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Mercury impact and mitigation studies

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Pow‐Seng Yap
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
94
2
Gi‐Wook Hwang
Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
69
3
Moritz Holtappels
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung
63

Rising Stars Papers

1
The Toxicity of Mercury and Its Chemical Compounds: Molecular Mechanisms and Environmental and Human Health Implications: A Comprehensive Review
ACS Omega|2024
322 cit.
2
Iron Promotes the Retention of Terrigenous Dissolved Organic Matter in Subtidal Permeable Sediments
Environmental Science & Technology|2024
21 cit.
3
Methylmercury Induces Apoptosis in Mouse C17.2 Neural Stem Cells through the Induction of OSGIN1 Expression by NRF2
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2024
9 cit.
4
Extensive Oxygen Consumption in the Intertidal Infiltration Zone of Beach Aquifers—The Impact of Seasonal Input, Filtration Efficiency, and Morphodynamics
Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences|2025
9 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Junliang Du
Northwest Normal University
99
2
Wenwen Sun
Fudan University
68
3
Lubomı́r Prokeš
Brno University of Technology
50
4
Masatake Fujimura
National Institute for Minamata Disease
33

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Study on selective adsorption of organic pollutants in environmental water samples by solid-phase microextraction based on MOF-derived coatings
RSC Advances|2025
4 cit.
2
Impact of traffic intensity and vehicular emissions on heavy metal content in vineyard soils, grapes, and wine: a comparative study of two vineyards in South Moravia (Czech Republic)
Environmental Geochemistry and Health|2025
3 cit.
3
Gabapentin improves neuropathic pain in Minamata disease model rats
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine|2024
2 cit.
4
Different response characteristics of ambient hazardous trace metals and health impacts to global emission reduction
Atmospheric chemistry and physics|2025
0 cit.
5
Treadmill exercise protects against methylmercury neurotoxicity by increasing BDNF in the mouse brain
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine|2025
0 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Gunnar Gerdts
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung
99
2
Noelle E. Selin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
83
3
Justin M. Chalker
Flinders University
74
4
Elsie M. Sunderland
Harvard University
69
5
Takashi Kondo
University of Toyama
69
6
Zongping Liu
Yangzhou University
66
7
Zhong‐Ning Lin
Xiamen University
62
8
K. Toyota
York University
61
9
David R. Wallace
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
59
10
Barbara Demeneix
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
55

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Arctic sea ice is an important temporal sink and means of transport for microplastic
Nature Communications|2018
1k cit.
2
A review of global environmental mercury processes in response to human and natural perturbations: Changes of emissions, climate, and land use
AMBIO|2018
799 cit.
3
Methodology Used for the Detection and Identification of Microplastics—A Critical Appraisal
Unknown Journal|2015
760 cit.
4
Focal plane array detector-based micro-Fourier-transform infrared imaging for the analysis of microplastics in environmental samples
Environmental Chemistry|2015
558 cit.
5
The Mercury Problem in Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining
Chemistry - A European Journal|2018
485 cit.
6
A new mechanism for atmospheric mercury redox chemistry: implications for the global mercury budget
Atmospheric chemistry and physics|2017
466 cit.
7
Mercury Physicochemical and Biogeochemical Transformation in the Atmosphere and at Atmospheric Interfaces: A Review and Future Directions
Chemical Reviews|2015
450 cit.
8
Sulfur‐Limonene Polysulfide: A Material Synthesized Entirely from Industrial By‐Products and Its Use in Removing Toxic Metals from Water and Soil
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2015
346 cit.
9
Overview of Cadmium Thyroid Disrupting Effects and Mechanisms
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2018
205 cit.
10
Cadmium-Induced Apoptosis in Primary Rat Cerebral Cortical Neurons Culture Is Mediated by a Calcium Signaling Pathway
PLoS ONE|2013
170 cit.

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