Most-cited Environmental Science papers of 2019, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Environmental Science research papers published in 2019, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. Occurrence of the potent mutagens 2- nitrobenzanthrone and 3-nitrobenzanthrone in fine airborne particles
   Aldenor Gomes Santos, Gisele O. da Rocha et al. · 2019 · 8,498 citations · Free PDF
2. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology of Hazardous Heavy Metals: Environmental Persistence, Toxicity, and Bioaccumulation
   Hazrat Ali, Ezzat Khan et al. · 2019 · 3,213 citations
3. Human Consumption of Microplastics
   Kieran Cox, Garth A. Covernton et al. · 2019 · 2,734 citations
4. The Global Methane Budget 2000-2017
   Marielle Saunois, Ann R. Stavert et al. · 2019 · 2,701 citations · Free PDF
5. Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change
   Sandra M. Díaz, Josef Settele et al. · 2019 · 2,700 citations · Free PDF
6. Pharmaceuticals of Emerging Concern in Aquatic Systems: Chemistry, Occurrence, Effects, and Removal Methods
   Manvendra Patel, Rahul Kumar et al. · 2019 · 2,653 citations
7. Reassessing the projections of the World Water Development Report
   Alberto A. Boretti, Lorenzo Rosa · 2019 · 2,561 citations
8. Microplastics in freshwaters and drinking water: Critical review and assessment of data quality
   Albert A. Koelmans, Nur Hazimah Mohamed Nor et al. · 2019 · 2,538 citations
9. Mapping the world’s free-flowing rivers
   Günther Grill, Bernhard Lehner et al. · 2019 · 2,458 citations
10. Future scenarios of global plastic waste generation and disposal
    Laurent Lebreton, Anthony L. Andrady · 2019 · 2,333 citations · Free PDF
11. Waste Mismanagement in Developing Countries: A Review of Global Issues
    Navarro Ferronato, Vincenzo Torretta · 2019 · 2,281 citations · Free PDF
12. Drivers of improved PM 2.5 air quality in China from 2013 to 2017
    Qiang Zhang, Yixuan Zheng et al. · 2019 · 2,211 citations
13. The global tree restoration potential
    Jean‐François Bastin, Yelena Finegold et al. · 2019 · 2,191 citations
14. Microplastics Can Change Soil Properties and Affect Plant Performance
    Anderson Abel de Souza Machado, Chung Wai Lau et al. · 2019 · 2,158 citations
15. Plant phenology and global climate change: Current progresses and challenges
    Shilong L. Piao, Qiang Liu et al. · 2019 · 2,137 citations
16. TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access
    Jens Kattge, Gerhard Bönisch et al. · 2019 · 2,117 citations · Free PDF
17. Decline of the North American avifauna
    Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Adriaan M. Dokter et al. · 2019 · 2,106 citations
18. The Community Land Model Version 5: Description of New Features, Benchmarking, and Impact of Forcing Uncertainty
    David M. Lawrence, Rosie A. Fisher et al. · 2019 · 2,067 citations · Free PDF
19. Heavy metals in food crops: Health risks, fate, mechanisms, and management
    Prabhat Kumar, Sang Soo Lee et al. · 2019 · 2,062 citations
20. Scientists’ warning to humanity: microorganisms and climate change
    Ricardo Cavicchioli, William J. Ripple et al. · 2019 · 2,053 citations · Free PDF
21. Nature and mental health: An ecosystem service perspective
    Gregory N. Bratman, Christopher B. Anderson et al. · 2019 · 1,986 citations
22. Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool
    Philipp Schwabl, Sebastian Köppel et al. · 2019 · 1,963 citations
23. Sustainable development: Meaning, history, principles, pillars, and implications for human action: Literature review
    Justice Mensah · 2019 · 1,861 citations
24. Increased atmospheric vapor pressure deficit reduces global vegetation growth
    Wenping Yuan, Yi Zheng et al. · 2019 · 1,769 citations · Free PDF
25. 1 km monthly temperature and precipitation dataset for China from 1901 to 2017
    Shouzhang Peng, Yongxia Ding et al. · 2019 · 1,743 citations · Free PDF

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