Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Iron

Iron is a transition metal element, atomic number 26, and one of the most abundant metals in Earth's crust, valued industrially for its tensile strength, magnetic properties, and ready formation of alloys such as steel. Chemically, iron cycles between the ferrous and ferric oxidation states, an interconversion that …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 52× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2377-2549 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Iron is a transition metal element, atomic number 26, and one of the most abundant metals in Earth's crust, valued industrially for its tensile strength, magnetic properties, and ready formation of alloys such as steel. Chemically, iron cycles between the ferrous and ferric oxidation states, an interconversion that drives its participation in redox reactions, catalysis, and Fenton-type generation of reactive oxygen species. The same redox activity makes iron biologically indispensable as the metal centre of hemoglobin, myoglobin, cytochromes, and numerous iron-sulphur enzymes governing oxygen transport, electron transfer, and metabolism. Research indexed under this topic spans the chemistry and characterisation of iron compounds and iron-bearing nanomaterials, the use of metallic iron in water treatment and contaminant removal, and the spectral and thermal evaluation of iron salts. It also addresses iron's physiological dimension through biochemical and haematological markers of iron status, the regulation of iron metabolism by hepcidin, and the determination of iron alongside other trace elements in biological tissues. Analytical approaches include spectroscopic, electrochemical, and thermal methods. The peer-reviewed work collected here reflects iron's standing both as a structurally and environmentally important metal and as an essential micronutrient, integrating coordination chemistry, materials science, environmental remediation, and trace-element biochemistry.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 52 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Iron, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in New Developments in Chemistry (ISSN 2377-2549).

Journal editorial board
Annarita Del Gatto · Italy Bharat Gurale · United States Palani ELUMALAI · United Kingdom

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