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CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions

CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions is a research topic within Environmental Engineering. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) as a method for mitigating climate change. It covers topics such as CO2 sequestration, mineral carbonation, reactive transport modeling, caprock integrity, and the role of saline aquifers in storing CO2. The papers explore the potential of deep sedimentary formations for long-term storage and investigate the geochemical processes involved in CO2 capture and storage.

  • CO2 Sequestration
  • Geological Storage
  • Carbon Capture
  • Mineral Carbonation
  • Geochemical Modeling
  • Saline Aquifers
  • Reactive Transport
  • Caprock Integrity
  • Deep Sedimentary Formations
  • Weathering Rates
Research works
22k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+61%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
44% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions

Which countries lead CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.5k and 1.2k works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 2.5k works
  2. 2 United States 1.2k works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 364 works
  4. 4 Germany 288 works
  5. 5 France 254 works
  6. 6 Canada 242 works
  7. 7 Australia 239 works
  8. 8 India 221 works
  9. 9 Japan 181 works
  10. 10 Norway 162 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: 44.1%United States: 20.8%United Kingdom: 6.5%Germany: 5.2%6 others listed: 23.3%44%largest
China2,451 · 44.1%United States1,157 · 20.8%United Kingdom364 · 6.5%Germany288 · 5.2%6 others listed1,297 · 23.3%

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

Which institutions lead CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions research?

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions research, followed by China University of Petroleum, Beijing and China University of Petroleum, East China.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 143 works
  2. 2 China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina 134 works
  3. 3 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina 129 works
  4. 4 China National Petroleum Corporation (China)China 122 works
  5. 5 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 86 works
  6. 6 Chengdu University of TechnologyChina 71 works
  7. 7 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 70 works
  8. 8 King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia 70 works
  9. 9 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States 66 works
  10. 10 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 61 works

Who are the leading researchers in CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions?

The most-cited researchers publishing on CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions include Philippe Ciais, Kai You Wang and Lei Jiang.

  1. 1 Philippe Ciais France 237k citations
  2. 2 Kai You Wang China 224k citations
  3. 3 Lei Jiang China 214k citations
  4. 4 Peter B. Reich United States 189k citations
  5. 5 Noah Fierer United States 175k citations
  6. 6 Josep Peñuelas Spain 160k citations
  7. 7 N. Zhou France 155k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions?

The most cited paper in CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions is "Carbon capture and storage (CCS): the way forward" (Mai Bui et al., 2018), with 4,386 citations. Next come "Carbon dioxide in water and seawater: the solubility of a non-ideal gas" (3,534) and "Eco-efficient cements: Potential economically viable solutions for a low-CO2 cement-based materials industry" (3,484).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Carbon capture and storage (CCS): the way forward Mai Bui et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2018 4,386
2 Carbon dioxide in water and seawater: the solubility of a non-ideal gas Ray F. Weiss · Marine Chemistry Nov 1974 3,534
3 Eco-efficient cements: Potential economically viable solutions for a low-CO2 cement-based materials industry Karen Louise Scrivener, Vanderley Moacyr John, Ellis M. Gartner · Cement and Concrete Research Open access 28 Jun 2018 3,484
4 An overview of current status of carbon dioxide capture and storage technologies Dennis Y.C. Leung, Giorgio Caramanna, M. Mercedes Maroto‐Valer · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Open access Aug 2014 3,217
5 A marine microbial consortium apparently mediating anaerobic oxidation of methane Antje Boëtius, Katrin Ravenschlag, Carsten Johnny Schubert et al. · Nature Oct 2000 3,186
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Where is CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions research done?

The largest centres of CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Qingdao (China), Chengdu (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in South Park Township, Dhahran and Grand Forks.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 701 works
  2. 2 QingdaoChina 200 works
  3. 3 ChengduChina 153 works
  4. 4 WuhanChina 145 works
  5. 5 DhahranSaudi Arabia 99 works
  6. 6 LondonUnited Kingdom 97 works
  7. 7 HoustonUnited States 90 works
  8. 8 Xi'anChina 89 works
  9. 9 ParisFrance 79 works
  10. 10 NanjingChina 78 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. South Park TownshipUS · 22.5 works77×
  2. DhahranSA · 99.0 works28×
  3. Grand ForksUS · 20.1 works25×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions?

Among universities, judged by research, Edith Cowan University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals 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 21.07%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Edith Cowan UniversityHong Kong Polytechni…King Fahd University…China University of …
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Edith Cowan UniversityAustralia 73.535.0%21.6×19 +53.9%
2Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityChina 68.231.2%3.2×18 +510.7%
3King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia 66.918.4%31.2×70 +270.8%
4China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina 64.012.6%42.6×129 +87.5%
5King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia 63.317.6%23.1×41 +376.0%
6China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina 62.811.5%53.0×134 +145.2%
7National University of SingaporeSingapore 60.633.8%1.6×13 +3.6%
8Dalian University of TechnologyChina 59.617.5%8.7×53 +31.3%
9Khalifa University of Science and TechnologyUnited Arab Emirates 59.418.5%15.4×24 +447.6%
10China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 59.214.6%13.7×70 +117.4%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions, country by country

Is CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 61% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.028% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions0.034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions9.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

Questions people ask

Who leads carbon capture and storage research?

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions research, followed by China University of Petroleum, Beijing and China University of Petroleum, East China. By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.5k and 1.2k works in 2022-now).

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