Question 1

Which countries lead Mercury impact and mitigation studies research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2k and 594 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Mercury impact and mitigation studies research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Mercury impact and mitigation studies research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Russian Academy of Sciences.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Mercury impact and mitigation studies?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Mercury impact and mitigation studies include George Davey Smith, Walter Churchill Willett and Stuart Pocock.

Question 4

Where is Mercury impact and mitigation studies research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Mercury impact and mitigation studies research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Guangzhou (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Guiyang.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Mercury impact and mitigation studies?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Central South University, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ocean University of China score highest, combining citation 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 Mercury impact and mitigation studies research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Mercury impact and mitigation studies.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Mercury impact and mitigation studies?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Mercury impact and mitigation studies is "Heavy Metal Toxicity and the Environment" (Paul B. Tchounwou, Clément G. Yedjou, Anita K. Patlolla et al., 2012), with 7,216 citations. Next come "Hazards of heavy metal contamination" (6,521) and "Mercury 4.0 : from visualization to analysis, design and prediction" (5,106).