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Bangor University

Microplastic research output and top contributors from Bangor University.

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135
Papers
3
Tier 1 Papers
6,135
Citations
81% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 26 papers list Bangor University as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Author Papers
Davey L. Jones 61
David R. Chadwick 26
Martine Graf 20
Peter N. Golyshin 13
Robert W. Brown 10
Winnie Courtene‐Jones 10
Peter Robins 7
Siyang Ren 7
Lucy M. Greenfield 7
Davey L. Jones 7
Rafael Bargiela 6
Nia H. Jones 6
Martin W. Skov 5
Perrine Florent 5
Jan Geert Hiddink 4
Simon P. Neill 4
Dan Aberg 4
Benjamin I. Collins 4
Qiuyun Liu 4
D Madoc Jones 4
Tatyana N. Chernikova 3
Emily C. Cooledge 3
Mark Walton 3
Ruimin Qi 3
Xiaorong Li 3
Matthew Lewis 3
Gwion B. Williams 3
Karina A. Marsden 3
Gupeng Li 3
Abigail Smyth 3
Christian Dunn 3
Constance L. Tulloch 3
B. Cotterell 3
D. R. Chadwick 3
Miles R. Marshall 3
D.R. Chadwick 3
Smyth, Abigail J 2
Lenn, Yueng-Djern 2
Green, J A Mattias 2
Athanasios Dimitriou 2
Mattias Green 2
Davey L. JONES 2
David R. CHADWICK 2
Igor Pântea 2
Shelagh K. Malham 2
Anna N. Khusnutdinova 2
Alexander F. Yakunin 2
Luis Giménez 2
D. Chadwick 2
Maria Wedinger 2

