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University of California, Los Angeles

Microplastic research output and top contributors from University of California, Los Angeles.

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47
Papers
2
Tier 1 Papers
2,544
Citations
74% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 12 papers list University of California, Los Angeles as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Author Papers
Sanjay K. Mohanty 17
Jamie Leonard 14
Vera S. Koutnik 10
Candace Su‐Jung Tsai 5
Jaslyn Brar 4
Joel B. Glasman 4
James C. McWilliams 3
Annesh Borthakur 3
Aydogan Özcan 3
Derek Tseng 3
Sara Alkidim 3
Lea A. El Rassi 3
Jacob J. Schmidt 2
Shangqing Cao 2
Hatice Ceylan Koydemir 2
Francesca Deprima 2
S. Swinnerton 2
Eric M.V. Hoek 2
Mamdooh Ghoneum 1
Sijie Lin 1
Keisuke Goda 1
Jing Su 1
I. H. Suffet 1
Uzair Khan Khan 1
Tomás Chor 1
Tonoy K. Das 1
Zilong Tang 1
Oliver F. Brandenberg 1
Olga T. Schubert 1
Leonid Kruglyak 1
Benny Borremans 1
Randolph E. Bucklin 1
K. N. Houk 1
Marcelo Chamecki 1
Tian Xia 1
André E. Nel 1
Irena Pavlovic 1
Rohit Srinivas 1
Sanjay Mohanty 1
Avrina K Ririe 1
Lisa Lowe 1
Yuedong Cui 1
Jeroen Molemaker 1
Mona Abdul Samad 1
Samantha Prehn 1
Alejandro Munoz 1
Vera S. Koutnik 1
Haley J. Gunther 1
Michelle M. Choy 1
Songdi Zhao 1

