Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
Urban Stormwater Management Solutions is a research topic within Environmental Engineering. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1953. 15.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on urban stormwater management, sustainable drainage systems, and the impact of urbanization on hydrology and water quality. It covers topics such as low impact development practices, bioretention technology, the effects of impervious surfaces, rainwater harvesting, pollutant removal, and the influence of climate change on urban drainage systems.
- Urban Stormwater Management
- Sustainable Drainage Systems
- Low Impact Development Practices
- Bioretention Technology
- Urban Hydrology
- Water Quality
- Impervious Surfaces
- Rainwater Harvesting
- Pollutant Removal
- Climate Change Impact
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1953
- In the world top 10%
- 2.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +43% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Urban Stormwater Management Solutions research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (835 and 561 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 835 works
- 2 United States 561 works
- 3 India 256 works
- 4 Brazil 240 works
- 5 Canada 119 works
- 6 United Kingdom 107 works
- 7 Australia 102 works
- 8 Italy 93 works
- 9 Poland 85 works
- 10 France 79 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 Urban Stormwater Management Solutions research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Luleå University of Technology publishes the most Urban Stormwater Management Solutions research, followed by Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture and Hohai University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Luleå University of TechnologySweden 22 works
- 2 Beijing University of Civil Engineering and ArchitectureChina 20 works
- 3 Hohai UniversityChina 19 works
- 4 Tongji UniversityChina 18 works
- 5 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 18 works
- 6 Xi'an University of TechnologyChina 18 works
- 7 Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina 17 works
- 8 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 15 works
- 9 Tsinghua UniversityChina 15 works
- 10 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Urban Stormwater Management Solutions?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Urban Stormwater Management Solutions include Philippe Dúbois.
- 1 Philippe Dúbois Belgium 2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Urban Stormwater Management Solutions research done?
The largest centres of Urban Stormwater Management Solutions research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Xi'an (China) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Luleå.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LuleåSE · 22.5 works48×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Urban Stormwater Management Solutions than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Urban Stormwater Management Solutions?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Jaffna, Hohai University and Luleå University of 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 JaffnaSri Lanka | 66.4 | 27.1% | 105.7× | 14 | — |
| 2 | Hohai UniversityChina | 62.4 | 18.4% | 9.4× | 19 | +48.8% |
| 3 | Luleå University of TechnologySweden | 60.5 | 5.4% | 50.8× | 22 | +37.0% |
| 4 | Xi'an University of TechnologyChina | 59.8 | 6.0% | 14.9× | 18 | +391.0% |
| 5 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 58.1 | 36.8% | 3.1× | 10 | +96.5% |
| 6 | Beijing Normal UniversityChina | 54.9 | 28.7% | 6.0× | 15 | +9.5% |
| 7 | Beijing University of Civil Engineering and ArchitectureChina | 49.4 | 7.7% | 38.0× | 20 | -27.2% |
| 8 | Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina | 46.2 | 7.6% | 15.1× | 17 | -33.0% |
| 9 | Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil | 46.0 | 3.6% | 7.9× | 18 | +81.4% |
| 10 | Tongji UniversityChina | 45.8 | 22.5% | 3.9× | 18 | -3.7% |
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 Urban Stormwater Management Solutions research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 43% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Urban Stormwater Management Solutions.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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