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Researchers ranked by microplastic research output — total papers, top-tier evidence, and citation impact.

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Rank Author Institution(s) Country Papers Tier 1 Citations
101 Joana C. Prata Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, University of Aveiro, Universidade do Porto, Fernando Pessoa University 🇵🇹 PT 56 1 11,169
102 Matthias Labrenz 56 0 4,784
103 Xiangliang Pan Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology 🇨🇳 CN 56 2 3,988
104 Miguel González-Pleiter Universidad de Alcalá, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universidad de La Laguna 🇪🇸 ES 56 0 3,219
105 Dayong Wang Ministry of Education, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Jinan University, Southeast University, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Ministry of Education 🇧🇩 BD 56 0 2,761
106 Lixin Zhu East China Normal University, Hainan Normal University, Northeastern University, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Plastic Electronic (Austria), Cycle (Germany) 🇨🇳 CN 56 1 5,885
107 Md. Mostafizur Rahman Bangladesh University of Professionals, Jahangirnagar University, Hokkaido University, City University 🇧🇩 BD 55 0 1,679
108 Kedzierski, Mikaël Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Université de Bretagne Sud, Département Santé des Plantes et Environnement 🇫🇷 FR 55 0 1,489
109 Bethanie Carney Almroth University of Gothenburg, Chalmers University of Technology 🇸🇪 SE 55 1 2,599
110 Alessandra Cincinelli University of Florence 🇮🇹 IT 55 0 3,476
111 Stéphane Bruzaud Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Université de Montpellier, Université de Bretagne Sud 🇫🇷 FR 55 0 2,372
112 Hanzhong Jia Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northwest A&F University, North West Agriculture and Forestry University, Agriculture and Forestry University, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture 🇨🇳 CN 55 0 3,957
113 Rong Ji Nanjing University, Quanzhou Normal University 🇨🇳 CN 54 0 4,689
114 Christina Bogner University of Bayreuth, University of Cologne, TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences 🇩🇪 DE 54 0 1,027
115 Farhan R. Khan Roskilde University, University of Oslo, Norges Blindeforbund 🇩🇰 DK 54 0 4,022
116 Melinda B. Chu Universidad Ecotec, East Asia Institute, Biothera (United States) 🇪🇨 EC 54 0 0
117 Menghong Hu East China Normal University, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Science, Ministry of Science ICT and Future Planning 🇨🇳 CN 54 1 2,030
118 Montserrat Compa Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universitat de les Illes Balears 🇪🇸 ES 54 2 2,217
119 Eddy Y. Zeng South China University of Technology, Jinan University, South China Institute Of Environmental Sciences, Space Micro (United States) 🇨🇳 CN 54 0 7,261
120 Caterina Faggio University of Messina 🇮🇹 IT 53 0 4,847
121 Lihui An Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences 🇨🇳 CN 53 0 3,115
122 Stephanie Wright University of Manitoba, Imperial College London, University of Exeter, Medical Research Council, King's College London, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, Natural Environment Research Council, Environment and Health Group (United States), Faculty of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan, University of Alaska Fairbanks, National Institute for Health Research, Wilfrid Laurier University, Montfort Hospital 🇨🇦 CA 53 0 14,039
123 Nathalie Tufenkji McGill University 🇨🇦 CA 53 0 7,614
124 Dušan Materić Stockholm University, Radboud University Nijmegen, Utrecht University, University of East Sarajevo, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht 🇸🇪 SE 52 0 1,751
125 Alicia Herrera Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gobierno de Canarias 🇪🇸 ES 52 0 1,809
126 Ilaria Corsi University of Palermo, CoNISMa, University of Siena 🇮🇹 IT 52 1 4,003
127 Susanne M. Brander Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Oregon State Hospital 🇺🇸 US 52 2 2,375
128 Lúcia Guilhermino Universidade do Porto 🇵🇹 PT 52 0 8,601
129 Irina Chubarenko Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University 🇷🇺 RU 52 0 1,950
130 Ravi Naidu University of Newcastle Australia 🇦🇺 AU 52 0 2,508
131 Kristian Syberg Roskilde University 🇩🇰 DK 52 0 2,934
132 Martina G. Vijver Leiden University, University of Applied Sciences Leiden, Institute for Environmental Sciences 🇳🇱 NL 51 5 4,314
133 Elke Kerstin Fischer Universität Hamburg 🇩🇪 DE 51 0 3,099
134 Ana I. Catarino Heriot-Watt University, Heriot-Watt University Malaysia 🇬🇧 GB 51 0 2,389
135 Qing Wang Institute for Biodiversity, East China Normal University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fudan University, Nanjing Medical University, South China Agricultural University, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Faculty of Public Health, Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department 🇩🇪 DE 51 1 3,147
136 Youn‐Joo An Konkuk University, Konkuk University Medical Center 🇰🇷 KR 50 0 5,351
137 Luca Nizzetto Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Masaryk University 🇳🇴 NO 50 2 5,621
138 Beatrice De Felice University of Milan, Mylan (Switzerland) 🇮🇹 IT 50 0 864
139 Hannes Laermanns University of Cologne, TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences 🇩🇪 DE 49 0 217
140 Nanna B. Hartmann Technical University of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Culture Resource, Danish Geotechnical Society 🇩🇰 DK 49 1 6,036
141 Joao, Frias Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Atlantic University, Technological University Dublin, Universidade dos Açores, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology 🇵🇹 PT 49 0 5,513
142 Ricard Marcos Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society, Pediatrics and Genetics 🇪🇸 ES 49 1 2,190
143 Xianhua Liu Ministry of Natural Resources, Tianjin University, Fujian Institute of Oceanography 🇷🇼 RW 49 0 2,209
144 Xiaoli Zhao Northwest A&F University, Jiangnan University, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China, Changjiang Water Resources Commission 🇨🇳 CN 48 2 2,330
145 Guanglong Chen South China Agricultural University, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Science, Guangxi Academy of Sciences 🇨🇳 CN 48 0 2,818
146 Thilo Hofmann University of Vienna, Centre for Science and Environment 🇦🇹 AT 48 0 4,131
147 Hideshige Takada Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, Fuchu Hospital 🇯🇵 JP 48 1 2,567
148 Wen‐Xiong Wang City University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute, University of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Kanazawa University 🇭🇰 HK 48 2 924
149 Jie Wang University of California, Riverside, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Agricultural University, Zhejiang A & F University, Jiangnan University, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen University, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Fudan University, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology 🇺🇸 US 48 0 5,614
150 Jingchun Tang Nankai University 🇨🇳 CN 48 0 3,529