Anna Sànchez‐Vidal

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Anna Sànchez‐Vidal is a scholar working on Oceanography, Pollution and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna Sànchez‐Vidal has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Oceanography, 33 papers in Pollution and 30 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Anna Sànchez‐Vidal's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (39 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (33 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (23 papers). Anna Sànchez‐Vidal is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (39 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (33 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (23 papers). Anna Sànchez‐Vidal collaborates with scholars based in Spain, France and Italy. Anna Sànchez‐Vidal's co-authors include Miquel Canals, Antoni Calafat, Richard C. Thompson, Gordon Paterson, Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy, Lucy C. Woodall, Victoria A. Sleight, Alex D. Rogers, Rachel Coppock and William P. de Haan and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Anna Sànchez‐Vidal

101 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris
    2014 1.4k citations Anna Sànchez‐Vidal, Miquel Canals et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anna Sànchez‐Vidal Spain 34 2.7k 1.7k 1.4k 1.0k 778 103 4.9k
Atsuhiko Isobe Japan 34 3.1k 1.2× 2.2k 1.2× 1.5k 1.1× 433 0.4× 808 1.0× 114 5.0k
Antoni Calafat Spain 34 1.6k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.8k 1.3× 1.5k 1.4× 1.6k 2.0× 98 5.1k
Nikolai Maximenko United States 28 3.6k 1.4× 2.3k 1.3× 1.8k 1.3× 401 0.4× 893 1.1× 64 5.8k
Xiaoxia Sun China 30 1.3k 0.5× 925 0.5× 999 0.7× 1.5k 1.4× 571 0.7× 116 4.3k
Daoji Li China 28 2.3k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 895 0.6× 434 0.4× 288 0.4× 75 3.6k
Michaël Klages Germany 31 2.9k 1.1× 1.9k 1.1× 1.8k 1.2× 1.6k 1.6× 557 0.7× 71 5.9k
Andrés Cózar Spain 29 4.1k 1.6× 2.9k 1.7× 823 0.6× 755 0.7× 161 0.2× 69 5.5k
A. Boldrin Italy 29 1.1k 0.4× 766 0.4× 1.3k 0.9× 861 0.8× 445 0.6× 50 2.9k
P. Vethamony India 30 1.1k 0.4× 590 0.3× 1.3k 0.9× 523 0.5× 791 1.0× 147 3.2k
Joan Fabrés Spain 23 1.1k 0.4× 693 0.4× 951 0.7× 692 0.7× 805 1.0× 33 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Anna Sànchez‐Vidal

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Fields of papers citing papers by Anna Sànchez‐Vidal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anna Sànchez‐Vidal

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Anna Sànchez‐Vidal. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Anna Sànchez‐Vidal based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Anna Sànchez‐Vidal. Anna Sànchez‐Vidal is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Haan, William P. de, et al.. (2025). Tracing marine litter sources along the Barcelona coastline: Insights from observations and numerical modelling. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 222(Pt 3). 118876–118876.
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Figuerola, Blanca, et al.. (2024). Adapting to a pollution hotspot? Catsharks shift to plastic substrates for oviposition. The Science of The Total Environment. 955. 176998–176998. 1 indexed citations
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Rigual‐Hernández, Andrés S., et al.. (2024). Planktonic foraminifera assemblage composition and flux dynamics inferred from an annual sediment trap record in the central Mediterranean Sea. Biogeosciences. 21(17). 4051–4076. 2 indexed citations
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Haan, William P. de, et al.. (2023). The dark side of artificial greening: Plastic turfs as widespread pollutants of aquatic environments. Environmental Pollution. 334. 122094–122094. 12 indexed citations
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Haan, William P. de, et al.. (2022). Floating microplastic loads in the nearshore revealed through citizen science. Environmental Research Letters. 17(4). 45018–45018. 13 indexed citations
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Sànchez‐Vidal, Anna, et al.. (2022). Marine biofouling organisms on beached, buoyant and benthic plastic debris in the Catalan Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 175. 113405–113405. 38 indexed citations
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Saliu, Francesco, Marina Lasagni, Sergio Andò, et al.. (2022). A baseline assessment of the relationship between microplastics and plasticizers in sediment samples collected from the Barcelona continental shelf. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(13). 36311–36324. 15 indexed citations
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Bourrin, François, et al.. (2021). Release of particles and metals into seawater following sediment resuspension of a coastal mine tailings disposal off Portmán Bay, Southern Spain. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(35). 47973–47990. 13 indexed citations
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Gambi, Cristina, Miquel Canals, Cinzia Corinaldesi, et al.. (2020). Impact of historical sulfide mine tailings discharge on meiofaunal assemblages (Portmán Bay, Mediterranean Sea). The Science of The Total Environment. 736. 139641–139641. 18 indexed citations
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Alorda‐Kleinglass, Aaron, Jordi García-Orellana, Valentí Rodellas, et al.. (2019). Remobilization of dissolved metals from a coastal mine tailing deposit driven by groundwater discharge and porewater exchange. The Science of The Total Environment. 688. 1359–1372. 31 indexed citations
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Danovaro, Roberto, Miquel Canals, Michael Tangherlini, et al.. (2017). A submarine volcanic eruption leads to a novel microbial habitat. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1(6). 144–144. 32 indexed citations
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Jacinto, Ricardo Silva, Galderic Lastras, Miquel Canals, et al.. (2015). Modelling bottom trawling-generated sediment flows in La Fonera submarine canyon (Northwestern Mediterranean Sea). EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 11693. 1 indexed citations
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Arı́stegui, Javier, Cindy Lee, Anna Sànchez‐Vidal, et al.. (2013). Carbon Dynamics within Cyclonic Eddies: Insights from a Biomarker Study. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e82447–e82447. 14 indexed citations
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Canals, Miquel, Daniel Martín, Anna Sànchez‐Vidal, & Eva Ramírez-Llodra. (2013). Integrated study of Mediterranean deep canyons: Novel results and future challenges. Progress In Oceanography. 118. 1–27. 70 indexed citations
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Bianchelli, Silvia, et al.. (2013). Bioavailability of sinking organic matter in the Blanes canyon and the adjacent open slope (NW Mediterranean Sea). Biogeosciences. 10(5). 3405–3420. 12 indexed citations
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Kerhervé, Philippe, Anna Sànchez‐Vidal, Antoni Calafat, et al.. (2013). Biogeochemical characterization of the riverine organic matter transferred to the NW Mediterranean Sea. 1 indexed citations
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Tecchio, Samuele, Eva Ramírez-Llodra, Francisco Sardà, et al.. (2011). Drivers of deep Mediterranean megabenthos communities along longitudinal and bathymetric gradients. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 439. 181–192. 40 indexed citations
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Zúñiga, Diana, M.M. Flexas, Anna Sànchez‐Vidal, et al.. (2009). Particle fluxes dynamics in Blanes submarine canyon (Northwestern Mediterranean). Progress In Oceanography. 82(4). 239–251. 73 indexed citations

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