# Soil pollution indices and health risk assessment of metal(loid)s in the agricultural soil of pistachio orchards

*PRI Rank #17 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Heavy metals in environment Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #17 |
| 18m citations | 67 |
| Journal | Scientific Reports |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41598-024-59450-4 |
| Corresponding authors | Ahmad Zarei |
| Institution | Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Iran |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Heavy metals in environment Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/heavy-metals-in-environment/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41598-024-59450-4](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59450-4)

## Topics

Heavy metals · pistachio orchards · Agricultural soil · ICP-OES · Contamination Factor (CF) · Pollution Load Index (PLI) · Geoaccumulation Index (Igeo) · Non-carcinogenic risk · Carcinogenic risk · Arsenic · Cadmium · Lead · Chromium · Nickel · Hazard quotient · Hazard index · pesticides · chemical fertilizers · irrigation water · Feizabad city

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