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University of Michigan

Microplastic research output and top contributors from University of Michigan.

🇺🇸 education
75
Papers
2
Tier 1 Papers
3,864
Citations
59% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 31 papers list University of Michigan as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Anne J. McNeil 11
Melissa B. Duhaime 10
Madeline E. Clough 8
Brian J. Love 7
Rachel Cable 6
Rebecca L. Parham 5
G.A. Burton 5
Andrew P. Ault 5
Abbygail M Ayala 4
Henry Thurber 4
Paul M. Zimmerman 4
Christopher S. Ruf 4
Ambuj Tewari 4
Julie M. Rieland 4
Yulin Pan 3
Timothy J. Wallington 3
Timothy M. E. Jugovic 3
Eduardo Ochoa Rivera 3
Woojung Ji 2
Zih‐En Tseng 2
Malavika Ramkumar 2
Eric Zou 2
Eduardo Ochoa Rivera 2
Joseph L. Pennacchio 2
Andrew Ault 1
Adil Bakir 1
Michael T. Robo 1
Sikyoung Jeong 1
Kyoung Eun Lee 1
Albert A. Koelmans 1
Anna K. Schellin 1
Allison L. Steiner 1
Rahela Zaman 1
Colin Janssen 1
Yukun Sun 1
Kai Zhu 1
Yue Wu 1
G Q Wang 1
Bilal Irfan 1
Laurence Meagher 1
Jia H. Shi 1
Michael T. Bergman 1
Bertrand J. Neyhouse 1
Jorge Alcalá 1
John E. Foster 1
Xiang Liu 1
Xiaofeng Liu 1
Olivier Jolliet 1
Stephen A. Goutman 1
J. C. Foster 1

