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Universidad Católica del Norte

Microplastic research output and top contributors from Universidad Católica del Norte.

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57
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1
Tier 1 Papers
13,412
Citations
98% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 1 paper list Universidad Católica del Norte as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Author Papers
Martín Thiel 41
Daniela Honorato‐Zimmer 8
Nicolas C. Ory 7
Diamela De Veer 7
Guillermo Luna‐Jorquera 5
Valeska Guevara-Torrejón 5
Tim Kiessling 4
Camila Gallardo 4
Valeria Hidalgo‐Ruz 4
M. Thiel 3
Boris Dewitte 2
Matías Portflitt‐Toro 2
Sabine Rech 2
Catherine Chagnon 2
Nelson Vásquez 2
Maria de los Angeles Amenabar 2
Pamela Núñez 2
Guillermo Luna‐Jorquera 2
Nicolás I. Segovia 1
Fernando Antonio Ignacio González 1
Pablo A. Pérez 1
Andrea I. Varela 1
Manuel Díaz 1
Felipe M. Galleguillos Madrid 1
Marco A. Molina‐Montenegro 1
Izabela Simon Rampasso 1
Luis A. Rojas 1
Karin B. Lohrmann 1
Marcel Ramos 1
Beatriz Yannicelli 1
Luis Bravo 1
Carlos F. Gaymer 1
Ivàn A. Hinojosa 1
Nicolás Luna 1
Naití Morales 1
Erika Meerhoff 1
Claudia E. Fernández 1
Jostein Baeza 1
Jostein Baeza Álvarez 1
Geraldine Holtmann Ahumada 1
Ailin Leyton Muñoz 1
Ninoshka López-Xalín 1
José Miguel Sepúlveda 1
Abril Sánchez 1
Abril Sanchez Leon 1
Jostein Baeza-Álvarez 1
Geraldine Holtmann-Ahumada 1

