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133
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61135
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62
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Ulrich Pöschl 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 Pöschl sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 590 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ulrich Pöschl 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 Pöschl sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 133 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Ulrich Pöschl is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions in atmospheric science, global and planetary change, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental engineering, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The main topics of Ulrich Pöschl's work encompass:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air quality and health impacts
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric ozone and climate
  • Air quality monitoring and forecasting
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
  • Infection control and ventilation

Throughout their career, Ulrich Pöschl has published extensively across several venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Geoscience

Notable recent publications by Ulrich Pöschl include:

  • Loss of life expectancy from air pollution compared to other risk factors: a worldwide perspective, 2020, Cardiovascular Research
  • Face masks effectively limit the probability of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, 2021, Science
  • Multiphase buffer theory explains contrasts in atmospheric aerosol acidity, 2020, Science
  • Model Calculations of Aerosol Transmission and Infection Risk of COVID-19 in Indoor Environments, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Enhanced aerosol particle growth sustained by high continental chlorine emission in India, 2021, Nature Geoscience

Collaborations form an integral part of Ulrich Pöschl's research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Yafang Cheng
  • Hang Su
  • Meinrat O. Andreae
  • Mira L. Pöhlker
  • Christopher Pöhlker

In addition to journal publications, Ulrich Pöschl has contributed to book literature with a publication from Springer International Publishing titled Paul J. Crutzen and the Anthropocene: A New Epoch in Earth's History released in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Atmospheric aerosols: composition, transformation, climate and health effects.

    Ulrich Pöschl

  • Primary biological aerosol particles in the atmosphere: a review

    Viviane R. Després;J. Alex Huffman;Susannah M. Burrows;Corinna Hoose

  • Reactive nitrogen chemistry in aerosol water as a source of sulfate during haze events in China

    Yafang Cheng;Guangjie Zheng;Guangjie Zheng;Chao Wei;Qing Mu

  • Contribution of cryptogamic covers to the global cycles of carbon and nitrogen

    Wolfgang Elbert;Bettina Weber;Susannah Burrows;Jörg Steinkamp

  • Bioaerosols in the Earth system: Climate, health, and ecosystem interactions

    Janine Fröhlich-Nowoisky;Christopher J. Kampf;Christopher J. Kampf;Bettina Weber;J. Alex Huffman

  • Atmospheric composition change – global and regional air quality

    P.S. Monks;Claire Granier;Claire Granier;Claire Granier;S. Fuzzi;A. Stohl

  • Exploring the severe winter haze in Beijing: the impact of synoptic weather, regional transport and heterogeneous reactions

    G. J. Zheng;F. K. Duan;H. Su;Y. L. Ma

  • Cardiovascular disease burden from ambient air pollution in Europe reassessed using novel hazard ratio functions.

    Jos Lelieveld;Jos Lelieveld;Klaus Klingmüller;Andrea Pozzer;Ulrich Pöschl

  • An amorphous solid state of biogenic secondary organic aerosol particles

    Annele Virtanen;Jorma Joutsensaari;Thomas Koop;Jonna Kannosto

  • Glass transition and phase state of organic compounds: dependency on molecular properties and implications for secondary organic aerosols in the atmosphere.

    Thomas Koop;Johannes Bookhold;Manabu Shiraiwa;Ulrich Pöschl

  • Gas uptake and chemical aging of semisolid organic aerosol particles

    Manabu Shiraiwa;Markus Ammann;Thomas Koop;Ulrich Pöschl

  • Rainforest Aerosols as Biogenic Nuclei of Clouds and Precipitation in the Amazon

    U. Pöschl;S. T. Martin;B. Sinha;Q. Chen

  • Loss of life expectancy from air pollution compared to other risk factors: a worldwide perspective

    Jos Lelieveld;Jos Lelieveld;Andrea Pozzer;Ulrich Pöschl;Mohammed Fnais

  • Calibration and measurement uncertainties of a continuous-flow cloud condensation nuclei counter (DMT-CCNC): CCN activation of ammonium sulfate and sodium chloride aerosol particles in theory and experiment

    Diana Rose;Sachin Gunthe;E. Mikhailov;E. Mikhailov;Göran Frank

  • Aerosol Health Effects from Molecular to Global Scales

    Manabu Shiraiwa;Kayo Ueda;Andrea Pozzer;Gerhard Lammel

  • Multiphase chemistry at the atmosphere-biosphere interface influencing climate and public health in the anthropocene.

    Ulrich Pöschl;Manabu Shiraiwa

  • Amorphous and crystalline aerosol particles interacting with water vapor: conceptual framework and experimental evidence for restructuring, phase transitions and kinetic limitations

    E. Mikhailov;E. Mikhailov;S. Vlasenko;S. T. Martin;T. Koop

  • Bacteria in the global atmosphere – Part 1: Review and synthesis of literature data for different ecosystems

    S. M. Burrows;W. Elbert;M. G. Lawrence;U. Pöschl

  • Soil Nitrite as a Source of Atmospheric HONO and OH Radicals

    Hang Su;Yafang Cheng;Yafang Cheng;Robert Oswald;Thomas Behrendt

  • Contribution of fungi to primary biogenic aerosols in the atmosphere: wet and dry discharged spores, carbohydrates, and inorganic ions

    W. Elbert;Philip Taylor;Philip Taylor;M. Andreae;U. Poschl

  • Rapid aerosol particle growth and increase of cloud condensation nucleus activity by secondary aerosol formation and condensation: A case study for regional air pollution in northeastern China

    A. Wiedensohler;Y. F. Cheng;A. Nowak;B. Wehner

  • Kinetic model framework for aerosol and cloud surface chemistry and gas-particle interactions – Part 1: General equations, parameters, and terminology

    U. Pöschl;U. Pöschl;Y. Rudich;M. Ammann

Frequent Co-Authors

Meinrat O. Andreae
Meinrat O. Andreae Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Hang Su
Hang Su Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Yafang Cheng
Yafang Cheng Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Manabu Shiraiwa
Manabu Shiraiwa University of California, Irvine
Paulo Artaxo
Paulo Artaxo Universidade de São Paulo
N. Ma
N. Ma Jinan University
Reinhard Niessner
Reinhard Niessner Technical University of Munich
Stephan Borrmann
Stephan Borrmann Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Jos Lelieveld
Jos Lelieveld Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Manfred Wendisch
Manfred Wendisch Leipzig University

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