Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods is a research topic within Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 20.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the development and application of solar-powered water desalination technologies to address severe water scarcity. The research involves photothermal materials, nanoparticles, hydrogels, and plasmonic absorbers for efficient water evaporation and clean water production using renewable energy sources. Additionally, the cluster explores atmospheric water harvesting as a potential solution.
- Solar Desalination
- Water Scarcity
- Photothermal Materials
- Nanoparticles
- Water Evaporation
- Renewable Energy
- Hydrogels
- Plasmonic Absorbers
- Atmospheric Water Harvesting
- Clean Water Production
- Research works
- 20k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 20.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +130% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (2.9k and 759 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.9k works
- 2 India 759 works
- 3 United States 385 works
- 4 Iran 255 works
- 5 Egypt 245 works
- 6 Saudi Arabia 237 works
- 7 South Korea 181 works
- 8 Iraq 145 works
- 9 Indonesia 121 works
- 10 United Kingdom 115 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods research, followed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Donghua University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 57 works
- 2 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 49 works
- 3 Donghua UniversityChina 49 works
- 4 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 49 works
- 5 King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia 49 works
- 6 South China University of TechnologyChina 44 works
- 7 Sichuan UniversityChina 43 works
- 8 Zhejiang UniversityChina 38 works
- 9 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 38 works
- 10 Tsinghua UniversityChina 38 works
Who are the leading researchers in Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods include Zhong Lin Wang, İbrahim Dinçer and Seeram Ramakrishna.
- 1 Zhong Lin Wang United States 11k citations
- 2 İbrahim Dinçer Canada 5.9k citations
- 3 Seeram Ramakrishna Singapore 5.1k citations
- 4 Huan Liu Australia 4.9k citations
- 5 Shaobin Wang Australia 3.5k citations
- 6 R.Z. Wang China 3.3k citations
- 7 Menachem Elimelech United States 3k citations
- 8 Enrico Drioli Italy 2.9k citations
- 9 Ahmad Fauzi Ismail Malaysia 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods research done?
The largest centres of Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kafr ash Shaykh, Dhahran and Tanta.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Kafr ash ShaykhEG · 28.6 works34×
- DhahranSA · 52.2 works16×
- TantaEG · 34.0 works15×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods?
Among universities, judged by research, Donghua University, Tanta University and Beijing University of Chemical 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 | Donghua UniversityChina | 81.4 | 35.0% | 19.1× | 49 | +418.9% |
| 2 | Tanta UniversityEgypt | 78.7 | 42.4% | 15.7× | 34 | +107.1% |
| 3 | Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina | 78.0 | 40.8% | 9.6× | 29 | +425.5% |
| 4 | Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia | 74.9 | 32.1% | 10.6× | 19 | +149.1% |
| 5 | City University of Hong KongHong Kong | 74.8 | 45.3% | 5.3× | 22 | +277.6% |
| 6 | Kafrelsheikh UniversityEgypt | 73.0 | 39.8% | 34.5× | 29 | +25.6% |
| 7 | King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia | 70.8 | 23.9% | 9.9× | 20 | +194.9% |
| 8 | Shaanxi University of Science and TechnologyChina | 68.2 | 36.6% | 17.8× | 31 | — |
| 9 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia | 68.1 | 17.1% | 19.8× | 48 | +92.6% |
| 10 | Lanzhou University of TechnologyChina | 67.5 | 23.5% | 12.4× | 29 | +296.2% |
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 Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 130% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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