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University of Southampton

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Microplastic research output and top contributors from University of Southampton.

98
Papers
3
Tier 1 Papers
7,709
Citations
80% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 20 papers list University of Southampton as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Author Papers
Malcolm D. Hudson 15
Andrew B. Cundy 14
I.D. Williams 13
Peter J. Shaw 6
Jessica L. Stead 5
E. J. Sumner 5
Sumeet Mahajan 4
Christina J. Thiele 4
Andrea E. Russell 4
Lina Restrepo 4
Michael Clare 4
Matthew Loxham 3
Tomoko Takahashi 3
G. John Langley 3
Paul A. Tyler 3
Maria Baker 3
Guadalupe Vianey Landeros Gonzalez 2
Ben Mills 2
Zainab Tariq 2
Giovanna Sidaoui-Haddad 2
Victoria Dominguez Almela 2
David Sear 2
Freya Radford 2
Peter J. Statham 2
James A. Grant‐Jacob 2
Jacob Kleboe 2
Anne Stringfellow 2
Stephen J. Hawkins 2
Maarten Heijnen 2
Chloe Way 2
Jasmin A. Godbold 2
Sophie Hage 2
Martin Solan 2
Veerle A.I. Huvenne 2
P. Gaca 2
Galderic Lastras 1
Tomislav Cernava 1
Erin Spencer 1
Siming Wang 1
Beth Mondon 1
Ryan R Reisinger 1
Xuxu Wu 1
Michalis N. Zervas 1
Paul S. Kemp 1
T.G. Leighton 1
Paul R. White 1
Amelia Holgate 1
Omar Celis-Hernández 1
Tessa M. Page 1
Gavin L. Foster 1

Top Papers

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Deep, diverse and definitely different: unique attributes of the world's largest ecosystem
2010 Tier 2 849 citations
Man and the Last Great Wilderness: Human Impact on the Deep Sea
2011 Tier 2 833 citations
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
Habitat recovery and restoration in aquatic ecosystems: current progress and future challenges
2016 Tier 2 327 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
Ecological Role of Submarine Canyons and Need for Canyon Conservation: A Review
2017 Tier 2 245 citations
Successful Blue Economy Examples With an Emphasis on International Perspectives
2019 Tier 2 221 citations
Developing a systematic method for extraction of microplastics in soils
2021 Tier 2 183 citations
The Anthropocene: Comparing Its Meaning in Geology (Chronostratigraphy) with Conceptual Approaches Arising in Other Disciplines
2021 Tier 2 172 citations
Small Water Bodies in Great Britain and Ireland: Ecosystem function, human-generated degradation, and options for restorative action
2018 Tier 2 143 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
Direct Monitoring Reveals Initiation of Turbidity Currents From Extremely Dilute River Plumes
2019 Tier 2 113 citations
Increased personal protective equipment litter as a result of COVID-19 measures
2021 Tier 2 111 citations
Identification of tidal trapping of microplastics in a temperate salt marsh system using sea surface microlayer sampling
2020 Tier 2 86 citations
A Blueprint for an Inclusive, Global Deep-Sea Ocean Decade Field Program
2020 Tier 2 81 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
Rapidly-migrating and internally-generated knickpoints can control submarine channel evolution
2020 Tier 2 76 citations
Novel Acoustic Method Provides First Detailed Measurements of Sediment Concentration Structure Within Submarine Turbidity Currents
2020 Tier 2 76 citations
Particulate matter and the airway epithelium: the special case of the underground?
2019 Tier 2 76 citations
The Evolutionary Trend and Impact of Global Plastic Waste Trade Network
2021 Tier 2 71 citations
Lost fishing gear and litter at Gorringe Bank (NE Atlantic)
2014 Tier 2 64 citations
COVID-19 Impacts on Beaches and Coastal Water Pollution at Selected Sites in Ecuador, and Management Proposals Post-pandemic
2021 Tier 2 61 citations
Cryoconite: an efficient accumulator of radioactive fallout in glacial environments
2020 Tier 2 53 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
Animal migration in the Anthropocene: threats and mitigation options
2024 Tier 2 37 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
‘Fetal side’ of the placenta: anatomical mis-annotation of carbon particle ‘transfer’ across the human placenta
2021 Tier 2 30 citations
Quantifying the three‐dimensional stratigraphic expression of cyclic steps by integrating seafloor and deep‐water outcrop observations
2020 Tier 2 30 citations
Integrated and Sustainable Management of Post-industrial Coasts
2020 Tier 2 30 citations
Carbon and sediment fluxes inhibited in the submarine Congo Canyon by landslide-damming
2022 Tier 2 29 citations
Uncertainty about the risks associated with microplastics among lay and topic-experienced respondents
2021 Tier 2 29 citations
Grand Challenges (and Great Opportunities) in Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and Diagenesis Research
2018 Tier 2 29 citations
The Anthropocene within the Geological Time Scale: a response to fundamental questions
2023 Tier 2 28 citations
Particle and salinity sensing for the marine environment via deep learning using a Raspberry Pi
2019 Tier 2 27 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
Far‐field connectivity of the <scp>UK</scp>'s four largest marine protected areas: Four of a kind?
2017 Tier 2 25 citations
Including environmental and climatic considerations for sustainable coral reef restoration
2024 Tier 2 22 citations
Evidences of human impact on megabenthic assemblages of bathyal sediments in the Alboran Sea (western Mediterranean)
2020 Tier 2 20 citations