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University of the Basque Country

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Microplastic research output and top contributors from University of the Basque Country.

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Tier 1 Papers
4,142
Citations
77% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 23 papers list University of the Basque Country as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Top Authors

showing 50 of 198 affiliated authors
Author Papers
Miren P. Cajaraville 12
Urtzi Izagirre 10
Amaia Orbea 8
Luz Boyero 8
Manu Soto 8
Alberto Alonso 6
Alejandro Cearreta 6
Javier Pérez 6
Alejandro J. Müller 5
José Manuel Amigo 5
Kepa Castro 5
Nagore Blasco 5
Nagore González-Soto 4
Eider Bilbao 4
Nerea Garcia-Velasco 4
Jon Gardoki 3
Olivia Gómez‐Laserna 3
Julene Aramendia 3
Ignacio Martínez-Álvarez 3
Thomas Maupas 3
Juan F. Ayala-Cabrera 3
Naiara López‐Rojo 3
Iciar Martı́nez 3
Haritz Sardón 3
Nerea García-Velasco 3
Alberto Katsumiti 3
Cristina Peña-Rodríguez 3
Alberto de Diego 3
María Jesús Irabién 3
Ane García‐Artola 3
Lourdes Irusta 3
Uxue Uribe-Martinez 2
Amaia Mendoza 2
Enrique Navarro 2
Luís Ortiz 2
Gorka Bidegain 2
Martı́n Olazar 2
Beñat Zaldibar 2
Javier Bilbao 2
Itziar Alkorta 2
Ionan Marigómez 2
Leire Kortazar 2
Harkaitz Eguiraun 2
Daniele Conversi 2
António Villalba 2
Denis Benito 2
Reaha Goyetche 2
Erlantz Lizundia 2
Alba González 2
Fernando Benito‐Lopez 2

