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Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
Microplastics
journal website
All time from 2020
Publications
138
Citations
1 007
h-index
16
Top-3 citing journals
Science of the Total Environment
Microplastics
Microplastics (53 citations)
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Marine Pollution Bulletin (50 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University (5 publications)
Technical University of Berlin
University of Trieste
University of Trieste (3 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (24 publications)
Germany (19 publications)
Italy (16 publications)

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Citing journals

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Science of the Total Environment
Science of the Total Environment, 72, 7.15%
Microplastics
Microplastics, 53, 5.26%
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 50, 4.97%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 2.68%
Environmental Pollution
Environmental Pollution, 23, 2.28%
Chemosphere
Chemosphere, 20, 1.99%
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 19, 1.89%
Water (Switzerland)
Water (Switzerland), 18, 1.79%
Sustainability
Sustainability, 17, 1.69%
Environmental Research
Environmental Research, 16, 1.59%
Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 13, 1.29%
Polymers
Polymers, 13, 1.29%
TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry
TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 12, 1.19%
Journal of Environmental Management
Journal of Environmental Management, 12, 1.19%
Heliyon
Heliyon, 10, 0.99%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 10, 0.99%
Regional Studies in Marine Science
Regional Studies in Marine Science, 9, 0.89%
Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 9, 0.89%
Marine Environmental Research
Marine Environmental Research, 9, 0.89%
Toxics
Toxics, 9, 0.89%
Waste Management and Research
Waste Management and Research, 8, 0.79%
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports, 7, 0.7%
Journal of Water Process Engineering
Journal of Water Process Engineering, 7, 0.7%
Microplastics and Nanoplastics
Microplastics and Nanoplastics, 7, 0.7%
Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances
Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 7, 0.7%
Green Analytical Chemistry
Green Analytical Chemistry, 7, 0.7%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 6, 0.6%
Animals
Animals, 6, 0.6%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 6, 0.6%
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 6, 0.6%
Environmental Science & Technology
Environmental Science & Technology, 6, 0.6%
Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies
Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies, 6, 0.6%
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 5, 0.5%
PeerJ
PeerJ, 5, 0.5%
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 5, 0.5%
Environmental Quality Management
Environmental Quality Management, 5, 0.5%
Water Research
Water Research, 5, 0.5%
Chemical Engineering Journal
Chemical Engineering Journal, 5, 0.5%
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 5, 0.5%
Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy
Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 5, 0.5%
Aquatic Toxicology
Aquatic Toxicology, 5, 0.5%
Journal of Cleaner Production
Journal of Cleaner Production, 4, 0.4%
Frontiers in Marine Science
Frontiers in Marine Science, 4, 0.4%
Marine Policy
Marine Policy, 4, 0.4%
E3S Web of Conferences
E3S Web of Conferences, 4, 0.4%
Environmental Sciences Europe
Environmental Sciences Europe, 4, 0.4%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 4, 0.4%
Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology
Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology, 4, 0.4%
Energies
Energies, 4, 0.4%
Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies
Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies, 4, 0.4%
Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics
Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics, 4, 0.4%
Talanta
Talanta, 3, 0.3%
Environmental Science and Engineering
Environmental Science and Engineering, 3, 0.3%
Toxicology Reports
Toxicology Reports, 3, 0.3%
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 3, 0.3%
Environments - MDPI
Environments - MDPI, 3, 0.3%
Environmental Chemistry Letters
Environmental Chemistry Letters, 3, 0.3%
Polymer Degradation and Stability
Polymer Degradation and Stability, 3, 0.3%
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 3, 0.3%
Analytical Methods
Analytical Methods, 3, 0.3%
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 3, 0.3%
Frontiers in Earth Science
Frontiers in Earth Science, 3, 0.3%
Langmuir
Langmuir, 3, 0.3%
Frontiers in Environmental Science
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 3, 0.3%
Ocean and Coastal Management
Ocean and Coastal Management, 3, 0.3%
NanoImpact
NanoImpact, 3, 0.3%
Applied Spectroscopy Reviews
Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 3, 0.3%
ACS Symposium Series
ACS Symposium Series, 3, 0.3%
Materials
Materials, 3, 0.3%
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2, 0.2%
Molecules
Molecules, 2, 0.2%
RSC Advances
RSC Advances, 2, 0.2%
Nature Communications
Nature Communications, 2, 0.2%
Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering
Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, 2, 0.2%
Microorganisms
Microorganisms, 2, 0.2%
Diversity
Diversity, 2, 0.2%
International Journal of Ecology
International Journal of Ecology, 2, 0.2%
Emerging Contaminants
Emerging Contaminants, 2, 0.2%
Journal of Soils and Sediments
Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2, 0.2%
Water Environment Research
Water Environment Research, 2, 0.2%
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2, 0.2%
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2, 0.2%
Microchemical Journal
Microchemical Journal, 2, 0.2%
Yakugaku Zasshi
Yakugaku Zasshi, 2, 0.2%
Earth Systems and Environment
Earth Systems and Environment, 2, 0.2%
Analytical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry, 2, 0.2%
Construction and Building Materials
Construction and Building Materials, 2, 0.2%
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2, 0.2%
Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development, 2, 0.2%
Land Degradation and Development
Land Degradation and Development, 2, 0.2%
Food Control
Food Control, 2, 0.2%
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2, 0.2%
Cancers
Cancers, 2, 0.2%
Archives of Microbiology
Archives of Microbiology, 2, 0.2%
Environmental Processes
Environmental Processes, 2, 0.2%
Russian Chemical Reviews
Russian Chemical Reviews, 2, 0.2%
Aquaculture Reports
Aquaculture Reports, 2, 0.2%
Advanced Photonics Research
Advanced Photonics Research, 2, 0.2%
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH, 2, 0.2%
npj Clean Water
npj Clean Water, 2, 0.2%
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Elsevier
Elsevier, 464, 46.08%
MDPI
MDPI, 180, 17.87%
Springer Nature
Springer Nature, 171, 16.98%
Wiley
Wiley, 26, 2.58%
Frontiers Media S.A.
