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Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
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Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

0007-4861

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/128

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 278 96 141 19
Chemistry 611 58 68 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 236
Documents by Best Scientists*: 272
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 90
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.753
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology?

The topics of Ecotoxicology, Environmental chemistry, Ecology, Toxicity and Pesticide are the focal point of discussions in the journal. The discussions emphasized the topic of Ecotoxicology in an attempt to further explore the field of Toxicology. The journal explores topics in Environmental chemistry which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Soil water, Soil contamination, Sediment, Pollution and Mercury (element).

It focused on Soil water research but expanded to cover Agronomy. Ecology study tackled is connected to the field of Zoology. The Toxicity works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Endocrinology and Biochemistry.

Pesticide residue is a major topic of Pesticide research. The in-depth study on Water pollution also explores topics in the intersecting field of Wastewater. It connects research in Cadmium with the related topic of Zinc.

  • Ecotoxicology (54.82%)
  • Environmental chemistry (36.90%)
  • Ecology (12.27%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Photodechlorination of PCB's in the presence of titanium dioxide in aqueous suspensions. (427 citations)
  • Unusual persistence of DDT in some Western USA soils. (284 citations)
  • Arsenic in groundwater of the Bengal delta plain aquifers in Bangladesh. (273 citations)

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

The published articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Ecotoxicology, Environmental chemistry, Pesticide, Ecology and Water pollution. Ecotoxicology research discussed in the journal publications aims to provide more information in the subject of Toxicology. The most cited articles address concerns in Environmental chemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Soil water, Soil contamination, Contamination, Sediment 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 primary areas of discussion in Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology are Ecotoxicology, Environmental chemistry, Soil water, Pollution and Contamination. The presented Ecotoxicology research focuses mostly on Cadmium and, on occasion, topics in Horticulture. Environmental chemistry research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Organic matter, Pollutant, Wastewater, Metal and Arsenic.

The majority of Soil water studies are focused on the issues of Soil contamination. The work on Soil contamination addressed in it expands to the thematically related Environmental remediation. Most of the works presented in Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology deals with Pollution but it intersects with the subject of China.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Effect of Polyvinyl Chloride Microplastics on Bacterial Community and Nutrient Status in Two Agricultural Soils (13 citations)
  • Adsorption and Desorption of Steroid Hormones by Microplastics in Seawater (11 citations)
  • Characteristics of Plastic Pollution in the Environment: A Review (10 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 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Donald J. Lisk (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Irani Mukherjee (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Federico Páez-Osuna (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Martín G. Frías-Espericueta (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Balwinder Singh (29 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 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (435 papers) published 46 papers at the last edition, 30 more than at the previous edition,
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency (199 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Autonomous University of Mexico (144 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 12 more than at the previous edition,
  • Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (141 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Fish and Wildlife Service (128 papers) published 1 paper at the last 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, 6.01% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.89% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 1.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.94% of all publications and 67.50% 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

  • Behavior of Microplastics in Inland Waters: Aggregation, Settlement, and Transport

    Mengqi Yan;Lei Wang;Yuanyuan Dai;Hongwen Sun

    (2021)
    94 Citations
  • Adsorption and Desorption of Steroid Hormones by Microplastics in Seawater

    Jian Lu;Jie Wu;Jun Wu;Cui Zhang

    (2021)
    56 Citations
  • Elemental Composition and Sources of Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) in Delhi, India

    (2023)
    45 Citations
  • Long-Term Variation in Carbonaceous Components of PM2.5 from 2012 to 2021 in Delhi

    (2022)
    44 Citations
  • Pesticides in surface waters in Argentina monitored using polar organic chemical integrative samplers

    Shawna Corcoran;Shawna Corcoran;Chris D. Metcalfe;Tamanna Sultana;María Valeria Amé

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • Aging Processes of Polyethylene Mulch Films and Preparation of Microplastics with Environmental Characteristics.

    Ting Wang;Yini Ma;Rong Ji

    (2021)
    42 Citations
  • Spatial Distribution and Environmental Risk of Arsenic and Antimony in Soil Around an Antimony Smelter of Qinglong County

    (2021)
    40 Citations
  • Interlinkage Between Persistent Organic Pollutants and Plastic in the Waste Management System of India: An Overview

    (2022)
    39 Citations
  • Kinetics and Mechanisms of Virus Inactivation by Chlorine Dioxide in Water Treatment: A Review.

    Yuexian Ge;Xinran Zhang;Longfei Shu;Xin Yang

    (2021)
    35 Citations

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