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Universidade de São Paulo

Microplastic research output and top contributors from Universidade de São Paulo.

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199
Papers
3
Tier 1 Papers
8,184
Citations
78% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 44 papers list Universidade de São Paulo as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Author Papers
Rômulo A. Ando 30
Alexander Turra 21
Lucas Gonçalves Queiroz 18
Marcelo Pompêo 17
Bárbara Rani-Borges 15
Beatriz Rocha de Moraes 13
Thaís Mauad 8
Valdemar Luiz Tornisielo 8
Fabiana T. Moreira 7
Caio César Achiles do Prado 6
Regiani Carvalho-Oliveira 6
Luís Fernando Amato‐Lourenço 6
Teresa Cristina Brazil de Paiva 6
Glaucia Peregrina Olivatto 6
Juliano José Corbi 6
Kássio Ferreira Mendes 5
Marina Santana 5
Hélio Wiebeck 5
Aline Christine Bernegossi 5
Marília Cristina Oliveira Souza 4
Gleyson B. Castro 4
Liv Goldstein Ascer 4
Márcio Reis Custódio 4
Eduardo Siegle 4
Ana Laura Athayde Lourenço 4
Carla Isobel Elliff 4
Mayara Caroline Felipe 4
Ives Charlie‐Silva 4
Maria Carolina Hernandez Ribeiro 4
Fernando Barbosa 3
Daniel Gorman 3
Adijaílton José de Souza 3
Carlos Henrique Grohmann 3
Eduardo Carmine de Melo 3
Sylmara Lopes Francelino Gonçalves‐Dias 3
Isabella de Carvalho Vallin 3
Isabela Ribeiro Borges de Carvalho 3
Ticiane Sanches Valera 3
Fernanda Rodrigues PINHEIRO 3
Danilo Balthazar-Silva 3
Flavia Salvador Cesa 3
Júlia Baruque-Ramos 3
Anderson Targino da Silva Ferreira 2
Satie Taniguchi 2
Arian Dialectaquiz 2
Marcelo Dottori 2
Geovânia Cordeiro de Assis 2
Antônio Carlos Silva Costa Teixeira 2
Amanda Gonçalves Bendia 2
Lindomar Soares dos Santos 2

