Ellen Besseling

10.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
24 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Ellen Besseling is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ellen Besseling has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Pollution, 12 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 4 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ellen Besseling's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (23 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (12 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (6 papers). Ellen Besseling is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (23 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (12 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (6 papers). Ellen Besseling collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Mexico and France. Ellen Besseling's co-authors include Albert A. Koelmans, E.M. Foekema, Anna Wegner, Miquel Lürling, Bo Wang, M.J. van den Heuvel-Greve, Joris T.K. Quik, Esperanza Huerta Lwanga, Violette Geissen and Martine van der Ploeg and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Ellen Besseling

24 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

Microplastics in the Terrestrial Ecosystem: Implications ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2016 2014 2012 2016 2016 250 500 750

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ellen Besseling Netherlands 19 7.5k 5.0k 1.9k 1.1k 1.0k 24 7.7k
Ika Paul-Pont France 30 6.9k 0.9× 4.2k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 982 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 47 7.4k
Stephanie Wright United Kingdom 22 8.7k 1.2× 6.3k 1.3× 1.8k 1.0× 937 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 34 9.3k
Sherri A. Mason United States 20 8.2k 1.1× 6.6k 1.3× 1.6k 0.8× 632 0.6× 708 0.7× 27 8.7k
Amy Lusher Norway 34 10.1k 1.4× 7.7k 1.5× 2.0k 1.1× 734 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 80 10.6k
Daoji Li China 33 7.6k 1.0× 6.0k 1.2× 1.9k 1.0× 478 0.4× 507 0.5× 59 8.0k
L. Van Cauwenberghe Belgium 9 6.0k 0.8× 4.7k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 424 0.4× 589 0.6× 13 6.2k
Gi Myung Han South Korea 32 6.2k 0.8× 4.6k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 372 0.3× 1.3k 1.3× 55 6.8k
Carlo Giacomo Avio Italy 16 4.9k 0.7× 3.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 517 0.5× 718 0.7× 18 5.2k
Daniel McGonigle United Kingdom 10 5.3k 0.7× 3.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 495 0.4× 521 0.5× 10 5.9k
Merel Kooi Netherlands 18 5.4k 0.7× 3.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 470 0.4× 607 0.6× 26 5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Ellen Besseling

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ellen Besseling

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ellen Besseling

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ellen Besseling. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ellen Besseling 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 Ellen Besseling. Ellen Besseling 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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Mintenig, Svenja M., et al.. (2018). Quality Criteria for the Analysis of Microplastic in Biota Samples: A Critical Review. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(18). 10230–10240. 413 indexed citations
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Besseling, Ellen, et al.. (2017). Detection of low numbers of microplastics in North Sea fish using strict quality assurance criteria. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 122(1-2). 253–258. 172 indexed citations
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Koelmans, Albert A., et al.. (2017). Export of microplastics from land to sea. A modelling approach. Water Research. 127. 249–257. 452 indexed citations
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Besseling, Ellen, E.M. Foekema, M.J. van den Heuvel-Greve, & Albert A. Koelmans. (2017). The Effect of Microplastic on the Uptake of Chemicals by the Lugworm Arenicola marina (L.) under Environmentally Relevant Exposure Conditions. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(15). 8795–8804. 112 indexed citations
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Vroom, Renske, Albert A. Koelmans, Ellen Besseling, & Claudia Halsband. (2017). Aging of microplastics promotes their ingestion by marine zooplankton. Environmental Pollution. 231(Pt 1). 987–996. 375 indexed citations
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Koelmans, Albert A., Ellen Besseling, E.M. Foekema, et al.. (2017). Risks of Plastic Debris: Unravelling Fact, Opinion, Perception, and Belief. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(20). 11513–11519. 278 indexed citations
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Vroom, Renske, Claudia Halsband, Ellen Besseling, & Albert A. Koelmans. (2016). Effects of microplastics on zooplankton : Microplastic ingestion: the role of taste. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 3 indexed citations
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Besseling, Ellen, et al.. (2016). Fate of nano- and microplastic in freshwater systems: A modeling study. Environmental Pollution. 220(Pt A). 540–548. 692 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lwanga, Esperanza Huerta, Harm Gooren, Piet Peters, et al.. (2016). Incorporation of microplastics from litter into burrows of Lumbricus terrestris. Environmental Pollution. 220(Pt A). 523–531. 528 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lwanga, Esperanza Huerta, Harm Gooren, Piet Peters, et al.. (2016). Microplastics in the Terrestrial Ecosystem: Implications forLumbricus terrestris(Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae). Environmental Science & Technology. 50(5). 2685–2691. 941 indexed citations breakdown →
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Besseling, Ellen, E.M. Foekema, J.A. van Franeker, et al.. (2015). Microplastic in a macro filter feeder: Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 95(1). 248–252. 332 indexed citations
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Koelmans, Albert A., Noël J. Diepens, Ilona Velzeboer, et al.. (2015). Guidance for the prognostic risk assessment of nanomaterials in aquatic ecosystems. The Science of The Total Environment. 535. 141–149. 45 indexed citations
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Koelmans, Albert A., Ellen Besseling, & E.M. Foekema. (2014). Leaching of plastic additives to marine organisms. Environmental Pollution. 187. 49–54. 362 indexed citations
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Besseling, Ellen, Bo Wang, Miquel Lürling, & Albert A. Koelmans. (2014). Nanoplastic Affects Growth ofS. obliquusand Reproduction ofD. magna. Environmental Science & Technology. 48(20). 12336–12343. 913 indexed citations breakdown →
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Besseling, Ellen, Joris T.K. Quik, & Albert A. Koelmans. (2014). Modeling the fate of nanoplastic and microplastic in rivers. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 1 indexed citations
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Besseling, Ellen, Bin Wang, & Albert A. Koelmans. (2014). Ecotoxic Effects of Nano Plastic on Freshwater plankton (Scenedesmus obliquus and Daphnia magna). Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 40–40. 1 indexed citations
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Besseling, Ellen, E.M. Foekema, & Albert A. Koelmans. (2014). Verkennend Onderzoek Microplastic in het beheersgebied van Waterschap Rivierenland. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 3 indexed citations
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Besseling, Ellen, Bo Wang, Miquel Lürling, & Albert A. Koelmans. (2014). Correction to Nanoplastic Affects Growth of S. obliquus and Reproduction of D. magna. Environmental Science & Technology. 48(23). 14065–14065. 23 indexed citations
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Koelmans, Albert A., Ellen Besseling, Anna Wegner, & E.M. Foekema. (2013). Correction to Plastic As a Carrier of POPs to Aquatic Organisms: A Model Analysis. Environmental Science & Technology. 1804348241–1804348241. 23 indexed citations
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Besseling, Ellen, Anna Wegner, E.M. Foekema, M.J. van den Heuvel-Greve, & Albert A. Koelmans. (2012). Effects of Microplastic on Fitness and PCB Bioaccumulation by the Lugworm Arenicola marina (L.). Environmental Science & Technology. 47(1). 593–600. 772 indexed citations breakdown →

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