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Author Rankings

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 Muhammad Junaid Henan Normal University, Shaoguan University, South China Agricultural University, Peking University, Swansea University 🇨🇳 CN 55 1 2,176
102 Lixin Zhu East China Normal University, Hainan Normal University, Northeastern University, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Plastic Electronic (Austria), Cycle (Germany) 🇨🇳 CN 55 1 5,885
103 Joana C. Prata Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, University of Aveiro, Universidade do Porto, Fernando Pessoa University 🇵🇹 PT 55 1 11,168
104 Alessandra Cincinelli University of Florence 🇮🇹 IT 55 0 3,476
105 Md. Mostafizur Rahman Bangladesh University of Professionals, Jahangirnagar University, Hokkaido University, City University 🇧🇩 BD 55 0 1,679
106 Christina Bogner University of Bayreuth, University of Cologne, TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences 🇩🇪 DE 54 0 1,027
107 Miguel González-Pleiter Universidad de Alcalá, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universidad de La Laguna 🇪🇸 ES 54 0 3,210
108 Elvis Genbo Xu McGill University, University of Southern Denmark, Odense Municipality 🇨🇦 CA 54 1 5,933
109 Kevin V. Thomas The University of Queensland, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Metro South Health, Queensland Health, Department of Health and Human Services 🇦🇺 AU 54 0 4,449
110 Bethanie Carney Almroth University of Gothenburg, Chalmers University of Technology 🇸🇪 SE 53 1 2,599
111 Caterina Faggio University of Messina 🇮🇹 IT 53 0 4,847
112 Montserrat Compa Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universitat de les Illes Balears 🇪🇸 ES 53 2 2,217
113 Eddy Y. Zeng South China University of Technology, Jinan University, South China Institute Of Environmental Sciences, Space Micro (United States) 🇨🇳 CN 53 0 7,261
114 Kedzierski, Mikaël Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Université de Bretagne Sud, Département Santé des Plantes et Environnement 🇫🇷 FR 53 0 1,489
115 Stéphane Bruzaud Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Université de Montpellier, Université de Bretagne Sud 🇫🇷 FR 53 0 2,345
116 Farhan R. Khan Roskilde University, University of Oslo, Norges Blindeforbund 🇩🇰 DK 53 0 4,022
117 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 53 0 3,957
118 Lihui An Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences 🇨🇳 CN 53 0 3,115
119 Irina Chubarenko Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University 🇷🇺 RU 52 0 1,950
120 Kristian Syberg Roskilde University 🇩🇰 DK 52 0 2,934
121 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 52 1 2,029
122 Lúcia Guilhermino Universidade do Porto 🇵🇹 PT 52 0 8,601
123 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
124 Ilaria Corsi University of Palermo, CoNISMa, University of Siena 🇮🇹 IT 52 1 4,003
125 Ravi Naidu University of Newcastle Australia 🇦🇺 AU 52 0 2,508
126 Rong Ji Nanjing University, Quanzhou Normal University 🇨🇳 CN 51 0 4,689
127 Nathalie Tufenkji McGill University 🇨🇦 CA 51 0 7,614
128 Elke Kerstin Fischer Universität Hamburg 🇩🇪 DE 51 0 3,099
129 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
130 Alicia Herrera Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gobierno de Canarias 🇪🇸 ES 51 0 1,809
131 Martina G. Vijver Leiden University, University of Applied Sciences Leiden, Institute for Environmental Sciences 🇳🇱 NL 50 5 4,314
132 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 50 0 14,039
133 Ana I. Catarino Heriot-Watt University, Heriot-Watt University Malaysia 🇬🇧 GB 50 0 2,389
134 Luca Nizzetto Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Masaryk University 🇳🇴 NO 50 2 5,621
135 Hannes Laermanns University of Cologne, TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences 🇩🇪 DE 49 0 217
136 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
137 Youn‐Joo An Konkuk University, Konkuk University Medical Center 🇰🇷 KR 49 0 5,351
138 Guanglong Chen South China Agricultural University, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Science, Guangxi Academy of Sciences 🇨🇳 CN 48 0 2,818
139 Beatrice De Felice University of Milan, Mylan (Switzerland) 🇮🇹 IT 48 0 864
140 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
141 Dušan Materić Stockholm University, Radboud University Nijmegen, Utrecht University, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht 🇸🇪 SE 47 0 1,751
142 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 47 2 924
143 Nanna B. Hartmann Technical University of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Danish Geotechnical Society 🇩🇰 DK 47 1 6,036
144 Anish Kumar Warrier Manipal Academy of Higher Education 🇮🇳 IN 47 0 1,257
145 Wei Wei Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, ZheJiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anhui Jianzhu University, Tongji University, Nanjing Normal University, Inner Mongolia University, University of Technology Sydney, Fuzhou University, Water Technology (Australia), Xinyang Normal University 🇨🇳 CN 47 0 3,960
146 Meththika Vithanage University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, The University of Western Australia, University of Sri Jayewardenepura 🇮🇳 IN 47 0 2,632
147 Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg 🇩🇪 DE 47 0 3,005
148 Ricard Marcos Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society, Pediatrics and Genetics 🇪🇸 ES 47 1 2,190
149 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 47 2 2,330
150 Thilo Hofmann University of Vienna, Centre for Science and Environment 🇦🇹 AT 46 0 4,131