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Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants

Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants is a research topic within Pollution. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1951. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the microbial bioremediation of organic pollutants, particularly emphasizing the degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and petroleum hydrocarbons. It covers various aspects such as biosurfactants, genomic analysis of degrading bacteria, anaerobic degradation, and the role of microbial communities in bioremediation processes. Additionally, it explores the potential of phytoremediation and rhizoremediation for environmental cleanup.

  • Biodegradation
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Biosurfactants
  • Petroleum Microbiology
  • Rhizoremediation
  • Genomic Analysis
  • Oil Biodegradation
  • Anaerobic Degradation
  • Microbial Communities
  • Phytoremediation
Research works
23k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
2.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+6%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
42% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants

Which countries lead Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (1.2k and 590 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 1.2k works
  2. 2 India 590 works
  3. 3 United States 272 works
  4. 4 Nigeria 196 works
  5. 5 Russia 151 works
  6. 6 Brazil 123 works
  7. 7 Iran 94 works
  8. 8 Germany 91 works
  9. 9 Canada 85 works
  10. 10 Spain 72 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: 41.8%India: 20.5%United States: 9.4%Nigeria: 6.8%6 others listed: 21.4%42%largest
China1,205 · 41.8%India590 · 20.5%United States272 · 9.4%Nigeria196 · 6.8%6 others listed618 · 21.4%

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

Which institutions lead Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants research?

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants research, followed by Russian Academy of Sciences and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 92 works
  2. 2 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 61 works
  3. 3 Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchIndia 28 works
  4. 4 Zhejiang UniversityChina 27 works
  5. 5 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 26 works
  6. 6 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 25 works
  7. 7 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 21 works
  8. 8 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 18 works
  9. 9 University of Port HarcourtNigeria 18 works
  10. 10 Tongji UniversityChina 17 works

Who are the leading researchers in Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants include Rob Knight, Kai You Wang and Guangming Zeng.

  1. 1 Rob Knight United States 468k citations
  2. 2 Kai You Wang China 224k citations
  3. 3 Guangming Zeng China 204k citations
  4. 4 David Lee Kaplan United States 171k 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 bioremediation and biosurfactants?

The most cited paper in Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants is "A review on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Source, environmental impact, effect on human health and remediation" (Hussein I. Abdel‐Shafy, Mona S. M. Mansour, 2015), with 3,592 citations. Next come "Biodegradation aspects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs): A review" (3,008) and "Mechanisms of membrane toxicity of hydrocarbons" (2,462).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A review on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Source, environmental impact, effect on human health and remediation Hussein I. Abdel‐Shafy, Mona S. M. Mansour · Egyptian Journal of Petroleum Open access 19 Dec 2015 3,592
2 Biodegradation aspects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs): A review Anil Kumar Haritash, Chander Prakash Kaushik · Journal of Hazardous Materials 8 Apr 2009 3,008
3 Mechanisms of membrane toxicity of hydrocarbons J. Marko Sikkema, J A de Bont, B. G. Poolman · Microbiological Reviews Open access Jun 1995 2,462
4 Microbial degradation of hydrocarbons in the environment Joseph G. Leahy, Rita R. Colwell · Microbiological Reviews Open access Sep 1990 2,318
5 Adherence of bacteria to hydrocarbons: A simple method for measuring cell-surface hydrophobicity M Rosenberg, David L. Gutnick, EUGENE B. ROSENBERG · FEMS Microbiology Letters Sep 1980 2,292
All 97 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants research done?

The largest centres of Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Guangzhou (China) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Port Harcourt and Guwahati.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 255 works
  2. 2 NanjingChina 93 works
  3. 3 GuangzhouChina 60 works
  4. 4 HangzhouChina 58 works
  5. 5 ShanghaiChina 57 works
  6. 6 TianjinChina 54 works
  7. 7 QingdaoChina 54 works
  8. 8 New DelhiIndia 43 works
  9. 9 Xi'anChina 42 works
  10. 10 MoscowRussia 38 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Port HarcourtNG · 33.6 works21×
  2. GuwahatiIN · 23.2 works7.9×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants?

Among universities, judged by research, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Zhejiang University and Nankai 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 18.97%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Xi'an University of …Zhejiang UniversityNankai UniversityNanjing Agricultural…
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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
1Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina 73.929.5%12.7×14 +58.6%
2Zhejiang UniversityChina 68.717.0%2.7×26 +16.3%
3Nankai UniversityChina 66.016.3%6.8×17 +56.1%
4Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 65.814.1%14.7×21 +26.9%
5Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchIndia 64.023.6%8.8×10 +49.0%
6Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 62.223.4%2.5×15 +80.6%
7Tongji UniversityChina 62.117.4%3.1×17 +106.6%
8University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 62.020.4%3.0×18 -2.9%
9Tianjin UniversityChina 56.116.4%3.2×14 +23.4%
10Universidade Católica de PernambucoBrazil 53.311.6%68.6×9 +10.4%

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 bioremediation and biosurfactants, country by country

Is Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants.

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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 bioremediation and biosurfactants as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.016% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants0.016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants 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.

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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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