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Research Progress and Hotspots on Disposalof Landfill Leachate: A Bibliometric AnalysisUsing Knowledge Mapping Method

Not relevant to microplastics — this is a bibliometric analysis of landfill leachate treatment research from 1996–2022, tracking publication trends and identifying dominant themes such as membrane bioreactors and advanced oxidation.

2024 Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 2 citations
Review Tier 2

Municipal solid waste compost: a comprehensive bibliometric data-driven review of 50 years of research and identification of future research themes

This bibliometric review analyzed 827 publications on municipal solid waste compost over 50 years using the Bibliometrix tool, revealing substantial global growth in research interest particularly over the past two decades and identifying key trends and knowledge gaps.

2023 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 17 citations
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A Bibliometric perspective on the evolution of research in sludge management: Opportunities and challenges

A bibliometric analysis traced the evolution of research on a specific topic related to microplastics, mapping publication trends, leading authors, and emerging themes over time. Bibliometric studies help identify where the field is growing and where knowledge gaps remain to be filled.

2025 International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies 1 citations
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How Important is the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Study of Plastic Waste? Use of Bibliometric Analysis to Reveal Research Positions and Future Directions

This paper is not about microplastics — it presents a bibliometric analysis of life cycle assessment (LCA) research on plastic waste from 2013 to 2022, mapping publication trends, leading countries, and key research themes.

2024 Jurnal Teknologi Lingkungan 2 citations
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A Comparative Bibliometric Analysis on Plastic Waste Recycling

This bibliometric study maps ten years of global research on plastic waste recycling and circular economy using Scopus and Web of Science, identifying dominant themes, leading countries, and emerging directions. It is primarily a research-landscape analysis with minimal direct content on microplastic formation or health risks, making it only peripheral to microplastic science.

2023 International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 6 citations
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Research progress and perspective on sludge anaerobic digestion technology: A bibliometric analysis

This paper is not about microplastics; it is a bibliometric analysis of three decades of research on anaerobic digestion as a wastewater sludge treatment technology, mapping publication trends and identifying key research themes.

2024 Water Science & Technology 2 citations
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Mapping the Plastic Waste Research Landscape: A bibliometric analysis of the interdisciplinary nature of plastic waste research

A bibliometric analysis of 2,735 papers on plastic waste published between 2011 and 2022 found that India and China were the most productive countries in this research field. The analysis identifies research networks, trends, and gaps to guide future work and policymakers.

2023 Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 1 citations
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Management of plastic waste: A bibliometric mapping and analysis

A bibliometric analysis of plastic waste management research over five years identified key themes including recycling, biodegradable alternatives, and policy instruments, with rapidly growing attention to microplastics as a distinct subfield.

2021 Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy 78 citations
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Reviewing a Decade of Zero Waste Research: Bibliometric Analysis

A bibliometric analysis reviewed ten years of zero waste research (2013-2022), mapping key publication trends, influential authors, and emerging research themes. Zero waste strategies are directly relevant to reducing plastic waste and the microplastics generated when plastics degrade in the environment.

2023 Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA
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Scientific Trends in Animal Waste and Environmental Sustainability: A Bibliometric Study

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of 33,887 academic studies on the environmental effects of animal waste to reveal trends in publication distribution, research collaborations, and emerging topics. The study mapped the global landscape of animal waste and environmental sustainability research, identifying leading countries, journals, and keyword clusters that reflect the field's evolution toward circular economy and pollution mitigation approaches.

2025
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Plastic Waste Management: A Bibliometric Analysis (1992–2022)

This bibliometric study mapped 30 years of scientific publications on plastic waste management (1992–2022), finding rapid growth in research output with China as the dominant contributor. Plastic waste management and microplastics emerged as the most influential research keywords, reflecting growing global concern about plastic pollution and water contamination. While this is a research landscape overview rather than an experimental study, it provides useful context for understanding how the field has evolved and where knowledge gaps remain.

2023 Sustainability 11 citations
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Characterization of excavated plastic waste from an Indian dumpsite: Investigating extent of degradation and resource recovery potential

Researchers characterized excavated plastic waste from an Indian dumpsite to assess the extent of degradation after burial, investigating whether landfill-mined plastics retain sufficient material quality for recycling or energy recovery. The study found varied degradation levels depending on plastic type and burial conditions, with implications for circular economy recovery strategies.

