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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande

Microplastic research output and top contributors from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande.

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85
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0
Tier 1 Papers
3,604
Citations
84% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 14 papers list Universidade Federal do Rio Grande as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Author Papers
Felipe Kessler 18
Grasiela Lopes Leães Pinho 17
Maíra Proietti 16
Juliane Ventura‐Lima 9
Larissa Müller 7
Ana Luzia Lacerda 7
Eduardo R. Secchi 6
Lara M. Pinheiro 6
Marcelo Estrella Josende 5
José María Monserrat 5
Vanessa Ochi Agostini 5
Gabriela Soares 4
Wilson Wasielesky 4
Ítalo Braga Castro 4
Luiz Antônio de Almeida Pinto 4
Felipe García‐Rodríguez 4
Felipe Lopes Alves 4
Lucas Rodrigues 4
Sanye Soroldoni 4
Everson Flores 3
Cristiana Lima Dora 3
Luís Poersch 3
Beatriz Zachello Nunes 3
Tito Roberto Sant’Anna Cadaval 3
Elisa Helena Leão Fernandes 3
Gilberto Fillmann 3
Paula Alice Bezerra Barros 3
Caroline Balbela 3
Elisa Leão L Fernandes 3
Andreia Neves Fernandes 2
Bruna Guterres 2
Thiago Teixeira 2
Marcelo Pias 2
Juliana A. Ivar do Sul 2
Camila de Martinez Gaspar Martins 2
Pablo Gabriel Silva Barroso 2
Débora Pez Jaeschke 2
Virgínia Fonseca Pedrosa 2
Luís Alberto Romano 2
Osmar O. Möller 2
Julieta Denise Cebuhar 2
Silvina Botta 2
Ronan Adler Tavella 2
Flávio Manoel Rodrigues da Silva Júnior 2
Adriana Leonhardt 2
Carlos Rafael Borges Mendes 2
Elisa Helena Leão Fernandes 2
Maidana da Silva Idiarte 2
Júlia Ferreiro 2
Bruna Moura Bastos 2

