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North Carolina State University

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Microplastic research output and top contributors from North Carolina State University.

112
Papers
0
Tier 1 Papers
20,250
Citations
80% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 22 papers list North Carolina State University as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Top Authors

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Author Papers
Anthony L. Andrady 25
Richard A. Venditti 11
Joel J. Pawlak 9
Marielis C. Zambrano 7
Michael T. Bergman 7
Carol K. Hall 7
Gerald A. LeBlanc 6
Orlin D. Velev 5
Lokendra Pal 5
Rachel S. Bang 3
Khara Grieger 3
Nathan Crook 3
Soojin Kwon 3
Martin A. Hubbe 3
Lucille Verster 2
Elizabeth G. Duke 2
Phoenix Tiller 2
Nikhita Sivaram 2
Tara M. Harrison 2
Dorota B. Szlek 2
Ethan Woods 2
Tianyu Li 2
Franklin Zambrano 2
Ryen Frazier 2
Eunkyoung Shim 2
William Joe Sagues 2
Haeleen Hong 2
Ronalds González 2
Cathrine Hoyo 1
Shelly L. Vaden 1
Hui Li 1
Gregory A. Lewbart 1
Dereje D. Jima 1
Hui Li 1
Yue Zhi 1
Hui Li 1
Emiel DenHartog 1
Stephen W. Parker 1
N. Meskhidze 1
Nilesh Rajendran 1
Martin Thuo 1
Bhuvnesh Bharti 1
Stefano Menegatti 1
Tianyu Li 1
Madilynn McCollum Smith 1
Lori Rothenberg 1
Byeunggon Kim 1
William M. Landing 1
Zeng Lian 1
Solomon Oloruntoba Samuel 1

Top Papers

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Microplastics in the marine environment
2011 Tier 2 7,511 citations
River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans
2017 Tier 2 3,701 citations
Future scenarios of global plastic waste generation and disposal
2019 Tier 2 2,174 citations
The plastic in microplastics: A review
2017 Tier 2 2,163 citations
Persistence of Plastic Litter in the Oceans
2015 Tier 2 525 citations
Oxidation and fragmentation of plastics in a changing environment; from UV-radiation to biological degradation
2022 Tier 2 335 citations
A One Health perspective of the impacts of microplastics on animal, human and environmental health
2021 Tier 2 324 citations
Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2020
2021 Tier 2 211 citations
Particulate Organic Carbon Deconstructed: Molecular and Chemical Composition of Particulate Organic Carbon in the Ocean
2020 Tier 2 182 citations
Increased Use of Disinfectants During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Potential Impacts on Health and Safety
2021 Tier 2 166 citations
Trophic transfer of microplastics in an estuarine food chain and the effects of a sorbed legacy pollutant
2020 Tier 2 166 citations
Strategies and progress in synthetic textile fiber biodegradability
2021 Tier 2 150 citations
Thermal-Expansion Behavior of Two-Phase Solids
1970 Tier 2 147 citations
Weathering and fragmentation of plastic debris in the ocean environment
2022 Tier 2 139 citations
Effect of microplastics on ecosystem functioning: Microbial nitrogen removal mediated by benthic invertebrates
2020 Tier 2 139 citations
Effects of UV radiation on natural and synthetic materials
2023 Tier 2 137 citations
Investigation of the microplastics profile in sludge from China’s largest Water reclamation plant using a feasible isolation device
2020 Tier 2 131 citations
Interactive effects of solar UV radiation and climate change on material damage
2019 Tier 2 122 citations
Profiling the Vertical Transport of Microplastics in the West Pacific Ocean and the East Indian Ocean with a Novel in Situ Filtration Technique
2020 Tier 2 119 citations
Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2021
2022 Tier 2 108 citations
A review of clothing microbiology: the history of clothing and the role of microbes in textiles
2021 Tier 2 80 citations
Accelerated degradation of low-density polyethylene in air and in sea water
2021 Tier 2 72 citations
Importance of seasonal sea ice in the western Arctic ocean to the Arctic and global microplastic budgets
2021 Tier 2 72 citations
Gene Drive Dynamics in Natural Populations: The Importance of Density Dependence, Space, and Sex
2020 Tier 2 72 citations
Firefighters’ exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as an occupational hazard: A review
2023 Tier 2 68 citations
Effects of chemical and morphological structure on biodegradability of fibers, fabrics, and other polymeric materials
2020 Tier 2 67 citations
Ignored microplastic sources from plastic bottle recycling
2022 Tier 2 58 citations
Plastics in the environment in the context of UV radiation, climate change and the Montreal Protocol: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2023
2024 Tier 2 48 citations
Leveraging the bioeconomy for carbon drawdown
2023 Tier 2 47 citations
Evaluation of paper straws versus plastic straws: Development of a methodology for testing and understanding challenges for paper straws
2019 Tier 2 45 citations
Consequences of stratospheric ozone depletion and climate change on the use of materials
2014 Tier 2 41 citations
Breakdown of <scp>polyethylene therepthalate</scp> microplastics under saltwater conditions using engineered <i>Vibrio natriegens</i>
2023 Tier 2 40 citations
Degradation and Fragmentation of Microplastics
2022 Tier 2 38 citations
Scalable and Reconfigurable Green Electronic Textiles with Personalized Comfort Management
2022 Tier 2 37 citations
Molded pulp products for sustainable packaging: Production rate challenges and product opportunities
2022 Tier 2 36 citations
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY: Endocrine disruption and reproductive disorders: impacts on sexually dimorphic neuroendocrine pathways
2021 Tier 2 34 citations
Microplastic distribution and characteristics across a large river basin: Insights from the Neuse River in North Carolina, USA
2023 Tier 2 33 citations
Do Recycled Cotton or Polyester Fibers Influence the Shedding Propensity of Fabrics during Laundering?
2020 Tier 2 29 citations
Review of the globally invasive freshwater mussels in the genus Sinanodonta Modell, 1945
2024 Tier 2 28 citations
An effective method for evaluation of microplastic contaminant in gastropod from Taihu Lake, China
2020 Tier 2 28 citations
Underestimated activity-based microplastic intake under scenario-specific exposures
2023 Tier 2 26 citations
Microfiber shedding from nonwoven materials including wipes and meltblown nonwovens in air and water environments
2022 Tier 2 24 citations
Materials challenges and opportunities to address growing micro/nanoplastics pollution: a review of thermochemical upcycling
2022 Tier 2 23 citations
Biological interactions between nanomaterials and placental development and function following oral exposure
2019 Tier 2 22 citations
Environmental fate, toxicological impact, and advanced treatment approaches: Atrazine degradation and emphasises on circular economy strategy
2024 Tier 2 21 citations
An integrated chemical engineering approach to understanding microplastics
2023 Tier 2 21 citations
20th Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO 20): Global issues and fundamental mechanisms caused by pollutant stress in marine and freshwater organisms
2020 Tier 2 19 citations
Colloidal Engineering of Microplastic Capture with Biodegradable Soft Dendritic “Microcleaners”
2024 Tier 2 18 citations
The Montreal Protocol and the fate of environmental plastic debris
2023 Tier 2 18 citations
An aerosol odyssey: Navigating nutrient flux changes to marine ecosystems
2023 Tier 2 18 citations