Top Papers

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Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification
2012 Tier 2 5,047 citations
Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea
2014 Tier 2 4,533 citations
Amberstripe scad Decapterus muroadsi (Carangidae) fish ingest blue microplastics resembling their copepod prey along the coast of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the South Pacific subtropical gyre
2017 Tier 2 643 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
Capture, swallowing, and egestion of microplastics by a planktivorous juvenile fish
2018 Tier 2 306 citations
Impacts of Marine Plastic Pollution From Continental Coasts to Subtropical Gyres—Fish, Seabirds, and Other Vertebrates in the SE Pacific
2018 Tier 2 256 citations
Low prevalence of microplastic contamination in planktivorous fish species from the southeast Pacific Ocean
2017 Tier 2 231 citations
Marine Litter as Habitat and Dispersal Vector
2015 Tier 2 184 citations
Microplastic sampling with the AVANI trawl compared to two neuston trawls in the Bay of Bengal and South Pacific
2017 Tier 2 139 citations
Soil contamination in nearby natural areas mirrors that in urban greenspaces worldwide
2023 Tier 2 135 citations
Plastic ingestion and trophic transfer between Easter Island flying fish (Cheilopogon rapanouiensis) and yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) from Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
2018 Tier 2 131 citations
The distribution of subsurface microplastics in the ocean
2025 Tier 2 125 citations
The Contribution of Citizen Scientists to the Monitoring of Marine Litter
2015 Tier 2 118 citations
Global producer responsibility for plastic pollution
2024 Tier 115 citations
Global Plastic Pollution Observation System to Aid Policy
2021 Tier 104 citations
A systematic review on microplastic pollution in water, sediments, and organisms from 50 coastal lagoons across the globe
2022 Tier 1 89 citations
Microplastic: What Are the Solutions?
2017 Tier 2 88 citations
Marine protected areas invaded by floating anthropogenic litter: An example from the South Pacific
2019 Tier 2 84 citations
Microplastic pollution in water, sediments and commercial fish species from Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta lagoon complex, Colombian Caribbean
2022 Tier 2 76 citations
In search for the sources of plastic marine litter that contaminates the Easter Island Ecoregion
2019 Tier 2 62 citations
Microplastic distribution and composition on two Galápagos island beaches, Ecuador: Verifying the use of citizen science derived data in long-term monitoring
2022 Tier 2 53 citations
Schoolchildren discover hotspots of floating plastic litter in rivers using a large-scale collaborative approach
2021 Tier 2 52 citations
Nature of Plastic Marine Pollution in the Subtropical Gyres
2016 Tier 2 48 citations
Microplastics and Their Effect in Horticultural Crops: Food Safety and Plant Stress
2021 Tier 2 44 citations
Minimal impact at current environmental concentrations of microplastics on energy balance and physiological rates of the giant mussel Choromytilus chorus
2020 Tier 2 42 citations
Bottle with a message: The role of story writing as an engagement tool to explore children's perceptions of marine plastic litter
2022 Tier 39 citations
Microplastics in Water and Wastewater
2019 Tier 2 38 citations
Plastic and natural inorganic microparticles do not differ in their effects on adult mussels (Mytilidae) from different geographic regions
2021 Tier 2 30 citations
Effects of microplastics (PVC, PMMA) on the mussel Semimytilus algosus differ only at high concentrations from those of natural microparticles (clay, celite)
2022 Tier 2 24 citations
Associations between bacterial communities and microplastics from surface seawater of the Northern Patagonian area of Chile
2022 Tier 2 23 citations
Monitoring plastic pollution using bioindicators: a global review and recommendations for marine environments
2024 Tier 20 citations
Microplastics in Water and Wastewater
2020 Tier 2 19 citations
Plastic pollution transcends marine protected area boundaries in the eastern tropical and south-eastern Pacific
2024 Tier 2 16 citations
Spatial distribution of microplastics in a coastal upwelling region: Offshore dispersal from urban sources in the Humboldt Current System
2023 Tier 2 16 citations
Macrolitter and microplastics along the East Pacific coasts — A homemade problem needing local solutions
2024 Tier 2 14 citations
Microplastics in the aquatic environment—Perspectives on the scope of the problem
2017 Tier 2 14 citations
Communication strategies in an international school citizen science program investigating marine litter
2023 Tier 2 13 citations
Sharing communication insights of the citizen science program Plastic Pirates—best practices from 7 years of engaging schoolchildren and teachers in plastic pollution research
2023 Tier 2 13 citations
Amounts, Sources, Fates and Ecological Impacts of Marine Litter and Microplastics in the Western Indian Ocean Region: A Review and Recommendations for Actions
2022 Tier 2 13 citations
Seabirds as biovectors in the transport of plastic debris across ecosystem borders: A case study from the Humboldt Current Upwelling System
2024 Tier 2 8 citations
Evaluating wastewater effluent as a source of microplastics in environmental samples
2020 Tier 2 8 citations
Seasonal hotspots of beach litter in the North-East Atlantic linked to aquaculture and river runoff
2024 Tier 2 7 citations
Potentially pathogenic bacteria in the plastisphere from water, sediments, and commercial fish in a tropical coastal lagoon: An assessment and management proposal
2024 Tier 2 6 citations
Assessing Provisions and Requirements for the Sustainable Production of Plastics: Towards Achieving SDG 12 from the Consumers’ Perspective
2022 Tier 2 6 citations
Ocean Rafting: Marine Litter and Benthic Stopovers Amplify Species Dispersal Opportunities
2025 Tier 4 citations
Sea of plastic: representations of the sea and pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors regarding marine plastic pollution in Peru and Chile
2024 Tier 2 4 citations
Development of a new methodology for the determination of PET microplastics in sediment, based on microwave-assisted acid digestion
2024 Tier 2 3 citations
Exploring microplastics in commercial bivalve species and in bivalve aquaculture waters: Insights from the southern Pacific
2025 Tier 2 1 citations
The Salas y Gomez and Nazca Ridges EBSA support a highly functional diversity of seabirds
2026 Tier 2
The Salas y Gomez and Nazca Ridges EBSA support a highly functional diversity of seabirds
2026 Tier 2