2024 Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy 8 citations
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Progress of Ecological Restoration Research Based on Bibliometric Analysis

This bibliometric analysis of over 23,000 publications from 1990 to 2022 mapped global ecological restoration research trends, identified key hotspots around topics like soil and vegetation recovery, and projected future directions for the field.

2022 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 21 citations
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A Study of marine plastic pollution abatement: A bibliometric analysis on status and development trend

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of marine plastic pollution research using R software, finding that global scientific attention has grown substantially, with microplastics emerging as a central focus spanning both macro- and microscale investigations.

2023 Academic Journal of Environment & Earth Science 1 citations
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Bibliometric Analysis of Articles on Project Management Research

This bibliometric analysis reviewed 40 years of academic publications on project management to identify trends in research output, collaboration patterns, and key topics. It is a research methods paper not related to microplastics.

2020 Periodica Polytechnica Social and Management Sciences 29 citations
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Enhanced Landfill Mining in Thailand: Policy Implications from Qualitative Case Study Analysis

A qualitative case study analysis of enhanced landfill mining (ELFM) projects in Thailand assessed policy implications for recovering materials and energy from the country's 7.1 million tons of non-sanitarily managed municipal solid waste. The study identified regulatory barriers, economic incentives, and governance gaps that need to be addressed to scale up ELFM in Thailand.

2024 Sustainability 4 citations
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Geological Hazards Monitoring Technologies

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of 12,123 geological hazard monitoring publications from 1976 to 2023 using VOSviewer and CiteSpace to identify research trends and hot topics. Current hotspots include deep learning, data fusion, and GNSS-based early warning systems, with this study providing a meta-level roadmap for future geological hazard monitoring research.

2025 Sustainability 3 citations
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Municipal solid waste management challenges in developing regions: A comprehensive review and future perspectives for Asia and Africa

Researchers reviewed a decade of municipal solid waste challenges in developing countries across Asia and Africa, finding that inadequate infrastructure, cultural barriers, and poor policy enforcement are driving waste crises. The study recommends source-level sorting, improved landfill practices, and stronger community involvement rather than focusing solely on recycling.

2024 The Science of The Total Environment 233 citations
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A bibliometric perspective on the occurrence and migration of microplastics in soils amended with sewage sludge

Researchers used bibliometric analysis to map the growing body of research on microplastics in soils that receive sewage sludge. The study suggests that applying sewage sludge to farmland introduces thousands to hundreds of thousands of microplastic particles per kilogram into the soil, with estimated annual accumulations reaching into the trillions of particles across China and Europe.

2024 Water Environment Research 7 citations
Article Tier 2

Global trends and prospects in microplastics research: A bibliometric analysis

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of global microplastics research using the Web of Science database from 1986 to 2019. The study found that publications on microplastics increased significantly since 2011, with research hotspots and trends shifting from marine contamination surveys toward understanding ecological impacts and human health implications.

2020 Journal of Hazardous Materials 234 citations
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Scientific Knowledge Mapping and Thematic Evolution for Tire Wear Particles

This bibliometric analysis maps the scientific literature on tire wear particles, identifying key research themes and trends as this often-overlooked source of microplastic pollution receives growing attention across environmental media.

2022 Sustainability 7 citations
Article Tier 2

The academic interest for bioplastics - a bibliometric analysis

A bibliometric analysis of scientific literature on bioplastics reveals rapid growth in research, reflecting increasing global interest in replacing petroleum-based plastics with biodegradable alternatives. The review maps key research trends and identifies the countries driving bioplastics science.

2022 Economics and Environment 7 citations
Article Tier 2

Global research landscape of microplastics and their impact on earthworm: a bibliometric analysis

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis — a statistical review of published research — to map global trends in studies on how microplastics affect earthworms, finding steady growth in publications through 2022 with China and Europe leading the research. Earthworms are a key focus because they live in soil, help decompose organic matter, and serve as an indicator species for measuring how microplastics disrupt soil health.

2024 Discover Environment 4 citations
Systematic Review Tier 1

Global trends of pyrolysis research: a bibliometric analysis

This systematic review maps global research trends in pyrolysis, a process that uses heat to break down waste materials. The findings are relevant to microplastic pollution because pyrolysis is being explored as a method to break down plastic waste, and understanding which approaches work best could help reduce the flow of microplastics into the environment.

2023 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 14 citations