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38
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5286
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8666
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23

Victor Wepener 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 Victor Wepener sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 216 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Victor Wepener 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 Victor Wepener sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Victor Wepener is affiliated with North-West University in South Africa and specializes in Environmental Science with a focus on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology, Pollution, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Materials Chemistry.

Their research encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies

Wepener has published extensively in various scientific journals, with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • African Journal of Aquatic Science
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Environmental Pollution
  • African Zoology
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Their recent scientific papers include:

  • "Risks posed by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on the African continent, emphasizing aquatic ecosystems" (2021, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management)
  • "Environmentally relevant lead (Pb) water concentration induce toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae" (2021, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology)
  • "The role of fish helminth parasites in monitoring metal pollution in aquatic ecosystems: a case study in the world's most productive platinum mining region" (2020, Parasitology Research)
  • "Risk Assessment of Water Quantity and Quality Stressors to Balance the Use and Protection of Vulnerable Water Resources" (2020, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management)
  • "A diversity and functional approach to evaluate the macroinvertebrate responses to multiple stressors in a small subtropical austral river" (2021, Ecological Indicators)

Frequent collaborators in research include:

  • Nico J. Smit
  • Bernd Sures
  • Johannes H. Erasmus
  • Tarryn L. Botha
  • Yoshinori Ikenaka

Best Publications

  • Uptake and distribution of a copper, iron and zinc mixture in gill, liver and plasma of a freshwater teleost, Tilapia sparrmanii

    V. Wepener;J. H. J. Van Vuren;H. H. Du Preez

  • Prioritizing agricultural pesticides used in South Africa based on their environmental mobility and potential human health effects

    James Michael Dabrowski;Justinus Madimetja Shadung;Justinus Madimetja Shadung;Victor Wepener;Victor Wepener

  • Distribution of perfluorinated compounds (PFASs) in the aquatic environment of the industrially polluted Vaal River, South Africa.

    Thimo Groffen;Victor Wepener;Wynand Malherbe;Lieven Bervoets

  • Cytotoxicity of Ag, Au and Ag-Au bimetallic nanoparticles prepared using golden rod (Solidago canadensis) plant extract.

    Tarryn L. Botha;Elias E. Elemike;Elias E. Elemike;Suranie Horn;Damian C. Onwudiwe

  • Bioaccumulation and human health risk assessment of DDT and other organochlorine pesticides in an apex aquatic predator from a premier conservation area.

    Ruan Gerber;Nico J. Smit;Johan H.J. Van Vuren;Shouta M.M. Nakayama

  • The oxidative toxicity of Ag and ZnO nanoparticles towards the aquatic plant Spirodela punctuta and the role of testing media parameters

    Melusi Thwala;Melusi Thwala;Ndeke Musee;Ndeke Musee;Lucky Sikhwivhilu;Victor Wepener

  • An assessment of the influence of multiple stressors on the Vaal River, South Africa

    V. Wepener;C. van Dyk;L. Bervoets;G. O’Brien

  • The effect of hexavalent chromium at different pH values on the haematology of Tilapia sparrmanii (Cichlidae).

    V. Wepener;J.H.J. van Vuren;H.H. Du Preez

  • A Conceptual Framework for Using Mussels as Biomonitors in Whole Effluent Toxicity

    Roel Smolders;Lieven Bervoets;Victor Wepener;Ronny Blust

  • Active biomonitoring in freshwater environments: early warning signals from biomarkers in assessing biological effects of diffuse sources of pollutants

    V. Wepener;J.H.J. van Vuren;F.P. Chatiza;Z. Mbizi

  • Effect of manganese and iron at a neutral and acidic pH on the hematology of the banded tilapia (Tilapia sparrmanii).

    V. Wepener;J. H. J. Van Vuren;H. H. Du Preez

  • Persistent organic pollutants in the Olifants River Basin, South Africa: bioaccumulation and trophic transfer through a subtropical aquatic food web.

    Vera Verhaert;Nadine Newmark;Wendy D'Hollander;Adrian Covaci

  • Comparative studies on the uptake and effects of cadmium and zinc on the cellular energy allocation of two freshwater gastropods.

    L. Moolman;J.H.J. Van Vuren;V. Wepener

  • The influence of land use on water quality and diatom community structures in urban and agriculturally stressed rivers

    G. Walsh;V. Wepener

  • A regional-scale ecological risk framework for environmental flow evaluations

    Gordon C. O'Brien;Chris Dickens;Eleanor Hines;Victor Wepener

  • Pesticides in South African fresh waters

    TM Ansara-Ross;V Wepener;PJ van den Brink;MJ Ross

  • Seasonal variation of selected metals in sediments, water and tissues of the groovy mullet, Liza dumerelii (Mugilidae) from the Mhlathuze Estuary, South Africa.

    H.M Mzimela;V Wepener;D.P Cyrus

  • Active Biomonitoring (ABM) by Translocation of Bivalve Molluscs

    Roel Smolders;Judith Voets;Lieven Bervoets;Ronny Blust

  • Perfluorinated compounds in the aquatic food chains of two subtropical estuaries.

    Georgina Fauconier;Thimo Groffen;Victor Wepener;Lieven Bervoets

  • A note on the concentrations and bio-availability of selected metals in sediments of Richards Bay Harbour, South Africa

    V Wepener;LA Vermeulen

  • A histology-based fish health assessment of the tigerfish, **Hydrocynus vittatus** from a DDT-affected area

    K.J. McHugh;N.J. Smit;J.H.J. Van Vuren;J.C. Van Dyk

Frequent Co-Authors

Nico J. Smit
Nico J. Smit North-West University
Luc Brendonck
Luc Brendonck KU Leuven
Lieven Bervoets
Lieven Bervoets University of Antwerp
Bernd Sures
Bernd Sures University of Duisburg-Essen
Ronny Blust
Ronny Blust University of Antwerp
Bhekie B. Mamba
Bhekie B. Mamba University of South Africa
Olaf L. F. Weyl
Olaf L. F. Weyl South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Adrian Covaci
Adrian Covaci University of Antwerp
Sammy Boussiba
Sammy Boussiba Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Louis H. Du Preez
Louis H. Du Preez North-West University

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