Top Papers

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Presence of airborne microplastics in human lung tissue
2021 Tier 2 1,155 citations
Synthetic fibers as microplastics in the marine environment: A review from textile perspective with a focus on domestic washings
2017 Tier 2 742 citations
Using mussel as a global bioindicator of coastal microplastic pollution
2018 Tier 2 571 citations
An emerging class of air pollutants: Potential effects of microplastics to respiratory human health?
2020 Tier 2 406 citations
Assessment of microplastic toxicity to embryonic development of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)
2015 Tier 2 386 citations
Three-dimensional distribution of plastic pellets in sandy beaches: shifting paradigms
2014 Tier 2 315 citations
Spatial variability in the concentrations of metals in beached microplastics
2017 Tier 2 272 citations
Trophic transference of microplastics under a low exposure scenario: Insights on the likelihood of particle cascading along marine food-webs
2017 Tier 2 244 citations
Microplastic contamination in natural mussel beds from a Brazilian urbanized coastal region: Rapid evaluation through bioassessment
2016 Tier 2 232 citations
Microplastics in sediments from Amazon rivers, Brazil
2020 Tier 2 212 citations
Plastic pollution on the world’s coral reefs
2023 Tier 198 citations
Laundering and textile parameters influence fibers release in household washings
2019 Tier 2 192 citations
A critical viewpoint on current issues, limitations, and future research needs on micro- and nanoplastic studies: From the detection to the toxicological assessment.
2019 Tier 2 163 citations
Toxic effects of naturally-aged microplastics on zebrafish juveniles: A more realistic approach to plastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems
2020 Tier 2 162 citations
Atmospheric microplastic fallout in outdoor and indoor environments in São Paulo megacity
2022 Tier 2 138 citations
Microplastics in the Olfactory Bulb of the Human Brain
2024 Tier 2 131 citations
Sustainable biomaterials based on cellulose, chitin and chitosan composites - A review
2021 Tier 2 117 citations
Continuous Exposure to Microplastics Does Not Cause Physiological Effects in the Cultivated Mussel Perna perna
2018 Tier 2 116 citations
Incidence and identification of microfibers in ocean waters in Admiralty Bay, Antarctica
2018 Tier 2 111 citations
Small-scale temporal and spatial variability in the abundance of plastic pellets on sandy beaches: Methodological considerations for estimating the input of microplastics
2015 Tier 2 103 citations
Revealing accumulation zones of plastic pellets in sandy beaches
2016 Tier 2 101 citations
Polystyrene nanoparticles affect the innate immune system of the Antarctic sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri
2019 Tier 2 94 citations
Biodegradation of Hemicellulose-Cellulose-Starch-Based Bioplastics and Microbial Polyesters
2021 Tier 2 93 citations
Airborne microplastics and SARS-CoV-2 in total suspended particles in the area surrounding the largest medical centre in Latin America
2021 Tier 2 90 citations
Multiple endpoints of polylactic acid biomicroplastic toxicity in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio)
2021 Tier 2 88 citations
Biodegradable polymers: A review about biodegradation and its implications and applications
2022 Tier 76 citations
Biopolymers as green‐based food packaging materials: A focus on modified and unmodified starch‐based films
2023 Tier 74 citations
Organic contamination of beached plastic pellets in the South Atlantic: Risk assessments can benefit by considering spatial gradients
2019 Tier 2 71 citations
Scientific Evidence about the Risks of Micro and Nanoplastics (MNPLs) to Human Health and Their Exposure Routes through the Environment
2022 Tier 2 70 citations
Microplastics: Contaminants of Global Concern in the Anthropocene
2018 Tier 2 64 citations
Fast, efficient and clean adsorption of bisphenol-A using renewable mesoporous silica nanoparticles from sugarcane waste ash
2020 Tier 2 58 citations
Predicting the Dispersal and Accumulation of Microplastic Pellets Within the Estuarine and Coastal Waters of South-Eastern Brazil Using Integrated Rainfall Data and Lagrangian Particle Tracking Models
2020 Tier 2 56 citations
Microplastics and freshwater microalgae: what do we know so far?
2021 Tier 2 54 citations
RILEM interlaboratory study on the mechanical properties of asphalt mixtures modified with polyethylene waste
2022 Tier 2 48 citations
Quantifying microplastic pollution on sandy beaches: the conundrum of large sample variability and spatial heterogeneity
2017 Tier 2 48 citations
Critical steps for microplastics characterization from the atmosphere
2021 Tier 2 47 citations
A systematic review of the effects of microplastics and nanoplastics on the soil-plant system
2023 Tier 1 44 citations
ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy Combined with Chemometric Methods for the Classification of Polyethylene Residues Containing Different Contaminants
2022 Tier 2 41 citations
Microplastics and linear alkylbenzene levels in oysters Crassostrea gigas driven by sewage contamination at an important aquaculture area of Brazil
2022 Tier 2 38 citations
Microplastics and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
2022 Tier 2 35 citations
Microplastic contamination in the freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium amazonicum in Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil
2023 Tier 2 31 citations
Is the development of Daphnia magna neonates affected by short-term exposure to polyethylene microplastics?
2020 Tier 2 31 citations
Microplastics as hazardous pollutants: Occurrence, effects, removal and mitigation by using plastic waste as adsorbents and supports for photocatalysts
2023 Tier 2 30 citations
Impacts of Microplastics on the Swimming Behavior of the Copepod Temora turbinata (Dana, 1849)
2020 Tier 2 30 citations
Study of the Ultraviolet Effect and Thermal Analysis on Polypropylene Nonwoven Geotextile
2021 Tier 2 28 citations
Effects of Polyethylene Microplastics on Freshwater Oligochaeta Allonais inaequalis (Stephenson, 1911) Under Conventional and Stressful Exposures
2020 Tier 2 28 citations
Ultra-compact quintuple-band terahertz metamaterial biosensor for enhanced blood cancer diagnostics
2025 Tier 2 26 citations
Are you drowned in microplastic pollution? A brief insight on the current knowledge for early career researchers developing novel remediation strategies
2024 Tier 2 26 citations
The silent harm of polyethylene microplastics: Invertebrates growth inhibition as a warning of the microplastic pollution in continental waters
2022 Tier 2 24 citations
Implications of damming and morphological diversity of microplastics in the sediment from a tropical freshwater reservoir
2024 Tier 2 23 citations