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Imperial College London

Microplastic research output and top contributors from Imperial College London.

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128
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Tier 1 Papers
8,675
Citations
81% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 24 papers list Imperial College London as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Author Papers
Stephanie Wright 29
Erik van Sebille 11
Joseph Levermore 8
Frank J. Kelly 6
Leon Barron 4
Auyang, Eric 4
Ouyang, Mengzheng 4
Blake, Henry 4
Tetley, Teresa D. 4
Wright, Stephanie 4
Cleo Jongedijk 4
Nigel Graham 4
Ian Mudway 3
Mátyás Dabóczi 3
Salvador Eslava 3
Mark A. Sephton 2
Yukari Ishikawa 2
Benjamin Barratt 2
Matthew C. Fisher 2
Jamie Meacham 2
Pavel Berloff 2
Ke Guo 2
Konstantinos Kalyviotis 2
Periklis Pantazis 2
Christopher J. Rowlands 2
Daniel Valero 2
Alice M. Banks 2
Gerald Larrouy‐Maumus 2
José I. Jiménez 2
Claire Hunt 2
David C. Wilson 2
Koon‐Yang Lee 2
Yubing Hu 2
Helena Rapp-Wright 2
Nikolaos Voulvoulis 2
Eric Auyang 2
Charlotte Bosomworth 2
Eric Auyang 2
Julia C. Fussell 1
Alun H. Davies 1
Mariagrazia Pizza 1
Martin J. Blunt 1
Nurshad Ali 1
Eric Auyang 1
Jorge Bernardino de la Serna 1
Guy Woodward 1
Mengzheng Ouyang 1
Teresa D. Tetley 1
Timothy W. Gant 1
James Kinross 1

