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SCImago
Q1
WOS
Q1
Impact factor
5.1
SJR
1.220
CiteScore
6.8
Years of issue
2024-2026
journal names
Microplastics

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Microplastics
115 citations, 6.28%
Science of the Total Environment
97 citations, 5.3%
Marine Pollution Bulletin
71 citations, 3.88%
Environmental Pollution
34 citations, 1.86%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
33 citations, 1.8%
Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
32 citations, 1.75%
Journal of Hazardous Materials
29 citations, 1.58%
Sustainability
28 citations, 1.53%
Chemosphere
27 citations, 1.48%
Water (Switzerland)
26 citations, 1.42%
Environmental Research
21 citations, 1.15%
Toxics
21 citations, 1.15%
Polymers
17 citations, 0.93%
Journal of Environmental Management
17 citations, 0.93%
Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances
16 citations, 0.87%
Regional Studies in Marine Science
15 citations, 0.82%
Molecules
15 citations, 0.82%
Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
14 citations, 0.77%
Marine Environmental Research
14 citations, 0.77%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
14 citations, 0.77%
TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry
13 citations, 0.71%
Environmental Science & Technology
12 citations, 0.66%
Journal of Water Process Engineering
12 citations, 0.66%
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
11 citations, 0.6%
Microplastics and Nanoplastics
11 citations, 0.6%
Green Analytical Chemistry
11 citations, 0.6%
Heliyon
10 citations, 0.55%
Environments - MDPI
9 citations, 0.49%
Scientific Reports
9 citations, 0.49%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
9 citations, 0.49%
Frontiers in Marine Science
8 citations, 0.44%
Waste Management and Research
8 citations, 0.44%
Aquatic Toxicology
8 citations, 0.44%
Animals
7 citations, 0.38%
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
7 citations, 0.38%
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
7 citations, 0.38%
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
7 citations, 0.38%
Cleaner Water
7 citations, 0.38%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
6 citations, 0.33%
Environmental Quality Management
6 citations, 0.33%
Environmental Sciences Europe
6 citations, 0.33%
Water Research
6 citations, 0.33%
Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy
6 citations, 0.33%
Materials
6 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Xenobiotics
6 citations, 0.33%
Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies
6 citations, 0.33%
PeerJ
5 citations, 0.27%
Polymer Degradation and Stability
5 citations, 0.27%
Waste Management
5 citations, 0.27%
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
5 citations, 0.27%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
5 citations, 0.27%
Analytical Methods
5 citations, 0.27%
Frontiers in Environmental Science
5 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Cleaner Production
4 citations, 0.22%
Talanta
4 citations, 0.22%
Environmental Science and Engineering
4 citations, 0.22%
Toxicology Reports
4 citations, 0.22%
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
4 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
4 citations, 0.22%
Marine Policy
4 citations, 0.22%
Environmental Chemistry Letters
4 citations, 0.22%
Emerging Contaminants
4 citations, 0.22%
E3S Web of Conferences
4 citations, 0.22%
Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology
4 citations, 0.22%
Chemical Engineering Journal
4 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Environmental Sciences
4 citations, 0.22%
Food Control
4 citations, 0.22%
NanoImpact
4 citations, 0.22%
Energies
4 citations, 0.22%
ACS ES&T Water
4 citations, 0.22%
Concepts and Applications in Environmental Geochemistry
4 citations, 0.22%
Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies
4 citations, 0.22%
Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics
4 citations, 0.22%
Food Bioscience
3 citations, 0.16%
RSC Advances
3 citations, 0.16%
Nanomaterials
3 citations, 0.16%
Results in Engineering
3 citations, 0.16%
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
3 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Soils and Sediments
3 citations, 0.16%
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
3 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
3 citations, 0.16%
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
3 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
3 citations, 0.16%
ACS Omega
3 citations, 0.16%
Frontiers in Earth Science
3 citations, 0.16%
Construction and Building Materials
3 citations, 0.16%
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
3 citations, 0.16%
Langmuir
3 citations, 0.16%
Processes
3 citations, 0.16%
Land Degradation and Development
3 citations, 0.16%
Ocean and Coastal Management
3 citations, 0.16%
Separation and Purification Technology
3 citations, 0.16%
Applied Spectroscopy Reviews
3 citations, 0.16%
ACS Symposium Series
3 citations, 0.16%
Biology
3 citations, 0.16%
Environmental Science Advances
3 citations, 0.16%
Environmental Advances
3 citations, 0.16%
Environmental Challenges
3 citations, 0.16%
Advanced Hydrodynamics Problems in Earth Sciences
3 citations, 0.16%
Sustainable Development Goals Series
3 citations, 0.16%
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Citing publishers

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Elsevier
725 citations, 39.62%
MDPI
343 citations, 18.74%
Springer Nature
311 citations, 16.99%
Wiley
53 citations, 2.9%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
37 citations, 2.02%
Taylor & Francis
34 citations, 1.86%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
32 citations, 1.75%
Frontiers Media S.A.
