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University of Manchester

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Microplastic research output and top contributors from University of Manchester.

111
Papers
1
Tier 1 Papers
6,886
Citations
77% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 26 papers list University of Manchester as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Top Authors

showing 50 of 136 affiliated authors
Author Papers
Ian Kane 24
Elisabeth Allen 8
Arthur Garforth 7
Euan Soutter 7
Claudia E. Henninger 6
Pablo Ouro 6
Edidiong Asuquo 6
Jane Wood 6
James Rothwell 5
Jamie Woodward 4
Cyrill Bussy 4
Stephen S. Flint 4
Holly A. Shiels 4
Anna Zetterström 3
Roy A. Wogelius 3
Lesley E. Rhodes 3
Aswin Kuttykattil 3
Ziheng Wang 3
Majid Sedighi 3
Rachel Hurley 3
John Aplin 3
Peter Gardner 3
Zhonghua Zheng 2
Kevin G. Taylor 2
Alejandro Gallego‐Schmid 2
Gift Samuel David 2
Ian Crawford 2
Muhammad Ibadurrahman bin Imizan 2
Peng Chen 2
Leah M. Costello 2
Carolyn Jones 2
Peyman Babakhani 2
Daniel Bell 2
Amanda Lea‐Langton 2
Jean‐Loup Faulon 2
David Lewis 1
Hugh Coe 1
Yi Li 1
Peng Huang 1
Xinran Zhang 1
Le Kang 1
David Topping 1
Fei Jiang 1
Anne Juel 1
Matthias Heil 1
Draga Pihler-Puzović 1
Tymoteusz Miara 1
Sihai Yang⧫ 1
David A. Leigh 1
Romain Jamagne 1

Top Papers

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Microplastic contamination of river beds significantly reduced by catchment-wide flooding
2018 Tier 2 933 citations
Seafloor microplastic hotspots controlled by deep-sea circulation
2020 Tier 2 754 citations
Growing a circular economy with fungal biotechnology: a white paper
2020 Tier 2 494 citations
Dispersion, Accumulation, and the Ultimate Fate of Microplastics in Deep-Marine Environments: A Review and Future Directions
2019 Tier 2 436 citations
Filtration of microplastic spheres by biochar: removal efficiency and immobilisation mechanisms
2020 Tier 2 430 citations
Transport and Burial of Microplastics in Deep-Marine Sediments by Turbidity Currents
2020 Tier 2 310 citations
Ingestion of Microplastics by Freshwater Tubifex Worms
2017 Tier 2 271 citations
Environmental fate of microplastics in the world's third-largest river: Basin-wide investigation and microplastic community analysis
2021 Tier 2 254 citations
Ensuring sustainability in plastics use in Africa: consumption, waste generation, and projections
2019 Tier 2 241 citations
Acute riverine microplastic contamination due to avoidable releases of untreated wastewater
2021 Tier 2 217 citations
Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2020
2021 Tier 2 211 citations
Learning from natural sediments to tackle microplastics challenges: A multidisciplinary perspective
2022 Tier 2 210 citations
Environmental impacts of takeaway food containers
2018 Tier 2 154 citations
Microbial Genes for a Circular and Sustainable Bio-PET Economy
2019 Tier 2 138 citations
An Alternative Cure: The Adoption and Survival of Bacteriophage Therapy in the USSR, 1922–1955
2018 Tier 2 122 citations
Upcycling of polyethylene to gasoline through a self-supplied hydrogen strategy in a layered self-pillared zeolite
2024 Tier 2 111 citations
Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2021
2022 Tier 2 108 citations
Distribution and translocation of micro- and nanoplastics in fish
2021 Tier 2 106 citations
Microplastics removal from a primary settler tank in a wastewater treatment plant and estimations of contamination onto European agricultural land via sewage sludge recycling
2022 Tier 2 99 citations
Collective Responsibility Gaps
2018 Tier 2 97 citations
Moving beyond “the” business case: How to make corporate sustainability work
2023 Tier 2 83 citations
Waste Textile Reutilization Via a Scalable Dyeing Technology: A Strategy to Enhance Dyestuffs Degradation Efficiency
2022 Tier 2 75 citations
Characterisation of road-dust sediment in urban systems: a review of a global challenge
2020 Tier 2 72 citations
Spatial variability of microplastic pollution on surface of rivers in a mountain-plain transitional area: A case study in the Chin Ling-Wei River Plain, China
2022 Tier 2 59 citations
Leaving a plastic legacy: Current and future scenarios for mismanaged plastic waste in rivers
2023 Tier 2 56 citations
Baseline Assessment of Marine Litter and Microplastic Ingestion by Cold-Water Coral Reef Benthos at the East Mingulay Marine Protected Area (Sea of the Hebrides, Western Scotland)
2019 Tier 2 52 citations
Microplastic and natural sediment in bed load saltation: Material does not dictate the fate
2023 Tier 2 44 citations
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Organizational Justice and Project Performance: A Systematic Literature and Science Mapping Review
2024 Tier 2 39 citations
Riverine microplastics and their interaction with freshwater fish
2023 Tier 2 39 citations
Challenging the highstand-dormant paradigm for land-detached submarine canyons
2022 Tier 2 34 citations
Microplastics in the riverine environment: Meta-analysis and quality criteria for developing robust field sampling procedures
2022 Tier 1 33 citations
Anthropogenic pollution in deep-marine sedimentary systems—A geological perspective on the plastic problem
2021 Tier 2 32 citations
‘Fetal side’ of the placenta: anatomical mis-annotation of carbon particle ‘transfer’ across the human placenta
2021 Tier 2 30 citations
Fiber Optic Fiber Bragg Grating Sensing for Monitoring and Testing of Electric Machinery: Current State of the Art and Outlook
2022 Tier 2 29 citations
Synthesis and Study of Fully Biodegradable Composites Based on Poly(butylene succinate) and Biochar
2023 Tier 2 28 citations
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Aquatic Environment: How Can Regions at Risk be Identified in the Future?
2023 Tier 2 24 citations
Flow‐process controls on grain type distribution in an experimental turbidity current deposit: Implications for detrital signal preservation and microplastic distribution in submarine fans
2021 Tier 2 24 citations
SDG 14: life below water- viable oceans necessary for a sustainable planet
2023 Tier 2 23 citations
On the vertical structure of non-buoyant plastics in turbulent transport
2024 Tier 2 22 citations
Quantifying yield behaviour in metals by X-ray nanotomography
2016 Tier 2 22 citations
Potential impacts of microplastic pollution on soil–water–plant dynamics
2025 Tier 2 21 citations
Sedimentologic and stratigraphic criteria to distinguish between basin‐floor and slope mudstones: Implications for the delivery of mud to deep‐water environments
2022 Tier 2 21 citations
Stratigraphic hierarchy and three‐dimensional evolution of an exhumed submarine slope channel system
2020 Tier 2 19 citations
Direct Evidence That Microplastics Are Transported to the Deep Sea by Turbidity Currents
2025 Tier 2 18 citations
Genes for a Circular and Sustainable Bio-PET Economy
2019 Tier 2 17 citations
Highly variable deep-sea currents over tidal and seasonal timescales
2024 Tier 2 16 citations
Assessment of microplastic contamination in commercially available fishes
2024 Tier 2 16 citations
Bottom Current Modification of Turbidite Lobe Complexes
2022 Tier 2 16 citations
A 21st century miniguide to fungal biotechnology
2019 Tier 2 15 citations
Triple junctions network as the key pattern for characterisation of grain structure evolution in metals
2020 Tier 2 14 citations