Question 1

Which countries lead Heavy metals in environment research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and India publish the most (4.3k and 1.3k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Heavy metals in environment research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Heavy metals in environment research, followed by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Russian Academy of Sciences.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Heavy metals in environment?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Heavy metals in environment include Walter Churchill Willett, Stuart Pocock and Xiaogang Wang.

Question 4

Where is Heavy metals in environment research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Heavy metals in environment research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Guangzhou (China) and Changsha (China).

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Heavy metals in environment?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Giresun University, King Saud University and Zhejiang 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.

Question 6

Is Heavy metals in environment research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Heavy metals in environment.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Heavy metals in environment?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Heavy metals in environment is "Development of a DTPA Soil Test for Zinc, Iron, Manganese, and Copper" (W. L. Lindsay, Wendell A. Norvell, 1978), with 10,001 citations. Next come "An ecological risk index for aquatic pollution control.a sedimentological approach" (9,700) and "Approximation of terrestrial lead isotope evolution by a two-stage model" (9,132).

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