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Microplastic research output and top contributors from University of Toronto.

295
Papers
7
Tier 1 Papers
20,869
Citations
82% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 53 papers list University of Toronto as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Top Authors

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Author Papers
Chelsea M. Rochman 108
Keenan Munno 22
Miriam L. Diamond 22
Bonnie M. Hamilton 19
Robert C. Andrews 18
Hannah De Frond 17
Husein Almuhtaram 17
Ludovic Hermabessière 16
Paul A. Helm 14
Xia Zhu 11
Kennedy Bucci 11
Kelsey Smyth 10
David Sinton 9
Hayley K. McIlwraith 9
Samantha N. Athey 8
Elodie Passeport 8
Jelena Grbić 7
Myrna J. Simpson 7
Clara Thaysen 7
André J. Simpson 7
Anna O'Brien 7
Shuyao Tan 7
Tiago F. Lins 6
Garth A. Covernton 6
Michael J. McKie 6
John G. Sled 6
John‏ Kingdom 6
Christopher K. Macgowan 5
Chelsea M. Rochman 5
Donald A. Jackson 4
Jacqueline Bikker 4
Liisa M. Jantunen 4
Arthur W. H. Chan 4
Kevin Golovin 4
Larissa M. Werbowski 4
Natasha Klasios 3
Natasha Djuric 3
Eden K. Hataley 3
Gloria H.Y. Gao 3
Brian Nguyen 3
Sudip Kumar Lahiri 3
Jasmine T. Yu 3
Arielle Earn 3
Joel Kim 3
Zoie Diana 3
Cassandra Sherlock 3
Mathew G. Wells 3
Maria Dittrich 3
Frank Wania 3
Zahra Azimi Dijvejin 3

