Microplastic Research Rankings

Who is leading microplastic research? Explore rankings of countries, institutions, authors, and journals — ranked by publication volume, citation impact, and evidence quality.

65,930
Research Papers
microplastics-relevant, quality-filtered
191
Countries
with affiliated researchers
11,060
Institutions
with affiliated researchers
180,104
Researchers
unique authors across all papers
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Top Countries

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Rank Country Papers Citations
1 🇨🇳 China 15,155 616,862
2 🇺🇸 United States 6,016 271,289
3 🇮🇳 India 3,857 82,284
4 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 3,021 225,441
5 🇮🇹 Italy 2,827 112,916

Top Institutions

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Rank Institution Country Papers Citations
1 Chinese Academy of Sciences 🇨🇳 1,585 103,573
2 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 🇫🇷 928 58,846
3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 🇨🇳 706 56,736
4 Wageningen University & Research 🇳🇱 571 56,196
5 East China Normal University 🇨🇳 443 51,586

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Countries

Rankings by nation — papers, citations, and institutional strength.

Institutions

Universities and research centers leading microplastic science.

Authors

Individual researchers ranked by publication output and impact.

Journals

Scientific journals publishing the most microplastic research.

Papers with more than 50 co-authors are excluded from all rankings to ensure meaningful attribution. Learn how rankings work →