32 citations, 1.75%
SAGE
13 citations, 0.71%
IOP Publishing
10 citations, 0.55%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
9 citations, 0.49%
Oxford University Press
7 citations, 0.38%
IGI Global
7 citations, 0.38%
EDP Sciences
6 citations, 0.33%
PeerJ
5 citations, 0.27%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
4 citations, 0.22%
OAE Publishing Inc.
4 citations, 0.22%
Pleiades Publishing
3 citations, 0.16%
F1000 Research
3 citations, 0.16%
Walter de Gruyter
2 citations, 0.11%
World Scientific
2 citations, 0.11%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
2 citations, 0.11%
Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
2 citations, 0.11%
The Royal Society
2 citations, 0.11%
Hindawi Limited
2 citations, 0.11%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
2 citations, 0.11%
Autonomous Non-profit Organization Editorial Board of the journal Uspekhi Khimii
2 citations, 0.11%
Cambridge University Press
1 citation, 0.05%
Emerald
1 citation, 0.05%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1 citation, 0.05%
AIP Publishing
1 citation, 0.05%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1 citation, 0.05%
Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
1 citation, 0.05%
Pensoft Publishers
1 citation, 0.05%
IWA Publishing
1 citation, 0.05%
Water Environment Federation
1 citation, 0.05%
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
1 citation, 0.05%
Beilstein-Institut
1 citation, 0.05%
Akademiai Kiado
1 citation, 0.05%
CSIRO Publishing
1 citation, 0.05%
The Russian Academy of Sciences
1 citation, 0.05%
FSUE VNIIMS All-Russian Research Institute of Metrological Service
1 citation, 0.05%
Knowledge E DMCC
1 citation, 0.05%
Publishing House for Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (Publications)
1 citation, 0.05%
PAGEPress Publications
1 citation, 0.05%
Scientific Research Publishing
1 citation, 0.05%
Cellule MathDoc/Centre Mersenne
1 citation, 0.05%
IntechOpen
1 citation, 0.05%
Intellect
1 citation, 0.05%
South Florida Publishing LLC
1 citation, 0.05%
Modestum Ltd
1 citation, 0.05%
Research Square Platform LLC
1 citation, 0.05%
Tecno Scientifica Publishing
1 citation, 0.05%
Namik Kemal University
1 citation, 0.05%
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National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology
6 publications, 2.42%
Dalhousie University
5 publications, 2.02%
Technical University of Berlin
5 publications, 2.02%
FORTH Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser
5 publications, 2.02%
University of Trieste
4 publications, 1.61%
Morgan State University
4 publications, 1.61%
Hellenic Mediterranean University
4 publications, 1.61%
Universidade Federal Fluminense
4 publications, 1.61%
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
4 publications, 1.61%
Taiyuan University of Technology
3 publications, 1.21%
Sorbonne University
3 publications, 1.21%
University of Siena
3 publications, 1.21%
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
3 publications, 1.21%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
3 publications, 1.21%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
3 publications, 1.21%
Technical University of Crete
3 publications, 1.21%
Technical University of Darmstadt
3 publications, 1.21%
University of Porto
3 publications, 1.21%
University of Warsaw
3 publications, 1.21%
University of São Paulo
3 publications, 1.21%
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
3 publications, 1.21%
University of Aveiro
3 publications, 1.21%
Istanbul Technical University
2 publications, 0.81%
Middle East Technical University
2 publications, 0.81%
Akdeniz University
2 publications, 0.81%
Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City
2 publications, 0.81%