Frontiers Media S.A., 20, 1.99%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Chemical Society (ACS), 18, 1.79%
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis, 16, 1.59%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 13, 1.29%
SAGE
SAGE, 11, 1.09%
IGI Global
IGI Global, 7, 0.7%
EDP Sciences
EDP Sciences, 6, 0.6%
IOP Publishing
IOP Publishing, 6, 0.6%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 6, 0.6%
PeerJ
PeerJ, 5, 0.5%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 4, 0.4%
Hindawi Limited
Hindawi Limited, 4, 0.4%
OAE Publishing Inc.
OAE Publishing Inc., 4, 0.4%
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press, 3, 0.3%
Water Environment Federation
Water Environment Federation, 3, 0.3%
Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, 2, 0.2%
Autonomous Non-profit Organization Editorial Board of the journal Uspekhi Khimii
Autonomous Non-profit Organization Editorial Board of the journal Uspekhi Khimii, 2, 0.2%
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press, 1, 0.1%
Walter de Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter, 1, 0.1%
World Scientific
World Scientific, 1, 0.1%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 1, 0.1%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 1, 0.1%
Pleiades Publishing
Pleiades Publishing, 1, 0.1%
The Royal Society
The Royal Society, 1, 0.1%
Pensoft Publishers
Pensoft Publishers, 1, 0.1%
Korean Society of Environmental Risk Assessment and Health Science, 1, 0.1%
The Chemical Society of Japan
The Chemical Society of Japan, 1, 0.1%
CSIRO Publishing
CSIRO Publishing, 1, 0.1%
The Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences, 1, 0.1%
FSUE VNIIMS All-Russian Research Institute of Metrological Service, 1, 0.1%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 1, 0.1%
Scientific Research Publishing
Scientific Research Publishing, 1, 0.1%
F1000 Research
F1000 Research, 1, 0.1%
IntechOpen, 1, 0.1%
South Florida Publishing LLC, 1, 0.1%
Research Square Platform LLC, 1, 0.1%
Tecno Scientifica Publishing, 1, 0.1%
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Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University, 5, 3.62%
Technical University of Berlin
Technical University of Berlin, 5, 3.62%
University of Trieste
University of Trieste, 3, 2.17%
National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology
National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology, 3, 2.17%
FORTH Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser
FORTH Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, 3, 2.17%
Technical University of Darmstadt
Technical University of Darmstadt, 3, 2.17%
University of São Paulo
University of São Paulo, 3, 2.17%
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Universidade Federal Fluminense, 3, 2.17%
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 3, 2.17%
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, 3, 2.17%
Middle East Technical University
Middle East Technical University, 2, 1.45%
Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City
Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, 2, 1.45%
Technische Universität Dresden
Technische Universität Dresden, 2, 1.45%
University of Geneva
University of Geneva, 2, 1.45%
Polytechnic University of Turin
Polytechnic University of Turin, 2, 1.45%
University of Brescia
University of Brescia, 2, 1.45%
University of Salento
University of Salento, 2, 1.45%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2, 1.45%
Sokoine University of Agriculture
Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2, 1.45%
University of Dar es Salaam
University of Dar es Salaam, 2, 1.45%
University of Dodoma
University of Dodoma, 2, 1.45%
Queen's University Belfast
Queen's University Belfast, 2, 1.45%
Autonomous University of Madrid
Autonomous University of Madrid, 2, 1.45%
FORTH Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
FORTH Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 2, 1.45%
Morgan State University
Morgan State University, 2, 1.45%
Technical University of Crete
Technical University of Crete, 2, 1.45%
Hellenic Mediterranean University
Hellenic Mediterranean University, 2, 1.45%
Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology
Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, 2, 1.45%
National Autonomous University of Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico, 2, 1.45%
University of Leoben
University of Leoben, 2, 1.45%
University of Porto
University of Porto, 2, 1.45%
University of Warsaw
University of Warsaw, 2, 1.45%
Universidad de Alcalá
Universidad de Alcalá, 2, 1.45%
University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba, 2, 1.45%
Open University of Sri Lanka
Open University of Sri Lanka, 2, 1.45%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 2, 1.45%
University of Aveiro
University of Aveiro, 2, 1.45%
Istanbul Technical University
Istanbul Technical University, 1, 0.72%
Istanbul University
Istanbul University, 1, 0.72%
Marmara University
Marmara University, 1, 0.72%
Akdeniz University
