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Queen's University Belfast

Microplastic research output and top contributors from Queen's University Belfast.

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98
Papers
3
Tier 1 Papers
4,609
Citations
85% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 15 papers list Queen's University Belfast as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Author Papers
Ross N. Cuthbert 18
Gary Hardiman 12
Ahmed I. Osman 11
Eoghan M. Cunningham 11
Cuong Cao 7
Louise Kregting 6
Christopher T. Elliott 5
David W. Rooney 5
Gareth Arnott 5
Jaimie T. A. Dick 5
Scott A. Coughlin 4
Charlie Farrell 4
Jaimie T. A. Dick 4
Andrew Crump 4
Julianne Megaw 3
Udit Pant 3
Joost L.D. Nelis 3
Eoin Cunningham 3
Julia D. Sigwart 3
Adam McFall 3
James Tate 3
Jack V. Johnson 3
Dannielle S. Green 2
Stephen A. Kelly 2
Jack Taggart 2
Nicholas Birse 2
Rose M. Griffith 2
Paul N. Williams 2
Chunfei Wu 2
Róisín Coyle 2
Lisa Connolly 2
Beatrice Smyth 2
Oleksandr Malyuskin 2
Ali Can 2
Kieran O’ Driscoll 2
Deborah Roy 2
Martin Dempster 2
Emma Berry 2
Di Wu 1
Bunty Sharma 1
Ratnasekhar Ch 1
Di Wu 1
David W. Rooney 1
Xiaotong Liu 1
Daniel Carrizo 1
Merenchi Galappaththige Nipuni Odara 1
Jennifer McKinley 1
Paul M. Airs 1
Jonathan H.I. Tinsley 1
Javier Ventura-Cordero 1

