Chemical Health and Safety research
Chemical Health and Safety is a subfield of Chemical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 16.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
In short: prevention of occupational hazards.
- Research works
- 11k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Topics
- 1
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +7% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Chemical Health and Safety research?
On research quality in 2022–2025, the United States rank highest in Chemical Health and Safety. By volume, the United States and Indonesia publish the most (296 and 129 works in 2022–2025).
By research quality, 2022–2025
- 1 United States · #1 all time 14.8% top 10% · 296 works
The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.
Of 1 countries ranked in Chemical Health and Safety. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.
All countries ranked in Chemical Health and SafetyBy volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 296 works
- 2 Indonesia 129 works
- 3 China 118 works
- 4 India 61 works
- 5 Brazil 54 works
- 6 Japan 47 works
- 7 United Kingdom 46 works
- 8 Germany 37 works
- 9 Türkiye 35 works
- 10 Italy 33 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Chemical Health and Safety research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Chemical Health and Safety research, followed by International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences and University of Indonesia.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 8 works
- 2 International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences Pakistan 6 works
- 3 University of Indonesia Indonesia 6 works
- 4 University of Iceland Iceland 5 works
- 5 Indonesia University of Education Indonesia 5 works
- 6 Tianjin University of Technology China 5 works
- 7 Environmental Protection Agency United States 4 works
- 8 Airlangga University Indonesia 4 works
- 9 Centre international de recherche sur le cancer France 4 works
- 10 Texas A&M University United States 4 works
Who are the leading researchers in Chemical Health and Safety?
Among the most productive authors in Chemical Health and Safety, Neil Pearce, S. Oda and James N. Galloway rank highest on the composite score.
- 1 Neil Pearce United Kingdom · #220 worldwide 3.2k citations · 152 works
- 2 S. Oda France · #1,081 worldwide 6.6k citations · 302 works
- 3 James N. Galloway United States · #1,677 worldwide 2.3k citations · 100 works
- 4 Francesco Saverio Violante Italy · #2,065 worldwide 5.2k citations · 73 works
- 5 Patricia de Rosnay United Kingdom · #2,667 worldwide 3.8k citations · 69 works
- 6 Philip J. Landrigan United States · #3,600 worldwide 1.1k citations · 99 works
- 7 Frederica P. Perera United States · #4,026 worldwide 1.1k citations · 68 works
- 8 Michael J. Thun United States · #4,105 worldwide 1.1k citations · 73 works
- 9 Donna Spiegelman United States · #6,399 worldwide 1.6k citations · 121 works
- 10 H. P. Beck France · #7,167 worldwide 7.5k citations · 471 works
Re-ranked on the composite score from the 1,755 highest-output authors in Chemical Health and Safety. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.
Top 100 Chemical Health and Safety researchersWhere is Chemical Health and Safety research done?
The largest centres of Chemical Health and Safety research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Jakarta (Indonesia) and London (United Kingdom).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Chemical Health and Safety research by country
The best places for Chemical Health and Safety research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.
Where is the best place to study Chemical Health and Safety?
Among universities, judged by research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States | 0.0 | 14.2% | 3.7× | 8 | +263.7% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Chemical Health and Safety research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Chemical Safety and Risk Management.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.