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University of Bayreuth

Microplastic research output and top contributors from University of Bayreuth.

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404
Papers
13
Tier 1 Papers
17,840
Citations
56% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 177 papers list University of Bayreuth as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Author Papers
Christian Laforsch 122
Martin G. J. Löder 77
Seema Agarwal 34
Benjamin Gilfedder 29
Sven Frei 24
Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger 23
Jan H. Fleckenstein 21
Julian Brehm 20
Jan‐Pascal Boos 19
Heike Feldhaar 18
Andreas Greiner 18
Julia N. Möller 18
Ruth Freitag 17
Sven Ritschar 16
Christoph Thomas 16
Jürgen Senker 16
Sarmite Kernchen 15
Stephan Gekle 15
Holger Kress 14
Hassan Elagami 14
Hannes K. Imhof 14
Moritz Lehmann 13
Martin G. J. Löder 13
Thomas Scheibel 12
Stefan Peiffer 12
Anika Mauel 12
Valérie Jérôme 12
Nora Meides 12
Simona Mondellini 11
Peter Strohriegl 11
Georg Papastavrou 11
Alfons R. Weig 11
Johanna Schmidtmann 11
Eike Maximilian Esders 11
Magdalena M. Mair 10
M. Schott 10
Anja Holzinger 10
Matthias Völkl 10
Julia Jasinski 10
Lotta Steinbrenner 9
Gerasimos Gkoutselis 9
Gerhard Rambold 9
Simon Wieland 9
Sarah Piehl 9
Wolfgang Babel 9
Teresa Menzel 9
Gwen Büchner 8
Eva Lehndorff 8
Birte Höcker 8
Julia Prume 8

