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University of Basel

Microplastic research output and top contributors from University of Basel.

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32
Papers
1
Tier 1 Papers
4,741
Citations
47% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 17 papers list University of Basel as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Patricia Burkhardt‐Holm 20
Gabriel Erni-Cassola 9
Clara Leistenschneider 8
Thomas Mani 6
Serena M. Abel 2
kevin Leuenberger 2
Colin J. Courtney Mustaphi 1
Joshua Niklas Ebner 1
Lucas Blattner 1
Bert Müller 1
Christine Tanner 1
G. V. Schulz 1
Bekim Osmani 1
Prasad Nalabothu 1
Tino Töpper 1
Anouk N’Guyen 1
Dieter Ebert 1
Philipp Emanuel Hirsch 1
Nadia von Moos 1
Maja Damber 1
Patricia Holm 1
R. Ammann 1
Mila Mi Hua Yong 1
Sophie Bosshart 1
Stefan Frehland 1
Andreas Kalberer 1
Pascal Blarer 1
Sandrine Straub 1
Nicole Probst‐Hensch 1
Susanne Erpel 1
Marcus Wyss 1
Meltem Kutlar Joss 1

Top Papers

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Uptake and Effects of Microplastics on Cells and Tissue of the Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis L. after an Experimental Exposure
2012 Tier 2 1,605 citations
Microplastics profile along the Rhine River
2015 Tier 2 967 citations
Marine Plastic Debris: A New Surface for Microbial Colonization
2020 Tier 2 465 citations
Microplastics affect assimilation efficiency in the freshwater amphipod Gammarus fossarum
2016 Tier 2 234 citations
Microplastic Pollution in Benthic Midstream Sediments of the Rhine River
2019 Tier 2 231 citations
Biodegradable and Petroleum-Based Microplastics Do Not Differ in Their Ingestion and Excretion but in Their Biological Effects in a Freshwater Invertebrate Gammarus fossarum
2017 Tier 2 203 citations
Seasonal microplastics variation in nival and pluvial stretches of the Rhine River – From the Swiss catchment towards the North Sea
2019 Tier 2 158 citations
Using castor oil to separate microplastics from four different environmental matrices
2019 Tier 2 142 citations
A mechanistic understanding of polyethylene biodegradation by the marine bacterium Alcanivorax
2022 Tier 134 citations
Repeated detection of polystyrene microbeads in the Lower Rhine River
2018 Tier 2 104 citations
Microplastics in the Weddell Sea (Antarctica): A Forensic Approach for Discrimination between Environmental and Vessel-Induced Microplastics
2021 Tier 2 97 citations
Brood pouch-mediated polystyrene nanoparticle uptake during Daphnia magna embryogenesis
2017 Tier 2 77 citations
Ingestion of microplastics by fish and other prey organisms of cetaceans, exemplified for two large baleen whale species
2019 Tier 2 58 citations
Journey to the deep: plastic pollution in the hadal of deep-sea trenches.
2023 Tier 2 39 citations
Unveiling high concentrations of small microplastics (11–500 μm) in surface water samples from the southern Weddell Sea off Antarctica
2024 Tier 2 37 citations
Microplastics in fecal samples of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) and from surface water in the Philippines
2021 Tier 2 35 citations
Microplastics in the Water Column of the Rhine River Near Basel: 22 Months of Sampling
2024 Tier 2 27 citations
Spatial distribution of small microplastics in the Norwegian Coastal Current
2024 Tier 2 24 citations
No evidence of microplastic ingestion in emperor penguin chicks (Aptenodytes forsteri) from the Atka Bay colony (Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica)
2022 Tier 2 20 citations
Independence of microplastic ingestion from environmental load in the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) from the Rhine river using high quality standards
2020 Tier 2 19 citations
Low microplastic abundance in Siganus spp. from the Tañon Strait, Central Philippines
2021 Tier 2 17 citations
Opportunistically collected data from aerial surveys reveal spatio-temporal distribution patterns of marine debris in German waters
2020 Tier 2 17 citations
Three-dimensional analysis of aligner gaps and thickness distributions, using hard x-ray tomography with micrometer resolution
2022 Tier 2 15 citations
Microplastic ingestion in five demersal, bathydemersal and bathypelagic fish species from the eastern Weddell Sea, Antarctica
2024 Tier 2 10 citations
Microplastics in river sediment: Chronic exposure of the amphipod Gammarus fossarum to polyethylene terephthalate in a microcosm
2023 Tier 2 5 citations
Remote Alpine Lakes and Microplastic Accumulation: Insights from Sediment Analysis of Lake Cadagno
2025 Tier 2 1 citations
Real-time quantification of nanoplastics deposition in nanofiltration using laser-induced breakdown detection (LIBD)
2026 Tier 2
Microplastics in the air and potential health risks – a narrative review
2026 Tier 2
Microbial Colonisation of Polyethylene in Offshore Marine Environments: Insights from the Southern and South Atlantic Oceans
2025 Tier
Microplastic Ingestion in Five Demersal, Bathydemersal and Bathypelagic Fish Species from the Eastern Weddell Sea, Antarctica
2024 Tier 2