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University of Southampton

Microplastic research output and top contributors from University of Southampton.

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68
Papers
3
Tier 1 Papers
3,842
Citations
68% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 22 papers list University of Southampton as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Malcolm D. Hudson 18
I.D. Williams 14
Andrew B. Cundy 13
Jessica L. Stead 6
Peter J. Shaw 5
Christina J. Thiele 5
Lina Restrepo 4
Andrea E. Russell 4
Tomoko Takahashi 3
Freya Radford 3
Sumeet Mahajan 3
Michael Clare 3
G. John Langley 3
Jim Wright 3
Chloe Way 3
Guadalupe Vianey Landeros Gonzalez 2
Victoria Dominguez Almela 2
Zainab Tariq 2
Jasmin A. Godbold 2
Martin Solan 2
Ali Mosayyebi 2
Yu Gong 2
Giovanna Sidaoui-Haddad 2
Cecilia D’Angelo 1
Toby Roberts 1
Veerle A.I. Huvenne 1
E. J. Sumner 1
James A. Grant‐Jacob 1
Michalis N. Zervas 1
Ben Mills 1
Erin Spencer 1
Alberto C. Naveira Garabato 1
Maarten Heijnen 1
Colm Crosby 1
Omar Celis-Hernández 1
Siming Wang 1
Tomislav Cernava 1
Alice A. Horton 1
Galderic Lastras 1
Jonathan Butement 1
Xiang Wang 1
Emily R. Miller 1
Daniel Spencer 1
Hywel Morgan 1
P. Gaca 1
Venancio Tauringana 1
Ishmael Tingbani 1
Blair Thornton 1
Laura J. Grange 1
Lareb S. N. Dean 1