Top Papers

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Microplastics in Seafood and the Implications for Human Health
2018 Tier 2 1,717 citations
Microplastics research—from sink to source
2018 Tier 2 1,287 citations
Rethinking microplastics as a diverse contaminant suite
2019 Tier 2 1,131 citations
What is known and unknown about the effects of plastic pollution: A meta‐analysis and systematic review
2019 Tier 1 619 citations
Plastic pollution in the Arctic
2022 Tier 2 541 citations
Microplastic Spectral Classification Needs an Open Source Community: Open Specy to the Rescue!
2021 Tier 2 473 citations
Magnetic Extraction of Microplastics from Environmental Samples
2019 Tier 2 451 citations
Using the Asian clam as an indicator of microplastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems
2017 Tier 2 445 citations
The global odyssey of plastic pollution
2020 Tier 2 432 citations
Critical Assessment of Analytical Methods for the Harmonized and Cost-Efficient Analysis of Microplastics
2020 Tier 2 425 citations
Microplastics entering northwestern Lake Ontario are diverse and linked to urban sources
2020 Tier 2 387 citations
Reporting Guidelines to Increase the Reproducibility and Comparability of Research on Microplastics
2020 Tier 2 384 citations
Impacts of temperature and selected chemical digestion methods on microplastic particles
2017 Tier 2 369 citations
Sampling and Quality Assurance and Quality Control: A Guide for Scientists Investigating the Occurrence of Microplastics Across Matrices
2020 Tier 2 333 citations
Urban Stormwater Runoff: A Major Pathway for Anthropogenic Particles, Black Rubbery Fragments, and Other Types of Microplastics to Urban Receiving Waters
2021 Tier 2 312 citations
Is It or Isn't It: The Importance of Visual Classification in Microplastic Characterization
2020 Tier 2 294 citations
Increasing the Accessibility for Characterizing Microplastics: Introducing New Application-Based and Spectral Libraries of Plastic Particles (SLoPP and SLoPP-E)
2020 Tier 2 282 citations
Why we need an international agreement on marine plastic pollution
2017 Tier 2 275 citations
Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: Rapid degradation of the world’s large lakes
2020 Tier 2 264 citations
Are We Underestimating Anthropogenic Microfiber Pollution? A Critical Review of Occurrence, Methods, and Reporting
2021 Tier 2 250 citations
Evidence of Microplastic Translocation in Wild-Caught Fish and Implications for Microplastic Accumulation Dynamics in Food Webs
2021 Tier 2 250 citations
Critical Review of Processing and Classification Techniques for Images and Spectra in Microplastic Research
2020 Tier 2 248 citations
Biofilm facilitates metal accumulation onto microplastics in estuarine waters
2019 Tier 2 241 citations
Biomarkers for diagnosis and prediction of therapy responses in allergic diseases and asthma
2020 Tier 2 240 citations
Synthesis and application of titanium dioxide photocatalysis for energy, decontamination and viral disinfection: a review
2022 Tier 2 238 citations
Novel method for the extraction and identification of microplastics in ocean trawl and fish gut matrices
2016 Tier 2 236 citations
Addressing the Issue of Microplastics in the Wake of the Microbead-Free Waters Act—A New Standard Can Facilitate Improved Policy
2017 Tier 2 221 citations
Isolation and Extraction of Microplastics from Environmental Samples: An Evaluation of Practical Approaches and Recommendations for Further Harmonization
2020 Tier 2 200 citations
Bioretention cells remove microplastics from urban stormwater
2020 Tier 2 199 citations
Capturing microfibers – marketed technologies reduce microfiber emissions from washing machines
2018 Tier 2 197 citations
Fluorescent Dyes for Visualizing Microplastic Particles and Fibers in Laboratory-Based Studies
2019 Tier 2 195 citations
Recommended best practices for collecting, analyzing, and reporting microplastics in environmental media: Lessons learned from comprehensive monitoring of San Francisco Bay
2020 Tier 2 183 citations
Addressing chemical pollution in biodiversity research
2023 Tier 2 176 citations
Trophic transfer of microplastics in an estuarine food chain and the effects of a sorbed legacy pollutant
2020 Tier 2 166 citations
μATR-FTIR Spectral Libraries of Plastic Particles (FLOPP and FLOPP-e) for the Analysis of Microplastics
2021 Tier 2 164 citations
Direct and indirect effects of different types of microplastics on freshwater prey (Corbicula fluminea) and their predator (Acipenser transmontanus)
2017 Tier 2 140 citations
Automatic quantification and classification of microplastics in scanning electron micrographs via deep learning
2022 Tier 2 137 citations
Multiyear Water Quality Performance and Mass Accumulation of PCBs, Mercury, Methylmercury, Copper, and Microplastics in a Bioretention Rain Garden
2019 Tier 2 135 citations
How microplastics affect chiral illicit drug methamphetamine in aquatic food chain? From green alga (Chlorella pyrenoidosa) to freshwater snail (Cipangopaludian cathayensis)
2020 Tier 2 132 citations
Characterizing microplastic hazards: which concentration metrics and particle characteristics are most informative for understanding toxicity in aquatic organisms?
2022 Tier 2 129 citations
Risk-based management framework for microplastics in aquatic ecosystems
2022 Tier 1 124 citations
Anthropogenic particles (including microfibers and microplastics) in marine sediments of the Canadian Arctic
2021 Tier 2 118 citations
Biofilm growth on buoyant microplastics leads to changes in settling rates: Implications for microplastic retention in the Great Lakes
2021 Tier 2 118 citations
Monitoring microplastics in drinking water: An interlaboratory study to inform effective methods for quantifying and characterizing microplastics
2022 Tier 2 113 citations
The Plastic Cycle – An Unknown Branch of the Carbon Cycle
2021 Tier 2 105 citations
Research recommendations to better understand the potential health impacts of microplastics to humans and aquatic ecosystems
2022 Tier 2 103 citations
A first assessment of microplastics and other anthropogenic particles in Hudson Bay and the surrounding eastern Canadian Arctic waters of Nunavut
2020 Tier 2 103 citations
The “plastic cycle”: a watershed‐scale model of plastic pools and fluxes
2021 Tier 2 102 citations
Conventional and biological treatment for the removal of microplastics from drinking water
2021 Tier 2 101 citations
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Canadian Fast Food Packaging
2023 Tier 2 97 citations