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Microplastics

Microplastic research output and top contributing countries for Microplastics.

640
Papers
13
Tier 1 Papers
2,296
Citations
79
Countries

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Top Countries (79)

Country Papers
🇺🇸 United States 92
🇪🇸 Spain 58
🇮🇳 India 53
🇮🇹 Italy 47
🇪🇨 EC 27
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 26
🇲🇽 Mexico 25
🇩🇪 Germany 23
🇯🇵 Japan 21
🇧🇷 Brazil 20
🇫🇷 France 19
🇨🇳 China 19
🇨🇦 Canada 18
🇬🇷 Greece 17
🇷🇺 Russia 14
🇿🇦 South Africa 13
🇨🇴 Colombia 11
🇵🇹 Portugal 11
🇧🇩 Bangladesh 11
🇹🇷 Turkey 10
🇦🇺 Australia 9
🇨🇭 Switzerland 8
🇦🇹 Austria 8
🇻🇳 Vietnam 8
🇷🇸 RS 7
🇸🇪 Sweden 6
🇲🇾 Malaysia 6
🇵🇱 Poland 6
🇹🇭 Thailand 5
🇳🇱 Netherlands 5
🇷🇴 Romania 5
🇦🇪 AE 5
🇧🇪 Belgium 5
🇹🇼 Taiwan 5
🇰🇷 South Korea 5
🇱🇰 LK 5
🇪🇬 Egypt 4
🇵🇭 Philippines 4
🇲🇦 MA 4
🇨🇱 Chile 4
🇮🇩 Indonesia 4
🇵🇷 PR 4
🇵🇪 PE 3
🇫🇮 Finland 3
🇩🇰 Denmark 3
🇻🇪 VE 3
🇭🇷 HR 3
🇮🇪 Ireland 3
🇮🇷 Iran 3
🇦🇷 Argentina 3
🇱🇹 LT 3
🇹🇳 TN 3
🇹🇿 TZ 2
🇧🇬 BG 2
🇮🇱 Israel 2
🇲🇪 ME 2
🇨🇾 CY 2
🇺🇾 UY 2
🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
🇲🇻 MV 1
🇲🇹 MT 1
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 1
🇲🇰 MK 1
🇸🇬 Singapore 1
🇸🇮 SI 1
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🇸🇻 SV 1
🇲🇨 MC 1
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🇱🇧 LB 1
🇰🇪 KE 1
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🇺🇦 UA 1
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🇧🇦 BA 1
🇨🇺 CU 1
🇭🇰 HK 1
🇵🇾 PY 1
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Top Papers

