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REVIEW PAPER
A Bibliometric Analysis of Water Pollution
with Nutrients and Water Quality
1
State Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Xinjiang Institute
of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 818 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China
2
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
3
Department of Ecology and Water Resources Management, “Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural
Mechanization Engineers” (TIIAME) National Research University, Kori Niyoziy 39, Tashkent 100000, Uzbekistan
4
College of Geoinformatics, Zhejiang University of Technology,
18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province 310014, China
5
Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research, “TIIAME” National Research University,
Kori Niyoziy 39, Tashkent 100000, Uzbekistan
6
Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent,
Little Ring Road Street 17, Tashkent 100095, Uzbekistan
7
College of Geography and Remote Sensing Sciences, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Road, Urumqi 830046, China
Submission date: 2025-02-11
Final revision date: 2025-04-15
Acceptance date: 2025-07-23
Online publication date: 2025-10-28
Corresponding author
Liu Tie
College of Geoinformatics, Zhejiang University of Technology, 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province 310014, China
College of Geoinformatics, Zhejiang University of Technology, 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province 310014, China
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Water quality is crucial for both human well-being and the environment, and nutrient pollution
poses a significant threat, leading to the degradation of water resources. To advance our understanding
of water quality formation and pollution dynamics, a bibliometric analysis was conducted on articles
related to water pollution with nutrients published in the Scopus database between 1979 and 2022.
A total of 324 articles were reviewed, with the majority being research papers (81.5%). This study
provides insights into the growing concern over nutrient pollution, highlighting key trends in publication
volumes, influential authors, institutions, and the geographical distribution of research. Notably,
the analysis reveals a shift toward increasing global research activity in the field, with a focus on
the impacts of nutrient pollution on regional and global water quality. The findings emphasize
the importance of addressing water quality challenges with tailored solutions that account for regional
variations in nutrient pollution sources and impacts. Future research should prioritize investigating
the migration and transformation of nitrogen and phosphorus in water bodies, which are central to
nutrient pollution. This will contribute to more effective, region-specific strategies for managing water
quality and mitigating the impacts of nutrient pollution
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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