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Environmental Science & Technology

Microplastic research output and top contributing countries for Environmental Science & Technology.

937
Papers
15
Tier 1 Papers
139,399
Citations
80
Countries

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Top Countries (80)

Country Papers
🇨🇳 China 499
🇺🇸 United States 223
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 86
🇩🇪 Germany 85
🇨🇦 Canada 79
🇳🇱 Netherlands 61
🇦🇺 Australia 43
🇭🇰 HK 39
🇫🇷 France 37
🇨🇭 Switzerland 35
🇩🇰 Denmark 30
🇳🇴 Norway 28
🇰🇷 South Korea 27
🇸🇪 Sweden 22
🇪🇸 Spain 20
🇦🇹 Austria 19
🇯🇵 Japan 17
🇮🇹 Italy 17
🇨🇿 Czech Republic 13
🇧🇪 Belgium 11
🇮🇪 Ireland 11
🇧🇷 Brazil 9
🇮🇷 Iran 9
🇮🇳 India 8
🇪🇬 Egypt 8
🇫🇮 Finland 6
🇸🇬 Singapore 6
🇮🇱 Israel 6
🇧🇩 Bangladesh 6
🇬🇷 Greece 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 5
🇲🇽 Mexico 5
🇳🇿 New Zealand 5
🇷🇺 Russia 5
🇲🇾 Malaysia 5
🇵🇱 Poland 5
🇹🇭 Thailand 4
🇵🇰 Pakistan 4
🇵🇹 Portugal 4
🇨🇴 Colombia 4
🇨🇱 Chile 3
🇱🇰 LK 3
🇲🇲 MM 3
🇵🇫 PF 3
🇹🇼 Taiwan 3
🇻🇳 Vietnam 3
🇷🇼 RW 2
🇲🇴 MO 2
🇧🇬 BG 2
🇳🇵 NP 2
🇧🇼 BW 2
🇮🇶 IQ 1
🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
🇳🇨 NC 1
🇭🇺 Hungary 1
🇭🇷 HR 1
🇬🇵 GP 1
🇵🇦 PA 1
🇺🇦 UA 1
🇬🇭 GH 1
🇪🇪 EE 1
🇪🇨 EC 1
🇷🇴 Romania 1
🇩🇴 DO 1
🇨🇾 CY 1
🇨🇷 CR 1
🇸🇮 SI 1
🇸🇰 SK 1
🇹🇳 TN 1
🇹🇷 Turkey 1
🇰🇭 KH 1
🇯🇲 JM 1
🇹🇹 TT 1
🇲🇦 MA 1
🇲🇪 ME 1
🇲🇨 MC 1
🇲🇰 MK 1
🇧🇧 BB 1
🇲🇻 MV 1
🇲🇼 MW 1

