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Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects

Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects is a research topic within Biophysics. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 19.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the biological effects of electromagnetic fields, with a focus on topics such as magnetoreception, mobile phone radiation, cancer risk, DNA damage, and health effects. It includes studies on the impact of electromagnetic fields on various biological systems, including the brain, DNA integrity, and cellular function. Additionally, guidelines for limiting exposure to electromagnetic fields are discussed.

  • Magnetoreception
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Mobile Phone Radiation
  • Cancer Risk
  • DNA Damage
  • Cryptochrome
  • Brain Tumors
  • Radiofrequency Exposure
  • Health Effects
  • Guidelines
Research works
13k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
19.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+4%
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Which countries lead Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (276 and 223 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 276 works
  2. 2 United States 223 works
  3. 3 India 108 works
  4. 4 Italy 92 works
  5. 5 Russia 83 works
  6. 6 Japan 81 works
  7. 7 France 80 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 77 works
  9. 9 Germany 71 works
  10. 10 Iran 60 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.

China: 24.0%United States: 19.4%India: 9.4%Italy: 8.0%6 others listed: 39.2%24%largest
China276 · 24.0%United States223 · 19.4%India108 · 9.4%Italy92 · 8.0%6 others listed451 · 39.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Split publishes the most Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects research, followed by Sapienza University of Rome and Lanzhou Jiaotong University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of Split Croatia 11 works
  2. 2 Sapienza University of Rome Italy 9 works
  3. 3 Lanzhou Jiaotong University China 9 works
  4. 4 University of Žilina Slovakia 9 works
  5. 5 National Institute of Information and Communications Technology Japan 8 works
  6. 6 Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg Germany 8 works
  7. 7 Beijing Radiation Center China 8 works
  8. 8 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 7 works
  9. 9 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 7 works
  10. 10 University of Colorado Boulder United States 6 works

Who are the leading researchers in Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects include Ronald C. Petersen.

  1. 1 Ronald C. Petersen 4k citations

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

Where is Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects research done?

The largest centres of Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Tokyo (Japan) and Rome (Italy).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 57 works
  2. 2 Moscow Russia 41 works
  3. 3 Tokyo Japan 29 works
  4. 4 Rome Italy 26 works
  5. 5 Tehran Iran 21 works
  6. 6 Xi'an China 21 works
  7. 7 Paris France 20 works
  8. 8 New Delhi India 17 works
  9. 9 Seoul South Korea 17 works
  10. 10 Shanghai China 14 works
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Where is the best place to study Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Split, University of Žilina and Sapienza University of Rome 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%10%20%mean 8.45%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Split: 11, 4.7%University of Žilina: 9, 6.1%Sapienza University of Rome: 9, 16.5%Lanzhou Jiaotong University: 9, 6.5%Sapienza University …Lanzhou Jiaotong Uni…University of ŽilinaUniversity of Split
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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
1University of Split Croatia 67.24.7%39.9×11 +182.2%
2University of Žilina Slovakia 56.96.1%41.6×9 +210.1%
3Sapienza University of Rome Italy 46.216.5%4.6×9 -45.3%
4Lanzhou Jiaotong University China 42.16.5%21.2×9 —

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 Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects.

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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.