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Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena is a research topic within Environmental Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 70k research works in it since 1950. 16.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the anaerobic oxidation of methane, particularly in relation to gas hydrates, microbial communities in subseafloor sediments, and the biogeochemical processes involved. It explores the role of archaea, nitrite-driven methane oxidation, and denitrification in marine environments.

  • Methane Oxidation
  • Anaerobic
  • Gas Hydrates
  • Microbial Communities
  • Subseafloor Sediments
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Archaea
  • Nitrite-Driven
  • Denitrification
  • Marine Methane Biogeochemistry
Research works
70k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
12k
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+98%
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Which countries lead Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (5.7k and 3.6k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 5.7k works
  2. 2 China 3.6k works
  3. 3 Russia 1.1k works
  4. 4 Germany 386 works
  5. 5 Japan 378 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 346 works
  7. 7 France 343 works
  8. 8 Canada 292 works
  9. 9 India 258 works
  10. 10 Australia 197 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.

United States: 45.2%China: 28.7%Russia: 8.7%Germany: 3.1%6 others listed: 14.4%45%largest
United States5,715 · 45.2%China3,627 · 28.7%Russia1,093 · 8.7%Germany386 · 3.1%6 others listed1,814 · 14.4%

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

Which institutions lead Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of California, Berkeley publishes the most Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena research, followed by Purdue University West Lafayette and Michigan State University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States 868 works
  2. 2 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States 502 works
  3. 3 Michigan State UniversityUnited States 313 works
  4. 4 Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryUnited States 302 works
  5. 5 University of California, Los AngelesUnited States 255 works
  6. 6 United States Department of AgricultureUnited States 169 works
  7. 7 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina 147 works
  8. 8 Oregon State UniversityUnited States 138 works
  9. 9 Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryUnited States 133 works
  10. 10 China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina 131 works

Who are the leading researchers in Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena include Quanan Zheng.

  1. 1 Quanan Zheng United States 4.5k citations

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

Where is Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena research done?

The largest centres of Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena research in 2022–2025 are Berkeley (United States), Beijing (China), West Lafayette (United States) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Hiram, Richland and Lisle.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Berkeley United States 1.2k works
  2. 2 Beijing China 1.1k works
  3. 3 West Lafayette United States 502 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 458 works
  5. 5 Qingdao China 422 works
  6. 6 Washington D.C. United States 404 works
  7. 7 East Lansing United States 313 works
  8. 8 Los Angeles United States 270 works
  9. 9 Guangzhou China 191 works
  10. 10 Chengdu China 152 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. HiramUS · 32.7 works193×
  2. RichlandUS · 72.1 works154×
  3. LisleUS · 23.3 works141×
  4. BerkeleyUS · 1,173.1 works64×
  5. CheyenneUS · 24.6 works59×
  6. MoscowUS · 92.1 works56×
  7. Virginia BeachUS · 30.4 works44×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena?

Among universities, judged by research, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Purdue University West Lafayette and Universiti Teknologi Petronas 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%mean 20.65%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals: 32, 41.0%Purdue University West Lafayette: 502, 0.2%Universiti Teknologi Petronas: 24, 17.1%China University of Mining and Technology: 84, 33.0%China University of Petroleum, East China: 147, 16.3%China University of Geosciences: 80, 28.8%University of California, Berkeley: 868, 0.3%Dalian University of Technology: 83, 34.0%King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: 17, 35.8%Washington State University: 84, 0.0%King Fahd University…China University of …Universiti Teknologi…Purdue University We…
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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 King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia 64.941.0%6.5×32 +254.2%
2 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States 59.70.2%36.5×502 +3080.0%
3 Universiti Teknologi PetronasMalaysia 59.417.1%10.8×24 +294.9%
4 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 57.533.0%7.4×84 +98.6%
5 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina 55.616.3%21.7×147 +73.6%
6 China University of GeosciencesChina 55.128.8%12.3×80 -29.1%
7 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States 53.70.3%71.7×868 +50.7%
8 Dalian University of TechnologyChina 53.534.0%6.1×83 +73.2%
9 King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia 52.835.8%4.3×17 +163.4%
10 Washington State UniversityUnited States 52.40.0%22.3×84 +19903.0%

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 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 98% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.

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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.