Imogen E. Napper

6.1k citations

24 papers · 4.2k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 18

Impact in

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering top 0.05%
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Municipal Solid Waste Management
Pollution top 0.1%
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Papers in ⓘ

Pollution 20
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution 20
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 18
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques 18
- Municipal Solid Waste Management 2

Co-authors: Richard C. Thompson (15 shared papers)Adil Bakir (1 shared paper)Steven J. Rowland (1 shared paper)Heather J. Koldewey (8 shared papers)Aaron Barrett (4 shared papers)Bede Ffinian Rowe Davies (4 shared papers)Heather Clifford (3 shared papers)Paul A. Mayewski (3 shared papers)
Journals: The Science of The Total Environment (7 papers)Marine Pollution Bulletin (5 papers)One Earth (2 papers)Environmental Science & Technology (2 papers)Chemosphere (1 paper)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Bangladesh

In The Last Decade

Imogen E. Napper

24 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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The abundance and characteristics of microplastics in surface water in the transboundary Ganges River 2021 · 293 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2021 Environmental Pollution
2020 One Earth
2016 Marine Pollution Bulletin
2015 Marine Pollution Bulletin

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1	Release of synthetic microplastic plastic fibres from domestic washing machines: Effects of fabric type and washing conditions Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Imogen E. Napper, Richard C. Thompson Hit paper breakdown →	2016	1150
2	Characterisation, quantity and sorptive properties of microplastics extracted from cosmetics Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Imogen E. Napper, Adil Bakir, Steven J. Rowland, Richard C. Thompson Hit paper breakdown →	2015	705
3	Reaching New Heights in Plastic Pollution—Preliminary Findings of Microplastics on Mount Everest One Earth ·Imogen E. Napper, Bede Ffinian Rowe Davies, Heather Clifford, Sandra Elvin, Heather J. Koldewey, Paul A. Mayewski, Kimberley Miner, Mariusz Potocki, Aurora C. Elmore, Ananta Prasad Gajurel, Richard C. Thompson Hit paper breakdown →	2020	480
4	Environmental Deterioration of Biodegradable, Oxo-biodegradable, Compostable, and Conventional Plastic Carrier Bags in the Sea, Soil, and Open-Air Over a 3-Year Period Environmental Science & Technology ·Imogen E. Napper, Richard C. Thompson	2019	305
5	The abundance and characteristics of microplastics in surface water in the transboundary Ganges River Environmental Pollution ·Imogen E. Napper, Anju Baroth, Aaron Barrett, Sunanda Bhola, Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury, Bede Ffinian Rowe Davies, Emily M. Duncan, Sumit Kumar, Sarah E. Nelms, Md. Nazmul Hasan Niloy, Bushra Nishat, Taylor Maddalene, Richard C. Thompson, Heather J. Koldewey Hit paper breakdown →	2021	293
6	Plastic Debris in the Marine Environment: History and Future Challenges SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Imogen E. Napper, Richard C. Thompson	2020	262
7	The fundamental links between climate change and marine plastic pollution The Science of The Total Environment ·Helen Ford, Nia H. Jones, Andrew J. Davies, Brendan J. Godley, Jenna Jambeck, Imogen E. Napper, Coleen C. Suckling, Gareth J. Williams, Lucy C. Woodall, Heather J. Koldewey	2021	233
8	The efficiency of devices intended to reduce microfibre release during clothes washing The Science of The Total Environment ·Imogen E. Napper, Aaron Barrett, Richard C. Thompson	2020	97
9	Potential microplastic release from beached fishing gear in Great Britain's region of highest fishing litter density Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Luka Seamus Wright, Imogen E. Napper, Richard C. Thompson	2021	94
10	Potential microplastic release from the maritime industry: Abrasion of rope The Science of The Total Environment ·Imogen E. Napper, Luka Seamus Wright, Aaron Barrett, Florence N.F. Parker-Jurd, Richard C. Thompson	2021	76
11	Plastic pollution in aquatic systems in Bangladesh: A review of current knowledge The Science of The Total Environment ·Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury, Heather J. Koldewey, Emily M. Duncan, Imogen E. Napper, Md. Nazmul Hasan Niloy, Sarah E. Nelms, Subrata Sarker, Sunanda Bhola, Bushra Nishat	2020	70
12	Quantifying the release of tyre wear particles to the marine environment via multiple pathways Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Florence N.F. Parker-Jurd, Imogen E. Napper, Geoffrey D. Abbott, Simon Hann, Richard C. Thompson	2021	66
13	Deposition of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ on Mt. Everest The Science of The Total Environment ·Kimberley Miner, Heather Clifford, T. Taruscio, Mariusz Potocki, Gina Solomon, M. Ritari, Imogen E. Napper, Ananta Prasad Gajurel, Paul A. Mayewski	2020	65
14	Message in a bottle: Open source technology to track the movement of plastic pollution PLoS ONE ·Emily M. Duncan, Alasdair Davies, Amy Brooks, Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury, Brendan J. Godley, Jenna Jambeck, Taylor Maddalene, Imogen E. Napper, Sarah E. Nelms, Craig Rackstraw, Heather J. Koldewey	2020	57
15	Plastics and the Environment Annual Review of Environment and Resources ·Imogen E. Napper, Richard C. Thompson	2023	56
16	Examining the release of synthetic microfibres to the environment via two major pathways: Atmospheric deposition and treated wastewater effluent The Science of The Total Environment ·Imogen E. Napper, Florence N.F. Parker-Jurd, Stephanie Wright, Richard C. Thompson	2022	55
17	The distribution and characterisation of microplastics in air, surface water and sediment within a major river system The Science of The Total Environment ·Imogen E. Napper, Anju Baroth, Aaron Barrett, Sunanda Bhola, Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury, Bede Ffinian Rowe Davies, Emily M. Duncan, Sumit Kumar, Sarah E. Nelms, Md. Nazmul Hasan Niloy, Bushra Nishat, Taylor Maddalene, Natalie Smith, Richard C. Thompson, Heather J. Koldewey	2023	51
18	Rapid Characterization of Macroplastic Input and Leakage in the Ganges River Basin Environmental Science & Technology ·Kathryn Youngblood, Amy Brooks, Navin Das, Avinash Kumar Singh, Meherun Niger Sultana, Gaurav Verma, Tania Zakir, Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury, Emily M. Duncan, Hina Khatoon, Taylor Maddalene, Imogen E. Napper, Sarah E. Nelms, Surshti Patel, Victoria Sturges, Jenna Jambeck	2022	17
19	Effects of polypropylene nanofibers on soft corals Chemosphere ·Valerio Isa, Alessandro Becchi, Imogen E. Napper, Paolo Giuseppe Ubaldi, Francesco Saliu, Silvia Lavorano, Paolo Galli	2023	14
20	A Review of Biodegradable Plastics from Multidisciplinary Perspectives WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks ·Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Francesca De Falco, Imogen E. Napper	2023	3

About Imogen E. Napper

Imogen E. Napper is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Biomaterials and Atmospheric Science, having authored 24 papers that have together received 4.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (20 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (18 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (3 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (3 papers), Municipal Solid Waste Management (2 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (2 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (1 paper) and Water Quality Monitoring Technologies (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (2.9k citations), Pollution (3.8k citations), Biomaterials (909 citations), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (284 citations) and Automotive Engineering (231 citations). Imogen E. Napper has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Bangladesh. Frequent co-authors include Richard C. Thompson, Adil Bakir, Steven J. Rowland, Heather J. Koldewey, Aaron Barrett, Bede Ffinian Rowe Davies, Heather Clifford, Paul A. Mayewski, Mariusz Potocki and Kimberley Miner. Their work appears in journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Marine Pollution Bulletin, One Earth, Environmental Science & Technology and Chemosphere.

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