Joana C. Prata

13.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
70 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Joana C. Prata is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Joana C. Prata has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Pollution, 43 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 10 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Joana C. Prata's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (49 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (41 papers) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (7 papers). Joana C. Prata is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (49 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (41 papers) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (7 papers). Joana C. Prata collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and Canada. Joana C. Prata's co-authors include Teresa Rocha‐Santos, Armando C. Duarte, João Pinto da Costa, Isabel Lopes, Ana L. Patrício Silva, Tony R. ‎Walker, ‪Damià Barceló, Wei Ouyang, Catherine Mouneyrac and Vanessa Reis and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Joana C. Prata

67 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects

2019 1.7k citations Joana C. Prata, João Pinto da Costa et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Airborne microplastics: Consequences to human health?

2017 1.2k citations Joana C. Prata Environmental Pollution profile →
Methods for sampling and detection of microplastics in water and sediment: A critical review

2018 831 citations Joana C. Prata, João Pinto da Costa et al. profile →
Increased plastic pollution due to COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and recommendations

2020 743 citations Ana L. Patrício Silva, Joana C. Prata et al. profile →
COVID-19 Pandemic Repercussions on the Use and Management of Plastics

2020 726 citations Joana C. Prata, Ana L. Patrício Silva et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Rethinking and optimising plastic waste management under COVID-19 pandemic: Policy solutions based on redesign and reduction of single-use plastics and personal protective equipment

2020 394 citations Ana L. Patrício Silva, Joana C. Prata et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Microplastics and human health: Integrating pharmacokinetics

2023 98 citations Joana C. Prata profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joana C. Prata Portugal	37	7.9k	6.0k	1.7k	1.3k	986	70	9.7k
João Pinto da Costa Portugal	41	8.3k 1.0×	6.1k 1.0×	2.1k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	935 0.9×	88	10.0k
Stephanie Wright United Kingdom	22	8.7k 1.1×	6.3k 1.1×	1.8k 1.1×	988 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	34	9.3k
Johnny Gaspéri France	45	8.9k 1.1×	6.6k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	743 0.6×	1.9k 1.9×	136	10.7k
Laurent Lebreton United States	25	13.4k 1.7×	9.2k 1.5×	3.0k 1.8×	867 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	50	15.5k
Marcus Eriksen United States	22	10.3k 1.3×	7.2k 1.2×	2.3k 1.4×	713 0.6×	1.3k 1.3×	31	11.7k
Sherri A. Mason United States	20	8.2k 1.0×	6.6k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	787 0.6×	708 0.7×	27	8.7k
Martin G. J. Löder Germany	29	7.9k 1.0×	6.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	568 0.6×	63	8.5k
Amy Lusher Norway	34	10.1k 1.3×	7.7k 1.3×	2.0k 1.2×	710 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	80	10.6k
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre Peru	40	3.6k 0.5×	2.4k 0.4×	617 0.4×	425 0.3×	695 0.7×	125	4.9k
Charles J. Moore United States	16	11.4k 1.4×	7.9k 1.3×	2.7k 1.6×	793 0.6×	1.6k 1.7×	31	13.0k

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Prata, Joana C., Carla L. Simões, & Ricardo Simões. (2025). Improvements to Municipal Solid Waste Collection Systems Using Real-Time Monitoring. Sustainability. 17(4). 1405–1405. 3 indexed citations

Prata, Joana C., et al.. (2025). Application of the Buccal Micronucleus Cytome Assay for Genotoxicity Detection in Dogs. Animals. 15(3). 382–382. 2 indexed citations

Prata, Joana C., Paula G. Ferreira, & Paulo Martins da Costa. (2025). Surveying Students and Alumni for Veterinary Curricular Renewal in a Portuguese Institution. Animals. 15(7). 986–986.

Prata, Joana C., et al.. (2025). Validation of the monash dog owner relationship scale (MDORS) for Brazilian Portuguese and factors influencing dog-owner relationships. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 286. 106621–106621. 1 indexed citations

Prata, Joana C., Carla Roque, João Paulo Gomes, et al.. (2024). Unveiling a Listeria monocytogenes Outbreak in a Rabbit Farm: Clinical Manifestation, Antimicrobial Resistance, Genomic Insights and Environmental Investigation. Microorganisms. 12(4). 785–785. 2 indexed citations

Prata, Joana C.. (2024). (Micro)Plastic Foreign Bodies in Food and Feed: Notifications in the European Union. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 742–754. 2 indexed citations

Prata, Joana C.. (2024). Plastic Pollution: Challenges and Innovative Solutions. Environments. 11(12). 271–271. 1 indexed citations

Prata, Joana C., et al.. (2024). Research priorities in veterinary palliative care. The Veterinary Journal. 306. 106184–106184. 1 indexed citations

Prata, Joana C. & Patrícia Dias‐Pereira. (2023). Microplastics in Terrestrial Domestic Animals and Human Health: Implications for Food Security and Food Safety and Their Role as Sentinels. Animals. 13(4). 661–661. 65 indexed citations

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Ribeiro, Jorge, et al.. (2023). Occurrence of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Resulting from the Selective Pressure of Antibiotics: A Comprehensive Analysis of ESBL K. pneumoniae and MRSP Isolated in a Dog with Rhinorrhea. Veterinary Sciences. 10(5). 326–326. 4 indexed citations

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Prata, Joana C., et al.. (2023). An Exploratory Study on Spoilage Bacteria and Listeria monocytogenes in Fresh Salmon: Extending Shelf-Life Using Vacuum and Seasonings as Natural Preservatives. Veterinary Sciences. 10(7). 423–423. 1 indexed citations

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Prata, Joana C., et al.. (2023). Gulls in Porto Coastline as Reservoirs for Salmonella spp.: Findings from 2008 and 2023. Microorganisms. 12(1). 59–59. 3 indexed citations

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Prata, Joana C., Ana L. Patrício Silva, João Pinto da Costa, et al.. (2022). Microplastics in Internal Tissues of Companion Animals from Urban Environments. Animals. 12(15). 1979–1979. 35 indexed citations

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Prata, Joana C., Ana L. Patrício Silva, Tony R. ‎Walker, Armando C. Duarte, & Teresa Rocha‐Santos. (2020). COVID-19 Pandemic Repercussions on the Use and Management of Plastics. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(13). 7760–7765. 726 indexed citations breakdown →

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Prata, Joana C., João Pinto da Costa, Isabel Lopes, Armando C. Duarte, & Teresa Rocha‐Santos. (2020). Environmental status of (micro)plastics contamination in Portugal. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 200. 110753–110753. 40 indexed citations

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Prata, Joana C., et al.. (2020). The importance of contamination control in airborne fibers and microplastic sampling: Experiences from indoor and outdoor air sampling in Aveiro, Portugal. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 159. 111522–111522. 118 indexed citations

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Prata, Joana C., João Pinto da Costa, Ana V. Girão, et al.. (2019). Identifying a quick and efficient method of removing organic matter without damaging microplastic samples. The Science of The Total Environment. 686. 131–139. 226 indexed citations

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Fontes, Tânia, Maria Conceição Manso, Joana C. Prata, et al.. (2019). Exposure to BTEX in buses: The influence of vehicle fuel type. Environmental Pollution. 255(Pt 1). 113100–113100. 18 indexed citations

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Prata, Joana C., et al.. (2018). Influence of microplastics on the toxicity of the pharmaceuticals procainamide and doxycycline on the marine microalgae Tetraselmis chuii. Aquatic Toxicology. 197. 143–152. 229 indexed citations

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Prata, Joana C.. (2017). Airborne microplastics: Consequences to human health?. Environmental Pollution. 234. 115–126. 1159 indexed citations breakdown →

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