Technical University of Munich
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Lisbon
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Bayreuth
2 publications, 0.81%
Sapienza University of Rome
2 publications, 0.81%
Technische Universität Dresden
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Geneva
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Naples Federico II
2 publications, 0.81%
Autonomous University of Barcelona
2 publications, 0.81%
Polytechnic University of Turin
2 publications, 0.81%
Technical University of Denmark
2 publications, 0.81%
Shenzhen Technology University
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Florence
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Brescia
2 publications, 0.81%
Marche Polytechnic University
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Ferrara
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Salento
2 publications, 0.81%
Stellenbosch University
2 publications, 0.81%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
2 publications, 0.81%
Chonnam National University
2 publications, 0.81%
Sokoine University of Agriculture
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Dar es Salaam
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Dodoma
2 publications, 0.81%
Queen's University Belfast
2 publications, 0.81%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
2 publications, 0.81%
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2 publications, 0.81%
FORTH Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Crete
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Thessaly
2 publications, 0.81%
University of West Attica
2 publications, 0.81%
Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology
2 publications, 0.81%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2 publications, 0.81%
Clarkson University
2 publications, 0.81%
Furtwangen University
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Koblenz
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Leoben
2 publications, 0.81%
Coppin State University
2 publications, 0.81%
Nagasaki University
2 publications, 0.81%
Saitama University
2 publications, 0.81%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
2 publications, 0.81%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
2 publications, 0.81%
Universidad de Alcalá
2 publications, 0.81%
Health Sciences Research Institute of the Germans Trias i Pujol Foundation
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Manitoba
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Florida
2 publications, 0.81%
Louisiana State University
2 publications, 0.81%
Mississippi State University
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Cádiz
2 publications, 0.81%
University of South Alabama
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Tennessee
2 publications, 0.81%
Open University of Sri Lanka
2 publications, 0.81%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
2 publications, 0.81%
Gustave Eiffel University
2 publications, 0.81%
Universidade Federal de Viçosa
2 publications, 0.81%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2 publications, 0.81%
Lomonosov Moscow State University
1 publication, 0.4%
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.4%
Tomsk State University
1 publication, 0.4%
Saint Petersburg State University
1 publication, 0.4%
Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University
1 publication, 0.4%
Baikal Institute of Nature Management of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.4%
Ghitsu Institute of Electronic Engineering and Nanotechnologies
1 publication, 0.4%
Boğaziçi University
1 publication, 0.4%
Istanbul University
1 publication, 0.4%
American University of Sharjah
1 publication, 0.4%
Marmara University
