# Most-cited Environmental Science papers of 2022, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Environmental Science research papers published in 2022, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. [Table 1 in A new Gammarus species from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (China) with a key to Xinjiang freshwater gammarids (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Gammaridae)](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2172820226) · 15,646 citations
2. [Discovery and quantification of plastic particle pollution in human blood](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4220655782) · 3,890 citations
3. [A critical review on the treatment of dye-containing wastewater: Ecotoxicological and health concerns of textile dyes and possible remediation approaches for environmental safety](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4205627251) · 3,454 citations
4. [The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the globe since 1979](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4292865744) · 3,043 citations · Free PDF
5. [Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4210795660) · 2,121 citations
6. [Pollution and health: a progress update](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4280493402) · 2,120 citations
7. [Impact of heavy metals on the environment and human health: Novel therapeutic insights to counter the toxicity](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4210708207) · 2,052 citations
8. [Exceeding 1.5°C global warming could trigger multiple climate tipping points](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4295088938) · 1,926 citations
9. [Global Carbon Budget 2022](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4308697725) · 1,905 citations · Free PDF
10. [Global Carbon Budget 2021](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4225004802) · 1,735 citations · Free PDF
11. [Review on Methylene Blue: Its Properties, Uses, Toxicity and Photodegradation](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4206755807) · 1,703 citations · Free PDF
12. [Pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4212893393) · 1,645 citations
13. [Detection of microplastics in human lung tissue using μFTIR spectroscopy](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4220900610) · 1,506 citations
14. [Outside the Safe Operating Space of the Planetary Boundary for Novel Entities](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4205596113) · 1,343 citations
15. [Global and Regional Trends and Drivers of Fire Under Climate Change](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4223653531) · 1,319 citations
16. [AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4213419599) · 1,233 citations · Free PDF
17. [Effects of Water Pollution on Human Health and Disease Heterogeneity: A Review](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4283727492) · 1,188 citations · Free PDF
18. [Methylene blue dye: Toxicity and potential elimination technology from wastewater](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4298127604) · 1,186 citations
19. [Current status of pesticide effects on environment, human health and it’s eco-friendly management as bioremediation: A comprehensive review](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4292313927) · 1,184 citations · Free PDF
20. [The direct drivers of recent global anthropogenic biodiversity loss](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4308625497) · 1,099 citations
21. [An overview of the environmental pollution and health effects associated with waste landfilling and open dumping](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4283751138) · 1,023 citations · Free PDF
22. [Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4210916416) · 1,011 citations
23. [Flood exposure and poverty in 188 countries](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4283658303) · 997 citations · Free PDF
24. [Assessment of global health risk of antibiotic resistance genes](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4220927247) · 982 citations · Free PDF
25. [The EC-Earth3 Earth system model for the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 6](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4226178852) · 971 citations · Free PDF

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