Miguel González-Pleiter

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Miguel González-Pleiter is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Miguel González-Pleiter has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Pollution, 25 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 9 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Miguel González-Pleiter's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (41 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (25 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (12 papers). Miguel González-Pleiter is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (41 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (25 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (12 papers). Miguel González-Pleiter collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Italy and Switzerland. Miguel González-Pleiter's co-authors include Francisca Fernández‐Piñas, Francisco Leganés, Roberto Rosal, Carlos Edo, Ismael Rodea‐Palomares, Eduardo Marco, Soledad Gonzalo, Gerardo Pulido‐Reyes, Karina Boltes and Miguel Tamayo-Belda and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Miguel González-Pleiter

48 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Toxicity of five antibiotics and their mixtures towards photosynthetic aquatic organisms: Implications for environmental risk assessment

2013 641 citations Miguel González-Pleiter, Soledad Gonzalo et al. Water Research profile →
Fate of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants and their environmental dispersion with effluent and sludge

2019 442 citations Carlos Edo, Miguel González-Pleiter et al. Environmental Pollution profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Miguel González-Pleiter Spain	26	3.0k	1.7k	595	458	423	52	3.4k
Keming Qu China	28	2.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	516 0.9×	443 1.0×	488 1.2×	125	3.4k
Yooeun Chae South Korea	23	2.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	796 1.3×	388 0.8×	444 1.0×	42	3.2k
Yingang Xue China	22	1.9k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	378 0.6×	550 1.2×	225 0.5×	55	2.6k
Xuemei Sun China	21	1.6k 0.5×	935 0.6×	439 0.7×	315 0.7×	266 0.6×	57	2.3k
Subhankar Chatterjee India	21	1.5k 0.5×	703 0.4×	360 0.6×	483 1.1×	272 0.6×	40	2.5k
Camilla Della Torre Italy	30	2.4k 0.8×	962 0.6×	443 0.7×	1.1k 2.4×	507 1.2×	80	3.4k
Ruijing Li China	23	1.4k 0.5×	570 0.3×	415 0.7×	410 0.9×	222 0.5×	60	2.0k
Junjie Zhang China	21	1.8k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	371 0.6×	635 1.4×	272 0.6×	69	2.5k
Muting Yan China	24	1.8k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	413 0.7×	285 0.6×	172 0.4×	52	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Miguel González-Pleiter

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Fields of papers citing papers by Miguel González-Pleiter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Miguel González-Pleiter

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Edo, Carlos, Javier Hernández‐Borges, Daura Vega-Moreno, et al.. (2025). Chemometric discrimination of airborne fibres: microplastics, regenerated cellulose and natural fibres. Environmental Research. 282. 122082–122082.

Wayman, C. H., et al.. (2024). The potential use of birds as bioindicators of suspended atmospheric microplastics and artificial fibers. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 282. 116744–116744. 9 indexed citations

Pulido‐Reyes, Gerardo, Carlos Edo, Francisco Leganés, et al.. (2024). An improved method to generate secondary nanoplastics and oligomers: application in ecotoxicology. Environmental Science Nano. 12(2). 1150–1165.

Wayman, C. H., et al.. (2024). Unraveling Plastic Pollution in Protected Terrestrial Raptors Using Regurgitated Pellets. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 671–684. 3 indexed citations

Wayman, C. H., et al.. (2024). Accumulation of microplastics in predatory birds near a densely populated urban area. The Science of The Total Environment. 917. 170604–170604. 23 indexed citations

Edo, Carlos, Miguel González-Pleiter, Marina Albentosa, et al.. (2023). Occurrence and size distribution study of microplastics in household water from different cities in continental Spain and the Canary Islands. Water Research. 238. 120044–120044. 23 indexed citations

Hernández-Sánchez, Cintia, et al.. (2023). Microplastics in snow of a high mountain national park: El Teide, Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). The Science of The Total Environment. 873. 162276–162276. 28 indexed citations

Andrade, J.M., María Fernández-Amado, Miguel González-Pleiter, et al.. (2023). A reliable method to determine airborne microplastics using quantum cascade laser infrared spectrometry. The Science of The Total Environment. 913. 169678–169678. 20 indexed citations

Amariei, Georgiana, et al.. (2022). Biofilm formation strongly influences the vector transport of triclosan-loaded polyethylene microplastics. The Science of The Total Environment. 859(Pt 1). 160231–160231. 24 indexed citations

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Tamayo-Belda, Miguel, Gerardo Pulido‐Reyes, Keila Martín-Betancor, et al.. (2022). Tracking nanoplastics in freshwater microcosms and their impacts to aquatic organisms. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 445. 130625–130625. 25 indexed citations

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Olmos, Sonia, Miguel González-Pleiter, Joaquín López‐Castellanos, et al.. (2022). First evidence of microplastics isolated in European citizens’ lower airway. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 438. 129439–129439. 138 indexed citations

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González‐Sálamo, Javier, et al.. (2022). Recycled wastewater as a potential source of microplastics in irrigated soils from an arid-insular territory (Fuerteventura, Spain). The Science of The Total Environment. 817. 152830–152830. 86 indexed citations

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Edo, Carlos, Miguel González-Pleiter, Francisca Fernández‐Piñas, et al.. (2022). Ageing and fragmentation of marine microplastics. The Science of The Total Environment. 827. 154438–154438. 104 indexed citations

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González-Pleiter, Miguel, Gissell Lacerot, Carlos Edo, et al.. (2021). A pilot study about microplastics and mesoplastics in an Antarctic glacier. The cryosphere. 15(6). 2531–2539. 48 indexed citations

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González-Pleiter, Miguel, David Velázquez, María Cristina Casero, et al.. (2021). Microbial colonizers of microplastics in an Arctic freshwater lake. The Science of The Total Environment. 795. 148640–148640. 58 indexed citations

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Edo, Carlos, Miguel González-Pleiter, Miguel Tamayo-Belda, et al.. (2020). Microplastics in sediments of artificially recharged lagoons: Case study in a Biosphere Reserve. The Science of The Total Environment. 729. 138824–138824. 44 indexed citations

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González-Pleiter, Miguel, David Velázquez, Carlos Edo, et al.. (2020). Fibers spreading worldwide: Microplastics and other anthropogenic litter in an Arctic freshwater lake. The Science of The Total Environment. 722. 137904–137904. 158 indexed citations

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Edo, Carlos, Miguel González-Pleiter, Francisco Leganés, Francisca Fernández‐Piñas, & Roberto Rosal. (2019). Fate of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants and their environmental dispersion with effluent and sludge. Environmental Pollution. 259. 113837–113837. 442 indexed citations breakdown →

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González-Pleiter, Miguel, Samuel Cirés, Lars Wörmer, et al.. (2019). Ecotoxicity assessment of microcystins from freshwater samples using a bioluminescent cyanobacterial bioassay. Chemosphere. 240. 124966–124966. 11 indexed citations

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González-Pleiter, Miguel, Soledad Gonzalo, Ismael Rodea‐Palomares, et al.. (2013). Toxicity of five antibiotics and their mixtures towards photosynthetic aquatic organisms: Implications for environmental risk assessment. Water Research. 47(6). 2050–2064. 641 indexed citations breakdown →

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