Christian Sonne

28.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
514 papers, 19.4k citations indexed

About

Christian Sonne is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Sonne has authored 514 papers receiving a total of 19.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 220 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 146 papers in Ecology and 71 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Christian Sonne's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (137 papers), Mercury impact and mitigation studies (113 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (95 papers). Christian Sonne is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (137 papers), Mercury impact and mitigation studies (113 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (95 papers). Christian Sonne collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, China and Canada. Christian Sonne's co-authors include Runé Dietz, Su Shiung Lam, Robert J. Letcher, Frank F. Rigét, Erik W. Born, Wanxi Peng, Derek C. G. Muir, Quyet Van Le, Rossana Bossi and Changlei Xia and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Christian Sonne

495 papers receiving 18.9k citations

Hit Papers

Valorization of biomass waste... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2020 2009 2023 2023 2021 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Valorization of biomass waste to engineered activated biochar by microwave pyrolysis: Progress, challenges, and future directions
    2020 593 citations Rock Keey Liew, Yafeng Yang et al. profile →
  2. Exposure and effects assessment of persistent organohalogen contaminants in arctic wildlife and fish
    2009 583 citations Robert J. Letcher, Runé Dietz et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  3. A review of plants strategies to resist biotic and abiotic environmental stressors
    2023 146 citations Mohsin Nawaz, Jianfan Sun et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  4. A global meta-analysis of phthalate esters in drinking water sources and associated health risks
    2023 141 citations Christian Sonne et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  5. Elevation in wildfire frequencies with respect to the climate change
    2021 136 citations Christian Sonne, Jörg Rinklebe et al. profile →
  6. A review of chromium (Cr) epigenetic toxicity and health hazards
    2023 111 citations Christian Sonne et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  7. Production and modifications of biochar to engineered materials and its application for environmental sustainability: a review
    2024 78 citations Christian Sonne et al. profile →
  8. Deforestation impacts soil biodiversity and ecosystem services worldwide
    2024 38 citations Christian Sonne et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christian Sonne Denmark 78 7.9k 3.6k 3.2k 2.9k 2.8k 514 19.4k
Craig S. Criddle United States 65 3.2k 0.4× 2.6k 0.7× 2.9k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 5.8k 2.0× 209 15.9k
Jochen F. Mueller Australia 76 10.3k 1.3× 860 0.2× 4.6k 1.5× 2.5k 0.9× 6.2k 2.2× 477 20.7k
Min Liu China 65 3.7k 0.5× 4.1k 1.1× 2.6k 0.8× 619 0.2× 6.2k 2.2× 458 14.2k
Jun Li China 84 15.7k 2.0× 2.1k 0.6× 2.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 9.4k 3.4× 976 30.8k
Jingyun Fang China 95 5.8k 0.7× 7.5k 2.1× 2.0k 0.6× 2.5k 0.9× 3.0k 1.1× 342 35.2k
Sébastien Sauvé Canada 66 6.5k 0.8× 787 0.2× 5.0k 1.6× 962 0.3× 7.7k 2.7× 314 17.6k
Xuejun Liu China 66 2.9k 0.4× 3.9k 1.1× 4.0k 1.2× 700 0.2× 1.6k 0.6× 418 20.9k
Gan Zhang China 93 21.1k 2.7× 2.9k 0.8× 3.0k 0.9× 1.3k 0.5× 14.2k 5.1× 746 34.1k
Xiaowei Zhang China 62 5.5k 0.7× 2.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 728 0.3× 3.3k 1.2× 479 15.3k
Hefa Cheng China 67 4.9k 0.6× 641 0.2× 1.7k 0.5× 1.5k 0.5× 5.9k 2.1× 323 16.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christian Sonne

