Michael S. Bank

7.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
79 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Michael S. Bank is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael S. Bank has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Pollution, 40 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 29 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Michael S. Bank's work include Mercury impact and mitigation studies (35 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (23 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (17 papers). Michael S. Bank is often cited by papers focused on Mercury impact and mitigation studies (35 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (23 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (17 papers). Michael S. Bank collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and China. Michael S. Bank's co-authors include John D. Spengler, Yong Sik Ok, Sophia V. Hansson, Nicholas L. Rodenhouse, David R. Foster, Chelcy R. Ford, Christopher M. Swan, David A. Orwig, Jill Thompson and Aaron M. Ellison and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael S. Bank

75 papers receiving 5.2k 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.

Loss of foundation species: consequences for the structure and dynamics of forested ecosystems

2005 1.5k citations Michael S. Bank et al. profile →
Distribution of heavy metals in road dust along an urban-rural gradient in Massachusetts

2011 419 citations Michael S. Bank et al. profile →
Interactions between microplastics, pharmaceuticals and personal care products: Implications for vector transport

2021 409 citations Meththika Vithanage, Nanthi Bolan et al. Environment International profile →
Effects of microplastics on the terrestrial environment: A critical review

2022 266 citations Pavani Dulanja Dissanayake, Soobin Kim et al. Environmental Research profile →
Global soil pollution by toxic metals threatens agriculture and human health

2025 177 citations Deyi Hou, Xiyue Jia et al. Science profile →
The “Microplastome” – A Holistic Perspective to Capture the Real-World Ecology of Microplastics

2024 74 citations Michael S. Bank et al. profile →

Peers

Michael S. Bank

POLLU

ECOLO

HTM

IME

GPC

E.T.H.M. Peeters Netherlands

John O’Halloran Ireland

Dayanthi Nugegoda Australia

Mirco Bundschuh Germany

Elena Gorokhova Sweden

Vincent Pettigrove Australia

David C. Aldridge United Kingdom

Álvaro Alonso Spain

Siu Gin Cheung Hong Kong

Marie‐France Dignac France

E.T.H.M. Peeters Netherlands

Michael S. Bank

1.3k ×0.7

POLLU

2.3k ×1.2

ECOLO

959 ×0.6

HTM

455 ×0.6

IME

741 ×1.0

GPC

Citations per year, relative to Michael S. Bank Michael S. Bank (= 1×) peers E.T.H.M. Peeters

Countries citing papers authored by Michael S. Bank

Since Specialization

Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael S. Bank

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael S. Bank

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Withana, Piumi Amasha, Xiangzhou Yuan, Michael S. Bank, et al.. (2025). Biodegradable plastics in soils: sources, degradation, and effects. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 27(11). 3321–3343. 9 indexed citations

Li, Chengjun, Mengjie Wu, Wenli Tang, et al.. (2025). Aligning global mercury mitigation with climate action. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7826–7826.

Hou, Deyi, Xiyue Jia, Liuwei Wang, et al.. (2025). Global soil pollution by toxic metals threatens agriculture and human health. Science. 388(6744). 316–321. 177 indexed citations breakdown →

Ho, Quang Tri, Lisbeth Dahl, Kjell Harald Nedreaas, et al.. (2024). Modelling seasonal and geographical n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid contents in marine fish from the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Environmental Research. 252(Pt 4). 119021–119021. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Liuwei, Jing Guo, Michael S. Bank, et al.. (2024). Organo-mineral interaction between plastic film and sedimentary rock induced by UV irradiation. Chemical Geology. 662. 122240–122240. 1 indexed citations

Dissanayake, Pavani Dulanja, Piumi Amasha Withana, Mee Kyung Sang, et al.. (2024). Effects of biodegradable poly(butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate) and poly(lactic acid) plastic degradation on soil ecosystems. Soil Use and Management. 40(2). 15 indexed citations

Sun, Xiaoqi, Piumi Amasha Withana, Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya, et al.. (2024). Impacts of microplastics on terrestrial plants: A critical review. Land Degradation and Development. 35(5). 1629–1643. 12 indexed citations

Chanvalon, Aubin Thibault de, Emmanuel Tessier, Rémy Guyoneaud, et al.. (2024). Methylmercury degradation by hot spring sulfur-linked microbial communities as a dominant pathway in regulating mercury speciation. Water Research. 268(Pt B). 122652–122652.

Jędruchniewicz, Katarzyna, Aleksandra Bogusz, Michael S. Bank, et al.. (2023). Extractability and phytotoxicity of heavy metals and essential elements from plastics in soil solutions and root exudates. The Science of The Total Environment. 905. 166100–166100. 7 indexed citations

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Bank, Michael S., Quang Tri Ho, Randi B. Ingvaldsen, et al.. (2023). Climate change dynamics and mercury temporal trends in Northeast Arctic cod (Gadus morhua) from the Barents Sea ecosystem. Environmental Pollution. 338. 122706–122706. 6 indexed citations

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Ho, Quang Tri, Sylvia Frantzen, Bente M. Nilsen, et al.. (2023). Congener-specific accumulation of persistent organic pollutants in marine fish from the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 457. 131758–131758. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wei, Yong Sik Ok, Michael S. Bank, & Christian Sonne. (2023). Macro- and microplastics as complex threats to coral reef ecosystems. Environment International. 174. 107914–107914. 20 indexed citations

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Dissanayake, Pavani Dulanja, Soobin Kim, Binoy Sarkar, et al.. (2022). Effects of microplastics on the terrestrial environment: A critical review. Environmental Research. 209. 112734–112734. 266 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gao, Jing, Liuwei Wang, Yong Sik Ok, et al.. (2022). Nanoplastic stimulates metalloid leaching from historically contaminated soil via indirect displacement. Water Research. 218. 118468–118468. 21 indexed citations

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Bank, Michael S., Sylvia Frantzen, Arne Duinker, et al.. (2021). Rapid temporal decline of mercury in Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides). Environmental Pollution. 289. 117843–117843. 13 indexed citations

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Bank, Michael S.. (2020). The mercury science-policy interface: History, evolution and progress of the Minamata Convention. The Science of The Total Environment. 722. 137832–137832. 65 indexed citations

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Frantzen, Sylvia, et al.. (2020). Mercury bioaccumulation pathways in tusk (Brosme brosme) from Sognefjord, Norway: Insights from C and N isotopes. Environmental Pollution. 269. 115997–115997. 6 indexed citations

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Frantzen, Sylvia, Michael S. Bank, Bente M. Nilsen, et al.. (2018). Effects of geography and species variation on selenium and mercury molar ratios in Northeast Atlantic marine fish communities. The Science of The Total Environment. 652. 1482–1496. 85 indexed citations

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Bank, Michael S., John Burgess, David C. Evers, & Cynthia S. Loftin. (2006). Mercury Contamination of Biota from Acadia National Park, Maine: A Review. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 126(1-3). 105–115. 34 indexed citations

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Bank, Michael S., Cynthia S. Loftin, & Robin E. Jung. (2005). Mercury Bioaccumulation in Northern Two-lined Salamanders from Streams in the Northeastern United States. Ecotoxicology. 14(1-2). 181–191. 42 indexed citations

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