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Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems

Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems is a research topic within Aquatic Science. Science Explorer counts 6.5k research works in it since 1963. 15.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the challenges and opportunities in aquaponic systems, focusing on sustainability, nutrient recycling, commercial production, water quality, fish welfare, urban agriculture, microbial communities, and IoT monitoring. The research covers topics such as the integration of aquaculture and hydroponics, nutrient management, economic feasibility, and the potential for aquaponics to address global food challenges.

  • Aquaponics
  • Sustainability
  • Hydroponics
  • Nutrient Recycling
  • Commercial Production
  • Water Quality
  • Fish Welfare
  • Urban Agriculture
  • Microbial Communities
  • IoT Monitoring
Research works
6.5k
fractional, since 1963
In the world top 10%
984
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+196%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems research?

By volume, Indonesia and India publish the most (830 and 413 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Indonesia 830 works
  2. 2 India 413 works
  3. 3 United States 180 works
  4. 4 China 158 works
  5. 5 Brazil 104 works
  6. 6 Malaysia 102 works
  7. 7 Philippines 78 works
  8. 8 Egypt 60 works
  9. 9 Italy 55 works
  10. 10 Mexico 47 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.

Indonesia: 40.9%India: 20.4%United States: 8.9%China: 7.8%6 others listed: 22.0%41%largest
Indonesia830 · 40.9%India413 · 20.4%United States180 · 8.9%China158 · 7.8%6 others listed446 · 22.0%

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

Which institutions lead Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chandigarh University publishes the most Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems research, followed by Universitas Jember and University of Brawijaya.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chandigarh UniversityIndia 21 works
  2. 2 Universitas JemberIndonesia 20 works
  3. 3 University of BrawijayaIndonesia 20 works
  4. 4 IPB UniversityIndonesia 20 works
  5. 5 Sriwijaya UniversityIndonesia 19 works
  6. 6 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia 19 works
  7. 7 State University of MalangIndonesia 18 works
  8. 8 Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia 17 works
  9. 9 University of MataramIndonesia 14 works
  10. 10 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 14 works

Where is Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems research done?

The largest centres of Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia) and Malang (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mohali, Manila and Jember.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jakarta Indonesia 75 works
  2. 2 Bandung Indonesia 63 works
  3. 3 Surabaya Indonesia 60 works
  4. 4 Malang Indonesia 55 works
  5. 5 Beijing China 38 works
  6. 6 Chennai India 37 works
  7. 7 Bogor Indonesia 34 works
  8. 8 Semarang Indonesia 34 works
  9. 9 Makassar Indonesia 31 works
  10. 10 Jember Indonesia 28 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MohaliIN · 21.8 works12×
  2. ManilaPH · 20.9 works9.8×
  3. JemberID · 27.8 works9.3×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems?

Among universities, judged by research, Lovely Professional University, Central Institute of Fisheries Education and IPB 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%25%50%mean 14.2%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Lovely Professional University: 12, 59.2%Central Institute of Fisheries Education: 10, 50.3%IPB University: 20, 2.4%Chandigarh University: 21, 8.5%Universitas Jember: 20, 0.0%Sriwijaya University: 18, 1.2%University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur: 18, 0.0%De La Salle University: 9, 16.7%University of Brawijaya: 20, 0.0%Telkom University: 13, 3.7%Lovely Professional …Central Institute of…Chandigarh UniversityIPB 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 Lovely Professional UniversityIndia 72.859.2%9.1×12 —
2 Central Institute of Fisheries EducationIndia 71.550.3%123.5×10 +208.3%
3 IPB UniversityIndonesia 62.22.4%12.2×20 +900.0%
4 Chandigarh UniversityIndia 59.98.5%13.5×21 —
5 Universitas JemberIndonesia 51.00.0%12.4×20 —
6 Sriwijaya UniversityIndonesia 49.81.2%11.5×18 —
7 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia 46.90.0%9.6×18 —
8 De La Salle UniversityPhilippines 45.416.7%24.2×9 —
9 University of BrawijayaIndonesia 43.80.0%7.9×20 —
10 Telkom UniversityIndonesia 41.13.7%9.0×13 —

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 Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 196% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems.

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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.