Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 27k research works in it since 1950. 26.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the development, assessment, and application of various technologies for capturing and storing carbon dioxide. It covers a wide range of topics including adsorbent materials, amine scrubbing, solid sorbents, negative emissions, and global warming mitigation.
- Carbon Dioxide Capture
- CO2 Capture Technology
- Adsorbent Materials
- Amine Scrubbing
- CO2 Separation
- Solid Sorbents
- Negative Emissions
- Flue Gas Treatment
- Porous Carbons
- Global Warming Mitigation
- Research works
- 27k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 26.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +34% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.2k and 858 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.2k works
- 2 United States 858 works
- 3 India 347 works
- 4 United Kingdom 301 works
- 5 Iran 276 works
- 6 South Korea 243 works
- 7 Germany 206 works
- 8 Canada 193 works
- 9 Japan 184 works
- 10 Spain 169 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, North China Electric Power University publishes the most Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies research, followed by Xi'an Jiaotong University and Tsinghua University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 North China Electric Power UniversityChina 65 works
- 2 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 54 works
- 3 Tsinghua UniversityChina 49 works
- 4 Zhejiang UniversityChina 44 works
- 5 Tianjin UniversityChina 41 works
- 6 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 38 works
- 7 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina 37 works
- 8 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina 36 works
- 9 Southeast UniversityChina 36 works
- 10 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 34 works
Who are the leading researchers in Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies include İbrahim Dinçer, Philippe Ciais and Edward H. Sargent.
- 1 İbrahim Dinçer Canada 5.9k citations
- 2 Philippe Ciais France 4k citations
- 3 Edward H. Sargent Canada 3.6k citations
- 4 Yong Sik Ok South Korea 3.3k citations
- 5 R.Z. Wang China 3.3k citations
- 6 Omar K. Farha United States 3.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies research done?
The largest centres of Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Tehran (Iran) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in South Park Township, Ipoh and Dhahran.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- South Park TownshipUS · 28.3 works90×
- IpohMY · 32.5 works26×
- DhahranSA · 43.9 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies?
Among universities, judged by research, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Iran University of Science and Technology and Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia | 77.8 | 32.9% | 12.4× | 31 | +630.6% |
| 2 | Iran University of Science and TechnologyIran | 75.2 | 46.5% | 16.9× | 33 | +100.4% |
| 3 | Lappeenranta-Lahti University of TechnologyFinland | 70.9 | 42.9% | 11.9× | 9 | +232.3% |
| 4 | North China Electric Power UniversityChina | 67.0 | 34.4% | 13.6× | 65 | -4.9% |
| 5 | Universiti Teknologi PetronasMalaysia | 65.4 | 15.0% | 29.5× | 32 | +131.7% |
| 6 | Heriot-Watt UniversityUnited Kingdom | 64.8 | 29.6% | 12.9× | 10 | +166.6% |
| 7 | Luleå University of TechnologySweden | 64.7 | 42.1% | 11.9× | 10 | +60.3% |
| 8 | China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina | 63.4 | 23.6% | 10.9× | 37 | +111.4% |
| 9 | Petroleum University of TechnologyIran | 62.3 | 46.3% | 74.3× | 9 | +85.9% |
| 10 | Hamad bin Khalifa UniversityQatar | 61.8 | 41.9% | 9.9× | 8 | — |
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 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies.
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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.