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D-Index
45
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6798
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6480
National Ranking
419

Volker Matthias 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 Volker Matthias sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 171 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Volker Matthias 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 Volker Matthias sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Volker Matthias is affiliated with the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research in Germany. Their research spans diverse fields including Environmental Science, Engineering, and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant work in subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Automotive Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their principal research topics cover atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, vehicle emissions and performance, maritime transport emissions and efficiency, air quality and health impacts, air quality monitoring and forecasting, COVID-19 impact on air quality, and marine biology and environmental chemistry.

Key recent papers by Volker Matthias include:

  • "Advances in air quality research - current and emerging challenges" (2022), published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "Contributions of traffic and shipping emissions to city-scale NOx and PM2.5 exposure in Hamburg" (2020), published in Atmospheric Environment
  • "The impact of ship emissions on air quality and human health in the Gothenburg area - Part 1: 2012 emissions" (2020), published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "The role of emission reductions and the meteorological situation for air quality improvements during the COVID-19 lockdown period in central Europe" (2021), published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "A ship emission modeling system with scenario capabilities" (2021), published in Atmospheric Environment X

Frequent co-authors with whom Volker Matthias has collaborated include Markus Quante, Matthias Karl, Martin Otto Paul Ramacher, Jana Moldanová, and Ronny Badeke.

Their publications are commonly found in the following journals:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Atmosphere
  • Atmospheric Environment X
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Toxics

Volker Matthias has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Springer International Publishing: "Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XXVII" (2021).

Best Publications

  • Long-range transport of Saharan dust to northern Europe : The 11-16 October 2001 outbreak observed with EARLINET

    Albert Ansmann;Jens Bösenberg;Anatoli Chaikovsky;Adolfo Comerón

  • Aerosol lidar intercomparison in the framework of the EARLINET project. 3. Raman lidar algorithm for aerosol extinction, backscatter, and lidar ratio

    G. Pappalardo;A. Amodeo;M. Pandolfi;U. Wandinger

  • Aerosol lidar intercomparison in the framework of the EARLINET project. 2.Aerosol backscatter algorithms

    Ch. Böckmann;U. Wandinger;A. Ansmann;J. Bösenberg

  • EARLINET: A European Aerosol Research Lidar Network to Establish an Aerosol Climatology

    Jens Bösenberg;Volker Matthias

  • Optical and microphysical characterization of biomass-burning and industrial-pollution aerosols from multiwavelength lidar and aircraft measurements.

    Ulla Wandinger;Detlef Müller;Christine Böckmann;Dietrich Althausen

  • The contribution of ship emissions to air pollution in the North Sea regions.

    Volker Matthias;Ines Bewersdorff;Armin Aulinger;Markus Quante

  • Vertical emission profiles for Europe based on plume rise calculations.

    J. Bieser;A. Aulinger;V. Matthias;M. Quante

  • Vertical aerosol distribution over Europe: Statistical analysis of Raman lidar data from 10 European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET) stations

    Volker Matthias;D. Balis;J. Bösenberg;R. Eixmann

  • Operational model evaluation for particulate matter in Europe and North America in the context of AQMEII

    Efisio Solazzo;Roberto Bianconi;Guido Pirovano;Volker Matthias

  • Ammonia emissions in Europe, part II: How ammonia emission abatement strategies affect secondary aerosols

    Anna M. Backes;Armin Aulinger;Johannes Bieser;Volker Matthias

  • Volcanic ash over Europe during the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull on Iceland, April–May 2010

    Baerbel Langmann;Arnau Folch;Martin Hensch;Volker Matthias

  • The North Sea — A shelf sea in the Anthropocene

    Kay-Christian Emeis;Justus van Beusekom;Ulrich Callies;Ralf Ebinghaus

  • Aerosol climatology for the planetary boundary layer derived from regular lidar measurements

    Volker Matthias;Jens Bösenberg

  • The impact of shipping emissions on air pollution in the greater North Sea region – Part 1: Current emissions and concentrations

    A. Aulinger;V. Matthias;M. Zeretzke;J. Bieser

  • Evaluation of the meteorological forcing used for the Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative (AQMEII) air quality simulations

    Robert Vautard;Michael D. Moran;Efisio Solazzo;Robert C. Gilliam

  • Emission factors for gaseous and particulate pollutants from offshore diesel engine vessels in China

    Fan Zhang;Yingjun Chen;Chongguo Tian;Diming Lou

  • Wet deposition of poly- and perfluorinated compounds in Northern Germany.

    Annekatrin Dreyer;Volker Matthias;Ingo Weinberg;Ralf Ebinghaus

  • Multi-model study of mercury dispersion in the atmosphere: atmospheric processes and model evaluation

    Oleg Travnikov;Hélène Angot;Hélène Angot;Paulo Artaxo;Mariantonia Bencardino

  • Effects of ship emissions on air quality in the Baltic Sea region simulated with three different chemistry transport models

    Matthias Karl;Jan Eiof Jonson;Andreas Uppstu;Armin Aulinger

  • SMOKE for Europe - adaptation, modification and evaluation of a comprehensive emission model for Europe

    Johannes Bieser;A. Aulinger;V. Matthias;Markus Quante

  • Air mass modification over Europe: EARLINET aerosol observations from Wales to Belarus

    Ulla Wandinger;Ina Mattis;Matthias Tesche;Albert Ansmann

  • Advances in Air Quality Research – Current and Emerging Challenges

    Ranjeet S. Sokhi;Nicolas Moussiopoulos;Alexander Baklanov;John Bartzis

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik Fridell
Erik Fridell Chalmers University of Technology
Matthias Wiegner
Matthias Wiegner Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Albert Ansmann
Albert Ansmann Leibniz Association
Ina Mattis
Ina Mattis German Meteorological Service
Ralf Ebinghaus
Ralf Ebinghaus Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Gelsomina Pappalardo
Gelsomina Pappalardo National Research Council (CNR)
Volker Freudenthaler
Volker Freudenthaler Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Thomas Trickl
Thomas Trickl Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Xinrong Ren
Xinrong Ren University of Maryland, College Park
Ulla Wandinger
Ulla Wandinger Leibniz Association

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