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University of California, Riverside

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Microplastic research output and top contributors from University of California, Riverside.

85
Papers
4
Tier 1 Papers
4,850
Citations
88% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 10 papers list University of California, Riverside as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Top Authors

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Author Papers
Win Cowger 30
Andrew B. Gray 23
Jay Gan 14
Hannah Hapich 8
Samiksha Singh 7
Clare Murphy-Hagan 7
Daniel Schlenk 5
Changcheng Zhou 4
Ting‐An Lin 4
Bai-Lian Li 3
Jianfei Pan 3
Scott Coffin 3
Aleksandra Karapetrova 3
Mya Nguyen 2
Ke Du 2
Andrew Gray 2
Jie Wang 2
Hannah Hapich 2
Oluniyi O. Fadare 1
B. Larry Li 1
Rundong Huang 1
Monica Iepure 1
Younjin Min 1
Baile Xu 1
Chengliang Sun 1
Roxana Coreas 1
Fengjun Xu 1
Wenwan Zhong 1
Exequiel Ezcurra 1
Mia R. Maltz 1
Emma L. Aronson 1
Amr Magdy 1
Yunfan Kang 1
Michael C. Pirrung 1
Nathan D. Sy 1
James Guilinger 1
Brandon T. Fong 1
Janet Franklin 1
Sergio J. Rey 1
Xitong Chen 1
Pingyun Feng 1
David Alfaro 1
Zachary Cryder 1
W. Cowger 1
A. B. Gray 1
Ilkeun Lee 1
Philip A. Roberts 1
Andrew B. Gray 1
Yihan Wang 1
Jay Gan 1

