • Megacity Emissions and Lifetimes of Nitrogen Oxides Probed from Space

    Steffen Beirle;K. Folkert Boersma;K. Folkert Boersma;Ulrich Platt;Mark G. Lawrence

  • Global observations of aerosol-cloud-precipitation-climate interactions

    Daniel Rosenfeld;Meinrat O. Andreae;Ari Asmi;Mian Chin

  • Assessing Methane Emissions from Global Space-Borne Observations

    C. Frankenberg;J. F. Meirink;M. van Weele;U. Platt

  • Quantitative analysis of NO x emissions from Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment satellite image sequences

    C. Leue;M. Wenig;T. Wagner;Oliver Klimm

  • Satellite mapping of enhanced BrO concentrations in the troposphere

    U. Platt;T. Wagner

  • Simultaneous global observations of glyoxal and formaldehyde from space

    Folkard Wittrock;Andreas Richter;Hilke Oetjen;John P. Burrows

  • Around the world in 17 days - hemispheric-scale transport of forest fire smoke from Russia in May 2003

    R. Damoah;N. Spichtinger;C. Forster;P. James

  • Pinpointing nitrogen oxide emissions from space.

    Steffen Beirle;Christian Borger;Steffen Dörner;Ang Li

  • Improving algorithms and uncertainty estimates for satellite NO 2 retrievals: results from the quality assurance for the essential climate variables (QA4ECV) project

    K. Folkert Boersma;K. Folkert Boersma;Henk J. Eskes;Andreas Richter;Isabelle De Smedt

  • Satellite chartography of atmospheric methane from SCIAMACHY on board ENVISAT: Analysis of the years 2003 and 2004

    C. Frankenberg;J. F. Meirink;P. Bergamaschi;A. P. H. Goede

  • Validation of Ozone Monitoring Instrument nitrogen dioxide columns

    E.A. Celarier;E.J. Brinksma;J.F. Gleason;J.P. Veefkind

  • NO x lifetimes and emissions of cities and power plants in polluted background estimated by satellite observations

    Fei Liu;Fei Liu;Steffen Beirle;Qiang Zhang;Steffen Dörner

  • The North Atlantic Oscillation controls air pollution transport to the Arctic

    S. Eckhardt;A. Stohl;A. Stohl;S. Beirle;N. Spichtinger

  • Metal-oxide interfacial reactions: encapsulation of Pd on TiO2 (110).

    Qiang Fu;Thomas Wagner;Sven Olliges;Heinz-Dieter Carstanjen

  • The Monte Carlo atmospheric radiative transfer model McArtim: Introduction and validation of Jacobians and 3D features

    T. Deutschmann;S. Beirle;U. Friess;M. Grzegorski

  • Analysis for BrO in zenith‐sky spectra: An intercomparison exercise for analysis improvement

    S. R. Aliwell;M. Van Roozendael;P. V. Johnston;A. Richter

  • Sulfur dioxide retrievals from TROPOMI onboard Sentinel-5 Precursor: algorithm theoretical basis

    Nicolas Theys;Isabelle De Smedt;Huan Yu;Thomas Danckaert

  • Algorithm theoretical baseline for formaldehyde retrievals from S5P TROPOMI and from the QA4ECV project

    Isabelle De Smedt;Nicolas Theys;Huan Yu;Thomas Danckaert

  • Structural uncertainty in air mass factor calculation for NO2 and HCHO satellite retrievals

    Alba Lorente;K. Folkert Boersma;K. Folkert Boersma;Huan Yu;Steffen Dörner

  • Comparison of box-air-mass-factors and radiances for Multiple-Axis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) geometries calculated from different UV/visible radiative transfer models

    T. Wagner;T. Wagner;J. P. Burrows;T. Deutschmann;B. Dix

Frequent Co-Authors

Steffen Beirle
Steffen Beirle Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Ulrich Platt
Ulrich Platt Heidelberg University
Andreas Richter
Andreas Richter University of Bremen
John P. Burrows
John P. Burrows University of Bremen
Gaia Pinardi
Gaia Pinardi Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Mark Wenig
Mark Wenig Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Diego Loyola
Diego Loyola German Aerospace Center
Folkard Wittrock
Folkard Wittrock University of Bremen
Klaus Pfeilsticker
Klaus Pfeilsticker Heidelberg University
Isabelle De Smedt
Isabelle De Smedt Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy

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