Most cited papers in Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
What are the most cited papers in Recycling and Waste Management Techniques?
The most cited paper in Recycling and Waste Management Techniques is "Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made" (Roland Geyer, Jenna Jambeck, Kara Lavender Law, 2017), with 18,485 citations. Next come "Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean" (13,155) and "Toxic Potential of Materials at the Nanolevel" (9,332).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 1,604 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made Roland Geyer, Jenna Jambeck, Kara Lavender Law · Science Advances | 7 Jul 2017 | 18,485 |
| 2 | Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean Jenna Jambeck, Roland Geyer, Chris Wilcox et al. · Science | 12 Feb 2015 | 13,155 |
| 3 | Toxic Potential of Materials at the Nanolevel André E. Nel, Tian Xia, Lutz Mädler et al. · Science | 2 Feb 2006 | 9,332 |
| 4 | Microplastics in the marine environment Anthony L. Andrady · Marine Pollution Bulletin | 14 Jul 2011 | 8,102 |
| 5 | Lost at Sea: Where Is All the Plastic? Richard C. Thompson, Ylva S. Olsen, Richard P. Mitchell et al. · Science | 6 May 2004 | 7,767 |
| 6 | From a literature review to a conceptual framework for sustainable supply chain management Stefan A. Seuring, Martin Müller · Journal of Cleaner Production | 13 Jun 2008 | 6,334 |
| 7 | Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments David K. A. Barnes, François Galgani, Richard C. Thompson et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences | 15 Jun 2009 | 6,184 |
| 8 | Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review Matthew Cole, Pennie Lindeque, Claudia Halsband et al. · Marine Pollution Bulletin | 17 Oct 2011 | 6,043 |
| 9 | The ecoinvent database version 3 (part I): overview and methodology Gregor Wernet, Christian Bauer, Bernhard R.P. Steubing et al. · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment | 21 Apr 2016 | 5,553 |
| 10 | Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification Valeria Hidalgo‐Ruz, Lars Gutow, Richard C. Thompson et al. · Environmental Science & Technology | 9 Feb 2012 | 5,448 |
| 11 | Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks Mark A. Oakley Browne, Phillip Crump, S. J. Niven et al. · Environmental Science & Technology | 6 Sep 2011 | 4,772 |
| 12 | Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea Marcus Eriksen, Laurent Lebreton, Henry S. Carson et al. · PLoS ONE | 10 Dec 2014 | 4,735 |
| 13 | The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review Stephanie Wright, Richard C. Thompson, Tamara S. Galloway · Environmental Pollution | 29 Mar 2013 | 4,529 |
| 14 | Green supply‐chain management: A state‐of‐the‐art literature review Samir K. Srivastava · International Journal of Management Reviews | 28 Feb 2007 | 3,985 |
| 15 | Kinetics of thermal degradation of char‐forming plastics from thermogravimetry. Application to a phenolic plastic Henry L. Friedman · Journal of Polymer Science Part C Polymer Symposia | 1964 | 3,892 |
| 16 | Discovery and quantification of plastic particle pollution in human blood Heather A. Leslie, Martin J. M. van Velzen, Sicco H. Brandsma et al. · Environment International | 24 Mar 2022 | 3,875 |
| 17 | An overview of chemical additives present in plastics: Migration, release, fate and environmental impact during their use, disposal and recycling John N. Hahladakis, Costas A. Velis, Roland Weber et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials | 12 Oct 2017 | 3,866 |
| 18 | Recycling lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles Gavin Harper, Roberto Sommerville, Emma Kendrick et al. · Nature | 6 Nov 2019 | 3,845 |
| 19 | Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities Alice A. Horton, Alexander Walton, David J. Spurgeon et al. · The Science of The Total Environment | 4 Feb 2017 | 3,757 |
| 20 | Degradation Rates of Plastics in the Environment Ali Chamas, Hyunjin Moon, Jiajia Zheng et al. · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering | 3 Feb 2020 | 3,465 |
| 21 | Low-cost adsorbents for heavy metals uptake from contaminated water: a review Sandhya Babel · Journal of Hazardous Materials | 4 Feb 2003 | 3,447 |
| 22 | Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta Antonio Ragusa, Alessandro Svelato, Criselda Santacroce et al. · Environment International | Dec 2020 | 3,414 |
| 23 | Recent developments in Life Cycle Assessment Göran Finnveden, Michael Zwicky Hauschild, Tomas Ekvall et al. · Journal of Environmental Management | 30 Aug 2009 | 3,402 |
| 24 | Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue? Stephanie Wright, Frank J. Kelly · Environmental Science & Technology | 22 May 2017 | 3,399 |