Top Papers

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A global inventory of small floating plastic debris
2015 Tier 2 1,641 citations
Threat of plastic pollution to seabirds is global, pervasive, and increasing
2015 Tier 2 940 citations
Human Health and Ocean Pollution
2020 Tier 710 citations
The Arctic Ocean as a dead end for floating plastics in the North Atlantic branch of the Thermohaline Circulation
2017 Tier 607 citations
Microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine-atmosphere environment
2022 Tier 2 424 citations
All is not lost: deriving a top-down mass budget of plastic at sea
2017 Tier 2 375 citations
There's something in the air: A review of sources, prevalence and behaviour of microplastics in the atmosphere
2023 Tier 2 340 citations
The potential impacts of micro-and-nano plastics on various organ systems in humans
2023 Tier 2 297 citations
Plastic Pollution, Waste Management Issues, and Circular Economy Opportunities in Rural Communities
2021 Tier 2 291 citations
Microplastics in fish and fishmeal: an emerging environmental challenge?
2021 Tier 2 282 citations
Using Numerical Model Simulations to Improve the Understanding of Micro-plastic Distribution and Pathways in the Marine Environment
2017 Tier 2 248 citations
Anticyclonic eddies increase accumulation of microplastic in the North Atlantic subtropical gyre
2017 Tier 2 158 citations
Risk assessment of plastic pollution on marine diversity in the Mediterranean Sea
2019 Tier 2 154 citations
Modeling marine surface microplastic transport to assess optimal removal locations
2016 Tier 2 147 citations
Global Modeled Sinking Characteristics of Biofouled Microplastic
2021 Tier 2 144 citations
Microplastic occurrence in settled indoor dust in schools
2021 Tier 2 121 citations
Toxicity of airborne particles—established evidence, knowledge gaps and emerging areas of importance
2020 Tier 2 115 citations
Development of screening criteria for microplastic particles in air and atmospheric deposition: critical review and applicability towards assessing human exposure
2021 Tier 2 105 citations
Global Plastic Pollution Observation System to Aid Policy
2021 Tier 104 citations
Concept for a hyperspectral remote sensing algorithm for floating marine macro plastics
2017 Tier 2 93 citations
Evaluating alternatives to plastic microbeads in cosmetics
2020 Tier 2 87 citations
Interactive effects of warming and microplastics on metabolism but not feeding rates of a key freshwater detritivore
2019 Tier 2 82 citations
Laboratory Measurements of the Wave‐Induced Motion of Plastic Particles: Influence of Wave Period, Plastic Size and Plastic Density
2020 Tier 2 72 citations
Development and application of a health-based framework for informing regulatory action in relation to exposure of microplastic particles in California drinking water
2022 Tier 2 71 citations
Dynamics of airborne microplastics, appraisal and distributional behaviour in atmosphere; a review
2021 Tier 2 66 citations
Screening and prioritization of nano- and microplastic particle toxicity studies for evaluating human health risks – development and application of a toxicity study assessment tool
2022 Tier 2 62 citations
A review on methods for extracting and quantifying microplastic in biological tissues
2023 Tier 2 61 citations
Co-exposure to polystyrene plastic beads and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contaminants in fish gill (RTgill-W1) and intestinal (RTgutGC) epithelial cells derived from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
2019 Tier 2 55 citations
Do contaminants compromise the use of recycled nutrients in organic agriculture? A review and synthesis of current knowledge on contaminant concentrations, fate in the environment and risk assessment
2023 Tier 2 51 citations
Spatial distribution of microplastics pollution in sediments and surface waters of the Aras River and reservoir: An international river in Northwestern Iran
2022 Tier 2 48 citations
Towards microplastics contribution for membrane biofouling and disinfection by-products precursors: The effect on microbes
2021 Tier 2 44 citations
Are microplastics bad for your health? More rigorous science is needed
2025 Tier 2 43 citations
The ocean plastic pollution challenge: towards solutions in the UK
2016 Tier 2 40 citations
The environmental impact and economic feasibility assessment of composite calcium alginate bioplastics derived from Sargassum
2023 Tier 2 35 citations
Nano- and microplastic PBK modeling in the context of human exposure and risk assessment
2024 Tier 2 33 citations
Environmental and economic assessment of biodegradable and compostable alternatives for plastic materials in greenhouses
2024 Tier 33 citations
Release and intestinal translocation of chemicals associated with microplastics in an in vitro human gastrointestinal digestion model
2022 Tier 2 33 citations
Micro- and nanoplastics concepts for particle and fibre toxicologists
2024 Tier 2 24 citations
Comprehensive Comparison of Various Microplastic Sampling Methods in Sea Water: Implications for Data Compilation
2023 Tier 2 24 citations
Applying Existing Particle Paradigms to Inhaled Microplastic Particles
2022 Tier 2 24 citations
Microplastics shape the ecology of the human gastrointestinal intestinal tract
2021 Tier 2 24 citations
A highly efficient multi-step methodology for the quantification of micro-(bio)plastics in sludge
2020 Tier 2 24 citations
On the vertical structure of non-buoyant plastics in turbulent transport
2024 Tier 2 22 citations
Leachate from municipal solid waste landfills: A neglected source of microplastics in the environment
2023 Tier 2 22 citations
Two Birds with One Stone: Bioplastics and Food Waste Anaerobic Co-Digestion
2022 Tier 2 22 citations
Efficient, quick, and low-carbon removal mechanism of microplastics based on integrated gel coagulation-spontaneous flotation process
2024 Tier 2 21 citations
Optimising miniaturised hydrocyclones for enhanced separation of microplastics
2024 Tier 2 19 citations
Application of Infrared and Near-Infrared Microspectroscopy to Microplastic Human Exposure Measurements
2023 Tier 2 19 citations
Activation of 2D cobalt hydroxide with 0D cobalt oxide decoration for microplastics degradation and hydrogen evolution
2023 Tier 2 18 citations
No App is an Island: Collective Action and Sustainable Development Goal-Sensitive Design.
2021 Tier 2 18 citations