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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 71 1569 1491 110 108 218 20416

Wolfram Birmili publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wolfram Birmili between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wolfram Birmili published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2010. 13 of the 239 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2010. 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 6 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 7 publications
1996 2025

239 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wolfram Birmili: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 2
1997 5
1998 5
1999 10
2000 4
2001 11
2002 5
2003 1
2004 6
2005 3
2006 9
2007 12
2008 10
2009 13
2010 19
2011 19
2012 7
2013 16
2014 16
2015 9
2016 9
2017 5
2018 8
2019 5
2020 5
2021 7
2022 5
2023 0
2024 6
2025 7
Total 239
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Wolfram Birmili publications per year - data summary

  • Wolfram Birmili, a Environmental Sciences scholar from German Environment Agency, has 239 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2010 and 2011, with 19 publications each.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2003, with 1 publication.
  • 1 of the 30 years in the span carries no publications at all (2023).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.2 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 25 publications, 10% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2005: 52 publications (5.2 per year); 2006-2015: 130 publications (13.0 per year); 2016-2025: 57 publications (5.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

Wolfram Birmili 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 Wolfram Birmili 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, 211–220 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: 218 publications — 70th percentile

70% 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
211–220 282 218
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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Wolfram Birmili publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Wolfram Birmili, a Environmental Sciences scholar from German Environment Agency, records 218 publications - the 70th percentile of the discipline.
  • 70% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Wolfram Birmili, and about 30% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Wolfram Birmili ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Wolfram Birmili 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 Wolfram Birmili 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, 71 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: 71 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 71
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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Wolfram Birmili D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Wolfram Birmili, a Environmental Sciences scholar from German Environment Agency, records 71 D-Index - the 84th percentile of the discipline.
  • 84% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Wolfram Birmili, and about 16% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Wolfram Birmili ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Wolfram Birmili is affiliated with the German Environment Agency in Germany and specializes in environmental science with a focus on air quality, atmospheric chemistry, and related fields. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics primarily centered on air quality and health impacts, atmospheric aerosols, indoor air quality, and vehicle emissions.

The scientist's main fields of study include environmental science, with subfields such as health, toxicology, and mutagenesis; atmospheric science; environmental engineering; global and planetary change; and automotive engineering. Their work spans multiple aspects of air quality, including monitoring, forecasting, and the effects of pollutants both indoors and outdoors.

Frequent topics in their research are:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Noise Effects and Management

Wolfram Birmili has published extensively in journals and venues such as Atmospheric chemistry and physics, Indoor Air, Helda (University of Helsinki), Environmental Sciences Europe, and Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz. The frequency of publications in these venues are:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics (4 publications)
  • Indoor Air (3 publications)
  • Helda (University of Helsinki) (3 publications)
  • Environmental Sciences Europe (2 publications)
  • Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz (2 publications)

Some recent publications by Wolfram Birmili include:

  • Decreasing trends of particle number and black carbon mass concentrations at 16 observational sites in Germany from 2009 to 2018, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Particle Mass Concentrations and Number Size Distributions in 40 Homes in Germany: Indoor-to-Outdoor Relationships, Diurnal and Seasonal Variation, 2020, Aerosol and Air Quality Research
  • Diverging trends of plasticizers (phthalates and non-phthalates) in indoor and freshwater environments-why?, 2022, Environmental Sciences Europe
  • Long-term trends of black carbon and particle number concentration in the lower free troposphere in Central Europe, 2021, Environmental Sciences Europe
  • Connection between new particle formation and sulphuric acid at Hohenpeissenberg (Germany) including the influence of organic compounds, 2024, Helda (University of Helsinki)

Collaboration forms an important part of their research with frequent co-authors including Alfred Wiedensohler, Anja Daniels, Thomas Tuch, Leizel Madueño, and Simonas Kecorius. These collaborators have contributed to multiple joint publications, evidencing an ongoing engagement with different experts in related fields.

