Frederik Hammes

14.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
116 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Frederik Hammes is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Water Science and Technology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Frederik Hammes has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 54 papers in Water Science and Technology and 37 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Frederik Hammes's work include Water Treatment and Disinfection (68 papers), Fecal contamination and water quality (34 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (29 papers). Frederik Hammes is often cited by papers focused on Water Treatment and Disinfection (68 papers), Fecal contamination and water quality (34 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (29 papers). Frederik Hammes collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Belgium and Netherlands. Frederik Hammes's co-authors include Thomas Egli, Willy Verstraete, Marius Vital, Nico Boon, Michael Berney, Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder, Hans‐Ulrich Weilenmann, E.I. Prest, Oliver Köster and Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Frederik Hammes

114 papers receiving 10.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Assessment and Interpretation of Bacterial Viability by Using the LIVE/DEAD BacLight Kit in Combination with Flow Cytometry

2007 728 citations Frederik Hammes, Hans‐Ulrich Weilenmann et al. profile →
Key roles of pH and calcium metabolism in microbial carbonate precipitation

2002 591 citations Frederik Hammes et al. profile →
Biological Stability of Drinking Water: Controlling Factors, Methods, and Challenges

2016 362 citations E.I. Prest, Frederik Hammes et al. Frontiers in Microbiology profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Frederik Hammes	4.8k	3.1k	2.9k	2.2k	2.0k	116	11.2k
Thomas Egli	3.2k 0.7×	2.5k 0.8×	3.5k 1.2×	3.4k 1.6×	913 0.4×	154	12.9k
Mark W. LeChevallier	5.2k 1.1×	3.7k 1.2×	1.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	957 0.5×	164	10.7k
Michèle Prévost	3.6k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	957 0.4×	919 0.5×	247	9.0k
Wen‐Tso Liu	2.5k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	4.4k 1.5×	4.0k 1.8×	1.8k 0.9×	187	12.7k
Amy Pruden	4.0k 0.8×	2.0k 0.6×	10.1k 3.5×	3.7k 1.7×	800 0.4×	269	17.4k
Lutgarde Raskin	2.1k 0.4×	2.7k 0.9×	4.9k 1.7×	2.7k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	194	12.3k
Satoshi Okabe	3.0k 0.6×	2.8k 0.9×	7.9k 2.7×	1.8k 0.8×	3.6k 1.8×	289	15.0k
Qiaoyun Huang	1.9k 0.4×	2.4k 0.8×	4.4k 1.5×	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	424	14.2k
Jost Wingender	2.0k 0.4×	1.7k 0.6×	2.7k 0.9×	8.8k 4.0×	1.0k 0.5×	74	17.7k
Barth F. Smets	3.0k 0.6×	2.0k 0.6×	8.0k 2.8×	2.0k 0.9×	2.3k 1.1×	300	12.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frederik Hammes

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Hamilton, Kerry A., et al.. (2025). Modelling exposure to aerosols from showers: Implications for microbial risk assessment. Building and Environment. 275. 112825–112825.

Burnet, Jean‐Baptiste, Katalin Demeter, Philip S. Brenner, et al.. (2025). Automation of on-site microbial water quality monitoring from source to tap: Challenges and perspectives. Water Research. 274. 123121–123121. 4 indexed citations

Rhoads, William J., et al.. (2024). Dynamics of drinking water biofilm formation associated with Legionella spp. colonization. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 10(1). 101–101. 7 indexed citations

Rhoads, William J., et al.. (2023). Legionella relative abundance in shower hose biofilms is associated with specific microbiome members. PubMed. 4. xtad016–xtad016. 7 indexed citations

Besmer, Michael D., et al.. (2021). Stagnation leads to short-term fluctuations in the effluent water quality of biofilters: A problem for greywater reuse?. Water Research X. 13. 100120–100120. 16 indexed citations

Russo, Stefania, Michael D. Besmer, Frank Blumensaat, et al.. (2021). The value of human data annotation for machine learning based anomaly detection in environmental systems. Water Research. 206. 117695–117695. 28 indexed citations

Liu, Gang, Ya Zhang, Xinlei Liu, et al.. (2020). 360-Degree Distribution of Biofilm Quantity and Community in an Operational Unchlorinated Drinking Water Distribution Pipe. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(9). 5619–5628. 48 indexed citations

Proctor, Caitlin R., et al.. (2019). Small-Scale Heterogeneity in Drinking Water Biofilms. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 2446–2446. 39 indexed citations

Props, Ruben, Peter Rubbens, Michael D. Besmer, et al.. (2018). Detection of microbial disturbances in a drinking water microbial community through continuous acquisition and advanced analysis of flow cytometry data. Water Research. 145. 73–82. 28 indexed citations

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Epting, Jannis, Peter Huggenberger, Michael D. Besmer, et al.. (2017). Variabilität der grundwasserqualität. Einflussfaktoren für die Grundwasserqualität Flussnaher Trinkwasserfassungen. DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)). 97(2). 30–39. 1 indexed citations

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Ricken, Benjamin, Boris A. Kolvenbach, Dirk Benndorf, et al.. (2017). FMNH2-dependent monooxygenases initiate catabolism of sulfonamides in Microbacterium sp. strain BR1 subsisting on sulfonamide antibiotics. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 15783–15783. 106 indexed citations

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Neščerecka, Alīna, Frederik Hammes, & Tālis Juhna. (2016). A pipeline for developing and testing staining protocols for flow cytometry, demonstrated with SYBR Green I and propidium iodide viability staining. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 131. 172–180. 82 indexed citations

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Proctor, Caitlin R. & Frederik Hammes. (2015). Drinking water microbiology — from measurement to management. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 33. 87–94. 168 indexed citations

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Lautenschlager, Karin, Chiachi Hwang, Fangqiong Ling, et al.. (2014). Abundance and composition of indigenous bacterial communities in a multi-step biofiltration-based drinking water treatment plant. Water Research. 62. 40–52. 172 indexed citations

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Schroth, Martin H., et al.. (2013). Chemical Extraction of Microorganisms from Water‐Saturated, Packed Sediment. Water Environment Research. 85(6). 503–513. 6 indexed citations

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Hammes, Frederik, Tobias Broger, Hans‐Ulrich Weilenmann, et al.. (2012). Development and laboratory‐scale testing of a fully automated online flow cytometer for drinking water analysis. Cytometry Part A. 81A(6). 508–516. 94 indexed citations

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Egli, Thomas, et al.. (2008). Correlations between total cell concentration, total adenosine tri-phosphate concentration and heterotrophic plate counts during microbial monitoring of drinking water. DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)). 1(1). 1–6. 70 indexed citations

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Egli, Thomas, et al.. (2008). Correlations between total cell concentration, total adenosine tri-phosphate concentration and heterotrophic plate counts during microbial monitoring of drinking water. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Yingying, Frederik Hammes, & Thomas Egli. (2008). The impact of industrial-scale cartridge filtration on the native microbial communities from groundwater. Water Research. 42(16). 4319–4326. 24 indexed citations

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Hammes, Frederik, et al.. (2007). Formation of assimilable organic carbon (AOC) and specific natural organic matter (NOM) fractions during ozonation of phytoplankton. Water Research. 41(7). 1447–1454. 108 indexed citations

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