Karen Raubenheimer

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 976 citations indexed

About

Karen Raubenheimer is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Raubenheimer has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 976 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Pollution, 11 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 3 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Karen Raubenheimer's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (14 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (11 papers) and Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies (3 papers). Karen Raubenheimer is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (14 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (11 papers) and Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies (3 papers). Karen Raubenheimer collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Switzerland. Karen Raubenheimer's co-authors include Alistair McIlgorm, Albert A. Koelmans, Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Sabine Pahl, Julien Boucher, Richard C. Thompson, Niko Urho, Giulia Carlini, Laura Weiand and Harro van Asselt and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Marine Pollution Bulletin and Continental Shelf Research.

In The Last Decade

Karen Raubenheimer

13 papers receiving 955 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Twenty years of microplastic pollution research—what have we learned?

2024 465 citations Richard C. Thompson, Winnie Courtene‐Jones et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karen Raubenheimer Australia	10	821	535	187	94	83	15	976
João Sousa Portugal	7	769 0.9×	540 1.0×	182 1.0×	52 0.6×	116 1.4×	9	933
Anurag Verma India	5	844 1.0×	633 1.2×	275 1.5×	65 0.7×	70 0.8×	10	1.2k
Bruno Sainte-Rose France	5	1.0k 1.2×	652 1.2×	242 1.3×	49 0.5×	84 1.0×	25	1.3k
Jennifer Aitken United States	5	987 1.2×	627 1.2×	236 1.3×	45 0.5×	79 1.0×	11	1.2k
Sara Hajbane Australia	5	1.1k 1.3×	705 1.3×	250 1.3×	45 0.5×	88 1.1×	5	1.3k
Anne-Katrine Lundebye Norway	4	1.1k 1.3×	743 1.4×	224 1.2×	39 0.4×	195 2.3×	6	1.2k
Kathryn Willis Australia	11	780 1.0×	579 1.1×	137 0.7×	64 0.7×	57 0.7×	17	944
Claire Gwinnett United Kingdom	11	899 1.1×	694 1.3×	212 1.1×	34 0.4×	63 0.8×	26	1.1k
G.G.N. Thushari Sri Lanka	7	758 0.9×	540 1.0×	185 1.0×	21 0.2×	55 0.7×	16	936
Shinta Werorilangi Indonesia	10	1.3k 1.6×	969 1.8×	219 1.2×	38 0.4×	103 1.2×	44	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Karen Raubenheimer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen Raubenheimer

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

All Works

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Wagner, Martin, et al.. (2025). The Global Plastic Treaty odyssey. One Earth. 8(5). 101310–101310.

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Raubenheimer, Karen & Niko Urho. (2024). Global criteria to address problematic, unnecessary and avoidable plastic products. TemaNord. 4 indexed citations

3.

Thompson, Richard C., Winnie Courtene‐Jones, Julien Boucher, et al.. (2024). Twenty years of microplastic pollution research—what have we learned?. Science. 386(6720). eadl2746–eadl2746. 465 indexed citations breakdown →

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Raubenheimer, Karen. (2024). Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming conclusion puts humanity on notice.

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Harris, Peter T., Thomas Maes, Karen Raubenheimer, & J. P. Walsh. (2023). A marine plastic cloud - Global mass balance assessment of oceanic plastic pollution. Continental Shelf Research. 255. 104947–104947. 47 indexed citations

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McIlgorm, Alistair, et al.. (2021). The cost of marine litter damage to the global marine economy: Insights from the Asia-Pacific into prevention and the cost of inaction. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 174. 113167–113167. 48 indexed citations

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Raubenheimer, Karen, Niko Urho, Sebastian Unger, et al.. (2021). A binding global agreement to address the life cycle of plastics. Science. 373(6550). 43–47. 183 indexed citations

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Raubenheimer, Karen & Niko Urho. (2020). Possible elements of a new global agreement to prevent plastic pollution. TemaNord. 20 indexed citations

9.

Raubenheimer, Karen & Niko Urho. (2019). Rethinking global governance of plastics – The role of industry. Marine Policy. 113. 103802–103802. 23 indexed citations

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Raubenheimer, Karen, et al.. (2018). Towards an improved international framework to govern the life cycle of plastics. Review of European Comparative & International Environmental Law. 27(3). 210–221. 25 indexed citations

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Raubenheimer, Karen & Alistair McIlgorm. (2018). Can a global fund help solve the global marine plastic debris problem?. 5(1). 9 indexed citations

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Raubenheimer, Karen & Alistair McIlgorm. (2018). Can the Basel and Stockholm Conventions provide a global framework to reduce the impact of marine plastic litter?. Marine Policy. 96. 285–290. 68 indexed citations

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Raubenheimer, Karen, Alistair McIlgorm, & Nilüfer Oral. (2018). Combating marine plastic litter and microplastics: an assessment of the effectiveness of relevant international, regional and subregional governance strategies and approaches. 25 indexed citations

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Raubenheimer, Karen & Alistair McIlgorm. (2017). Is the Montreal Protocol a model that can help solve the global marine plastic debris problem?. Marine Policy. 81. 322–329. 55 indexed citations

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Raubenheimer, Karen. (2016). Towards an improved framework to prevent marine plastic debris. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 4 indexed citations

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