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Most cited papers from NILU

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What are the most cited papers from NILU?

The most cited paper from NILU is "Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property" (Michael W. I. Schmidt, Margaret S. Torn, Samuel Abiven et al., 2011), with 6,166 citations. Next come "Quantitative assessment of worldwide contamination of air, water and soils by trace metals" (4,396) and "An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)" (2,415).

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Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 587 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property Michael W. I. Schmidt, Margaret S. Torn, Samuel Abiven et al. · Nature Open access	Oct 2011	6,166
2	Quantitative assessment of worldwide contamination of air, water and soils by trace metals Jerome O. Nriagu, Józef M. Pacyna · Nature	May 1988	4,396
3	An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Juliane Glüge, Martin Scheringer, Ian T. Cousins et al. · Environmental Science Processes & Impacts Open access	2020	2,415
4	Characteristics, drivers and feedbacks of global greening Shilong Piao, Xuhui Wang, Taejin Park et al. · Nature Reviews Earth & Environment ReviewOpen access	9 Dec 2019	2,223
5	Technical note: The Lagrangian particle dispersion model FLEXPART version 6.2 Andreas Stohl, C. Forster, A. Frank et al. · Atmospheric chemistry and physics Open access	21 Sep 2005	2,199
6	Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990–2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access610 authors	28 Aug 2015	2,031
7	A comprehensive quantification of global nitrous oxide sources and sinks Hanqin Tian et al. · Nature Open access	7 Oct 2020	1,995
8	Technical note: The libRadtran software package for radiative transfer calculations - description and examples of use Bernhard Mayer, Arve Kylling · Atmospheric chemistry and physics Open access	26 Jul 2005	1,665
9	Novel brominated flame retardants: A review of their analysis, environmental fate and behaviour Adrian Covaci, Stuart Harrad, Mohamed Abou‐Elwafa Abdallah et al. · Environment International	19 Dec 2010	1,431
10	Rapid and highly variable warming of lake surface waters around the globe Catherine M. O’Reilly et al. · Geophysical Research Letters Open access	16 Dec 2015	1,335
11	New insights into the regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in fruits Laura Jaakola · Trends in Plant Science ReviewOpen access	17 Jul 2013	1,314
12	The genome of woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) Vladimir Shulaev et al. · Nature Genetics Open access	26 Dec 2010	1,261
13	Crop losses due to diseases and their implications for global food production losses and food security Serge Savary, Andrea Ficke, Jean‐Noël Aubertot et al. · Food Security	14 Jul 2012	1,224
14	Recommendations for reporting "black carbon" measurements Andreas Petzold, JOHN A. OGREN, Markus Fiebig et al. · Atmospheric chemistry and physics Open access	22 Aug 2013	1,216
15	Atmospheric transport is a major pathway of microplastics to remote regions Nikolaos Evangeliou, Henrik Grythe, Zbigniew Klimont et al. · Nature Communications Open access	14 Jul 2020	1,128
16	Can commercial low-cost sensor platforms contribute to air quality monitoring and exposure estimates? Núria Castell, Franck René Dauge, Philipp Schneider et al. · Environment International Open access	28 Dec 2016	1,077
17	A European aerosol phenomenology—1: physical characteristics of particulate matter at kerbside, urban, rural and background sites in Europe Rita Van Dingenen et al. · Atmospheric Environment	10 Apr 2004	1,070
18	The total antioxidant content of more than 3100 foods, beverages, spices, herbs and supplements used worldwide Monica Hauger Carlsen, Bente Lise Halvorsen, Kari Holte et al. · Nutrition Journal Open access	22 Jan 2010	1,066
19	Toward a standardised thermal-optical protocol for measuring atmospheric organic and elemental carbon: the EUSAAR protocol F. Cavalli, Mar Viana, K. E. Yttri et al. · Atmospheric measurement techniques Open access	26 Jan 2010	1,040
20	Global predictions of primary soil salinization under changing climate in the 21st century Amirhossein Hassani, Adisa Azapagic, Nima Shokri · Nature Communications Open access	18 Nov 2021	1,033
21	Frequency of extreme precipitation increases extensively with event rareness under global warming Gunnar Myhre, Kari Alterskjær, Camilla W. Stjern et al. · Scientific Reports Open access	5 Nov 2019	1,025
22	Global anthropogenic mercury emission inventory for 2000 Elisabeth G. Pacyna, Józef M. Pacyna, Frits Steenhuisen et al. · Atmospheric Environment	20 May 2006	1,020
23	Mobility particle size spectrometers: harmonization of technical standards and data structure to facilitate high quality long-term observations of atmospheric particle number size distributions Alfred Wiedensohler et al. · Atmospheric measurement techniques Open access	29 Mar 2012	1,007
24	Global emission of mercury to the atmosphere from anthropogenic sources in 2005 and projections to 2020 Elisabeth G. Pacyna, Józef M. Pacyna, Kyrre Sundseth et al. · Atmospheric Environment	17 Jun 2009	1,006
