Rainer Lohmann

19.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
205 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

Rainer Lohmann is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Rainer Lohmann has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 86 papers in Atmospheric Science and 74 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Rainer Lohmann's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (167 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (84 papers) and Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (68 papers). Rainer Lohmann is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (167 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (84 papers) and Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (68 papers). Rainer Lohmann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Rainer Lohmann's co-authors include Kevin C. Jones, Jordi Dachs, Mohammed A. Khairy, Derek C. G. Muir, Martin Scheringer, Zhanyun Wang, Gretta Goldenman, Dorte Herzke, Carla A. Ng and Ian T. Cousins and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Rainer Lohmann

197 papers receiving 13.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

2020 1.6k citations Juliane Glüge, Martin Scheringer et al. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts profile →
Detection of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in U.S. Drinking Water Linked to Industrial Sites, Military Fire Training Areas, and Wastewater Treatment Plants

2016 1.0k citations Andrew B. Lindstrom, Rainer Lohmann et al. Environmental Science & Technology Letters profile →
The high persistence of PFAS is sufficient for their management as a chemical class

2020 291 citations Ian T. Cousins, Jamie C. DeWitt et al. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts profile →
Are Fluoropolymers Really of Low Concern for Human and Environmental Health and Separate from Other PFAS?

2020 259 citations Rainer Lohmann, Ian T. Cousins et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rainer Lohmann

