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Environmental Toxicology
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Environmental Toxicology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 742 25 29 9
Environmental Sciences 830 6 6 2

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Number of Best Scientists*: 131
Documents by Best Scientists*: 160
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 95
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.879
Impact Factor: 3.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Environmental Toxicology?

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Toxicity, Oxidative stress, Apoptosis, Internal medicine and Endocrinology. Topics in Toxicity explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Environmental chemistry, Bioassay and Toxicology. The study on Environmental chemistry featured in Environmental Toxicology expounds on the topic of Ecotoxicology in particular.

The studies on Oxidative stress discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Glutathione, Pharmacology and Antioxidant. The research on Apoptosis tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Molecular biology, Cancer research and Reactive oxygen species, Cell biology. Topics in Molecular biology explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in DNA damage and Cytotoxicity.

The research on Cancer research featured in Environmental Toxicology combines topics in other fields like Cancer cell and Cell growth. In addition to Superoxide dismutase research, it aims to explore topics under Malondialdehyde and Catalase. Aside from discussions in Comet assay, it also deals with the subject of Genotoxicity which intersects with Micronucleus test disciplines.

  • Toxicity (19.31%)
  • Oxidative stress (15.66%)
  • Apoptosis (15.28%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Review: Environmental exposure to mercury and its toxicopathologic implications for public health (1011 citations)
  • Acute toxicity, mutagenicity, and estrogenicity of bisphenol-A and other bisphenols (369 citations)
  • An Overview of problems caused by toxic blue–green algae (cyanobacteria) in drinking and recreational water (344 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Environmental Toxicology:

The journal publications mainly tackle studies in Toxicity, Environmental chemistry, Cyanobacteria, Ecotoxicology and Ecology. While work presented in the most cited papers provide substantial information on Toxicity, it also covers topics in Oxidative stress, Endocrinology and Toxicology. The journal publications explore issues in Cyanobacteria which can be linked to other research areas like Toxin, Microbiology and Botany.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Environmental Toxicology generally zeroes in on subjects such as Cancer research, Apoptosis, Pharmacology, Oxidative stress and Cell biology. The journal explores issues in Apoptosis which can be linked to other research areas like Reactive oxygen species and Flow cytometry. Some problems in Reactive oxygen species that were presented in Environmental Toxicology overlapped with concepts under Molecular biology, DNA damage and Cytotoxicity.

Topics in Pharmacology were tackled in line with various other fields like Neurotoxicity, Lipid peroxidation, Antioxidant, Inflammation and Kidney. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Oxidative stress, it also covered topics in Glutathione and Toxicity. Environmental Toxicology emphasizes research on Toxicity, which includes concerns such as Reproductive toxicity.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • PM2.5-induced pulmonary inflammation via activating of the NLRP3/caspase-1 signaling pathway. (8 citations)
  • Dichloroacetate attenuates the stemness of colorectal cancer cells via trigerring ferroptosis through sequestering iron in lysosomes (7 citations)
  • Protective effect of hesperidin against N,N'-dimethylhydrazine induced oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptotic response in the colon of Wistar rats. (6 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 Environmental Toxicology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jing Gung Chung (58 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chih Yang Huang (53 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Shun-Fa Yang (28 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Wei Wen Kuo (27 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Vijaya Padma Viswanadha (24 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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 Environmental Toxicology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • China Medical University (Taiwan) (180 papers) published 28 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
  • Asia University (Taiwan) (101 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chung Shan Medical University (97 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (68 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Taipei Medical University (57 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 8.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 19.57% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.09% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.83% of all publications and 56.52% 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

  • Polystyrene nanoplastics potentiate the development of hepatic fibrosis in high fat diet fed mice

    (2021)
    55 Citations
  • Cadmium induces ferroptosis and apoptosis by modulating miR-34a-5p/Sirt1axis in PC12 cells.

    Rili Hao;Junlin Ge;Xinyu Song;Feng Li

    (2021)
    52 Citations
  • Protective effect of Diosmin against benzo(a)pyrene-induced lung injury in Swiss Albino Mice.

    Johirul Islam;Alpa Shree;Shekh M. Afzal;Abul Vafa

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Gallic acid prevents 1, 2-Dimethylhydrazine induced colon inflammation, toxicity, mucin depletion, and goblet cell disintegration.

    Alpa Shree;Johirul Islam;Abul Vafa;Sheikh Mohammad Afzal

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Demethoxycurcumin induces apoptosis in HER2 overexpressing bladder cancer cells through degradation of HER2 and inhibiting the PI3K/Akt pathway

    Chien Chang Kao;Yi Ching Cheng;Ming Hsin Yang;Tai Lung Cha

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Protective effect of hesperidin against N,N'-dimethylhydrazine induced oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptotic response in the colon of Wistar rats.

    Shekh Mohammad Afzal;Abul Vafa;Summya Rashid;Preeti Barnwal

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • HBCD, TBECH, and BTBPE exhibit cytotoxic effects in human vascular endothelial cells by regulating mitochondria function and ROS production.

    Jun Shi;Xueting Wang;Lulu Chen;Huiping Deng

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • The toxic effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on plasma glucose metabolism are more severe in developing mice than in adult mice

    Hailong Hu;Boya Zhang;Li Li;Qian Guo

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Silica dust exposure induces autophagy in alveolar macrophages through switching Beclin1 affinity from Bcl‐2 to PIK3C3

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • T‐2 toxin‐induced femur lesion is accompanied by autophagy and apoptosis associated with Wnt/β‐catenin signaling in mice

    (2022)
    13 Citations

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