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University of Alberta

Microplastic research output and top contributors from University of Alberta.

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118
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Tier 1 Papers
4,792
Citations
83% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 20 papers list University of Alberta as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Bipro Ranjan Dhar 19
Wenming Zhang 15
Scott X. Chang 13
Jeffrey M. Farner 12
Seyed Mohammad Mirsoleimani Azizi 11
Basem S. Zakaria 8
Zijian Yu 7
Lingyun Chen 6
Greg G. Goss 5
Nervana Haffiez 5
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya 4
Yueyang Zhang 4
Alsayed Mostafa 3
Olubukola S. Alimi 3
Mark Loewen 3
Bruce Sutherland 3
Lingyun Chen 3
David Z. Zhu 3
Yang Ge 3
Ziqian Zhao 2
Xiaona Li 2
Sherif Ismail 2
Yang Yang 2
Xuehua Zhang 2
Monisha Alam 2
Zhenggang Wang 2
Muhammad Usman 2
Hongbo Zeng 2
Cuizhu Sun 2
A. Mostafa 2
Bipro Ranjan Dhar 2
Lin Yang 1
Yuanyuan Wang 1
Qingyun Peng 1
Leandra Hamann 1
Amirhosein Firouzi 1
Dengcheng Han 1
Hao Wang 1
Ashraf Abdеl-Fattah Mostafa 1
Huan Zhang 1
Zhengfeng An 1
Mohamed Gamal El‐Din 1
Patricia Burkhardt‐Holm 1
Kaiyu Zhou 1
Simran Kaur Dhillon 1
S. P. Sharma 1
Maricor J. Arlos 1
Romana Saila 1
Xinzai Peng 1
Kurt O. Konhauser 1

Top Papers

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Microplastics profile along the Rhine River
2015 Tier 2 967 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
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
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
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
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
Accelerating the Biodegradation of Poly(lactic acid) through the Inclusion of Plant Fibers: A Review of Recent Advances
2023 Tier 67 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
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
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
Microplastic pollution: Phytotoxicity, environmental risks, and phytoremediation strategies
2023 Tier 2 42 citations
Different microplastics in anaerobic paddy soils: Altering methane emissions by influencing organic matter composition and microbial metabolic pathways
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
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
Removal of Microplastics/Microfibers and Detergents from Laundry Wastewater by Microbubble Flotation
2024 Tier 2 29 citations
Effects of biodegradable poly(butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate) and poly(lactic acid) plastic degradation on soil ecosystems
2024 Tier 26 citations
Mechanistic understanding of the aggregation kinetics of nanoplastics in marine environments: Comparing synthetic and natural water matrices
2022 Tier 2 26 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
Settling velocity of microplastics in turbulent open-channel flow
2024 Tier 2 22 citations
Optimizing the Concentration of Nile Red for Screening of Microplastics in Drinking Water
2023 Tier 2 22 citations
Occurrence of microplastics in three types of household cleaning products and their estimated emissions into the aquatic environment
2023 Tier 2 21 citations
Microplastics affect the ecological stoichiometry of plant, soil and microbes in a greenhouse vegetable system
2024 Tier 2 20 citations
An integrated Metagenomic-Pangenomic strategy revealed native microbes and magnetic biochar cooperation in plasticizer degradation
2023 Tier 2 20 citations
Contrasting effects of food waste and its biochar on soil properties and lettuce growth in a microplastic-contaminated soil
2024 Tier 2 19 citations
Suspended clay and surfactants enhance buoyant microplastic settling
2023 Tier 2 18 citations
Spatial Patterns of Microplastics in Surface Seawater, Sediment, and Sand Along Qingdao Coastal Environment
2022 Tier 2 18 citations
Sludge Thermal Hydrolysis for Mitigating Oxidative Stress of Polystyrene Nanoplastics in Anaerobic Digestion: Significance of the Solids Content
2023 Tier 2 17 citations
Real-Time Visualization of Infiltration and Retention of Microplastics with Different Shapes in Porous Media
2024 Tier 2 15 citations
Settling behaviors of microplastic disks in water
2023 Tier 2 14 citations