Rolf Herzig

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Rolf Herzig is a scholar working on Plant Science, Pollution and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rolf Herzig has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Plant Science, 13 papers in Pollution and 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Rolf Herzig's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (16 papers), Heavy metals in environment (13 papers) and Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (10 papers). Rolf Herzig is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (16 papers), Heavy metals in environment (13 papers) and Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (10 papers). Rolf Herzig collaborates with scholars based in France, Switzerland and Germany. Rolf Herzig's co-authors include Erika Nehnevajova, Michel Mench, Jaco Vangronsveld, Ann Ruttens, Andon Vassilev, Erik Meers, Nele Weyens, Theo Thewys, Jana Boulet and Daniël van der Lelie and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Environmental Pollution and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Rolf Herzig

34 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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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.

Phytoremediation of contaminated soils and groundwater: lessons from the field

2009 658 citations Jaco Vangronsveld, Rolf Herzig et al. Environmental Science and Pollution Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rolf Herzig France	22	899	888	220	176	174	36	1.7k
Kristin Adriaensen Belgium	15	995 1.1×	1.0k 1.2×	234 1.1×	190 1.1×	239 1.4×	17	1.9k
Abdur Rehim Pakistan	18	765 0.9×	831 0.9×	176 0.8×	153 0.9×	178 1.0×	41	1.8k
Valérie Bert France	23	1.3k 1.5×	1.6k 1.8×	204 0.9×	281 1.6×	245 1.4×	50	2.8k
O. Horak Austria	18	971 1.1×	744 0.8×	154 0.7×	172 1.0×	265 1.5×	33	1.8k
Michael W.H. Evangelou Switzerland	19	1.2k 1.3×	983 1.1×	101 0.5×	196 1.1×	311 1.8×	32	2.2k
Gerlinde Wieshammer Austria	11	707 0.8×	886 1.0×	106 0.5×	175 1.0×	126 0.7×	13	1.5k
Alan J. M. Baker Australia	11	754 0.8×	796 0.9×	113 0.5×	162 0.9×	117 0.7×	12	1.4k
Javier Hernández-Allica Spain	17	886 1.0×	760 0.9×	59 0.3×	139 0.8×	166 1.0×	23	1.5k
Steven N. Whiting Australia	17	810 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	147 0.7×	147 0.8×	86 0.5×	20	1.8k
Xizhou Zhang China	26	704 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	129 0.6×	165 0.9×	105 0.6×	133	2.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Herzig, Rolf, et al.. (2020). Recalibration and validation of the Swiss lichen bioindication methods for air quality assessment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27(23). 28795–28810. 8 indexed citations

Kolbas, Aliaksandr, et al.. (2020). Field evaluation of one Cu-resistant somaclonal variant and two clones of tobacco for copper phytoextraction at a wood preservation site. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27(22). 27831–27848. 12 indexed citations

Herzig, Rolf, Nina Lohmann, & Reto Meier. (2019). Temporal change of the accumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in lichens in Switzerland between 1995 and 2014. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 26(11). 10562–10575. 13 indexed citations

Kolbas, Aliaksandr, et al.. (2018). Morphological and functional responses of a metal-tolerant sunflower mutant line to a copper-contaminated soil series. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25(17). 16686–16701. 17 indexed citations

Thijs, Sofie, Nele Witters, Jolien Janssen, et al.. (2018). Tobacco, Sunflower and High Biomass SRC Clones Show Potential for Trace Metal Phytoextraction on a Moderately Contaminated Field Site in Belgium. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 1879–1879. 37 indexed citations

Asad, Mohammad, Isabelle Ziegler‐Devin, Valérie Bert, et al.. (2017). Pretreatment of trace element-enriched biomasses grown on phytomanaged soils for bioethanol production. Industrial Crops and Products. 107. 63–72. 21 indexed citations

Quintela‐Sabarís, Celestino, Lilian Marchand, Petra Kidd, et al.. (2017). Assessing phytotoxicity of trace element-contaminated soils phytomanaged with gentle remediation options at ten European field trials. The Science of The Total Environment. 599-600. 1388–1398. 35 indexed citations

Jones, Sarah K., Paul Bardos, Petra Kidd, et al.. (2016). Biochar and compost amendments enhance copper immobilisation and support plant growth in contaminated soils. Journal of Environmental Management. 171. 101–112. 99 indexed citations

Prieto-Fernández, Ángeles, et al.. (2015). Inoculation methods usingRhodococcus erythropolisstrain P30 affects bacterial assisted phytoextraction capacity ofNicotiana tabacum. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 18(4). 406–415. 13 indexed citations

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Kolbas, Aliaksandr, Petra Kidd, Jacques Guinberteau, et al.. (2015). Endophytic bacteria take the challenge to improve Cu phytoextraction by sunflower. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22(7). 5370–5382. 30 indexed citations

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Kumpiene, Jurate, Valérie Bert, Ioannis Dimitriou, et al.. (2014). Selecting chemical and ecotoxicological test batteries for risk assessment of trace element-contaminated soils (phyto)managed by gentle remediation options (GRO). The Science of The Total Environment. 496. 510–522. 49 indexed citations

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Schroeder, P, Claudio A. Belis, Jürgen Schnelle‐Kreis, et al.. (2013). Why air quality in the Alps remains a matter of concern. The impact of organic pollutants in the alpine area. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 21(1). 252–267. 8 indexed citations

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Herzig, Rolf, et al.. (2013). Feasibility of Labile Zn Phytoextraction Using Enhanced Tobacco and Sunflower: Results of Five- and One-Year Field-Scale Experiments in Switzerland. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 16(7-8). 735–754. 64 indexed citations

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Nehnevajova, Erika, Rolf Herzig, Jean‐Paul Schwitzguébel, Thomas Schmülling, & Qingyan Shu. (2009). Sunflower mutants with improved growth and metal accumulation traits show a potential for soil decontamination.. 83–86. 1 indexed citations

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Vangronsveld, Jaco, Rolf Herzig, Nele Weyens, et al.. (2009). Phytoremediation of contaminated soils and groundwater: lessons from the field. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 16(7). 765–794. 658 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nehnevajova, Erika, et al.. (2007). Chemical Mutagenesis—A Promising Technique to Increase Metal Concentration and Extraction in Sunflowers. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 9(2). 149–165. 41 indexed citations

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Todorovska, E., Lyudmila Simova‐Stoilova, Z. Stoyanova, et al.. (2006). Improved phytoaccumulation of cadmium by genetically modified tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum L.). Physiological and biochemical response of the transformants to cadmium toxicity. Environmental Pollution. 145(1). 161–170. 44 indexed citations

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Nehnevajova, Erika, et al.. (2006). In vitro breeding of Brassica juncea L. to enhance metal accumulation and extraction properties. Plant Cell Reports. 26(4). 429–437. 34 indexed citations

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Nehnevajova, Erika, et al.. (2005). Screening of sunflower cultivars for metal phytoextraction in a contaminated field prior to mutagenesis. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 7(4). 337–349. 61 indexed citations

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Korhammer, Siegfried, et al.. (2000). Investigations on the water content of candidate reference material CRM 679 cabbage powder. Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry. 368(7). 664–668. 2 indexed citations

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