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Leiden University

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Microplastic research output and top contributors from Leiden University.

158
Papers
7
Tier 1 Papers
13,920
Citations
82% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 28 papers list Leiden University as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Top Authors

showing 50 of 136 affiliated authors
Author Papers
Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg 63
Martina G. Vijver 51
Thijs Bosker 40
Laura J. Zantis 16
Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh 7
Alice A. Horton 6
Nadja R. Brun 6
Meiru Wang 5
Paul Behrens 5
Caterina Borchi 5
A. Alia 5
Nils Thonemann 5
Fan Zhang 4
Liselotte Rambonnet 4
Peter M. van Bodegom 4
Qi Yu 3
Yujia Zhai 3
Esther Kentin 3
Gerda E. M. Lamers 3
Jan Baas 3
Christina Galafton 3
Arthur F. J. Ram 3
Michael K. Richardson 3
Jo-Anne Verschoor 2
Daniela J. Kraft 2
Haifeng Zhou 2
Gayathri Jaikumar 2
Suzanne C. Vink 2
Anne M. Land‐Zandstra 2
Tom A.P. Nederstigt 2
Bregje W. Brinkmann 2
Stefano Cucurachi 2
Stefan Romeijn 2
José M. Mogollón 2
Johannes H. de Winde 2
Robert E. Poelmann 2
Shixiong Cheng 2
Nicolas Navarre 2
Arnold Tukker 2
Menno Schilthuizen 2
Hauke Ward 1
Kai Li 1
Surendra Balraadjsing 1
Brian Glenney 1
Paul Vriend 1
Marjolein E. Crooijmans 1
Joost Willemse 1
Paolo Innocenti 1
Juan Wu 1
Krijn B. Trimbos 1

