Groundwater flow and contamination studies
Groundwater flow and contamination studies is a research topic within Environmental Engineering. Science Explorer counts 39k research works in it since 1950. 21.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the modeling and analysis of groundwater flow and transport, with an emphasis on fractured geological media, surface water interactions, non-Fickian transport behavior, and the use of innovative techniques such as hydraulic tomography and distributed temperature sensing. The papers also cover topics related to reactive transport, geological heterogeneity, and inverse modeling for characterizing groundwater systems.
- Groundwater Flow
- Transport Modeling
- Fractured Geological Media
- Hydraulic Tomography
- Surface Water Interactions
- Non-Fickian Transport
- Geological Heterogeneity
- Reactive Transport
- Streambed Temperatures
- Inverse Modeling
- Research works
- 39k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +11% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Groundwater flow and contamination studies research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.5k and 874 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.5k works
- 2 United States 874 works
- 3 India 268 works
- 4 Germany 223 works
- 5 France 210 works
- 6 Canada 176 works
- 7 United Kingdom 142 works
- 8 Italy 140 works
- 9 Australia 117 works
- 10 Iran 114 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.
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Which institutions lead Groundwater flow and contamination studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Hohai University publishes the most Groundwater flow and contamination studies research, followed by China University of Geosciences and Jilin University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Hohai UniversityChina 54 works
- 2 China University of GeosciencesChina 52 works
- 3 Jilin UniversityChina 39 works
- 4 United States Geological SurveyUnited States 38 works
- 5 Tongji UniversityChina 35 works
- 6 China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China 32 works
- 7 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 31 works
- 8 China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina 30 works
- 9 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 30 works
- 10 Zhejiang UniversityChina 26 works
Who are the leading researchers in Groundwater flow and contamination studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Groundwater flow and contamination studies include J. Tóth, H. Eugene Stanley and Martinus Th. van Genuchten.
- 1 J. Tóth France 7.2k citations
- 2 H. Eugene Stanley United States 5.5k citations
- 3 Martinus Th. van Genuchten United States 5.1k citations
- 4 Menachem Elimelech United States 3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Groundwater flow and contamination studies research done?
The largest centres of Groundwater flow and contamination studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Wuhan (China), Nanjing (China) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Reston and Dhahran.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- RestonUS · 38.5 works33×
- DhahranSA · 26.4 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Groundwater flow and contamination studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Groundwater flow and contamination studies?
Among universities, judged by research, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, China University of Geosciences and China University of Petroleum, East China 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 | 76.1 | 29.1% | 10.9× | 19 | +70.2% |
| 2 | China University of GeosciencesChina | 75.1 | 23.3% | 22.4× | 52 | +43.4% |
| 3 | China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina | 72.8 | 20.9% | 10.5× | 25 | +276.6% |
| 4 | Chang'an UniversityChina | 65.6 | 31.1% | 9.1× | 18 | +9.6% |
| 5 | Hohai UniversityChina | 63.3 | 12.8% | 19.3× | 54 | +35.5% |
| 6 | King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia | 62.2 | 28.4% | 8.3× | 12 | -25.4% |
| 7 | China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China | 62.0 | 18.9% | 21.8× | 32 | +4.6% |
| 8 | Xi'an University of TechnologyChina | 60.8 | 19.9% | 8.5× | 14 | +218.2% |
| 9 | Jilin UniversityChina | 57.7 | 16.9% | 8.0× | 39 | +37.6% |
| 10 | China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina | 57.1 | 9.7% | 15.2× | 30 | +101.0% |
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 Groundwater flow and contamination studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Groundwater flow and contamination studies.
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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.