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Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies

Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies is a research topic within Pollution. Science Explorer counts 32k research works in it since 1950. 18.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the use, impact, and management of pesticides, including herbicides, in agricultural and environmental contexts. It covers topics such as pesticide degradation in soils, groundwater contamination, environmental and health effects, risk assessment, and bioremediation strategies.

  • Pesticides
  • Pollution
  • Herbicides
  • Degradation
  • Environmental Impact
  • Risk Assessment
  • Soil Sorption
  • Groundwater Contamination
  • Bioremediation
  • Toxicity
Research works
32k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
18.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+27%
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Which countries lead Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.2k and 419 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.2k works
  2. 2 United States 419 works
  3. 3 India 411 works
  4. 4 Brazil 360 works
  5. 5 France 146 works
  6. 6 Germany 121 works
  7. 7 Spain 106 works
  8. 8 Italy 85 works
  9. 9 Canada 79 works
  10. 10 Poland 72 works

How concentrated that is

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China: 40.5%United States: 13.9%India: 13.6%Brazil: 11.9%6 others listed: 20.1%40%largest
China1,224 · 40.5%United States419 · 13.9%India411 · 13.6%Brazil360 · 11.9%6 others listed609 · 20.1%

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Which institutions lead Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, China Agricultural University publishes the most Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies research, followed by Nanjing Agricultural University and Northeast Agricultural University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China Agricultural UniversityChina 37 works
  2. 2 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 28 works
  3. 3 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 27 works
  4. 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 26 works
  5. 5 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 24 works
  6. 6 Institute of Plant ProtectionChina 23 works
  7. 7 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 23 works
  8. 8 Guizhou UniversityChina 22 works
  9. 9 Anhui Agricultural UniversityChina 21 works
  10. 10 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 20 works

Who are the leading researchers in Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies include C. A. Edwards, Irwin Fridovich and Yakov Kuzyakov.

  1. 1 C. A. Edwards United States 4.6k citations
  2. 2 Irwin Fridovich United States 4.1k citations
  3. 3 Yakov Kuzyakov Germany 2.7k citations
  4. 4 Philip C. Brookes United Kingdom 2.6k citations

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

Where is Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies research done?

The largest centres of Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Guangzhou (China) and São Paulo (Brazil).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 269 works
  2. 2 Nanjing China 87 works
  3. 3 Guangzhou China 71 works
  4. 4 São Paulo Brazil 54 works
  5. 5 Hangzhou China 52 works
  6. 6 Harbin China 43 works
  7. 7 Wuhan China 42 works
  8. 8 Shanghai China 41 works
  9. 9 Paris France 39 works
  10. 10 Buenos Aires Argentina 34 works
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Where is the best place to study Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, China Agricultural University, Guizhou University and Anhui 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.

0%20%40%mean 28.19%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →China Agricultural University: 37, 38.1%Guizhou University: 22, 35.9%Anhui Agricultural University: 21, 32.4%South China Agricultural University: 18, 34.6%Northeast Agricultural University: 26, 26.2%Wageningen University & Research: 13, 27.7%Nanjing Agricultural University: 28, 14.5%Shandong Agricultural University: 18, 17.4%Nankai University: 14, 37.4%Qingdao Agricultural University: 10, 17.7%China Agricultural U…Guizhou UniversitySouth China Agricult…Anhui Agricultural U…
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#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 China Agricultural UniversityChina 80.038.1%15.4×37 -6.9%
2 Guizhou UniversityChina 69.135.9%9.7×22 -11.7%
3 Anhui Agricultural UniversityChina 65.232.4%27.8×21 -23.8%
4 South China Agricultural UniversityChina 64.634.6%12.1×18 -48.1%
5 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 64.026.2%23.1×26 +0.5%
6 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 60.627.7%8.2×13 +14.2%
7 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 55.914.5%16.8×28 -30.0%
8 Shandong Agricultural UniversityChina 55.817.4%23.6×18 +49.3%
9 Nankai UniversityChina 50.437.4%4.8×14 -13.5%
10 Qingdao Agricultural UniversityChina 48.317.7%16.5×10 +51.4%

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 Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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