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christian Sonne

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All Works

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Zhang, Junjie, Tomasz Maciej Ciesielski, Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos, et al.. (2024). From mother to egg: Variability in maternal transfer of trace elements and steroid hormones in common eider (Somateria mollissima). The Science of The Total Environment. 956. 176935–176935. 1 indexed citations
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Nawaz, Mohsin, Jianfan Sun, Yanwen Bo, et al.. (2024). Cadmium induced defense enhance the invasive potential of Wedelia trilobata under herbivore infestation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 469. 133931–133931. 6 indexed citations
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Sonne, Christian, et al.. (2024). Development of Anti-TNT@Cu-BTC MOF thin film using drop caste method for trinitrotoluene (TNT) sensing. Microchemical Journal. 200. 110400–110400. 5 indexed citations
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Sonne, Christian, Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup, Trine Hammer Jensen, et al.. (2024). Gross pathology and liver mercury concentrations in harbour porpoises, harbour seals and grey seals in Denmark, Northern Europe. The Science of The Total Environment. 954. 176662–176662. 1 indexed citations
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Yan, Lijun, Xiangmeng Chen, Su Shiung Lam, et al.. (2023). Phytoremediation of cadmium from soil, air and water. Chemosphere. 320. 138058–138058. 46 indexed citations
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Nawaz, Mohsin, Jianfan Sun, Samina Shabbir, et al.. (2023). A review of plants strategies to resist biotic and abiotic environmental stressors. The Science of The Total Environment. 900. 165832–165832. 146 indexed citations breakdown →
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Manoj, Devaraj, et al.. (2023). Recent progress and perspectives of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) for the detection of food contaminants. Chemosphere. 340. 139820–139820. 23 indexed citations
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Azwar, Elfina, Wan Adibah Wan Mahari, Rock Keey Liew, et al.. (2023). Remediation and recovery of Kariba weed as emerging contaminant in freshwater and shellfish aquaculture system via solvothermal liquefaction. The Science of The Total Environment. 876. 162673–162673. 5 indexed citations
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Sonne, Christian, et al.. (2023). Unprecedented shift in Canadian High Arctic polar bear food web unsettles four millennia of stability. Anthropocene. 43. 100397–100397.
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Yan, Lijun, et al.. (2023). Phytoremediation as a potential technique for vehicle hazardous pollutants around highways. Environmental Pollution. 322. 121130–121130. 19 indexed citations
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Ciesielski, Tomasz Maciej, Christian Sonne, A. Smette, et al.. (2023). Testosterone and persistent organic pollutants in East Greenland male polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Heliyon. 9(3). e13263–e13263. 4 indexed citations
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Alstrup, Aage Kristian Olsen, et al.. (2023). The Effectiveness of Virtual Fencing of Bull Calves in a Holistic Grazing System. Animals. 13(5). 917–917. 13 indexed citations
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Yu, Xinyu, Han Wang, Hui Ming, et al.. (2023). Life cycle assessment of bio-oil prepared from low-temperature hydrothermal oxide-catalyzed cotton stalk. Energy. 282. 128554–128554. 8 indexed citations
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Lam, Su Datt, Yafeng Yang, Wilson Thau Lym Yong, et al.. (2021). Omics technologies used in pesticide residue detection and mitigation in crop. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 420. 126624–126624. 34 indexed citations
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Aars, Jon, Magnus Andersen, Aurore Aubail, et al.. (2020). Two Decades of Mercury Concentrations in Barents Sea Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) in Relation to Dietary Carbon, Sulfur, and Nitrogen. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(12). 7388–7397. 16 indexed citations
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Routti, Heli, Jon Aars, Todd C. Atwood, et al.. (2019). Contaminants in polar bears from the circumpolar Arctic: state of knowledge and further recommendations for monitoring and research - Action #42 of the Circumpolar action plan for polar bear conservation. 1 indexed citations
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Lyngs, Peter, Igor Eulaers, Anders Mosbech, et al.. (2018). Incubation Behaviour of Common Eiders Somateria Mollissima in the Central Baltic: Nest Attendance and Loss in Body Mass. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 39(178-179). 91–100. 9 indexed citations
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Lyngs, Peter, et al.. (2018). Candling and Field Atlas of Early Egg Development in Common Eiders Somateria Mollissima in the Central Baltic. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 39(178-179). 85–90. 6 indexed citations

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