# Metal pollution assessment in the surface sediments of a river system in Türkiye: Integrating toxicological risk assessment and source identification

*PRI Rank #4 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Papers, Class of 2026*

*Canonical URL: https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/water-quality-and-pollution-assessment/2026/rank-4*

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #4 |
| 18m citations | 93 |
| Journal | Marine Pollution Bulletin |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116514 |
| Corresponding authors | Bayram Yüksel |
| Institution | Giresun University, Türkiye |

**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:** [10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116514](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116514)

## Topics

metal pollution · Sediments · river system · Türkiye · Toxicological risk assessment · Source apportionment · Heavy metals · Sediment contamination · Pollution indices · Ecological risk assessment · Geochemical processes · Pollution sources · Multivariate statistical analysis · contamination factor · enrichment factor

## Cite this ranking

```
Pepkio Research Index (PRI). 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. Accessed 2026-10-30.

Zheng Su, Tinsley Li, Thematic Shifts in Early-High-Impact Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Research: A Bibliometric and Semantic Analysis. bioRxiv 2026.07.04.736459; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.07.04.736459
```