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Environmental Sciences
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2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 69 6239 5661 452 407 236 15944
Environmental Sciences 72 1506 1431 105 103 273 17615

Werner Brack publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Werner Brack between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Werner Brack published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 10.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2024. 27 of the 354 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2024. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 4 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 32 publications 2025: 23 publications 2026: 4 publications
1994 2026

354 publications in total across all disciplines

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Werner Brack: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 4
1999 1
2000 3
2001 0
2002 3
2003 6
2004 2
2005 8
2006 5
2007 5
2008 7
2009 15
2010 17
2011 18
2012 11
2013 8
2014 11
2015 19
2016 13
2017 16
2018 19
2019 25
2020 18
2021 15
2022 27
2023 17
2024 32
2025 23
2026 4
Total 354
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Werner Brack 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 Werner Brack sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 271–280 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 273 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155 273
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Werner Brack 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 Werner Brack sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 85th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74 72
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Werner Brack is affiliated with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany. Their research expertise centers on environmental science, with a publication record spanning multiple subfields, including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pollution, ecology, molecular biology, and environmental chemistry.

Themes frequently addressed in Brack's work include pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, toxic organic pollutants, metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, pesticide and herbicide environmental studies, effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, and analytical chemistry and chromatography.

Brack has contributed to scientific knowledge through publications in several key journals:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Sciences Europe
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environment International

Frequent collaborators in Brack's research include Martin Krauß, Tobias Schulze, Henner Hollert, Pedro A. Inostroza, and Matthias Liess.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Brack are:

  • "Pesticides are the dominant stressors for vulnerable insects in lowland streams" (2021), published in Water Research
  • "Remobilization of pollutants during extreme flood events poses severe risks to human and environmental health" (2021), published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "The NORMAN Suspect List Exchange (NORMAN-SLE): facilitating European and worldwide collaboration on suspect screening in high resolution mass spectrometry" (2022), published in Environmental Sciences Europe
  • "A risk based assessment approach for chemical mixtures from wastewater treatment plant effluents" (2022), published in Environment International
  • "Assessing the Mixture Effects in In Vitro Bioassays of Chemicals Occurring in Small Agricultural Streams during Rain Events" (2020), published in Environmental Science & Technology

Best Publications

  • Organic chemicals jeopardize the health of freshwater ecosystems on the continental scale

    Egina Malaj;Egina Malaj;Peter C. von der Ohe;Matthias Grote;Ralph Kühne

  • Effect-directed analysis: a promising tool for the identification of organic toxicants in complex mixtures?

    Werner Brack

  • Effect-directed analysis supporting monitoring of aquatic environments - An in-depth overview

    Werner Brack;Selim Ait-Aissa;Robert M. Burgess;Wibke Busch

  • Towards the review of the European Union Water Framework Directive: Recommendations for more efficient assessment and management of chemical contamination in European surface water resources.

    Werner Brack;Werner Brack;Valeria Dulio;Marlene Ågerstrand;Ian Allan

  • A new risk assessment approach for the prioritization of 500 classical and emerging organic microcontaminants as potential river basin specific pollutants under the European Water Framework Directive.

    Peter Carsten von der Ohe;Valeria Dulio;Jaroslav Slobodnik;Eric De Deckere

  • Future water quality monitoring--adapting tools to deal with mixtures of pollutants in water resource management.

    Rolf Altenburger;Selim Ait-Aissa;Philipp Antczak;Thomas Backhaus

  • The European technical report on aquatic effect-based monitoring tools under the water framework directive

    Ann-Sofie Wernersson;Mario Carere;Chiara Maggi;Petr Tusil

  • Identification of novel micropollutants in wastewater by a combination of suspect and nontarget screening.

    Christine Hug;Christine Hug;Nadin Ulrich;Tobias Schulze;Werner Brack

  • Effect-based trigger values for in vitro and in vivo bioassays performed on surface water extracts supporting the environmental quality standards (EQS) of the European Water Framework Directive.

    Beate I. Escher;Selim Aїt-Aїssa;Peter A. Behnisch;Werner Brack;Werner Brack

  • Future water quality monitoring: improving the balance between exposure and toxicity assessments of real-world pollutant mixtures

    Rolf Altenburger;Rolf Altenburger;Werner Brack;Werner Brack;Robert M. Burgess;Wibke Busch

  • Statement on advancing the assessment of chemical mixtures and their risks for human health and the environment.

    Elina Drakvik;Elina Drakvik;Rolf Altenburger;Yasunobu Aoki;Thomas Backhaus

  • Carbamazepine and its metabolites in wastewater: Analytical pitfalls and occurrence in Germany and Portugal.

    Arnold Bahlmann;Werner Brack;Rudolf J. Schneider;Martin Krauss

  • Effect-based methods are key. The European Collaborative Project SOLUTIONS recommends integrating effect-based methods for diagnosis and monitoring of water quality

    Werner Brack;Selim Ait Aissa;Thomas Backhaus;Valeria Dulio

  • Impact of untreated wastewater on a major European river evaluated with a combination of in vitro bioassays and chemical analysis.

    Maria Konig;Beate I. Escher;Peta A. Neale;Martin Krauss

  • Screening hundreds of emerging organic pollutants (EOPs) in surface water from the Yangtze River Delta (YRD): Occurrence, distribution, ecological risk.

    Ying Peng;Wendi Fang;Martin Krauss;Werner Brack

  • The SOLUTIONS project: challenges and responses for present and future emerging pollutants in land and water resources management.

    Werner Brack;Rolf Altenburger;Gerrit Schüürmann;Martin Krauss

  • Current EU research activities on combined exposure to multiple chemicals

    Stephanie K. Bopp;Robert Barouki;Werner Brack;Silvia Dalla Costa

  • An ecotoxicological view on neurotoxicity assessment

    J. B. Legradi;J. B. Legradi;C. Di Paolo;M. H. S. Kraak;H. G. van der Geest

  • Pesticides are the dominant stressors for vulnerable insects in lowland streams.

    Matthias Liess;Liana Liebmann;Philipp Vormeier;Oliver Weisner

  • Linking in Vitro Effects and Detected Organic Micropollutants in Surface Water Using Mixture-Toxicity Modeling

    Peta A. Neale;Peta A. Neale;Selim Ait-Aissa;Werner Brack;Werner Brack;Nicolas Creusot

  • European demonstration program on the effect-based and chemical identification and monitoring of organic pollutants in European surface waters

    Zuzana Toušová;Peter Oswald;Jaroslav Slobodník;Luděk Bláha

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Krauss
Martin Krauss Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Henner Hollert
Henner Hollert Goethe University Frankfurt
Rolf Altenburger
Rolf Altenburger Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Leo Posthuma
Leo Posthuma Radboud University
Beate I. Escher
Beate I. Escher Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Gerrit Schüürmann
Gerrit Schüürmann Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Matthias Liess
Matthias Liess Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Juliane Hollender
Juliane Hollender Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Peter C. von der Ohe
Peter C. von der Ohe Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Helmut Segner
Helmut Segner University of Bern

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