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United Arab Emirates University

Microplastic research output and top contributors from United Arab Emirates University.

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63
Papers
1
Tier 1 Papers
1,039
Citations
54% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 29 papers list United Arab Emirates University as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Thies Thiemann 20
Rana Zeeshan Habib 15
Abdel‐Hamid I. Mourad 6
Vijo Poulose 5
Ruwaya Al Kindi 5
Ruwaya Al Kendi 5
Munjed A. Maraqa 4
Rener De Jesus 3
Wajeeh Faris Kittaneh 3
Subramanian Radhakrishnan 3
Ruwaya AlKendi 3
Furtuna Ghebremedhin 3
Hamda A. Almarar 3
Syed Haris Iftikhar 2
Tholkappiyan Ramachandran 2
Ahmad Shabib 2
Mahra Al Kaabi 2
Maram Elemam 2
Marim Elkashlan 2
Fathalla Hamed 2
Noora E. Almahri 2
Shaikha S. AlNeyadi 2
Ameera B. AlTeneiji 2
Balázs Ádám 1
Faisal Hayat 1
Yaser E. Greish 1
Kandiyil Juraij 1
Shafeeq Rahman 1
Labeeb Ali 1
Mohammednoor Altarawneh 1
Ameera F. Mohammad 1
Falah Awwad 1
Sabir Bin Muzaffar 1
Sajjad Hussain 1
Muhammad Naeem 1
Sunil Mundra 1
Betty T. Mathew 1
Khaled A. El‐Tarabily 1
Seham M. Al Raish 1
Hazim O. Khalifa 1
Adriano Camps 1
Muhammad Tahir 1
Mohammad Al Bataineh 1
Sambasivam Sangaraju 1
Fatima Alkaabi 1
Waleed Ahmed 1
Salem Alzahmi 1
Sami Ghnimi 1
M. Akhtar 1
Muna Bufaroosha 1

