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Microplastic research output and top contributors from University of Alberta.

133
Papers
1
Tier 1 Papers
6,781
Citations
80% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 26 papers list University of Alberta as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Bipro Ranjan Dhar 20
Wenming Zhang 16
Scott X. Chang 13
Seyed Mohammad Mirsoleimani Azizi 12
Basem S. Zakaria 9
Zijian Yu 7
Xuehua Zhang 6
Jeffrey M. Farner 6
Lingyun Chen 6
Nervana Haffiez 6
Greg G. Goss 6
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya 5
David Z. Zhu 4
Bruce Sutherland 3
Mark Loewen 3
Alsayed Mostafa 3
Yang Ge 3
Yueyang Zhang 3
Olubukola S. Alimi 3
Monisha Alam 3
Lingyun Chen 3
William Shotyk 2
Arian Farajizadeh 2
Kaiyu Zhou 2
Cuizhu Sun 2
Patricia Burkhardt‐Holm 2
Sherif Ismail 2
Daniel R. Barreda 2
Zhenggang Wang 2
Xiaona Li 2
Muhammad Usman 2
Kurt O. Konhauser 2
Marina Giacomin 2
Ziqian Zhao 2
Zhengfeng An 2
Muhammad Arslan 2
Jae Bem You 1
Yang Yang 1
Dengcheng Han 1
Andrew J. Greenshaw 1
Marianna Kulka 1
Ashraf Abdеl-Fattah Mostafa 1
Weiduo Hao 1
Mark S. Poesch 1
Sebastian Theis 1
Amirhosein Firouzi 1
Qingyun Peng 1
Xinzai Peng 1
Shinichi Nakagawa 1
Malgorzata Lagisz 1