Akdeniz University, 1, 0.72%
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 1, 0.72%
University of Tübingen
University of Tübingen, 1, 0.72%
Open University of Cyprus
Open University of Cyprus, 1, 0.72%
Eskisehir Technical University
Eskisehir Technical University, 1, 0.72%
Technical University of Munich
Technical University of Munich, 1, 0.72%
University Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah
University Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, 1, 0.72%
University of Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg, 1, 0.72%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 1, 0.72%
Bordeaux Montaigne University
Bordeaux Montaigne University, 1, 0.72%
University of Bordeaux
University of Bordeaux, 1, 0.72%
University of Bayreuth
University of Bayreuth, 1, 0.72%
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich, 1, 0.72%
University of Gothenburg
University of Gothenburg, 1, 0.72%
Sapienza University of Rome
Sapienza University of Rome, 1, 0.72%
University of Naples Federico II
University of Naples Federico II, 1, 0.72%
University of Eastern Finland
University of Eastern Finland, 1, 0.72%
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Autonomous University of Barcelona, 1, 0.72%
University of Warwick
University of Warwick, 1, 0.72%
Technical University of Denmark
Technical University of Denmark, 1, 0.72%
Sorbonne University
Sorbonne University, 1, 0.72%
Edinburgh Napier University
Edinburgh Napier University, 1, 0.72%
National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore, 1, 0.72%
National Cheng Kung University
National Cheng Kung University, 1, 0.72%
Flemish Institute for Technological Research
Flemish Institute for Technological Research, 1, 0.72%
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 1, 0.72%
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 1, 0.72%
University of Siena
University of Siena, 1, 0.72%
University of Ferrara
University of Ferrara, 1, 0.72%
University of Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde, 1, 0.72%
University of Molise
University of Molise, 1, 0.72%
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, 1, 0.72%
Massey University
Massey University, 1, 0.72%
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University, 1, 0.72%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal, 1, 0.72%
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Institute of Standards and Technology, 1, 0.72%
Chonnam National University
Chonnam National University, 1, 0.72%
Chungnam National University
Chungnam National University, 1, 0.72%
Osaka University
Osaka University, 1, 0.72%
University of South Florida
University of South Florida, 1, 0.72%
National Technical University of Athens
National Technical University of Athens, 1, 0.72%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1, 0.72%
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1, 0.72%
University of Crete
University of Crete, 1, 0.72%
University of Mons
University of Mons, 1, 0.72%
Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 1, 0.72%
Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research
Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, 1, 0.72%
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, 1, 0.72%
University of Michigan
University of Michigan, 1, 0.72%
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia, 1, 0.72%
University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo, 1, 0.72%
Technical University of Braunschweig
Technical University of Braunschweig, 1, 0.72%
Philipps University of Marburg
Philipps University of Marburg, 1, 0.72%
Clausthal University of Technology
Clausthal University of Technology, 1, 0.72%
Furtwangen University
Furtwangen University, 1, 0.72%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, 1, 0.72%
University of Koblenz
University of Koblenz, 1, 0.72%
University of Vienna
University of Vienna, 1, 0.72%
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 1, 0.72%
Coppin State University
Coppin State University, 1, 0.72%
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USA, 24, 17.39%
Germany, 19, 13.77%
Italy, 16, 11.59%
Spain, 11, 7.97%
Canada, 10, 7.25%
United Kingdom, 7, 5.07%
Greece, 7, 5.07%
France, 6, 4.35%
Portugal, 5, 3.62%
Austria, 5, 3.62%
Brazil, 5, 3.62%
Mexico, 5, 3.62%
Norway, 4, 2.9%
Japan, 4, 2.9%
Nigeria, 3, 2.17%
Netherlands, 3, 2.17%
Poland, 3, 2.17%
Turkey, 3, 2.17%
Vietnam, 2, 1.45%
Cyprus, 2, 1.45%
Colombia, 2, 1.45%
Morocco, 2, 1.45%
Republic of Korea, 2, 1.45%
Slovenia, 2, 1.45%
Tanzania, 2, 1.45%
Switzerland, 2, 1.45%
Sweden, 2, 1.45%
Ecuador, 2, 1.45%
South Africa, 2, 1.45%
Ukraine, 1, 0.72%
China, 1, 0.72%
Argentina, 1, 0.72%
Bangladesh, 1, 0.72%
Belgium, 1, 0.72%
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1, 0.72%
Denmark, 1, 0.72%
Ireland, 1, 0.72%
Latvia, 1, 0.72%
Lithuania, 1, 0.72%
Moldova, 1, 0.72%
New Zealand, 1, 0.72%
Romania, 1, 0.72%
El Salvador, 1, 0.72%
Serbia, 1, 0.72%
Singapore, 1, 0.72%
Finland, 1, 0.72%
Croatia, 1, 0.72%
Sri Lanka, 1, 0.72%
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