Lutz Ahrens

17.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
235 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Lutz Ahrens is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lutz Ahrens has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 180 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 167 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 103 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Lutz Ahrens's work include Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (160 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (148 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (103 papers). Lutz Ahrens is often cited by papers focused on Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (160 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (148 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (103 papers). Lutz Ahrens collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Germany and Spain. Lutz Ahrens's co-authors include Ralf Ebinghaus, Karin Wiberg, Mirco Bundschuh, Philip McCleaf, Mattias Sörengård, Tom Harner, Mahiba Shoeib, Zhiyong Xie, Renate Sturm and Dan Berggren Kleja and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Lutz Ahrens

226 papers receiving 13.4k citations

Hit Papers

3 papers align trajectories

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.

Polyfluoroalkyl compounds in the aquatic environment: a review of their occurrence and fate

2010 593 citations Lutz Ahrens profile →
Fate and effects of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in the aquatic environment: A review

2014 590 citations Lutz Ahrens et al. profile →
Removal efficiency of multiple poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in drinking water using granular activated carbon (GAC) and anion exchange (AE) column tests

2017 492 citations Philip McCleaf, Karin Wiberg et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lutz Ahrens Sweden	68	9.9k	9.6k	5.6k	2.3k	1.0k	235	13.7k
Nobuyoshi Yamashita Japan	70	13.3k 1.3×	10.4k 1.1×	6.1k 1.1×	3.3k 1.4×	864 0.9×	216	16.8k
Scott A. Mabury Canada	80	17.5k 1.8×	18.1k 1.9×	11.1k 2.0×	2.7k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	248	23.7k
Sachi Taniyasu Japan	58	9.5k 1.0×	9.1k 1.0×	5.4k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	737 0.7×	120	12.1k
Rainer Lohmann United States	61	10.8k 1.1×	5.6k 0.6×	4.3k 0.8×	3.7k 1.6×	396 0.4×	205	14.2k
Urs Berger Sweden	57	9.2k 0.9×	9.0k 0.9×	4.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	357 0.4×	118	11.8k
Hongwen Sun China	62	5.7k 0.6×	4.1k 0.4×	2.3k 0.4×	4.2k 1.8×	1.1k 1.1×	250	11.2k
Dorte Herzke Norway	51	8.9k 0.9×	5.5k 0.6×	3.1k 0.6×	2.4k 1.1×	242 0.2×	191	12.0k
Ralf Ebinghaus Germany	75	13.7k 1.4×	6.2k 0.6×	5.7k 1.0×	3.6k 1.6×	303 0.3×	225	15.9k
Detlef R.U. Knappe United States	44	4.1k 0.4×	4.2k 0.4×	1.5k 0.3×	1.5k 0.7×	2.4k 2.4×	114	8.7k
Leo W. Y. Yeung Sweden	54	7.1k 0.7×	7.2k 0.7×	3.9k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	390 0.4×	136	9.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ahrens, Lutz, et al.. (2025). Removal of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from different water types by techniques based on anion exchange (AIX), powdered activated carbon (PAC), iron(III) chloride and nanofiltration (NF) membrane – A systematic comparison. The Science of The Total Environment. 970. 179004–179004. 6 indexed citations

Säve‐Söderbergh, Melle, Irina Gyllenhammar, Carolina Vogs, et al.. (2025). Fetal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water and congenital malformations: A nation-wide register-based study on PFAS in drinking water. Environment International. 198. 109381–109381.

Ahrens, Lutz, et al.. (2025). Differential responses of in-situ estuarine bacterial taxa to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and brominated flame retardants pollution. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 498. 139899–139899.

Ahrens, Lutz, et al.. (2025). Interaction of Perfluorooctanoate and Perfluorohexanoate with Moringa oleifera Seed Protein. Langmuir. 41(25). 16500–16505.

