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Dataset: Bibliometric Analysis of Seagrass–Microplastic Research, 2018–2025
Summary
Researchers analyzed nearly 200 scientific studies published between 2018 and 2025 to map out what we currently know about microplastic pollution in seagrass meadows, the underwater grasslands that support fish nurseries, filter coastal waters, and help absorb carbon. Rather than presenting new experiments, this study reveals gaps in existing research, showing scientists are still piecing together how these tiny plastic particles affect these vital ecosystems. Since seagrasses are part of the food chain that eventually reaches our plates (think seafood), understanding how microplastics accumulate there matters for tracking pollution that could
This repository contains the dataset supporting a bibliometric analysis of scientific publications on seagrass and microplastic pollution, covering the period 2018–2025. Data source: OpenAlex (https://openalex.org)Date of access: 7 August 2026 Search query (title and abstract fields):("seagrass" OR "seagrasses" OR "eelgrass" OR "Zostera" OR "Posidonia" OR "Thalassia" OR "Cymodocea" OR "Halodule" OR "Syringodium" OR "Enhalus") AND ("microplastic" OR "microplastics" OR "micro-plastic" OR "micro-plastics") Files included:1. openalex_data_20260807_154955.xlsx — Raw export from OpenAlex (n=184 records), before filtering.2. dataset_final_terkoreksi.xlsx — Final filtered dataset (n=108 articles) analyzed in the manuscript, after applying document type (research article), language (English), publication year (2018–2025), and manual relevance screening criteria. This dataset supports the manuscript: "Bibliometric Analysis of Microplastic Pollution in Seagrass Ecosystems: Research Dynamics and Knowledge Gaps (2018–2025)" by Mardatillah Z and Rohani Ambo-Rappe, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia.