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Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
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Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 117 211 426 32
Chemistry 301 91 165 25

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 451
Documents by Best Scientists*: 625
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 12
SCIMAGO H-index: 200
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.505
Impact Factor: 2.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry?

The foci of the journal are Environmental chemistry, Ecology, Toxicity, Toxicology and Sediment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry focuses on Environmental chemistry but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Soil water and Contamination. The majority of Soil water studies are focused on the issues of Soil contamination.

It links adjacent topics like Ecology with Zoology. While work presented in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry provided substantial information on Toxicity, it also covered topics in Bioassay and Animal science. The in-depth study on Toxicology also explores topics in the intersecting field of Pesticide.

The study on Sediment presented in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry intersects with the topics under Benthic zone. It emphasizes research on Bioaccumulation, which includes concerns such as Bioconcentration. Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Water pollution and the similar topic of Pollutant.

  • Environmental chemistry (41.00%)
  • Ecology (20.26%)
  • Toxicity (19.64%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Nanomaterials in the environment: Behavior, fate, bioavailability, and effects (2117 citations)
  • Adverse outcome pathways: A conceptual framework to support ecotoxicology research and risk assessment (1507 citations)
  • Estrogenic activity of surfactants and some of their degradation products assessed using a recombinant yeast screen (1299 citations)

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

The journal articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Environmental chemistry, Toxicity, Ecology, Toxicology and Ecotoxicology. The most cited papers with studies in Environmental chemistry featured incorporate elements of Soil water, Sediment and Pollutant. The studies on Ecology discussed at the journal articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Zoology and Animal science.

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:

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry mainly tackles studies in Environmental chemistry, Toxicity, Environmental toxicology, Bioaccumulation and Zoology. The works on Environmental chemistry deal in particular with Aquatic ecosystem. In the Toxicity research discussed, Aquatic toxicology, Chronic toxicity, Daphnia magna, Metal toxicity and Acute toxicity are all tackled.

Specifically, studies on Bioconcentration are prevalent in the Bioaccumulation works discussed.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Toxicity and Human Health Review: Current State of Knowledge and Strategies for Informing Future Research. (51 citations)
  • PFAS Exposure Pathways for Humans and Wildlife: A Synthesis of Current Knowledge and Key Gaps in Understanding. (23 citations)
  • Recent US State and Federal Drinking Water Guidelines for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (23 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 and Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gerald T. Ankley (124 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • John P. Giesy (106 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Derek C. G. Muir (77 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Christopher G. Ingersoll (73 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Keith R. Solomon (72 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 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Environmental Protection Agency (894 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Geological Survey (364 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Fish and Wildlife Service (220 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (208 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Environment Canada (178 papers) absent 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, 5.28% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.77% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.80% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.69% of all publications and 55.74% 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

  • PFAS Exposure Pathways for Humans and Wildlife: A Synthesis of Current Knowledge and Key Gaps in Understanding.

    Amila O De Silva;James M Armitage;Thomas A Bruton;Clifton Dassuncao

    (2021)
    697 Citations
  • Assessing the Ecological Risks of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Current State-of-the Science and a Proposed Path Forward.

    Gerald T. Ankley;Philippa Cureton;Robert A. Hoke;Magali Houde

    (2021)
    376 Citations
  • Bioavailability Assessment of Metals in Freshwater Environments: A Historical Review.

    William Adams;Ronny Blust;Robert Dwyer;David Mount

    (2020)
    183 Citations
  • A Deep Dive into the Complex Chemical Mixture and Toxicity of Tire Wear Particle Leachate in Fathead Minnow

    Leah Chibwe;Joanne L. Parrott;Kallie Shires;Hufsa Khan

    (2021)
    138 Citations
  • Recent Developments in Species Sensitivity Distribution Modeling.

    D R Fox;R A van Dam;R Fisher;G E Batley

    (2021)
    137 Citations
  • Environmental Sources, Chemistry, Fate, and Transport of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: State of the Science, Key Knowledge Gaps, and Recommendations Presented at the August 2019 SETAC Focus Topic Meeting.

    Jennifer L. Guelfo;Stephen Korzeniowski;Marc A. Mills;Janet Anderson

    (2021)
    124 Citations
  • Tackling the Challenge of Extracting Microplastics from Soils : A Protocol to Purify Soil Samples for Spectroscopic Analysis

    Julia N. Möller;Ingrid Heisel;Anna Satzger;Eva C. Vizsolyi

    (2021)
    79 Citations

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