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Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Aron Stubbins
Northeastern University
99
2
Lei Wang
Nankai University
97
3
Tianyan You
Jiangsu University
66
4
Kiran Bala
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
64
5
Sabelo D. Mhlanga
Nelson Mandela University
64
6
Adnan Abubakr
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir
61
7
Chandra Shekhar Seth
University of Delhi
59
8
Liugen Zheng
Anhui University
58
9
Most Nishat Tarannum
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University
58
10
Hossein Ali Khonakdar
Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute
55

Rising Stars Papers

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Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Sophie ten Hietbrink
Stockholm University
99
2
Jian Zhao
Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology
93
3
Zhangling Chen
University of Leeds
69
4
Shu Han
Sichuan University
69
5
Shruthi Mahalingiah
Harvard University
68
6
Mobarok Hossain
Technische Universität Berlin
64
7
Su-Jin Song
VSB - Technical University of Ostrava
61
8
Shuai Zhang
Guizhou Normal University
59
9
Armita Soudavari
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
58
10
Xiaotong He
Wenzhou University
56

Emerging Leaders Papers

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All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
James E. Palardy
Pew Charitable Trusts
99
2
Júlia Reisser
University of Western Australia
97
3
Matthias C. Rillig
Berlin Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research
90
4
Violette Geissen
Wageningen University & Research
86
5
Martin Wagner
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
86
6
Eddy Y. Zeng
Jinan University
74
7
P. V. Vara Prasad
Kansas State University
74
8
Susan Bengtson Nash
Griffith University
73
9
Daoji Li
East China Normal University
66
10
Carlos M. Duarte
Australian Institute of Marine Science
61

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Plastic debris in the open ocean
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2014
3k cit.
2
Microplastics in freshwater ecosystems: what we know and what we need to know
Environmental Sciences Europe|2014
1.5k cit.
3
Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation
Nature Communications|2019
1.2k cit.
4
Macro- and micro- plastics in soil-plant system: Effects of plastic mulch film residues on wheat (Triticum aestivum) growth
The Science of The Total Environment|2018
1.2k cit.
5
Rebuilding marine life
Nature|2020
1k cit.
6
The future of Blue Carbon science
Nature Communications|2019
946 cit.
7
Microplastic transport in soil by earthworms
Scientific Reports|2017
881 cit.
8
Plastic Accumulation in the Mediterranean Sea
PLoS ONE|2015
758 cit.
9
Microplastic Incorporation into Soil in Agroecosystems
Frontiers in Plant Science|2017
678 cit.
10
Biochar applications influence soil physical and chemical properties, microbial diversity, and crop productivity: a meta-analysis
Biochar|2022
525 cit.

Indexing Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Reagents

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