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Water management and technologies

Water management and technologies is a research topic within Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Science Explorer counts 6.2k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the evolution and historical development of water management, wastewater technologies, and urban water supply systems in ancient civilizations. It focuses on the use of qanats, sustainable management practices in arid regions, and the development of hydro-technologies such as irrigation systems. The papers also discuss the challenges and opportunities for sustainable water management in historical contexts.

  • Water Management
  • Ancient Civilizations
  • Qanats
  • Wastewater Management
  • Urban Water Supply
  • Historical Development
  • Arid Regions
  • Sustainable Management
  • Hydro-Technologies
  • Irrigation Systems
Research works
6.2k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
619
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+31%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Water management and technologies research?

By volume, France and Algeria publish the most (194 and 145 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 France 194 works
  2. 2 Algeria 145 works
  3. 3 Morocco 116 works
  4. 4 United States 105 works
  5. 5 Türkiye 91 works
  6. 6 Italy 59 works
  7. 7 Iran 55 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 51 works
  9. 9 India 46 works
  10. 10 Iraq 43 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.

France: 21.4%Algeria: 16.0%Morocco: 12.8%United States: 11.6%6 others listed: 38.1%21%largest
France194 · 21.4%Algeria145 · 16.0%Morocco116 · 12.8%United States105 · 11.6%6 others listed346 · 38.1%

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

Which institutions lead Water management and technologies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Université Ibn-Tofail publishes the most Water management and technologies research, followed by Mohammed V University and University of Biskra.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Université Ibn-TofailMorocco 18 works
  2. 2 Mohammed V UniversityMorocco 15 works
  3. 3 University of BiskraAlgeria 10 works
  4. 4 Cadi Ayyad UniversityMorocco 9 works
  5. 5 Badji Mokhtar-Annaba UniversityAlgeria 9 works
  6. 6 Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah UniversityMorocco 8 works
  7. 7 University of Batna 1Algeria 8 works
  8. 8 Université Sultan Moulay SlimaneMorocco 8 works
  9. 9 University of BlidaAlgeria 7 works
  10. 10 Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques PréventivesFrance 7 works

Where is Water management and technologies research done?

The largest centres of Water management and technologies research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Rabat (Morocco), Algiers (Algeria) and Tehran (Iran).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Paris France 49 works
  2. 2 Rabat Morocco 29 works
  3. 3 Algiers Algeria 24 works
  4. 4 Tehran Iran 22 works
  5. 5 Lyon France 21 works
  6. 6 Istanbul Türkiye 19 works
  7. 7 Kenitra Morocco 18 works
  8. 8 Montpellier France 15 works
  9. 9 Cairo Egypt 15 works
  10. 10 Beijing China 15 works
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Where is the best place to study Water management and technologies?

Among universities, judged by research, Université Ibn-Tofail, Mohammed V University and Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah 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%10%20%mean 7.7%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Université Ibn-Tofail: 18, 13.6%Mohammed V University: 15, 9.2%Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University: 8, 16.4%Cadi Ayyad University: 9, 5.9%University of Biskra: 10, 2.9%Badji Mokhtar-Annaba University: 9, 3.8%University of Batna 1: 8, 2.1%Sidi Mohamed Ben Abd…Université Ibn-TofailMohammed V UniversityCadi Ayyad University
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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 Université Ibn-TofailMorocco 59.113.6%68.0×18 +201.7%
2 Mohammed V UniversityMorocco 47.99.2%28.4×15 +406.0%
3 Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah UniversityMorocco 47.316.4%22.9×8 +267.0%
4 Cadi Ayyad UniversityMorocco 30.95.9%36.7×9 +436.2%
5 University of BiskraAlgeria 17.62.9%115.5×10 +43.4%
6 Badji Mokhtar-Annaba UniversityAlgeria 13.13.8%85.7×9 +22.7%
7 University of Batna 1Algeria 3.92.1%87.6×8 +30.7%

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 Water management and technologies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Water management and technologies.

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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.