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Authors at Sphere Institute
Researchers ranked by microplastic research output — total papers, top-tier evidence, and citation impact.
Papers with more than 50 co-authors are excluded. How rankings work →
| Rank | Author | Institution(s) | Country | Papers | Tier 1 | Citations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wulf Amelung | University of Bonn, Sphere Institute | 🇩🇪 DE | 19 | 1 | 379 | |
| 2 | Shike Gao | Shanghai Ocean University, The University of Tokyo, Sphere Institute | 🇨🇳 CN | 18 | 0 | 259 | |
| 3 | Rei Yamashita | The University of Tokyo, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Sphere Institute | 🇯🇵 JP | 12 | 0 | 315 | |
| 4 | Koji Inoue | The University of Tokyo, Sphere Institute | 🇯🇵 JP | 10 | 0 | 146 | |
| 5 | Hilda Mardiana Pratiwi | The University of Tokyo, Sphere Institute, National Institute of Science and Technology | 🇯🇵 JP | 7 | 0 | 12 | |
| 6 | Suhaila Rusni | The University of Tokyo, International Islamic University Malaysia, Sphere Institute | 🇯🇵 JP | 6 | 0 | 12 | |
| 7 | Masahiko Nishimura | The University of Tokyo, Sphere Institute | 🇯🇵 JP | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 8 | Nicolas Brüggemann | Sphere Institute | 🇺🇸 US | 5 | 0 | 20 | |
| 9 | Toshiyuki Takagi | The University of Tokyo, Sphere Institute | 🇯🇵 JP | 5 | 0 | 12 | |
| 10 | Roland Bol | Sphere Institute | 🇺🇸 US | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Sara Adeleh | RWTH Aachen University, Sphere Institute | 🇩🇪 DE | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Katharina J. Neubert | Sphere Institute | 🇺🇸 US | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 13 | Thomas Pütz | Sphere Institute | 🇺🇸 US | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Daniel Caviedes‐Voullième | Technische Universität Dresden, Sphere Institute | 🇩🇪 DE | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Lutz Weihermüller | Sphere Institute | 🇺🇸 US | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 16 | A. Alling | Sphere Institute | 🇺🇸 US | 1 | 0 | 139 | |
| 17 | Youta Sugai | The University of Tokyo, Sphere Institute | 🇯🇵 JP | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Susumu Yoshizawa | The University of Tokyo, Sphere Institute | 🇯🇵 JP | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Harry Vereecken | Sphere Institute | 🇺🇸 US | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 20 | Yūsuke Yokoyama | The University of Tokyo, Australian National University, Sphere Institute | 🇯🇵 JP | 1 | 0 | 24 | |
| 21 | Takahiro Aze | The University of Tokyo, Sphere Institute | 🇯🇵 JP | 1 | 0 | 24 |