Thomas Schwartz

15.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
90 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas Schwartz is a scholar working on Pollution, Molecular Biology and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Schwartz has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Pollution, 42 papers in Molecular Biology and 26 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Thomas Schwartz's work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (45 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (28 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (26 papers). Thomas Schwartz is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (45 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (28 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (26 papers). Thomas Schwartz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Cyprus and France. Thomas Schwartz's co-authors include Despo Fatta‐Kassinos, Célia M. Manaia, Christophe Merlin, Ursula Obst, Luigi Rizzo, Christophe Dagot, Omolayo M. Ikumapayi, Marie-Cécile Ploy, Johannes Alexander and Christa S. McArdell and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Schwartz

88 papers receiving 10.8k citations

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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.

Urban wastewater treatment plants as hotspots for antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes spread into the environment: A review

2013 1.8k citations Luigi Rizzo, Célia M. Manaia et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Tackling antibiotic resistance: the environmental framework

2015 1.7k citations Célia M. Manaia, Christophe Merlin et al. profile →
Urban wastewater treatment plants as hotspots for the release of antibiotics in the environment: A review

2012 1.6k citations Omolayo M. Ikumapayi, Luigi Rizzo et al. Water Research profile →
Detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in wastewater, surface water, and drinking water biofilms

2003 698 citations Thomas Schwartz, Ursula Obst et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Schwartz Germany	44	7.2k	3.2k	2.0k	2.0k	1.9k	90	11.0k
Yi Luo China	45	6.9k 1.0×	2.6k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	154	9.9k
Célia M. Manaia Portugal	59	10.3k 1.4×	4.9k 1.5×	2.6k 1.3×	3.0k 1.5×	2.9k 1.5×	170	16.0k
David W. Graham United Kingdom	54	6.3k 0.9×	2.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	2.1k 1.1×	175	10.6k
Olga C. Nunes Portugal	47	4.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	146	8.7k
Amy Pruden United States	67	10.1k 1.4×	5.0k 1.6×	4.0k 2.0×	2.0k 1.0×	3.7k 1.9×	269	17.4k
Christophe Merlin France	31	4.7k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	60	7.6k
Edward Topp Canada	67	8.9k 1.2×	2.8k 0.9×	2.4k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	2.6k 1.3×	328	16.7k
Alistair B.A. Boxall United Kingdom	55	10.1k 1.4×	1.2k 0.4×	3.2k 1.6×	1.7k 0.8×	862 0.4×	130	14.1k
Jian‐Qiang Su China	60	8.5k 1.2×	3.1k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	696 0.4×	2.8k 1.4×	243	13.6k
Min Qiao China	39	5.9k 0.8×	2.0k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	616 0.3×	1.3k 0.7×	87	8.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Schwartz

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Mazierski, Paweł, Magdalena Miodyńska, Adriana Zaleska‐Medynska, et al.. (2024). The role of TiO2 and gC3N4 bimetallic catalysts in boosting antibiotic resistance gene removal through photocatalyst assisted peroxone process. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 22897–22897. 9 indexed citations

Khan, Umer, et al.. (2023). Antibiotic resistances from slaughterhouse effluents and enhanced antimicrobial blue light technology for wastewater decontamionation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(50). 109315–109330. 6 indexed citations

Gmurek, Marta, Johannes Alexander, Paweł Mazierski, et al.. (2023). Enhancement of photocatalytic-based processes by mono- and bimetallic (CuPd) rutile loaded nanoparticles for antibiotic resistance genes and facultative pathogenic bacteria removal. Chemical Engineering Journal. 462. 142243–142243. 8 indexed citations

Savin, Mykhailo, Jens A. Hammerl, Julia Hassa, et al.. (2023). Free-floating extracellular DNA (exDNA) in different wastewaters: Status quo on exDNA-associated antimicrobial resistance genes. Environmental Pollution. 337. 122560–122560. 10 indexed citations

Lei, Wenxi, Anna A. Popova, Markus Reischl, et al.. (2022). Droplet Microarray as a Powerful Platform for Seeking New Antibiotics Against Multidrug‐Resistant Bacteria. Advanced Biology. 6(12). e2200166–e2200166. 10 indexed citations

Hilgert, Stephan, et al.. (2021). Determination of antibiotic resistance genes in a WWTP-impacted river in surface water, sediment, and biofilm: Influence of seasonality and water quality. The Science of The Total Environment. 768. 144526–144526. 72 indexed citations

Lei, Wenxi, et al.. (2020). Controlling Geometry and Flow Through Bacterial Bridges on Patterned Lubricant‐Infused Surfaces (pLIS). Small. 16(52). e2004575–e2004575. 10 indexed citations

Sib, Esther, Mykhailo Savin, Norman Hembach, et al.. (2020). Bacteria isolated from hospital, municipal and slaughterhouse wastewaters show characteristic, different resistance profiles. The Science of The Total Environment. 746. 140894–140894. 42 indexed citations

Lei, Wenxi, et al.. (2019). Biofilm Bridges Forming Structural Networks on Patterned Lubricant‐Infused Surfaces. Advanced Science. 6(13). 1900519–1900519. 40 indexed citations

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Brown, Philip C., et al.. (2019). Decay of elevated antibiotic resistance genes in natural river sediments after sedimentation of wastewater particles. The Science of The Total Environment. 705. 135861–135861. 25 indexed citations

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Voigt, Alexander, Nicole Zacharias, Esther Sib, et al.. (2019). Association between antibiotic residues, antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in anthropogenic wastewater – An evaluation of clinical influences. Chemosphere. 241. 125032–125032. 88 indexed citations

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Jäger, Thomas, Johannes Alexander, Silke Kirchen, et al.. (2017). Live-dead discrimination analysis, qPCR assessment for opportunistic pathogens, and population analysis at ozone wastewater treatment plants. Environmental Pollution. 232. 571–579. 59 indexed citations

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Kirchen, Silke, et al.. (2013). Sub-inhibitory concentrations of antibiotics and wastewater influencing biofilm formation and gene expression of multi-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa wastewater isolates. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 20(6). 3539–3549. 43 indexed citations

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Proia, Lorenzo, Victoria Osorio, Sandra Pérez, et al.. (2013). Response of biofilm bacterial communities to antibiotic pollutants in a Mediterranean river. Chemosphere. 92(9). 1126–1135. 86 indexed citations

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Henkel, Marius, et al.. (2013). Expression of genes involved in rhamnolipid synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 in a bioreactor cultivation. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 97(13). 5779–5791. 14 indexed citations

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Rizzo, Luigi, Célia M. Manaia, Christophe Merlin, et al.. (2013). Urban wastewater treatment plants as hotspots for antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes spread into the environment: A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 447. 345–360. 1824 indexed citations breakdown →

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Henkel, Marius, Christian Kühnert, Thomas Bernard, et al.. (2013). Kinetic modeling of the time course of N-butyryl-homoserine lactone concentration during batch cultivations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 97(17). 7607–7616. 24 indexed citations

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Rieder, Annika, et al.. (2011). The impact of recombinant fusion-hydrophobin coated surfaces onE. coliand natural mixed culture biofilm formation. Biofouling. 27(10). 1073–1085. 11 indexed citations

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Berensmeier, Sonja, et al.. (2009). In vivo labeling and specific magnetic bead separation of RNA for biofilm characterization and stress-induced gene expression analysis in bacteria. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 79(3). 344–352. 2 indexed citations

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Schwartz, Thomas, et al.. (2004). Investigation of natural biofilms formed during the production of drinking water from surface water embankment filtration. Water Research. 38(5). 1197–1206. 135 indexed citations

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