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Ulrich Förstner 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 Ulrich Förstner sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 246 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ulrich Förstner 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 Ulrich Förstner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Ulrich Förstner is affiliated with Hamburg University of Technology in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily environmental science and medicine, with contributions also crossing into subfields such as health, toxicology and mutagenesis, orthopedics and sports medicine, psychiatry and mental health, sociology and political science, and pollution.

Their recent publications include a focus on environmental contaminants and their effects, reflecting interdisciplinary expertise. Notable papers are: "Review on the need for inventories and management of reservoirs of POPs and other persistent, bioaccumulating and toxic substances (PBTs) in the face of climate change" (2025) published in Environmental Sciences Europe, and "Remembering Wim Salomons (1945-2022): a pioneer in sediment-contaminant science" (2022) in the Journal of Soils and Sediments.

Förstner's research topics address a range of environmental and health-related issues, including:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Sports Analytics and Performance

Co-authorships indicate collaboration with the following researchers:

  • Roland Weber
  • Lautaro Gironés
  • Mats Tysklind
  • David Laner
  • Henner Hollert

Förstner has published primarily in the following venues:

  • Environmental Sciences Europe
  • Journal of Soils and Sediments

The scientist's work bridges environmental science and medicine, indicated by an equal number of publications in these fields. The involvement in subfields such as toxicology, mutagenesis, and orthopedics further highlights a diverse research portfolio that spans health risks associated with environmental pollutants as well as sports medicine and analytics.

Best Publications

  • Metal pollution in the aquatic environment

    Ulrich Förstner;Gottfried T. W. Wittmann

  • Metals in the hydrocycle

    Wim Salomons;Ulrich Förstner

  • Binding and Mobilization of Heavy Metals in Contaminated Sediments Affected by pH and Redox Potential

    Wolfgang Calmano;Jihua Hong;Ulrich Förstner

  • Trace metal analysis on polluted sediments

    U. Förstner;W. Salomons

  • Trace metal analysis on polluted sediments: Part II: Evaluation of environmental impact

    W. Salomons;U. Förstner

  • Formation and diagenesis of inorganic Ca−Mg carbonates in the lacustrine environment

    German Müller;G. Irion;U. Förstner

  • Chemical Fractionation of Heavy Metals in Anoxic Estuarine and Coastal Sediments

    M. Kersten;U. Förstner

  • Sediment Criteria Development

    Ulrich Förstner;Wolfgang Ahlf;Wolfgang Calmano;Michael Kersten

  • Heavy metals : problems and solutions

    W. Salomons;Ulrich Förstner;P. Mader

  • Chemical extraction of heavy metals in polluted river sediments in Central Europe

    Wolfgang Calmano;Ulrich Förstner

  • Metal Speciation - General Concepts and Applications

    U. Förstner

  • Concept of subaqueous capping of contaminated sediments with active barrier systems (ABS) using natural and modified zeolites

    Patrick H. Jacobs;Ulrich Förstner

  • Sediment dynamics and pollutant mobility in rivers: An interdisciplinary approach

    Ulrich Förstner

  • Heavy metal accumulation in river sediments: A response to environmental pollution

    Ulrich Förstner;German Müller

  • Effect of sample pretreatment on the reliability of solid speciation data of heavy metals — implications sesfor the study of early diagenetic processes☆

    M. Kersten;U. Förstner

  • Dioxin in the Elbe river basin: policy and science under the water framework directive 2000–2015 and toward 2021

    Ulrich Förstner;Henner Hollert;Markus Brinkmann;Kathrin Eichbaum

  • Heavy metals in sediments of the rhine and elbe estuaries: Mobilization or mixing effect?

    German Müller;Ulrich Förstner

  • Traceability of sediment analysis

    U Förstner

  • Accumulative phases for heavy metals in limnic sediments

    Ulrich Förstner

  • Pollution of the North Sea

    Wim Salomons;Brian L. Bayne;Egbert Klaas Duursma;Ulrich Förstner

  • Recent sedimentary carbonates

    John D. Milliman;German Müller;Ulrich Förstner

  • Metals in the Hydrocycle.

    A. Morris;W. Salomons;U. Forstner

  • Book reviewThe Biogeochemistry of mercury in the environment: edited by J. O. Nriagu. Elsevier/North Holland Biomedical Press, 1979, 696 pp. $136.50

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Frequent Co-Authors

Wim Salomons
Wim Salomons Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Michael Kersten
Michael Kersten Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Henner Hollert
Henner Hollert Goethe University Frankfurt
John D. Milliman
John D. Milliman William & Mary
Zhihong Xu
Zhihong Xu Griffith University
Peter Stoffers
Peter Stoffers Kiel University
András Bárdossy
András Bárdossy University of Stuttgart
Thilo Streck
Thilo Streck University of Hohenheim
Thomas Gaiser
Thomas Gaiser University of Bonn
Karl Stahr
Karl Stahr University of Hohenheim

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