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Emerging toxicological awareness of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: the rising concern over ‘forever chemicals’ 2025 ·Disease Models & Mechanisms ·Jamie C. DeWitt, Gretta Goldenman, Rainer Lohmann, Carla A. Ng, Zhanyun Wang	0
2	Scientists’ Statement on the Chemical Definition of PFASs 2025 ·Environmental Science & Technology Letters ·Gabriel Sigmund, Marta Venier, Marlene Ågerstrand, Ian T. Cousins, Jamie C. DeWitt, Miriam L. Diamond, Jennifer A. Field, Alex T. Ford, Shira Joudan, S.P.J. van Leeuwen, Rainer Lohmann, Carla A. Ng, Martin Scheringer, Anna Soehl, Noriyuki Suzuki, Xenia Trier, (unknown), Penny Vlahos, Cora J. Young, Zhanyun Wang	5
3	PFAS in drinking water, wastewater and surface water in Reykjavik, Iceland 2025 ·Environmental Science Advances ·María J. Gunnarsdóttir, (unknown), Kristín Ólafsdóttir, (unknown), Roland Kallenborn, (unknown), (unknown), Jitka Bečanová, Rainer Lohmann	0
4	Exploring Outputs of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution Prevention 2024 ·Environmental Science & Technology Letters ·Miriam L. Diamond, Gabriel Sigmund, Michael G. Bertram, Alex T. Ford, Marlene Ågerstrand, Giulia Carlini, Rainer Lohmann, Kateřina Šebková, Anna Soehl, Maria Clara V.M. Starling, Noriyuki Suzuki, Marta Venier, Penny Vlahos, Martin Scheringer	4
5	Transects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organochlorine pesticides in an urban estuary using passive samplers 2023 ·Marine Pollution Bulletin ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Rainer Lohmann	4
6	The universe of fluorinated polymers and polymeric substances and potential environmental impacts and concerns 2023 ·Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry ·Rainer Lohmann, Robert J. Letcher	49
7	Gaseous and soil OCPs and PCBs along the Indus River, Pakistan: spatial patterns and air–soil gradients 2023 ·Environmental Science Processes & Impacts ·(unknown), Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah Eqani, Shazia Ilyas, Habib Bokhari, Nadeem Ali, Joel Podgorski, (unknown), (unknown), Rainer Lohmann	2
8	Combined Effects of Fronts, Upwelling and the Biological Pump on Organophosphate Esters in the Changjiang (Yangtze) River Estuary During Summer 2023 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans ·(unknown), Yuxin Ma, Yisen Zhong, Rainer Lohmann	8
9	Organophosphate ester pollution in the oceans 2022 ·Nature Reviews Earth & Environment ·Zhiyong Xie, Pu Wang, Xin Wang, Javier Castro-Jiménez, Roland Kallenborn, Chunyang Liao, Wenying Mi, Rainer Lohmann, Maria Vila‐Costa, Jordi Dachs	119
10	Spatial origin analysis on atmospheric bulk deposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Shanghai 2022 ·Environmental Pollution ·Ying Liu, (unknown), Jianguo Tan, Peter Grathwohl, Rainer Lohmann	6
11	Presence, Sources and Transport of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Arctic Ocean 2022 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·(unknown), Yuxin Ma, Šimon Vojta, (unknown), Mario Hoppmann, Thomas Soltwedel, Jane L. Kirk, Amila O. De Silva, Derek C. G. Muir, Rainer Lohmann	12
12	Spatial distribution and air−water exchange of organophosphate esters in the lower Great Lakes 2021 ·Environmental Pollution ·Yuxin Ma, Šimon Vojta, Jitka Bečanová, (unknown), (unknown), Derek C. G. Muir, Rainer Lohmann	22
13	An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) breakdown → 2020 ·Environmental Science Processes & Impacts ·Juliane Glüge, Martin Scheringer, Ian T. Cousins, Jamie C. DeWitt, Gretta Goldenman, Dorte Herzke, Rainer Lohmann, Carla A. Ng, Xenia Trier, Zhanyun Wang	1557
14	Are Fluoropolymers Really of Low Concern for Human and Environmental Health and Separate from Other PFAS? breakdown → 2020 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Rainer Lohmann, Ian T. Cousins, Jamie C. DeWitt, Juliane Glüge, Gretta Goldenman, Dorte Herzke, Andrew B. Lindstrom, Mark F. Miller, Carla A. Ng, Sharyle Patton, Martin Scheringer, Xenia Trier, Zhanyun Wang	259
15	A Global 3‐D Ocean Model for PCBs: Benchmark Compounds for Understanding the Impacts of Global Change on Neutral Persistent Organic Pollutants 2019 ·Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·Charlotte C. Wagner, Helen M. Amos, Colin P. Thackray, Yanxu Zhang, Elizabeth W. Lundgren, Gaël Forget, Carey L. Friedman, Noelle E. Selin, Rainer Lohmann, Elsie M. Sunderland	38
16	Concentrations and Water Mass Transport of Legacy POPs in the Arctic Ocean 2018 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Yuxin Ma, (unknown), Eduard Bauerfeind, Ana Cabrerizo, Carrie A. McDonough, Derek C. G. Muir, Thomas Soltwedel, (unknown), Charlotte C. Wagner, Elsie M. Sunderland, Rainer Lohmann	40
17	Organophosphate Ester Flame Retardants and Plasticizers in Ocean Sediments from the North Pacific to the Arctic Ocean 2017 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Yuxin Ma, Zhiyong Xie, Rainer Lohmann, Wenying Mi, Guoping Gao	175
18	Spatial distribution of the persistent organic pollutants across the Tibetan Plateau and its linkage with the climate systems: a 5-year air monitoring study 2016 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Xiaoping Wang, Jiao Ren, Ping Gong, Chuanfei Wang, Yonggang Xue, Tandong Yao, Rainer Lohmann	51
19	Source apportionment of gaseous and particulate PAHs from traffic emission using tunnel measurements in Shanghai, China 2015 ·Atmospheric Environment ·Ying Liu, Siyao Wang, Rainer Lohmann, Na Yu, Chenkai Zhang, Yi Gao, Jianfu Zhao, Limin Ma	85
20	Planetary boundaries for chemical pollution 2012 ·BOA (University of Milano-Bicocca) ·Martin Scheringer, Thomas Backhaus, Åke Bergman, Cynthia A. de Wit, Miriam L. Diamond, Michael Zwicky Hauschild, Ivan Holoubek, Rainer Lohmann, Sverker Molander, Rickard Arvidsson, Linn Persson, Noriyuki Suzuki, Marco Vighi	1

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