Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation is a research topic within Environmental Engineering. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 27.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the technology and methodology of microbial fuel cells, with an emphasis on extracellular electron transfer, electrogenic bacteria such as Shewanella and Geobacter, electricity generation, bioelectrochemical systems, wastewater treatment, electron transfer mechanisms, and hydrogen production.
- Microbial Fuel Cells
- Extracellular Electron Transfer
- Electrogenic Bacteria
- Electricity Generation
- Bioelectrochemical Systems
- Wastewater Treatment
- Electron Transfer Mechanisms
- Shewanella and Geobacter
- Nanowires
- Hydrogen Production
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 27.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +45% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (2.2k and 527 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.2k works
- 2 India 527 works
- 3 United States 392 works
- 4 Japan 143 works
- 5 Germany 139 works
- 6 South Korea 134 works
- 7 United Kingdom 103 works
- 8 Spain 88 works
- 9 France 87 works
- 10 Canada 81 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harbin Institute of Technology publishes the most Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beijing University of Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 94 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 49 works
- 3 Beijing University of TechnologyChina 42 works
- 4 Tianjin UniversityChina 36 works
- 5 Dalian University of TechnologyChina 34 works
- 6 Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina 30 works
- 7 Zhejiang UniversityChina 28 works
- 8 Chongqing UniversityChina 27 works
- 9 Nankai UniversityChina 27 works
- 10 Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurIndia 27 works
Who are the leading researchers in Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation include Guangming Zeng.
- 1 Guangming Zeng China 5.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation research done?
The largest centres of Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Harbin (China) and Tianjin (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kharagpur.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KharagpurIN · 26.6 works10×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation?
Among universities, judged by research, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology and Suzhou University of Science and Technology 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 | Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina | 77.6 | 42.0% | 19.2× | 30 | +255.1% |
| 2 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 70.1 | 31.3% | 10.9× | 94 | +18.6% |
| 3 | Suzhou University of Science and TechnologyChina | 62.7 | 18.2% | 23.0× | 26 | +325.9% |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurIndia | 62.2 | 21.7% | 10.2× | 27 | +160.4% |
| 5 | University of Technology SydneyAustralia | 61.1 | 48.1% | 3.6× | 8 | +379.7% |
| 6 | Tianjin UniversityChina | 60.5 | 32.4% | 5.8× | 36 | +166.6% |
| 7 | Beijing University of TechnologyChina | 60.2 | 22.1% | 11.5× | 42 | +65.2% |
| 8 | Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina | 60.0 | 34.7% | 12.8× | 16 | — |
| 9 | Beijing Forestry UniversityChina | 59.8 | 18.7% | 12.8× | 19 | +260.0% |
| 10 | Technical University of DenmarkDenmark | 56.8 | 27.5% | 7.2× | 19 | +90.6% |
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 Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 45% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation.
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.