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Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact

Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact is a research topic within Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Science Explorer counts 51k research works in it since 1950. 23.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the impact of persistent organic pollutants, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), brominated flame retardants, and dioxins, on the environment and human health. It covers their sources, distribution, bioaccumulation, and potential toxic effects, highlighting the need for regulation and remediation measures to mitigate their adverse impacts.

  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Brominated Flame Retardants
  • Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor
  • Organophosphorus Flame Retardants
  • Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds
  • Bioaccumulation
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Toxicity
  • Human Health Effects
  • Global Distribution
Research works
51k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
12k
per year above
Top-10% rate
23.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+9%
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Which countries lead Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.4k and 1.2k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 2.4k works
  2. 2 United States 1.2k works
  3. 3 India 336 works
  4. 4 Canada 256 works
  5. 5 France 205 works
  6. 6 Germany 185 works
  7. 7 Italy 184 works
  8. 8 Spain 177 works
  9. 9 Brazil 161 works
  10. 10 Nigeria 158 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: 45.7%United States: 22.7%India: 6.4%Canada: 4.9%6 others listed: 20.3%46%largest
China2,405 · 45.7%United States1,197 · 22.7%India336 · 6.4%Canada256 · 4.9%6 others listed1,070 · 20.3%

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

Which institutions lead Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact research, followed by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 92 works
  2. 2 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 49 works
  3. 3 Research Center for Eco-Environmental SciencesChina 44 works
  4. 4 Nankai UniversityChina 41 works
  5. 5 Ministry of Ecology and EnvironmentChina 38 works
  6. 6 Chinese Research Academy of Environmental SciencesChina 34 works
  7. 7 Ocean University of ChinaChina 32 works
  8. 8 Peking UniversityChina 30 works
  9. 9 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 29 works
  10. 10 Environmental Protection AgencyUnited States 28 works

Who are the leading researchers in Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact include Guangming Zeng, Jianbo Shi and Kai Wang.

  1. 1 Guangming Zeng China 5.6k citations
  2. 2 Jianbo Shi China 3.8k citations
  3. 3 Kai Wang China 3.1k citations

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

Where is Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact research done?

The largest centres of Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Nanjing (China) and Shanghai (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 586 works
  2. 2 Guangzhou China 208 works
  3. 3 Nanjing China 175 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 151 works
  5. 5 Hangzhou China 102 works
  6. 6 Wuhan China 90 works
  7. 7 Qingdao China 85 works
  8. 8 Tianjin China 72 works
  9. 9 Seoul South Korea 62 works
  10. 10 Washington D.C. United States 61 works
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Where is the best place to study Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact?

Among universities, judged by research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Colorado School of Mines and Nankai 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%25%50%75%mean 36%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: 11, 54.4%Colorado School of Mines: 9, 63.4%Nankai University: 41, 43.4%Jinan University: 25, 32.4%Oregon State University: 19, 38.3%Örebro University: 10, 29.9%Far Eastern Federal University: 8, 13.8%University of Chinese Academy of Sciences: 49, 30.0%Ocean University of China: 32, 22.8%Stockholm University: 17, 31.6%Colorado School of M…Swedish University o…Nankai UniversityJinan University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden 66.154.4%9.9×11 +36.3%
2 Colorado School of MinesUnited States 61.863.4%9.6×9 +23.7%
3 Nankai UniversityChina 60.343.4%8.4×41 +20.0%
4 Jinan UniversityChina 59.532.4%7.5×25 +366.3%
5 Oregon State UniversityUnited States 53.238.3%8.9×19 +15.3%
6 Örebro UniversitySweden 49.729.9%14.2×10 +27.1%
7 Far Eastern Federal UniversityRussia 47.513.8%14.9×8 +448.4%
8 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 47.430.0%4.0×49 +79.4%
9 Ocean University of ChinaChina 46.822.8%8.7×32 -17.9%
10 Stockholm UniversitySweden 44.931.6%7.1×17 -22.5%

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 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.