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Universidade Federal do Ceará

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Microplastic research output and top contributors from Universidade Federal do Ceará.

196
Papers
2
Tier 1 Papers
1,223
Citations
96% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 8 papers list Universidade Federal do Ceará as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Top Authors

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Author Papers
Marcelo de Oliveira Soares 18
Tommaso Giarrizzo 17
Francisco José de Paula Filho 10
João Leandro Neto 9
Ana Célia Maia Meireles 8
Lorena Alencar Sousa 8
Lucio Brabo 8
José Eduardo de Carvalho Lima 7
Sérgio Rossi 7
Tommaso Giarrizzo 7
Tayronne de Almeida Rodrigues 6
Francisco Wedson Faustino 6
Alejandro Pedro Ayala 6
Fabiano da Silva Ferreira 5
Marcelo Soares 5
Tatiane Martins Garcia 5
Helyson Lucas Bezerra Braz 4
Dieferson Leandro de Souza 4
Maria Aparecida de Lima 4
Ronaldo Ferreira do Nascimento 4
Maria das Dôres Milena de Sousa Leite 4
José Nairton Coelho da Silva 3
Geovana Rodrigues do Nascimento Santos 3
Anne Eveline Reis de Carvalho 3
Fabiana de Castro Araújo 3
Lucas Larangeira da Silva 3
Patric Anderson Gomes da Silva 3
Kátia Regina Rodrigues Lima 3
Lúcia Marisy Souza Ribeiro de Oliveira 3
Robson Gomes da Silva 3
Rivelino Martins Cavalcante 3
Carla Bastos Vidal 3
Sabrina Duarte Alencar 3
Ana Paula Pinheiro da Silva 3
Carlos Eduardo Peres Teixeira 3
Bárbara Pereira Paiva 3
Vagner Janiel de Lima 3
Wyldevânio Vieira da Silva 3
Johnny Peter Macedo Feitosa 3
Rayanne Bezerra de Melo 3
Denes Dantas Vieira 3
Celme Torres Ferreira da Costa 3
Norberto de Kássio Vieira Monteiro 3
Emmanoel Lima Ferreira 3
Maria do Socorro Neto Silva 3
Caroline Vieira Feitosa 2
Ana Cecília Pinho Costa 2
Rílvia Saraiva de Santiago-Aguiar 2
Paulo Gonçalves de Sousa 2
Tarin Cristino Frota Mont’Alverne 2

