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Pennsylvania State University

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Microplastic research output and top contributors from Pennsylvania State University.

72
Papers
2
Tier 1 Papers
2,454
Citations
69% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 22 papers list Pennsylvania State University as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Author Papers
Nathaniel R. Warner 6
Roberto Fernández 6
Jutamas Bussarakum 5
Raymond G. Najjar 5
Sherri A. Mason 4
Lisa A. Emili 4
Heidi L. Busse 3
Miriam Arak Freedman 3
Yingxue Yu 3
Patrick J. Drohan 3
Jill M. Arriola 3
Samuel B Cohen 2
Jon N. Sweetman 2
Yuwei Zhang 2
Dilara Hatinoglu 2
Trent Townsend 2
Katharina Pankratz 2
Anastasia Hale 2
Odette Mina 2
George‐Lucian Moldovan 2
K. J. Van Meter 2
Matthew Caputo 2
Hlengilizwe Nyoni 2
Onur G. Apul 2
William Walters 2
Jubair Ahmad Musazay 2
Kenneth Mensah 2
Mónica Medina 2
Ola Rashwan 2
Zachary Koroneos 2
Devaka Dharmapriya Ariyasena 2
Jessica Orris 2
Michael L. Mashtare 1
Michael A. Hickner 1
Hannah S. Tiffin 1
Justin D. Brown 1
Erika T. Machtinger 1
Melik C. Demirel 1
Kyungjun Min 1
Robert T. Mathers 1
Francisco Dini‐Andreote 1
Remmi Baker 1
Ayusman Sen 1
Abdon Pena‐Francesch 1
Sierra F. Yost 1
Philip E. Savage 1
Yixuan Song 1
William Walters 1
Farzaneh Tahriri 1
Brandon R. Angle 1

