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Algal biology and biofuel production

Algal biology and biofuel production is a research topic within Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Science Explorer counts 53k research works in it since 1950. 19.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the use of microalgae as a sustainable source for biofuels production, including biodiesel. It covers various aspects such as genome analysis, lipid accumulation, nutrient removal, and the use of photobioreactors for mass cultivation. The research also explores the potential commercial applications and the challenges in commercialization of algal biofuels.

  • Biodiesel
  • Microalgae
  • Biofuels
  • Production
  • Harvesting
  • Genome Analysis
  • Nutrient Removal
  • Lipid Accumulation
  • Photobioreactors
  • Sustainable Industry
Research works
53k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
10k
per year above
Top-10% rate
19.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+38%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Algal biology and biofuel production research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (1.9k and 1.4k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.9k works
  2. 2 India 1.4k works
  3. 3 United States 622 works
  4. 4 Brazil 468 works
  5. 5 Indonesia 388 works
  6. 6 Spain 314 works
  7. 7 Russia 280 works
  8. 8 France 277 works
  9. 9 Japan 265 works
  10. 10 Germany 258 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 30.7%India: 22.4%United States: 10.1%Brazil: 7.6%6 others listed: 29.1%31%largest
China1,883 · 30.7%India1,375 · 22.4%United States622 · 10.1%Brazil468 · 7.6%6 others listed1,782 · 29.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Algal biology and biofuel production research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Algal biology and biofuel production research, followed by Ocean University of China and University of Almería.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 58 works
  2. 2 Ocean University of ChinaChina 54 works
  3. 3 University of AlmeríaSpain 54 works
  4. 4 Banaras Hindu UniversityIndia 47 works
  5. 5 Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil 42 works
  6. 6 Universidade do PortoPortugal 41 works
  7. 7 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 38 works
  8. 8 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 36 works
  9. 9 Saveetha UniversityIndia 35 works
  10. 10 Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia 33 works

Where is Algal biology and biofuel production research done?

The largest centres of Algal biology and biofuel production research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Qingdao (China), Chennai (India) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Almería, Rio Grande and Faro.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 283 works
  2. 2 Qingdao China 121 works
  3. 3 Chennai India 120 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 113 works
  5. 5 New Delhi India 109 works
  6. 6 Nanjing China 101 works
  7. 7 Shanghai China 95 works
  8. 8 Wuhan China 92 works
  9. 9 Tehran Iran 88 works
  10. 10 Guangzhou China 88 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. AlmeríaES · 53.9 works31×
  2. Rio GrandeBR · 27.2 works18×
  3. FaroPT · 21.0 works17×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Algal biology and biofuel production than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Algal biology and biofuel production?

Among universities, judged by research, Banaras Hindu University, Tanta University and Universidade Federal de Santa Maria score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 24.39%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Banaras Hindu University: 47, 24.9%Tanta University: 20, 42.9%Universidade Federal de Santa Maria: 42, 22.0%Qatar University: 20, 24.3%Murdoch University: 25, 17.7%University of Lisbon: 28, 33.4%Yuan Ze University: 11, 31.4%Universidade Federal do Rio Grande: 27, 10.4%Universidade Federal de Viçosa: 23, 16.9%Ocean University of China: 54, 20.0%Tanta UniversityBanaras Hindu Univer…Qatar UniversityUniversidade Federal…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Banaras Hindu UniversityIndia 75.924.9%9.9×47 +246.4%
2 Tanta UniversityEgypt 73.342.9%6.6×20 +357.2%
3 Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil 72.922.0%10.2×42 +548.4%
4 Qatar UniversityQatar 63.824.3%6.8×20 +527.3%
5 Murdoch UniversityAustralia 63.517.7%22.9×25 +101.5%
6 University of LisbonPortugal 63.433.4%4.5×28 +161.7%
7 Yuan Ze UniversityTaiwan 61.731.4%15.5×11 —
8 Universidade Federal do Rio GrandeBrazil 61.510.4%18.1×27 +220.1%
9 Universidade Federal de ViçosaBrazil 61.316.9%8.9×23 +306.0%
10 Ocean University of ChinaChina 61.020.0%10.5×54 -27.3%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Algal biology and biofuel production research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Algal biology and biofuel production.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.