Tapase, Savita R., et al.. (2025). Long-term per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure causes selective changes in the rhizosphere bacterial community. Applied Soil Ecology. 216. 106561–106561.

Sokolova, Ekaterina, et al.. (2024). Modelling PFAS transport in Lake Ekoln: Implications for drinking water safety in the stockholm region. Environmental Pollution. 367. 125581–125581. 3 indexed citations

Säve‐Söderbergh, Melle, Irina Gyllenhammar, Carolina Vogs, et al.. (2024). Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and fetal growth: A nation-wide register-based study on PFAS in drinking water. Environment International. 187. 108727–108727. 8 indexed citations

Ecke, Frauke, Oksana Golovko, Birger Hörnfeldt, & Lutz Ahrens. (2024). Trophic fate and biomagnification of organic micropollutants from staple food to a specialized predator. Environmental Research. 261. 119686–119686. 4 indexed citations

Ahrens, Lutz, Anders Glynn, Gunnar Johanson, et al.. (2023). Low concentrations of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in municipal drinking water associated with serum PFAA concentrations in Swedish adolescents. Environment International. 180. 108166–108166. 7 indexed citations

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Smith, Sanne J., Lutz Ahrens, Philip McCleaf, et al.. (2023). Electrochemical Oxidation for Treatment of PFAS in Contaminated Water and Fractionated Foam─A Pilot-Scale Study. ACS ES&T Water. 3(4). 1201–1211. 63 indexed citations

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Joerss, Hanna, Frank Menger, Jianhui Tang, Ralf Ebinghaus, & Lutz Ahrens. (2022). Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: Suspect Screening Reveals Point Source-Specific Patterns of Emerging and Novel Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in German and Chinese Rivers. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(9). 5456–5465. 41 indexed citations

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Celma, Alberto, Lutz Ahrens, Pablo Gago-Ferrero, et al.. (2021). The relevant role of ion mobility separation in LC-HRMS based screening strategies for contaminants of emerging concern in the aquatic environment. Chemosphere. 280. 130799–130799. 31 indexed citations

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Tröger, Rikard, et al.. (2020). Screening of organic micropollutants in raw and drinking water in the Yangtze River Delta, China. Environmental Sciences Europe. 32(1). 36 indexed citations

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Fagerlund, Fritjof, et al.. (2019). Design considerations for a field experiment using sorbents for in-situ stabilization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in groundwater at a contaminated site. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 15256.

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Ahrens, Lutz, Jonathan P. Benskin, Ian T. Cousins, Michelle Crimi, & Christopher P. Higgins. (2019). Themed issues on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology. 5(11). 1808–1813. 5 indexed citations

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Hedlund, Johanna, Wiebke Dürig, Rikard Tröger, et al.. (2018). Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Swedish Groundwater and Surface Water: Implications for Environmental Quality Standards and Drinking Water Guidelines. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(7). 4340–4349. 152 indexed citations

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Lewis, Jeffrey, et al.. (2017). Plant Uptake of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances at a Contaminated Fire Training Facility to Evaluate the Phytoremediation Potential of Various Plant Species. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(21). 12602–12610. 172 indexed citations

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Rosenmai, Anna Kjerstine, et al.. (2017). Relationship between peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor alpha activity and cellular concentration of 14 perfluoroalkyl substances in HepG2 cells. Journal of Applied Toxicology. 38(2). 219–226. 42 indexed citations

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Blum, Kristin M., Patrik L. Andersson, Gunno Renman, et al.. (2016). Non-target screening and prioritization of potentially persistent, bioaccumulating and toxic domestic wastewater contaminants and their removal in on-site and large-scale sewage treatment plants. The Science of The Total Environment. 575. 265–275. 113 indexed citations

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Cai, Minghong, Zhen Zhao, Haizhen Yang, et al.. (2011). Spatial distribution of per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in coastal waters from the East to South China Sea. Environmental Pollution. 161. 162–169. 89 indexed citations

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