# New approach into human health risk assessment associated with heavy metals in surface water and groundwater using Monte Carlo Method

*PRI Rank #16 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #16 |
| 18m citations | 60 |
| Journal | Scientific Reports |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41598-023-50000-y |
| Corresponding authors | Mohamed Hamdy Eid |
| Institution | University of Miskolc, Hungary |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/water-quality-and-pollution-assessment/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41598-023-50000-y](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50000-y)

## Topics

Heavy metals · Surface water · groundwater · Monte Carlo simulation · northwestern desert Egypt · Spearman correlation matrix · Principal component analysis (PCA) · cluster analysis · Heavy Metal Pollution Index (HPI) · Metal Index (MI) · Hazard quotient (HQ) · Hazard index (HI) · Carcinogenic risk assessment · Probabilistic risk assessment · Ingestion exposure · Dermal exposure · Non-carcinogenic risk assessment · Carcinogenic risk assessment · Siwa Oasis · Cd, Cr, and Pb

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