Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques is a research topic within Soil Science. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 21.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the composting of organic wastes, including animal manures and municipal solid waste, and the assessment of compost maturity. It covers topics such as microbial activity, the influence of additives like biochar, vermicomposting, greenhouse gases emissions, and sustainability of composting technologies.
- Composting
- Maturity Assessment
- Organic Waste
- Microbial Activity
- Biochar
- Vermicomposting
- Aerobic Composting
- Humic Acids
- Greenhouse Gases Emissions
- Sustainability
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +62% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (952 and 494 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques research?
By volume in 2022–2025, China Agricultural University publishes the most Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques research, followed by Northeast Agricultural University and Northwest A&F University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China Agricultural UniversityChina 55 works
- 2 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 32 works
- 3 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 27 works
- 4 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 24 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 23 works
- 6 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 19 works
- 7 Punjab Agricultural UniversityIndia 19 works
- 8 Guangxi UniversityChina 17 works
- 9 Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiIndia 14 works
- 10 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 12 works
Who are the leading researchers in Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques include C. A. Edwards, Yong Sik Ok and Davey L. Jones.
- 1 C. A. Edwards United States 4.6k citations
- 2 Yong Sik Ok South Korea 3.3k citations
- 3 Davey L. Jones United Kingdom 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques research done?
The largest centres of Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Harbin (China), Nanjing (China) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Yangling.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- YanglingCN · 27.1 works20×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques?
Among universities, judged by research, China Agricultural University, Northwest A&F University and Northeast Agricultural University 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 | China Agricultural UniversityChina | 75.4 | 50.5% | 29.3× | 55 | +65.7% |
| 2 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 72.6 | 43.3% | 20.4× | 27 | +189.4% |
| 3 | Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina | 65.2 | 48.4% | 35.4× | 32 | +38.1% |
| 4 | Tianjin Normal UniversityChina | 61.4 | 67.8% | 25.0× | 9 | — |
| 5 | Beijing Forestry UniversityChina | 61.2 | 44.4% | 19.6× | 19 | +71.0% |
| 6 | Guangxi UniversityChina | 57.3 | 53.2% | 8.4× | 17 | — |
| 7 | Punjab Agricultural UniversityIndia | 56.4 | 15.9% | 34.4× | 19 | +382.6% |
| 8 | Hunan Agricultural UniversityChina | 46.0 | 41.0% | 20.1× | 10 | -75.2% |
| 9 | Jilin Agricultural UniversityChina | 45.4 | 41.0% | 17.6× | 8 | -24.4% |
| 10 | University of AlmeríaSpain | 45.2 | 33.9% | 17.4× | 8 | -26.1% |
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 Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 62% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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