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Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

Wastewater Treatment and Reuse is a research topic within Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 19.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the various aspects of wastewater reuse, including its benefits, risks, and management practices. It covers topics such as decentralized treatment, resource recovery, sustainability assessment, urban water management, soil and plant quality parameters, public perception, and the health and environmental implications of wastewater irrigation. The research emphasizes the importance of addressing water scarcity through innovative approaches to wastewater reuse.

  • Wastewater Reuse
  • Water Scarcity
  • Sustainability Assessment
  • Decentralized Treatment
  • Resource Recovery
  • Life Cycle Assessment
  • Urban Water Management
  • Soil and Plant Quality
  • Public Perception
  • Health and Environmental Implications
Research works
18k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
19.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+42%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Wastewater Treatment and Reuse research?

By volume, India and China publish the most (480 and 451 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 India 480 works
  2. 2 China 451 works
  3. 3 Brazil 404 works
  4. 4 United States 371 works
  5. 5 Spain 140 works
  6. 6 Italy 110 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 103 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 103 works
  9. 9 Nigeria 100 works
  10. 10 Iran 96 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.

India: 20.4%China: 19.1%Brazil: 17.1%United States: 15.7%6 others listed: 27.6%20%largest
India480 · 20.4%China451 · 19.1%Brazil404 · 17.1%United States371 · 15.7%6 others listed652 · 27.6%

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

Which institutions lead Wastewater Treatment and Reuse research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais publishes the most Wastewater Treatment and Reuse research, followed by University of Johannesburg and Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 14 works
  2. 2 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 13 works
  3. 3 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 12 works
  4. 4 Tongji UniversityChina 12 works
  5. 5 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 12 works
  6. 6 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 12 works
  7. 7 Istanbul Technical UniversityTürkiye 12 works
  8. 8 University of PalermoItaly 12 works
  9. 9 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 11 works
  10. 10 University of AlmeríaSpain 11 works

Who are the leading researchers in Wastewater Treatment and Reuse?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Wastewater Treatment and Reuse include Nanthi Bolan.

  1. 1 Nanthi Bolan Australia 2.4k citations

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

Where is Wastewater Treatment and Reuse research done?

The largest centres of Wastewater Treatment and Reuse research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), São Paulo (Brazil), New Delhi (India) and Nanjing (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 123 works
  2. 2 São Paulo Brazil 40 works
  3. 3 New Delhi India 38 works
  4. 4 Nanjing China 37 works
  5. 5 Tehran Iran 36 works
  6. 6 Shanghai China 30 works
  7. 7 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 28 works
  8. 8 Lisbon Portugal 25 works
  9. 9 Cairo Egypt 25 works
  10. 10 Dhaka Bangladesh 24 works
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Where is the best place to study Wastewater Treatment and Reuse?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Palermo, Istanbul Technical University and University of Almería 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 27.35%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Palermo: 12, 33.9%Istanbul Technical University: 12, 33.5%University of Almería: 11, 26.7%Wageningen University & Research: 9, 34.5%Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee: 10, 31.3%University of Johannesburg: 13, 21.6%University of Tehran: 10, 18.5%University of Lisbon: 10, 24.3%University of Technology Sydney: 9, 34.2%Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais: 14, 15.0%Wageningen Universit…University of PalermoIstanbul Technical U…University of Almería
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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 University of PalermoItaly 79.033.9%8.6×12 +159.0%
2 Istanbul Technical UniversityTürkiye 72.433.5%7.9×12 +114.7%
3 University of AlmeríaSpain 64.026.7%18.1×11 +17.6%
4 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 59.234.5%6.2×9 +4.5%
5 Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeIndia 53.131.3%5.5×10 +58.8%
6 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 52.721.6%5.0×13 -4.5%
7 University of TehranIran 52.018.5%4.2×10 +472.6%
8 University of LisbonPortugal 51.824.3%3.9×10 +128.5%
9 University of Technology SydneyAustralia 51.334.2%4.7×9 -24.8%
10 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 48.715.0%4.7×14 +45.2%

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 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Wastewater Treatment and Reuse.

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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.