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Loyola University Chicago

Microplastic research output and top contributors from Loyola University Chicago.

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64
Papers
3
Tier 1 Papers
5,823
Citations
77% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 15 papers list Loyola University Chicago as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Author Papers
Timothy J. Hoellein 34
John J. Kelly 13
Umberto Cornelli 8
Amanda R. McCormick 5
Maxwell G. London 5
Raúl F. Lazcano 4
Bailey A. Schwenk 4
Elizabeth M. Kazmierczak 3
Fritz Petersen 3
John T. Karantonis 2
Rachel E. McNeish 2
Tham C. Hoang 2
Elizabeth M. Berg 2
Anna E. S. Vincent 2
Loren Hou 2
Miguel Rojas 2
Joshua Hittie 2
Lazcano, Raul 1
L. H. Kim 1
Ryan T. Krantz 1
Justine B. Nguyen 1
Kathryn Marie Renyer 1
M. Paul Chiarelli 1
John J. Kelly 1
Martin B. Berg 1
Olivia Schaul 1
Audrey Eros 1
Jenna Molaro 1
Christopher G. Peterson 1
Rachel McNeish 1
Stephen Mitten 1
TJ Hoellein 1
Catherine Rovegno 1
Nina Oforji 1
Ayomide Ogunsola 1
Mariana Felix-Kim 1
Paul Risteca 1
Patrick M. Canniff 1
Joseph Schluep 1
Pink Adam 1
Joseph Gasior 1
Clifford J. Shultz 1
Umberto Cornelli 1
Umberto Cornelli 1
Umberto Cornelli 1
Emily Johnson 1

