# Most-cited Environmental Science papers of 2016, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Environmental Science research papers published in 2016, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. [Overview of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) experimental design and organization](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2193503481) · 11,946 citations · Free PDF
2. [Four billion people facing severe water scarcity](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2260274902) · 5,513 citations
3. [The Scenario Model Intercomparison Project (ScenarioMIP) for CMIP6](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2337225114) · 5,257 citations · Free PDF
4. [iNEXT: an R package for rarefaction and extrapolation of species diversity ( H ill numbers)](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2460850757) · 4,446 citations
5. [ReCiPe2016: a harmonised life cycle impact assessment method at midpoint and endpoint level](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2564630286) · 4,431 citations · Free PDF
6. [PHASTER: a better, faster version of the PHAST phage search tool](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2345791363) · 3,591 citations
7. [Decoupling function and taxonomy in the global ocean microbiome](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2520355709) · 3,545 citations
8. [A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2294707565) · 3,356 citations
9. [Impact of anthropogenic climate change on wildfire across western US forests](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2530960585) · 3,071 citations
10. [Superoxide Ion: Generation and Chemical Implications](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2286748995) · 2,184 citations
11. [Uptake and Accumulation of Polystyrene Microplastics in Zebrafish ( Danio rerio ) and Toxic Effects in Liver](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2295281563) · 2,129 citations
12. [Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) as a Source of Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2405598407) · 2,105 citations
13. [Sixteen years of change in the global terrestrial human footprint and implications for biodiversity conservation](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2517342784) · 1,901 citations · Free PDF
14. [Trends in glyphosate herbicide use in the United States and globally](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2255447065) · 1,885 citations · Free PDF
15. [Oyster reproduction is affected by exposure to polystyrene microplastics](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2255762950) · 1,835 citations
16. [Microplastics in the aquatic and terrestrial environment: sources (with a specific focus on personal care products), fate and effects](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2229518787) · 1,793 citations · Free PDF
17. [Extinction of experience: the loss of human–nature interactions](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2289270062) · 1,793 citations
18. [Why protect nature? Rethinking values and the environment](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2272853385) · 1,775 citations
19. [Estimating the volume and age of water stored in global lakes using a geo-statistical approach](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2564545777) · 1,771 citations · Free PDF
20. [The impact of PM2.5 on the human respiratory system.](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2289128632) · 1,755 citations
21. [Improvements in ecosystem services from investments in natural capital](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2429610540) · 1,748 citations
22. [Landslides in a changing climate](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2509507403) · 1,744 citations
23. [Are Agricultural Soils Dumps for Microplastics of Urban Origin?](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2526924327) · 1,738 citations
24. [Bisphenol Analogues Other Than BPA: Environmental Occurrence, Human Exposure, and Toxicity—A Review](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2346529285) · 1,710 citations
25. [Characteristics and adsorption capacities of low-cost sorbents for wastewater treatment: A review](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2505574534) · 1,682 citations

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