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  • Environmental Science
  • Microbiology
  • Ecotoxicology

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  • Microplastics are pervasive environmental pollutants with documented impacts on ecosystems and human health.
  • Microorganisms play a critical role in the environmental fate of microplastics, presenting both beneficial and detrimental effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and analyze research progress on the interaction between microplastics and microorganisms using bibliometric and visualized methods.
  • To identify key research trends, contributing nations, institutions, and influential publications in this field.

Main Methods:

  • Bibliometric analysis of publication output, subject areas, countries, institutions, and highly cited papers.
  • VOSviewer software used for visualizing national collaboration, subject co-occurrence, and keyword networks.
  • Knowledge-based mining to understand microbial roles in microplastic pollution and biodegradation.

Main Results:

  • A significant increase in interdisciplinary publications related to microplastics and microorganisms was observed.
  • Key contributing countries and institutions were identified, highlighting global research efforts.
  • Visualizations revealed patterns in national collaboration, subject distribution, and keyword associations.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides a comprehensive overview of current research on microplastics and microbial interactions.
  • Future research should prioritize microbial degradation mechanisms, ecological risk assessment, and understanding human exposure risks.
  • This review serves as a valuable resource for advancing microplastic biodegradation studies.