Best Publications

  • Formation and growth rates of ultrafine atmospheric particles: a review of observations

    M Kulmala;Hanna Tuula Katariina Vehkamäki;Tuukka Petäjä;M Dal Maso

  • Mobility particle size spectrometers: harmonization of technical standards and data structure to facilitate high quality long-term observations of atmospheric particle number size distributions

    A. Wiedensohler;W. Birmili;A. Nowak;A. Sonntag

  • A European aerosol phenomenology 3: Physical and chemical characteristics of particulate matter from 60 rural, urban, and kerbside sites across Europe

    J.-P. Putaud;R. Van Dingenen;A. Alastuey;H. Bauer

  • Ultrafine particles in cities

    Prashant Kumar;Lidia Morawska;Wolfram Birmili;Pauli Paasonen

  • Rapid aerosol particle growth and increase of cloud condensation nucleus activity by secondary aerosol formation and condensation: A case study for regional air pollution in northeastern China

    A. Wiedensohler;Y. F. Cheng;A. Nowak;B. Wehner

  • Contribution of particle formation to global cloud condensation nuclei concentrations

    Dominick V. Spracklen;Kenneth S. Carslaw;Markku Kulmala;Veli-Matti Kerminen

  • Trace metal concentrations and water solubility in size-fractionated atmospheric particles and influence of road traffic

    Wolfram Birmili;Andrew G. Allen;Frederick Bary;Roy M. Harrison

  • Warming-induced increase in aerosol number concentration likely to moderate climate change

    Pauli Paasonen;Pauli Paasonen;Ari Asmi;Tuukka Petäjä;Maija K. Kajos

  • Connections between atmospheric sulphuric acid and new particle formation during QUEST III–IV campaigns in Heidelberg and Hyytiälä

    I. Riipinen;S.-L. Sihto;M. Kulmala;Frank Arnold

  • Particle number size distributions in a street canyon and their transformation into the urban-air background: measurements and a simple model study

    Birgit Wehner;Wolfram Birmili;Thomas Gnauk;Alfred Wiedensohler

  • New particle formation in the continental boundary layer: Meteorological and gas phase parameter influence

    Wolfram Birmili;Alfred Wiedensohler

  • The Hohenpeissenberg aerosol formation experiment (HAFEX): a long-term study including size-resolved aerosol, H 2 SO 4 , OH, and monoterpenes measurements

    W. Birmili;H. Berresheim;C. Plass-Dülmer;T. Elste

  • EUCAARI ion spectrometer measurements at 12 European sites – analysis of new particle formation events

    H. E. Manninen;T. Nieminen;E. Asmi;S. Gagné

  • On the roles of sulphuric acid and low-volatility organic vapours in the initial steps of atmospheric new particle formation

    P. Paasonen;T. Nieminen;E. Asmi;H. E. Manninen

  • Number size distributions and seasonality of submicron particles in europe 2008–2009

    A. Asmi;A. Wiedensohler;P. Laj;A. M Fjaeraa

  • DESIGN OF A DMA-BASED SIZE SPECTROMETER FOR A LARGE PARTICLE SIZE RANGE AND STABLE OPERATION

    W. Birmili;F. Stratmann;A. Wiedensohler

  • Atmospheric particle number size distribution in central Europe: Statistical relations to air masses and meteorology

    Wolfram Birmili;Alfred Wiedensohler;Jost Heintzenberg;Katrin Lehmann

  • Explaining global surface aerosol number concentrations in terms of primary emissions and particle formation

    D. V. Spracklen;K. S. Carslaw;J. Merikanto;G. W. Mann

  • A closure study of sub-micrometer aerosol particle hygroscopic behaviour

    Erik Swietlicki;Jingchuan Zhou;Olle H. Berg;Bengt G. Martinsson

  • Primary versus secondary contributions to particle number concentrations in the European boundary layer

    C. L. Reddington;K. S. Carslaw;D. V. Spracklen;M. G. Frontoso

  • A European aerosol phenomenology-3: Physical and chemical characteristics of particulate matter from 60 rural, urban, and kerbside sites across Europe

    J. P. Putaud;R. Van Dingenen;A. Alastuey;H. Bauer

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfred Wiedensohler
Alfred Wiedensohler Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Birgit Wehner
Birgit Wehner Leibniz Association
Ari Laaksonen
Ari Laaksonen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Gerald Spindler
Gerald Spindler Leibniz Association
Thomas Tuch
Thomas Tuch Leibniz Association
Hartmut Herrmann
Hartmut Herrmann Leibniz Association
Jost Heintzenberg
Jost Heintzenberg Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
Yafang Cheng
Yafang Cheng Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Tuukka Petäjä
Tuukka Petäjä University of Helsinki

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