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Trends and Emerging Hotspots in Toxicology of Chironomids: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis.
Article in Insects, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Arthropod Natural Enemies in Biological Control: A Systematic Bibliometric Analysis 2016-2025.Insects · 2026Article
- Pollution-Driven Selection in a Non-Biting Midge: Genome-Wide Responses to Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis and Copper.Molecular ecology · 2026Article
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Abstract
(1) Background: Aquatic organisms are more sensitive to pollutants than terrestrial ones, making them ideal for ecotoxicology studies. Chironomids, a key bioindicator species, have been widely used in environmental pollution research. With the continuous deepening of research on water environmental pollution and the continuous development of molecular biology, it is therefore very important to understand the current research progress of the toxicology of chironomids. (2) Methods: This study used bibliometrics to analyze 1465 publications on chironomid toxicology from the Web of Science and PubMed databases, aiming to reveal research trends, hotspots, and future directions. The data analysis involved Microsoft Excel, VOS viewer, CiteSpace, and ChatGLM. (3) Results: Heavy metals, pesticides, and microplastics were the main pollutants studied, with
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