top 50 of 640 by citations
Governance Strategies for Mitigating Microplastic Pollution in the Marine Environment: A Review
2021 146 citations
Recent Advances in Microplastics Removal from Water with Special Attention Given to Photocatalytic Degradation: Review of Scientific Research
2023 87 citations
Quantification of Microplastics by Pyrolysis Coupled with Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry in Sediments: Challenges and Implications
2022 81 citations
Microplastics: A Review of Policies and Responses
2022 79 citations
Marine Litter Impact on Sandy Beach Fauna: A Review to Obtain an Indication of Where Research Should Contribute More
2022 64 citations
Microplastics and Potentially Toxic Elements: Potential Human Exposure Pathways through Agricultural Lands and Policy Based Countermeasures
2022 53 citations
Microfibers: Environmental Problems and Textile Solutions
2022 50 citations
The Complex Dynamics of Microplastic Migration through Different Aquatic Environments: Subsidies for a Better Understanding of Its Environmental Dispersion
2023 40 citations
Nanoplastic Generation from Secondary PE Microplastics: Microorganism-Induced Fragmentation
2022 39 citations
The Effect of Weathering Conditions in Combination with Natural Phenomena/Disasters on Microplastics’ Transport from Aquatic Environments to Agricultural Soils
2024 36 citations
Interaction between Microplastics and Pharmaceuticals Depending on the Composition of Aquatic Environment
2022 35 citations
The Raman Spectroscopy Approach to Different Freshwater Microplastics and Quantitative Characterization of Polyethylene Aged in the Environment
2022 34 citations
Detection and Analysis of Microfibers and Microplastics in Wastewater from a Textile Company
2022 32 citations
Impact of Microplastics on Human Health: Risks, Diseases, and Affected Body Systems
2025 31 citations
Advancements and Regulatory Situation in Microplastics Removal from Wastewater and Drinking Water: A Comprehensive Review
2024 30 citations
Investigating the Physicochemical Property Changes of Plastic Packaging Exposed to UV Irradiation and Different Aqueous Environments
2022 30 citations
Adsorption of PAHs and PCDD/Fs in Microplastics: A Review
2022 30 citations
Modelling the Photodegradation of Marine Microplastics by Means of Infrared Spectrometry and Chemometric Techniques
2022 29 citations
Bridging the Gaps between Microplastics and Human Health
2024 28 citations
Microplastics in the Marine Environment
2024 28 citations
Histomorphological Damage in the Small Intestine of Wami Tilapia (Oreochromis urolepis) (Norman, 1922) Exposed to Microplastics Remain Long after Depuration
2022 28 citations
May a Former Municipal Landfill Contaminate Groundwater in Microplastics? First Investigations from the “Prairie de Mauves Site” (Nantes, France)
2023 27 citations
Microplastics Scoping Review of Environmental and Human Exposure Data
2023 27 citations
Microplastic in Drinking Water: A Pilot Study
2024 26 citations
Microplastics Occurrence in Two Mountainous Rivers in the Lowland Area—A Case Study of the Central Pomeranian Region, Poland
2022 26 citations
Low-Density Polyethylene Migration from Food Packaging on Cured Meat Products Detected by Micro-Raman Spectroscopy
2022 25 citations
COST Action PRIORITY: An EU Perspective on Micro- and Nanoplastics as Global Issues
2022 25 citations
Honey Quality and Microplastic Migration from Food Packaging: A Potential Threat for Consumer Health?
2022 25 citations
Differential Presence of Microplastics and Mesoplastics in Coral Reef and Mangrove Fishes in Isla Grande, Colombia
2022 25 citations
Relationship of Microplastics to Body Size for Two Estuarine Fishes
2022 25 citations
Opening Space for Plastics—Why Spatial, Soil and Land Use Data Are Important to Understand Global Soil (Micro)Plastic Pollution
2022 20 citations
Microplastics in Farmed Animals—A Review
2024 19 citations
Microplastics in Freshwaters: Implications for Aquatic Autotrophic Organisms and Fauna Health
2023 19 citations
Comparative Review of Instrumental Techniques and Methods for the Analysis of Microplastics in Agricultural Matrices
2023 19 citations
Assessment of Microplastics Distribution in a Biological Wastewater Treatment
2022 18 citations
Communicating Threats and Potential Opportunities to Reduce Microplastic Pollution with Key Stakeholders
2022 18 citations
Impaired Growth Performance of Wami Tilapia Juveniles (Oreochromis urolepis) (Norman, 1922) Due to Microplastic Induced Degeneration of the Small Intestine
2022 17 citations
Ingested Microplastics in 18 Local Fish Species from the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea
2022 17 citations
A Pilot Assessment of a ‘Plastic Free Community’ Initiative, Respective Community Actions and Residents’ Behavior
2021 17 citations
Microplastic Contamination in Cultured Mussels and Pearl Oysters in Greece
2023 16 citations
Microplastics and Macroplastic Debris as Potential Physical Vectors of SARS-CoV-2: A Hypothetical Overview with Implications for Public Health
2022 16 citations
Accumulation Evaluation of Potential Microplastic Particles in Mytilus galloprovincialis from the Goro Sacca (Adriatic Sea, Italy)
2022 16 citations
Impact of COVID-19 on single-use plastics and the environment in Europe
2021 16 citations
A Public Database for Microplastics in the Environment
2023 15 citations
Assessing Microplastic Prevalence and Dispersion from Saigon Urban Canals via Can Gio Mangrove Reserve to East Sea by Raman Scattering Microscopy
2022 15 citations
Microplastics in Our Waters: Insights from a Configurative Systematic Review of Water Bodies and Drinking Water Sources
2025 14 citations
Crafting a Scientific Framework to Mitigate Microplastic Impact on Ecosystems
2024 14 citations
Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Atmosphere: Methodology for Microplastics Size-Fractionation Sampling
2024 14 citations
Impact of Degradation of Polyethylene Particles on Their Cytotoxicity
2023 14 citations
Effect of Polystyrene Microplastics in Different Diet Combinations on Survival, Growth and Reproduction Rates of the Water Flea (Daphnia magna)
2022 14 citations