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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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Microplastic research output and top contributors from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

162
Papers
1
Tier 1 Papers
15,320
Citations
87% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 21 papers list Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Top Authors

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Author Papers
Cornelis A.M. van Gestel 41
A. Dick Vethaak 30
M.H. Lamoree 20
H.A. Leslie 17
Sam van Loon 14
Freek Ariese 9
Sicco H. Brandsma 9
Lotte de Jeu 8
J. de Boer 8
Martin Brits 8
Martin J. M. van Velzen 7
Jeske van Boxel 6
Majorie B.M. van Duursen 6
D. Vethaak 5
Frederic Béen 5
Liron Zada 5
Salla Selonen 5
Feride Öykü Sefiloğlu 4
Roy Brouwer 4
Martin van Velzen 4
Hanna Dijkstra 4
Quinn Groenewoud 4
Feride Öykü Sefiloğlu 3
Kas J. Houthuijs 3
Johannes F. de Boer 3
P.J.H. van Beukering 3
Robert W. Schmidt 3
Thomas Maes 2
Ge Xie 2
Bart G van Hall 2
Rudo A. Verweij 2
Manuel Heinzelmann 2
Sandra M. Nijmeijer 2
Eva Sprokkereef 2
Federica Nardella 2
Wilco Nijenhuis 2
S.A.L.M. Kooijman 2
M.J.M. van Velzen 2
Kees van Gestel 2
Virissa Lenters 2
Dirk Eilander 2
Nienke C Schut 2
Lorenzo Scibetta 2
Patricia Lago 1
Jacco Koekkoek 1
Therése Karlsson 1
Ahmed A. A. Hussein 1
Stef Bokhorst 1
W. van der Vegt 1
Sebastian Rupp 1

