Marco Pittroff

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Marco Pittroff is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Marco Pittroff has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Pollution, 9 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Marco Pittroff's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (11 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (9 papers) and Biosensors and Analytical Detection (2 papers). Marco Pittroff is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (11 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (9 papers) and Biosensors and Analytical Detection (2 papers). Marco Pittroff collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Canada. Marco Pittroff's co-authors include Nicole Zumbülte, Florian R. Storck, Ashok D. Deshpande, Win Cowger, Silke Christiansen, George Sarau, Barbara E. Oßmann, Sebastian Primpke, Kara J. Wiggin and Marten Fischer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Marco Pittroff

11 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Relevance of nano- and microplastics for freshwater ecosystems: A critical review

2018 406 citations Rita Triebskorn, Thomas Braunbeck et al. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marco Pittroff Germany	9	1.2k	942	223	168	150	12	1.3k
Alexander S. Tagg Germany	12	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	230 1.0×	256 1.5×	84 0.6×	15	1.3k
Fangni Du China	11	1.7k 1.4×	1.4k 1.5×	257 1.2×	336 2.0×	151 1.0×	12	1.8k
Robin Lenz Germany	11	1.6k 1.3×	1.3k 1.4×	214 1.0×	305 1.8×	134 0.9×	16	1.7k
Ivo Int-Veen Germany	5	1.4k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	218 1.0×	288 1.7×	81 0.5×	5	1.5k
Yahui Xiang China	10	1.1k 0.9×	820 0.9×	149 0.7×	362 2.2×	154 1.0×	10	1.2k
Marten Fischer Germany	9	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.3×	221 1.0×	224 1.3×	262 1.7×	16	1.6k
Kristina Enders Germany	10	1.7k 1.4×	1.4k 1.5×	213 1.0×	335 2.0×	145 1.0×	12	1.8k
Mengfan Lang China	7	1.2k 0.9×	901 1.0×	153 0.7×	360 2.1×	100 0.7×	8	1.2k
Marion Martignac France	4	1.2k 1.0×	861 0.9×	186 0.8×	281 1.7×	120 0.8×	5	1.2k
Vera N. de Ruijter Netherlands	7	1.1k 0.9×	717 0.8×	123 0.6×	258 1.5×	146 1.0×	9	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Marco Pittroff

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Fields of papers citing papers by Marco Pittroff

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marco Pittroff

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

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12 of 12 papers shown

Pittroff, Marco, et al.. (2025). Fate of Microplastics in Deep Gravel Riverbeds: Evidence for Direct Transfer from River Water to Groundwater. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 26–26. 1 indexed citations

Pittroff, Marco, et al.. (2025). Polymer-specific transfer and retention of microplastics at the river–sediment–groundwater interface. Water Research. 289(Pt B). 125018–125018.

Pittroff, Marco, et al.. (2024). Riverbed depth-specific microplastics distribution and potential use as process marker. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31(32). 45326–45340. 4 indexed citations

Munz, Matthias, et al.. (2024). Transport and retention of micro-polystyrene in coarse riverbed sediments: effects of flow velocity, particle and sediment sizes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 13 indexed citations

Pittroff, Marco, et al.. (2021). Microplastic analysis in drinking water based on fractionated filtration sampling and Raman microspectroscopy. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(42). 59439–59451. 86 indexed citations

Cowger, Win, Andrew B. Gray, Silke Christiansen, et al.. (2020). Critical Review of Processing and Classification Techniques for Images and Spectra in Microplastic Research. Applied Spectroscopy. 74(9). 989–1010. 190 indexed citations

Primpke, Sebastian, Silke Christiansen, Win Cowger, et al.. (2020). Critical Assessment of Analytical Methods for the Harmonized and Cost-Efficient Analysis of Microplastics. Applied Spectroscopy. 74(9). 1012–1047. 333 indexed citations

Földi, Corinna, Katharina Wörle, P. Habermehl, et al.. (2020). When Good Intentions Go Bad—False Positive Microplastic Detection Caused by Disposable Gloves. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(19). 12164–12172. 85 indexed citations

Pittroff, Marco, et al.. (2019). Microplastic analysis—are we measuring the same? Results on the first global comparative study for microplastic analysis in a water sample. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 412(3). 555–560. 92 indexed citations

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Mani, Thomas, et al.. (2018). Repeated detection of polystyrene microbeads in the Lower Rhine River. Environmental Pollution. 245. 634–641. 82 indexed citations

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Triebskorn, Rita, Thomas Braunbeck, Tamara Grummt, et al.. (2018). Relevance of nano- and microplastics for freshwater ecosystems: A critical review. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 110. 375–392. 406 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pittroff, Marco, Sven Frei, & Benjamin Gilfedder. (2016). Quantifying nitrate and oxygen reduction rates in the hyporheic zone using ²²²Rn to upscale biogeochemical turnover in rivers. Water Resources Research. 53(1). 563–579. 32 indexed citations

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