Top Papers

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Microplastics and Wastewater Treatment Plants—A Review
2020 Tier 2 161 citations
Advancements in Biodegradable Active Films for Food Packaging: Effects of Nano/Microcapsule Incorporation
2022 Tier 2 135 citations
Updated review on microplastics in water, their occurrence, detection, measurement, environmental pollution, and the need for regulatory standards
2021 Tier 2 130 citations
Analysis of microbeads in cosmetic products in the United Arab Emirates
2019 Tier 2 107 citations
Plastic cutting boards as a source of microplastics in meat
2022 Tier 2 69 citations
Microplastic Contamination of Chicken Meat and Fish through Plastic Cutting Boards
2022 Tier 2 61 citations
A minireview on the bioremediative potential of microbial enzymes as solution to emerging microplastic pollution
2023 Tier 2 50 citations
Trends of microplastic abundance in personal care products in the United Arab Emirates over the period of 3 years (2018–2020)
2022 Tier 2 46 citations
Microbial Immobilized Enzyme Biocatalysts for Multipollutant Mitigation: Harnessing Nature’s Toolkit for Environmental Sustainability
2024 Tier 2 35 citations
The threat of microplastics: Exploring pollution in coastal ecosystems and migratory shorebirds along the west coast of India
2023 Tier 2 30 citations
Microplastic in the marine environment of the Red Sea – A short review
2022 Tier 2 27 citations
Microplastic in Commercial Fish in the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf. Part 1: The Mediterranean Sea
2021 Tier 2 23 citations
Microplastic in the Marine Environment of the Indian Ocean
2023 Tier 2 18 citations
Design, fabrication, and application of electrochemical sensors for microplastic detection: a state-of-the-art review and future perspectives
2025 Tier 2 17 citations
Concise updates on micro-/nanoplastic detection and decontamination: Focus on magnetic biochars as remediation material
2024 Tier 2 14 citations
Characterization of Hybrid FRP Composite Produced from Recycled PET and CFRP
2023 Tier 2 14 citations
The Effect of Wastewater Treatment Plants on Retainment of Plastic Microparticles to Enhance Water Quality—A Review
2021 Tier 2 12 citations
GNSS-R Observations of Marine Plastic Litter in a Water Flume: An Experimental Study
2023 Tier 2 11 citations
Analysis of the Solid Contents of Toothpastes Available in UAE (United Arab Emirates) Markets
2022 Tier 2 11 citations
Microplastic in an Arid Region: Identification, Quantification and Characterization on and Alongside Roads in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2022 Tier 2 10 citations
Microplastic in Commercial Fish in the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea and the Arabian/Persian Gulf. Part 3. The Arabian/Persian Gulf
2022 Tier 2 8 citations
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices towards Single-Use Plastic Bags in the United Arab Emirates
2024 Tier 2 7 citations
Optimization of Electrode Materials Using Nanocarboxylic Polystyrene Promotes Accumulation for Chromium in Zea mays from Water and Soil Contamination
2024 Tier 2 7 citations
Incidence of microplastics in Indian anchovy Stolephorus indicus from Tuticorin, Southeast coast of India
2024 Tier 2 6 citations
Engineering a microbiosphere to clean up the ocean – inspiration from the plastisphere
2023 Tier 2 5 citations
A Review on Microplastics in Offshore and Nearshore Waters
2025 Tier 2 4 citations
Application of Metal Oxides Nanoparticles to Enhance Ultraviolet Light Resistance of Polyvinyl Chloride Films
2024 Tier 4 citations
Bacillus subtilis and Halomonas meridiana isolated from saline sandy soils mediate the biodegradation of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) microplastics
2025 Tier 2 3 citations
Microplastic research trends in the Gulf region from a global perspective
2024 Tier 2 3 citations
Presence of microplastic in personal care and cosmetic products from markets in Punjab, Pakistan
2023 Tier 2 3 citations
Effect of plastic microbeads on the development of roho (Labeo rohita)
2024 Tier 2 2 citations
Low-Density Microplastics in Recreational Parks of Al Ain, United Arab Emirates: Abundance, Composition, and Potential Effects on Soil Health
2024 Tier 2 2 citations
Microplastics in the rhizosphere: unraveling plant–microbe–soil interactions and consequences for crop resilience
2026 Tier 2 1 citations
Polystyrene microplastics exacerbate experimental chronic kidney disease via inflammatory and oxidative pathways involving NF-κB, ERK/p38 MAPK, and sirtuin-1
2025 Tier 2 1 citations
Dynamic succession and biodegradation potential of microplastic prokaryotic microbial communities in the Pearl River estuary
2025 Tier 2 1 citations
Oxidative Degradation of Plastic Bottle Tops in an Arid, Terrestrial Environment—Identifying Oxidative Degradation by Infrared Spectroscopy
2025 Tier 2 1 citations
Microplastic pollution in marine waters and sediments of Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE
2026 Tier 2
Individual and Combined Toxicity of Polystyrene Microplastics and Chromium in Artemia franciscana: Impacts on Survival, Growth, Biochemical and Physiological Responses
2026 Tier 2
Quality of drinking water in the United Arab Emirates: a systematic review
2026 Tier 1
Treated wastewater irrigation: unlocking sustainability in agriculture and food security—a comprehensive review
2026 Tier 2
Impact of polystyrene microbeads on the biomass, biochemical constituents, and pigment levels of marine diatoms
2026 Tier 2
Material limitations in blood storage bags: A critical review of packaging-induced deterioration
2026 Tier 2
Methodological advances in microplastic research: detection, isolation, and analytical characterization
2026 Tier 2
Pharmaceutical-microplastic interactions in soil environments: a critical review of emerging co-contamination dynamics
2026 Tier 2
Scoping Review on Microplastic Pollution in Aquatic Species Across Indonesian Waters
2026 Tier 2
VNIR/SWIR Multispectral Polarimetric Imager for Polymer Discrimination and Identification
2026 Tier
Magnetically Recoverable Fe₃O₄@COF/PVDF Composite Membranes for Dual Adsorption and Visible-Light-Driven Degradation of Polystyrene Microplastics
2026 Tier
Magnetite–covalent organic framework/polyvinylidene fluoride composite membranes for dual adsorption and visible-light-driven degradation of polystyrene microplastics
2026 Tier 2
Plastic Bottle Tops—A Major Source of Plastic in the Terrestrial Environment of the United Arab Emirates
2026 Tier 2
Magnetic COF-based PVDF membranes for structure-dependent microplastic removal via integrated adsorption and photocatalysis
2026 Tier 2