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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
21790
World Ranking
6909
National Ranking
503

Werner Kloas publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 286 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Werner Kloas D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Werner Kloas sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Werner Kloas is affiliated with the Leibniz Association in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their scholarly work covers a range of topics primarily focused on aquatic ecosystems and sustainable practices.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Aquatic life and conservation
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
  • Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
  • Insect Utilization and Effects

Kloas's subfields of study emphasize Aquatic Science, Genetics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Water Science and Technology, and Insect Science.

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Sustainability
  • Aquaculture
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Notable recent papers include:

  • "The sterlet sturgeon genome sequence and the mechanisms of segmental rediploidization," 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "The Role of Behavioral Ecotoxicology in Environmental Protection," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "The aquaponic principle-It is all about coupling," 2021, Reviews in Aquaculture
  • "A 180 Myr-old female-specific genome region in sturgeon reveals the oldest known vertebrate sex determining system with undifferentiated sex chromosomes," 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Sustainable food protein supply reconciling human and ecosystem health: A Leibniz Position," 2020, Global Food Security

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Kloas are Matthias Stöck, Sven Wuertz, Christopher Shaw, Klaus Knopf, and Christophe Klopp, reflecting an active network of researchers in related fields.

Best Publications

  • Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems

    Anderson Abel de Souza Machado;Anderson Abel de Souza Machado;Werner Kloas;Werner Kloas;Christiane Zarfl;Stefan Hempel

  • Microplastics Can Change Soil Properties and Affect Plant Performance

    Anderson Abel de Souza Machado;Anderson Abel de Souza Machado;Chung W Lau;Chung W Lau;Chung W Lau;Werner Kloas;Werner Kloas;Joana Bergmann

  • Impacts of Microplastics on the Soil Biophysical Environment

    Anderson Abel de Souza Machado;Anderson Abel de Souza Machado;Chung Wai Lau;Chung Wai Lau;Chung Wai Lau;Jennifer Till;Werner Kloas;Werner Kloas

  • A critical analysis of the biological impacts of plasticizers on wildlife.

    Jörg Oehlmann;Ulrike Schulte-Oehlmann;Werner Kloas;Oana Jagnytsch

  • The Dark Side of Light: A Transdisciplinary Research Agenda for Light Pollution Policy

    Franz Hölker;Timothy Moss;Barbara Griefahn;Werner Kloas

  • Short-term exposure with high concentrations of pristine microplastic particles leads to immobilisation of Daphnia magna.

    Saskia Rehse;Saskia Rehse;Werner Kloas;Christiane Zarfl

  • Amphibians as a model to study endocrine disruptors: II. Estrogenic activity of environmental chemicals in vitro and in vivo

    Werner Kloas;Ilka Lutz;Ralf Einspanier

  • Metal fate and effects in estuaries: A review and conceptual model for better understanding of toxicity

    Anderson Abel de Souza Machado;Anderson Abel de Souza Machado;Anderson Abel de Souza Machado;Kate Spencer;Werner Kloas;Marco Toffolon

  • The development of functional digestive and metabolic organs in turbot, Scophthalmus maximus

    Helmut Segner;Volker Storch;Manfred Reinecke;Werner Kloas

  • Bisphenol A induces feminization in Xenopus laevis tadpoles

    Gregor Levy;Ilka Lutz;Angela Krüger;Werner Kloas;Werner Kloas

  • Bisphenol A induces superfeminization in the ramshorn snail Marisa cornuarietis(Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) at environmentally relevant concentrations.

    Jörg Oehlmann;Ulrike Schulte-Oehlmann;Jean Bachmann;Matthias Oetken

  • Water Quality and Heavy Metal Monitoring in Water, Sediments, and Tissues of the African Catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) from the River Nile, Egypt

    Alaa G. M. Osman;Werner Kloas

  • A new concept for aquaponic systems to improve sustainability, increase productivity, and reduce environmental impacts

    Werner Kloas;Roman Groß;Daniela Baganz;Johannes Graupner

  • Endocrine disrupting effects of herbicides and pentachlorophenol: in vitro and in vivo evidence.

    Frances Orton;Ilka Lutz;Werner Kloas;Edwin J Routledge

  • Amphibians as a model to study endocrine disruptors: I. Environmental pollution and estrogen receptor binding.

    Ilka Lutz;Werner Kloas

  • The sterlet sturgeon genome sequence and the mechanisms of segmental rediploidization

    Kang Du;Matthias Stöck;Susanne Kneitz;Christophe Klopp;Christophe Klopp

  • Exposure to human pharmaceuticals Carbamazepine, Ibuprofen and Bezafibrate causes molecular effects in Dreissena polymorpha

    Valeska Contardo-Jara;Claudia Lorenz;Stephan Pflugmacher;Gunnar Nützmann

  • Amphibians as a model for the study of endocrine disruptors.

    Werner Kloas

  • Advanced aquaponics: Evaluation of intensive tomato production in aquaponics vs. conventional hydroponics

    Johanna Suhl;Johanna Suhl;Dennis Dannehl;Werner Kloas;Werner Kloas;Daniela Baganz

  • Androgenic and antiandrogenic activities in water and sediment samples from the river Lambro, Italy, detected by yeast androgen screen and chemical analyses.

    Ralph Urbatzka;Anne van Cauwenberge;Silvia Maggioni;Luigi Viganò

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernd Sures
Bernd Sures University of Duisburg-Essen
Jörg Oehlmann
Jörg Oehlmann Goethe University Frankfurt
Franz Hölker
Franz Hölker Leibniz Association
Stephan Pflugmacher
Stephan Pflugmacher University of Manitoba
Manfred Schartl
Manfred Schartl University of Würzburg
Cinta Porte
Cinta Porte Spanish National Research Council
Thomas Braunbeck
Thomas Braunbeck Heidelberg University
Christiane Zarfl
Christiane Zarfl University of Tübingen
Christophe Klopp
Christophe Klopp INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Charles R. Tyler
Charles R. Tyler University of Exeter

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