Top Papers

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Potentially Poisonous Plastic Particles: Microplastics as a Vector for Cyanobacterial Toxins Microcystin-LR and Microcystin-LF
2021 Tier 2 90 citations
Plastic intake does not depend on fish eating habits: Identification of microplastics in the stomach contents of fish on an urban beach in Brazil
2020 Tier 2 88 citations
Potential risk of BPA and phthalates in commercial water bottles: a minireview
2021 Tier 2 79 citations
Microplastics in corals: An emergent threat
2020 Tier 2 70 citations
Microplastics in subsurface waters of the western equatorial Atlantic (Brazil)
2019 Tier 2 65 citations
Why do mesophotic coral ecosystems have to be protected?
2020 Tier 2 63 citations
First assessment of microplastic and artificial microfiber contamination in surface waters of the Amazon Continental Shelf
2022 Tier 2 60 citations
Oil spills: The invisible impact on the base of tropical marine food webs
2021 Tier 2 56 citations
Seagrass and rhodolith beds are important seascapes for the development of fish eggs and larvae in tropical coastal areas
2020 Tier 2 52 citations
Advanced and prospects in phenol wastewater treatment technologies: unveiling opportunities and trends
2024 Tier 2 39 citations
Removal and sensing of emerging pollutants released from (micro)plastic degradation: Strategies based on boron-doped diamond electrodes
2021 Tier 2 39 citations
Morphology, Chemical Characterization and Sources of Microplastics in a Coastal City in the Equatorial Zone with Diverse Anthropogenic Activities (Fortaleza city, Brazil)
2022 Tier 2 35 citations
Marine debris on a tropical coastline: Abundance, predominant sources and fate in a region with multiple activities (Fortaleza, Ceará, northeastern Brazil)
2020 Tier 2 33 citations
Artificial Reefs around the World: A Review of the State of the Art and a Meta-Analysis of Its Effectiveness for the Restoration of Marine Ecosystems
2023 Tier 1 30 citations
Meso- and microplastic composition, distribution patterns and drivers: A snapshot of plastic pollution on Brazilian beaches
2023 Tier 2 29 citations
Do coral reefs act as sinks for microplastics?
2023 Tier 2 29 citations
First report on the toxicity of SARS-CoV-2, alone and in combination with polyethylene microplastics in neotropical fish
2023 Tier 2 23 citations
Microplastics in the Amazon biome: State of the art and future priorities
2024 Tier 2 20 citations
Marine Protected Areas Affected by the most extensive Oil Spill on the Southwestern Atlantic coast
2023 Tier 2 20 citations
Ask the shark: blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus) as a sentinel of plastic waste on the seabed
2022 Tier 2 19 citations
Photoaging effects on polyethylene microplastics: Structural changes and chlorpyrifos adsorption
2024 Tier 2 18 citations
The flourishing and vulnerabilities of zoantharians on Southwestern Atlantic reefs
2021 Tier 2 18 citations
First record of plastic ingestion by a freshwater stingray
2023 Tier 2 17 citations
The science we need for the beaches we want: frontiers of the flourishing Brazilian ecological sandy beach research
2023 Tier 2 16 citations
Elaboration and Characterization of Bioactive Films Obtained from the Incorporation of Cashew Nut Shell Liquid into a Matrix of Sodium Alginate
2021 Tier 1 16 citations
Zooplankton biomass around marine protected islands in the tropical Atlantic Ocean
2019 Tier 2 16 citations
New Graph-Based and Transformer Deep Learning Models for River Dissolved Oxygen Forecasting
2023 Tier 2 15 citations
Impacts of desalination discharges on phytoplankton and zooplankton: Perspectives on current knowledge
2022 Tier 2 14 citations
Shedding light on the toxicity of SARS-CoV-2-derived peptide in non-target COVID-19 organisms: A study involving inbred and outbred mice
2022 Tier 2 14 citations
Microplastics determination and quantification in two benthic filter feeders Sabella spallanzanii, Polychaeta and Paraleucilla magna, Porifera
2024 Tier 2 13 citations
Microplastics and microfibers in the Guajará Bay, Amazon delta: Potential sources and variability
2023 Tier 2 13 citations
Seasonal occurrence and distribution of microplastics in four different benthic suspension feeders from an Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) facility: A bioremediation perspective
2024 Tier 2 11 citations
Microplastics Uptake by Four Filter Feeders
2024 Tier 2 10 citations
Chronological Trends and Mercury Bioaccumulation in an Aquatic Semiarid Ecosystem under a Global Climate Change Scenario in the Northeastern Coast of Brazil
2021 Tier 2 10 citations
MARINE HARDBOTTOM ENVIRONMENTS IN THE BEACHES OF CEARÁ STATE, EQUATORIAL COAST OF BRAZIL
2021 Tier 2 9 citations
Impact of UV-B Photoaging on Chlorpyrifos Adsorption by PET Microplastics: Insights from Experimental and DFT Analysis
2024 Tier 2 8 citations
An insight into neurotoxic and toxicity of spike fragments SARS-CoV-2 by exposure environment: A threat to aquatic health?
2021 Tier 2 8 citations
How does the tidal cycle influence the estuarine dynamics of microplastics?
2024 Tier 2 6 citations
Petrosamine isolated from marine sponge Petrosia sp. demonstrates protection against neurotoxicity in vitro and in vivo
2024 Tier 2 5 citations
Stable Isotopes Analysis of Bioremediating Organisms in an Innovative Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture System
2024 Tier 2 5 citations
Establishing a standard-basis for the characterization of marine microp lastic-pellets
2022 Tier 2 5 citations
Advances in enzymatic degradation of microplastics: Mechanisms, optimization strategies, and future directions
2025 Tier 2 4 citations
Association between PAH and plastic fragments on Brazilian coast beaches: a baseline assessment
2023 Tier 2 4 citations
Local and tourist perceptions of coastal marine habitats in Cap de Creus (NE Spain)
2022 Tier 2 4 citations
Balancing biomonitoring and conservation: A non-lethal method to extract microplastics from the sea anemone Bunodosoma cangicum
2025 Tier 2 3 citations
Theoretical Studies in Molecular Dynamics and DFT of the Interaction between Imidacloprid in Polyethylene and Polypropylene Surfaces
2025 Tier 2 3 citations
New Graph-Based and Transformers Deep Learning Models for River Dissolved Oxygen Forecasting
2023 Tier 2 3 citations
Chemical Recycling of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Driven by the Use of Protic Ionic Liquids: A Strategy to Mitigate Microplastic Pollution
2025 Tier 2 2 citations
First evidence of microplastic contamination in the tissue and skeletons of the keystone reef-building coral Siderastrea stellata in coastal reefs
2025 Tier 2 2 citations
First Report on the Toxicity of SARS-CoV-2, Alone and in Combination with Polyethylene Microplastics in Neotropical Fish
2023 Tier 2 2 citations