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Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity

Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity is a research topic within Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Science Explorer counts 42k research works in it since 1950. 20.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the impact of metal-induced oxidative stress on human health, with a focus on lead and cadmium exposure, neurodevelopmental effects, carcinogenic potential, chelation therapy, and biomonitoring. It delves into the mechanisms of toxicity, oxidative damage, and the potential role of antioxidants in mitigating the adverse effects of metal exposure.

  • Metal Toxicity
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Lead Exposure
  • Cadmium Carcinogenesis
  • Neurodevelopmental Effects
  • Environmental Health
  • Manganese Neurotoxicity
  • Heavy Metal Poisoning
  • Chelation Therapy
  • Biomonitoring
Research works
42k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
8.7k
per year above
Top-10% rate
20.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+26%
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Which countries lead Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.8k and 949 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.8k works
  2. 2 United States 949 works
  3. 3 India 544 works
  4. 4 Iran 232 works
  5. 5 Nigeria 212 works
  6. 6 Brazil 202 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 153 works
  8. 8 Egypt 135 works
  9. 9 Pakistan 134 works
  10. 10 Spain 130 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: 40.3%United States: 21.1%India: 12.1%Iran: 5.1%6 others listed: 21.4%40%largest
China1,819 · 40.3%United States949 · 21.1%India544 · 12.1%Iran232 · 5.1%6 others listed965 · 21.4%

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

Which institutions lead Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity research, followed by Anhui Medical University and King Saud University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 35 works
  2. 2 Anhui Medical UniversityChina 30 works
  3. 3 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 28 works
  4. 4 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 25 works
  5. 5 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 23 works
  6. 6 Central South UniversityChina 21 works
  7. 7 University of BelgradeSerbia 20 works
  8. 8 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 19 works
  9. 9 Zhejiang UniversityChina 19 works
  10. 10 Yangzhou UniversityChina 19 works

Who are the leading researchers in Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity include Michael Karin and Mahfuzar Rahman.

  1. 1 Michael Karin United States 4k citations
  2. 2 Mahfuzar Rahman United States 3.9k citations

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

Where is Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity research done?

The largest centres of Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Nanjing (China) and Wuhan (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 302 works
  2. 2 Guangzhou China 115 works
  3. 3 Nanjing China 88 works
  4. 4 Wuhan China 83 works
  5. 5 Shanghai China 75 works
  6. 6 Hefei China 72 works
  7. 7 Tehran Iran 71 works
  8. 8 Hangzhou China 63 works
  9. 9 New York United States 58 works
  10. 10 Changsha China 49 works
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Where is the best place to study Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity?

Among universities, judged by research, Northeast Agricultural University, Anhui Medical University and Guangxi Medical 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.

0%25%50%75%mean 31.05%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Northeast Agricultural University: 25, 55.3%Anhui Medical University: 30, 27.5%Guangxi Medical University: 17, 26.4%Albert Einstein College of Medicine: 10, 26.6%Southern Medical University: 14, 27.9%Lovely Professional University: 12, 61.0%Guiyang Medical University: 13, 12.0%King Saud University: 28, 16.6%Nanjing Agricultural University: 14, 30.3%Huazhong University of Science and Technology: 23, 26.9%Northeast Agricultur…Anhui Medical Univer…Albert Einstein Coll…Guangxi Medical Univ…
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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
1 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 76.555.3%14.1×25 +99.3%
2 Anhui Medical UniversityChina 63.727.5%15.2×30 +65.7%
3 Guangxi Medical UniversityChina 58.726.4%15.3×17 +118.5%
4 Albert Einstein College of MedicineUnited States 55.326.6%8.3×10 +304.7%
5 Southern Medical UniversityChina 52.527.9%6.1×14 +307.3%
6 Lovely Professional UniversityIndia 52.561.0%3.7×12 —
7 Guiyang Medical UniversityChina 51.212.0%14.6×13 +173.0%
8 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 51.116.6%4.6×28 +42.0%
9 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 48.430.3%5.5×14 +126.3%
10 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 47.526.9%2.1×23 +260.0%

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 Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity.

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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.