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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Microplastic research output and top contributors from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

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149
Papers
3
Tier 1 Papers
5,200
Citations
85% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 22 papers list Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Author Papers
Alba Hernández 50
Ricard Marcos 47
Aliro Villacorta 26
Mariana Teles 21
I. Brandts 19
Mohamed Alaraby 13
Susana Pastor 13
Irene Barguilla 12
Lluís Tort 12
Patrizia Ziveri 12
Michaël Grelaud 12
Michelle Morataya-Reyes 11
Josefa Domenech 11
Laura Rubio 9
Juan Balasch 9
Raquel Egea 8
Doaa Abass 8
Joan Martín-Pérez 8
Jéssica Arribas Arranz 8
Gooya Banaei 7
Alba García‐Rodríguez 7
Lourdes Vela 7
Ester Carreras-Colom 7
Alireza Tavakolpournegari 7
Antonia Velázquez 7
Anna Soler‐Membrives 6
Nerea Roher 5
Montserrat López‐Mesas 5
Balasubramanyam Annangi 5
Constanza Cortés 5
Laura Simon-Sánchez 4
María Constenla 4
Sandra Ballesteros 4
Victor Fuentes-Cebrian 4
Maite Carrassón 4
Alba Hernández 4
Roser Salvia 3
Jordi Pétriz 3
J Gutiérrez 3
Jordi García-Orellana 3
Camila Barría 3
Oriol Rodríguez-Romeu 3
Marlid Garcia-Ordoñez 3
J.C. Balasch 2
Saira Naz 2
Mariana Teles 2
Marc Sorigué 2
Iris Romero-Andrada 2
José Domínguez 2
Alícia Lacoma 2

