Gerhard Furrer

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

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Gerhard Furrer is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Biomaterials and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerhard Furrer has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 19 papers in Biomaterials and 18 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Gerhard Furrer's work include Heavy metals in environment (14 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (14 papers) and Iron oxide chemistry and applications (13 papers). Gerhard Furrer is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (14 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (14 papers) and Iron oxide chemistry and applications (13 papers). Gerhard Furrer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Gerhard Furrer's co-authors include Werner Stumm, Rainer Schulin, Ulla Wingenfelder, Bernhard Wehrli, William H. Casey, Carsten Palnæs Hansen, Rosemarie Pöthig, Barbara Lothenbach, Brian L. Phillips and P. Schindler and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Gerhard Furrer

87 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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The coordination chemistry of weathering: I. Dissolution kinetics of δ-Al2O3 and BeO

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Massive mobilization of toxic elements from an intact rock glacier in the central Eastern Alps 2024 ·The cryosphere ·(unknown), Gerhard Furrer, (unknown), David Mair, Christoph Wanner	3
2	Long-term additions of ammonium nitrate to montane forest ecosystems may cause limited soil acidification, even in the presence of soil carbonate 2023 ·Biogeosciences ·(unknown), Gerhard Furrer, Stephan Zimmermann, Patrick Schleppi	1
3	Clogging of an Alpine streambed by silt-sized particles – Insights from laboratory and field experiments 2017 ·Water Research ·(unknown), Markus Holzner, Michael Plötze, Gerhard Furrer	53
4	A Novel Method to Quantify Bioavailable Elements and Mobile ATP on Rock Surfaces and Lichens 2016 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Beat Müller, Helmut Brandl, Peter C. Hauser, Gerhard Furrer	1
5	Arsenate uptake by Al nanoclusters and other Al-based sorbents during water treatment 2015 ·Water Research ·(unknown), Jérôme Rose, Bernhard Wehrli, Gerhard Furrer	37
6	The Effect of Monovalent Electrolytes on the Deprotonation of MAl12 Keggin Ions 2014 ·Aquatic Geochemistry ·Johannes Lützenkirchen, Rémi Marsac, William H. Casey, Gerhard Furrer, (unknown), Patric Lindqvist‐Reis	3
7	Sediment porewater extraction and analysis combining filter tube samplers and capillary electrophoresis 2013 ·Environmental Science Processes & Impacts ·(unknown), Peter C. Hauser, Gerhard Furrer, Helmut Brandl, Beat Müller	29
8	Polyaluminum chloride with high Al30 content as removal agent for arsenic-contaminated well water 2011 ·Water Research ·(unknown), Barbara Casentini, Armand Masion, Rosemarie Pöthig, Bernhard Wehrli, Gerhard Furrer	66
9	Pioneering fungi from the Damma glacier forefield in the Swiss Alps can promote granite weathering 2011 ·Geobiology ·Ivano Brunner, Michael Plötze, (unknown), Anita Zumsteg, Gerhard Furrer, Beat Frey	66
10	Pattern of Elemental Release During the Granite Dissolution Can Be Changed by Aerobic Heterotrophic Bacterial Strains Isolated from Damma Glacier (Central Alps) Deglaciated Granite Sand 2011 ·Microbial Ecology ·Aleš Lapanje, (unknown), Gerhard Furrer, Ivano Brunner, Beat Frey	54
11	Groundwater geochemistry and As content in the Eastern Pannonian Basin (Romania) - PCA analysis 2009 ·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement ·(unknown), (unknown), Helen Rowland, Călin Baciu, Michael D. Vanden Berg, Gerhard Furrer, Stephan J. Hug, Emil A. Cordos	3
12	Effect of iron and phosphate on bacterial cyanide formation determined by methemoglobin in two-dimensional gradient microcultivations 2009 ·Journal of Microbiological Methods ·(unknown), Gerhard Furrer, Helmut Brandl	11
13	Pioneering fungi and their role in initial weathering of Damma glacier forefield granite in the Swiss Alps 2009 ·GeCAS ·Ivano Brunner, Michael Plötze, Anita Zumsteg, Gerhard Furrer, Beat Frey	1
14	A universal method to assess the potential of phosphorus loss from soil to aquatic ecosystems 2009 ·Environmental Science and Pollution Research ·Rosemarie Pöthig, Horst Behrendt, Dieter Opitz, Gerhard Furrer	58
15	Plant uptake of trace elements on a Swiss military shooting range: Uptake pathways and land management implications 2008 ·Environmental Pollution ·Brett Robinson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gerhard Furrer, S. Roulier, (unknown), Werner Attinger, Rainer Schulin	87
16	Adsorption of Pb and Cd by amine-modified zeolite 2005 ·Water Research ·Ulla Wingenfelder, Bernd Nowack, Gerhard Furrer, Rainer Schulin	136
17	On the Acid–Base Chemistry of the Keggin Polymers: GaAl12 and GeAl12 2002 ·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·(unknown), Gerhard Furrer, William H. Casey	27
18	Heavy Metal Effects on β-Glucosidase Activity Influenced by pH and Buffer Systems 1999 ·Journal of enzyme inhibition ·Gabriella Geiger, Gerhard Furrer, Felix Funk, Helmut Brandl, Rainer Schulin	16
19	Soil bacteria sensitivity towards heavy metals ? Experimental system optimisation using chemical speciation calculations 1996 ·Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry ·Gabriella Geiger, (unknown), Gerhard Furrer, Rainer Schulin	4
20	The Transformation of Swiss Mountain Regions 1985 ·Mountain Research and Development ·Martin F. Price, (unknown), Gerhard Furrer, Bruno Messerli, Paul Messerli	28

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