Top Papers

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Seafloor microplastic hotspots controlled by deep-sea circulation
2020 Tier 2 754 citations
Marine Litter Distribution and Density in European Seas, from the Shelves to Deep Basins
2014 Tier 2 678 citations
Dispersion, Accumulation, and the Ultimate Fate of Microplastics in Deep-Marine Environments: A Review and Future Directions
2019 Tier 2 436 citations
Microplastics in fish and fishmeal: an emerging environmental challenge?
2021 Tier 2 282 citations
Evaluation of existing methods to extract microplastics from bivalve tissue: Adapted KOH digestion protocol improves filtration at single-digit pore size
2019 Tier 2 264 citations
Developing a systematic method for extraction of microplastics in soils
2021 Tier 2 183 citations
Storm Response of Fluvial Sedimentary Microplastics
2020 Tier 2 129 citations
Riverine microplastics: Behaviour, spatio-temporal variability, and recommendations for standardised sampling and monitoring
2020 Tier 2 123 citations
Evidence of underestimation in microplastic research: A meta-analysis of recovery rate studies
2021 Tier 1 122 citations
Identification of tidal trapping of microplastics in a temperate salt marsh system using sea surface microlayer sampling
2020 Tier 2 86 citations
Microplastic burden in marine benthic invertebrates depends on species traits and feeding ecology within biogeographical provinces
2023 Tier 2 79 citations
A rapid method for assessing the accumulation of microplastics in the sea surface microlayer (SML) of estuarine systems
2018 Tier 2 79 citations
The Evolutionary Trend and Impact of Global Plastic Waste Trade Network
2021 Tier 2 71 citations
Identification of microplastics in a large water volume by integrated holography and Raman spectroscopy
2020 Tier 2 45 citations
Microplastics in commercial marine fish species in the UK – A case study in the River Thames and the River Stour (East Anglia) estuaries
2024 Tier 2 44 citations
Agricultural soils and microplastics: Are biosolids the problem?
2023 Tier 2 41 citations
The estuarine plastics budget: A conceptual model and meta-analysis of microplastic abundance in estuarine systems
2022 Tier 1 39 citations
Microplastics in European sea salts – An example of exposure through consumer choice and of interstudy methodological discrepancies
2023 Tier 2 37 citations
Distinct microplastic patterns in the sediment and biota of an urban stream
2022 Tier 2 35 citations
Role of saltmarsh systems in estuarine trapping of microplastics
2022 Tier 2 34 citations
Selective Imaging of Microplastic and Organic Particles in Flow by Multimodal Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering and Two-Photon Excited Autofluorescence Analysis
2021 Tier 2 32 citations
Uncertainty about the risks associated with microplastics among lay and topic-experienced respondents
2021 Tier 2 29 citations
A systematic review of emerging contaminants in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), China: Current baselines, knowledge gaps, and research and management priorities
2022 Tier 1 25 citations
Early biofilm and streamer formation is mediated by wall shear stress and surface wettability: A multifactorial microfluidic study
2022 Tier 2 19 citations
Research on the cooperative network game model of marine plastic waste management
2023 Tier 15 citations
Microplastics in aquatic bodies: Assessing the role of governance mechanisms in industrial wastewater management
2023 Tier 2 14 citations
Co-exposure to microplastics and soil pollutants significantly exacerbates toxicity to crops: Insights from a global meta and machine-learning analysis
2024 Tier 2 12 citations
Exploring Environmental Nanoplastics Research: Networks and Evolutionary Trends
2023 Tier 2 12 citations
A Review of the Origins of Microplastics arriving at Wastewater Treatment Plants
2022 Tier 2 12 citations
International Law and Regulation of Marine Microplastics: Current Situation, Problems, and Development
2024 Tier 2 11 citations
Discrimination of Microplastics and Phytoplankton Using Impedance Cytometry
2024 Tier 2 10 citations
Assessing the effectiveness of microplastic extraction methods on fishmeal with different properties
2022 Tier 2 10 citations
Characteristics of phage-plasmids and their impact on microbial communities
2024 Tier 9 citations
Validation of a method to quantify microfibres present in aquatic surface microlayers
2020 Tier 2 9 citations
ERS International Congress 2022: highlights from the Basic and Translational Science Assembly
2023 Tier 2 7 citations
Detecting the most effective cleanup locations using network theory to reduce marine plastic debris: a case study in the Galapagos Marine Reserve
2022 Tier 2 7 citations
Battling the known unknowns: a synoptic review of aquatic plastics research from Australia, the United Kingdom and China
2021 Tier 2 7 citations
Characteristics of packaged water production facilities in Greater Accra, Ghana: implications for water safety and associated environmental impacts
2020 Tier 2 7 citations
A critical review of sampling, extraction and analysis methods for tyre and road wear particles
2025 Tier 6 citations
Food classifications provide an approximate packaging indicator to support monitoring of mismanaged plastic waste
2025 Tier 5 citations
Assessment of the estuarine shoreline microplastics and mesoplastics of the River Itchen, Southampton (UK) for contaminants and for their interaction with invertebrate fauna
2023 Tier 2 5 citations
Spatio-temporal trends in microplastic presence in the sediments of the River Thames catchment (UK)
2024 Tier 2 4 citations
Methods for laboratory-generation and physico-chemical characterisation of tyre wear particles
2024 Tier 2 3 citations
The combined role of near-bed currents and sub-seafloor processes in the transport and pervasive burial of microplastics in submarine canyons
2025 Tier 2 2 citations
Microplastics in the European native oyster, Ostrea edulis, to monitoring pollution-related patterns in the Solent region (United Kingdom)
2025 Tier 2 2 citations
Transitioning to a circular economy for plastics with an artist in residence (TRACE-P)
2025 Tier 2 1 citations
Optimising H2O2 digestion and quantifying microplastics in sediment and pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) samples
2025 Tier 2 1 citations
Selective laser cleaning of microbeads using deep learning
2025 Tier 2 1 citations
Significant Suppression of High Electric Field Regions in XLPE via Voltage Stabilisers
2025 Tier 1 citations
A review of potential physical and chemical markers for tyre and road wear particles
2024 Tier 2 1 citations