Top Papers

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Microplastic as a Vector for Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment: Critical Review and Model-Supported Reinterpretation of Empirical Studies
2016 Tier 2 1,439 citations
Microbes on a Bottle: Substrate, Season and Geography Influence Community Composition of Microbes Colonizing Marine Plastic Debris
2016 Tier 2 542 citations
Fate of microplastics and other small anthropogenic litter (SAL) in wastewater treatment plants depends on unit processes employed
2016 Tier 2 402 citations
Microplastics: addressing ecological risk through lessons learned
2015 Tier 2 312 citations
Distribution and Modeled Transport of Plastic Pollution in the Great Lakes, the World's Largest Freshwater Resource
2017 Tier 2 161 citations
Towards a meaningful assessment of marine ecological impacts in life cycle assessment (LCA)
2016 Tier 2 128 citations
Risk-based management framework for microplastics in aquatic ecosystems
2022 Tier 1 124 citations
Stressor Exposures Determine Risk: So, Why Do Fellow Scientists Continue To Focus on Superficial Microplastics Risk?
2017 Tier 2 107 citations
Toward the Detection and Imaging of Ocean Microplastics With a Spaceborne Radar
2021 Tier 2 90 citations
Uptake and Retention of Nanoplastics in Quagga Mussels
2019 Tier 2 69 citations
Evidence of microplastics from benthic jellyfish (Cassiopea xamachana) in Florida estuaries
2020 Tier 2 63 citations
Harmful algal bloom aerosols and human health
2023 Tier 2 59 citations
Plastics in the environment in the context of UV radiation, climate change and the Montreal Protocol: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2023
2024 Tier 2 48 citations
Cross-Hemisphere Study Reveals Geographically Ubiquitous, Plastic-Specific Bacteria Emerging from the Rare and Unexplored Biosphere
2021 Tier 2 36 citations
Revisiting poly(vinyl chloride) reactivity in the context of chemical recycling
2024 Tier 2 34 citations
Seven decades of plastic flows and stocks in the United States and pathways toward zero plastic pollution by 2050
2023 Tier 31 citations
Using Adhesives to Capture Microplastics from Water
2021 Tier 2 30 citations
Environmental Pollutants as Emerging Concerns for Cardiac Diseases: A Review on Their Impacts on Cardiac Health
2025 Tier 2 24 citations
Nanoplastics and Neurodegeneration in ALS
2024 Tier 2 24 citations
Environmental consequences of interacting effects of changes in stratospheric ozone, ultraviolet radiation, and climate: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2024
2025 Tier 19 citations
Informing the Exposure Landscape: The Fate of Microplastics in a Large Pelagic In-Lake Mesocosm Experiment
2024 Tier 2 19 citations
The capabilities and deficiencies of life cycle assessment to address the plastic problem
2022 Tier 2 17 citations
Low-Volatility Model Demonstrates Humidity Affects Environmental Toxin Deposition on Plastics at a Molecular Level
2016 Tier 2 16 citations
An Atmospheric Chemistry Perspective on Airborne Micro- and Nanoplastic Particles
2025 Tier 2 15 citations
Enhancing Confidence in Microplastic Spectral Identification via Conformal Prediction
2024 Tier 2 10 citations
Environmental plastics in the context of UV radiation, climate change, and the Montreal Protocol
2024 Tier 2 9 citations
Pressure sensitive adhesives for quantifying microplastic isolation
2022 Tier 2 6 citations
Characterization of Ingested Plastic Microparticles Extracted from Sea Turtle Post-Hatchlings at Necropsy
2022 Tier 2 5 citations
Enhancing microplastic capture efficiencies with adhesive coatings on stainless-steel filters
2024 Tier 2 4 citations
Distribution of Plastics of Various Sizes and Densities in the Global Ocean From a 3D Eulerian Model
2025 Tier 2 2 citations
Where Is All the Plastic? How Microplastic Partitions across Environmental Compartments within a Large Pelagic In-Lake Mesocosm
2025 Tier 2 2 citations
The Clean Water Act’s Nurdle-Shaped Gap: Using the CWA to Address Primary Microplastic Pollution
2024 Tier 2 2 citations
Informing the Public about Microplastics through a University and Museum Partnership
2023 Tier 2 2 citations
Avoiding and reducing microplastic false positives from dry glove contact
2026 Tier 1 citations
Long-term low-dose exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics induces morphological and transcriptional reprogramming to enhance metastatic potential of colorectal cancer cells
2025 Tier 2 1 citations
Microplastics and child health: A scoping review of prenatal and early-life exposure routes and potential health risks
2025 Tier 2 1 citations
Microplastics enhance soil nitrogen availability by stimulating nitrogen-acquiring enzyme activity over three decades-long fertilization regimes
2025 Tier 2 1 citations
Large language models and the future of gastroenterology: dissecting the biopolitics of data in a global health ecosystem
2025 Tier 1 1 citations
Investigation of the Effectiveness of O2 Plasma Pretreatment for the Decomposition of (Micro)Plastics in Water
2025 Tier 2 1 citations
A perspective on the algae-derived dissolved organic matter and its dynamic influence on the aggregation of nanoplastics in eutrophic waters
2024 Tier 2 1 citations
Surfactants can compete with microplastics for surfaces using adhesives as substrates for microplastic sequestration
2024 Tier 2 1 citations
Generating Environmental Sampling and Testing Data for Micro- and Nanoplastics for Use in Life Cycle Impact Assessment
2022 Tier 2 1 citations
Role of large-scale slip in mode II fracture of bimaterial interface produced by diffusion bonding
2001 Tier 2 1 citations
Deliberations on the microplastic-guided rare heavy metal toxicity in agricultural crops grown around nuclear reactors: molecular regulation and strategies for remediation
2026 Tier 2
Everyday storage and handling of PET bottled water increase human exposure to nano- and microplastics: Influence of socio-economic factors
2026 Tier 2
Avoiding and Reducing Microplastic False Positives from Dry Glove Contact
2026 Tier 2
Glycine alleviates ovarian granulosa cell ferroptosis induced by ERα-mediated internalization of polystyrene microplastics
2026 Tier 2
Discovering Plastic-Binding Peptides with Favorable Affinity, Water Solubility, and Binding Specificity Through Deep Learning and Biophysical Modeling
2026 Tier
Microplastic Removal in Urban Wastewater: A Systematic Review of Treatment Technologies, Efficiency Determinants, and Environmental Fate
2026 Tier
Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment – and the culprit is lab gloves
2026 Tier