Heavy metals in environment
Heavy metals in environment is a research topic within Pollution. Science Explorer counts 62k research works in it since 1950. 20.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the environmental impact of heavy metal contamination, covering topics such as soil and sediment pollution, health risks associated with heavy metal exposure, remediation strategies, bioavailability of heavy metals, and the effects of urbanization on heavy metal distribution.
- Heavy Metals
- Contamination
- Soil
- Health Risk
- Remediation
- Bioavailability
- Sediment
- Pollution
- Toxicity
- Urban
- Research works
- 62k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 13k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 20.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +39% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Heavy metals in environment research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (3.8k and 1.2k works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Heavy metals in environment research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Heavy metals in environment research, followed by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Central South University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 136 works
- 2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 67 works
- 3 Central South University China 62 works
- 4 King Saud University Saudi Arabia 56 works
- 5 Zhejiang University China 54 works
- 6 Ministry of Ecology and Environment China 47 works
- 7 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs China 44 works
- 8 Guizhou University China 42 works
- 9 China University of Geosciences (Beijing) China 42 works
- 10 Hunan Agricultural University China 42 works
Who are the leading researchers in Heavy metals in environment?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Heavy metals in environment include Guangming Zeng, Jianbo Shi and Yong Sik Ok.
- 1 Guangming Zeng 5.6k citations
- 2 Jianbo Shi 3.8k citations
- 3 Yong Sik Ok 3.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Heavy metals in environment research done?
The largest centres of Heavy metals in environment research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Guangzhou (China) and Changsha (China).
Where is the best place to study Heavy metals in environment?
Among universities, judged by research, Government College University, Faisalabad, Giresun University and University of Peshawar 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 | Government College University, Faisalabad Pakistan | 75.2 | 40.7% | 9.2× | 18 | +487.5% |
| 2 | Giresun University Türkiye | 67.1 | 39.6% | 8.7× | 14 | +216.9% |
| 3 | University of Peshawar Pakistan | 65.0 | 36.0% | 10.8× | 11 | +107.4% |
| 4 | University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan | 64.2 | 25.0% | 13.0× | 25 | +108.9% |
| 5 | South China Agricultural University China | 61.2 | 35.3% | 7.1× | 31 | +111.1% |
| 6 | Sichuan Agricultural University China | 59.9 | 26.1% | 9.9× | 34 | +62.8% |
| 7 | Southern Federal University Russia | 58.1 | 14.1% | 10.7× | 23 | +200.5% |
| 8 | Kastamonu University Türkiye | 58.0 | 29.1% | 11.3× | 21 | — |
| 9 | Anhui Agricultural University China | 57.4 | 27.4% | 7.5× | 16 | +277.8% |
| 10 | Bangladesh Agricultural University Bangladesh | 56.9 | 29.3% | 9.0× | 10 | +119.7% |
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 metals in environment research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 39% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Heavy metals in environment.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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