Heinz Singer

18.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
113 papers, 14.3k citations indexed

About

Heinz Singer is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Analytical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Heinz Singer has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 14.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Pollution, 38 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 27 papers in Analytical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Heinz Singer's work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (73 papers), Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (41 papers) and Analytical chemistry methods development (26 papers). Heinz Singer is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (73 papers), Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (41 papers) and Analytical chemistry methods development (26 papers). Heinz Singer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, China and Spain. Heinz Singer's co-authors include Juliane Hollender, Emma Schymanski, Kathrin Fenner, S. Müller, Matthias Ruff, Junho Jeon, Rebekka Gulde, Céline Tixier, Christian Stamm and Martin Krauß and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Heinz Singer

108 papers receiving 14.0k citations

Hit Papers

Identifying Small Molecules via High Resolu... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2014 2003 2009 2002 2010 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Identifying Small Molecules via High Resolution Mass Spectrometry: Communicating Confidence
    2014 3.0k citations Emma Schymanski, Kathrin Fenner et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  2. Occurrence and Fate of Carbamazepine, Clofibric Acid, Diclofenac, Ibuprofen, Ketoprofen, and Naproxen in Surface Waters
    2003 789 citations Heinz Singer, S. Müller et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  3. Elimination of Organic Micropollutants in a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgraded with a Full-Scale Post-Ozonation Followed by Sand Filtration
    2009 707 citations Juliane Hollender, Christa S. McArdell et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  4. Triclosan:  Occurrence and Fate of a Widely Used Biocide in the Aquatic Environment:  Field Measurements in Wastewater Treatment Plants, Surface Waters, and Lake Sediments
    2002 654 citations Heinz Singer, S. Müller et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  5. LC–high resolution MS in environmental analysis: from target screening to the identification of unknowns
    2010 577 citations Heinz Singer, Juliane Hollender et al. profile →
  6. Nontarget Screening with High Resolution Mass Spectrometry in the Environment: Ready to Go?
    2017 533 citations Juliane Hollender, Emma Schymanski et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  7. Hospital Wastewater Treatment by Membrane Bioreactor: Performance and Efficiency for Organic Micropollutant Elimination
    2012 394 citations Heinz Singer, Christa S. McArdell et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heinz Singer Switzerland 52 8.2k 5.4k 2.5k 2.4k 2.0k 113 14.3k
Νikolaos S. Τhomaidis Greece 71 6.1k 0.7× 5.1k 0.9× 3.1k 1.3× 1.9k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 387 14.9k
Miren López de Alda Spain 77 9.6k 1.2× 6.7k 1.2× 3.9k 1.6× 1.5k 0.6× 1.8k 0.9× 206 16.4k
Kathrin Fenner Switzerland 46 6.4k 0.8× 4.8k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 130 12.5k
Juliane Hollender Switzerland 71 9.6k 1.2× 7.9k 1.5× 2.9k 1.2× 3.9k 1.6× 3.0k 1.5× 267 19.6k
Thorsten Reemtsma Germany 69 7.7k 0.9× 5.4k 1.0× 2.6k 1.0× 1.0k 0.4× 1.7k 0.9× 262 14.7k
Sı́lvia Lacorte Spain 68 6.2k 0.8× 7.3k 1.3× 2.6k 1.1× 1.1k 0.4× 976 0.5× 278 13.8k
Chris D. Metcalfe Canada 74 8.8k 1.1× 7.3k 1.3× 2.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 261 17.0k
Marinella Farré Spain 64 5.7k 0.7× 4.5k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.5× 907 0.5× 191 12.2k
Beate I. Escher Germany 78 10.5k 1.3× 11.4k 2.1× 1.8k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 3.5k 1.8× 344 20.9k
Sara Rodríguez‐Mozaz Spain 69 10.4k 1.3× 3.9k 0.7× 2.6k 1.0× 1.6k 0.7× 2.1k 1.1× 166 15.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heinz Singer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heinz Singer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heinz Singer 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 Heinz Singer. Heinz Singer 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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Julian, Timothy R., et al.. (2025). Insights into respiratory illness at the population level through parallel analysis of pharmaceutical and viral markers in wastewater. Nature Water. 3(5). 580–589. 1 indexed citations
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Clot, Bernard, et al.. (2025). Relationship between antihistamine residues in wastewater and airborne pollen concentrations: Insights into population-scale pollinosis response. The Science of The Total Environment. 964. 178515–178515. 1 indexed citations
