Thomas Pichler

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
119 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas Pichler is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry and Petrology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Pichler has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 36 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 28 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Thomas Pichler's work include Arsenic contamination and mitigation (38 papers), Heavy metals in environment (27 papers) and Mine drainage and remediation techniques (21 papers). Thomas Pichler is often cited by papers focused on Arsenic contamination and mitigation (38 papers), Heavy metals in environment (27 papers) and Mine drainage and remediation techniques (21 papers). Thomas Pichler collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Canada. Thomas Pichler's co-authors include Andreas Kubier, Richard T. Wilkin, R.E. Price, Pengfei Qi, Ján Veizer, G.E.M. Hall, Jan P. Amend, Olesya Lazareva, Eoghan P. Reeves and Norma Alcantar and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Pichler

115 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Cadmium in soils and groundwater: A review

2019 955 citations Andreas Kubier, Richard T. Wilkin et al. Applied Geochemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Pichler Germany	37	2.0k	1.2k	1.1k	859	681	119	5.0k
Doris Stüben Germany	46	2.2k 1.1×	1.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	1.4k 1.6×	517 0.8×	125	6.3k
Caroline L. Peacock United Kingdom	44	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.5×	447 0.5×	666 1.0×	100	5.3k
Laurie S. Balistrieri United States	37	1.4k 0.7×	1.8k 1.4×	1.8k 1.7×	985 1.1×	804 1.2×	65	4.9k
Rasmus Jakobsen Denmark	38	2.5k 1.2×	1.3k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	783 0.9×	601 0.9×	106	5.0k
Christopher C. Fuller United States	40	3.0k 1.5×	1.8k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	1.0k 1.5×	102	6.9k
Mark E. Conrad United States	41	984 0.5×	932 0.7×	767 0.7×	583 0.7×	482 0.7×	129	4.6k
Charles N. Alpers United States	38	1.7k 0.8×	975 0.8×	893 0.9×	1.2k 1.4×	430 0.6×	116	5.1k
Eduardo Ferreira da Silva Portugal	42	1.0k 0.5×	2.5k 2.0×	797 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	646 0.9×	220	5.6k
Martin B. Goldhaber United States	39	1.1k 0.5×	757 0.6×	1.7k 1.6×	527 0.6×	475 0.7×	100	4.9k
Edward J. O’Loughlin United States	38	1.3k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	945 1.1×	772 1.1×	89	5.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Pichler

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Pichler

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Pichler. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Pichler 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 Pichler. Thomas Pichler 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

Pichler, Thomas, et al.. (2025). Application of low‐emission cement CEM II/C in concrete made with low‐effort processed recycled aggregates. Structural Concrete. 26(3). 2881–2899. 2 indexed citations

Dähnke, Kirstin, et al.. (2024). Source, transport, and fate of nitrate in shallow groundwater in the eastern Niger Delta. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31(56). 65034–65050. 1 indexed citations

Biester, Harald, et al.. (2024). Pipeline-Related Residential Benzene Exposure and Groundwater Natural Attenuation Capacity in the Eastern Niger Delta, Nigeria. Environments. 11(10). 221–221. 1 indexed citations

Pichler, Thomas, et al.. (2021). Optimization and assessment of a sequential extraction procedure for calcium carbonate rocks. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 193(9). 577–577. 4 indexed citations

Kubier, Andreas, Richard T. Wilkin, & Thomas Pichler. (2019). Cadmium in soils and groundwater: A review. Applied Geochemistry. 108. 104388–104388. 955 indexed citations breakdown →

Pichler, Thomas, et al.. (2019). Determination of ultra-low volatile mercury concentrations in sulfur-rich gases and liquids. Talanta. 199. 277–284. 12 indexed citations

Hofmann, Peter, et al.. (2018). Biogenous ethers: production and operation in a diesel engine. reposiTUm (TU Wien). 3(1-2). 69–82. 36 indexed citations

Pichler, Thomas, et al.. (2018). Suitability of the shallow water hydrothermal system at Ambitle Island (Papua New Guinea) to study the effect of high pCO2 on coral reefs. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 138. 148–158. 25 indexed citations

Wallis, Ilka & Thomas Pichler. (2018). Generating false negatives and false positives for As and Mo concentrations in groundwater due to well installation. The Science of The Total Environment. 631-632. 723–732. 16 indexed citations

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Ferrier‐Pagès, Christine, et al.. (2018). Evidence for mitigation of coral bleaching by manganese. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 16789–16789. 38 indexed citations

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Qi, Pengfei & Thomas Pichler. (2017). Competitive adsorption of As(III), As(V), Sb(III) and Sb(V) onto ferrihydrite in multi-component systems: Implications for mobility and distribution. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 330. 142–148. 123 indexed citations

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Qi, Pengfei & Thomas Pichler. (2015). Sequential and simultaneous adsorption of Sb(III) and Sb(V) on ferrihydrite: Implications for oxidation and competition. Chemosphere. 145. 55–60. 103 indexed citations

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Pichler, Thomas, et al.. (2012). Charcoal from a prehistoric copper mine in the Austrian Alps: dendrochronological and dendrological data, demand for wood and forest utilisation. Journal of Archaeological Science. 40(2). 992–1002. 25 indexed citations

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Pichler, Thomas, Kevin A. Young, & Norma Alcantar. (2012). Eliminating turbidity in drinking water using the mucilage of a common cactus. Water Science & Technology Water Supply. 12(2). 179–186. 43 indexed citations

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Lazareva, Olesya & Thomas Pichler. (2009). Isotope/chemical mass-balance estimation of water inflow into a constructed wetland. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement. 73. 1 indexed citations

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Price, R.E., Britta Planer‐Friedrich, Ivan P. Savov, & Thomas Pichler. (2009). Elevated concentrations of arsenic, predominance of thioarsenates, and orpiment precipitation on the seafloor at the marine shallow-water hydrothermal system off Milos Island, Greece. AGUFM. 2009. 2 indexed citations

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Lazareva, Olesya & Thomas Pichler. (2008). Long-term performance of a constructed wetland/filter basin system treating wastewater. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement. 72(12). 4 indexed citations

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Pichler, Thomas, et al.. (2008). Arsenic abundance and variation in golf course lakes. The Science of The Total Environment. 394(2-3). 313–320. 18 indexed citations

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Price, R.E. & Thomas Pichler. (2005). Distribution, speciation and bioavailability of arsenic in a shallow-water submarine hydrothermal system, Tutum Bay, Ambitle Island, PNG. Chemical Geology. 224(1-3). 122–135. 102 indexed citations

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Price, R.E. & Thomas Pichler. (2002). Oxidation of Framboidal Pyrite as a Mobilization Mechanism During Aquifer Storage and Recovery in the Upper Floridan Aquifer, Southwest Florida. AGUFM. 2002. 2 indexed citations

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