Top Papers

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Identification of microplastic in effluents of waste water treatment plants using focal plane array-based micro-Fourier-transform infrared imaging
2016 Tier 2 1,413 citations
Organic fertilizer as a vehicle for the entry of microplastic into the environment
2018 Tier 2 1,004 citations
Sampling, isolating and identifying microplastics ingested by fish and invertebrates
2016 Tier 2 945 citations
Dangerous hitchhikers? Evidence for potentially pathogenic Vibrio spp. on microplastic particles
2016 Tier 2 888 citations
Identification and quantification of macro- and microplastics on an agricultural farmland
2018 Tier 2 810 citations
Methodology Used for the Detection and Identification of Microplastics—A Critical Appraisal
2015 Tier 2 740 citations
Contamination of beach sediments of a subalpine lake with microplastic particles
2013 Tier 2 685 citations
Focal plane array detector-based micro-Fourier-transform infrared imaging for the analysis of microplastics in environmental samples
2015 Tier 2 547 citations
Finding Microplastics in Soils: A Review of Analytical Methods
2020 Tier 2 521 citations
Enzymatic Purification of Microplastics in Environmental Samples
2017 Tier 2 506 citations
Pigments and plastic in limnetic ecosystems: A qualitative and quantitative study on microparticles of different size classes
2016 Tier 2 480 citations
Marine microplastic-associated biofilms – a review
2015 Tier 2 463 citations
Fate of So‐Called Biodegradable Polymers in Seawater and Freshwater
2017 Tier 2 377 citations
Environmental exposure enhances the internalization of microplastic particles into cells
2020 Tier 2 325 citations
Identification of microplastics by FTIR and Raman microscopy: a novel silicon filter substrate opens the important spectral range below 1300 cm−1 for FTIR transmission measurements
2015 Tier 2 322 citations
Spatial distribution of microplastics in sediments and surface waters of the southern North Sea
2019 Tier 2 275 citations
Biodegradable Polymers: Present Opportunities and Challenges in Providing a Microplastic‐Free Environment
2020 Tier 2 274 citations
Spatial and temporal variation of macro-, meso- and microplastic abundance on a remote coral island of the Maldives, Indian Ocean
2017 Tier 2 269 citations
Microplastics accumulate fungal pathogens in terrestrial ecosystems
2021 Tier 1 222 citations
Occurence of microplastics in the hyporheic zone of rivers
2019 Tier 2 216 citations
Biofilm and Diatom Succession on Polyethylene (PE) and Biodegradable Plastic Bags in Two Marine Habitats: Early Signs of Degradation in the Pelagic and Benthic Zone?
2015 Tier 2 206 citations
Do microplastic particles affect Daphnia magna at the morphological, life history and molecular level?
2017 Tier 2 205 citations
Effects of microplastic particles and leaching additive on the life history and morphology of Daphnia magna
2019 Tier 2 204 citations
Nano- and microplastics: a comprehensive review on their exposure routes, translocation, and fate in humans
2022 Tier 2 202 citations
Reconstructing the Environmental Degradation of Polystyrene by Accelerated Weathering
2021 Tier 2 189 citations
Is the Hyporheic Zone Relevant beyond the Scientific Community?
2019 Tier 2 176 citations
Shape, size, and polymer dependent effects of microplastics on Daphnia magna
2021 Tier 2 166 citations
Coastal accumulation of microplastic particles emitted from the Po River, Northern Italy: Comparing remote sensing and hydrodynamic modelling with in situ sample collections
2019 Tier 2 158 citations
Airborne microplastic concentrations and deposition across the Weser River catchment
2021 Tier 2 155 citations
Analysis of microplastics of a broad size range in commercially important mussels by combining FTIR and Raman spectroscopy approaches
2020 Tier 2 139 citations
A methodology for the fast identification and monitoring of microplastics in environmental samples using random decision forest classifiers
2019 Tier 2 128 citations
Microplastics in Freshwater Biota: A Critical Review of Isolation, Characterization, and Assessment Methods
2019 Tier 2 127 citations
Computer-Assisted Analysis of Microplastics in Environmental Samples Based on μFTIR Imaging in Combination with Machine Learning
2021 Tier 2 123 citations
Multi-temporal surveys for microplastic particles enabled by a novel and fast application of SWIR imaging spectroscopy – Study of an urban watercourse traversing the city of Berlin, Germany
2018 Tier 2 120 citations
Microplastic sample purification methods - Assessing detrimental effects of purification procedures on specific plastic types
2022 Tier 2 119 citations
Tackling the Challenge of Extracting Microplastics from Soils: A Protocol to Purify Soil Samples for Spectroscopic Analysis
2021 Tier 2 116 citations
Impacts of changing ocean circulation on the distribution of marine microplastic litter
2017 Tier 2 112 citations
Hazardous or not – Are adult and juvenile individuals of Potamopyrgus antipodarum affected by non-buoyant microplastic particles?
2016 Tier 2 101 citations
Degradation of low-density polyethylene to nanoplastic particles by accelerated weathering
2022 Tier 2 100 citations
Biodegradable microplastic increases CO2 emission and alters microbial biomass and bacterial community composition in different soil types
2022 Tier 2 94 citations
Long-term exposure of Daphnia magna to polystyrene microplastic (PS-MP) leads to alterations of the proteome, morphology and life-history
2021 Tier 2 85 citations
Sampling, Isolating and Identifying Microplastics Ingested by Fish and Invertebrates *
2020 Tier 2 85 citations
Pristine and artificially-aged polystyrene microplastic particles differ in regard to cellular response
2022 Tier 2 83 citations
Flooding frequency and floodplain topography determine abundance of microplastics in an alluvial Rhine soil
2022 Tier 2 81 citations
Abundance and distribution of large microplastics (1–5 mm) within beach sediments at the Po River Delta, northeast Italy
2019 Tier 2 81 citations
Nominally identical microplastic models differ greatly in their particle-cell interactions
2024 Tier 2 80 citations
Supposedly identical microplastic particles substantially differ in their material properties influencing particle-cell interactions and cellular responses
2021 Tier 2 70 citations
Deposition and in-situ translocation of microplastics in floodplain soils
2021 Tier 2 68 citations
Effects of clay minerals on the transport of nanoplastics through water-saturated porous media
2021 Tier 2 68 citations
Measurement of microplastic settling velocities and implications for residence times in thermally stratified lakes
2022 Tier 2 64 citations