Top Papers

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Microplastic is an Abundant and Distinct Microbial Habitat in an Urban River
2014 Tier 2 1,428 citations
Microplastic in surface waters of urban rivers: concentration, sources, and associated bacterial assemblages
2016 Tier 2 565 citations
Microplastic Contamination in Karst Groundwater Systems
2019 Tier 2 479 citations
The global odyssey of plastic pollution
2020 Tier 2 432 citations
Microplastic ingestion by Daphnia magna and its enhancement on algal growth
2018 Tier 2 398 citations
Microplastic in riverine fish is connected to species traits
2018 Tier 2 372 citations
Anthropogenic Litter in Urban Freshwater Ecosystems: Distribution and Microbial Interactions
2014 Tier 2 287 citations
A watershed-scale, citizen science approach to quantifying microplastic concentration in a mixed land-use river
2018 Tier 2 275 citations
Microplastic deposition velocity in streams follows patterns for naturally occurring allochthonous particles
2019 Tier 2 260 citations
Microplastic-Associated Biofilms: A Comparison of Freshwater and Marine Environments
2017 Tier 2 188 citations
Longitudinal patterns of microplastic concentration and bacterial assemblages in surface and benthic habitats of an urban river
2017 Tier 2 184 citations
Gathering at the top? Environmental controls of microplastic uptake and biomagnification in freshwater food webs
2020 Tier 2 166 citations
Wastewater treatment alters microbial colonization of microplastics
2021 Tier 2 133 citations
The “plastic cycle”: a watershed‐scale model of plastic pools and fluxes
2021 Tier 2 102 citations
Microplastic accumulation in the gastrointestinal tracts of nestling and adult migratory birds
2022 Tier 2 89 citations
Microplastic consumption and excretion by fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas): Influence of particles size and body shape of fish
2019 Tier 2 82 citations
A fish tale: a century of museum specimens reveal increasing microplastic concentrations in freshwater fish
2021 Tier 2 56 citations
Prevalence of microplastics and anthropogenic debris within a deep-sea food web
2021 Tier 2 44 citations
Runoff and discharge pathways of microplastics into freshwater ecosystems: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2022 Tier 1 37 citations
Microplastics in Invasive Freshwater Mussels (Dreissena sp.): Spatiotemporal Variation and Occurrence With Chemical Contaminants
2021 Tier 2 37 citations
Distribution and transport of microplastic and fine particulate organic matter in urban streams
2021 Tier 2 29 citations
Microplastic selects for convergent microbiomes from distinct riverine sources
2020 Tier 2 29 citations
Plastic Smell: A Review of the Hidden Threat of Airborne Micro and Nanoplastics to Human Health and the Environment
2025 Tier 2 27 citations
Informing the Exposure Landscape: The Fate of Microplastics in a Large Pelagic In-Lake Mesocosm Experiment
2024 Tier 2 19 citations
Microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in landfill-wastewater treatment systems: A field study
2024 Tier 2 16 citations
Plastic litter is a part of the carbon cycle in an urban river: Microplastic and macroplastic accumulate with organic matter in floating debris rafts
2024 Tier 2 16 citations
Health Risks from Microplastics in Intravenous Infusions: Evidence from Italy, Spain, and Ecuador
2025 Tier 2 10 citations
Egestion rates of microplastic fibres in fish scaled to in situ concentration and fish density
2022 Tier 2 10 citations
Preliminary Study on PCC-Chitosan’s Ability to Enhance Microplastic Excretion in Human Stools from Healthy Volunteers
2025 Tier 2 9 citations
Biofilms on plastic litter in an urban river: Community composition and activity vary by substrate type
2024 Tier 2 7 citations
Definition of Emerging Microplastic Syndrome Based on Clinical and Epidemiological Evidence: A Narrative Review
2025 Tier 2 5 citations
The influence of flow on the amount, retention and loss of plastic pollution in an urban river
2025 Tier 2 5 citations
Transport and retention of microplastic fibers in streams are impacted by benthic algae, discharge, and substrate
2025 Tier 2 4 citations
Anthropogenic particle concentrations and fluxes in an urban river are temporally variable and impacted by storm events
2024 Tier 2 4 citations
Consider a source: Microplastic in rivers is abundant, mobile, and selects for unique bacterial assemblages
2016 Tier 2 4 citations
The impact of microplastics on global public health, distribution, and contamination: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2025 Tier 1 3 citations
Microplastics in Spanish Eye Drops: Hidden contaminants in ophthalmic formulations
2025 Tier 2 3 citations
Storm events influence the transport of macroplastics in urban streams
2025 Tier 2 citations
A quadrillion little pieces of plastic
2024 Tier 2 2 citations
Inputs, Occurrence and Effects of Pharmaceuticals and Microplastics in Freshwater Ecosystems
2022 Tier 2 2 citations
Reduction in Circulating Microplastics in Humans Following Gastrointestinal Sequestration by Chitosan: A Pilot Controlled Study
2026 Tier 2 1 citations
Alteration to organismal behavior due to microplastic exposure
2025 Tier 2 1 citations
Social traps and the wicked problem of single‐use plastics: A marketing, policy, and consumer‐citizen perspective
2024 Tier 1 citations
Dataset: Microplastic addition has no detectable effect on ecosystem metabolism or diel dinitrogen flux in a large in-lake mesocosm experiment under oligotrophic conditions
2026 Tier 2
Dataset: Microplastic addition has no detectable effect on ecosystem metabolism or diel dinitrogen flux in a large in-lake mesocosm experiment under oligotrophic conditions
2026 Tier 2
Mapping Clinical Disease Patterns Potentially Associated with Microplastic Exposure: A Narrative Review Across Twenty-One Disease Categories
2026 Tier
A Bioenergetic Framework for Microplastic Accumulation in Human Tissues: A Cellular Turnover Hypothesis
2026 Tier 2
The Food Microplastic Pyramid (FOMIC-Py) as a Novel Framework for Prioritizing Dietary Exposure and Industrial Processing Impact: An Italian North-South Exposure Model
2026 Tier 2
Occurrence and characterization of microplastics in dry pet food: Investigating geographical variations between European and South American markets
2026 Tier 2
Watershed land cover predicts the abundance of macroplastic and other anthropogenic litter in streams
2026 Tier 2