Richard Charles Thompson
Marine Institute
Affiliation Marine Institute Top Publications Lost at Sea: Where Is All the Plastic? (2004) – 7,820 citations Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments (2009) – 6,225 citations Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification (2012) – 5,487 citations Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: ... <a title="Richard Charles Thompson" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/richard-charles-thompson/" aria-label="Read more about Richard Charles Thompson">Read more</a>
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Affiliation
Marine Institute
Top Publications
- Lost at Sea: Where Is All the Plastic? (2004) - 7,820 citations
- Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments (2009) - 6,225 citations
- Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification (2012) - 5,487 citations
- Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks (2011) - 4,791 citations
- The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review (2013) - 4,566 citations
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- Full name
- Richard Charles Thompson
- ORCID
- 0000-0003-2262-6621
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5034506802
Research interests
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Helminth infection and control, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
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- Lost at Sea: Where Is All the Plastic? ↗2004 · Science7,820OpenAlex citations
- Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments ↗2009 · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences6,225OpenAlex citations
- Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification ↗2012 · Environmental Science & Technology5,487OpenAlex citations
- Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks ↗2011 · Environmental Science & Technology4,791OpenAlex citations
- The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review ↗2013 · Environmental Pollution4,566OpenAlex citations
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- Lost at Sea: Where Is All the Plastic? ↗2004 · Science
- Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments ↗2009 · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
- Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification ↗2012 · Environmental Science & Technology
- Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks ↗2011 · Environmental Science & Technology
- The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review ↗2013 · Environmental Pollution
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