Question 1

Which countries lead Heavy Metals in Plants research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and India publish the most (712 and 430 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Heavy Metals in Plants research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences publishes the most Heavy Metals in Plants research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Islamic Azad University, Tehran.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Heavy Metals in Plants?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Heavy Metals in Plants include Amirhossein Sahebkar and Nicholas G. Martin.

Question 4

Where is Heavy Metals in Plants research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Heavy Metals in Plants research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Tehran (Iran), Hangzhou (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Erbil and Faisalabad.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Heavy Metals in Plants?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, King Saud University, Government College University, Faisalabad and Hunan Agricultural 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 Plants research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Heavy Metals in Plants.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Heavy Metals in Plants?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Heavy Metals in Plants is "Quantitative assessment of worldwide contamination of air, water and soils by trace metals" (Jerome O. Nriagu, Józef M. Pacyna, 1988), with 4,396 citations. Next come "Heavy metals, occurrence and toxicity for plants: a review" (3,978) and "Phytoremediation of heavy metals—Concepts and applications" (3,938).