1 publication, 0.4%
Cukurova University
1 publication, 0.4%
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
1 publication, 0.4%
Istanbul Aydin University
1 publication, 0.4%
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Tübingen
1 publication, 0.4%
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.4%
Central University of Rajasthan
1 publication, 0.4%
Zhejiang University
1 publication, 0.4%
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USA, 45, 18.15%
USA
45 publications, 18.15%
Italy, 24, 9.68%
Italy
24 publications, 9.68%
Germany, 23, 9.27%
Germany
23 publications, 9.27%
Spain, 16, 6.45%
Spain
16 publications, 6.45%
Greece, 14, 5.65%
Greece
14 publications, 5.65%
United Kingdom, 10, 4.03%
United Kingdom
10 publications, 4.03%
Canada, 10, 4.03%
Canada
10 publications, 4.03%
Portugal, 8, 3.23%
Portugal
8 publications, 3.23%
Brazil, 8, 3.23%
Brazil
8 publications, 3.23%
Japan, 8, 3.23%
Japan
8 publications, 3.23%
France, 7, 2.82%
France
7 publications, 2.82%
China, 6, 2.42%
China
6 publications, 2.42%
Mexico, 6, 2.42%
Mexico
6 publications, 2.42%
Austria, 5, 2.02%
Austria
5 publications, 2.02%
Turkey, 5, 2.02%
Turkey
5 publications, 2.02%
Netherlands, 4, 1.61%
Netherlands
4 publications, 1.61%
Norway, 4, 1.61%
Norway
4 publications, 1.61%
Poland, 4, 1.61%
Poland
4 publications, 1.61%
Russia, 3, 1.21%
Russia
3 publications, 1.21%
Australia, 3, 1.21%
Australia
3 publications, 1.21%
Bangladesh, 3, 1.21%
Bangladesh
3 publications, 1.21%
Vietnam, 3, 1.21%
Vietnam
3 publications, 1.21%
Cyprus, 3, 1.21%
Cyprus
3 publications, 1.21%
Colombia, 3, 1.21%
Colombia
3 publications, 1.21%
Nigeria, 3, 1.21%
Nigeria
3 publications, 1.21%
Republic of Korea, 3, 1.21%
Republic of Korea
3 publications, 1.21%
Switzerland, 3, 1.21%
Switzerland
3 publications, 1.21%
Sweden, 3, 1.21%
Sweden
3 publications, 1.21%
Ecuador, 3, 1.21%
Ecuador
3 publications, 1.21%
South Africa, 3, 1.21%
South Africa
3 publications, 1.21%
Denmark, 2, 0.81%
Denmark
2 publications, 0.81%
India, 2, 0.81%
India
2 publications, 0.81%
Morocco, 2, 0.81%
Morocco
2 publications, 0.81%
Romania, 2, 0.81%
Romania
2 publications, 0.81%
Slovenia, 2, 0.81%
Slovenia
2 publications, 0.81%
Tanzania, 2, 0.81%
Tanzania
2 publications, 0.81%
Sri Lanka, 2, 0.81%
Sri Lanka
2 publications, 0.81%
Ukraine, 1, 0.4%
Ukraine
1 publication, 0.4%
Argentina, 1, 0.4%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.4%
Belgium, 1, 0.4%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.4%
Bulgaria, 1, 0.4%
Bulgaria
1 publication, 0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1, 0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 publication, 0.4%
Egypt, 1, 0.4%
Egypt
1 publication, 0.4%
Indonesia, 1, 0.4%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.4%
Ireland, 1, 0.4%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.4%
Kenya, 1, 0.4%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.4%
Latvia, 1, 0.4%
Latvia
1 publication, 0.4%
Lithuania, 1, 0.4%
Lithuania
1 publication, 0.4%
Malaysia, 1, 0.4%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.4%
Malta, 1, 0.4%
Malta
1 publication, 0.4%
Moldova, 1, 0.4%
Moldova
1 publication, 0.4%
New Zealand, 1, 0.4%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.4%
UAE, 1, 0.4%
UAE
1 publication, 0.4%
El Salvador, 1, 0.4%
El Salvador
1 publication, 0.4%
Serbia, 1, 0.4%
Serbia
1 publication, 0.4%
Singapore, 1, 0.4%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.4%
Slovakia, 1, 0.4%
Slovakia
1 publication, 0.4%
Uganda, 1, 0.4%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.4%
Philippines, 1, 0.4%
Philippines
1 publication, 0.4%
Finland, 1, 0.4%
Finland
1 publication, 0.4%
Croatia, 1, 0.4%
Croatia
1 publication, 0.4%
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