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Ecology and Evolution
Chile
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
78
Citations
32140
World Ranking
895
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Chile Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Chile Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Chile Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Chile Leader Award

Overview

Martin Thiel is affiliated with the Catholic University of the North in Chile and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research encompasses several subfields, including Pollution, Ecology, Oceanography, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

Themes central to their work focus on environmental and marine topics such as Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Marine and coastal plant biology, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry, and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Martin Thiel include:

  • "The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris," 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Citizen science in environmental and ecological sciences," 2022, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • "A growing plastic smog, now estimated to be over 170 trillion plastic particles afloat in the world's oceans-Urgent solutions required," 2023, PLoS ONE
  • "A global analysis of complexity-biodiversity relationships on marine artificial structures," 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "COVID lessons from the global south - Face masks invading tourist beaches and recommendations for the outdoor seasons," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Tim Kiessling (18 co-authored publications)
  • Diamela De Veer (15 co-authored publications)
  • Daniela Honorato-Zimmer (15 co-authored publications)
  • Katrin Knickmeier (13 co-authored publications)
  • Moisés A. Aguilera (10 co-authored publications)

Martin Thiel has published in a number of recurring scientific journals and venues. The most frequent include:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin (11 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (8 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (7 publications)
  • Environmental Pollution (5 publications)
  • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (4 publications)

They have also contributed to book publications, notably:

  • La hermandad de las Tortugas, published by the European Organization for Nuclear Research in 2022
  • Microplastics in Coastal Aquaculture Systems: Development of Regulatory Frameworks, Practices and Mitigation Efforts in APEC Economies, published by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in 2023

Best Publications

  • Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification

    Valeria Hidalgo-Ruz;Lars Gutow;Richard C. Thompson;Martin Thiel

  • Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea

    Marcus Eriksen;Laurent C. M. Lebreton;Henry S. Carson;Martin Thiel

  • The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris

    Erik van Sebille;Stefano Aliani;Kara Lavender Law;Nikolai Maximenko

  • Amberstripe scad Decapterus muroadsi (Carangidae) fish ingest blue microplastics resembling their copepod prey along the coast of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the South Pacific subtropical gyre

    Nicolas Christian Ory;Paula Sobral;Joana Lia Ferreira;Martin Thiel

  • Plastic pollution in the South Pacific subtropical gyre

    Marcus Eriksen;Nikolai Maximenko;Martin Thiel;Anna Cummins

  • Citizen Science Terminology Matters: Exploring Key Terms

    M V Eitzel;Jessica L Cappadonna;Chris Santos-Lang;Ruth Ellen Duerr

  • The Ecology of Rafting in the Marine Environment. II. The Rafting Organisms and Community

    Martin Thiel;Lars Gutow

  • Rivers as a source of marine litter - A study from the SE Pacific

    S. Rech;V. Macaya-Caquilpán;J.F. Pantoja;M.M. Rivadeneira

  • Distribution and abundance of small plastic debris on beaches in the SE Pacific (Chile): A study supported by a citizen science project

    Valeria Hidalgo-Ruz;Martin Thiel

  • The humboldt current system of northern and central chile : Oceanographic processes, ecological interactions and socioeconomic feedback

    Martin Thiel;Erasmo C. Macaya;Enzo Acuna;Wolf E. Arntz

  • The ecology of rafting in the marine environment. I: The floating substrata

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  • Floating marine debris in fjords, gulfs and channels of southern Chile.

    Iván A. Hinojosa;Martin Thiel

  • Capture, swallowing, and egestion of microplastics by a planktivorous juvenile fish.

    Nicolas Christian Ory;Nicolas Christian Ory;Camila Gallardo;Mark Lenz;Martin Thiel

  • Toward the integrated marine debris observing system

    Nikolai Maximenko;Paolo Corradi;Kara Lavender Law;Erik Van Sebille

  • Anthropogenic debris on beaches in the SE Pacific (Chile): Results from a national survey supported by volunteers

    Macarena Bravo;Mª de los Ángeles Gallardo;Guillermo Luna-Jorquera;Paloma Núñez

  • The ecology of rafting in the marine environment. Iii. Biogeographical and evolutionary consequences

    Martin Thiel;Pilar A. Haye

  • Impacts of marine plastic pollution from continental coasts to subtropical gyres-fish, seabirds, and other vertebrates in the SE Pacific

    Martin Thiel;Guillermo Luna-Jorquera;Rocío Álvarez-Varas;Camila Gallardo

  • Mating systems in caridean shrimp (Decapoda: Caridea) and their evolutionary consequences for sexual dimorphism and reproductive biology

    Cristián Correa;Martin Thiel

  • Low prevalence of microplastic contamination in planktivorous fish species from the southeast Pacific Ocean

    Nicolas Ory;Catherine Chagnon;Catherine Chagnon;Fernando Felix;César Fernández

  • Chemical communication in crustaceans

    Thomas Breithaupt;Martin Thiel

  • Marine litter as habitat and dispersal vector

    Tim Kiessling;Lars Gutow;Martin Thiel

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Wahl
Martin Wahl GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Markus Molis
Markus Molis University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
J. Antonio Baeza
J. Antonio Baeza Clemson University
Iván Gómez
Iván Gómez Austral University of Chile
Alistair G. B. Poore
Alistair G. B. Poore University of New South Wales
Ulf Karsten
Ulf Karsten University of Rostock
Carlos F. Gaymer
Carlos F. Gaymer Universidad Católica del Norte
Richard C. Thompson
Richard C. Thompson Plymouth University
Erik van Sebille
Erik van Sebille Utrecht University
Wolf Arntz
Wolf Arntz Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

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