Richard C. Thompson

695 total papers · 108.9k total citations
468 papers, 75.9k citations indexed

About

Richard C. Thompson is a scholar working on Pollution, Parasitology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard C. Thompson has authored 468 papers receiving a total of 75.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Pollution, 113 papers in Parasitology and 95 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Richard C. Thompson's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (121 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (88 papers) and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (85 papers). Richard C. Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (121 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (88 papers) and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (85 papers). Richard C. Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Richard C. Thompson's co-authors include Tamara S. Galloway, Mark A. Oakley Browne, Steven J. Rowland, Imogen E. Napper, François Galgani, Stephanie Wright, Morton A. Barlaz, David K. A. Barnes, Martín Thiel and Lars Gutow and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Richard C. Thompson

457 papers receiving 73.8k citations

Hit Papers

Lost at Sea: Where Is All... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2009 2012 2011 2013 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Lost at Sea: Where Is All the Plastic?
    2004 5.4k citations Richard C. Thompson, Ylva S. Olsen et al. Science profile →
  2. Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments
    2009 4.4k citations David K. A. Barnes, François Galgani et al. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →
  3. Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification
    2012 3.9k citations Valeria Hidalgo‐Ruz, Lars Gutow et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  4. Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks
    2011 3.5k citations Mark A. Oakley Browne, S. J. Niven et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  5. The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review
    2013 3.3k citations Stephanie Wright, Richard C. Thompson et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
  6. Plastics, the environment and human health: current consensus and future trends
    2009 2.1k citations Richard C. Thompson, Charles J. Moore et al. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →
  7. Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs
    2015 2.0k citations Dafne Eerkes‐Medrano, Richard C. Thompson et al. Water Research profile →
  8. Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris
    2019 1.9k citations Nanna B. Hartmann, Thorsten Hüffer et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  9. Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel, Mytilus edulis (L.)
    2008 1.7k citations Mark A. Oakley Browne, Awantha Dissanayake et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  10. Occurrence of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tract of pelagic and demersal fish from the English Channel
    2012 1.6k citations Amy Lusher, Matthew McHugh et al. Marine Pollution Bulletin profile →
  11. The impact of debris on marine life
    2015 1.5k citations Sarah Gall, Richard C. Thompson Marine Pollution Bulletin profile →
  12. 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 →
  13. Classify plastic waste as hazardous
    2013 1.3k citations Chelsea M. Rochman, Mark A. Oakley Browne et al. Nature profile →
  14. Release of synthetic microplastic plastic fibres from domestic washing machines: Effects of fabric type and washing conditions
    2016 1.1k citations Imogen E. Napper, Richard C. Thompson Marine Pollution Bulletin profile →
  15. Microplastics in the seas
    2014 1.1k citations Kara Lavender Law, Richard C. Thompson Science profile →
  16. Spatial Patterns of Plastic Debris along Estuarine Shorelines
    2010 968 citations Mark A. Oakley Browne, Tamara S. Galloway et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  17. Potential for Plastics to Transport Hydrophobic Contaminants
    2007 956 citations Emma L. Teuten, Steven J. Rowland et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  18. Microplastic Moves Pollutants and Additives to Worms, Reducing Functions Linked to Health and Biodiversity
    2013 877 citations Mark A. Oakley Browne, S. J. Niven et al. Current Biology profile →
