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University of British Columbia

Microplastic research output and top contributors from University of British Columbia.

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147
Papers
9
Tier 1 Papers
3,572
Citations
76% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 35 papers list University of British Columbia as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Tianxi Yang 13
Michael Noonan 12
Teresa M. Seifried 12
Juan José Alava 12
Edward R. Grant 12
Haoxin Ye 11
Allan K. Bertram 6
Aurelio Morales Murillo 6
Vojnits, Kinga 6
de León, Andrés 6
Barker, Philip 6
Pakpour, Sepideh 6
Nchekwube D. Nweke 6
Rickey Y. Yada 6
Peter Dauvergne 5
Mona Rahmani 5
Sepehr Nikkho 5
Lucas J. Andrew 5
Haoming Yang 5
Michelle Tseng 5
David D. Kitts 5
Matthew Kowal 5
Nicole Grechi 4
Natasha Klasios 4
Thomas Fröhlich 4
Gurvendra Pal Singh 4
Krishna Aayush 4
Karly McMullen 4
Jan B. Stöckl 4
Stefan Dieterle 4
Tom Trapphoff 4
Kinga Vojnits 4
C. Lauren Mills 4
Roksan Franko 4
Roshini Rajaraman 4
Sepideh Pakpour 3
Lauren Zink 3
Guanghui Gao 3
Evgeny A. Pakhomov 3
Guang Gao 3
Rehan Sadiq 3
Badr A. Mohamed 3
Loretta Y. Li 3
Marcia De 3
Mohammad Arjmand 3
Orlando J. Rojas 2
U. Rashid Sumaila 2
Yan Song 2
Chu Chu 2
Ibrahim Issifu 2

