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Environmental Science and Technology

Environmental Science and Technology is a research topic within Biochemistry. Science Explorer counts 8.3k research works in it since 1950. 6.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the role of microbial metabolites, particularly aromatic compounds, in human health, with a focus on conditions such as sepsis. It also discusses the use of renewable resources and biomass combustion, as well as the application of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in analyzing metabolites. The cluster emphasizes the interplay between human microbiome and critical conditions, shedding light on the potential impact of microbial metabolites on mitochondrial function and cell biology.

  • Microbial Metabolites
  • Human Microbiome
  • Sepsis
  • Aromatic Compounds
  • Renewable Resources
  • Biomass Combustion
  • Sustainable Development
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Mitochondrial Function
  • Cell Biology
Research works
8.3k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
550
per year above
Top-10% rate
6.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+12%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Environmental Science and Technology research?

By volume, Germany and Austria publish the most (1.1k and 104 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Germany 1.1k works
  2. 2 Austria 104 works
  3. 3 Switzerland 70 works
  4. 4 United States 42 works
  5. 5 France 14 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 10 works
  7. 7 China 9 works
  8. 8 Italy 9 works
  9. 9 Netherlands 8 works
  10. 10 Armenia 7 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.

Germany: 80.0%Austria: 7.6%Switzerland: 5.1%United States: 3.1%6 others listed: 4.2%80%largest
Germany1,093 · 80.0%Austria104 · 7.6%Switzerland70 · 5.1%United States42 · 3.1%6 others listed57 · 4.2%

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

Which institutions lead Environmental Science and Technology research?

By volume in 2022–2025, RWTH Aachen University publishes the most Environmental Science and Technology research, followed by University of Tübingen and University of Münster.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 RWTH Aachen University Germany 29 works
  2. 2 University of Tübingen Germany 26 works
  3. 3 University of Münster Germany 17 works
  4. 4 TU Wien Austria 15 works
  5. 5 Technische Universität Berlin Germany 15 works
  6. 6 München Klinik Germany 14 works
  7. 7 TU Dortmund University Germany 14 works
  8. 8 Leibniz University Hannover Germany 14 works
  9. 9 University of Kassel Germany 14 works
  10. 10 Bielefeld University Germany 13 works

Who are the leading researchers in Environmental Science and Technology?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Environmental Science and Technology include Niklas Luhmann.

  1. 1 Niklas Luhmann 2.3k citations

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

Where is Environmental Science and Technology research done?

The largest centres of Environmental Science and Technology research in 2022–2025 are Berlin (Germany), Vienna (Austria), Munich (Germany) and Aachen (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tübingen.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Berlin Germany 97 works
  2. 2 Vienna Austria 58 works
  3. 3 Munich Germany 49 works
  4. 4 Aachen Germany 38 works
  5. 5 Hamburg Germany 34 works
  6. 6 Stuttgart Germany 34 works
  7. 7 Tübingen Germany 34 works
  8. 8 Cologne Germany 30 works
  9. 9 Frankfurt am Main Germany 29 works
  10. 10 Hanover Germany 25 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. TübingenDE · 33.6 works45×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Environmental Science and Technology than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Environmental Science and Technology?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Tübingen, Technische Universität Berlin and RWTH Aachen 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.

0%10%20%30%mean 12.09%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Tübingen: 26, 26.4%Technische Universität Berlin: 15, 14.9%RWTH Aachen University: 30, 2.8%University of Münster: 16, 9.1%TU Dortmund University: 14, 14.9%Leibniz University Hannover: 14, 9.6%University of Stuttgart: 12, 11.2%Bielefeld University: 13, 10.1%University of Kassel: 14, 14.2%Universität Innsbruck: 11, 7.7%University of TübingenTechnische Universit…University of MünsterRWTH Aachen 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
1University of Tübingen Germany 70.826.4%49.6×26 +791.7%
2Technische Universität Berlin Germany 36.714.9%31.0×15 +25.9%
3RWTH Aachen University Germany 32.22.8%30.1×30 +18.3%
4University of Münster Germany 32.09.1%35.0×16 +48.0%
5TU Dortmund University Germany 30.614.9%39.7×14 -19.4%
6Leibniz University Hannover Germany 29.59.6%35.1×14 +41.3%
7University of Stuttgart Germany 29.111.2%24.5×12 +66.9%
8Bielefeld University Germany 28.410.1%39.1×13 +53.0%
9University of Kassel Germany 28.314.2%61.0×14 -27.8%
10Universität Innsbruck Austria 27.87.7%29.3×11 +48.7%

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 Environmental Science and Technology research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Environmental Science and Technology.

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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.