Mine drainage and remediation techniques
Mine drainage and remediation techniques is a research topic within Environmental Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 19.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the remediation and biogeochemical aspects of acid mine drainage, covering topics such as sulfate-reducing bacteria, metal removal mechanisms, passive treatment in bioreactors, geochemistry, mineralogy, and environmental impacts. The research explores various options for preventing, treating, and recovering resources from acid mine drainage, with a particular emphasis on the ecological and biotechnological approaches.
- Remediation
- Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria
- Metal Removal
- Bioreactors
- Sulfide Precipitation
- Passive Treatment
- Geochemistry
- Mineralogy
- Wetlands
- Environmental Impacts
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +25% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Mine drainage and remediation techniques research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.1k and 232 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.1k works
- 2 United States 232 works
- 3 Canada 123 works
- 4 India 117 works
- 5 Australia 99 works
- 6 Spain 91 works
- 7 Indonesia 87 works
- 8 Brazil 75 works
- 9 South Africa 70 works
- 10 Germany 69 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.
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Which institutions lead Mine drainage and remediation techniques research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Central South University publishes the most Mine drainage and remediation techniques research, followed by China University of Mining and Technology and University of Science and Technology Beijing.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Central South UniversityChina 56 works
- 2 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 49 works
- 3 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 33 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 29 works
- 5 Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina 26 works
- 6 China University of GeosciencesChina 24 works
- 7 Universidad de HuelvaSpain 19 works
- 8 China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China 19 works
- 9 The University of QueenslandAustralia 15 works
- 10 Guizhou UniversityChina 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Mine drainage and remediation techniques?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Mine drainage and remediation techniques include Yong Sik Ok.
- 1 Yong Sik Ok South Korea 3.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Mine drainage and remediation techniques research done?
The largest centres of Mine drainage and remediation techniques research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Changsha (China), Wuhan (China) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xuzhou.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- XuzhouCN · 50.4 works19×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Mine drainage and remediation techniques than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Mine drainage and remediation techniques?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China University of Geosciences and China University of Mining 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 | University of Science and Technology BeijingChina | 74.4 | 32.0% | 14.7× | 33 | +79.9% |
| 2 | China University of GeosciencesChina | 70.4 | 21.1% | 18.8× | 24 | +184.9% |
| 3 | China University of Mining and TechnologyChina | 68.3 | 20.4% | 21.6× | 48 | +76.4% |
| 4 | Central South UniversityChina | 67.8 | 17.2% | 12.0× | 56 | +73.6% |
| 5 | Liaoning Technical UniversityChina | 62.6 | 38.0% | 20.8× | 10 | +27.2% |
| 6 | Northeastern UniversityChina | 60.2 | 31.2% | 5.9× | 15 | +448.8% |
| 7 | Université Mohammed VI PolytechniqueMorocco | 59.4 | 22.6% | 36.1× | 9 | — |
| 8 | China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China | 58.6 | 22.6% | 22.4× | 19 | +32.1% |
| 9 | Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina | 56.5 | 17.1% | 15.8× | 26 | +47.2% |
| 10 | Chengdu University of TechnologyChina | 55.0 | 15.7% | 17.1× | 14 | +133.1% |
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 Mine drainage and remediation techniques research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Mine drainage and remediation techniques.
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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.