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Phosphorus and nutrient management

Phosphorus and nutrient management is a research topic within Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1950. 23.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the recovery and sustainable management of phosphorus, a critical nutrient for global food security. The research covers various methods such as struvite formation, adsorption, and biochar utilization to remove phosphorus from wastewater and its potential reuse as fertilizer. The aim is to address the global phosphorus scarcity and develop efficient techniques for phosphorus recovery and recycling to ensure long-term sustainability in food production.

  • Phosphorus
  • Recovery
  • Wastewater
  • Fertilizer
  • Struvite
  • Adsorption
  • Nutrient
  • Global Food Security
  • Biochar
  • Sustainability
Research works
25k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
23.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+43%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Phosphorus and nutrient management research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.1k and 394 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 2.1k works
  2. 2 United States 394 works
  3. 3 India 375 works
  4. 4 Brazil 182 works
  5. 5 Japan 143 works
  6. 6 Poland 143 works
  7. 7 Indonesia 143 works
  8. 8 Spain 108 works
  9. 9 Germany 107 works
  10. 10 Türkiye 99 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: 55.0%United States: 10.5%India: 10.0%Brazil: 4.8%6 others listed: 19.7%55%largest
China2,074 · 55.0%United States394 · 10.5%India375 · 10.0%Brazil182 · 4.8%6 others listed743 · 19.7%

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

Which institutions lead Phosphorus and nutrient management research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Phosphorus and nutrient management research, followed by China Agricultural University and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 43 works
  2. 2 China Agricultural UniversityChina 30 works
  3. 3 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 27 works
  4. 4 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 26 works
  5. 5 Central South UniversityChina 23 works
  6. 6 Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina 23 works
  7. 7 State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource ReuseChina 22 works
  8. 8 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 22 works
  9. 9 Zhengzhou UniversityChina 18 works
  10. 10 Sichuan UniversityChina 18 works

Who are the leading researchers in Phosphorus and nutrient management?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Phosphorus and nutrient management include Josep Peñuelas, Yong Sik Ok and D. S. Jenkinson.

  1. 1 Josep Peñuelas Spain 4.1k citations
  2. 2 Yong Sik Ok South Korea 3.3k citations
  3. 3 D. S. Jenkinson United States 3.3k citations

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

Where is Phosphorus and nutrient management research done?

The largest centres of Phosphorus and nutrient management research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Wuhan (China) and Shanghai (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 382 works
  2. 2 Nanjing China 154 works
  3. 3 Wuhan China 102 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 86 works
  5. 5 Guangzhou China 81 works
  6. 6 Xi'an China 57 works
  7. 7 Tianjin China 55 works
  8. 8 Kunming China 53 works
  9. 9 Chengdu China 52 works
  10. 10 Hangzhou China 51 works
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Where is the best place to study Phosphorus and nutrient management?

Among universities, judged by research, China Agricultural University, Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique and Northeast Agricultural 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 36%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →China Agricultural University: 30, 36.3%Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique: 10, 41.5%Northeast Agricultural University: 13, 41.9%Yunnan University: 14, 41.8%Northwest A&F University: 13, 46.9%Beijing Forestry University: 14, 37.1%Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology: 13, 33.8%Wageningen University & Research: 15, 29.3%Wuhan Institute of Technology: 13, 31.2%Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: 8, 20.2%Northeast Agricultur…Yunnan UniversityUniversité Mohammed …China Agricultural U…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 China Agricultural UniversityChina 71.036.3%9.6×30 +45.6%
2 Université Mohammed VI PolytechniqueMorocco 69.241.5%20.7×10 —
3 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 65.241.9%8.7×13 +130.9%
4 Yunnan UniversityChina 61.141.8%6.5×14 +127.7%
5 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 60.246.9%5.7×13 +104.5%
6 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 59.837.1%8.9×14 +44.3%
7 Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyChina 57.633.8%5.4×13 +376.4%
8 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 55.929.3%7.2×15 +23.8%
9 Wuhan Institute of TechnologyChina 54.031.2%10.6×13 -18.8%
10 Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden 50.520.2%9.6×8 +12.0%

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 Phosphorus and nutrient management research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Phosphorus and nutrient management.

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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.

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.