Helena Ruffell

677 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 440 citations indexed

About

Helena Ruffell is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Helena Ruffell has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 440 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Pollution, 9 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 2 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Helena Ruffell's work include Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (9 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (9 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (2 papers). Helena Ruffell is often cited by papers focused on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (9 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (9 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (2 papers). Helena Ruffell collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand and Norway. Helena Ruffell's co-authors include Sally Gaw, Alex Aves, Laura E. Revell, Olga Pantos, Michelle LaRue, Alex Schuddeboom, Adrian McDonald, Stephen C. Webb, I.D. Marsden and Grant L. Northcott and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Atmospheric Environment and Marine Pollution Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Helena Ruffell

9 papers receiving 430 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

First evidence of microplastics in Antarctic snow

2022 256 citations Alex Aves, Laura E. Revell et al. The cryosphere profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Helena Ruffell New Zealand	6	416	299	87	45	35	9	440
Wenxin Rao China	7	361 0.9×	263 0.9×	78 0.9×	42 0.9×	28 0.8×	8	417
Theresa Schell Spain	8	351 0.8×	237 0.8×	71 0.8×	44 1.0×	24 0.7×	14	379
Christina J. Thiele United Kingdom	5	443 1.1×	344 1.2×	91 1.0×	44 1.0×	30 0.9×	5	498
Shudan Tan China	4	385 0.9×	295 1.0×	92 1.1×	36 0.8×	42 1.2×	5	443
Anna Kukkola United Kingdom	9	457 1.1×	324 1.1×	103 1.2×	40 0.9×	44 1.3×	11	477
Elena Hengstmann Germany	9	496 1.2×	395 1.3×	68 0.8×	25 0.6×	37 1.1×	9	517
Julia Prume Germany	10	425 1.0×	342 1.1×	74 0.9×	43 1.0×	41 1.2×	13	477
Gwen Lattin United States	5	466 1.1×	336 1.1×	94 1.1×	47 1.0×	64 1.8×	5	503
Mel Constant France	8	549 1.3×	422 1.4×	118 1.4×	34 0.8×	40 1.1×	10	571
Ling Qu China	6	478 1.1×	377 1.3×	125 1.4×	49 1.1×	52 1.5×	10	499

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helena Ruffell

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Ruffell, Helena, Olga Pantos, Brett Robinson, & Sally Gaw. (2025). Quantification of microplastics in biowastes including biosolids, compost, and vermicompost destined for land application. Figshare. 4(1). 5 indexed citations

2.

Bridson, James H., et al.. (2025). Abundances and characteristics of small (< 0.3 mm) and large (0.3–5 mm) microplastics found in Aotearoa New Zealand beach sediments. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 218. 118144–118144. 1 indexed citations

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Ruffell, Helena, Olga Pantos, Brett Robinson, & Sally Gaw. (2024). A method for the extraction of microplastics from solid biowastes including biosolids, compost, and soil for analysis by µ-FTIR. MethodsX. 12. 102761–102761. 8 indexed citations

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Aves, Alex, Helena Ruffell, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Sally Gaw, & Laura E. Revell. (2024). Modelled sources of airborne microplastics collected at a remote Southern Hemisphere site. Atmospheric Environment. 325. 120437–120437. 11 indexed citations

5.

Ruffell, Helena, et al.. (2023). The role of plastics in the accumulation and release of trace elements in the environment. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 4 indexed citations

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Aves, Alex, Laura E. Revell, Sally Gaw, et al.. (2022). First evidence of microplastics in Antarctic snow. The cryosphere. 16(6). 2127–2145. 256 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ruffell, Helena, Olga Pantos, Grant L. Northcott, & Sally Gaw. (2021). Wastewater treatment plant effluents in New Zealand are a significant source of microplastics to the environment. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 57(3). 336–352. 31 indexed citations

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Ruffell, Helena, et al.. (2021). Comparison of Deposition Sampling Methods to Collect Airborne Microplastics in Christchurch, New Zealand. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 232(4). 46 indexed citations

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Webb, Stephen C., Helena Ruffell, I.D. Marsden, Olga Pantos, & Sally Gaw. (2019). Microplastics in the New Zealand green lipped mussel Perna canaliculus. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 149. 110641–110641. 78 indexed citations

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