  19. Our plastic age
    2009 866 citations Richard C. Thompson, Shanna H. Swan et al. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →
  20. Enhanced desorption of persistent organic pollutants from microplastics under simulated physiological conditions
    2013 830 citations Adil Bakir, Steven J. Rowland et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
  21. Adsorption of trace metals to plastic resin pellets in the marine environment
    2011 784 citations Luke Holmes, Andrew Turner et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
  22. Global warming releases microplastic legacy frozen in Arctic Sea ice
    2014 747 citations R. W. Obbard, Saeed Sadri et al. Earth s Future profile →
  23. Characterisation, quantity and sorptive properties of microplastics extracted from cosmetics
    2015 703 citations Imogen E. Napper, Adil Bakir et al. Marine Pollution Bulletin profile →
  24. Bioavailability and effects of microplastics on marine zooplankton: A review
    2018 698 citations Zara L.R. Botterell, Nicola Beaumont et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
  25. Microplastic—an emerging contaminant of potential concern?
    2007 639 citations Mark A. Oakley Browne, Tamara S. Galloway et al. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management profile →
  26. Lost, but Found with Nile Red: A Novel Method for Detecting and Quantifying Small Microplastics (1 mm to 20 μm) in Environmental Samples
    2017 617 citations Gabriel Erni-Cassola, Matthew I. Gibson et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  27. Low levels of microplastics (MP) in wild mussels indicate that MP ingestion by humans is minimal compared to exposure via household fibres fallout during a meal
    2018 585 citations Ana I. Catarino, William Sanderson et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
  28. Accumulations of microplastic on shorelines worldwide: sources and sinks
    2011 570 citations Mark A. Oakley Browne, S. J. Niven et al. profile →
  29. Interactions between trace metals and plastic production pellets under estuarine conditions
    2014 522 citations Luke Holmes, Andrew Turner et al. Marine Chemistry profile →
  30. On the quantity and composition of floating plastic debris entering and leaving the Tamar Estuary, Southwest England
    2014 496 citations Saeed Sadri, Richard C. Thompson Marine Pollution Bulletin profile →
  31. Reaching New Heights in Plastic Pollution—Preliminary Findings of Microplastics on Mount Everest
    2020 470 citations Imogen E. Napper, Bede Ffinian Rowe Davies et al. One Earth profile →
  32. Microplastics and seafood: lower trophic organisms at highest risk of contamination
    2019 423 citations Penelope K. Lindeque, Richard C. Thompson et al. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety profile →
  33. Transport of persistent organic pollutants by microplastics in estuarine conditions
    2014 413 citations Adil Bakir, Steven J. Rowland et al. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science profile →
  34. Twenty years of microplastic pollution research—what have we learned?
    2024 399 citations Richard C. Thompson, Winnie Courtene‐Jones et al. Science profile →
  35. Biology and Systematics of Echinococcus
    2016 288 citations Richard C. Thompson Advances in Parasitology profile →
  36. The abundance and characteristics of microplastics in surface water in the transboundary Ganges River
    2021 288 citations Imogen E. Napper, Anju Baroth et al. Environmental Pollution profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Richard C. Thompson 55.4k 40.5k 13.1k 7.3k 7.1k 468 75.9k
Tamara S. Galloway 32.4k 0.6× 21.3k 0.5× 7.1k 0.5× 1.9k 0.3× 52 0.0× 227 41.0k
Andrew D. Eaton 18.3k 0.3× 12.9k 0.3× 1.4k 0.1× 8.3k 1.1× 160 0.0× 75 63.5k
Peter G. Ryan 9.2k 0.2× 6.0k 0.1× 1.5k 0.1× 8.8k 1.2× 322 0.0× 510 19.3k
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares 12.2k 0.2× 1.4k 0.0× 720 0.1× 4.8k 0.7× 192 0.0× 938 30.5k
Martin Wagner 9.3k 0.2× 5.7k 0.1× 2.7k 0.2× 1.2k 0.2× 98 0.0× 353 21.1k
Hailong Wang 10.5k 0.2× 4.7k 0.1× 3.8k 0.3× 2.4k 0.3× 75 0.0× 1.0k 42.7k
Matthias C. Rillig 15.8k 0.3× 9.4k 0.2× 6.9k 0.5× 7.7k 1.1× 29 0.0× 541 51.6k
Chris Wilcox 13.8k 0.3× 9.4k 0.2× 3.2k 0.2× 2.9k 0.4× 41 0.0× 170 19.3k
Carlos M. Duarte 7.1k 0.1× 4.1k 0.1× 1.6k 0.1× 57.6k 7.9× 92 0.0× 1.1k 98.3k
Jizhong Zhou 12.4k 0.2× 1.8k 0.0× 1.1k 0.1× 30.1k 4.1× 94 0.0× 767 61.3k

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