Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation is a research topic within Pollution. Science Explorer counts 12k 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 detection, tracking, and environmental impact of oil spills, with a particular emphasis on the Deepwater Horizon incident. It covers topics such as remote sensing techniques, use of dispersants, biodegradation, health effects, and modeling of oil spill trajectories. The research aims to advance the understanding and management of marine pollution caused by oil spills.
- Oil Spill Detection
- Remote Sensing
- Deepwater Horizon
- Environmental Impact
- Dispersants
- Marine Pollution
- SAR Imaging
- Biodegradation
- Oil Spill Modeling
- Health Effects
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +11% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (530 and 239 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 530 works
- 2 United States 239 works
- 3 India 112 works
- 4 Brazil 93 works
- 5 Russia 84 works
- 6 Canada 84 works
- 7 France 72 works
- 8 United Kingdom 54 works
- 9 Nigeria 50 works
- 10 Italy 44 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 Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Dalian Maritime University publishes the most Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation research, followed by China University of Petroleum, East China and Ocean University of China.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Dalian Maritime UniversityChina 33 works
- 2 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina 17 works
- 3 Ocean University of ChinaChina 16 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 12 works
- 5 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 12 works
- 6 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 11 works
- 7 Ministry of Natural ResourcesChina 10 works
- 8 Harbin Engineering UniversityChina 10 works
- 9 Shanghai Maritime UniversityChina 9 works
- 10 University of Port HarcourtNigeria 8 works
Who are the leading researchers in Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation include C. Guedes Soares.
- 1 C. Guedes Soares Portugal 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation research done?
The largest centres of Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Qingdao (China), Dalian (China) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Dalian, Qingdao and Ottawa.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- DalianCN · 43.0 works8.6×
- QingdaoCN · 52.8 works8.1×
- OttawaCA · 22.7 works6.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation?
Among universities, judged by research, Harbin Engineering University, Dalian Maritime University and China University of Petroleum, East China 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 | Harbin Engineering UniversityChina | 69.0 | 19.6% | 9.7× | 10 | +150.0% |
| 2 | Dalian Maritime UniversityChina | 58.7 | 9.1% | 47.1× | 33 | -26.1% |
| 3 | China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina | 58.7 | 9.2% | 18.7× | 17 | +77.8% |
| 4 | Shanghai Maritime UniversityChina | 54.2 | 19.5% | 19.4× | 9 | -83.8% |
| 5 | Wuhan University of TechnologyChina | 53.8 | 21.8% | 7.4× | 12 | -53.5% |
| 6 | Ocean University of ChinaChina | 53.1 | 8.9% | 16.8× | 16 | -21.7% |
| 7 | University of Port HarcourtNigeria | 31.6 | 2.8% | 25.7× | 8 | -16.0% |
| 8 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States | 18.8 | 1.0% | 3.5× | 11 | +81.0% |
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 Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation.
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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.