Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals is a research topic within Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Science Explorer counts 41k research works in it since 1950. 23.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, such as Bisphenol A and Phthalates, on human health. It covers a wide range of topics including hormonal activity, environmental exposure, reproductive disorders, toxicity testing, and metabolic disorders.
- Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
- Bisphenol A
- Phthalates
- Hormonal Activity
- Environmental Exposure
- Health Effects
- Reproductive Disorders
- Toxicity Testing
- Metabolic Disorders
- Human Biomonitoring
- Research works
- 41k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +25% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.1k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.1k works
- 2 United States 1.1k works
- 3 India 415 works
- 4 Italy 263 works
- 5 South Korea 241 works
- 6 France 237 works
- 7 Germany 232 works
- 8 Spain 224 works
- 9 Brazil 201 works
- 10 Canada 162 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals research, followed by Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Anhui Medical University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 40 works
- 2 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 35 works
- 3 Anhui Medical UniversityChina 32 works
- 4 Jinan UniversityChina 31 works
- 5 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 29 works
- 6 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 28 works
- 7 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States 27 works
- 8 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 26 works
- 9 Ministry of Ecology and EnvironmentChina 24 works
- 10 Peking UniversityChina 23 works
Who are the leading researchers in Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals include Walter C. Willett, Bruce N. Ames and Alberto Mantovani.
- 1 Walter C. Willett United States 6.8k citations
- 2 Bruce N. Ames United States 4.7k citations
- 3 Alberto Mantovani Italy 3.6k citations
- 4 David J. Hunter Australia 3.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals research done?
The largest centres of Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Nanjing (China) and Shanghai (China).
Where is the best place to study Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals?
Among universities, judged by research, Jinan University, Northeast Agricultural University and University of Beira Interior 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 | Jinan UniversityChina | 71.1 | 30.1% | 9.5× | 31 | +473.9% |
| 2 | Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina | 70.0 | 48.0% | 9.3× | 18 | +249.1% |
| 3 | University of Beira InteriorPortugal | 68.0 | 65.4% | 13.0× | 10 | — |
| 4 | Anhui Medical UniversityChina | 66.8 | 24.2% | 15.1× | 32 | +177.5% |
| 5 | University of Warmia and Mazury in OlsztynPoland | 55.2 | 16.8% | 10.8× | 14 | +362.4% |
| 6 | Universitat Rovira i VirgiliSpain | 52.8 | 23.5% | 10.6× | 12 | +96.0% |
| 7 | University of CreteGreece | 52.2 | 15.8% | 11.0× | 8 | +194.9% |
| 8 | Zunyi Medical UniversityChina | 50.8 | 25.7% | 9.9× | 11 | +137.1% |
| 9 | Guangdong University of TechnologyChina | 50.1 | 32.8% | 4.7× | 19 | +172.1% |
| 10 | University of MessinaItaly | 49.7 | 46.9% | 6.4× | 11 | +50.9% |
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 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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