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Marine Pollution Bulletin
Microplastic research output and top contributing countries for Marine Pollution Bulletin.
1,946
Papers
17
Tier 1 Papers
162,665
Citations
113
Countries
Publication Trend
Top Countries (113)
Top Papers
top 50 of 1946 by citations
Microplastics in the marine environment
2011
7,511 citations
Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review
2011
5,709 citations
The plastic in microplastics: A review
2017
2,163 citations
Synthetic fibers in atmospheric fallout: A source of microplastics in the environment?
2016
2,063 citations
Occurrence of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tract of pelagic and demersal fish from the English Channel
2012
1,993 citations
Microplastics: Finding a consensus on the definition
2018
1,947 citations
Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes
2013
1,794 citations
Release of synthetic microplastic plastic fibres from domestic washing machines: Effects of fabric type and washing conditions
2016
1,556 citations
Marine microplastic debris: An emerging issue for food security, food safety and human health
2018
1,489 citations
Contributing to marine pollution by washing your face: Microplastics in facial cleansers
2009
1,464 citations
High-levels of microplastic pollution in a large, remote, mountain lake
2014
1,428 citations
Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in marine sediments along the Belgian coast
2011
1,391 citations
Suspended microplastics in the surface water of the Yangtze Estuary System, China: First observations on occurrence, distribution
2014
1,035 citations
Widespread distribution of microplastics in subsurface seawater in the NE Pacific Ocean
2014
1,025 citations
Microplastics in Singapore’s coastal mangrove ecosystems
2013
977 citations
New techniques for the detection of microplastics in sediments and field collected organisms
2013
971 citations
Ingestion of microplastics by commercial fish off the Portuguese coast
2015
954 citations
Characterisation, quantity and sorptive properties of microplastics extracted from cosmetics
2015
935 citations
Large microplastic particles in sediments of tributaries of the River Thames, UK – Abundance, sources and methods for effective quantification
2016
930 citations
Microplastic fibers in the intertidal ecosystem surrounding Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia
2014
905 citations
A comparison of microscopic and spectroscopic identification methods for analysis of microplastics in environmental samples
2015
820 citations
Quality assessment of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis): Comparison between commercial and wild types
2014
761 citations
A critical assessment of visual identification of marine microplastic using Raman spectroscopy for analysis improvement
2015
755 citations
Abundance, size and polymer composition of marine microplastics ≥ 10 μm in the Atlantic Ocean and their modelled vertical distribution
2015
749 citations
Surgical face masks as a potential source for microplastic pollution in the COVID-19 scenario
2020
734 citations
Microplastic contamination in brown shrimp (Crangon crangon, Linnaeus 1758) from coastal waters of the Southern North Sea and Channel area
2015
725 citations
Growth kinetics and biodeterioration of polypropylene microplastics by Bacillus sp. and Rhodococcus sp. isolated from mangrove sediment
2017
721 citations
Sources and sinks of microplastics in Canadian Lake Ontario nearshore, tributary and beach sediments
2016
682 citations
Microplastic risk assessment in surface waters: A case study in the Changjiang Estuary, China
2018
676 citations
Pathways of marine debris derived from trajectories of Lagrangian drifters
2011
661 citations
Retention of microplastics in a major secondary wastewater treatment plant in Vancouver, Canada
2018
659 citations
Microplastics pollution in different aquatic environments and biota: A review of recent studies
2018
657 citations
The chemical behaviors of microplastics in marine environment: A review
2019
654 citations
Microplastic pollution in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Validated and opportunistic sampling
2014
647 citations
Organic pollutants in microplastics from two beaches of the Portuguese coast
2010
631 citations
Effects of micro- and nanoplastics on aquatic ecosystems: Current research trends and perspectives
2017
630 citations
On some physical and dynamical properties of microplastic particles in marine environment
2016
629 citations
On the quantity and composition of floating plastic debris entering and leaving the Tamar Estuary, Southwest England
2014
628 citations
Sinking rates of microplastics and potential implications of their alteration by physical, biological, and chemical factors
2016
595 citations
Long-term aging and degradation of microplastic particles: Comparing in situ oceanic and experimental weathering patterns
2016
594 citations
Ingestion of microplastics by demersal fish from the Spanish Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts
2016
588 citations
Occurrence of microplastics in commercial fish from a natural estuarine environment
2018
586 citations
First evidence of presence of plastic debris in stomach of large pelagic fish in the Mediterranean Sea
2015
586 citations
Identification and quantification of microplastics using Nile Red staining
2016
579 citations
Prevalence of microplastics in Singapore’s coastal marine environment
2006
567 citations
Are baleen whales exposed to the threat of microplastics? A case study of the Mediterranean fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
2012
562 citations