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Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals

Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1950. 34.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the mechanisms of aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants, focusing on topics such as aluminum resistance, organic anion exudation, neurotoxic effects, gene regulation, and oxidative stress. It also delves into the impact of metallic exposure, cell wall polysaccharides, and mitochondrial dysfunction on plant response to aluminum. The research encompasses a wide range of fields including plant biology, genetics, neurobiology, and environmental health.

  • Aluminum Toxicity
  • Plant Adaptation
  • Organic Anion Exudation
  • Aluminum Resistance
  • Neurotoxic Effects
  • Metallic Exposure
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Gene Regulation
  • Cell Wall Polysaccharides
  • Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Research works
17k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
34.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+32%
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Which countries lead Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (905 and 342 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 905 works
  2. 2 India 342 works
  3. 3 United States 181 works
  4. 4 Brazil 134 works
  5. 5 Iran 103 works
  6. 6 Egypt 99 works
  7. 7 Pakistan 83 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 74 works
  9. 9 Japan 64 works
  10. 10 Saudi Arabia 57 works

How concentrated that is

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China: 44.3%India: 16.7%United States: 8.9%Brazil: 6.5%6 others listed: 23.5%44%largest
China905 · 44.3%India342 · 16.7%United States181 · 8.9%Brazil134 · 6.5%6 others listed480 · 23.5%

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Which institutions lead Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) publishes the most Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals research, followed by Zhejiang University and South China Agricultural University.

Who are the leading researchers in Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals include Peter R. Galle, Davey L. Jones and Muhammad Ashraf.

  1. 1 Peter R. Galle Germany 3.3k citations
  2. 2 Davey L. Jones United Kingdom 2.2k citations
  3. 3 Muhammad Ashraf Pakistan 2.1k citations
  4. 4 George Perry United States 1.8k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals research done?

The largest centres of Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Hangzhou (China) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Faisalabad.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 118 works
  2. 2 Nanjing China 54 works
  3. 3 Hangzhou China 50 works
  4. 4 Guangzhou China 50 works
  5. 5 São Paulo Brazil 35 works
  6. 6 Tehran Iran 35 works
  7. 7 Changsha China 34 works
  8. 8 Wuhan China 32 works
  9. 9 New Delhi India 26 works
  10. 10 Cairo Egypt 26 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. FaisalabadPK · 24.5 works17×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals?

Among universities, judged by research, Sichuan Agricultural University, Huazhong Agricultural University and South China Agricultural University 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.

0%25%50%75%mean 53.99%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Sichuan Agricultural University: 19, 57.4%Huazhong Agricultural University: 18, 55.7%South China Agricultural University: 20, 60.6%Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University: 16, 54.5%Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp): 22, 42.7%Nanjing Agricultural University: 19, 47.8%University of Agriculture Faisalabad: 10, 54.5%Government College University, Faisalabad: 9, 45.0%King Saud University: 15, 60.2%Shandong Agricultural University: 8, 61.5%South China Agricult…Sichuan Agricultural…Huazhong Agricultura…Fujian Agriculture a…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina 79.257.4%24.6×19 +256.1%
2 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 72.455.7%18.7×18 +102.5%
3 South China Agricultural UniversityChina 69.560.6%20.2×20 -11.3%
4 Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina 68.754.5%25.2×16 +85.8%
5 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 67.842.7%9.2×22 +120.8%
6 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 67.147.8%17.2×19 +71.7%
7 University of Agriculture FaisalabadPakistan 66.354.5%22.7×10 +117.0%
8 Government College University, FaisalabadPakistan 63.845.0%21.2×9 +364.0%
9 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 62.660.2%6.0×15 +20.2%
10 Shandong Agricultural UniversityChina 57.961.5%16.3×8 +102.2%

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 Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals.

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