Environmental Science: Advances Blog

Towards the end of 2023, Clarivate announced their annual list of Highly Cited Researchers.

Each of the recipients has authored multiple highly cited papers which rank in the top 1% of citations for their field.

Of those, co-Editor-in-Chief Célia Manaia has received the award for Highly Cited Research in the field of Environment and Ecology in 2021, 2022, and now, 2023.

To celebrate this recognition, she has shared the following quote:

“It’s good to know that our work is appreciated and useful to our colleagues. Research on antimicrobial resistance and its impact on the environment has grown and become more visible over the past decades, thanks to excellent contributions from researchers around the world.  This is one of those occasions when you realise that doing research means working in a huge, global community.

My advice to young researchers is never to work for rankings or metrics, but always to do your best, with honesty, creativity and integrity, and to fall in love with what you do every day, from the simplest to the most sophisticated.“

Célia Manaia, co-Editor-in-Chief, Environmental Science: Advances

The articles published in Environmental Science: Advances cover a range of important topics related to environmental science which provide a valuable insight into the most pressing environmental challenges. Throughout February, a number of our articles received significant engagement from the community. Here, we have compiled some of the most popular articles from the past month:

Policy options to account for multiple chemical pollutants threatening biodiversity

L. K. Mueller, M. Ågerstrand, T. Backhaus, M. Diamond, W. R. Erdelen, D. Evers, K. J. Groh, M. Scheringer, G. Sigmund, Z. Wang and A. Schäffer, Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2023, 2, 151–161. DOI: 10.1039/D2VA00257D.

What do we know about the production and release of persistent organic pollutants in the global environment?

L. Li, C. Chen, D. Li, K. Breivik, G. Abbasi and Y.-F. Li, Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2023, 2, 55–68. DOI: 10.1039/D2VA00145D.

The emergence of microplastics: charting the path from research to regulations

S. Coffin, Environ Sci.: Adv., 2023, Advance Article. DOI: 10.1039/D2VA00275B.

Factors affecting real-world applications of HEPA purifiers in improving indoor air quality

S. D. Lowther, W. Deng, Z. Fang, D. Booker, J. D. Whyatt, O. Wild, X. Wang and K. C. Jones, Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2023, 2, 235–246. DOI: 10.1039/D2VA00206J.

Hemocompatibility of biogenic phosphorus nano-agromaterials at environmentally relevant and supra-environmental concentrations for occupational exposure

A. Priyam, L. O. Afonso, A. G. Schultz, A. K. Dinda and P. P. Singh, Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2023, 2, 313–324. DOI: 10.1039/D2VA00237J.

Seasonal and spatial patterns differ between intracellular and extracellular antibiotic resistance genes in urban stormwater runoff

K. O’Malley, P. J. McNamara and W. M. McDonald, Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2022, 1, 380–390. DOI: 10.1039/D2VA00065B.

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