François Galgani

31.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
221 papers, 20.3k citations indexed

About

François Galgani is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, François Galgani has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 20.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 137 papers in Pollution, 68 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 56 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in François Galgani's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (109 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (52 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (52 papers). François Galgani is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (109 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (52 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (52 papers). François Galgani collaborates with scholars based in France, Italy and United States. François Galgani's co-authors include Richard C. Thompson, Morton A. Barlaz, David K. A. Barnes, Laurent Lebreton, Marcus Eriksen, Júlia Reisser, Charles J. Moore, Martín Thiel, Henry S. Carson and Peter G. Ryan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

François Galgani

210 papers receiving 19.7k citations

Hit Papers

Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in globa... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2009 2014 2015 2015 2013 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments
    2009 4.4k citations François Galgani et al. profile →
  2. Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea
    2014 3.4k citations Marcus Eriksen, Laurent Lebreton et al. profile →
  3. A global inventory of small floating plastic debris
    2015 1.2k citations Erik van Sebille, Chris Wilcox et al. Environmental Research Letters profile →
  4. Microplastics in sediments: A review of techniques, occurrence and effects
    2015 944 citations François Galgani et al. profile →
  5. Marine litter within the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive
    2013 551 citations François Galgani et al. profile →
  6. Litter on the Sea Floor Along European Coasts
    2000 456 citations François Galgani, Daniel Latrouite et al. Marine Pollution Bulletin profile →
  7. Phthalate Release from Plastic Fragments and Degradation in Seawater
    2018 410 citations François Galgani 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
François Galgani France 58 16.3k 10.0k 3.9k 3.1k 3.0k 221 20.3k
Penelope K. Lindeque United Kingdom 41 14.4k 0.9× 9.9k 1.0× 1.5k 0.4× 2.2k 0.7× 3.3k 1.1× 79 16.6k
Won Joon Shim South Korea 66 12.6k 0.8× 8.0k 0.8× 4.8k 1.2× 1.9k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 240 15.9k
A. Dick Vethaak Netherlands 54 9.8k 0.6× 5.5k 0.6× 4.6k 1.2× 1.1k 0.3× 1.8k 0.6× 140 13.9k
Charles J. Moore United States 16 11.4k 0.7× 7.9k 0.8× 1.6k 0.4× 1.6k 0.5× 2.7k 0.9× 31 13.0k
Laurent Lebreton United States 25 13.4k 0.8× 9.2k 0.9× 1.1k 0.3× 1.6k 0.5× 3.0k 1.0× 50 15.5k
Chelsea M. Rochman Canada 59 18.1k 1.1× 12.9k 1.3× 2.6k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 4.0k 1.3× 141 20.2k
Claudia Halsband Norway 31 9.2k 0.6× 6.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.3× 1.5k 0.5× 2.3k 0.8× 51 11.2k
Hideshige Takada Japan 68 12.5k 0.8× 5.7k 0.6× 8.3k 2.1× 881 0.3× 1.6k 0.5× 211 17.8k
Lúcia Guilhermino Portugal 65 9.3k 0.6× 3.7k 0.4× 7.5k 1.9× 1.6k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 215 16.2k
Albert A. Koelmans Netherlands 85 25.8k 1.6× 15.5k 1.6× 8.0k 2.0× 2.4k 0.8× 5.2k 1.7× 264 31.7k

Countries citing papers authored by François Galgani

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Fields of papers citing papers by François Galgani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of François Galgani

