Josef Müller

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Josef Müller is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Josef Müller has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 8 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 7 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Josef Müller's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (9 papers), Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (6 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (5 papers). Josef Müller is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (9 papers), Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (6 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (5 papers). Josef Müller collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Norway and Austria. Josef Müller's co-authors include Andrea Wenzel, Hermann Fromme, Thomas Küchler, Heinrich Jürling, Dominik Fiedler, Martin Schlummer, Matthias Kotthoff, Heinz Rüdel, Christa Schröter‐Kermani and Werner Klein and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Water Research and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Josef Müller

24 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Occurrence of phthalates and bisphenol A and F in the env... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2015 250 500 750
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. Occurrence of phthalates and bisphenol A and F in the environment
    2002 849 citations Hermann Fromme, Thomas Küchler et al. Water Research profile →
  2. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in consumer products
    2015 487 citations Matthias Kotthoff, Josef Müller et al. Environmental Science and Pollution Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Josef Müller Germany 16 1.5k 799 728 385 125 24 2.0k
Watze de Wolf Netherlands 16 1.6k 1.1× 1.2k 1.5× 638 0.9× 542 1.4× 143 1.1× 34 2.2k
Mark G. Cantwell United States 30 1.5k 1.0× 474 0.6× 1.2k 1.7× 271 0.7× 131 1.0× 88 2.4k
Jaana Koistinen Finland 30 2.2k 1.5× 621 0.8× 604 0.8× 256 0.7× 107 0.9× 68 2.6k
Jitka Bečanová United States 21 1.4k 0.9× 969 1.2× 520 0.7× 510 1.3× 111 0.9× 36 2.0k
Jean-François Munoz France 19 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 1.4× 531 0.7× 615 1.6× 134 1.1× 23 1.9k
Amina Salamova United States 35 2.6k 1.8× 815 1.0× 732 1.0× 707 1.8× 108 0.9× 68 3.2k
Daniel S. Drage United Kingdom 25 1.6k 1.1× 828 1.0× 733 1.0× 443 1.2× 79 0.6× 55 2.3k
Takumi Takasuga Japan 27 1.9k 1.3× 534 0.7× 581 0.8× 271 0.7× 116 0.9× 68 2.5k
Joel D. Blair Canada 9 1.5k 1.0× 585 0.7× 481 0.7× 312 0.8× 60 0.5× 10 1.8k
Marc A. Mills United States 23 1.6k 1.0× 786 1.0× 944 1.3× 434 1.1× 148 1.2× 66 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Josef Müller

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Fields of papers citing papers by Josef Müller

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Josef Müller

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

All Works

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Rüdel, Heinz, et al.. (2017). Hexabromocyclododecane diastereomers in fish and suspended particulate matter from selected European waters—trend monitoring and environmental quality standard compliance. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24(22). 18048–18062. 15 indexed citations
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Kotthoff, Matthias, Josef Müller, Heinrich Jürling, Martin Schlummer, & Dominik Fiedler. (2015). Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in consumer products. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22(19). 14546–14559. 487 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schlummer, Martin, et al.. (2013). Detection of fluorotelomer alcohols in indoor environments and their relevance for human exposure. Environment International. 57-58. 42–49. 66 indexed citations
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Schröter‐Kermani, Christa, Josef Müller, Heinrich Jürling, André Conrad, & Christoph Schulte. (2012). Retrospective monitoring of perfluorocarboxylates and perfluorosulfonates in human plasma archived by the German Environmental Specimen Bank. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 216(6). 633–640. 87 indexed citations
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Fliedner, Annette, Heinz Rüdel, Heinrich Jürling, et al.. (2012). Levels and trends of industrial chemicals (PCBs, PFCs, PBDEs) in archived herring gull eggs from German coastal regions. Environmental Sciences Europe. 24(1). 40 indexed citations
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Rüdel, Heinz, Josef Müller, Markus Quack, & Roland Klein. (2011). Monitoring of hexabromocyclododecane diastereomers in fish from European freshwaters and estuaries. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 19(3). 772–783. 20 indexed citations
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Rüdel, Heinz, et al.. (2011). Survey of patterns, levels, and trends of perfluorinated compounds in aquatic organisms and bird eggs from representative German ecosystems. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 18(9). 1457–1470. 56 indexed citations
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Klein, Roland, et al.. (2004). Is there a linkage between bioaccumulation and the effects of alkylphenols on male breams (Abramis brama)?. Environmental Research. 98(1). 55–63. 9 indexed citations
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Fromme, Hermann, et al.. (2002). Occurrence of phthalates and bisphenol A and F in the environment. Water Research. 36(6). 1429–1438. 849 indexed citations breakdown →
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Terytze, Konstantin, et al.. (1998). Einschätzung der Konzentrationsprofile polyzyklischer aromatischer Kohlenwasserstoffe (PAK) in Böden des Biosphärenreservates Spreewald. Umweltwissenschaften und Schadstoff-Forschung. 10(6). 326–332. 3 indexed citations
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Müller, Josef, et al.. (1992). Die Gesamtdeutsche Volkspartei: Entstehung und Politik unter dem Primat Nationaler Wiedervereinigung 1950-1957.. The American Historical Review. 97(1). 239–239. 2 indexed citations
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Helmig, Detlev, et al.. (1992). Authors' reply. Atmospheric Environment Part A General Topics. 26(3). 518–519. 1 indexed citations
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Helmig, Detlev, Josef Müller, & Werner Klein. (1990). Analysis of peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) in the vertical profile of a spruce stand. Atmospheric Environment Part A General Topics. 24(8). 2141–2152. 4 indexed citations
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Helmig, Detlev, et al.. (1990). Analysis of particulate organics in a forest atmosphere by thermodesorption GC/MS. Atmospheric Environment Part A General Topics. 24(1). 179–184. 23 indexed citations
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Helmig, Detlev, Josef Müller, & Werner Klein. (1989). Volatile organic substances in a forest atmosphere. Chemosphere. 19(8-9). 1399–1412. 44 indexed citations
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Helmig, Detlev, Josef Müller, & Werner Klein. (1989). Improvements in analysis of atmospheric peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN). Atmospheric Environment (1967). 23(10). 2187–2192. 10 indexed citations
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Müller, Josef & Ekkehard Winterfeldt. (1978). Reaktionen an Indolderivaten, XXXV: Die Konfigurationsabhängigkeit der Methylen‐Lactam‐Umlagerung. Chemische Berichte. 111(4). 1540–1548. 11 indexed citations

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