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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 85 2738 2465 204 186 286 20788

Thorsten Reemtsma publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thorsten Reemtsma between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thorsten Reemtsma published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 9.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2021. 29 of the 352 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2021. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 7 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 41 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 24 publications 2026: 5 publications
1990 2026

352 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thorsten Reemtsma: publications per year, 1990 to 2026
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 1
1994 3
1995 1
1996 3
1997 5
1998 1
1999 7
2000 4
2001 8
2002 4
2003 6
2004 12
2005 7
2006 12
2007 3
2008 7
2009 3
2010 5
2011 2
2012 7
2013 6
2014 8
2015 8
2016 21
2017 19
2018 6
2019 16
2020 22
2021 41
2022 24
2023 20
2024 29
2025 24
2026 5
Total 352
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Thorsten Reemtsma 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 Thorsten Reemtsma sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 281–300 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 286 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939 286
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Thorsten Reemtsma 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 Thorsten Reemtsma sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 84–85 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275 85
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Thorsten Reemtsma is affiliated with the Technical University of Berlin in Germany and has made significant contributions within the field of Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to microplastics and plastic pollution, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, toxic organic pollutants, and water treatment and disinfection. Additional emphases include analytical chemistry methods development and environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, as well as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research.

Reemtsma's publication record spans numerous peer-reviewed papers, with notable recent examples including:

  • Abiotic oxidative transformation of 6-PPD and 6-PPD quinone from tires and occurrence of their products in snow from urban roads and in municipal wastewater (2022), published in Water Research
  • Pesticides are the dominant stressors for vulnerable insects in lowland streams (2021), published in Water Research
  • Comprehensive characterization of tire and road wear particles in highway tunnel road dust by use of size and density fractionation (2021), published in Chemosphere
  • Aging of tire and road wear particles in terrestrial and freshwater environments - A review on processes, testing, analysis and impact (2021), published in Chemosphere
  • Characterization of tire and road wear particles from road runoff indicates highly dynamic particle properties (2020), published in Water Research

Their frequent co-authors include Bettina Seiwert, Oliver J. Lechtenfeld, Stephan Wagner, Daniel Zahn, and Matthias Muschket. These collaborations have contributed to advancing understanding in several environmental chemistry and toxicology topics.

The most common publication venues for Reemtsma are:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Water Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Reemtsma's main fields of study within environmental science cover various subfields such as:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pollution
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry

Beyond journal articles, Reemtsma has also contributed to book publications. One known work is Mikroplastik im Wasserkreislauf, published by Technische Universität Berlin in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Tire wear particles in the aquatic environment - A review on generation, analysis, occurrence, fate and effects.

    Stephan Wagner;Thorsten Hüffer;Philipp Klöckner;Maren Wehrhahn

  • Pathways and metabolites of microbial degradation of selected acidic pharmaceutical and their occurrence in municipal wastewater treated by a membrane bioreactor

    José Benito Quintana;Stefan Weiss;Thorsten Reemtsma

  • Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in water and air I. Occurrence and fate

    Thorsten Reemtsma;José Benito Quintana;Rosario Rodil;Mónica Garcı´a-López

  • Polar Pollutants Entry into the Water Cycle by Municipal Wastewater: A European Perspective

    Thorsten Reemtsma;Stefan Weiss;Jutta Mueller;Mira Petrovic

  • Mind the Gap: Persistent and Mobile Organic Compounds-Water Contaminants That Slip Through.

    Thorsten Reemtsma;Urs Berger;Hans Peter H. Arp;Hervé Gallard

  • Polar pollutants in municipal wastewater and the water cycle: occurrence and removal of benzotriazoles.

    Thorsten Reemtsma;Ulf Miehe;Uwe Duennbier;Martin Jekel

  • Evaluation of three calibration methods to compensate matrix effects in environmental analysis with LC-ESI-MS.

    Markus Stüber;Thorsten Reemtsma

  • Discharge of three benzotriazole corrosion inhibitors with municipal wastewater and improvements by membrane bioreactor treatment and ozonation.

    Stefan Weiss;Jutta Jakobs;Thorsten Reemtsma

  • Thermophilic archaea activate butane via alkyl-coenzyme M formation

    Rafael Laso-Perez;Gunter Wegener;Gunter Wegener;Katrin Knittel;Friedrich Widdel

  • Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and strategies for trace-level analysis of polar organic pollutants.

    Thorsten Reemtsma

  • Things we know and don't know about nanoplastic in the environment.

    Stephan Wagner;Thorsten Reemtsma

  • Operational options to reduce matrix effects in liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry analysis of aqueous environmental samples

    Achim Kloepfer;José Benito Quintana;José Benito Quintana;Thorsten Reemtsma

  • Occurrence, Sources, and Fate of Benzothiazoles in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants

    Achim Kloepfer;Martin Jekel;Thorsten Reemtsma

  • Tire and road wear particles in road environment - Quantification and assessment of particle dynamics by Zn determination after density separation.

    Philipp Klöckner;Thorsten Reemtsma;Paul Eisentraut;Ulrike Braun

  • Organic Pollutants in the Water Cycle: Properties, Occurrence, Analysis and Environmental Relevance of Polar Compounds

    Thorsten Reemtsma;Martin Jekel

  • Determination of molecular formulas of natural organic matter molecules by (ultra-) high-resolution mass spectrometry: status and needs.

    Thorsten Reemtsma

  • Sensitive determination of acidic drugs and triclosan in surface and wastewater by ion-pair reverse-phase liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry.

    José Benito Quintana;Thorsten Reemtsma

  • Occurrence of emerging persistent and mobile organic contaminants in European water samples.

    Stefanie Schulze;Daniel Zahn;Rosa Montes;Rosario Rodil

  • From the exposome to mechanistic understanding of chemical-induced adverse effects

    Beate I. Escher;Jörg Hackermüller;Tobias Polte;Stefan Scholz

  • Determination of benzotriazole corrosion inhibitors from aqueous environmental samples by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry.

    Stefan Weiss;Thorsten Reemtsma

  • Metabolization of the bacteriostatic agent triclosan in edible plants and its consequences for plant uptake assessment.

    André Macherius;Trine Eggen;Wilhelm Lorenz;Monika Moeder

  • Compensation of Matrix Effects by Postcolumn Infusion of a Monitor Substance in Multiresidue Analysis with LC-MS/MS

    Helen Stahnke;Thorsten Reemtsma;Lutz Alder

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Jekel
Martin Jekel Technical University of Berlin
José Benito Quintana
José Benito Quintana University of Santiago de Compostela
Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería
Thomas P. Knepper
Thomas P. Knepper Technical University of Berlin
Andreas Stolz
Andreas Stolz University of Stuttgart
Rosario Rodil
Rosario Rodil University of Santiago de Compostela
Martine Sancelme
Martine Sancelme University of Clermont Auvergne
María Dolores Hernando
María Dolores Hernando University of Alcalá
Mira Petrovic
Mira Petrovic Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Anne-Marie Delort
Anne-Marie Delort University of Clermont Auvergne

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