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of François Galgani. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of François Galgani 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 François Galgani. François Galgani 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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Rangel-Buitrago, Nelson, François Galgani, & William J. Neal. (2025). Invisible pressures: A global review of unconventional coastal pollution sources and their environmental impacts. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 222(Pt 1). 118610–118610.
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Rangel-Buitrago, Nelson, Adriana Gracia, François Galgani, & William J. Neal. (2025). The environmental legacy of coastal sandbags. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 220. 118440–118440.
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Galgani, François, et al.. (2025). A comprehensive analysis of the scrapping and abandonment of fiber-reinforced polymer vessels at sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 220. 118378–118378. 1 indexed citations
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Rangel-Buitrago, Nelson, François Galgani, Kathleen Nicoll, & William J. Neal. (2024). Rethinking geological concepts in the age of plastic pollution. The Science of The Total Environment. 950. 175366–175366. 5 indexed citations
5.
Galgani, François, et al.. (2024). The collateral effects of COVID-19 on coastal and marine environments. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 207. 116903–116903. 1 indexed citations
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Saulnier, Denis, et al.. (2024). Bioindicator species of plastic toxicity in tropical environments. The Science of The Total Environment. 954. 176185–176185. 3 indexed citations
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Rangel-Buitrago, Nelson, François Galgani, & William J. Neal. (2024). The geological footprint of plastics. The Science of The Total Environment. 940. 173693–173693. 2 indexed citations
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Galli, Matteo, Matteo Baini, Cristina Panti, et al.. (2024). Paraffin waxes in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea: A comprehensive assessment in the Pelagos Sanctuary, a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 467. 133677–133677. 2 indexed citations
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Brandini, Carlo, Michele Bendoni, Chiara Lapucci, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of the exposure of the Mediterranean biodiversity to marine litter: the ASI – plastic busters MPAs projects connection. Frontiers in Marine Science. 11. 7 indexed citations
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Zaaboub, Noureddine, Alice Rotini, Stefania Chiesa, et al.. (2023). Using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and machine learning techniques for the assessment of Posidonia debris and marine (plastic) litter on coastal ecosystems. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 67. 103185–103185. 5 indexed citations
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Pasqualini, Vanina, Marie Garrido, Philippe Cecchi, et al.. (2023). Harmful algae and pathogens on plastics in three mediterranean coastal lagoons. Heliyon. 9(3). e13654–e13654. 9 indexed citations
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Galli, Matteo, Matteo Baini, Cristina Panti, et al.. (2023). Oceanographic and anthropogenic variables driving marine litter distribution in Mediterranean protected areas: Extensive field data supported by forecasting modelling. The Science of The Total Environment. 903. 166266–166266. 18 indexed citations
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Cheng, Jingguang, Alexandra ter Halle, Guillaume Duflos, et al.. (2023). A critical review on the evaluation of toxicity and ecological risk assessment of plastics in the marine environment. The Science of The Total Environment. 896. 164955–164955. 31 indexed citations
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Aliani, Stefano, Amy Lusher, François Galgani, et al.. (2023). Reproducible pipelines and readiness levels in plastic monitoring. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 4(5). 290–291. 21 indexed citations
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Ramírez-Llodra, Eva, Teresa Amaro, Melanie Bergmann, et al.. (2023). Physico-chemical characterisation of plastic waste in the Togolese marine environment with a view to recovery. Journal of Chemical Biological and Physical Sciences. 13(1).
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Spedicato, María Teresa, Walter Zupa, Pierluigi Carbonara, et al.. (2019). Spatial distribution of marine macro-litter on the seafloor in the northern Mediterranean Sea: the MEDITS initiative. Scientia Marina. 83(S1). 257–270. 53 indexed citations
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Sebille, Erik van, Chris Wilcox, Laurent Lebreton, et al.. (2015). A global inventory of small floating plastic debris. Environmental Research Letters. 10(12). 124006–124006. 1213 indexed citations breakdown →
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Latrouite, Daniel, et al.. (1996). OBSERVHAL96, campagne d'observations à finalité halieutique. Institutional Archive of Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea).
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Lafaurie, M., et al.. (1992). Indicateurs biochimiques de contamination de l'environnement marin. Institutional Archive of Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea). 5 indexed citations
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Galgani, François, et al.. (1983). Variations des activites digestives en fonction des facteurs du milieu chez les crustaces. Institutional Archive of Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea). 1 indexed citations

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