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University of Victoria

Microplastic research output and top contributors from University of Victoria.

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33
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Tier 1 Papers
6,414
Citations
67% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 11 papers list University of Victoria as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Author Papers
Garth A. Covernton 9
Somayeh Fardindoost 6
Kieran Cox 6
John F. Dower 5
Hailey L. Davies 5
Francis Juanes 5
Sarah E. Dudas 5
Abbas Motalebizadeh 4
Mina Hoorfar 4
Jutta Gutberlet 4
Nishat Tasnim 2
Misha Zvekic 2
Erik T. Krogh 2
Mina Hoorfar 2
Jean‐Pierre Desforges 1
Christopher M. Pearce 1
Tristan J. Douglas 1
Stephen J. Insley 1
William D. Halliday 1
Andrew Weaver 1
Gregory W. Vandergrift 1
Chris G. Gill 1
Laura Minet 1
Larissa C. Richards 1
Rana W. El‐Sabaawi 1
Matthew G. Moffitt 1
Hannah E. Epstein 1
Brenna Collicutt 1
Helen Gurney‐Smith 1
Kaveh Yazdani 1
Farnoosh Kalantarnia 1
Shijiu Gu 1
Alexandra Skrepnyk 1
Mohammadreza Aghel 1
Julia Jungwirth 1
Natalia S. Gurgacz 1
Michael Eby 1
Wendy L. Fleming 1
Brittany M. Buirs 1
Haley Robb 1
Heather J. Alexander 1
Sun Kly 1
HJ Gurney-Smith 1
CM Pearce 1
JF Dower 1
SE Dudas 1
Carolina da Silva Carvalho 1

Top Papers

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Human Consumption of Microplastics
2019 Tier 2 2,428 citations
Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution
2020 Tier 2 1,594 citations
Widespread distribution of microplastics in subsurface seawater in the NE Pacific Ocean
2014 Tier 2 1,025 citations
Plastic Pollution, Waste Management Issues, and Circular Economy Opportunities in Rural Communities
2021 Tier 2 291 citations
Size and shape matter: A preliminary analysis of microplastic sampling technique in seawater studies with implications for ecological risk assessment
2019 Tier 2 249 citations
Proceed with caution: The need to raise the publication bar for microplastics research
2020 Tier 2 123 citations
Microplastics in bivalves and their habitat in relation to shellfish aquaculture proximity in coastal British Columbia, Canada
2019 Tier 2 105 citations
A Bayesian analysis of the factors determining microplastics ingestion in fishes
2021 Tier 2 101 citations
Microplastics in juvenile Chinook salmon and their nearshore environments on the east coast of Vancouver Island
2018 Tier 2 94 citations
Characterizing photochemical ageing processes of microplastic materials using multivariate analysis of infrared spectra
2021 Tier 2 52 citations
Microplastic Contamination Has Limited Effects on Coral Fertilisation and Larvae
2019 Tier 2 51 citations
Large size (>100‐μm) microplastics are not biomagnifying in coastal marine food webs of British Columbia, Canada
2022 Tier 2 49 citations
Coupling single particle ICP-MS with field-flow fractionation for characterizing metal nanoparticles contained in nanoplastic colloids
2019 Tier 2 43 citations
Use and release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in consumer food packaging in U.S. and Canada
2022 Tier 2 38 citations
Occurrence and size distribution of microplastics in mudflat sediments of the Cowichan-Koksilah Estuary, Canada: A baseline for plastic particles contamination in an anthropogenic-influenced estuary
2021 Tier 2 30 citations
Global Plastic Pollution and Informal Waste Pickers
2023 Tier 2 27 citations
Selective on-site detection and quantification of polystyrene microplastics in water using fluorescence-tagged peptides and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
2024 Tier 2 23 citations
Microplastic in situ detection based on a portable triboelectric microfluidic sensor
2023 Tier 2 12 citations
Plastic Waste Management for Zero Waste to Landfills: Potential, Challenges, and Opportunities
2024 Tier 11 citations
Impact of plastic pollution on atmospheric carbon dioxide
2023 Tier 2 10 citations
A preliminary analysis of ingestion and egestion of microplastic fibres in the acorn barnacle Balanus glandula
2021 Tier 2 8 citations
A Droplet-Based Microfluidic Impedance Flow Cytometer for Detection of Micropollutants in Water
2024 Tier 2 7 citations
Monitoring microplastic–contaminant sorption processes in real-time using membrane introduction mass spectrometry
2023 Tier 2 6 citations
Commentary on: Abundance and distribution of microplastics within surface sediments of a key shellfish growing region of Canada
2019 Tier 3 6 citations
No accumulation of microplastics detected in western Canadian ringed seals (Pusa hispida)
2023 Tier 2 5 citations
Passing plastic: traces of plastic in the fecal samples of a high Arctic seabird in Tunu (East Greenland)
2024 Tier 2 3 citations
Peptide-based strategies for detecting microplastics in aquatic systems: A review
2025 Tier 2 2 citations
Field-Deployable Plasmonic Sensing and Machine Learning Classification of Microplastics Using Peptide–AuNP Conjugates
2025 Tier 2
Microfluidic generation of single‑ and double‑core double emulsions for colon delivery
2025 Tier 2
The harm of difficult to degrade plastics to animals and the surrounding environment
2024 Tier 2
Microplastics may pose a greater threat to the base of marine food webs
2022 Tier 2