Top Papers

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Marine microplastic debris: An emerging issue for food security, food safety and human health
2018 Tier 2 1,489 citations
Microplastics in freshwater ecosystems: what we know and what we need to know
2014 Tier 2 1,468 citations
Microplastics and human health
2021 Tier 2 1,319 citations
Microplastics en route: Field measurements in the Dutch river delta and Amsterdam canals, wastewater treatment plants, North Sea sediments and biota
2017 Tier 2 1,116 citations
Microplastic contamination in brown shrimp (Crangon crangon, Linnaeus 1758) from coastal waters of the Southern North Sea and Channel area
2015 Tier 2 725 citations
Screening for microplastics in sediment, water, marine invertebrates and fish: Method development and microplastic accumulation
2017 Tier 2 539 citations
Partitioning of chemical contaminants to microplastics: Sorption mechanisms, environmental distribution and effects on toxicity and bioaccumulation
2019 Tier 2 487 citations
Enhanced uptake of BPA in the presence of nanoplastics can lead to neurotoxic effects in adult zebrafish
2017 Tier 2 446 citations
Microplastics contamination in molluscs from the northern part of the Persian Gulf
2017 Tier 2 356 citations
Microplastics Baseline Surveys at the Water Surface and in Sediments of the North-East Atlantic
2017 Tier 2 308 citations
Micro- and Nanoplastics Breach the Blood–Brain Barrier (BBB): Biomolecular Corona’s Role Revealed
2023 Tier 2 285 citations
Microplastics in drinking water: A review and assessment
2018 Tier 2 280 citations
Characterizing export of land-based microplastics to the estuary - Part I: Application of integrated geospatial microplastic transport models to assess tire and road wear particles in the Seine watershed
2018 Tier 2 280 citations
Exploring the impacts of plastics in soil – The effects of polyester textile fibers on soil invertebrates
2019 Tier 2 266 citations
Using Numerical Model Simulations to Improve the Understanding of Micro-plastic Distribution and Pathways in the Marine Environment
2017 Tier 2 248 citations
Biotechnological methods to remove microplastics: a review
2023 Tier 2 216 citations
Fragmentation of plastic objects in a laboratory seawater microcosm
2020 Tier 2 214 citations
The occurrence of microplastic contamination in littoral sediments of the Persian Gulf, Iran
2017 Tier 2 202 citations
The AmP project: Comparing species on the basis of dynamic energy budget parameters
2018 Tier 2 201 citations
Bioaccumulation of PCBs from microplastics in Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus): An experimental study
2017 Tier 2 196 citations
Measuring Marine Plastic Debris from Space: Initial Assessment of Observation Requirements
2019 Tier 2 187 citations
Plastic in global rivers: are floods making it worse?
2020 Tier 2 183 citations
The urgent need for microbiology literacy in society
2019 Tier 2 177 citations
The adverse effects of virgin microplastics on the fertilization and larval development of sea urchins
2017 Tier 2 170 citations
Transport and accumulation of microplastics through wastewater treatment sludge processes
2021 Tier 2 169 citations
Fast microplastics identification with stimulated Raman scattering microscopy
2018 Tier 2 165 citations
Maternal exposure to polystyrene nanoparticles retarded fetal growth and triggered metabolic disorders of placenta and fetus in mice
2022 Tier 2 133 citations
Standardization of micro-FTIR methods and applicability for the detection and identification of microplastics in environmental matrices
2023 Tier 2 131 citations
To Waste or Not to Waste: Questioning Potential Health Risks of Micro- and Nanoplastics with a Focus on Their Ingestion and Potential Carcinogenicity
2022 Tier 2 126 citations
Quantifying impacts of plastic debris on marine wildlife identifies ecological breakpoints
2020 Tier 2 126 citations
Where is the evidence that human exposure to microplastics is safe?
2020 Tier 2 120 citations
The social costs of marine litter along European coasts
2017 Tier 2 119 citations
Uptake, Transport, and Toxicity of Pristine and Weathered Micro- and Nanoplastics in Human Placenta Cells
2022 Tier 2 116 citations
The unlimited potential of the great pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis
2020 Tier 2 116 citations
Factors affecting microplastic retention and emission by a wastewater treatment plant on the southern coast of Caspian Sea
2020 Tier 2 114 citations
Exploring the impacts of microplastics and associated chemicals in the terrestrial environment – Exposure of soil invertebrates to tire particles
2021 Tier 2 113 citations
Impact of CeO2 nanoparticles on the aggregation kinetics and stability of polystyrene nanoplastics: Importance of surface functionalization and solution chemistry
2020 Tier 2 108 citations
The world is your oyster: low-dose, long-term microplastic exposure of juvenile oysters
2019 Tier 2 88 citations
Characterizing export of land-based microplastics to the estuary - Part II: Sensitivity analysis of an integrated geospatial microplastic transport modeling assessment of tire and road wear particles
2018 Tier 2 85 citations
Geotextile composition, application and ecotoxicology—A review
2016 Tier 2 85 citations
Quantitation of micro and nanoplastics in human blood by pyrolysis-gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
2024 Tier 2 77 citations
Experimental human placental models for studying uptake, transport and toxicity of micro- and nanoplastics
2022 Tier 2 73 citations
Do microplastics affect marine ecosystem productivity?
2018 Tier 2 73 citations
Polystyrene nanoparticle exposure accelerates ovarian cancer development in mice by altering the tumor microenvironment
2023 Tier 2 71 citations
Innovations in analytical methods to assess the occurrence of microplastics in soil
2022 Tier 2 70 citations
Microplastics, chlorpyrifos and their mixtures modulate immune processes in the terrestrial crustacean Porcellio scaber
2021 Tier 2 68 citations
Global evaluation of the chemical hazard of recycled tire crumb rubber employed on worldwide synthetic turf football pitches
2021 Tier 2 66 citations
Results of WEPAL-QUASIMEME/NORMANs first global interlaboratory study on microplastics reveal urgent need for harmonization
2021 Tier 2 65 citations
Systematic Analysis of the Relative Abundance of Polymers Occurring as Microplastics in Freshwaters and Estuaries
2020 Tier 2 65 citations
In the business of dirty oceans: Overview of startups and entrepreneurs managing marine plastic
2020 Tier 2 63 citations