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Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
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Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

0090-4341

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/244

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 295 75 88 18
Chemistry 802 20 23 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 138
Documents by Best Scientists*: 143
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 129
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.041
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Ecotoxicology, Environmental chemistry, Ecology, Toxicity and Animal science. The journal covers Ecotoxicology research under the subject of Toxicology. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology explores issues in Environmental chemistry which can be linked to other research areas like Mercury (element), Pollutant and Pollution.

Studies on Ecology discussed in the journal link to the field of Dry weight. In Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Endocrinology, Biochemistry and Bioassay are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Toxicity research. The work on Animal science addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Reproduction.

Pesticide works presented in it have a specific focus on Pesticide residue. The study on Cadmium presented in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology intersects with subjects under the field of Zinc.

  • Ecotoxicology (49.44%)
  • Environmental chemistry (33.52%)
  • Ecology (22.99%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. (2101 citations)
  • Chlorinated hydrocarbon levels in human serum: effects of fasting and feeding. (747 citations)
  • Toxicity of tetracyclines and tetracycline degradation products to environmentally relevant bacteria, including selected tetracycline-resistant bacteria. (463 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology:

The most cited articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Ecotoxicology, Environmental chemistry, Ecology, Toxicity and Animal science. The most cited papers address concerns in the field of Ecotoxicology by exploring it in line with topics in Cadmium which intersect with Zinc subjects. The journal publications explore issues in Environmental chemistry which can be linked to other research areas like Contamination, Soil contamination, Pollutant and Pollution.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Ecology
  • Internal medicine
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology is to combine knowledge in the areas of Ecotoxicology, Environmental chemistry, Groundwater, Contamination and Pollution. The work on Ecotoxicology tackled in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology brings together disciplines like Amphibian, Water quality, Health risk assessment, Aquatic ecosystem and Animal science. The research on Environmental chemistry tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Mercury (element), Cadmium and Pollutant.

Aside from discussions in Groundwater, the journal also deals with the subject of Hazard quotient which intersects with Arsenic disciplines. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology explores topics in Contamination which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Trace element and Food science. The journal facilitates discussions on Pollution that incorporate concepts from other fields like Soil water and Environmental health.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Hydrogeochemical Processes Affecting Groundwater Chemistry in the Central Part of the Guanzhong Basin, China (28 citations)
  • Sources and Consequences of Groundwater Contamination. (21 citations)
  • Appraisal of Groundwater Quality with Human Health Risk Assessment in Parts of Indo-Gangetic Alluvial Plain, North India (16 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kurunthachalam Kannan (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John P. Giesy (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shinsuke Tanabe (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joanna Burger (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael J. Lydy (33 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Environmental Protection Agency (231 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • United States Fish and Wildlife Service (188 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • United States Geological Survey (138 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michigan State University (104 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (94 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 4.88% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.11% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.42% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 8.55% of all publications and 76.92% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Sources and Consequences of Groundwater Contamination.

    Peiyue Li;D Karunanidhi;T Subramani;K Srinivasamoorthy

    (2021)
    659 Citations
  • The Tire Wear Compounds 6PPD-Quinone and 1,3-Diphenylguanidine in an Urban Watershed

    Cassandra Johannessen;Paul Helm;Brent Lashuk;Viviane Yargeau

    (2021)
    264 Citations
  • Application of the Entropy Weighted Water Quality Index (EWQI) and the Pollution Index of Groundwater (PIG) to Assess Groundwater Quality for Drinking Purposes: A Case Study in a Rural Area of Telangana State, India.

    Narsimha Adimalla

    (2021)
    165 Citations
  • Hydrogeochemical Processes Affecting Groundwater Chemistry in the Central Part of the Guanzhong Basin, China

    Xiaofei Ren;Peiyue Li;Xiaodong He;Fengmei Su

    (2021)
    143 Citations
  • Groundwater Pollution and Human Health Risks in an Industrialized Region of Southern India: Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown and the Monsoon Seasonal Cycles.

    D Karunanidhi;P Aravinthasamy;M Deepali;T Subramani

    (2021)
    67 Citations
  • Removal of Cadmium from Contaminated Groundwater Using a Novel Silicon/Aluminum Nanomaterial: An Experimental Study

    Hanghang Zhao;Fengmin Song;Fengmei Su;Yun Shen

    (2021)
    48 Citations
  • Effects of Microplastics Associated with Triclosan on the Oyster Crassostrea brasiliana: An Integrated Biomarker Approach

    Caio Rodrigues Nobre;Beatriz Barbosa Moreno;Aline Vecchio Alves;Jonas de Lima Rosa

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Seasonal and Spatial Variation of Groundwater Quality Vulnerable Zones of Yellareddygudem Watershed, Nalgonda District, Telangana State, India

    N Subba Rao;A Dinakar;B Karuna Kumari;D Karunanidhi

    (2021)
    43 Citations
  • Runoff of the Tire-Wear Compound, Hexamethoxymethyl-Melamine into Urban Watersheds

    Cassandra Johannessen;Paul Helm;Chris D Metcalfe

    (2021)
    41 Citations

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