25	Atmospheric composition change – global and regional air quality P. S. Monks et al. · Atmospheric Environment Open access	29 Aug 2009	974
26	Regional trends in aquatic recovery from acidification in North America and Europe John L. Stoddard et al. · Nature	Oct 1999	926
27	Municipal solid waste management and waste-to-energy in the context of a circular economy and energy recycling in Europe Jurgita Malinauskaitė, Hussam Jouhara, Dina Czajczyńska et al. · Energy Open access	23 Nov 2017	921
28	Characteristics of atmospheric transport into the Arctic troposphere Andreas Stohl · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access	9 Jun 2006	912
29	New estimates of radiative forcing due to well mixed greenhouse gases Gunnar Myhre, Eleanor J. Highwood, Keith Peter Shine et al. · Geophysical Research Letters	15 Jul 1998	905
30	A European aerosol phenomenology—2: chemical characteristics of particulate matter at kerbside, urban, rural and background sites in Europe J.-P. Putaud et al. · Atmospheric Environment	10 Apr 2004	903
31	Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic Isla H. Myers‐Smith et al. · Nature Climate Change Open access	31 Jan 2020	896
32	A global assessment of precipitation chemistry and deposition of sulfur, nitrogen, sea salt, base cations, organic acids, acidity and pH, and phosphorus Robert J. Vet et al. · Atmospheric Environment Open access	12 Dec 2013	896
33	The libRadtran software package for radiative transfer calculations (version 2.0.1) Claudia Emde, Robert Buras-Schnell, Arve Kylling et al. · Geoscientific model development Open access	3 May 2016	892
34	Applications of low-cost sensing technologies for air quality monitoring and exposure assessment: How far have they gone? Lídia Morawska et al. · Environment International Open access	25 Apr 2018	887
35	Levels and trends of brominated flame retardants in the European environment Robin J. Law, Colin R. Allchin, J. de Boer et al. · Chemosphere Open access	27 Jan 2006	835
36	Towards a global historical emission inventory for selected PCB congeners — a mass balance approach1. Global production and consumption Knut Breivik, Andrew James Sweetman, Józef M. Pacyna et al. · The Science of The Total Environment	6 May 2002	821
37	Very Strong Atmospheric Methane Growth in the 4 Years 2014–2017: Implications for the Paris Agreement Euan G. Nisbet et al. · Global Biogeochemical Cycles Open access	5 Feb 2019	806
38	Introduction to the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP) and observed atmospheric composition change during 1972–2009 Kjetil Tørseth, Wenche Aas, Knut Breivik et al. · Atmospheric chemistry and physics Open access	22 Jun 2012	803
39	Towards a global historical emission inventory for selected PCB congeners — a mass balance approach2. Emissions Knut Breivik, Andrew James Sweetman, Józef M. Pacyna et al. · The Science of The Total Environment	6 May 2002	762
40	Plant species differences in particulate matter accumulation on leaf surfaces Arne Sæbø, Robert Popek, B. Nawrot et al. · The Science of The Total Environment	May 2012	756
41	Arctic springtime depletion of mercury William H. Schroeder, K. G. Anlauf, Leonard A. Barrie et al. · Nature	Jul 1998	752
42	Brominated flame retardants in the Arctic environment — trends and new candidates Cynthia A. de Wit, Dorte Herzke, Katrin Vorkamp · The Science of The Total Environment	9 Oct 2009	746
43	Historical greenhouse gas concentrations for climate modelling (CMIP6) Malte Alexander Meinshausen et al. · Geoscientific model development Open access	31 May 2017	743
44	Non-target screening with high-resolution mass spectrometry: critical review using a collaborative trial on water analysis Emma Schymanski et al. · Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Open access	14 May 2015	718
45	The Lagrangian particle dispersion model FLEXPART version 10.4 Ignacio Pisso et al. · Geoscientific model development Open access	2 Dec 2019	717
46	Climate change impacts on groundwater and dependent ecosystems Bjørn Kløve, Pertti Ala‐aho, Guillaume Bertrand et al. · Journal of Hydrology Open access	27 Jun 2013	717
47	Microplastic in the surface waters of the Ross Sea (Antarctica): Occurrence, distribution and characterization by FTIR Alessandra Cincinelli, Costanza Scopetani, David Chelazzi et al. · Chemosphere Open access	7 Feb 2017	684
48	Siberian gas venting and the end-Permian environmental crisis Henrik Hovland Svensen, Sverre Planke, Alexander G. Polozov et al. · Earth and Planetary Science Letters	22 Dec 2008	677
49	Cesium-137 deposition and contamination of Japanese soils due to the Fukushima nuclear accident Teppei J. Yasunari, Andreas Stohl, R. Hayano et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access	14 Nov 2011	667
50	Xenon-133 and caesium-137 releases into the atmosphere from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant: determination of the source term, atmospheric dispersion, and deposition Andreas Stohl, Petra Seibert, Gerhard Wotawa et al. · Atmospheric chemistry and physics Open access	Mar 2012	660

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