| 25 | Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris Erik Zettler, Tracy J. Mincer, Linda Amaral‐Zettler · Environmental Science & Technology | 7 Jun 2013 | 3,364 |
| 26 | Mechanical and chemical recycling of solid plastic waste Kim Ragaert, Laurens Delva, Kevin M. Van Geem · Waste Management | 18 Aug 2017 | 3,256 |
| 27 | Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution Stephanie B. Borrelle, Jeremy L. Ringma, Kara Lavender Law et al. · Science | 17 Sep 2020 | 3,202 |
| 28 | Plastic debris in the open ocean Andrés Cózar, Fidel Echevarrı́a, J. Ignacio González-Gordillo et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 30 Jun 2014 | 3,157 |
| 29 | Plastics, the environment and human health: current consensus and future trends Richard C. Thompson, Charles James Moore, Frederick S. vom Saal et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences | 15 Jun 2009 | 3,048 |
| 30 | The global threat from plastic pollution Matthew MacLeod, Hans Peter H. Arp, Mine Banu Tekman et al. · Science | Jul 2021 | 2,915 |
| 31 | Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton Matthew Cole, Pennie Lindeque, Elaine S. Fileman et al. · Environmental Science & Technology | 21 May 2013 | 2,762 |
| 32 | Towards circular economy implementation: a comprehensive review in context of manufacturing industry Michael Lieder, Amir Rashid · Journal of Cleaner Production | 22 Dec 2015 | 2,736 |
| 33 | Human Consumption of Microplastics Kieran Cox, Garth A. Covernton, Hailey L. Davies et al. · Environmental Science & Technology | 5 Jun 2019 | 2,728 |
| 34 | Life cycle assessment Gerald Rebitzer, Tomas Ekvall, Rolf Frischknecht et al. · Environment International | 24 Apr 2004 | 2,685 |
| 35 | Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments: Aggregation, Deposition, and Enhanced Contaminant Transport Olubukola S. Alimi, Jeffrey M. Farner, Laura M. Hernandez et al. · Environmental Science & Technology | 21 Dec 2017 | 2,680 |
| 36 | Environmental and health hazard ranking and assessment of plastic polymers based on chemical composition Delilah Lithner, Åke Larsson, Göran Dave · The Science of The Total Environment | 24 Jun 2011 | 2,668 |
| 37 | Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects Joana C. Prata, João Pinto da Costa, Isabel Lopes et al. · The Science of The Total Environment | 4 Oct 2019 | 2,654 |
| 38 | Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs Dafne Eerkes‐Medrano, Richard C. Thompson, David C. Aldridge · Water Research | 18 Feb 2015 | 2,650 |
| 39 | Microplastics in freshwaters and drinking water: Critical review and assessment of data quality Albert A. Koelmans, Nur Hazimah Mohamed Nor, Enya Hermsen et al. · Water Research | Mar 2019 | 2,535 |
| 40 | Applications and societal benefits of plastics Anthony L. Andrady, Mike A. Neal · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences | 15 Jun 2009 | 2,452 |
| 41 | Atmospheric transport and deposition of microplastics in a remote mountain catchment Steve Allen, Deonie Allen, Vernon R. Phoenix et al. · Nature Geoscience | 15 Apr 2019 | 2,428 |
| 42 | Recycling and recovery routes of plastic solid waste (PSW): A review Sultan Majed Al-Salem, Paola Lettieri, Jan Baeyens · Waste Management | 4 Jul 2009 | 2,410 |
| 43 | Recycling of rare earths: a critical review Koen Binnemans, Peter Tom Jones, Bart Blanpain et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production | 5 Jan 2013 | 2,383 |
| 44 | The plastic in microplastics: A review Anthony L. Andrady · Marine Pollution Bulletin | 24 Apr 2017 | 2,380 |
| 45 | Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems Anderson Abel de Souza Machado, Werner Kloas, Christiane Zarfl et al. · Global Change Biology | 16 Dec 2017 | 2,362 |
| 46 | Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review on occurrence, environmental effects, and methods for microplastics detection Jingyi Li, Huihui Liu, J. Paul Chen · Water Research | 28 Dec 2017 | 2,341 |
| 47 | Future scenarios of global plastic waste generation and disposal Laurent Lebreton, Anthony L. Andrady · Humanities and Social Sciences Communications | 11 Jan 2019 | 2,329 |
| 48 | Waste Mismanagement in Developing Countries: A Review of Global Issues Navarro Ferronato, Vincenzo Torretta · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 24 Mar 2019 | 2,277 |
| 49 | Synthetic fibers in atmospheric fallout: A source of microplastics in the environment? Rachid Dris, Johnny Gaspéri, Mohamed Saad et al. · Marine Pollution Bulletin | 17 Jan 2016 | 2,237 |
| 50 | The impact of debris on marine life Sarah Gall, Richard C. Thompson · Marine Pollution Bulletin | 10 Feb 2015 | 2,198 |
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