Top Papers

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Retention of microplastics in a major secondary wastewater treatment plant in Vancouver, Canada
2018 Tier 2 659 citations
An inshore–offshore sorting system revealed from global classification of ocean litter
2021 Tier 2 431 citations
A novel, density-independent and FTIR-compatible approach for the rapid extraction of microplastics from aquatic sediments
2017 Tier 2 369 citations
The power of environmental norms: marine plastic pollution and the politics of microbeads
2018 Tier 2 200 citations
Toxicity mechanisms of polystyrene microplastics in marine mussels revealed by high-coverage quantitative metabolomics using chemical isotope labeling liquid chromatography mass spectrometry
2021 Tier 2 136 citations
Impacts of Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018 on the deposition of marine debris and microplastics on beaches in Hong Kong
2020 Tier 2 112 citations
Modeling the Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification Potential of Microplastics in a Cetacean Foodweb of the Northeastern Pacific: A Prospective Tool to Assess the Risk Exposure to Plastic Particles
2020 Tier 2 103 citations
Microplastics: Occurrences, treatment methods, regulations and foreseen environmental impacts
2022 Tier 2 84 citations
A novel polymer coated magnetic activated biochar-zeolite composite for adsorption of polystyrene microplastics: Synthesis, characterization, adsorption and regeneration performance
2023 Tier 2 80 citations
Flowthrough Capture of Microplastics through Polyphenol‐Mediated Interfacial Interactions on Wood Sawdust
2023 Tier 2 75 citations
Polydimethylsiloxane-coated textiles with minimized microplastic pollution
2023 Tier 2 59 citations
Microplastic removal from urban stormwater: Current treatments and research gaps
2022 Tier 2 57 citations
A spatially variable scarcity of floating microplastics in the eastern North Pacific Ocean
2020 Tier 2 54 citations
Plastic recycling: Challenges and opportunities
2024 Tier 49 citations
Microplastics analytics: why we should not underestimate the importance of blank controls
2023 Tier 2 46 citations
(Micro)Plastics Are Toxic Pollutants
2023 Tier 2 44 citations
Nanoplastics induce more severe multigenerational life-history trait changes and metabolic responses in marine rotifer Brachionus plicatilis: Comparison with microplastics
2023 Tier 2 39 citations
Communicating the health of the planet and its links to human health
2019 Tier 2 36 citations
Modelling microplastic bioaccumulation and biomagnification potential in the Galápagos penguin ecosystem using Ecopath and Ecosim (EwE) with Ecotracer
2024 Tier 2 31 citations
Integrating Metal–Phenolic Networks-Mediated Separation and Machine Learning-Aided Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Accurate Nanoplastics Quantification and Classification
2024 Tier 2 30 citations
ROS-dependent degeneration of human neurons induced by environmentally relevant levels of micro- and nanoplastics of diverse shapes and forms
2024 Tier 2 30 citations
Occurrence and size distribution of microplastics in mudflat sediments of the Cowichan-Koksilah Estuary, Canada: A baseline for plastic particles contamination in an anthropogenic-influenced estuary
2021 Tier 2 30 citations
Removal of Microplastics/Microfibers and Detergents from Laundry Wastewater by Microbubble Flotation
2024 Tier 2 29 citations
Bisphenol A and its analogues in sedimentary microplastics of Hong Kong
2021 Tier 2 29 citations
Cost-Effective and Wireless Portable Device for Rapid and Sensitive Quantification of Micro/Nanoplastics
2024 Tier 2 28 citations
Quantitative and rapid detection of nanoplastics labeled by luminescent metal phenolic networks using surface-enhanced Raman scattering
2024 Tier 2 27 citations
Accumulation and fate of microplastics in soils after application of biosolids on land: A review
2023 Tier 2 26 citations
Assessing size-based exposure to microplastic particles and ingestion pathways in zooplankton and herring in a coastal pelagic ecosystem of British Columbia, Canada
2021 Tier 2 26 citations
Human health risk model for microplastic exposure in the Arctic region
2023 Tier 2 25 citations
Nanoplastics and Neurodegeneration in ALS
2024 Tier 2 24 citations
Microplastic Particles Contain Ice Nucleation Sites That Can Be Inhibited by Atmospheric Aging
2024 Tier 2 23 citations
An estimation of tire and road wear particles emissions in surface water based on a conceptual framework
2022 Tier 2 23 citations
The effects of microplastics on ionoregulatory processes in the gills of freshwater fish and invertebrates: A prospective review
2024 Tier 2 21 citations
The need for environmentally realistic studies on the health effects of terrestrial microplastics
2023 Tier 2 21 citations
How COVID-19 Could Change the Economics of the Plastic Recycling Sector
2021 Tier 2 21 citations
Warming temperatures exacerbate effects of microplastics in a widespread zooplankton species.
2024 Tier 2 18 citations
Toxicological Effects of Ingested Microplastics on Human Health
2024 Tier 2 18 citations
Aggregation of microplastic and biogenic particles in upper-ocean turbulence
2022 Tier 2 18 citations
Trophic transfer of micro- and nanoplastics and toxicity induced by long-term exposure of nanoplastics along the rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis)-marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma) food chain
2024 Tier 2 17 citations
Liquidlike, Low‐Friction Polymer Brushes for Microfibre Release Prevention from Textiles
2024 Tier 2 16 citations
Microplastics are present in women’s and cows’ follicular fluid and polystyrene microplastics compromise bovine oocyte function in vitro
2023 Tier 2 16 citations
No Effect of Realistic Microplastic Exposure on Growth and Development of Wild-caught Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes
2023 Tier 2 16 citations
Microplastics and Macroplastic Debris as Potential Physical Vectors of SARS-CoV-2: A Hypothetical Overview with Implications for Public Health
2022 Tier 2 16 citations
Competing axes of power in the global plastics treaty: Understanding the politics of progress and setbacks in negotiating a high-ambition agreement
2025 Tier 15 citations
Can forest trees take up and transport nanoplastics?
2022 Tier 2 14 citations
Hope or Despair Revisited: Assessing Progress and New Challenges in Global Fisheries
2024 Tier 2 13 citations
A fluorescence approach for an online measurement technique of atmospheric microplastics
2024 Tier 2 13 citations
Targeted Compound Selection with Increased Sensitivity in 13C-Enriched Biological and Environmental Samples Using 13C-DREAMTIME in Both High-Field and Low-Field NMR
2023 Tier 2 13 citations
Microplastics in subsurface water and zooplankton from eight lakes in British Columbia
2023 Tier 2 13 citations
An ecotoxicological risk model for the microplastics in arctic waters
2022 Tier 2 13 citations