Top Papers

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Computational Redesign of a PETase for Plastic Biodegradation under Ambient Condition by the GRAPE Strategy
2021 Tier 2 545 citations
Increased oceanic microplastic debris enhances oviposition in an endemic pelagic insect
2012 Tier 2 441 citations
Distribution of microplastics in soil and freshwater environments: Global analysis and framework for transport modeling
2021 Tier 2 403 citations
Accumulation, transformation and transport of microplastics in estuarine fronts
2022 Tier 2 163 citations
Observations of Near‐Surface Current Shear Help Describe Oceanic Oil and Plastic Transport
2017 Tier 2 130 citations
A multimodal magnetoelastic artificial skin for underwater haptic sensing
2024 Tier 97 citations
Unaccounted Microplastics in Wastewater Sludge: Where Do They Go?
2021 Tier 1 89 citations
Material Transport in the Ocean Mixed Layer: Recent Developments Enabled by Large Eddy Simulations
2019 Tier 2 70 citations
Microplastics retained in stormwater control measures: Where do they come from and where do they go?
2021 Tier 2 65 citations
Inhalation risks of wind-blown dust from biosolid-applied agricultural lands: Are they enriched with microplastics and PFAS?
2021 Tier 2 63 citations
Challenges of using leaves as a biomonitoring system to assess airborne microplastic deposition on urban tree canopies
2023 Tier 2 60 citations
Transport of microplastics in stormwater treatment systems under freeze-thaw cycles: Critical role of plastic density
2022 Tier 2 59 citations
Children's playgrounds contain more microplastics than other areas in urban parks
2022 Tier 2 54 citations
Smartphone-enabled rapid quantification of microplastics
2022 Tier 2 48 citations
Environmental Impacts by Fragments Released from Nanoenabled Products: A Multiassay, Multimaterial Exploration by the SUN Approach
2018 Tier 2 44 citations
Mobility of polypropylene microplastics in stormwater biofilters under freeze-thaw cycles
2022 Tier 2 38 citations
Beverage bottle capacity, packaging efficiency, and the potential for plastic waste reduction
2021 Tier 2 36 citations
Preferential Emission of Microplastics from Biosolid-Applied Agricultural Soils: Field Evidence and Theoretical Framework
2024 Tier 2 29 citations
Modeling of Microplastics Migration in Soil and Groundwater: Insights into Dispersion and Particle Property Effects
2024 Tier 2 20 citations
The relative importance of local climate and land use on the deposition rate of airborne microplastics on terrestrial land
2023 Tier 2 18 citations
The General Growth Tendency: A tool to improve publication trend reporting by removing record inflation bias and enabling quantitative trend analysis
2022 Tier 2 17 citations
The manufacturing process and consequent occupational health and environmental risks associated with the use of plastic waste in construction bricks in small-scale recycling plants
2024 Tier 2 13 citations
The emission and physicochemical properties of airborne microplastics and nanoplastics generated during the mechanical recycling of plastic via shredding
2024 Tier 2 10 citations
UV exposure to PET microplastics increases their downward mobility in stormwater biofilters undergoing freeze–thaw cycles
2023 Tier 2 10 citations
A Summary of the Transporting Mechanism of Microplastics in Marine Food Chain and its Effects to Humans
2022 Tier 2 5 citations
Highly Scalable, Wearable Surface‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
2022 Tier 2 4 citations
Characterization of Emissions from Carbon Dioxide Laser Cutting Acrylic Plastics
2023 Tier 2 3 citations
Plastic Pollution: Understanding the Global Threat and Countermeasures
2023 Tier 2 3 citations
Author Correction: Accumulation, transformation and transport of microplastics in estuarine fronts
2023 Tier 2 2 citations
Accumulation, transformation and transport of microplastics in estuarine fronts
2022 Tier 2 2 citations
Microplastics as vectors of antibiotics, heavy metals, and PFAS from agricultural soils to the food chain: Sources, transport pathways, and human health implications
2026 Tier 2 1 citations
Ingestion of microplastics during chewing gum consumption
2025 Tier 2 1 citations
Towards Synthetic PETtrophy: Engineering Pseudomonas putida for concurrent polyethylene terephthalate (PET) monomer metabolism and PET hydrolase expression
2022 Tier 2 1 citations
How Microplastics Influence Health Risk Pathways in Urban Water Systems? Integrated Binary classification, Machine Learning and Structural Equation Modeling Approach
2026 Tier 2
How Microplastics Influence Health Risk Pathways in Urban Water Systems? Integrated Binary classification, Machine Learning and Structural Equation Modeling Approach
2026 Tier 2
Spatial transcriptome mapping identifies Ppara-Anxa2 cross-talk in microplastic-induced hepatotoxicity
2026 Tier 2
Corrigendum to "Microplastics in dialysis effluent: Environmental chemistry insights and metal-organic frameworks-based remediation prospects" [Environ. Toxicol. Pharmacol. 124 (2026) 105033]
2026 Tier 2
Protecting the developing brains of children from Plastics-Derived chemicals and microplastic particles
2026 Tier 2
Impact of Microplastic Exposure on Human Health: A Systematic Review of Mechanisms, Biomarkers, and Clinical Outcomes
2025 Tier 1
Protective Effect of Biobran/MGN-3, an Arabinoxylan from Rice Bran, Against the Cytotoxic Effects of Polyethylene Nanoplastics in Normal Mouse Hepatocytes: An In Vitro and In Silico Study
2025 Tier 2
Are we underestimating microplastic emissions from agricultural soils?
2025 Tier 2
Environmental and human health impact of contact precaution use for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in Los Angeles County
2025 Tier
The Interaction and Lift-Off Forces of an Atomic Force Microscope Tip from Single Fibers Extracted from Protective Clothing Fabric
2024 Tier
29 Fugitive Emissions from Carbon Dioxide Laser Cutting Activities
2023 Tier
Plastic
2022 Tier 2
Stormwater Treatment Systems – A Long-term Sink or Source of Microplastics?
2021 Tier 2