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Aalborg University

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Microplastic research output and top contributors from Aalborg University.

155
Papers
2
Tier 1 Papers
9,033
Citations
79% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 33 papers list Aalborg University as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Top Authors

showing 50 of 126 affiliated authors
Author Papers
Jes Vollertsen 86
Alvise Vianello 46
Lucian Iordachescu 24
Fan Liu 20
Claudia Lorenz 20
Jeanette Lykkemark 13
Asbjørn Haaning Nielsen 12
Laura Simon-Sánchez 9
Rupa Chand 7
Márta Simon 6
Luca Maurizi 6
Nanna Dyg Rathje Klemmensen 6
Konstantinos Papacharalampos 5
Lasse Abraham Rasmussen 5
Isabel Goßmann 5
Marziye Molazadeh 4
Yuanli Liu 4
Kristina Borg Olesen 3
Morten Lykkegaard Christensen 3
Komeil Kohansal 3
Thomas Helmer Pedersen 3
Niels Iversen 3
Peter Roslev 3
Kuddithamby Gunaalan 3
Nikki van Alst 2
Dennis Severin Hansen 2
Jes Vollersten 2
Jesper de Claville Christiansen 2
Stefan Jespersen 2
Aleksey D. Drozdov 2
Kacper Pajuro 2
Emil Bock Nielsen 2
Vilma Havas 2
Gao‐Feng Zhao 2
Saqib Sohail Toor 2
Jeppe Lund Nielsen 2
Rasmus Nielsen 2
Tine Jess 2
Alireza Afshari 2
Sara Criollo 2
Inga V. Kirstein 2
Guohan Zhao 2
Peter Fojan 2
Jan Struckmann Poulsen 2
Jytte Dencker 2
Mathis Mortensen Brette 2
Fan Liu 1
Daniel Bøndergaard Trimarco 1
Morten Enggrob Simonsen 1
Sanjeev Vishal Kota 1