Top Papers

top 50 of 937 by citations
Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification
2012 5,047 citations
Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks
2011 4,507 citations
Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?
2017 3,060 citations
Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton
2013 2,641 citations
Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris
2019 2,534 citations
Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments: Aggregation, Deposition, and Enhanced Contaminant Transport
2017 2,491 citations
Human Consumption of Microplastics
2019 2,428 citations
Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel, Mytilus edulis (L.)
2008 2,164 citations
Uptake and Accumulation of Polystyrene Microplastics in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Toxic Effects in Liver
2016 1,980 citations
Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) as a Source of Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment
2016 1,966 citations
Microplastics Can Change Soil Properties and Affect Plant Performance
2019 1,910 citations
Impacts of Microplastics on the Soil Biophysical Environment
2018 1,726 citations
Are Agricultural Soils Dumps for Microplastics of Urban Origin?
2016 1,621 citations
Uptake and Effects of Microplastics on Cells and Tissue of the Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis L. after an Experimental Exposure
2012 1,605 citations
Microplastic in Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Soil?
2012 1,520 citations
Microplastic as a Vector for Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment: Critical Review and Model-Supported Reinterpretation of Empirical Studies
2016 1,439 citations
Microplastic is an Abundant and Distinct Microbial Habitat in an Urban River
2014 1,428 citations
Combined Effects of UV Exposure Duration and Mechanical Abrasion on Microplastic Fragmentation by Polymer Type
2017 1,424 citations
Effects of Microplastics in Soil Ecosystems: Above and Below Ground
2019 1,351 citations
Export of Plastic Debris by Rivers into the Sea
2017 1,326 citations
The Impact of Polystyrene Microplastics on Feeding, Function and Fecundity in the Marine Copepod Calanus helgolandicus
2015 1,246 citations
Microplastics in Swiss Floodplain Soils
2018 1,231 citations
Potential Health Impact of Environmentally Released Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Human Food Production Chain: Experiences from Nanotoxicology
2015 1,211 citations
Spatial Patterns of Plastic Debris along Estuarine Shorelines
2010 1,202 citations
Microplastics in the Terrestrial Ecosystem: Implications forLumbricus terrestris(Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae)
2016 1,194 citations
Occurrence, Fate, Behavior and Ecotoxicological State of Phthalates in Different Environmental Matrices
2015 1,185 citations
A Procedure for Measuring Microplastics using Pressurized Fluid Extraction
2016 1,172 citations
Microplastic Size-Dependent Toxicity, Oxidative Stress Induction, and p-JNK and p-p38 Activation in the Monogonont Rotifer (Brachionus koreanus)
2016 1,172 citations
Occurrence and Spatial Distribution of Microplastics in River Shore Sediments of the Rhine-Main Area in Germany
2015 1,148 citations
Emergence of Nanoplastic in the Environment and Possible Impact on Human Health
2019 1,134 citations
Nanoplastic Affects Growth ofS. obliquusand Reproduction ofD. magna
2014 1,098 citations
Microplastic Pollution in Table Salts from China
2015 1,056 citations
Microplastics in Sewage Sludge: Effects of Treatment
2016 1,019 citations
Plastic Teabags Release Billions of Microparticles and Nanoparticles into Tea
2019 1,014 citations
A Review of Microplastics in Table Salt, Drinking Water, and Air: Direct Human Exposure
2020 980 citations
Effects of Microplastic on Fitness and PCB Bioaccumulation by the Lugworm Arenicola marina (L.)
2012 976 citations
Validation of a Method for Extracting Microplastics from Complex, Organic-Rich, Environmental Matrices
2018 917 citations
Strong Sorption of PCBs to Nanoplastics, Microplastics, Carbon Nanotubes, and Fullerenes
2014 911 citations
Size-Dependent Effects of Micro Polystyrene Particles in the Marine Copepod Tigriopus japonicus
2013 886 citations
New Insights into the Aging Behavior of Microplastics Accelerated by Advanced Oxidation Processes
2019 884 citations
Ups and Downs in the Ocean: Effects of Biofouling on Vertical Transport of Microplastics
2017 877 citations
Nanoplastic in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre
2017 839 citations
High Quantities of Microplastic in Arctic Deep-Sea Sediments from the HAUSGARTEN Observatory
2017 836 citations
Lost, but Found with Nile Red: A Novel Method for Detecting and Quantifying Small Microplastics (1 mm to 20 μm) in Environmental Samples
2017 761 citations
Polyester Textiles as a Source of Microplastics from Households: A Mechanistic Study to Understand Microfiber Release During Washing
2017 744 citations
Plastic Debris in 29 Great Lakes Tributaries: Relations to Watershed Attributes and Hydrology
2016 720 citations
Plastic Bag Derived-Microplastics as a Vector for Metal Exposure in Terrestrial Invertebrates
2017 719 citations
Uptake and Retention of Microplastics by the Shore Crab Carcinus maenas
2014 714 citations
Analysis of Microplastics in Human Feces Reveals a Correlation between Fecal Microplastics and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Status
2021 709 citations
Microplastics in Four Estuarine Rivers in the Chesapeake Bay, U.S.A.
2014 664 citations