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University of Salento

Microplastic research output and top contributors from University of Salento.

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52
Papers
1
Tier 1 Papers
2,494
Citations
65% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 18 papers list University of Salento as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Cosimino Malitesta 10
Giuseppe Egidio De Benedetto 10
Francesca Lionetto 9
Silvia Fraissinet 9
Sérgio Rossi 8
Carola Esposito Corcione 7
Maria Giulia Lionetto 6
Alfonso Maffezzoli 4
Stefania Mariano 3
Adriana Giangrande 3
Daniele Arduini 3
Alessandra Martines 3
Gregorio Polo 3
Sonia Bagheri 2
Claudio Mele 2
Silvia Rizzato 2
Anna Grazia Monteduro 2
Gayatri Udayan 2
Giuseppe Maruccio 2
Tiziano Di Giulio 2
Elisabetta Mazzotta 2
Marco Friuli 2
Christian Demitri 2
Alessandro Sannino 2
Francesco Paolo Fanizzi 2
Genuario Belmonte 2
Antonio Pennetta 2
Livia Giotta 2
Giulia Furfaro 2
Tiziana Grassi 2
Alessandra Panìco 2
Maurizio Pinna 2
Isabella Gambino 2
Maria Elena Giordano 2
Loredana Stabili 2
Antonella De Donno 2
Elisabetta Carata 1
Elisa Panzarini 1
Marcelo de Oliveira Soares 1
Rosanna Pagano 1
Simona Bettini 1
Francesco Cozzoli 1
Stefano Tacconi 1
Leonardo Lamanna 1
Sami Ur Rehman 1
Mudassar Hussain 1
Federica De Castro 1
Michele Benedetti 1
Alessio Aprile 1
Lorenzo Vincenti 1