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Chonova, Teofana, et al.. (2024). Unveiling industrial emissions in a large European river: Insights from data mining of high-frequency measurements. Water Research. 268(Pt B). 122745–122745. 2 indexed citations
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Cecilia, Daniele la, et al.. (2024). Tracing pesticide dynamics: High resolution offers new insights to karst groundwater quality. Water Research. 267. 122412–122412. 9 indexed citations
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Santiago, Sérgio Lima, et al.. (2022). Large-scale assessment of organic contaminant emissions from chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing into Swiss surface waters. Water Research. 215. 118221–118221. 24 indexed citations
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Schreiner, Verena C., Moritz Link, Eduard Szöcs, et al.. (2020). Paradise lost? Pesticide pollution in a European region with considerable amount of traditional agriculture. Water Research. 188. 116528–116528. 39 indexed citations
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Patrick, M.A., et al.. (2020). Quantification of Active Ingredient Losses from Formulating Pharmaceutical Industries and Contribution to Wastewater Treatment Plant Emissions. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(23). 15046–15056. 15 indexed citations
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Loos, Martin, et al.. (2020). Assessing Emissions from Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Based on Temporal High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry Data. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(7). 4110–4120. 30 indexed citations
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Wettstein, Felix E., Juliane Hollender, Heinz Singer, et al.. (2020). Retrospective HRMS Screening and Dedicated Target Analysis Reveal a Wide Exposure to Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Small Streams. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(2). 1036–1044. 23 indexed citations
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Kiefer, Karin, Adrian Müller, Heinz Singer, & Juliane Hollender. (2019). New relevant pesticide transformation products in groundwater detected using target and suspect screening for agricultural and urban micropollutants with LC-HRMS. Water Research. 165. 114972–114972. 161 indexed citations
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Ju, Feng, Karin Beck, Xiaole Yin, et al.. (2018). Wastewater treatment plant resistomes are shaped by bacterial composition, genetic exchange, and upregulated expression in the effluent microbiomes. The ISME Journal. 13(2). 346–360. 336 indexed citations
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Hollender, Juliane, Dirk Radny, Martin Loos, et al.. (2018). Comprehensive micropollutant screening using LC-HRMS/MS at three riverbank filtration sites to assess natural attenuation and potential implications for human health. Water Research X. 1. 100007–100007. 64 indexed citations
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Hollender, Juliane, Emma Schymanski, Heinz Singer, & P. Lee Ferguson. (2017). Nontarget Screening with High Resolution Mass Spectrometry in the Environment: Ready to Go?. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(20). 11505–11512. 533 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stamm, Christian, et al.. (2017). Hohe PSM-Belastung in Schweizer Bächen. NAWA-SPEZ-Kampagne untersucht Bäche in Gebieten intensiver landwirtschaftlicher Nutzung. DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)). 46–56. 3 indexed citations
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Moschet, Christoph, Irene Wittmer, Christian Stamm, Heinz Singer, & Juliane Hollender. (2015). Insektizide und Fungizide in Fliessgewässern. Wichtig zur Beurteilung der Gewässerqualität. DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)). 54–65. 1 indexed citations
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Götz, Christian, et al.. (2015). Überprüfung des Reinigungseffekts. Auswahl geeigneter organischer Spurenstoffe. DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)). 95(2). 34–40. 1 indexed citations
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Singer, Heinz, et al.. (2013). 20 Jahre Rheinüberwachung. Erfolge und analytische Neuausrichtung in Weil am Rhein. DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)). 16–25. 4 indexed citations
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Burkhardt, Michael, Krispin Stoob, Christian Stamm, et al.. (2004). Veterinary antibiotics in animal slurries - a new environmental issue in grassland research.. DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)). 322–324. 4 indexed citations
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Stamm, Christian, et al.. (2004). Sorption effects on herbicide losses to surface waters in a small catchment of the Swiss Plateau. DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)). 951–958. 8 indexed citations

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