Top Papers

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Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities
2017 Tier 2 3,493 citations
Effective uptake of submicrometre plastics by crop plants via a crack-entry mode
2020 Tier 2 1,326 citations
Microplastics accumulate on pores in seed capsule and delay germination and root growth of the terrestrial vascular plant Lepidium sativum
2019 Tier 2 851 citations
Growing a circular economy with fungal biotechnology: a white paper
2020 Tier 2 494 citations
A large-scale investigation of microplastic contamination: Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in European beach sediment
2017 Tier 2 450 citations
Citizen science in environmental and ecological sciences
2022 Tier 2 426 citations
An emerging class of air pollutants: Potential effects of microplastics to respiratory human health?
2020 Tier 2 406 citations
A standardized method for sampling and extraction methods for quantifying microplastics in beach sand
2016 Tier 2 395 citations
Quantitative tracing of uptake and transport of submicrometre plastics in crop plants using lanthanide chelates as a dual-functional tracer
2022 Tier 2 321 citations
The influence of exposure and physiology on microplastic ingestion by the freshwater fish Rutilus rutilus (roach) in the River Thames, UK
2018 Tier 2 265 citations
Urban coral reefs: Degradation and resilience of hard coral assemblages in coastal cities of East and Southeast Asia
2018 Tier 2 259 citations
Marine mammals and microplastics: A systematic review and call for standardisation
2020 Tier 1 235 citations
Polystyrene nanoplastics disrupt glucose metabolism and cortisol levels with a possible link to behavioural changes in larval zebrafish
2019 Tier 2 228 citations
Reproductive toxicity of primary and secondary microplastics to three cladocerans during chronic exposure
2019 Tier 2 227 citations
Pathway analysis of systemic transcriptome responses to injected polystyrene particles in zebrafish larvae
2017 Tier 2 200 citations
Application of Zn/Al layered double hydroxides for the removal of nano-scale plastic debris from aqueous systems
2020 Tier 2 198 citations
A systematic review of the impacts of exposure to micro- and nano-plastics on human tissue accumulation and health
2023 Tier 1 180 citations
Plastic particles adsorb to the roots of freshwater vascular plant <i>Spirodela polyrhiza</i> but do not impair growth
2019 Tier 2 162 citations
Confocal measurement of microplastics uptake by plants
2019 Tier 2 146 citations
The crucial role of a protein corona in determining the aggregation kinetics and colloidal stability of polystyrene nanoplastics
2020 Tier 2 129 citations
The effects of COVID-19 litter on animal life
2021 Tier 2 125 citations
Microplastic pollution on Caribbean beaches in the Lesser Antilles
2018 Tier 2 123 citations
Acute sensitivity of three Cladoceran species to different types of microplastics in combination with thermal stress
2018 Tier 2 115 citations
Acute toxicity of organic pesticides to Daphnia magna is unchanged by co-exposure to polystyrene microplastics
2018 Tier 2 113 citations
Making citizen science count: Best practices and challenges of citizen science projects on plastics in aquatic environments
2019 Tier 2 109 citations
Impact of CeO2 nanoparticles on the aggregation kinetics and stability of polystyrene nanoplastics: Importance of surface functionalization and solution chemistry
2020 Tier 2 108 citations
Significant decline of Daphnia magna population biomass due to microplastic exposure
2019 Tier 2 107 citations
Nano- and microplastics commonly cause adverse impacts on plants at environmentally relevant levels: A systematic review
2023 Tier 1 100 citations
Review and Prospects on the Ecotoxicity of Mixtures of Nanoparticles and Hybrid Nanomaterials
2022 Tier 2 100 citations
Metal sorption onto nanoscale plastic debris and trojan horse effects in Daphnia magna: Role of dissolved organic matter
2020 Tier 2 92 citations
Strategies for determining heteroaggregation attachment efficiencies of engineered nanoparticles in aquatic environments
2020 Tier 2 85 citations
Microplastics in terrestrial ecosystem: Exploring the menace to the soil-plant-microbe interactions
2024 Tier 2 81 citations
Dissolved Organic Matter Enhanced the Aggregation and Oxidation of Nanoplastics under Simulated Sunlight Irradiation in Water
2022 Tier 2 79 citations
Exposure protocol for ecotoxicity testing of microplastics and nanoplastics
2023 Tier 2 77 citations
Tracing and trapping micro- and nanoplastics: Untapped mitigation potential of aquatic plants?
2023 Tier 2 77 citations
Brood pouch-mediated polystyrene nanoparticle uptake during <i>Daphnia magna</i> embryogenesis
2017 Tier 2 77 citations
A critical review on the biological impact of natural organic matter on nanomaterials in the aquatic environment
2022 Tier 2 76 citations
Plastic waste in the terrestrial environment
2020 Tier 2 75 citations
Alteration of dominant cyanobacteria in different bloom periods caused by abiotic factors and species interactions
2020 Tier 2 69 citations
A mechanistic understanding of the effects of polyethylene terephthalate nanoplastics in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo
2023 Tier 2 68 citations
Accumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and microbiome response in the great pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis with exposure to nylon (polyamide) microplastics
2019 Tier 2 67 citations
Analytical approaches for characterizing and quantifying engineered nanoparticles in biological matrices from an (eco)toxicological perspective: old challenges, new methods and techniques
2019 Tier 2 64 citations
Machine learning-driven QSAR models for predicting the mixture toxicity of nanoparticles
2023 Tier 2 63 citations
Assessing microplastic exposure of large marine filter-feeders
2021 Tier 2 61 citations
Toward Microbial Recycling and Upcycling of Plastics: Prospects and Challenges
2022 Tier 2 59 citations
Controlling factors and toxicokinetic modeling of antibiotics bioaccumulation in aquatic organisms: A review
2022 Tier 2 53 citations
Plastic Hotspot Mapping in Urban Water Systems
2020 Tier 2 52 citations
Eco-friendly synthesis of Ag-NPs using Endostemon viscosus (Lamiaceae): Antibacterial, antioxidant, larvicidal, photocatalytic dye degradation activity and toxicity in zebrafish embryos
2022 Tier 2 51 citations
UV/ozone induced physicochemical transformations of polystyrene nanoparticles and their aggregation tendency and kinetics with natural organic matter in aqueous systems
2022 Tier 2 50 citations
Development of methods for extraction and analytical characterization of carbon-based nanomaterials (nanoplastics and carbon nanotubes) in biological and environmental matrices by asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation
2019 Tier 2 49 citations