Top Papers

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The Mediterranean Plastic Soup: synthetic polymers in Mediterranean surface waters
2016 Tier 2 748 citations
Micro and Nanoplastics Identification: Classic Methods and Innovative Detection Techniques
2021 Tier 2 364 citations
Laser Ablation as a Versatile Tool To Mimic Polyethylene Terephthalate Nanoplastic Pollutants: Characterization and Toxicology Assessment
2018 Tier 2 310 citations
Occurrence of Microplastics in Tap and Bottled Water: Current Knowledge
2022 Tier 2 184 citations
Marine litter in stomach content of small pelagic fishes from the Adriatic Sea: sardines (Sardina pilchardus) and anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus)
2018 Tier 2 140 citations
Microplastics in corals: An emergent threat
2020 Tier 2 70 citations
An Overview of the Sorption Studies of Contaminants on Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) Microplastics in the Marine Environment
2021 Tier 2 69 citations
Microplastics and nanoplastics size distribution in farmed mussel tissues
2024 Tier 2 68 citations
Marine Litter Impact on Sandy Beach Fauna: A Review to Obtain an Indication of Where Research Should Contribute More
2022 Tier 2 64 citations
An Overview on Wood Waste Valorization as Biopolymers and Biocomposites: Definition, Classification, Production, Properties and Applications
2022 Tier 2 54 citations
Production and Characterization of Polyethylene Terephthalate Nanoparticles
2021 Tier 2 52 citations
Autofluorescence of Model Polyethylene Terephthalate Nanoplastics for Cell Interaction Studies
2022 Tier 2 36 citations
SEM/EDX analysis of stomach contents of a sea slug snacking on a polluted seafloor reveal microplastics as a component of its diet
2022 Tier 2 34 citations
Insights into Plastic Degradation Processes in Marine Environment by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study
2024 Tier 2 25 citations
Cellulose Acetate and Cardanol Based Seed Coating for Intraspecific Weeding Coupled with Natural Herbicide Spraying
2020 Tier 2 25 citations
The Sorption of Amoxicillin on Engineered Polyethylene Terephthalate Microplastics
2022 Tier 2 23 citations
Optimization of a new multi-reagent procedure for quantitative mussel digestion in microplastic analysis
2021 Tier 2 22 citations
Microplastics pollution in freshwater fishes in the South of Italy: Characterization, distribution, and correlation with environmental pollutants
2022 Tier 2 19 citations
Particle uptake by filter-feeding macrofoulers from the Mar Grande of Taranto (Mediterranean Sea, Italy): potential as microplastic pollution bioremediators
2023 Tier 2 17 citations
A Thermal Analysis-Based Approach to Identify Different Waste Macroplastics in Beach Litter: The Case Study of Aquatina di Frigole NATURA 2000 Site (IT9150003, Italy)
2021 Tier 2 16 citations
Characterization of microplastics in water bottled in different packaging by Raman spectroscopy
2023 Tier 2 14 citations
Interaction of Micro- and Nanoplastics with Enzymes: The Case of Carbonic Anhydrase
2024 Tier 2 13 citations
Microplastics determination and quantification in two benthic filter feeders Sabella spallanzanii, Polychaeta and Paraleucilla magna, Porifera
2024 Tier 2 13 citations
Microplastics’ Occurrence in Edible Fish Species (Mullus barbatus and M. surmuletus) from an Italian Marine Protected Area
2022 Tier 2 12 citations
The seaweed Chaetomorpha linum cultivated in an integrated multitrophic aquaculture system: A new tool for microplastic bioremediation?
2024 Tier 2 11 citations
Beyond Plastic: Oleogel as gel-state biodegradable thermoplastics
2024 Tier 2 11 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
An Analysis of Microplastics Ingested by the Mediterranean Detritivore Holothuria tubulosa (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) Sheds Light on Patterns of Contaminant Distribution in Different Marine Areas
2023 Tier 2 11 citations
Microplastics Uptake by Four Filter Feeders
2024 Tier 2 10 citations
Optimization of SAW Sensors for Nanoplastics and Grapevine Virus Detection
2023 Tier 2 10 citations
Impact of polyethylene terephthalate nanoplastics (PET) on fibroblasts: a study on NIH-3T3 cells
2025 Tier 2 6 citations
Efficacy Evaluation of Cu- and Ag-Based Antibacterial Treatments on Polypropylene Fabric and Comparison with Commercial Products
2023 Tier 2 6 citations
Preliminary Assessment of Microplastic Accumulation in Wild Mediterranean Species
2017 Tier 2 6 citations
Marine Solid Pollution—From Macroplastics to Nanoplastics
2022 Tier 2 5 citations
Effect of PET Micro/Nanoplastics on Model Freshwater Zooplankton
2025 Tier 2 4 citations
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as environmental drivers of antimicrobial resistance: insights from genome sequences of Klebsiella grimontii and Citrobacter braakii isolated from contaminated soil
2025 Tier 3 citations
New Plastitar Record for the Mediterranean Sea: Characterization of Plastics and Tar from the Salento Peninsula (Ionian Sea)
2024 Tier 2 3 citations
Microplastic evidence and removal from the seaweed bioremediator Chaetomorpha linum
2022 Tier 2 3 citations
Microplastics in Agricultural Soil: Fate, Impacts, and Bioremediation by Earthworms
2025 Tier 2 2 citations
The Role of the Size and Surface Chemistry of Polystyrene Micro- and Nanobeads in the Interaction with an Advanced In Vitro Tri-Culture Intestinal Barrier Model
2026 Tier 2
The effect of crystallization kinetics on the fluorescence behavior of label-free PET nanoplastics: ecotoxicological relevance for freshwater zooplankton
2026 Tier 2
Microplastics as potential vectors of diatom oxylipins and possible effects on copepods
2026 Tier
Assessing Circular Economy and Sustainability Business Strategies in Fast Fashion: A Fuzzy Cognitive Maps Approach
2026 Tier
Marine heatwaves outweigh microplastic exposure in driving physiological changes in the coral Astroides calycularis
2026 Tier 2
Microplastics as Source or Sink of Potentially Toxic Elements: Dynamics in the Soil–Plant System
2026 Tier 2
Integrated Analysis of Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Nano-Sized Carboxylated Polystyrene Particles on Daphnia magna Neonates and Adults: A Video Tracking-Based Improvement of Acute Toxicity Assay
2025 Tier 2
Preliminary investigation of microplastic presence in the Zinzùlusa show-cave
2025 Tier 2
Surface Chemical Analysis of Plastic Materials by X‐Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Understanding Weathering, Fragmentation and Contaminant Uptake in Marine Environments
2025 Tier 2
LP-23: Physiological effects of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) nanoplastics on the freshwater zooplankton crustacean Daphnia magna
2023 Tier 2