Arsenic in the water - Eawag - The Bright Star in the Research Sky
29 September 2009
Science Watch generates "star maps" of a different kind. The science monitoring agency of Thomson-Reuters detects networking patterns by analysing publications and the frequency of their citation. This analysis shows the trend-setting articles in the respective field of research and their interconnection. In April 2009, Science Watch concentrated on the issue "Arsenic Water Pollution". Among the 24 "core papers" (of the period 2003-2008), five were written at Eawag or with the participation of Eawag researchers. An article published in ES&T, written by Eawag director Janet Hering while she was still at Caltech (2003), achieved the highest ranking. "Comparison of arsenic(V) and arsenic(III) sorption onto iron oxide minerals: Implications for arsenic mobility". Two of the latest four publications that made it to the top list were written at Eawag (Michael Berg, Lenny Winkel; 2008). Science Watch recently conducted an interview on this issue with Janet Hering. You can download the podcast here: