Julien Gigault

7.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
91 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Julien Gigault is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Julien Gigault has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Pollution, 45 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 26 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Julien Gigault's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (53 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (45 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (21 papers). Julien Gigault is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (53 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (45 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (21 papers). Julien Gigault collaborates with scholars based in France, Canada and United States. Julien Gigault's co-authors include Bruno Grassl, Hind El Hadri, Stéphanie Reynaud, Alexandra ter Halle, Magalie Baudrimont, Pierre‐Yves Pascal, Thuy-Linh Phi, Fabienne Gauffre, Mélanie Davranche and Benoît Maxit and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, ACS Nano and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Julien Gigault

89 papers receiving 5.8k citations

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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.

Current opinion: What is a nanoplastic?

2018 1.3k citations Julien Gigault, Alexandra ter Halle et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
Nanoplastic in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre

2017 679 citations Alexandra ter Halle, Julien Gigault et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Nanoplastics are neither microplastics nor engineered nanoparticles

2021 647 citations Julien Gigault, Hind El Hadri et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Nanoplastics in focus: Exploring interdisciplinary approaches and future directions 2025 ·NanoImpact ·Julien Gigault, Mélanie Davranche	4
2	Silver nanoparticles as antifungal agents in acrylic latexes: influence of initiator on nanoparticle encapsulation efficiency and leaching 2025 ·Colloid & Polymer Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Mohammed Baalousha, Julien Gigault, Véronic Landry, Anna M. Ritcey	1
3	Accelerated Weathering of Microplastics: A Systematic Approach to Model Microplastic Production 2025 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·(unknown), (unknown), Julien Gigault, Subhasis Ghoshal, Audrey Moores	1
4	Trophic transfer effects of PS nanoplastics and field-derived nanoplastics in the freshwater clam Corbicula fluminea 2024 ·Aquatic Toxicology ·(unknown), Isabelle Métais, Hanane Perrein-Ettajani, (unknown), Agnès Feurtet‐Mazel, Patrice Gonzalez, Guillemine Daffe, Julien Gigault, Charlotte Catrouillet, Amélie Châtel, Magalie Baudrimont	4
5	Are nano-colloids controlling rare earth elements mobility or is it the opposite? Insight from A4F-UV-QQQ-ICP-MS 2024 ·Chemosphere ·(unknown), Lionel Dutruch, Delphine Vantelon, Julien Gigault, Aline Dia, (unknown), Mélanie Davranche	2
6	Do nanoplastics impact Pb up-taking by Hordeum vulgare L.? 2024 ·NanoImpact ·(unknown), Lionel Dutruch, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mathieu Pédrot, Julien Gigault, Francisco Cabello‐Hurtado, Abdelhak El Amrani, Mélanie Davranche	3
7	The largest estuary on the planet is not spared from plastic pollution: Case of the St. Lawrence River Estuary 2024 ·Marine Pollution Bulletin ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Arnaud Huvet, (unknown), Julien Gigault, Ika Paul-Pont	2
8	Mechanistic description of lead sorption onto nanoplastics 2024 ·Environmental Science Nano ·Florent Blancho, Mélanie Davranche, (unknown), Rémi Marsac, Stéphanie Reynaud, Bruno Grassl, Julien Gigault	8
9	Plastic debris accumulated on Sargassum algae stranded biomass are vectors for different As(V) and As(III) forms 2024 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·A. Real, Delphine Vantelon, Charlotte Catrouillet, (unknown), Rémi Tucoulou, Camille Rivard, (unknown), Julien Gigault, Mélanie Davranche	0
10	Iron-organic matter colloid control rare earth element environmental mobility 2024 ·Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science ·(unknown), Mélanie Davranche, Delphine Vantelon, Aline Dia, Julien Gigault	2
11	Identification of polystyrene nanoplastics from natural organic matter in complex environmental matrices by pyrolysis–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry 2023 ·Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry ·(unknown), Bruno Grassl, Ian Allan, Julien Gigault	13
12	Are nanoplastics potentially toxic for plants and rhizobiota? Current knowledge and recommendations 2023 ·NanoImpact ·(unknown), Mathieu Pédrot, Mélanie Davranche, Francisco Cabello‐Hurtado, (unknown), Abdelhak El Amrani, Aurélie Wahl, Julien Gigault	8
13	Ecotoxicity of Heteroaggregates of Polystyrene Nanospheres in Chironomidae and Amphibian 2022 ·Nanomaterials ·Florence Mouchet, Laura Rowenczyk, (unknown), (unknown), Jérôme Silvestre, Éric Pinelli, (unknown), Joséphine Leflaive, Loïc Ten‐Hage, Julien Gigault, Alexandra ter Halle, Laury Gauthier	2
14	Heteroaggregates of Polystyrene Nanospheres and Organic Matter: Preparation, Characterization and Evaluation of Their Toxicity to Algae in Environmentally Relevant Conditions 2021 ·Nanomaterials ·Laura Rowenczyk, Joséphine Leflaive, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Laury Gauthier, Julien Gigault, Florence Mouchet, David T Ory, Éric Pinelli, Magali Albignac, Clément Roux, Anne‐Françoise Mingotaud, Jérôme Silvestre, Loïc Ten‐Hage, Alexandra ter Halle	16
15	Nanoplastics are neither microplastics nor engineered nanoparticles breakdown → 2021 ·Nature Nanotechnology ·Julien Gigault, Hind El Hadri, Brian Nguyen, Bruno Grassl, Laura Rowenczyk, Nathalie Tufenkji, Siyuan Feng, Mark R. Wiesner	647
16	Nanoplastics on the coast exposed to the North Atlantic Gyre: Evidence and traceability 2020 ·NanoImpact ·Mélanie Davranche, (unknown), (unknown), Florent Blancho, Aline Dia, Bruno Grassl, Hind El Hadri, Pierre‐Yves Pascal, Julien Gigault	94
17	Soap- and metal-free polystyrene latex particles as a nanoplastic model 2019 ·Environmental Science Nano ·(unknown), (unknown), Hind El Hadri, (unknown), Mélanie Davranche, Anne‐Catherine Pierson‐Wickmann, Julien Gigault, Bruno Grassl, Stéphanie Reynaud	45
18	Current opinion: What is a nanoplastic? breakdown → 2018 ·Environmental Pollution ·Julien Gigault, Alexandra ter Halle, Magalie Baudrimont, Pierre‐Yves Pascal, Fabienne Gauffre, Thuy-Linh Phi, Hind El Hadri, Bruno Grassl, Stéphanie Reynaud	1344
19	Trace metals in polyethylene debris from the North Atlantic subtropical gyre 2018 ·Environmental Pollution ·Jonathan Prunier, Laurence Maurice, Emile Pérez, Julien Gigault, Anne‐Catherine Pierson‐Wickmann, Mélanie Davranche, Alexandra ter Halle	137
20	The removal of colloidal lead during estuarine mixing: seasonal variations and importance of iron oxides and humic substances 2011 ·Marine and Freshwater Research ·(unknown), Matthieu Waeles, Julien Gigault, (unknown), François Quentel, Ricardo Riso	16

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