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Microbial Applications in Construction Materials

Microbial Applications in Construction Materials is a research topic within Environmental Engineering. Science Explorer counts 8.3k research works in it since 1950. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the use of microbial carbonate precipitation, particularly through the action of ureolytic bacteria, for soil improvement and self-healing concrete in construction. It explores biocementation, calcite precipitation, and biomineralization as sustainable techniques in geotechnical engineering, aiming to enhance the durability and strength of construction materials.

  • Microbial Carbonate Precipitation
  • Soil Improvement
  • Self-Healing Concrete
  • Biocementation
  • Ureolytic Bacteria
  • Calcite Precipitation
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Biomineralization
  • Bacterial Urease
  • Sustainable Construction
Research works
8.3k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
838
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+90%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
55% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Microbial Applications in Construction Materials

Which countries lead Microbial Applications in Construction Materials research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (1.6k and 509 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 1.6k works
  2. 2 India 509 works
  3. 3 United States 249 works
  4. 4 Iran 107 works
  5. 5 Türkiye 88 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 86 works
  7. 7 Japan 79 works
  8. 8 Indonesia 77 works
  9. 9 South Korea 73 works
  10. 10 Brazil 70 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: 55.2%India: 17.1%United States: 8.3%Iran: 3.6%6 others listed: 15.8%55%largest
China1,646 · 55.2%India509 · 17.1%United States249 · 8.3%Iran107 · 3.6%6 others listed473 · 15.8%

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

Which institutions lead Microbial Applications in Construction Materials research?

By volume in 2022-now, Southeast University publishes the most Microbial Applications in Construction Materials research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Hohai University.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Southeast UniversityChina 40 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 36 works
  3. 3 Hohai UniversityChina 34 works
  4. 4 Tongji UniversityChina 32 works
  5. 5 Chongqing UniversityChina 29 works
  6. 6 Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina 24 works
  7. 7 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore 23 works
  8. 8 Chang'an UniversityChina 21 works
  9. 9 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 21 works
  10. 10 Zhejiang UniversityChina 20 works

Who are the leading researchers in Microbial Applications in Construction Materials?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Microbial Applications in Construction Materials include Chris Sander, Noah Fierer and James M. Tiedje.

  1. 1 Chris Sander United States 276k citations
  2. 2 Noah Fierer United States 175k citations
  3. 3 James M. Tiedje United States 140k citations
  4. 4 Abdullah Mohamed Asiri Saudi Arabia 140k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Microbial Applications in Construction Materials?

The most cited paper in Microbial Applications in Construction Materials is "Short-term assay of soil urease activity using colorimetric determination of ammonium" (Ellen Kandeler, H. R. Gerber, 1988), with 2,191 citations. Next come "Microbial Carbonate Precipitation as a Soil Improvement Technique" (1,948) and "Bio-mediated soil improvement" (1,768).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Short-term assay of soil urease activity using colorimetric determination of ammonium Ellen Kandeler, H. R. Gerber · Biology and Fertility of Soils Mar 1988 2,191
2 Microbial Carbonate Precipitation as a Soil Improvement Technique Victoria S. Whiffin, Leon A. van Paassen, Marien P. Harkes · Geomicrobiology Journal 14 Aug 2007 1,948
3 Bio-mediated soil improvement Jason T. DeJong, Brina M. Mortensen, Brian C. Martinez et al. · Ecological Engineering 14 Feb 2009 1,768
4 Microbiological precipitation of CaCO3 Shannon Stocks-Fischer, Johnna K. Galinat, Sookie S. Bang · Soil Biology and Biochemistry Oct 1999 1,622
5 Microbially Induced Cementation to Control Sand Response to Undrained Shear Jason T. DeJong, Michael B. Fritzges, Klaus R. Nüsslein · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Nov 2006 1,585
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Where is Microbial Applications in Construction Materials research done?

The largest centres of Microbial Applications in Construction Materials research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Wuhan (China) and Xi'an (China).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 181 works
  2. 2 NanjingChina 135 works
  3. 3 WuhanChina 100 works
  4. 4 Xi'anChina 78 works
  5. 5 ShanghaiChina 66 works
  6. 6 ChongqingChina 52 works
  7. 7 QingdaoChina 50 works
  8. 8 JinanChina 48 works
  9. 9 ZhengzhouChina 47 works
  10. 10 ChennaiIndia 46 works
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Where is the best place to study Microbial Applications in Construction Materials?

Among universities, judged by research, Nanyang Technological University, Chongqing University and Hohai 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%20%40%mean 22.64%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Nanyang Technologica…Chongqing UniversityTongji UniversityHohai University
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore 87.233.3%8.1×23 +79.7%
2Chongqing UniversityChina 78.029.8%7.4×28 +220.2%
3Hohai UniversityChina 68.016.7%16.5×34 +139.3%
4Tongji UniversityChina 66.820.3%5.9×32 +80.6%
5Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityChina 66.322.4%5.3×16 +426.5%
6Southeast UniversityChina 63.117.9%7.6×40 -8.8%
7Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina 62.819.7%22.7×24 +149.2%
8Fuzhou UniversityChina 59.422.0%8.3×16 +355.3%
9Politecnico di MilanoItaly 54.224.1%4.3×11 +98.9%
10Zhejiang UniversityChina 53.720.2%2.1×20 +207.2%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Microbial Applications in Construction Materials, country by country

Is Microbial Applications in Construction Materials research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 90% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Microbial Applications in Construction Materials.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Microbial Applications in Construction Materials as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.013% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Microbial Applications in Construction Materials0.019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Microbial Applications in Construction Materials over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Microbial Applications in Construction Materials10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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