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. 10.1% 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%
- 1.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +6% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
China
25% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (362 and 291 works in 2022-now).
India
Japan
Türkiye
IranHow 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.
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Which institutions lead Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects research?
By volume in 2022-now, Russian Academy of Sciences publishes the most Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Russian Academy of Sciences
Russia
34 works
- 2
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
France
29 works
- 3
Chinese Academy of SciencesChina
24 works
- 4
Lanzhou Jiaotong UniversityChina
12 works
- 5
National Research Council
Italy
12 works
- 6
University of Split
Croatia
12 works
- 7
Sapienza University of RomeItaly
11 works
- 8
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Germany
10 works
- 9
University of Žilina
Slovakia
9 works
- 10
Harvard University
United States
9 works
Who are the leading researchers in Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects include Matthias Egger, Ralph B. D’Agostino and Kai You Wang.
- 1
Matthias Egger
Switzerland
326k citations
- 2
Ralph B. D’Agostino
United States
255k citations
- 3
Kai You Wang
China
224k citations
- 4
Ronald Carl Petersen
United States
207k 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-now are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Tokyo (Japan) and Rome (Italy).
Where is the best place to study Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects?
Among universities, judged by research, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, University of Split and Lanzhou Jiaotong 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 first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgGermany |
74.6 | 36.4% | 31.8× | 10 | +92.9% |
| 2 | University of SplitCroatia |
53.5 | 0.7% | 37.8× | 12 | +53.0% |
| 3 | Lanzhou Jiaotong UniversityChina |
51.1 | 2.8% | 25.6× | 12 | +157.1% |
| 4 | Sapienza University of RomeItaly |
50.0 | 2.5% | 4.8× | 11 | +95.0% |
| 5 | Harvard UniversityUnited States |
24.3 | 7.6% | 1.4× | 9 | -12.4% |
| 6 | University of ŽilinaSlovakia |
19.2 | 3.1% | 40.2× | 9 | -13.6% |
Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.
Every institution in Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects, country by countryIs Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects.
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Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0082% in 2024.
Fractional works of Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year.
Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.
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.
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