Top Papers

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The geological cycle of plastics and their use as a stratigraphic indicator of the Anthropocene
2016 Tier 2 873 citations
Extraordinary human energy consumption and resultant geological impacts beginning around 1950 CE initiated the proposed Anthropocene Epoch
2020 Tier 2 294 citations
Potential Benefits and Risks for Soil Health Derived From the Use of Organic Amendments in Agriculture
2019 Tier 2 284 citations
Impacts of dietary exposure to different sized polystyrene microplastics alone and with sorbed benzo[a]pyrene on biomarkers and whole organism responses in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis
2019 Tier 2 202 citations
The Anthropocene: Comparing Its Meaning in Geology (Chronostratigraphy) with Conceptual Approaches Arising in Other Disciplines
2021 Tier 2 172 citations
Classification and Quantification of Microplastics (<100 μm) Using a Focal Plane Array–Fourier Transform Infrared Imaging System and Machine Learning
2020 Tier 2 172 citations
River ecosystem processes: A synthesis of approaches, criteria of use and sensitivity to environmental stressors
2017 Tier 2 156 citations
Bivalve Haemocyte Subpopulations: A Review
2022 Tier 2 144 citations
Microplastics impair amphibian survival, body condition and function
2019 Tier 2 121 citations
Microplastics have lethal and sublethal effects on stream invertebrates and affect stream ecosystem functioning
2019 Tier 2 102 citations
Polystyrene nanoplastics and microplastics can act as Trojan horse carriers of benzo(a)pyrene to mussel hemocytes in vitro
2021 Tier 2 92 citations
Paradigms to assess the human health risks of nano- and microplastics
2021 Tier 2 89 citations
The potential of behavioural change for climate change mitigation: a case study for the European Union
2017 Tier 2 88 citations
How Valuable Are Organic Amendments as Tools for the Phytomanagement of Degraded Soils? The Knowns, Known Unknowns, and Unknowns
2018 Tier 2 77 citations
A Review on Current Strategies for the Modulation of Thermomechanical, Barrier, and Biodegradation Properties of Poly (Butylene Succinate) (PBS) and Its Random Copolymers
2022 Tier 2 71 citations
The Role of Beekeeping in the Generation of Goods and Services: The Interrelation between Environmental, Socioeconomic, and Sociocultural Utilities
2022 Tier 2 69 citations
Conversion of HDPE into Value Products by Fast Pyrolysis Using FCC Spent Catalysts in a Fountain Confined Conical Spouted Bed Reactor
2021 Tier 2 53 citations
Microplastic concentration, distribution and dynamics along one of the largest Mediterranean-climate rivers: A whole watershed approach.
2022 Tier 2 52 citations
Characterization of atmospheric aerosols in the Antarctic region using Raman Spectroscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy
2021 Tier 2 48 citations
Nanosafety: An Evolving Concept to Bring the Safest Possible Nanomaterials to Society and Environment
2022 Tier 2 46 citations
Current distribution and potential expansion of the harmful benthic dinoflagellate <scp> <i>Ostreopsis</i> cf. <i>siamensis</i> </scp> towards the warming waters of the Bay of Biscay, <scp>North‐East</scp> Atlantic
2021 Tier 2 43 citations
Microplastics increase susceptibility of amphibian larvae to the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
2021 Tier 2 42 citations
Microplastics in the Bay of Biscay: An overview
2020 Tier 2 39 citations
Issues with the detection and classification of microplastics in marine sediments with chemical imaging and machine learning
2023 Tier 2 37 citations
Accumulation, Depuration, and Biological Effects of Polystyrene Microplastic Spheres and Adsorbed Cadmium and Benzo(a)pyrene on the Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis
2022 Tier 2 34 citations
Screening of the Toxicity of Polystyrene Nano- and Microplastics Alone and in Combination with Benzo(a)pyrene in Brine Shrimp Larvae and Zebrafish Embryos
2022 Tier 2 34 citations
#OceanOptimism: Balancing the Narrative About the Future of the Ocean
2022 Tier 2 30 citations
Plastics in our ocean as transdisciplinary challenge
2021 Tier 2 29 citations
Agricultural Soils Amended With Thermally-Dried Anaerobically-Digested Sewage Sludge Showed Increased Risk of Antibiotic Resistance Dissemination
2021 Tier 2 29 citations
The Anthropocene within the Geological Time Scale: a response to fundamental questions
2023 Tier 2 28 citations
Using α-chitin nanocrystals to improve the final properties of poly (vinyl alcohol) films with Origanum vulgare essential oil
2020 Tier 2 28 citations
Effects of microplastics alone or with sorbed oil compounds from the water accommodated fraction of a North Sea crude oil on marine mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
2022 Tier 2 26 citations
Effects of polystyrene nano- and microplastics and of microplastics with sorbed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in adult zebrafish
2024 Tier 2 25 citations
Time-course distribution of fluorescent microplastics in target tissues of mussels and polychaetes
2022 Tier 2 25 citations
Commentary: Plastic waste associated with disease on coral reefs
2018 Tier 3 25 citations
Coastal gradients of small microplastics and associated pollutants influenced by estuarine sources
2022 Tier 2 23 citations
Development and characterization of electrosprayed microcaspules of poly ε-caprolactone with citronella oil for mosquito-repellent application
2021 Tier 2 23 citations
Assessment of dietary polyvinylchloride, polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate exposure in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus: Bioaccumulation, and effects on behaviour, growth, hematology and histology
2024 Tier 2 22 citations
Toxicopathic effects of lithium in mussels
2022 Tier 2 21 citations
Lipidomic analysis of mussel hemocytes exposed to polystyrene nanoplastics
2022 Tier 2 21 citations
Evidence of internalized microplastics in mussel tissues detected by volumetric Raman imaging
2024 Tier 2 19 citations
Food-type may jeopardize biomarker interpretation in mussels used in aquatic toxicological experimentation
2019 Tier 2 18 citations
Analytical methodology for unveiling human exposure to (micro)plastic additives
2024 Tier 2 17 citations
Thermoset polyurethanes from biobased and recycled components
2023 Tier 2 17 citations
Influence of FFF Process Conditions on the Thermal, Mechanical, and Rheological Properties of Poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxy Hexanoate)
2023 Tier 2 16 citations
Designing antimicrobial biomembranes via clustering amino-modified cellulose nanocrystals on silk fibroin β-sheets
2023 Tier 2 15 citations
Protein Signatures to Trace Seafood Contamination and Processing
2020 Tier 2 14 citations
Mechanism of quiescent nanoplastic formation from semicrystalline polymers
2025 Tier 2 12 citations
Magneto Twister: Magneto Deformation of the Water–Air Interface by a Superhydrophobic Magnetic Nanoparticle Layer
2022 Tier 2 12 citations
Depuration kinetics and accumulation of microplastics in tissues of mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis
2024 Tier 2 11 citations