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Microplastic research output and top contributors from University of Amsterdam.

86
Papers
1
Tier 1 Papers
4,520
Citations
91% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 8 papers list University of Amsterdam as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Author Papers
Linda Amaral‐Zettler 14
Antonia Praetorius 11
Gert‐Jan M. Gruter 7
Saer Samanipour 6
Annemarie P. van Wezel 6
Maria Hayder 4
Lei Tian 3
Agnes G. Oomen 3
Alina Astefanei 3
John R. Parsons 3
Federico Caporaletti 2
Paul Kolpakov 2
Noushine Shahidzadeh 2
Sander Woutersen 2
Rajarajan, Amruta 2
Thomas L. ter Laak 2
Joyeeta Gupta 2
E.M. Skoczynska 2
Marianne Seijo 2
Bob W.J. Pirok 2
Albert Tietema 2
Robert W. Schmidt 2
Teun Boekhout 2
Giulia Giubertoni 2
Hongqi Wang 1
José Manuel González-LaFuente 1
N. Raveendran Shiju 1
Annika A. M. van der Zon 1
Joshka Verduin 1
Rick S. van den Hurk 1
Andrea Gargano 1
Astrid D. Bakker 1
Behrouz Zandieh‐Doulabi 1
Rik Oldenkamp 1
Monique Chambon 1
Franciska T. de Vries 1
Benjamin Mueller 1
Anje A. te Velde 1
Carlo Roberto de Bruin 1
Eva de Rijke 1
Krassimir P. Velikov 1
Jasper M. de Goeij 1
Sheetal K. Bhardwaj 1
Michiel A. Klaassen 1
Jaap A. Kaandorp 1
Paul Groth 1
Layla Filiciotto 1
Gadi Rothenberg 1
Wouter C. Knol 1
Ron Peters 1

