Arsenic contamination and mitigation
Arsenic contamination and mitigation is a research topic within Environmental Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 25.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the occurrence, behavior, toxicity, and remediation of arsenic in natural waters, with a particular emphasis on groundwater contamination. It covers topics such as arsenic speciation, health effects, plant uptake, adsorption mechanisms, and the development of removal techniques.
- Arsenic
- Water
- Contamination
- Groundwater
- Toxicity
- Removal
- Speciation
- Health Effects
- Rice
- Adsorption
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +31% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Arsenic contamination and mitigation research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.9k and 491 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.9k works
- 2 India 491 works
- 3 United States 357 works
- 4 Iran 103 works
- 5 Japan 91 works
- 6 Pakistan 88 works
- 7 South Korea 88 works
- 8 Mexico 71 works
- 9 Canada 70 works
- 10 Brazil 62 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 Arsenic contamination and mitigation research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Central South University publishes the most Arsenic contamination and mitigation research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and China University of Geosciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Central South UniversityChina 70 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 49 works
- 3 China University of GeosciencesChina 47 works
- 4 Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina 31 works
- 5 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 25 works
- 6 China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China 24 works
- 7 Zhejiang UniversityChina 24 works
- 8 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 24 works
- 9 State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource ReuseChina 19 works
- 10 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 18 works
Who are the leading researchers in Arsenic contamination and mitigation?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Arsenic contamination and mitigation include Mahfuzar Rahman, Yong Sik Ok and Ahmad Fauzi Ismail.
- 1 Mahfuzar Rahman United States 3.9k citations
- 2 Yong Sik Ok South Korea 3.3k citations
- 3 Ahmad Fauzi Ismail Malaysia 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Arsenic contamination and mitigation research done?
The largest centres of Arsenic contamination and mitigation research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Changsha (China), Wuhan (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Guiyang.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- GuiyangCN · 48.1 works8.7×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Arsenic contamination and mitigation than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Arsenic contamination and mitigation?
Among universities, judged by research, Central South University, Hunan University and Nanjing 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central South UniversityChina | 68.4 | 17.1% | 10.0× | 70 | +179.3% |
| 2 | Hunan UniversityChina | 64.8 | 58.2% | 5.2× | 15 | +308.3% |
| 3 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 60.9 | 29.4% | 15.3× | 25 | +96.9% |
| 4 | China University of GeosciencesChina | 60.0 | 22.9% | 24.1× | 47 | +30.0% |
| 5 | Hunan Agricultural UniversityChina | 57.6 | 22.7% | 23.8× | 15 | +522.4% |
| 6 | Jadavpur UniversityIndia | 52.4 | 16.7% | 10.8× | 12 | +214.4% |
| 7 | Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina | 52.2 | 18.3% | 12.8× | 31 | +51.4% |
| 8 | China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China | 51.7 | 22.8% | 19.8× | 24 | +9.7% |
| 9 | South China Agricultural UniversityChina | 51.3 | 25.8% | 9.2× | 14 | +110.5% |
| 10 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 48.8 | 20.1% | 10.8× | 15 | +48.1% |
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 Arsenic contamination and mitigation research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Arsenic contamination and mitigation.
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.