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Cardiff University

Microplastic research output and top contributors from Cardiff University.

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57
Papers
3
Tier 1 Papers
2,490
Citations
68% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 18 papers list Cardiff University as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Author Papers
Jo Cable 9
Numair Masud 8
James Lofty 7
Isabelle Durance 6
Catherine Wilson 6
Benjamin D. Ward 6
Benson M. Kariuki 5
S. J. Ormerod 5
Scott MacAulay 4
Fredric M. Windsor 4
Charlotte Robison‐Smith 3
Zhenghui Gao 2
Zongqiang Ren 2
Tianyi Cui 2
Wouter Poortinga 2
Josh Davies-Jones 2
Andrew J. Weightman 2
W. Langbein 2
Valentine Muhawenimana 2
Timothy Peter Jones 2
Kelly BéruBé 2
Eve C. Tarring 2
Robin Attfield 1
Yuyang Zhang 1
Yanting Zhang 1
Andrea Folli 1
Francesca Ausilia Tirotto 1
Adrian Chappell 1
Guglielmo Sonnino Sorisio 1
Michael Harbottle 1
Franciszek Bydałek 1
Gordon Webster 1
Xingjie Wang 1
Peter Kille 1
William Bernard Perry 1
Max Munday 1
Owen Jones 1
Oktay Karakuş 1
Francesco Masia 1
Samvel Varvaštian 1
Henry Wilde 1
Arif Mohammad 1
Alice Davies-Jones 1
Ben Griffin 1
Samuel Hamilton 1
D. Regan 1
Lukas Payne 1
Paola Borri 1
Leanne C. Cullen‐Unsworth 1
Tiago M. Alves 1