Top Papers

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Biodegradable Plastics: Standards, Policies, and Impacts
2020 Tier 2 438 citations
Comparison of the aerobic biodegradation of biopolymers and the corresponding bioplastics: A review
2020 Tier 2 319 citations
The fate of plastic in the ocean environment – a minireview
2021 Tier 2 301 citations
Quantitative Analysis of Selected Plastics in High-Commercial-Value Australian Seafood by Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
2020 Tier 2 278 citations
Airborne emissions of microplastic fibres from domestic laundry dryers
2020 Tier 2 234 citations
A systems approach to understand microplastic occurrence and variability in Dutch riverine surface waters
2020 Tier 2 209 citations
Environmental Degradation of Microplastics: How to Measure Fragmentation Rates to Secondary Micro- and Nanoplastic Fragments and Dissociation into Dissolved Organics
2022 Tier 2 185 citations
Release of primary microplastics from consumer products to wastewater in the Netherlands
2015 Tier 2 182 citations
Biofouling impacts on polyethylene density and sinking in coastal waters: A macro/micro tipping point?
2021 Tier 2 175 citations
Fate of microplastics in the drinking water production
2022 Tier 2 157 citations
The Potential Role of Marine Fungi in Plastic Degradation – A Review
2021 Tier 2 136 citations
The distribution of subsurface microplastics in the ocean
2025 Tier 2 125 citations
Spatial structure in the “Plastisphere”: Molecular resources for imaging microscopic communities on plastic marine debris
2019 Tier 2 116 citations
A novel method for the quantification of tire and polymer-modified bitumen particles in environmental samples by pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectroscopy
2021 Tier 2 108 citations
Large quantities of small microplastics permeate the surface ocean to abyssal depths in the South Atlantic Gyre
2022 Tier 2 97 citations
Microbial carrying capacity and carbon biomass of plastic marine debris
2020 Tier 2 97 citations
Coral reef benthic community changes in the Anthropocene: Biogeographic heterogeneity, overlooked configurations, and methodology
2021 Tier 1 82 citations
Polyester biodegradability: importance and potential for optimisation
2024 Tier 2 72 citations
Re-imagining the driver–pressure–state–impact–response framework from an equity and inclusive development perspective
2019 Tier 2 66 citations
Perspective on the Therapeutic Applications of Algal Polysaccharides
2021 Tier 2 64 citations
The Full Multi: An open-source framework for modelling the transport and fate of nano- and microplastics in aquatic systems
2021 Tier 2 58 citations
Polyethylene degradation and assimilation by the marine yeast <i>Rhodotorula mucilaginosa</i>
2023 Tier 2 56 citations
Out of sight but not out of mind: Size fractionation of plastics bioaccumulated by field deployed oysters
2021 Tier 2 52 citations
Detection challenges in quantitative polymer analysis by liquid chromatography
2020 Tier 2 50 citations
Quantification of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics and nanoplastics in sands, indoor dust and sludge using a simplified in-matrix depolymerization method
2022 Tier 2 41 citations
A Review on Melt-Spun Biodegradable Fibers
2023 Tier 2 40 citations
Predicting environmental concentrations of nanomaterials for exposure assessment - a review
2024 Tier 2 38 citations
The Open Burning of Plastic Wastes is an Urgent Global Health Issue
2024 Tier 2 38 citations
Hydrothermal liquefaction of plastics: a survey of the effect of reaction conditions on the reaction efficiency
2024 Tier 2 37 citations
Frontiers in soil ecology—Insights from the World Biodiversity Forum 2022
2022 Tier 2 37 citations
Communicating the health of the planet and its links to human health
2019 Tier 2 36 citations
Removal of nanoparticles (both inorganic nanoparticles and nanoplastics) in drinking water treatment – coagulation/flocculation/sedimentation, and sand/granular activated carbon filtration
2022 Tier 2 34 citations
Quantification of polyethylene terephthalate micro- and nanoplastics in domestic wastewater using a simple three-step method
2022 Tier 2 31 citations
Comparative Genomics of Marine Bacteria from a Historically Defined Plastic Biodegradation Consortium with the Capacity to Biodegrade Polyhydroxyalkanoates
2021 Tier 2 29 citations
SemEval-2021 Task 8: MeasEval – Extracting Counts and Measurements and their Related Contexts
2021 Tier 2 28 citations
Methodologies to characterize, identify and quantify nano- and sub-micron sized plastics in relevant media for human exposure: a critical review
2022 Tier 2 27 citations
Plastics select for distinct early colonizing microbial populations with reproducible traits across environmental gradients
2023 Tier 2 26 citations
Raising the Alarm: Environmental Factors in the Onset and Maintenance of Chronic (Low-Grade) Inflammation in the Gastrointestinal Tract
2022 Tier 2 26 citations
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Aquatic Environment: How Can Regions at Risk be Identified in the Future?
2023 Tier 2 24 citations
Surface flow for colonial integration in reef-building corals
2022 Tier 2 24 citations
Including environmental and climatic considerations for sustainable coral reef restoration
2024 Tier 2 22 citations
On the mineralization of nanocellulose to produce functional hybrid materials
2022 Tier 2 22 citations
Moving persistence assessments into the 21st century: A role for weight-of-evidence and overall persistence
2021 Tier 2 20 citations
Microplastic discharge from a wastewater treatment plant: long term monitoring to compare two analytical techniques, LDIR and optical microscopy while also assessing the removal efficiency of a bubble curtain
2022 Tier 2 19 citations
<i>Daphnia magna's</i> Favorite Snack: Biofouled Plastics
2022 Tier 2 19 citations
Examining the Relevance of the Microplastic-Associated Additive Fraction in Environmental Compartments
2022 Tier 2 18 citations
Plastic Pollution. The Role of (Bio)Degradable Plastics and Other Solutions
2022 Tier 2 18 citations
Zooming in the plastisphere: the ecological interface for phytoplankton–plastic interactions in aquatic ecosystems
2024 Tier 2 17 citations
Relationship Between Particle Properties and Immunotoxicological Effects of Environmentally-Sourced Microplastics
2022 Tier 2 17 citations
Soil: the great connector of our lives now and beyond COVID-19
2020 Tier 2 16 citations