Hermann Ferling

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Hermann Ferling is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hermann Ferling has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 6 papers in Pollution and 3 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Hermann Ferling's work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (4 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (4 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (3 papers). Hermann Ferling is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (4 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (4 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (3 papers). Hermann Ferling collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Slovakia and Austria. Hermann Ferling's co-authors include Julia Schwaiger, R. D. Negele, W. Kalbfus, Christoph Bauer, Th. Braunbeck, Karl Fent, Ilka Lutz, Werner Kloas, Fred Sinowatz and Natalia P. Ivleva and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Environmental Research and Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Hermann Ferling

11 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Toxic effects of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 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. Toxic effects of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac
    2004 695 citations Julia Schwaiger, Hermann Ferling et al. Aquatic Toxicology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hermann Ferling Germany 9 657 534 208 163 122 11 1.1k
Alejandro J. Ramirez United States 14 1.1k 1.7× 625 1.2× 343 1.6× 54 0.3× 91 0.7× 19 1.6k
R. D. Negele Germany 8 548 0.8× 384 0.7× 195 0.9× 41 0.3× 116 1.0× 10 917
D.T. Bennie Canada 10 909 1.4× 671 1.3× 239 1.1× 118 0.7× 118 1.0× 12 1.1k
María Eugenia Valdés Argentina 13 520 0.8× 292 0.5× 96 0.5× 68 0.4× 60 0.5× 20 732
Pan‐Gyi Kim South Korea 13 980 1.5× 540 1.0× 205 1.0× 38 0.2× 205 1.7× 17 1.3k
Jungkon Kim South Korea 16 448 0.7× 474 0.9× 85 0.4× 39 0.2× 125 1.0× 39 1.0k
Nancy W. Shappell United States 20 531 0.8× 401 0.8× 64 0.3× 168 1.0× 66 0.5× 50 1.3k
J. Besse France 8 694 1.1× 446 0.8× 147 0.7× 82 0.5× 110 0.9× 8 972
Zhengxin Xie China 18 837 1.3× 563 1.1× 156 0.8× 19 0.1× 282 2.3× 34 1.3k
Izonete Cristina Guiloski Brazil 18 427 0.6× 624 1.2× 45 0.2× 32 0.2× 78 0.6× 46 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Hermann Ferling

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hermann Ferling

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Hermann Ferling. 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 Hermann Ferling. The network helps show where Hermann Ferling may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hermann Ferling

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

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Schmieg, Hannah, et al.. (2025). Brodifacoum causes coagulopathy, hemorrhages, and mortality in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at environmentally relevant hepatic residue concentrations. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 289. 117629–117629. 1 indexed citations
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Schrader, Hannah, et al.. (2023). Detection of Diclofenac-Induced Alterations in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Using Quantitative Stereological Methods. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 42(4). 859–872. 2 indexed citations
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Fux, Robert, Martin C. Langenmayer, Julia Schwaiger, et al.. (2019). Piscine Orthoreovirus 3 Is Not the Causative Pathogen of Proliferative Darkening Syndrome (PDS) of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta fario). Viruses. 11(2). 112–112. 8 indexed citations
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Schwaiger, Julia, et al.. (2004). Toxic effects of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac. Aquatic Toxicology. 68(2). 141–150. 695 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schwaiger, Julia, Hermann Ferling, Fred Sinowatz, et al.. (2003). Endocrine effects of environmental pollution on Xenopus laevis and Rana temporaria. Environmental Research. 93(2). 195–201. 58 indexed citations
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Schwaiger, Julia, et al.. (2002). How estrogenic is nonylphenol?. Aquatic Toxicology. 59(3-4). 177–189. 102 indexed citations
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Schwaiger, Julia, et al.. (2000). Chronic toxicity of nonylphenol and ethinylestradiol: haematological and histopathological effects in juvenile Common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Aquatic Toxicology. 51(1). 69–78. 112 indexed citations
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Schwaiger, Julia, et al.. (1996). Effects of sublethal concentrations of triphenyltinacetate on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 30(3). 327–334. 42 indexed citations
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