Top Papers

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Effects of plastic mulch film residues on wheat rhizosphere and soil properties
2019 Tier 2 604 citations
Ranking environmental degradation trends of plastic marine debris based on physical properties and molecular structure
2020 Tier 2 479 citations
Global meta-analysis of microplastic contamination in reservoirs with a novel framework
2021 Tier 1 185 citations
A multilevel dataset of microplastic abundance in the world’s upper ocean and the Laurentian Great Lakes
2021 Tier 2 181 citations
Causes, Responses, and Implications of Anthropogenic versus Natural Flow Intermittence in River Networks
2022 Tier 2 79 citations
Non-buoyant microplastic settling velocity varies with biofilm growth and ambient water salinity
2023 Tier 2 72 citations
A Synthesis of Global Coastal Ocean Greenhouse Gas Fluxes
2024 Tier 2 70 citations
Current State of Microplastic Pollution Research Data: Trends in Availability and Sources of Open Data
2022 Tier 2 70 citations
Accumulation and effects of microplastic fibers in American lobster larvae (Homarus americanus)
2020 Tier 2 60 citations
Squid-Inspired Tandem Repeat Proteins: Functional Fibers and Films
2019 Tier 2 60 citations
Shape-programmed 3D printed swimming microtori for the transport of passive and active agents
2019 Tier 2 58 citations
Carbonates in the Critical Zone
2022 Tier 2 56 citations
Estuaries as Filters for Riverine Microplastics: Simulations in a Large, Coastal-Plain Estuary
2021 Tier 2 52 citations
Graph neural network modeling of grain-scale anisotropic elastic behavior using simulated and measured microscale data
2022 Tier 2 39 citations
Plastic pollution in riverbeds fundamentally affects natural sand transport processes
2023 Tier 2 35 citations
Multi-step processing of replication stress-derived nascent strand DNA gaps by MRE11 and EXO1 nucleases
2023 Tier 2 35 citations
Closing the gap between climate regulation and food security with nano iron oxides
2024 Tier 2 32 citations
The influence of complex matrices on method performance in extracting and monitoring for microplastics
2023 Tier 2 28 citations
Extrusion and characterization of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) filaments compounded with chain extender and impact modifiers for material-extrusion additive manufacturing
2023 Tier 2 27 citations
Trends, challenges, and research pathways in emerging contaminants: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis
2025 Tier 2 21 citations
Distribution, abundance and spatial variability of microplastic pollution on the surface of Lake Superior
2021 Tier 2 21 citations
Geospatial Information Infrastructures
2019 Tier 2 19 citations
An approach to assess potential environmental mercury release, food web bioaccumulation, and human dietary methylmercury uptake from decommissioning offshore oil and gas infrastructure
2023 Tier 2 18 citations
Creating a Circular Nitrogen Bioeconomy in Agricultural Systems through Nutrient Recovery and Upcycling by Microalgae and Duckweed: Past Efforts and Future Trends
2022 Tier 2 17 citations
The Application of Tannic Acid-Coated Magnetite Nanoparticles for Recovery of Microplastics from the Water System
2024 Tier 2 16 citations
Pristine and Aged Microplastics Can Nucleate Ice through Immersion Freezing
2024 Tier 2 15 citations
A synthesis of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative according to the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation
2022 Tier 2 13 citations
A sustainable trend in COVID-19 research: An environmental perspective
2023 Tier 2 11 citations
Investigating the dynamics of methylmercury bioaccumulation in the Beaufort Sea shelf food web: a modeling perspective
2022 Tier 2 11 citations
The deformation of marine snow enables its disaggregation in simulated oceanic shear
2023 Tier 2 8 citations
Settling of nonuniform cylinders at intermediate Reynolds numbers
2024 Tier 2 7 citations
Novel insights into the role of bisphenol A (BPA) in genomic instability
2024 Tier 2 7 citations
Graphitic carbon nitride embedded in polymeric membrane from polyethylene terephthalate microplastic for water treatment
2024 Tier 2 5 citations
Highly effective nanoparticle removal in plant-based water filters
2023 Tier 2 5 citations
Plastic as a Sediment – A Universal and Objective practical solution to growing ambiguity in plastic litter classification schemes
2023 Tier 2 5 citations
Measuring PETase enzyme kinetics by single-molecule microscopy
2024 Tier 2 4 citations
Decadal changes in microplastic accumulation in freshwater sediments: Evaluating influencing factors
2024 Tier 2 4 citations
The emergence, trajectory, and impacts of emerging contaminants publications in the <i>Journal of Environmental Quality</i>
2021 Tier 2 4 citations
A Tissue Digestion Protocol for Measuring Sarcoptes scabiei (Astigmata: Sarcoptidae) Density in Skin Biopsies
2020 Tier 2 4 citations
Atlantification: Facing the Atlantic from the Arctic – a provocation
2024 Tier 2 3 citations
Pristine and Aged Microplastics Can Nucleate Ice Through Immersion Freezing
2024 Tier 2 3 citations
Assembling the Right Pieces: Developing an Interdisciplinary Team to Study Disease, Decline, and Recovery of a World-Class Smallmouth Bass Fishery
2023 Tier 2 3 citations
Microplastic polymer accumulation, distribution, and toxicity in sediment of a freshwater tidal marsh, USA
2025 Tier 2 1 citations
Future of coral bleaching research
2025 Tier 2 1 citations
300 Psilocybin-induced changes in neural reactivity to alcohol and emotional cues in patients with alcohol use disorder: An fMRI pilot study
2024 Tier 1 1 citations
299 A CTS team approach to assess the in vitro toxicity of microplastic fibers to human lung epithelial cells cultured at an air-liquid interface
2024 Tier 2 1 citations
Synergistic Effects of Urease-Producing and Plastic-Degrading Bacteria to Mitigate Microplastic Generation at the Source in Landfills
2024 Tier 2 1 citations
Author Correction: Non-buoyant microplastic settling velocity varies with biofilm growth and ambient water salinity
2023 Tier 2 1 citations
Extrusion and Characterization of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (rPET) Filaments Compounded with Chain Extender and Impact Modifiers for Material-Extrusion Additive Manufacturing
2023 Tier 2 1 citations
Anatomically-specific coupling between innate immune gene repertoire and microbiome structure during coral evolution
2023 Tier 2 1 citations