Top Papers

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Evidence that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is rapidly accumulating plastic
2018 Tier 2 1,729 citations
Quantification of microplastic mass and removal rates at wastewater treatment plants applying Focal Plane Array (FPA)-based Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) imaging
2018 Tier 2 834 citations
Simulating human exposure to indoor airborne microplastics using a Breathing Thermal Manikin
2019 Tier 2 729 citations
Microplastics in urban and highway stormwater retention ponds
2019 Tier 2 470 citations
Drinking plastics? – Quantification and qualification of microplastics in drinking water distribution systems by µFTIR and Py-GCMS
2020 Tier 2 316 citations
Toward the Systematic Identification of Microplastics in the Environment: Evaluation of a New Independent Software Tool (siMPle) for Spectroscopic Analysis
2020 Tier 2 255 citations
Ingestion and Egestion of Microplastics by the Cladoceran Daphnia magna: Effects of Regular and Irregular Shaped Plastic and Sorbed Phenanthrene
2017 Tier 2 253 citations
Comparison of pyrolysis gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and hyperspectral FTIR imaging spectroscopy for the analysis of microplastics
2020 Tier 2 231 citations
Retention of microplastics in sediments of urban and highway stormwater retention ponds
2019 Tier 2 221 citations
Characterizing the multidimensionality of microplastics across environmental compartments
2021 Tier 2 219 citations
Identification and Quantification of Microplastics in Potable Water and Their Sources within Water Treatment Works in England and Wales
2020 Tier 2 180 citations
People need freshwater biodiversity
2023 Tier 2 177 citations
Semi-automated analysis of microplastics in complex wastewater samples
2020 Tier 2 163 citations
Microplastics in a Stormwater Pond
2019 Tier 2 138 citations
Microplastic pollution in drinking water
2021 Tier 2 117 citations
A complete mass balance for plastics in a wastewater treatment plant - Macroplastics contributes more than microplastics
2021 Tier 2 116 citations
Microplastics Removal from Treated Wastewater by a Biofilter
2020 Tier 2 108 citations
Removal of >10 µm Microplastic Particles from Treated Wastewater by a Disc Filter
2019 Tier 2 107 citations
Quantification of plankton-sized microplastics in a productive coastal Arctic marine ecosystem
2020 Tier 2 104 citations
Single-Pot Method for the Collection and Preparation of Natural Water for Microplastic Analyses: Microplastics in the Mississippi River System during and after Historic Flooding
2020 Tier 2 99 citations
Preliminary Results From Detection of Microplastics in Liquid Samples Using Flow Cytometry
2020 Tier 2 93 citations
Microplastics degradation through hydrothermal liquefaction of wastewater treatment sludge
2022 Tier 2 90 citations
Microplastic in Danish wastewater: Sources, occurrences and fate
2017 Tier 2 90 citations
A nationwide assessment of plastic pollution in the Danish realm using citizen science
2020 Tier 2 84 citations
Occurrence, identification and removal of microplastics in a wastewater treatment plant compared to an advanced MBR technology: Full-scale pilot plant
2023 Tier 2 80 citations
First evaluation of floating microplastics in the Northwestern Adriatic Sea
2018 Tier 2 74 citations
Permeable pavements: A possible sink for tyre wear particles and other microplastics?
2023 Tier 2 70 citations
Can a Sediment Core Reveal the Plastic Age? Microplastic Preservation in a Coastal Sedimentary Record
2022 Tier 2 69 citations
Sea Water Contamination in the Vicinity of the Italian Minor Islands Caused by Microplastic Pollution
2018 Tier 2 65 citations
Retention of microplastics and tyre wear particles in stormwater ponds
2023 Tier 2 57 citations
Exploration of occurrence and sources of microplastics (>10 μm) in Danish marine waters
2022 Tier 2 57 citations
Exploratory analysis of hyperspectral FTIR data obtained from environmental microplastics samples
2020 Tier 2 56 citations
Assessment of input of organic micropollutants and microplastics into the Baltic Sea by urban waters
2019 Tier 2 54 citations
Downward migrating microplastics in lake sediments are a tricky indicator for the onset of the Anthropocene
2024 Tier 2 53 citations
Abundance and distribution of microplastics in surface waters of the Kattegat/ Skagerrak (Denmark)
2022 Tier 2 53 citations
Fate of microplastics in sewage sludge and in agricultural soils
2023 Tier 2 52 citations
Buoyant microplastics in freshwater sediments – How do they get there?
2022 Tier 2 52 citations
The occurrence and fate of microplastics in a mesophilic anaerobic digester receiving sewage sludge, grease, and fatty slurries
2021 Tier 2 52 citations
Is Zooplankton an Entry Point of Microplastics into the Marine Food Web?
2023 Tier 2 49 citations
Py–GC–MS analysis for microplastics: Unlocking matrix challenges and sample recovery when analyzing wastewater for polypropylene and polystyrene
2024 Tier 2 42 citations
From ultra to nanofiltration: A review on the fabrication of ZrO2 membranes
2023 Tier 2 42 citations
Accelerated weathering affects the chemical and physical properties of marine antifouling paint microplastics and their identification by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy
2021 Tier 2 42 citations
Accelerated Weathering Increases the Release of Toxic Leachates from Microplastic Particles as Demonstrated through Altered Toxicity to the Green Algae Raphidocelis subcapitata
2021 Tier 2 41 citations
Vertical distribution of microplastics in an agricultural soil after long-term treatment with sewage sludge and mineral fertiliser
2024 Tier 2 35 citations
Does water column stratification influence the vertical distribution of microplastics?
2023 Tier 2 33 citations
Pure Hydrolysis of Polyamides: A Comparative Study
2023 Tier 2 32 citations
Shapes of Hyperspectral Imaged Microplastics
2023 Tier 2 32 citations
Enhancing air filtration efficiency with triboelectric nanogenerators in face masks and industrial filters
2023 Tier 2 32 citations
Every breath you take: High concentration of breathable microplastics in indoor environments
2024 Tier 2 30 citations
Microlitter pollution in coastal sediments of the northern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy: microplastics and fly-ash occurrence and distribution
2020 Tier 2 30 citations