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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 51 13778 12405 1012 894 134 14084
Environmental Sciences 56 3589 3428 246 241 141 14988

Willi A. Brand publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Willi A. Brand between 1980 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Willi A. Brand published across 43 years, from 1980 to 2022, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2003. 3 of the 161 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2003. 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 5 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 11 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication
1980 2022

161 publications in total across all disciplines

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Willi A. Brand: publications per year, 1980 to 2022
Year Publications
1980 2
1981 1
1982 0
1983 5
1984 2
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 3
1994 4
1995 1
1996 5
1997 1
1998 2
1999 4
2000 0
2001 5
2002 2
2003 12
2004 8
2005 4
2006 6
2007 3
2008 1
2009 11
2010 11
2011 5
2012 6
2013 12
2014 9
2015 7
2016 9
2017 4
2018 3
2019 4
2020 5
2021 2
2022 1
Total 161
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Willi A. Brand 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 Willi A. Brand 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, 141–150 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: 141 publications — 37th percentile

37% 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
141–150 541 141
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
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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Willi A. Brand 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 Willi A. Brand 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, 56 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: 56 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% 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 56
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
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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Overview

Willi A. Brand is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Germany. Their research spans various areas intersecting environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong emphasis on isotope analysis and livestock genetics.

The scientist has contributed to multiple fields of study, including:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these domains, their work is further specialized in subfields such as:

  • Ecology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Genetics
  • Spectroscopy
  • Microbiology

Their research topics include:

  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Willi A. Brand has published several papers in notable venues, contributing to both methodological and applied scientific knowledge. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
  • Analytical Chemistry

Selected recent papers authored by the scientist are:

  • Predicting pregnancy status from mid-infrared spectroscopy in dairy cow milk using deep learning, 2021, Journal of Dairy Science

Other recent impactful papers within their collaborative network include:

  • Predicting bovine tuberculosis status of dairy cows from mid-infrared spectral data of milk using deep learning, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • USGS44, a new high-purity calcium carbonate reference material for δ13C measurements, 2020, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
  • How to Couple LC-IRMS with HRMSA Proof-of-Concept Study, 2022, Analytical Chemistry
  • A robust method for direct calibration of isotope ratios in gases against liquid/solid reference materials, including a laboratory comparison for δ13C-CH4, 2020, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

Willi A. Brand has collaborated frequently with other researchers in their field. Some of the frequent co-authors include:

  • Scott J. Denholm
  • A.T. Wells
  • SL Smith
  • E. Wall
  • M.P. Coffey

Best Publications

  • Referencing strategies and techniques in stable isotope ratio analysis

    Roland A. Werner;Willi A. Brand

  • New Guidelines for δ13C Measurements

    T. B. Coplen;W. A. Brand;M. Gehre;M. Gröning

  • Isotopic compositions of the elements 2013 (IUPAC Technical Report)

    Juris Meija;Tyler B. Coplen;Michael Berglund;Willi A. Brand

  • Atomic weights of the elements 2013 (IUPAC Technical Report)

    Juris Meija;Tyler B. Coplen;Michael Berglund;Willi A. Brand

  • Assessment of international reference materials for isotope-ratio analysis (IUPAC Technical Report)

    Willi A. Brand;Tyler B. Coplen;Jochen Vogl;Martin Rosner

  • Online Sulfur-Isotope Determination Using an Elemental Analyzer Coupled to a Mass Spectrometer

    A. Giesemann;H.-J. Jaeger;A. L. Norman;H. R. Krouse

  • Variations in chemical and physical properties of Amazon forest soils in relation to their genesis

    C. A. Quesada;J. Lloyd;M. Schwarz;S. Patiño;S. Patiño

  • Atomic weights of the elements 2011 (IUPAC Technical Report)

    Michael E. Wieser;Norman Holden;Tyler B. Coplen;John K. Böhlke

  • High precision isotope ratio monitoring techniques in mass spectrometry.

    Willi A. Brand

  • Correction for the 17O interference in δ13C measurements when analyzing CO2 with stable isotope mass spectrometry (IUPAC Technical Report)

    Willi A. Brand;Sergey S. Assonov;Tyler B. Coplen

  • Isotope ratio monitoring gas chromatography/Mass spectrometry of D/H by high temperature conversion isotope ratio mass spectrometry.

    A. W. Hilkert;C. B. Douthitt;H. J. Schlüter;W. A. Brand

  • Automated analysis system for coupled .delta.13C and .delta.15N measurements

    Brian. Fry;Willi. Brand;F. J. Mersch;K. Tholke

  • Stable isotope deltas: Tiny, yet robust signatures in nature

    Willi A. Brand;Tyler B. Coplen

  • Continuous flow 2H/1H and 18O/16O analysis of water samples with dual inlet precision

    Matthias Gehre;Heike Geilmann;J Richter;Roland A Werner

  • Two new organic reference materials for δ13C and δ15N measurements and a new value for the δ13C of NBS 22 oil

    Haiping Qi;Tyler B. Coplen;Heike Geilmann;Willi A. Brand

  • Cavity ring‐down spectroscopy versus high‐temperature conversion isotope ratio mass spectrometry; a case study on δ2H and δ18O of pure water samples and alcohol/water mixtures

    Willi A. Brand;Heike Geilmann;Eric R. Crosson;Chris W. Rella

  • ConFlo III – an interface for high precision δ13C and δ15N analysis with an extended dynamic range

    Roland A. Werner;Beate A. Bruch;Willi A. Brand

  • Comprehensive inter-laboratory calibration of reference materials for delta O-18 versus VSMOW using various on-line high-temperature conversion techniques

    Willi A. Brand;Tyler B. Coplen;Anita T. Aerts-Bijma;John Karl Bohlke

  • Stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry in global climate change research

    Prosenjit Ghosh;Willi A. Brand

  • After two decades a second anchor for the VPDB δ13C scale

    Tyler B. Coplen;Willi A. Brand;Matthias Gehre;Manfred Gröning

Frequent Co-Authors

Tyler B. Coplen
Tyler B. Coplen United States Geological Survey
Thomas Röckmann
Thomas Röckmann Utrecht University
Matthias Gehre
Matthias Gehre Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Ingeborg Levin
Ingeborg Levin Heidelberg University
Harro A. J. Meijer
Harro A. J. Meijer University of Groningen
Frank Keppler
Frank Keppler Heidelberg University
David Lowry
David Lowry Royal Holloway University of London
Euan G. Nisbet
Euan G. Nisbet Royal Holloway University of London
Thomas Prohaska
Thomas Prohaska University of Leoben
Hitoshi Mukai
Hitoshi Mukai National Institute for Environmental Studies

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