Thomas Höpner

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Thomas Höpner is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Höpner has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Oceanography, 5 papers in Ecology and 4 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Thomas Höpner's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (7 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (5 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (2 papers). Thomas Höpner is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (7 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (5 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (2 papers). Thomas Höpner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland. Thomas Höpner's co-authors include Sabine Lattemann, Michael E. Böttcher, Hans‐Jürgen Brumsack, Samir S. Radwan, R. H. Al-Hasan, N.A. Sorkhoh, Jürgen Rullkötter, Carlos Neira, Antje Rusch and L. Berthe‐Corti and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, European Journal of Biochemistry and Desalination.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Höpner

19 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Environmental impact and impact assessment of seawater de... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 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. Environmental impact and impact assessment of seawater desalination
    2008 775 citations Sabine Lattemann, Thomas Höpner Desalination profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Höpner Germany 13 511 314 229 228 222 19 1.4k
Yongje Kim South Korea 23 662 1.3× 122 0.4× 137 0.6× 84 0.4× 228 1.0× 82 1.9k
James S. Bonner United States 21 232 0.5× 82 0.3× 177 0.8× 177 0.8× 170 0.8× 84 1.6k
Hui Tao China 29 867 1.7× 177 0.6× 293 1.3× 442 1.9× 240 1.1× 80 2.1k
Ole Larsen Germany 19 101 0.2× 377 1.2× 185 0.8× 113 0.5× 134 0.6× 38 1.7k
Tim Mansfeldt Germany 25 303 0.6× 185 0.6× 265 1.2× 57 0.3× 231 1.0× 105 2.1k
Andrew S. Kinsela Australia 19 324 0.6× 61 0.2× 193 0.8× 103 0.5× 275 1.2× 47 1.2k
Matilde M. Urrutia United States 13 201 0.4× 281 0.9× 147 0.6× 36 0.2× 311 1.4× 17 1.6k
Yarrow M. Nelson United States 13 213 0.4× 458 1.5× 79 0.3× 49 0.2× 218 1.0× 32 1.5k
Kenneth Y. Chen United States 11 235 0.5× 65 0.2× 115 0.5× 103 0.5× 117 0.5× 24 1.4k
Vincent Noël United States 20 298 0.6× 183 0.6× 219 1.0× 59 0.3× 489 2.2× 46 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Höpner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Höpner

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Höpner

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Lattemann, Sabine & Thomas Höpner. (2008). Environmental impact and impact assessment of seawater desalination. Desalination. 220(1-3). 1–15. 775 indexed citations breakdown →
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Berthe‐Corti, L. & Thomas Höpner. (2005). Geo-biological aspects of coastal oil pollution. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 219(1-2). 171–189. 16 indexed citations
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Rusch, Antje, et al.. (1998). Recovery from black spots: results of a loading experiment in the Wadden Sea. Journal of Sea Research. 40(3-4). 205–219. 40 indexed citations
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Böttcher, Michael E., Antje Rusch, Thomas Höpner, & Hans‐Jürgen Brumsack. (1997). Stable Sulfur Isotope Effects Related to Local Intense Sulfate Reduction in a Tidal Sandflat (Southern North Sea): Results from Loading Experiments. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. 33(1-2). 109–129. 22 indexed citations
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Höpner, Thomas, et al.. (1997). Elements of environmental impact studies on coastal desalination plants. Desalination. 108(1-3). 11–18. 99 indexed citations
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Höpner, Thomas, et al.. (1994). Two years of oil disaster in the Arabian Gulf. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 1(1). 38–46. 3 indexed citations
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Neira, Carlos & Thomas Höpner. (1994). The role ofHeteromastus filiformis(Capitellidae, Polychaeta) in organic carbon cycling. Ophelia. 39(1). 55–73. 34 indexed citations
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Neira, Carlos & Thomas Höpner. (1993). Fecal pellet production and sediment reworking potential of the polychaeteHeteromastus Filiformisshow a tide dependent periodicity. Ophelia. 37(3). 175–185. 11 indexed citations
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Sorkhoh, N.A., R. H. Al-Hasan, Samir S. Radwan, & Thomas Höpner. (1992). Self-cleaning of the Gulf. Nature. 359(6391). 109–109. 96 indexed citations
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Höpner, Thomas. (1991). The Ecological State of the Waddensea. An Assessment. Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie. 76(3). 317–326. 2 indexed citations
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Höpner, Thomas. (1989). Der ökologische Zustand der Nordsee. Eine Diskussion aus der Sicht der biologischen Chemie. Chemie in unserer Zeit. 23(1). 1–9. 1 indexed citations
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Höpner, Thomas, et al.. (1985). Examination of the connection between the patchiness of benthic nutrient efflux and epiphytobenthos patchiness on intertidal flats. Netherlands Journal of Sea Research. 19(3-4). 277–285. 23 indexed citations
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Höpner, Thomas. (1981). Design and use of a diffusion sampler for interstitial water from fine grained sediments. Environmental Technology Letters. 2(5). 187–196. 19 indexed citations
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Höpner, Thomas, et al.. (1978). Formate Dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas oxalaticus. European Journal of Biochemistry. 83(2). 485–498. 71 indexed citations
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Höpner, Thomas, et al.. (1976). CO2 Reduction to Formate by NADH Catalysed by Formate Dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas oxalaticus. European Journal of Biochemistry. 70(2). 325–330. 82 indexed citations
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Höpner, Thomas, et al.. (1972). Some Properties of Formate Dehydrogenase. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 27(9). 1075–1076. 14 indexed citations
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Höpner, Thomas. (1969). Molekulare Immunologie. Chemie in unserer Zeit. 3(3). 65–75. 2 indexed citations

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