Top Papers

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Microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine-atmosphere environment
2022 Tier 2 424 citations
Effects of nanoplastics on Mytilus galloprovincialis after individual and combined exposure with carbamazepine
2018 Tier 2 377 citations
River Deltas as hotspots of microplastic accumulation: The case study of the Ebro River (NW Mediterranean)
2019 Tier 2 290 citations
Potential adverse health effects of ingested micro- and nanoplastics on humans. Lessons learned from in vivo and in vitro mammalian models
2019 Tier 2 272 citations
Pathways of human exposure to microplastics, and estimation of the total burden
2021 Tier 2 222 citations
Nanoplastics as a potential environmental health factor: effects of polystyrene nanoparticles on human intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cells
2019 Tier 2 203 citations
Biological effects, including oxidative stress and genotoxic damage, of polystyrene nanoparticles in different human hematopoietic cell lines
2020 Tier 2 198 citations
Effects of polymethylmethacrylate nanoplastics on Dicentrarchus labrax
2018 Tier 2 187 citations
Interactions of polystyrene nanoplastics with in vitro models of the human intestinal barrier
2020 Tier 2 169 citations
Effect of nanoplastics on fish health and performance: A review
2019 Tier 2 162 citations
Long-Term Effects of Polystyrene Nanoplastics in Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cells
2021 Tier 2 139 citations
Spatial occurrence and effects of microplastic ingestion on the deep-water shrimp Aristeus antennatus
2018 Tier 2 121 citations
Global distribution of marine microplastics and potential for biodegradation
2023 Tier 2 116 citations
Nanoplastics are bioaccumulated in fish liver and muscle and cause DNA damage after a chronic exposure
2022 Tier 2 114 citations
Waterborne exposure of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) to polymethylmethacrylate nanoplastics causes effects at cellular and molecular levels
2020 Tier 2 107 citations
The generation of marine litter in Mediterranean island beaches as an effect of tourism and its mitigation
2020 Tier 2 81 citations
A new source of representative secondary PET nanoplastics. Obtention, characterization, and hazard evaluation
2022 Tier 2 79 citations
Using Boops boops (osteichthyes) to assess microplastic ingestion in the Mediterranean Sea
2020 Tier 2 73 citations
Are research methods shaping our understanding of microplastic pollution? A literature review on the seawater and sediment bodies of the Mediterranean Sea
2021 Tier 1 70 citations
Microplastics in corals: An emergent threat
2020 Tier 2 70 citations
Can a Sediment Core Reveal the Plastic Age? Microplastic Preservation in a Coastal Sedimentary Record
2022 Tier 2 69 citations
Genotoxic and immunomodulatory effects in human white blood cells after ex vivo exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics
2020 Tier 2 68 citations
Polystyrene Nanoplastics as Carriers of Metals. Interactions of Polystyrene Nanoparticles with Silver Nanoparticles and Silver Nitrate, and Their Effects on Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cells
2021 Tier 2 65 citations
Microplastics in subsurface waters of the western equatorial Atlantic (Brazil)
2019 Tier 2 65 citations
The release of polylactic acid nanoplastics (PLA-NPLs) from commercial teabags. Obtention, characterization, and hazard effects of true-to-life PLA-NPLs
2023 Tier 2 62 citations
Long-term exposure to nanoplastics alters molecular and functional traits related to the carcinogenic process
2022 Tier 2 62 citations
Effects of true-to-life PET nanoplastics using primary human nasal epithelial cells
2023 Tier 2 55 citations
Polystyrene nanoplastics accumulate in ZFL cell lysosomes and in zebrafish larvae after acute exposure, inducing a synergistic immune response in vitro without affecting larval survival in vivo
2020 Tier 2 54 citations
Buoyant microplastics in freshwater sediments – How do they get there?
2022 Tier 2 52 citations
Immuno-modulatory effects of nanoplastics and humic acids in the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
2021 Tier 2 49 citations
Fast-screening flow cytometry method for detecting nanoplastics in human peripheral blood
2023 Tier 2 46 citations
Hazard Assessment of Polystyrene Nanoplastics in Primary Human Nasal Epithelial Cells, Focusing on the Autophagic Effects
2023 Tier 2 44 citations
Are anthropogenic fibres a real problem for red mullets (Mullus barbatus) from the NW Mediterranean?
2020 Tier 2 44 citations
The hazardous impact of true-to-life PET nanoplastics in Drosophila
2022 Tier 2 43 citations
Hazard assessment of different-sized polystyrene nanoplastics in hematopoietic human cell lines
2023 Tier 2 42 citations
A closer look at anthropogenic fiber ingestion in Aristeus antennatus in the NW Mediterranean Sea: Differences among years and locations and impact on health condition
2020 Tier 2 42 citations
Characterization of microplastics in skim-milk powders
2024 Tier 2 41 citations
Nanoplastics and Arsenic Co-Exposures Exacerbate Oncogenic Biomarkers under an In Vitro Long-Term Exposure Scenario
2022 Tier 2 41 citations
Insights into nanoplastics effects on human health
2020 Tier 2 40 citations
Hazard assessment of ingested polystyrene nanoplastics in Drosophila larvae
2022 Tier 2 39 citations
Are bioplastics safe? Hazardous effects of polylactic acid (PLA) nanoplastics in Drosophila
2024 Tier 2 38 citations
Antagonistic in vivo interaction of polystyrene nanoplastics and silver compounds. A study using Drosophila
2022 Tier 2 37 citations
In vitro cell-transforming potential of secondary polyethylene terephthalate and polylactic acid nanoplastics
2024 Tier 2 30 citations
The potential effects of in vitro digestion on the physicochemical and biological characteristics of polystyrene nanoplastics
2023 Tier 2 30 citations
Short-term exposure to polymethylmethacrylate nanoplastics alters muscle antioxidant response, development and growth in Sparus aurata
2021 Tier 2 29 citations
Teabag-derived micro/nanoplastics (true-to-life MNPLs) as a surrogate for real-life exposure scenarios
2024 Tier 2 26 citations
Polylactic acid nanoplastics (PLA-NPLs) induce adverse effects on an in vitro model of the human lung epithelium: The Calu-3 air-liquid interface (ALI) barrier
2024 Tier 2 26 citations
Eco- and bio-corona-based microplastics and nanoplastics complexes in the environment: Modulations in the toxicological behavior of plastic particles and factors affecting
2024 Tier 2 26 citations
Fluorescent labeling of micro/nanoplastics for biological applications with a focus on “true-to-life" tracking
2024 Tier 2 24 citations
Polystyrene nanoplastics target lysosomes interfering with lipid metabolism through the PPAR system and affecting macrophage functionalization
2023 Tier 2 24 citations