Top Papers

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Microplastic sources, formation, toxicity and remediation: a review
2023 Tier 2 642 citations
Effects of conventional and biodegradable microplastics on a marine ecosystem engineer (Arenicola marina) and sediment nutrient cycling
2015 Tier 2 439 citations
Effects of microplastics on European flat oysters, Ostrea edulis and their associated benthic communities
2016 Tier 2 389 citations
Microplastics in the marine environment: A review of their sources, distribution processes, uptake and exchange in ecosystems
2020 Tier 2 296 citations
Microplastics Affect the Ecological Functioning of an Important Biogenic Habitat
2016 Tier 2 259 citations
Renewable cellulosic nanocomposites for food packaging to avoid fossil fuel plastic pollution: a review
2020 Tier 2 222 citations
Ubiquity of polystyrene digestion and biodegradation within yellow mealworms, larvae of Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
2018 Tier 219 citations
Seaweed for climate mitigation, wastewater treatment, bioenergy, bioplastic, biochar, food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics: a review
2022 Tier 194 citations
A comparison of sampling methods for seawater microplastics and a first report of the microplastic litter in coastal waters of Ascension and Falkland Islands
2018 Tier 2 151 citations
Up and away: ontogenic transference as a pathway for aerial dispersal of microplastics
2018 Tier 2 140 citations
Examining effects of ontogenic microplastic transference on Culex mosquito mortality and adult weight
2018 Tier 2 108 citations
Pyrolysis kinetic modelling of abundant plastic waste (PET) and in-situ emission monitoring
2020 Tier 2 103 citations
Microplastics and Their Impact on Reproduction—Can we Learn From the C. elegans Model?
2022 Tier 2 95 citations
Environmentally Accurate Microplastic Levels and Their Absence from Exposure Studies
2019 Tier 1 91 citations
Municipal solid waste compost: Global trends and biogeochemical cycling
2023 Tier 2 86 citations
Pyrolysis–catalysis upcycling of waste plastic using a multilayer stainless-steel catalyst toward a circular economy
2023 Tier 83 citations
Exploring perceptions of environmental professionals, plastic processors, students and consumers of bio-based plastics: Informing the development of the sector
2020 Tier 76 citations
Spatiotemporal variation in microplastic contamination along a subtropical reservoir shoreline
2020 Tier 2 67 citations
The influence of microplastics on trophic interaction strengths and oviposition preferences of dipterans
2018 Tier 2 64 citations
Microplastic Detection in Soil and Water Using Resonance Microwave Spectroscopy: A Feasibility Study
2020 Tier 2 61 citations
Microplastics disrupt hermit crab shell selection
2020 Tier 2 61 citations
Carbon nanotubes production from real-world waste plastics and the pyrolysis behaviour
2023 Tier 2 49 citations
Microplastic toxicity: A review of the role of marine sentinel species in assessing the environmental and public health impacts
2020 Tier 2 44 citations
Enhancing the Biodegradability, Water Solubility, and Thermal Properties of Polyvinyl Alcohol through Natural Polymer Blending: An Approach toward Sustainable Polymer Applications
2024 Tier 2 39 citations
Microplastic abundance, distribution, and diversity in water and sediments along a subtropical river system
2023 Tier 2 39 citations
Nowhere to go! Microplastic abundances in freshwater fishes living near wastewater plants
2023 Tier 2 33 citations
The measurement of food safety and security risks associated with micro- and nanoplastic pollution
2023 Tier 2 33 citations
Animal contests and microplastics: evidence of disrupted behaviour in hermit crabsPagurus bernhardus
2021 Tier 2 31 citations
Microplastics do not affect the feeding rates of a marine predator
2021 Tier 2 31 citations
Functional response quantifies microplastic uptake by a widespread African fish species
2019 Tier 2 31 citations
Synthetic Degradable Polyvinyl Alcohol Polymer and Its Blends with Starch and Cellulose—A Comprehensive Overview
2024 Tier 2 29 citations
Seasonal occurrence of microplastics in sediment of two South African recreational reservoirs
2023 Tier 2 28 citations
The accumulation of microplastic pollution in a commercially important fishing ground
2022 Tier 2 25 citations
Synergistic technologies for a circular economy: upcycling waste plastics and biomass
2024 Tier 24 citations
Short-Term Microplastic Exposure Impairs Cognition in Hermit Crabs
2023 Tier 2 23 citations
Occurrence and sources of microplastics on Arctic beaches: Svalbard
2023 Tier 2 19 citations
Distinct spatiotemporal succession of bacterial generalists and specialists in the lacustrine plastisphere
2023 Tier 2 19 citations
The General Growth Tendency: A tool to improve publication trend reporting by removing record inflation bias and enabling quantitative trend analysis
2022 Tier 2 17 citations
Does microplastic exposure and sex influence shell selection and motivation in the common European hermit crab, Pagurus bernhardus?
2022 Tier 2 16 citations
Competing axes of power in the global plastics treaty: Understanding the politics of progress and setbacks in negotiating a high-ambition agreement
2025 Tier 15 citations
From automated Raman to cost-effective nanoparticle-on-film (NPoF) SERS spectroscopy: A combined approach for assessing micro- and nanoplastics released into the oral cavity from chewing gum
2024 Tier 2 15 citations
Field and laboratory microplastics uptake by a freshwater shrimp
2024 Tier 2 15 citations
Driven by speculation, not by impact – the effects of plastic on fish species
2020 Tier 2 15 citations
Water or sediment? Assessing seasonal microplastic accumulation from wastewater treatment works
2023 Tier 2 14 citations
Management and research on plastic debris in Uruguayan Aquatic Systems: update and perspectives
2015 Tier 2 11 citations
Integration of bifunctional silver dendrite membranes with surface-enhanced Raman scattering for sensitive detection of polystyrene microplastics in aquatic environments
2024 Tier 2 10 citations
Abundance and distribution of microplastics in benthic sediments and Cladocera taxa in a subtropical Austral reservoir
2024 Tier 2 10 citations
Strategies for biofilm optimization of plastic-degrading microorganisms and isolating biofilm formers from plastic-contaminated environments
2024 Tier 2 8 citations
Resilient amphipods: Gammarid predatory behaviour is unaffected by microplastic exposure and deoxygenation
2023 Tier 2 8 citations
Barriers to recycling plastics from the perspectives of industry stakeholders: a qualitative study
2023 Tier 8 citations