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Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment

Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment is a research topic within Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1951. 21.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the application of constructed wetlands for the treatment of various types of wastewater. The research covers topics such as nutrient removal, microbial processes, phosphorus and nitrogen removal mechanisms, plant and microbial effects, and the efficiency of different wetland systems. It also includes reviews on the sustainability and development of constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment.

  • Constructed Wetlands
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Nutrient Removal
  • Microbial Processes
  • Phosphorus Removal
  • Plant Effects
  • Subsurface Flow Systems
  • Nitrogen Removal
  • Hybrid Wetlands
  • Treatment Efficiency
Research works
22k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
4.7k
per year above
Top-10% rate
21.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+32%
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Which countries lead Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (1.8k and 479 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.8k works
  2. 2 India 479 works
  3. 3 United States 321 works
  4. 4 Brazil 159 works
  5. 5 Indonesia 137 works
  6. 6 Spain 93 works
  7. 7 Poland 81 works
  8. 8 Mexico 79 works
  9. 9 Japan 78 works
  10. 10 Canada 78 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: 54.1%India: 14.6%United States: 9.8%Brazil: 4.9%6 others listed: 16.7%54%largest
China1,772 · 54.1%India479 · 14.6%United States321 · 9.8%Brazil159 · 4.9%6 others listed546 · 16.7%

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

Which institutions lead Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment research, followed by Harbin Institute of Technology and Beijing University of Technology.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 44 works
  2. 2 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 38 works
  3. 3 Beijing University of TechnologyChina 37 works
  4. 4 Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina 33 works
  5. 5 Hohai UniversityChina 27 works
  6. 6 Shandong UniversityChina 25 works
  7. 7 State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource ReuseChina 22 works
  8. 8 Chongqing UniversityChina 22 works
  9. 9 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 21 works
  10. 10 Tongji UniversityChina 20 works

Who are the leading researchers in Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment include Nanthi Bolan.

  1. 1 Nanthi Bolan Australia 2.4k citations

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

Where is Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment research done?

The largest centres of Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Shanghai (China) and Wuhan (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 359 works
  2. 2 Nanjing China 152 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 97 works
  4. 4 Wuhan China 72 works
  5. 5 Xi'an China 72 works
  6. 6 Jinan China 64 works
  7. 7 Qingdao China 63 works
  8. 8 Harbin China 63 works
  9. 9 Guangzhou China 61 works
  10. 10 Chongqing China 57 works
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Where is the best place to study Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment?

Among universities, judged by research, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Hohai University and Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar 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%60%mean 30.78%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Czech University of Life Sciences Prague: 10, 35.2%Hohai University: 27, 30.8%Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar: 12, 37.1%Beijing Forestry University: 14, 32.3%Beijing University of Technology: 37, 19.4%China Agricultural University: 13, 47.8%Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology: 33, 18.3%Wenzhou University: 14, 23.4%Shandong Normal University: 11, 33.1%Harbin Institute of Technology: 38, 30.4%Indian Institute of …Czech University of …Beijing Forestry Uni…Hohai University
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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 Czech University of Life Sciences PragueCzechia 61.735.2%20.7×10 +16.9%
2 Hohai UniversityChina 59.730.8%10.2×27 -20.9%
3 Indian Institute of Technology BhubaneswarIndia 58.237.1%23.8×12 —
4 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 54.632.3%10.1×14 +22.2%
5 Beijing University of TechnologyChina 52.119.4%10.9×37 -29.3%
6 China Agricultural UniversityChina 51.647.8%4.8×13 +2.1%
7 Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina 49.818.3%23.0×33 -26.2%
8 Wenzhou UniversityChina 49.623.4%13.2×14 —
9 Shandong Normal UniversityChina 48.633.1%9.0×11 +13.8%
10 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 47.830.4%4.8×38 -18.5%

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 Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment.

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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.