Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology is a research topic within Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Science Explorer counts 47k research works in it since 1950. 19.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the impact of environmental contaminants, such as pesticides and heavy metals, on aquatic organisms. It explores bioaccumulation, oxidative stress, and the use of biomarkers in assessing the ecological risk and water quality. The research covers a wide range of topics related to aquatic ecotoxicology and the effects of pollutants on marine and freshwater ecosystems.
- Bioaccumulation
- Oxidative Stress
- Biomarkers
- Environmental Risk Assessment
- Aquatic Organisms
- Metal Toxicity
- Pesticides
- Ecological Impact
- Water Quality
- Contaminant Effects
- Research works
- 47k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +6% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.3k and 553 works in 2022–2025).
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 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Ocean University of China publishes the most Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and University of Aveiro.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ocean University of China China 41 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 35 works
- 3 University of Aveiro Portugal 35 works
- 4 Shanghai Ocean University China 25 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences China 24 works
- 6 Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 23 works
- 7 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs China 22 works
- 8 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 22 works
- 9 Universidade do Porto Portugal 20 works
- 10 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Brazil 20 works
Who are the leading researchers in Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology include Guangming Zeng, C. A. Edwards and Irwin Fridovich.
- 1 Guangming Zeng 5.6k citations
- 2 C. A. Edwards 4.6k citations
- 3 Irwin Fridovich 4.1k citations
- 4 Joe M. McCord 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology research done?
The largest centres of Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Qingdao (China) and São Paulo (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Aveiro.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- AveiroPT · 34.7 works18×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Messina, Northeast Agricultural University and Ocean University of China 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 | University of Messina Italy | 72.4 | 54.4% | 11.8× | 16 | +85.9% |
| 2 | Northeast Agricultural University China | 59.3 | 57.0% | 8.6× | 13 | -9.7% |
| 3 | Ocean University of China China | 56.5 | 16.3% | 14.4× | 41 | -20.8% |
| 4 | University of Aveiro Portugal | 56.1 | 11.4% | 18.8× | 34 | +13.4% |
| 5 | University of Burdwan India | 52.3 | 17.4% | 20.8× | 10 | +254.4% |
| 6 | Shanghai Ocean University China | 51.5 | 20.3% | 19.5× | 25 | -36.7% |
| 7 | Guru Nanak Dev University India | 51.0 | 16.8% | 13.7× | 9 | +261.9% |
| 8 | Guangdong Ocean University China | 46.5 | 24.7% | 15.6× | 14 | -26.0% |
| 9 | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Brazil | 45.3 | 12.3% | 18.1× | 15 | +24.6% |
| 10 | Shandong Agricultural University China | 45.1 | 19.7% | 12.8× | 13 | +9.0% |
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 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology.
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.