Henny Gertsen

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
5 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Henny Gertsen is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Henny Gertsen has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Pollution, 2 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 2 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Henny Gertsen's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (5 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (2 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (2 papers). Henny Gertsen is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (5 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (2 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (2 papers). Henny Gertsen collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Mexico and Honduras. Henny Gertsen's co-authors include Violette Geissen, Esperanza Huerta Lwanga, Paolina Garbeva, Xiaomei Yang, Amalia Mejia Pelaez, Yueling Qi, Nicolas Bériot, Tamás Salánki, Jorge Mendoza‐Vega and Víctor Manuel Kú-Quej and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Scientific Reports and Polymers.

In The Last Decade

Henny Gertsen

5 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Macro- and micro- plastics in soil-plant system: Effects ... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2018 2017 250 500 750
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. Macro- and micro- plastics in soil-plant system: Effects of plastic mulch film residues on wheat (Triticum aestivum) growth
    2018 881 citations Yueling Qi, Xiaomei Yang et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  2. Field evidence for transfer of plastic debris along a terrestrial food chain
    2017 682 citations Esperanza Huerta Lwanga, Jorge Mendoza‐Vega et al. Scientific Reports profile →

Peers

Henny Gertsen
Nicolas Bériot Netherlands
Ee Ling Ng Australia
Ruijie Li China
Tamás Salánki Netherlands
Yufan Fei China
Sarah Piehl Germany
Simon M. Eldridge Australia
Lauren Bradney Australia
Xueying Feng China
Ana Paço Portugal
Nicolas Bériot Netherlands
Henny Gertsen
Citations per year, relative to Henny Gertsen Henny Gertsen (= 1×) peers Nicolas Bériot

Countries citing papers authored by Henny Gertsen

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Henny Gertsen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Henny Gertsen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Henny Gertsen. The network helps show where Henny Gertsen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Henny Gertsen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Henny Gertsen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Henny Gertsen 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 Henny Gertsen. Henny Gertsen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

5 of 5 papers shown
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Lwanga, Esperanza Huerta, et al.. (2021). Is the Polylactic Acid Fiber in Green Compost a Risk for Lumbricus terrestris and Triticum aestivum?. Polymers. 13(5). 703–703. 61 indexed citations
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Qi, Yueling, Xiaomei Yang, Amalia Mejia Pelaez, et al.. (2018). Macro- and micro- plastics in soil-plant system: Effects of plastic mulch film residues on wheat (Triticum aestivum) growth. The Science of The Total Environment. 645. 1048–1056. 881 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mendoza‐Vega, Jorge, Víctor Manuel Kú-Quej, Griselda Escalona‐Segura, et al.. (2017). Bioaccumulation of microplastics in the terrestrial food chain: an example from home gardens in SE Mexico. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 15847. 6 indexed citations
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Lwanga, Esperanza Huerta, Jorge Mendoza‐Vega, Víctor Manuel Kú-Quej, et al.. (2017). Field evidence for transfer of plastic debris along a terrestrial food chain. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 14071–14071. 682 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lwanga, Esperanza Huerta, Binita Thapa, Xiaomei Yang, et al.. (2017). Decay of low-density polyethylene by bacteria extracted from earthworm's guts: A potential for soil restoration. The Science of The Total Environment. 624. 753–757. 317 indexed citations

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