Christopher Pöhlker

10.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Christopher Pöhlker is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Pöhlker has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Atmospheric Science, 55 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 38 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Christopher Pöhlker's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (74 papers), Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (46 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (28 papers). Christopher Pöhlker is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (74 papers), Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (46 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (28 papers). Christopher Pöhlker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Brazil. Christopher Pöhlker's co-authors include Ulrich Pöschl, J. A. Huffman, Meinrat O. Andreae, Hang Su, Janine Fröhlich‐Nowoisky, Sachin S. Gunthe, Wolfgang Elbert, Bettina Weber, Viviane R. Després and Thorsten Hoffmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Pöhlker

90 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Bioaerosols in the Earth system: Climate, health, and eco... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 200 400 600
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. Bioaerosols in the Earth system: Climate, health, and ecosystem interactions
    2016 684 citations Bettina Weber, J. A. Huffman 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
Christopher Pöhlker Germany 28 1.9k 1.7k 1.1k 471 188 98 3.1k
Sachin S. Gunthe India 28 2.4k 1.3× 1.9k 1.1× 1.8k 1.6× 527 1.1× 208 1.1× 78 3.6k
Thomas C. J. Hill United States 32 2.2k 1.2× 765 0.5× 1.7k 1.5× 254 0.5× 230 1.2× 87 3.4k
J. A. Huffman United States 35 3.5k 1.9× 4.0k 2.4× 1.6k 1.4× 1.1k 2.3× 351 1.9× 69 5.8k
Susannah M. Burrows United States 25 2.8k 1.5× 2.1k 1.3× 1.7k 1.5× 428 0.9× 384 2.0× 67 5.4k
R. Jaenicke Germany 30 3.1k 1.7× 2.1k 1.3× 2.0k 1.8× 526 1.1× 271 1.4× 100 4.7k
Naama Lang‐Yona Israel 18 691 0.4× 1.0k 0.6× 298 0.3× 213 0.5× 133 0.7× 29 1.7k
Wolfgang Elbert Germany 23 2.3k 1.2× 2.2k 1.3× 1.4k 1.2× 469 1.0× 427 2.3× 28 4.8k
Peter Hoor Germany 38 4.4k 2.3× 1.2k 0.7× 3.5k 3.1× 400 0.8× 101 0.5× 129 5.2k
Corinna Hoose Germany 37 6.3k 3.3× 1.4k 0.9× 5.6k 4.9× 314 0.7× 260 1.4× 106 7.6k
Rebecca M. Garland South Africa 26 1.9k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.4k 1.3× 364 0.8× 77 0.4× 77 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Christopher Pöhlker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Pöhlker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Pöhlker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christopher Pöhlker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christopher Pöhlker based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Christopher Pöhlker. Christopher Pöhlker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dias‐Júnior, Cléo Quaresma, Celso von Randow, Christopher Pöhlker, et al.. (2025). Intercomparison of Machine Learning Models to Determine the Planetary Boundary Layer Height Over Central Amazonia. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 130(6). 2 indexed citations
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Franco, Marco A., Bruna A. Holanda, Leslie A. Kremper, et al.. (2024). Vertically resolved aerosol variability at the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory under wet-season conditions. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 24(15). 8751–8770. 1 indexed citations
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Andreae, Meinrat O., T. W. Andreae, Florian Ditas, & Christopher Pöhlker. (2022). Frequent new particle formation at remote sites in the subboreal forest of North America. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 22(4). 2487–2505. 8 indexed citations
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Förster, Jan‐David, Iuliia Bykova, Klaus Peter Jochum, et al.. (2021). X-ray Microspectroscopy and Ptychography on Nanoscale Structures in Rock Varnish. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 125(41). 22684–22697. 4 indexed citations
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Knote, Christoph, Tobias Zinner, Florian Ewald, et al.. (2020). The challenge of simulating the sensitivity of the Amazonian cloud microstructure to cloud condensation nuclei number concentrations. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 20(3). 1591–1605. 4 indexed citations
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Schrod, Jann, Erik S. Thomson, Daniel Weber, et al.. (2020). Long-term INP measurements from four stations across the globe. 1 indexed citations
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Walter, David, Cybelli G. G. Barbosa, Marta Sá, et al.. (2020). Microclimatic conditions and water content fluctuations experienced by epiphytic bryophytes in an Amazonian rain forest. Biogeosciences. 17(21). 5399–5416. 13 indexed citations
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Liu, Lixia, Yafang Cheng, Siwen Wang, et al.. (2020). Impact of biomass burning aerosols on radiation, clouds, and precipitation over the Amazon: relative importance of aerosol–cloud and aerosol–radiation interactions. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 20(21). 13283–13301. 82 indexed citations
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Förster, Jan‐David, Maren Müller, Bettina Weber, et al.. (2019). Artifacts from manganese reduction in rock samples prepared by focused ion beam (FIB) slicing for X-ray microspectroscopy. Geoscientific instrumentation, methods and data systems. 8(1). 97–111. 3 indexed citations
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Alpert, Peter A., Pablo Corral Arroyo, Jing Dou, et al.. (2019). Visualizing reaction and diffusion in xanthan gum aerosol particles exposed to ozone. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 21(37). 20613–20627. 21 indexed citations
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Walter, David, Cybelli G. G. Barbosa, Marta Sá, et al.. (2019). Microclimatic and ecophysiological conditions experienced by epiphytic bryophytes in an Amazonian rain forest. 4 indexed citations
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Wu, Li, Xue Li, Hong Geng, et al.. (2019). Single-particle characterization of aerosols collected at a remote site in the Amazonian rainforest and an urban site in Manaus, Brazil. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 19(2). 1221–1240. 31 indexed citations
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Kandler, Konrad, Martin Ebert, Markus Hartmann, et al.. (2018). Composition and mixing state of atmospheric aerosols determined by electron microscopy: method development and application to aged Saharan dust deposition in the Caribbean boundary layer. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 18(18). 13429–13455. 44 indexed citations
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Savage, Nicole, Tobias Könemann, Taewon Han, et al.. (2017). Systematic characterization and fluorescence threshold strategies for the wideband integrated bioaerosol sensor (WIBS) using size-resolved biological and interfering particles. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 10(11). 4279–4302. 96 indexed citations
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Mason, Ryan H., Meng Si, Juan Li, et al.. (2015). Ice nucleating particles at a coastal marine boundary layer site: correlations with aerosol type and meteorological conditions. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 15(21). 12547–12566. 65 indexed citations
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Hoose, Corinna, M. W. Gallagher, David A. Healy, et al.. (2015). Regional-scale simulations of fungal spore aerosols using an emission parameterization adapted to local measurements of fluorescent biological aerosol particles. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 15(11). 6127–6146. 32 indexed citations
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Healy, David A., J. A. Huffman, David J. O’Connor, et al.. (2014). Ambient measurements of biological aerosol particles near Killarney, Ireland: a comparison between real-time fluorescence and microscopy techniques. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 14(15). 8055–8069. 71 indexed citations
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Pöhlker, Christopher, J. A. Huffman, Jan‐David Förster, & Ulrich Pöschl. (2013). Autofluorescence of atmospheric bioaerosols: spectral fingerprints and taxonomic trends of pollen. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 6(12). 3369–3392. 87 indexed citations
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Pöhlker, Christopher, et al.. (2012). Autofluorescence of atmospheric bioaerosols - fluorescent biomolecules, biological standard particles and potential interferences. EGUGA. 3214. 1 indexed citations

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