Rachel Coppock

3.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
13 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Rachel Coppock is a scholar working on Pollution, Ocean Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachel Coppock has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Pollution, 5 papers in Ocean Engineering and 4 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Rachel Coppock's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (13 papers), Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (5 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (4 papers). Rachel Coppock is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (13 papers), Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (5 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (4 papers). Rachel Coppock collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Norway. Rachel Coppock's co-authors include Matthew Cole, Penelope K. Lindeque, Tamara S. Galloway, Gordon Paterson, Victoria A. Sleight, Anna Sànchez‐Vidal, Alex D. Rogers, Lucy C. Woodall, Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy and Richard C. Thompson and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Rachel Coppock

11 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2017 2020 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris
    2014 1.4k citations Lucy C. Woodall, Anna Sànchez‐Vidal et al. Royal Society Open Science profile →
  2. A small-scale, portable method for extracting microplastics from marine sediments
    2017 494 citations Rachel Coppock, Matthew Cole et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
  3. Are we underestimating microplastic abundance in the marine environment? A comparison of microplastic capture with nets of different mesh-size
    2020 400 citations Penelope K. Lindeque, Matthew Cole et al. Environmental Pollution profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rachel Coppock United Kingdom 8 2.7k 2.0k 660 453 183 13 2.8k
Bárbara Úbeda Spain 8 2.7k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 601 0.9× 483 1.1× 285 1.6× 15 3.1k
Ann Zellers United States 6 2.7k 1.0× 2.1k 1.1× 458 0.7× 260 0.6× 232 1.3× 7 2.8k
Shiye Zhao China 20 3.6k 1.3× 2.7k 1.3× 971 1.5× 439 1.0× 295 1.6× 30 3.8k
Christoph Rummel Germany 10 2.4k 0.9× 1.7k 0.9× 727 1.1× 295 0.7× 280 1.5× 12 2.6k
Róisín Nash Ireland 17 2.8k 1.0× 2.1k 1.1× 714 1.1× 253 0.6× 208 1.1× 39 3.1k
Natalie Welden United Kingdom 12 1.8k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 343 0.5× 263 0.6× 215 1.2× 19 2.0k
Guyu Peng China 17 2.5k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 663 1.0× 218 0.5× 162 0.9× 26 2.6k
Laura Frère France 11 2.9k 1.1× 2.0k 1.0× 772 1.2× 467 1.0× 381 2.1× 12 3.1k
Gwendolyn L. Lattin United States 6 2.4k 0.9× 1.8k 0.9× 411 0.6× 387 0.9× 245 1.3× 7 2.5k
Rick Officer Ireland 17 3.1k 1.2× 2.5k 1.2× 715 1.1× 346 0.8× 283 1.5× 42 3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Rachel Coppock

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rachel Coppock

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rachel Coppock

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

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Cole, Matthew, et al.. (2025). Real-time visualization reveals copepod mediated microplastic flux. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 500. 140551–140551.
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Botterell, Zara L.R., Rachel Coppock, Alessio Gomiero, et al.. (2025). Acute and partial life-cycle toxicity of a tri-polymer blend of microplastics in the copepod Acartia tonsa. Environmental Pollution. 373. 126105–126105.
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Garrard, Samantha L., James R. Clark, Nicola Martin, et al.. (2024). Identifying potential high-risk zones for land-derived plastic litter to marine megafauna and key habitats within the North Atlantic. The Science of The Total Environment. 922. 171282–171282. 3 indexed citations
4.
Coppock, Rachel, et al.. (2023). Microplastics in the Arctic: a transect through the Barents Sea. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 15 indexed citations
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Cole, Matthew, Yuri Artioli, Rachel Coppock, et al.. (2023). Mussel power: Scoping a nature-based solution to microplastic debris. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 453. 131392–131392. 36 indexed citations
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Coppock, Rachel, Penelope K. Lindeque, Matthew Cole, et al.. (2021). Benthic fauna contribute to microplastic sequestration in coastal sediments. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 415. 125583–125583. 56 indexed citations
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Lindeque, Penelope K., Zara L.R. Botterell, Rachel Coppock, & Matthew Cole. (2021). Plastics and Plankton in Our Seas. Frontiers for Young Minds. 9. 1 indexed citations
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Lindeque, Penelope K., Matthew Cole, Rachel Coppock, et al.. (2020). Are we underestimating microplastic abundance in the marine environment? A comparison of microplastic capture with nets of different mesh-size. Environmental Pollution. 265(Pt A). 114721–114721. 400 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cole, Matthew, Rachel Coppock, Penelope K. Lindeque, et al.. (2019). Effects of Nylon Microplastic on Feeding, Lipid Accumulation, and Moulting in a Coldwater Copepod. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(12). 7075–7082. 192 indexed citations
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Coppock, Rachel, Tamara S. Galloway, Matthew Cole, et al.. (2019). Microplastics alter feeding selectivity and faecal density in the copepod, Calanus helgolandicus. The Science of The Total Environment. 687. 780–789. 176 indexed citations
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Cole, Matthew, et al.. (2018). Effects of nylon microplastic on development and energy reserves in coldwater copepods. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 104. 1 indexed citations
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Coppock, Rachel, Matthew Cole, Penelope K. Lindeque, Ana M. Queirós, & Tamara S. Galloway. (2017). A small-scale, portable method for extracting microplastics from marine sediments. Environmental Pollution. 230. 829–837. 494 indexed citations breakdown →
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Woodall, Lucy C., Anna Sànchez‐Vidal, Miquel Canals, et al.. (2014). The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris. Royal Society Open Science. 1(4). 140317–140317. 1449 indexed citations breakdown →

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