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Thallium and Germanium Studies

Thallium and Germanium Studies is a research topic within Pollution. Science Explorer counts 3.4k research works in it since 1950. 9.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the environmental pollution and public health concerns related to thallium contamination. It covers various aspects such as sources of contamination, distribution, monitoring methods, uptake by plants, removal technologies, toxicity in humans, and its impact on ecosystems. The research is particularly concentrated in China and highlights the significance of thallium pollution in soils, water, and its potential health risks.

  • Thallium
  • Pollution
  • Health
  • Contamination
  • Environmental Concerns
  • Soils
  • Water
  • China
  • Removal Technologies
  • Toxicity
Research works
3.4k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
323
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+37%
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Which countries lead Thallium and Germanium Studies research?

By volume, China and Indonesia publish the most (135 and 56 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 135 works
  2. 2 Indonesia 56 works
  3. 3 Russia 41 works
  4. 4 United States 36 works
  5. 5 India 23 works
  6. 6 Ukraine 21 works
  7. 7 Germany 17 works
  8. 8 Spain 17 works
  9. 9 Egypt 12 works
  10. 10 Japan 11 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 36.8%Indonesia: 15.3%Russia: 11.0%United States: 9.7%6 others listed: 27.2%37%largest
China135 · 36.8%Indonesia56 · 15.3%Russia41 · 11.0%United States36 · 9.7%6 others listed100 · 27.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Thallium and Germanium Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Guangzhou University publishes the most Thallium and Germanium Studies research, followed by State University of Padang and Chongqing University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Guangzhou University China 9 works
  2. 2 State University of Padang Indonesia 9 works
  3. 3 Chongqing University China 4 works
  4. 4 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 4 works
  5. 5 Robert Bosch (Germany) Germany 4 works
  6. 6 Southern Federal University Russia 3 works
  7. 7 Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry Russia 3 works
  8. 8 Weatherford College United States 3 works
  9. 9 Poznań University of Technology Poland 3 works
  10. 10 Harbin Institute of Technology China 3 works

Where is Thallium and Germanium Studies research done?

The largest centres of Thallium and Germanium Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Moscow (Russia) and Padang (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Beijing.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 23 works
  2. 2 Guangzhou China 20 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 14 works
  4. 4 Padang Indonesia 9 works
  5. 5 Changsha China 8 works
  6. 6 Kyiv Ukraine 7 works
  7. 7 Saint Petersburg Russia 6 works
  8. 8 Chongqing China 6 works
  9. 9 Wuhan China 5 works
  10. 10 Nanjing China 5 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. BeijingCN · 23.5 works1.4×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Thallium and Germanium Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Thallium and Germanium Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Guangzhou University and State University of Padang 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Guangzhou University China 60.09.0%51.1×9 +230.9%
2State University of Padang Indonesia 6.03.9%15.7×8

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 Thallium and Germanium Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Thallium and Germanium Studies.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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