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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
201 Thomas Maes Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Grid-Arendal, Lowestoft Hospital 🇳🇱 NL 42 1 3,976
202 Javier González‐Sálamo Sapienza University of Rome, Universidad de La Laguna 🇮🇹 IT 41 0 815
203 Dieter Fischer 41 0 3,022
204 Ula Rozman University of Ljubljana 🇸🇮 SI 41 0 869
205 Francesca Garaventa Technical University of Denmark, University of Palermo, National Research Council, University of Genoa, Tallinn University of Technology, Institute for the Study of Anthropic Impact and Sustainability in the Marine Environment 🇩🇰 DK 41 0 1,599
206 Gi Myung Han 41 0 6,617
207 Paolo Pastorino Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte Liguria e Valle d'Aosta 🇮🇹 IT 41 0 1,124
208 Jean-François, Ghiglione Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, Université de Montpellier, Anglia Ruskin University, Pierre Fabre (France), The Ocean Foundation, Département Santé des Plantes et Environnement 🇫🇷 FR 41 0 1,911
209 Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed National Institute of Fisheries Science, Assiut University, Sungkyunkwan University 🇰🇷 KR 41 0 1,262
210 Sinja Rist Technical University of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, University of Oregon 🇩🇰 DK 41 1 5,467
211 Zhuozhi Ouyang South China University of Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northwest A&F University, North West Agriculture and Forestry University, Ministry of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Forestry University, Huaibei Normal University 🇨🇳 CN 41 0 2,898
212 Reinhard Saborowski 41 0 1,022
213 Filipa Bessa University of Coimbra 🇵🇹 PT 41 0 3,197
214 Ico Martínez Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 🇲🇽 MX 41 0 1,524
215 Cintia Hernández-Sánchez Universidad de La Laguna 🇪🇸 ES 41 0 771
216 V.C. Shruti 41 2 3,996
217 Hisayuki Arakawa Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology 🇯🇵 JP 40 0 625
218 Maria Luiza Pedrotti Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, University of Turin, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, The Ocean Foundation 🇫🇷 FR 40 0 2,876
219 Guido N. Rimondino Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas 🇦🇷 AR 40 0 969
220 Timothy J. Hoellein Loyola University Chicago, University of Chicago 🇺🇸 US 40 1 5,341
221 Amélie Châtel Université catholique de l'ouest, Le Mans Université, Nantes Université 🇫🇷 FR 40 0 1,102
222 Fabiana Corami Ca' Foscari University of Venice, National Research Council 🇮🇹 IT 40 0 1,175
223 Jia Teng Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 🇨🇳 CN 40 0 2,827
224 Alice A. Horton UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Leiden University, University of Southampton 🇬🇧 GB 40 0 8,237
225 Holly Nel University of Birmingham, Rhodes University, The Edgbaston Hospital 🇬🇧 GB 40 0 2,414
226 A. Dick Vethaak Utrecht University, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Health 🇳🇱 NL 40 0 10,214
227 Meng Zhao International Plant Nutrition Institute, Guangzhou University, Yunnan Environmental Protection Bureau 🇺🇸 US 40 0 855
228 Arto Koistinen Natural Resources Institute Finland, University of Eastern Finland, Finland University 🇫🇮 FI 40 0 3,205
229 Adil Bakir Wageningen University & Research, University of Plymouth, Ghent University, University of Michigan, University of Portsmouth 🇳🇱 NL 40 1 5,617
230 Róisín Nash Technological University Dublin, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology 🇮🇪 IE 40 0 3,874
231 Sonja Oberbeckmann University of Hull, University of Lincoln, Check Point (Israel) 🇬🇧 GB 40 0 5,078
232 Kuok Ho Daniel Tang Northwest A&F University, University of Arizona, Beijing Normal University, Curtin University Sarawak, Hong Kong Baptist University, Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University, Tanglewood Research 🇨🇳 CN 40 0 2,411
233 Massimiliano Scalici University of Palermo, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau, University of Koblenz and Landau, University of Minho, Umeå University, Roma Tre University, Universidad de Cantabria, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Marconi University 🇮🇹 IT 40 0 916
234 Wei Wang China Agricultural University, Wuhan University, Henan Polytechnic University, Tongji University, Dalian Ocean University, Fudan University, Hefei University of Technology, Beijing Normal University, Hubei University of Technology, Lanzhou University, University of Bergen 🇨🇳 CN 40 1 1,381
235 Li Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yibin University, Beijing Municipal Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center, Hefei University 🇨🇳 CN 40 0 2,707
236 Sven Frei University of Bayreuth, Wageningen University & Research 🇩🇪 DE 39 0 616
237 Xavier Cousin Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université de Montpellier, Université Paris-Saclay, Marche Polytechnic University, AgroParisTech, Département Santé des Plantes et Environnement, Laboratoire de Recherche Scientifique 🇫🇷 FR 39 0 685
238 Giuseppe Suaria National Research Council, Instituto Español de Oceanografía, National Research Council, Institute of Nature Conservation 🇮🇹 IT 39 1 2,620
239 Chengjun Sun Ocean University of China, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Ministry of Natural Resources, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague 🇨🇳 CN 39 1 3,948
240 Matteo Galli CoNISMa, University of Siena 🇮🇹 IT 39 0 1,212
241 Annika Jahnke RWTH Aachen University 🇩🇪 DE 39 0 2,482
242 Tekman, Mine Tufts University, University of British Columbia, University of Washington, Özyeğin University 🇺🇸 US 39 0 3,775
243 Xiong Xiong Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Szeged, University of Montana 🇨🇳 CN 39 0 5,221
244 James Kar‐Hei Fang Hong Kong Polytechnic University, City University of Hong Kong, Food & Nutrition, Institute for the Future, Department of Health 🇭🇰 HK 39 1 2,829
245 Sabiqah Tuan Anuar Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 🇲🇾 MY 39 0 1,611
246 V.C. Shruti Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 🇲🇽 MX 39 2 3,996
247 Christian Laforsch University of Bayreuth 🇩🇪 DE 39 0 125
248 Yan Zhang Qingdao Binhai University, Nanjing University, Ocean University of China, Zhejiang University, Huazhong Agricultural University, Northwest University, College of Marin, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Fujian Normal University 🇨🇳 CN 39 1 8,023
249 Zhenyu Wang Sichuan University, Jiangnan University, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Lishui University 🇨🇳 CN 39 2 1,661
250 Kai Zhang University of Hong Kong, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nankai University, City University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute, University of Macau, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao Polytechnic University, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Xinyang Normal University, City University of Macau, Shandong Institute of Agricultural Sustainable Development 🇭🇰 HK 38 1 6,040