Top Papers

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Microplastics in the soil environment: Occurrence, risks, interactions and fate – A review
2019 Tier 2 611 citations
Microplastic Spectral Classification Needs an Open Source Community: Open Specy to the Rescue!
2021 Tier 2 473 citations
Critical Assessment of Analytical Methods for the Harmonized and Cost-Efficient Analysis of Microplastics
2020 Tier 2 425 citations
Reporting Guidelines to Increase the Reproducibility and Comparability of Research on Microplastics
2020 Tier 2 384 citations
A growing plastic smog, now estimated to be over 170 trillion plastic particles afloat in the world’s oceans—Urgent solutions required
2023 Tier 2 368 citations
Negligible effects of microplastics on animal fitness and HOC bioaccumulation in earthworm Eisenia fetida in soil
2019 Tier 2 338 citations
Concentrations of Tire Additive Chemicals and Tire Road Wear Particles in an Australian Urban Tributary
2022 Tier 2 294 citations
Critical Review of Processing and Classification Techniques for Images and Spectra in Microplastic Research
2020 Tier 2 248 citations
Learning from natural sediments to tackle microplastics challenges: A multidisciplinary perspective
2022 Tier 2 210 citations
Automated identification and quantification of invisible microplastics in agricultural soils
2022 Tier 2 166 citations
Effects of chemical and natural ageing on the release of potentially toxic metal additives in commercial PVC microplastics
2021 Tier 2 134 citations
Settling and rising velocities of environmentally weathered micro- and macroplastic particles
2020 Tier 2 103 citations
Concentration Depth Profiles of Microplastic Particles in River Flow and Implications for Surface Sampling
2021 Tier 2 83 citations
Patterns of microparticles in blank samples: A study to inform best practices for microplastic analysis
2023 Tier 2 79 citations
Accumulation of HOCs via Precontaminated Microplastics by Earthworm <i>Eisenia fetida</i> in Soil
2020 Tier 2 75 citations
Contrasting effects of microplastics on sorption of diazepam and phenanthrene in soil
2020 Tier 2 72 citations
Simulated digestion of polystyrene foam enhances desorption of diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) and In vitro estrogenic activity in a size-dependent manner
2018 Tier 2 72 citations
Incineration-Generated Polyethylene Micro-Nanoplastics Increase Triglyceride Lipolysis and Absorption in an <i>In Vitro</i> Small Intestinal Epithelium Model
2022 Tier 2 54 citations
The Maya Forest: Destroyed or cultivated by the ancient Maya?
2010 Tier 2 50 citations
Microplastic pollution on island beaches, Oahu, Hawai`i
2021 Tier 2 43 citations
Micro- and nanoplastics in soil ecosystems: Analytical methods, fate, and effects
2023 Tier 2 42 citations
Plant parasitic nematodes: Digesting a page from the microbe book
1998 Tier 2 41 citations
How many microplastics do you need to (sub)sample?
2024 Tier 2 40 citations
Microplastics in Water and Wastewater
2019 Tier 2 38 citations
Spatiotemporal trends and characteristics of microplastic contamination in a large river-dominated estuary
2023 Tier 2 36 citations
A Review on Remediation Technology and the Remediation Evaluation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soils
2024 Tier 2 30 citations
Food packaging solutions in the post‐per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and microplastics era: A review of functions, materials, and bio‐based alternatives
2024 Tier 2 29 citations
The influence of complex matrices on method performance in extracting and monitoring for microplastics
2023 Tier 2 28 citations
Effects of Shape on Interaction Dynamics of Tetrahedral Nanoplastics and the Cell Membrane
2023 Tier 2 22 citations
Microplastics in Water and Wastewater
2020 Tier 2 19 citations
Trash Taxonomy Tool: harmonizing classification systems used to describe trash in environments
2022 Tier 2 18 citations
Microplastic pollution in the water column and benthic sediment of the San Pedro Bay, California, USA
2025 Tier 2 15 citations
A multi-factor analysis evaluating the toxicity of microplastics on algal growth
2023 Tier 2 14 citations
Use of a Dual-Labeled Bioaccumulation Method to Quantify Microplastic Vector Effects for Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Soil
2023 Tier 2 14 citations
Generation of macro- and microplastic databases by high-throughput FTIR analysis with microplate readers
2024 Tier 2 13 citations
The Herbicide Glyphosate and Its Formulations Impact Animal Behavior across Taxa
2023 Tier 2 13 citations
Microplastics and Trash Cleaning and Harmonization (MaTCH): Semantic Data Ingestion and Harmonization Using Artificial Intelligence
2024 Tier 2 12 citations
Phytoplankton Communities’ Response to Thermal Stratification and Changing Environmental Conditions in a Deep-Water Reservoir: Stochastic and Deterministic Processes
2024 Tier 2 12 citations
Multi-dimensional visualization of ingestion, biological effects and interactions of microplastics and a representative POP in edible jellyfish
2023 Tier 2 12 citations
Size-dependent vector effects of microplastics on bioaccumulation of hydrophobic organic contaminants in earthworm: A dual-dosing study
2024 Tier 2 11 citations
Microplastic characterization and transport mode —A flow-integrated approach to sampling urban waterways
2025 Tier 2 9 citations
Carbendazim adsorption on polyethylene microplastics and the toxicity mechanisms on cotton plants, soil enzyme activity and rhizosphere bacterial community under combined stress conditions
2024 Tier 2 9 citations
Open Specy 1.0: Automated (Hyper)spectroscopy for Microplastics
2025 Tier 2 8 citations
Effects of tire wear particles on the water retention of soils with different textures in the full moisture range
2024 Tier 2 8 citations
Exploring microplastic distribution in Western North American snow
2024 Tier 2 8 citations
Evaluating wastewater effluent as a source of microplastics in environmental samples
2020 Tier 2 8 citations
Epigenetic impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on atherosclerosis
2025 Tier 2 6 citations
Baja California Sur mangrove deep peat microbial communities cycle nitrogen but do not affect old carbon pool
2022 Tier 2 6 citations
A bifunctional robust metal sulfide with highly selective capture of Pb<sup>2+</sup> ions and luminescence sensing ability for heavy metals in aqueous media
2021 Tier 2 6 citations
Sorption, Extraction, and Characterization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Environmentally Weathered Microplastics, Particulate Organic Matter, Sediment, and Fish Species in the Lavaca-Matagorda Bay System
2025 Tier 2 5 citations