Top Papers

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Millimeter-Sized Marine Plastics: A New Pelagic Habitat for Microorganisms and Invertebrates
2014 Tier 2 512 citations
The vertical distribution of buoyant plastics at sea: an observational study in the North Atlantic Gyre
2015 Tier 2 498 citations
Marine Plastic Pollution in Waters around Australia: Characteristics, Concentrations, and Pathways
2013 Tier 2 461 citations
Plastics in sea surface waters around the Antarctic Peninsula
2019 Tier 2 364 citations
Pollutants in Plastics within the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre
2017 Tier 186 citations
Microplastics in the pelagic environment around oceanic islands of the Western Tropical Atlantic Ocean
2014 Tier 2 176 citations
Micro- and nanoplastic toxicity: A review on size, type, source, and test-organism implications
2023 Tier 2 149 citations
Diverse groups of fungi are associated with plastics in the surface waters of the Western South Atlantic and the Antarctic Peninsula
2020 Tier 2 122 citations
Microplastic contamination in seawater across global marine protected areas boundaries
2022 Tier 2 109 citations
Ingestion of plastic debris by commercially important marine fish in southeast-south Brazil
2020 Tier 2 82 citations
Microplastics in aquatic systems: A review of occurrence, monitoring and potential environmental risks
2023 Tier 2 80 citations
The fate of plastic litter within estuarine compartments: An overview of current knowledge for the transboundary issue to guide future assessments
2021 Tier 2 79 citations
Uptake and ingestion are the main pathways for microplastics to enter marine benthos: A review
2020 Tier 2 66 citations
Floating plastics and their associated biota in the Western South Atlantic
2021 Tier 2 63 citations
A global snapshot of microplastic contamination in sediments and biota of marine protected areas
2022 Tier 2 61 citations
Extracting DNA from ocean microplastics: a method comparison study
2016 Tier 2 59 citations
Do beachrocks affect microplastic deposition on the strandline of sandy beaches?
2019 Tier 2 53 citations
Salt marshes as the final watershed fate for meso- and microplastic contamination: A case study from Southern Brazil
2022 Tier 2 38 citations
Abundance, composition, and distribution of microplastics in intertidal sediment and soft tissues of four species of Bivalvia from Southeast Brazilian urban beaches
2022 Tier 2 35 citations
Plastisphere composition in a subtropical estuary: Influence of season, incubation time and polymer type on plastic biofouling
2023 Tier 28 citations
The use of microplastics as a reliable chronological marker of the Anthropocene onset in Southeastern South America
2022 Tier 2 28 citations
Microplastic in clams: An extensive spatial assessment in south Brazil
2024 Tier 2 25 citations
How natural and anthropogenic factors should drive microplastic behavior and fate: The scenario of Brazilian urban freshwater
2023 Tier 2 25 citations
Oxidative effects of consuming microplastics in different tissues of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
2023 Tier 2 22 citations
A fresh look at microplastics and other particles in the tropical coastal ecosystems of Tamandaré, Brazil
2021 Tier 2 22 citations
Advances in Chitosan-Based Materials for Application in Catalysis and Adsorption of Emerging Contaminants
2024 Tier 2 21 citations
The effect of agricultural intensification and water-locking on the world's largest coastal lagoonal system
2021 Tier 2 21 citations
Zooplankton exposure to microplastic contamination in a estuarine plume-influenced region, in Northeast Brazil
2023 Tier 2 18 citations
Anthropogenic debris in three sympatric seal species of the Western Antarctic Peninsula
2024 Tier 2 17 citations
Assessing the Plastisphere from Floating Plastics in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea, with Emphasis on Viruses
2024 Tier 2 16 citations
Understanding the interactions between cephalopods and marine litter: A research evaluation with identification of gaps and future perspectives
2023 Tier 2 15 citations
Biomineralization biomarkers to assess microplastics toxic effects in the freshwater snail Pomacea canaliculata
2023 Tier 2 15 citations
Toxic effects of environmental-relevant exposure to polyethylene terephthalate (PET) micro and nanoparticles in zebrafish early development
2024 Tier 2 10 citations
Biochemical and physiological effects of multigenerational exposure to spheric polystyrene microplastics in Caenorhabditis elegans
2023 Tier 2 10 citations
Microplastic contamination in no-take Marine Protected Areas of Brazil: Bivalves as sentinels
2025 Tier 2 9 citations
Assessing the impact of simulated ocean acidification on the photodegradation of selected microplastics
2024 Tier 2 9 citations
Occurrence and characteristics of microplastics on insular beaches in the Western Tropical Atlantic Ocean
2017 Tier 2 9 citations
Trajectory, fate, and magnitude of continental microplastic loads to the inner shelf: A case study of the world's largest coastal shallow lagoon
2024 Tier 2 8 citations
Influence of UV exposure time and simulated marine environment on different microplastic degradation
2023 Tier 2 8 citations
Multigenerational effects of co-exposure to dimethylarsinic acid and polystyrene microplastics on the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
2023 Tier 2 8 citations
The effects of mechanical degradation on the quasi static and dynamic stiffness of polyester yarns
2023 Tier 2 7 citations
Dynamics of low and high density microplastics in the world's largest choked coastal lagoon under contrasting meteoceanographic conditions
2024 Tier 2 6 citations
Recycled polyvinyl chloride microplastics: investigation of environmentally relevant concentrations on toxicity in adult zebrafish
2023 Tier 2 6 citations
Feeding habits of South American and sub‐Antarctic fur seals during their nonbreeding season in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean
2023 Tier 5 citations
Evaluating the environmental impact of cleaning the North Pacific Garbage Patch
2025 Tier 2 4 citations
Interaction of elasmobranchs with litter in South Brazil: ingestion and oviposition patterns
2025 Tier 2 4 citations
Responses of freshwater organisms to multiple stressors in a climate change scenario: a review on small-scale experiments
2025 Tier 2 4 citations
The use of chitosan as an antioxidant in the feed of cultivated P. vannamei shrimp against oxidative stress induced by exposure to microplastics
2024 Tier 2 4 citations
Could a Future Ocean Acidification Scenario Influence the Photodegradation of Microplastics?
2022 Tier 2 4 citations
Enhanced Adsorption of Pb(II) and Cd(II) by Activated Carbon Derived from Peach Stones for Efficient Water Decontamination
2025 Tier 3 citations