Top Papers

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Microplastics profile along the Rhine River
2015 Tier 2 967 citations
The geological cycle of plastics and their use as a stratigraphic indicator of the Anthropocene
2016 Tier 2 873 citations
Microplastics undergo accelerated vertical migration in sand soil due to small size and wet-dry cycles
2019 Tier 2 495 citations
Fabrication of robust and compressive chitin and graphene oxide sponges for removal of microplastics with different functional groups
2020 Tier 2 358 citations
Extraordinary human energy consumption and resultant geological impacts beginning around 1950 CE initiated the proposed Anthropocene Epoch
2020 Tier 2 294 citations
Biodegradable and re-usable sponge materials made from chitin for efficient removal of microplastics
2021 Tier 2 214 citations
Fatigue resistance, re-usable and biodegradable sponge materials from plant protein with rapid water adsorption capacity for microplastics removal
2021 Tier 2 190 citations
The urgent need for microbiology literacy in society
2019 Tier 2 177 citations
The Anthropocene: Comparing Its Meaning in Geology (Chronostratigraphy) with Conceptual Approaches Arising in Other Disciplines
2021 Tier 2 172 citations
Comparative toxic effects of microplastics and nanoplastics on Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: Growth inhibition, oxidative stress, and cell morphology
2021 Tier 2 139 citations
Microplastics influence the fate of antibiotics in freshwater environments: Biofilm formation and its effect on adsorption behavior
2022 Tier 2 136 citations
Toxicity mechanisms of polystyrene microplastics in marine mussels revealed by high-coverage quantitative metabolomics using chemical isotope labeling liquid chromatography mass spectrometry
2021 Tier 2 136 citations
A review of mechanisms underlying the impacts of (nano)microplastics on anaerobic digestion
2021 Tier 2 130 citations
Transcriptomic and metabolic responses of earthworms to contaminated soil with polypropylene and polyethylene microplastics at environmentally relevant concentrations
2021 Tier 2 126 citations
Potential risk of microplastics in processed foods: Preliminary risk assessment concerning polymer types, abundance, and human exposure of microplastics
2022 Tier 2 121 citations
Advances in Catchment Science, Hydrochemistry, and Aquatic Ecology Enabled by High-Frequency Water Quality Measurements
2023 Tier 2 98 citations
Nano and microplastics occurrence in wastewater treatment plants: A comprehensive understanding of microplastics fragmentation and their removal
2023 Tier 2 88 citations
Nanoplastics induce molecular toxicity in earthworm: Integrated multi-omics, morphological, and intestinal microorganism analyses
2022 Tier 2 86 citations
Coexistence of polyethylene microplastics and biochar increases ammonium sorption in an aqueous solution
2020 Tier 2 83 citations
Life-history stage determines the diet of ectoparasitic mites on their honey bee hosts
2024 Tier 2 78 citations
Polyethylene microplastic and biochar interactively affect the global warming potential of soil greenhouse gas emissions
2022 Tier 2 69 citations
A new model for the terminal settling velocity of microplastics
2022 Tier 2 68 citations
Effects of weathering on the properties and fate of secondary microplastics from a polystyrene single-use cup
2023 Tier 2 66 citations
Machine learning-based prediction for settling velocity of microplastics with various shapes
2023 Tier 2 59 citations
Bacterial Augmented Floating Treatment Wetlands for Efficient Treatment of Synthetic Textile Dye Wastewater
2020 Tier 2 59 citations
Low-density polyethylene microplastics alter chemical properties and microbial communities in agricultural soil
2023 Tier 2 55 citations
Potentiation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon uptake in zebrafish embryos by nanoplastics
2020 Tier 2 51 citations
Methylation patterns and mathematical models reveal dynamics of stem cell turnover in the human colon
2001 Tier 2 51 citations
Analysis of ultraviolet and thermal degradations of four common microplastics and evidence of nanoparticle release
2023 Tier 2 49 citations
Fate of disposable face masks in high-solids anaerobic digestion: Experimental observations and review of potential environmental implications
2021 Tier 2 49 citations
Propagation of antibiotic resistance genes during anaerobic digestion of thermally hydrolyzed sludge and their correlation with extracellular polymeric substances
2022 Tier 2 47 citations
Microplastic pollution destabilized the osmoregulatory metabolism but did not affect intestinal microbial biodiversity of earthworms in soil
2023 Tier 2 46 citations
Thermal Hydrolysis of Sludge Counteracts Polystyrene Nanoplastics-Induced Stress during Anaerobic Digestion
2022 Tier 2 46 citations
Imaging Flow Cytometry Protocols for Examining Phagocytosis of Microplastics and Bioparticles by Immune Cells of Aquatic Animals
2020 Tier 2 46 citations
Fluid dynamics challenges in predicting plastic pollution transport in the ocean: A perspective
2023 Tier 2 45 citations
Chemical Mixtures and Multiple Stressors: Same but Different?
2023 Tier 2 44 citations
Different microplastics in anaerobic paddy soils: Altering methane emissions by influencing organic matter composition and microbial metabolic pathways
2023 Tier 2 42 citations
Microplastic pollution: Phytotoxicity, environmental risks, and phytoremediation strategies
2023 Tier 2 42 citations
The “Trojan Horse” effect of nanoplastics: potentiation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon uptake in rainbow trout and the mitigating effects of natural organic matter
2021 Tier 2 42 citations
Innate Immunity Provides Biomarkers of Health for Teleosts Exposed to Nanoparticles
2019 Tier 2 39 citations
Incipient Motion of Exposed Microplastics in an Open-Channel Flow
2022 Tier 2 35 citations
Microplastics as vectors of environmental contaminants: Interactions in the natural ecosystems
2022 Tier 2 32 citations
Sustainable ultra‐strong thermally conductive wood‐based antibacterial structural materials with anti‐corrosion and ultraviolet shielding
2023 Tier 2 30 citations
Removal of Microplastics/Microfibers and Detergents from Laundry Wastewater by Microbubble Flotation
2024 Tier 2 29 citations
Mechanistic understanding of the aggregation kinetics of nanoplastics in marine environments: Comparing synthetic and natural water matrices
2022 Tier 2 26 citations
Natural Mineral Particles Are Cytotoxic to Rainbow Trout Gill Epithelial Cells In Vitro
2014 Tier 2 26 citations
Soil metabolomics: Deciphering underground metabolic webs in terrestrial ecosystems
2024 Tier 2 24 citations
Responses of syntrophic microbial communities and their interactions with polystyrene nanoplastics in a microbial electrolysis cell
2023 Tier 2 24 citations
Impacts of microplastics on terrestrial plants: A critical review
2024 Tier 2 23 citations
Granular activated carbon remediates antibiotic resistance propagation and methanogenic inhibition induced by polystyrene nanoplastics in sludge anaerobic digestion
2023 Tier 2 23 citations