Top Papers

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Microplastic ingestion by riverine macroinvertebrates
2018 Tier 2 447 citations
A catchment‐scale perspective of plastic pollution
2019 Tier 2 393 citations
A scientific perspective on microplastics in nature and society: Evidence review report
2019 Tier 2 274 citations
Estimating the size distribution of plastics ingested by animals
2020 Tier 2 208 citations
Natural or synthetic – how global trends in textile usage threaten freshwater environments
2019 Tier 2 165 citations
Airborne microplastics: A review of current perspectives and environmental implications
2022 Tier 2 136 citations
Microplastics removal from a primary settler tank in a wastewater treatment plant and estimations of contamination onto European agricultural land via sewage sludge recycling
2022 Tier 2 99 citations
Polystyrene microplastics decrease accumulation of essential fatty acids in common freshwater algae
2020 Tier 2 84 citations
Stakeholder alliances are essential to reduce the scourge of plastic pollution
2023 Tier 2 63 citations
Microplastic biofilm, associated pathogen and antimicrobial resistance dynamics through a wastewater treatment process incorporating a constructed wetland
2023 Tier 2 62 citations
Canopy Accumulation: Are Seagrass Meadows a Sink of Microplastics?
2021 Tier 1 58 citations
Microplastic atmospheric dustfall pollution in urban environment: Evidence from the types, distribution, and probable sources in Beijing, China
2022 Tier 2 56 citations
Microplastic and natural sediment in bed load saltation: Material does not dictate the fate
2023 Tier 2 44 citations
Microplastics in the riverine environment: Meta-analysis and quality criteria for developing robust field sampling procedures
2022 Tier 1 33 citations
Scientific, societal and pedagogical approaches to tackle the impact of climate change on marine pollution
2021 Tier 2 26 citations
Birds as bioindicators of river pollution and beyond: specific and general lessons from an apex predator
2023 Tier 2 24 citations
Comprehensive meta-analysis reveals the impact of non-biodegradable plastic pollution on methane production in anaerobic digestion
2024 Tier 1 22 citations
On the vertical structure of non-buoyant plastics in turbulent transport
2024 Tier 2 22 citations
Differential effects of two prevalent environmental pollutants on host-pathogen dynamics
2022 Tier 2 18 citations
A class of their own? Water-soluble polymer pollution impacting a freshwater host-pathogen system
2023 Tier 2 17 citations
Accounting for Dilution of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater Samples Using Physico-Chemical Markers
2022 Tier 2 17 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
Rapid identification of micro and nanoplastics by line scan Raman micro-spectroscopy
2023 Tier 2 14 citations
Sizing individual dielectric nanoparticles with quantitative differential interference contrast microscopy
2022 Tier 2 14 citations
Water-soluble polymers: Emerging contaminants detected, separated and quantified by a novel GPC/MALDI-TOF method
2023 Tier 2 13 citations
Synthesis of Methyldopa–Tin Complexes and Their Applicability as Photostabilizers for the Protection of Polyvinyl Chloride against Photolysis
2022 Tier 2 13 citations
Fate and impact of nano/microplastic in the geoenvironment — ecotoxicological perspective
2022 Tier 2 13 citations
The impacts of synthetic and cellulose-based fibres and their associated dyes on fish hosts and parasite health
2023 Tier 2 12 citations
Pendant Modification of Poly(methyl methacrylate) to Enhance Its Stability against Photoirradiation
2023 Tier 2 12 citations
CVOT summit report 2024: new cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic outcomes
2025 Tier 11 citations
Investigation of the Impact of Chemical Modifications on the Photostability of Polymethyl Methacrylate
2024 Tier 2 11 citations
Microplastic exposure and consumption increases susceptibility to gyrodactylosis and host mortality for a freshwater fish
2023 Tier 2 11 citations
Synthesis of New Norfloxacin–Tin Complexes to Mitigate the Effect of Ultraviolet-Visible Irradiation in Polyvinyl Chloride Films
2022 Tier 2 11 citations
On advances, challenges and potentials of remote sensing image analysis in marine debris and suspected plastics monitoring
2023 Tier 2 9 citations
Zinc {ONO} complexes for the chemical recycling of PET and PLA
2024 Tier 8 citations
Hydrological and hydraulic drivers of microplastics in a rural river sourced from the UK's largest opencast coal mine
2025 Tier 2 7 citations
The Role of Courts in Plastic Pollution Governance
2023 Tier 2 7 citations
Machine learning-based analysis of microplastic-induced changes in anaerobic digestion parameters influencing methane yield
2025 Tier 2 6 citations
The spatio-temporal variability of soil microplastic distribution and erosion-induced microplastic export under extreme rainfall event using sediment fingerprinting and 7Be in intensive agricultural catchment
2025 Tier 2 6 citations
Invisible plastics problem in intensive aquaculture: The case of polyvinylpyrrolidone
2024 Tier 2 6 citations
Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Containing Clotrimazole to Suppress Photodegradation of Poly(Vinyl Chloride) Thin Films
2023 Tier 2 6 citations
West London Healthy Home and Environment (WellHome) Study: Protocol for a Community-Based Study Investigating Exposures Across the Indoor-Outdoor Air Pollution Continuum in Urban Communities
2025 Tier 2 5 citations
Characterization of PVC/CaCO3 Nanocomposites Aged Under the Combined Effects of Temperature and UV-Radiation
2025 Tier 4 citations
Impact of artificial accelerated ageing of PVC surfaces and surface degradation on disinfectant efficacy
2024 Tier 4 citations
Analysis of bamboo fibres and their associated dye on a freshwater fish host-parasite system
2024 Tier 2 2 citations
Assessing the chemical interactions and biological effects of a petrochemical and bio-based plastic with a common plastic flame retardant and solvent
2024 Tier 2 1 citations
The impacts of fibre pollution on fish host-parasite interactions
2022 Tier 2 1 citations
Identification, characterization, and quantification of microplastics in water and sediments of high-altitude Himalayan Dal Lake
2026 Tier 2
Measures for improving water quality to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss
2026 Tier 2
A Philosopher Looks at The Impacts of Pollution on Health
2026 Tier 2