Top Papers

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Behavior of microplastics and plastic film residues in the soil environment: A critical review
2019 Tier 2 886 citations
The microplastisphere: Biodegradable microplastics addition alters soil microbial community structure and function
2021 Tier 2 563 citations
Macro- and microplastic accumulation in soil after 32 years of plastic film mulching
2022 Tier 2 402 citations
Microplastics in the agroecosystem: Are they an emerging threat to the plant-soil system?
2020 Tier 2 386 citations
Microplastics as an emerging threat to plant and soil health in agroecosystems
2021 Tier 2 336 citations
Experimental Evaluation of Seaweeds as a Vector for Microplastics into Marine Food Webs
2015 Tier 2 329 citations
Systematical review of interactions between microplastics and microorganisms in the soil environment
2021 Tier 2 319 citations
Effects of plastic residues and microplastics on soil ecosystems: A global meta-analysis
2022 Tier 1 252 citations
Kinetics of microplastic generation from different types of mulch films in agricultural soil
2021 Tier 2 221 citations
Effect thresholds for the earthworm Eisenia fetida: Toxicity comparison between conventional and biodegradable microplastics
2021 Tier 2 206 citations
The long-term uncertainty of biodegradable mulch film residues and associated microplastics pollution on plant-soil health
2022 Tier 2 190 citations
Microplastics shape microbial communities affecting soil organic matter decomposition in paddy soil
2022 Tier 2 181 citations
Potential sources and occurrence of macro-plastics and microplastics pollution in farmland soils: A typical case of China
2023 Tier 2 162 citations
Bioplastic (PHBV) addition to soil alters microbial community structure and negatively affects plant-microbial metabolic functioning in maize
2022 Tier 2 136 citations
A mechanistic understanding of polyethylene biodegradation by the marine bacterium Alcanivorax
2022 Tier 134 citations
Effect of microplastics on organic matter decomposition in paddy soil amended with crop residues and labile C: A three-source-partitioning study
2021 Tier 2 106 citations
Leaching of phthalate acid esters from plastic mulch films and their degradation in response to UV irradiation and contrasting soil conditions
2022 Tier 2 99 citations
Field application of pure polyethylene microplastic has no significant short-term effect on soil biological quality and function
2021 Tier 2 96 citations
Field response of N2O emissions, microbial communities, soil biochemical processes and winter barley growth to the addition of conventional and biodegradable microplastics
2022 Tier 2 74 citations
Microplastics alter multiple biological processes of marine benthic fauna
2022 Tier 1 73 citations
Field test on the biodegradation of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) based mulch films in soil
2020 Tier 2 66 citations
Field application of biodegradable microplastics has no significant effect on plant and soil health in the short term
2022 Tier 2 64 citations
Climate warming masks the negative effect of microplastics on plant-soil health in a silt loam soil
2022 Tier 2 64 citations
LDPE and biodegradable PLA-PBAT plastics differentially affect plant-soil nitrogen partitioning and dynamics in a Hordeum vulgare mesocosm
2023 Tier 2 62 citations
Atmospheric deposition of microplastics in a rural region of North China Plain
2023 Tier 2 55 citations
Occurrence and characteristics of microplastics in soils from greenhouse and open-field cultivation using plastic mulch film
2023 Tier 2 51 citations
Increasing concentration of pure micro- and macro-LDPE and PP plastic negatively affect crop biomass, nutrient cycling, and microbial biomass
2023 Tier 2 41 citations
Potential ecological risk assessment of microplastics in coastal sediments: Their metal accumulation and interaction with sedimentary metal concentration
2023 Tier 2 40 citations
Microplastics in European sea salts – An example of exposure through consumer choice and of interstudy methodological discrepancies
2023 Tier 2 37 citations
Regulatory path for soil microbial communities depends on the type and dose of microplastics
2024 Tier 2 35 citations
Simazine degradation in agroecosystems: Will it be affected by the type and amount of microplastic pollution?
2022 Tier 2 32 citations
Earthworms mediate the influence of polyethylene (PE) and polylactic acid (PLA) microplastics on soil bacterial communities
2023 Tier 2 31 citations
Distributions of microplastics and larger anthropogenic debris in Norfolk Canyon, Baltimore Canyon, and the adjacent continental slope (Western North Atlantic Margin, U.S.A.)
2021 Tier 2 27 citations
Are Biobased Microfibers Less Harmful than Conventional Plastic Microfibers: Evidence from Earthworms
2024 Tier 25 citations
The accumulation of microplastic pollution in a commercially important fishing ground
2022 Tier 2 25 citations
Higher potential leaching of inorganic and organic additives from biodegradable compared to conventional agricultural plastic mulch film
2025 Tier 22 citations
Smallest microplastics intensify maize yield decline, soil processes and consequent global warming potential
2024 Tier 2 22 citations
Impact of mangrove forest structure and landscape on macroplastics capture
2023 Tier 2 22 citations
Biodegradable plastic mulch films increase yield and promote nitrogen use efficiency in organic horticulture
2023 Tier 2 22 citations
National Inventory of Plastic Mulch Residues in Chinese Croplands From 1993 to 2050
2025 Tier 19 citations
Plastics matter in the food system
2025 Tier 18 citations
Accounting for Dilution of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater Samples Using Physico-Chemical Markers
2022 Tier 2 17 citations
Nanoplastic and phthalate induced stress responses in rhizosphere soil: Microbial communities and metabolic networks
2025 Tier 2 16 citations
Abundance, distribution and characteristics of microplastics in the North and South Atlantic Ocean
2024 Tier 2 16 citations
Microplastic contamination accelerates soil carbon loss through positive priming
2024 Tier 2 16 citations
Microbial degradation of bioplastic (PHBV) is limited by nutrient availability at high microplastic loadings
2024 Tier 2 15 citations
The agricultural plastic paradox: Feeding more, harming more?
2025 Tier 2 14 citations
Earthworms alleviate microplastics stress on soil microbial and protist communities
2024 Tier 2 14 citations
Harnessing extremophilic carboxylesterases for applications in polyester depolymerisation and plastic waste recycling
2023 Tier 2 13 citations
Settling and rising velocities of microplastics: Laboratory experiments and lattice Boltzmann modeling
2024 Tier 2 10 citations