Erik Dümichen

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
5 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Erik Dümichen is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Dümichen has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Pollution, 5 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 2 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Erik Dümichen's work include Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (5 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (5 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (2 papers). Erik Dümichen is often cited by papers focused on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (5 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (5 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (2 papers). Erik Dümichen collaborates with scholars based in Germany. Erik Dümichen's co-authors include Ulrike Braun, Anne-Kathrin Barthel, Claus Gerhard Bannick, Paul Eisentraut, Martin Jekel, Kathrin Brand, Aki Sebastian Ruhl, Michael Gehde, Tarun Anumol and Korinna Altmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Research, Chemosphere and Environmental Science & Technology Letters.

In The Last Decade

Erik Dümichen

5 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Fast identification of microplastics in complex environme... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300 400
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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. Fast identification of microplastics in complex environmental samples by a thermal degradation method
    2017 462 citations Erik Dümichen, Paul Eisentraut et al. Chemosphere profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Erik Dümichen Germany 4 983 865 202 165 140 5 1.0k
Claus Gerhard Bannick Germany 8 919 0.9× 839 1.0× 182 0.9× 181 1.1× 107 0.8× 18 997
Yahui Xiang China 10 1.1k 1.1× 820 0.9× 362 1.8× 149 0.9× 154 1.1× 10 1.2k
Sven Huppertsberg Germany 10 817 0.8× 492 0.6× 134 0.7× 123 0.7× 171 1.2× 11 895
Marten Fischer Germany 9 1.4k 1.5× 1.2k 1.4× 224 1.1× 221 1.3× 262 1.9× 16 1.6k
Márta Simon Denmark 7 1.0k 1.1× 870 1.0× 181 0.9× 193 1.2× 65 0.5× 10 1.1k
Joaquín López‐Castellanos Spain 10 856 0.9× 744 0.9× 158 0.8× 228 1.4× 62 0.4× 17 981
L. Quesada Spain 13 768 0.8× 681 0.8× 210 1.0× 269 1.6× 67 0.5× 14 1.0k
Verónica Godoy Spain 15 1.0k 1.0× 814 0.9× 283 1.4× 172 1.0× 89 0.6× 19 1.2k
Mengfan Lang China 7 1.2k 1.2× 901 1.0× 360 1.8× 153 0.9× 100 0.7× 8 1.2k
Fangni Du China 11 1.7k 1.8× 1.4k 1.6× 336 1.7× 257 1.6× 151 1.1× 12 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Erik Dümichen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Erik Dümichen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Erik Dümichen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Erik Dümichen. The network helps show where Erik Dümichen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erik Dümichen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Erik Dümichen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Erik Dümichen 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 Erik Dümichen. Erik Dümichen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

5 of 5 papers shown
1.
Braun, Ulrike, et al.. (2020). Accelerated Determination of Microplastics in Environmental Samples Using Thermal Extraction Desorption-Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (TED-GC/MS). 4 indexed citations
2.
Eisentraut, Paul, Erik Dümichen, Aki Sebastian Ruhl, et al.. (2018). Two Birds with One Stone—Fast and Simultaneous Analysis of Microplastics: Microparticles Derived from Thermoplastics and Tire Wear. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 5(10). 608–613. 214 indexed citations
3.
Dümichen, Erik, et al.. (2017). Fast identification of microplastics in complex environmental samples by a thermal degradation method. Chemosphere. 174. 572–584. 462 indexed citations breakdown →
4.
Dümichen, Erik. (2016). Identification of microplastics in the environment. 1 indexed citations
5.
Dümichen, Erik, Anne-Kathrin Barthel, Ulrike Braun, et al.. (2015). Analysis of polyethylene microplastics in environmental samples, using a thermal decomposition method. Water Research. 85. 451–457. 353 indexed citations

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